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Wonder of Stardom Championship
The Wonder of Stardom Championship (ワンダー・オブ・スターダム王座, Wandā Obu Sutādamu Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the World of Stardom Championship, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when Yuzuki Aikawa defeated Yoshiko in a decision match.[2]
| Wonder of Stardom Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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The current design of the title (2020 – present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | World Wonder Ring Stardom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 26, 2011[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Mina Shirakawa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 23, 2023[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Title history
Yuzuki Aikawa with the former design of the title (2011–2018)
The title is often referred to simply as the "White Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to refer to its All Pacific Championship.[2][5][6] The title belt was crafted by American company Top Rope Belts based on designs sent by Stardom,[7] with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of Joshi Puroresu".[8] The original title belt was awarded to undefeated inaugural champion Yuzuki Aikawa, when she retired from professional wrestling on April 29, 2013. It was replaced that same night by a second identical title belt.[9]
Originally, only wrestlers officially signed to Stardom were eligible to challenge for the title,[10] but this rule was abandoned in 2013, when Dark Angel and Yuhi were allowed to challenge for the title. Sarah Stock (wrestling under the name Dark Angel) became the first non-Japanese to win the title.[9][11] When Santana Garrett won the title in November 2015, she started defending it in the United States, alongside the NWA World Women's Championship.[12][13] Her six defenses on the American independent circuit were also recognized by Stardom.[14]
Reigns
Record tying and former two-time champion, Mayu Iwatani.
As of May 18, 2023, there have been 16 reigns between 13 champions and three vacancies. Yuzuki Aikawa was the inaugural champion as well as the longest reign at 618 days. Yoko Bito has the shortest reign at 57 days. Act Yasukawa, Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani has the most reigns at two. Shirai had the most title defenses at 17 times. Current champion Mina Shirakawa is the oldest champion at 35 years old, while Momo Watanabe is the youngest at 18 years old.
Shirakawa is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Saya Kamitani at All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, 2023 in Yokohama, Japan.
| 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 | Yuzuki Aikawa | July 24, 2011 | Stardom × Stardom 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 618 | 8[15] | Defeated Yoshiko in a decision match to become the inaugural champion. | [2][16] |
| — | Vacated | April 2, 2013 | — | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Yuzuki Aikawa vacated the championship due to retiring from professional wrestling on April 29, 2013. | [17][18] |
| 2 | Dark Angel | April 29, 2013 | Ryōgoku Cinderella | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 189 | 3[19] | Defeated Act Yasukawa in a decision match to win the vacant championship. | [9][20] |
| 3 | Act Yasukawa | November 4, 2013 | Stardom 100th Commemorative Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 234 | 4[21] | [19][22] | |
| — | Vacated | June 26, 2014 | — | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Act Yasukawa was sidelined with various health issues brought on by thyroid deterioration. | [23] |
| 4 | Mayu Iwatani | July 27, 2014 | Shining Stars 2014 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 175 | 2[24] | Defeated Miho Wakizawa in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant championship. | [25] |
| 5 | Act Yasukawa | January 18, 2015 | Stardom 4th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 103 | 0[26] | [24] | |
| — | Vacated | May 1, 2015 | — | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Act Yasukawa was sidelined with facial fractures. | [27] |
| 6 | Io Shirai | May 17, 2015 | Gold May 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 190 | 7[28] | Defeated Nikki Storm in a decision match to win the vacant championship. | [29][30][31] |
| 7 | Santana Garrett | November 23, 2015 | Goddesses of Stars 2015 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 174 | 9[32] | This was a title vs. title match, in which Garrett also defended the NWA World Women's Championship. | [28][33] |
| 8 | Kairi Hojo | May 15, 2016 | Gold May 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 364 | 8[34] | [32][35] | |
| 9 | Mayu Iwatani | May 14, 2017 | Gold May 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 132 | 2[36] | [34][37] | |
| 10 | Yoko Bito | September 23, 2017 | 5☆Star GP 2017 × Champions | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 57 | 2[38] | [36][39][40] | |
| 11 | Io Shirai | November 19, 2017 | Best of Goddesses 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 185 | 10[41] | [38][42] | |
| 12 | Momo Watanabe | May 23, 2018 | Stardom Gold Star | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 358 | 13[43] | [41] | |
| 13 | Arisa Hoshiki | May 16, 2019 | Stardom Gold May 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 370 | 10[26] | This was Hoshiki's Cinderella Tournament granted wish. | [43] |
| — | Vacated | May 20, 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Arisa Hoshiki vacated the championship as she announced her retirement from professional wrestling due to head and neck injuries. | [44] |
| 14 | Giulia | July 26, 2020 | Cinderella Summer in Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 220 | 6[45] | Defeated Tam Nakano to win the vacant championship. This was Giulia's Cinderella Tournament granted wish. | [46] |
| 15 | Tam Nakano | March 3, 2021 | All Star Dream Cinderella | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 301 | 6[47] | This was a Hair vs Hair match. | [48] |
| 16 | Saya Kamitani | December 29, 2021 | Dream Queendom | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 480 | 15 | [49] | |
| 17 | Mina Shirakawa | April 23, 2023 | All Star Grand Queendom | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 25+ | 1 | [1] | |
Combined reigns
As of May 18, 2023.
Current champion Mina Shirakawa
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzuki Aikawa | 1 | 8 | 618 |
| 2 | Saya Kamitani | 1 | 15 | 480 |
| 3 | Io Shirai | 2 | 17 | 375 |
| 4 | Arisa Hoshiki | 1 | 10 | 370 |
| 5 | Kairi Hojo | 1 | 8 | 364 |
| 6 | Momo Watanabe | 1 | 13 | 358 |
| 7 | Act Yasukawa | 2 | 4 | 337 |
| 8 | Mayu Iwatani | 2 | 4 | 307 |
| 9 | Tam Nakano | 1 | 6 | 301 |
| 10 | Giulia | 1 | 6 | 220 |
| 11 | Dark Angel | 1 | 3 | 189 |
| 12 | Santana Garrett | 1 | 9 | 174 |
| 13 | Yoko Bito | 1 | 2 | 57 |
| 14 | Mina Shirakawa † | 1 | 1 | 25+ |
See also
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External links
- World Wonder Ring Stardom's official website
- Wonder of Stardom Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com