Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Has held the World
Title since the 30s; said to found WWWA in Los Angeles, CA in
early 50s and recognizes herself as the first champion according to Japanese publications; vacates
in 56 upon retirement; title inactive.
Marie Vagnone
1970-07
Awarded by Burke; defends the title in Alberta and Saskatchewan in 70-07; may be billed as winning a tournament in 70-08 in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Again defeats Vagnone on 71-11-04 to retain the title; Vagnone continues to be billed as champion in Las Vegas, NV by the North American Wrestling Alliance (Las Vegas Review Journal, 71-12-04) and as WWWA champion in Augusta, GA as late as 72-12 (Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, GA, 72-12-17).
Wins when Nagayo is injured; Asuka refuses the
title.
Lioness Asuka
1989-01-29
Tōkyō
Defeats Nagayo Chigusa; also recognized as the
Unified Global Champion, defeating the American representative Madusa Miceli on 89-05-06 in Yokohama; vacates on 89-07-19 upon retirement.
Unifies All
Pacific and IWA
World Women's titles, defeating Inoue Takako on 97-01-20 in
Tōkyō; vacates on 97-05-11 in Nagoya, being unsatisfied after the match against Itō Kaoru ends as a 60min time limit draw.
Defeats Hamada Ayako; All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling closes in 05-04.
Takahashi Nanae [2]
2006-03-26
Tōkyō
Maekawa puts the title on her retirement match; Takahashi immediately returns the belt to former AJWPW chairman Takashi Matsunaga and abandons the title.
