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: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Monster Ripper | # | December 1987 | Recognized as champion in Stampede Wrestling; announced as having defeated Wendi Richter before coming to Calgary | |
Chigusa Nagayo | 1 | September 22, 1988 | Calgary, Alberta | 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, Kumamoto | Defeats Beastie |
Vacant | 1991 | Title vacant | ||
Kyoko Inoue | 1 | August 31, 1991 | Mita, Tokyo | Defeats Debbie Malenko |
Manami Toyota | 1 | April 25, 1992 | Yokohama, Kanagawa | |
Reggie Bennett | 1 | May 15, 1995 | Niigata, Niigata | |
Takako Inoue | 1 | December 4, 1995 | Tokyo | Unifies with All Pacific Championship, 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. |