IWA World Women's Championship
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The IWA World Women's Championship was a major title in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. It had its origins with Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta in 1987.
[edit] History
Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
Monster Ripper | # | December 1987 | Recognized as champion in Stampede Wrestling; announced as having defeated Wendy Richter before coming to Calgary |
Chigusa Nagayo | 1 | September 22, 1988 | Calgary, AB (Defeats Monster Ripper in tournament final to become first champion) |
Madusa Miceli | 1 | January 4, 1989 | Tokyo |
Chigusa Nagayo | 2 | January 5, 1989 | Tokyo |
Vacant | May 6, 1989 | Nagayo retires | |
Madusa Miceli | 2 | September 14, 1989 | Kumamoto (Defeats Beastie) |
Vacant | 1991 | Title vacant | |
Kyoko Inoue | 1 | August 31, 1991 | Mita (Defeats Debbie Malenko) |
Manami Toyota | 1 | April 25, 1992 | Yokohama |
Reggie Bennett | 1 | May 15, 1995 | Niigata |
Takako Inoue | 1 | December 4, 1995 | Tokyo (Unifies All Pacific title, defeating Reggie Bennett on November 21, 1996 in Kobe) |
Kyoko Inoue | 2 | January 20, 1997 | Tokyo |
Vacant | May 11, 1997 | Inoue is unsatisfied after a match against Kaoru Ito ends in a 60-minute time limit draw; title abandoned |