SWA World Championship
The SWA World Championship (SWA世界王座, SWA Sekai Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship promoted by the Japanese World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Though the Japanese name of the title translates to "SWA World Championship", the title is also being internationally referred to as the "SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship".[5]
| SWA World Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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 Io Shirai, the inaugural SWA World Champion | |||||||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 21, 2016[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Syuri | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | November 15, 2020[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||||||
SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The rules of the championship state that only wrestlers from countries other than the reigning champion can challenge for it. For example, as long as the title had a Japanese champion, no other Japanese wrestler could challenge for it.[6] There have been seven reigns shared among seven wrestlers. Syuri is the current champion in her first reign.[2]
Title history
The title was created on May 21, 2016, during Stardom's three-day European tour, as the flagship title for a newly established international alliance called the Stardom World Association (SWA) (スターダム・ワールド・アソシエーション, Sutādamu Wārudo Asoshiēshon).[1][7] Promotions in the alliance include Stardom, British Empire Wrestling (BEW), the French Association Biterroise de Catch (ABC), the Mexican Women Wrestling Stars (WWS) and the Spanish Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW).[8]
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Io Shirai | May 21, 2016 | RCW Presents Stardom Europe | Barcelona, Spain | 1 | 64 | 2[9] | Shirai defeated Toni Storm in the finals of a nine-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [1][7] |
| 2 | Toni Storm | July 24, 2016 | Stardom×Stardom 2016: Osaka Manatsu no Saiten | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 612 | 15[10] | [9][11][12] | |
| 3 | Viper | March 28, 2018 | Stardom Dream Slam in Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 292 | 2[13] | Viper also defended her ICW Women's Championship in this match. | [10] |
| 4 | Utami Hayashishita | January 14, 2019 | Stardom 8th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 377 | 3[14] | Viper also defended her EVE International Championship in this match. | [13][15] |
| 5 | Jamie Hayter | January 26, 2020 | Stardom 9th Anniversary in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 | [Note 1] | 0[16] | [14][17] | |
| — | Vacated | September 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated since Hayter was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. | [16] |
| 6 | Bea Priestley | October 3, 2020 | Yokohama Cinderella | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | 1 | 43 | 0[2] | Priestley defeated Momo Watanabe to win the vacant championship. | [18] |
| 7 | Syuri | November 15, 2020 | Sendai Cinderella | Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | 1 | 86+ | 2 | [2] | |
Combined reigns
As of February 9, 2021.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| ¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni Storm | 1 | 15 | 612 |
| 2 | Utami Hayashishita | 1 | 3 | 377 |
| 3 | Viper | 1 | 2 | 292 |
| 4 | Jamie Hayter | 1 | 0 | 219–248¤ |
| 5 | Syuri † | 1 | 2 | 86+ |
| 6 | Io Shirai | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| 7 | Bea Priestley | 1 | 0 | 43 |
Footnotes
- The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 219 and 248 days.
References
- 2016年5月21日 ヨーロッパツアー4日目. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 2020年11月15日 STARDOM SENDAI CINDERELLA 2020. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- 5★Star GP2016参戦外国人選手. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 〜天空の逸女〜 紫雷イオ. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- "SWA世界選手権". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- Meltzer, Dave (July 11, 2016). "July 11, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Preview for massive UFC weekend, including UFC 200, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 55. ISSN 1083-9593.
The rules of the SWA title are that the champion can only defend against wrestlers from other countries. So if Shirai is champion, nobody from Japan can get a shot. If Storm wins, nobody from New Zealand can get a shot.
- 紫雷イオ世界制覇へ！各国で防衛戦構想. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- "The Stardom World Association (SWA) is an alliance between the promoters of Stardom, WWS, RCW, ABC Catch and BEW". We Are Stardom. Twitter. May 21, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- stardomxstardom2016～大阪真夏の祭典～ 2016年7月21日 Stardom×Stardom2016～大阪真夏の祭典～. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 2018年3月28日 DREAM SLAM2018in Tokyo. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). March 28, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ＜スターダム＞イオＶ３ならず 小川社長は長期欠場勧告も示唆. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- "Daily Update: Bayley at Battleground, Ronaldo meets McGregor, Hendo vs. Bisping 2". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 2019年1月14日 スターダム8周年記念日. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- 2020年1月26日 スターダム９周年記念日 in 大阪. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- Lambert, Jeremy. "Stardom 8th Anniversary Results From Tokyo (1/14/19): Viper Loses Two Titles". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- SWA世界選手権. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- Lindsey, Philip (January 26, 2020). "Jamie Hayter wins STARDOM SWA Championship". Bell To Belles. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Richards, Alex (October 3, 2020). "Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020 News Roundup". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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