Professional wrestling women's championship
SWA World Championship The SWA World Championship belt
Details Promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom Date established May 21, 2016[ 1] Date retired November 3, 2022 Other name SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship
TheSWA World Championship (SWA世界王座 SWA Sekai Ōza was awomen's professional wrestling championship promoted by the JapaneseWorld Wonder Ring Stardom promotion . Though the Japanese name of the title translated to "SWA World Championship", the title was also referred internationally to as the "SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship".[ 4]
Inaugural championIo Shirai . 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] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Io Shirai became the inaugural champion after defeatingToni Storm in the tournament finals.[ 1]
On September 17, 2020, the championship wasvacated after the previous titleholder,Jamie Hayter , was unable to travel to Stardom due toCOVID-19 restrictions.[ 8] Bea Priestley won the title by defeatingMomo Watanabe .[ 9] Syuri vacated the title due to being a triple champion and to focus on theWorld of Stardom Championship and theGoddesses of Stardom Championship .[ 10] Thekla won the vacant title after defeatingMina Shirakawa .[ 11] Mayu Iwatani relinquished the title in order to pursue after the newly establishedIWGP Women's Championship .[ 12]
Toni Storm was the longest reigning champion at 612 days.Over the title's six-year history, there were nine reigns between nine wrestlers and three vacancies.Io Shirai was the inaugural champion.Toni Storm had the longest reign at 612 days while also having the most defenses, with 15 times.Bea Priestley had the shortest at 43 days.Syuri was the oldest champion at 31 years old, while Storm was the youngest at 20 years old.Mayu Iwatani was the final champion.
Key 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 World Wonder Ring Stardom (ST★RDOM)1 Io Shirai May 21, 2016 RCW Presents Stardom Europe Barcelona ,Spain 1 2[ 13] DefeatedToni Storm in the finals of a nine-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion. [ 1] [ 5] 2 Toni Storm July 24, 2016 Stardom×Stardom 2016: Osaka Manatsu no Saiten Osaka ,Japan 1 15[ 14] [ 13] [ 15] [ 16] 3 Viper March 28, 2018 Stardom Dream Slam in Tokyo Tokyo ,Japan 1 2[ 17] This was atitle vs. title match , in which Viper also defended theICW Women's Championship . [ 14] 4 Utami Hayashishita January 14, 2019 Stardom 8th Anniversary Tokyo ,Japan 1 3[ 18] Viper also defended herEVE International Championship in this match.[ 17] [ 19] 5 Jamie Hayter January 26, 2020 Stardom 9th Anniversary in Osaka Osaka ,Japan 1 0[ 8] [ 18] [ 20] — Vacated September 17, 2020 — — — — — The championship was vacated sinceJamie Hayter was unable to travel to Japan due toCOVID-19 restrictions. [ 8] 6 Bea Priestley October 3, 2020 Yokohama Cinderella Yokohama ,Kanagawa ,Japan 1 0[ 21] DefeatedMomo Watanabe to win the vacant championship. [ 9] 7 Syuri November 15, 2020 Sendai Cinderella Sendai ,Miyagi ,Japan 1 9[ 22] [ 21] — Vacated January 8, 2022 Stardom in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan — — — Syuri voluntarily relinquished the title due to being a triple champion and to focus on theWorld of Stardom Championship and theGoddesses of Stardom Championship .[ 10] 8 Thekla January 29, 2022 Nagoya Supreme Fight Nagoya ,Japan 1 2 DefeatedMina Shirakawa to win the vacant championship. [ 11] 9 Mayu Iwatani May 5, 2022 Golden Week Fight Tour Fukuoka ,Japan 1 3 [ 23] — Vacated November 3, 2022 Hiroshima Goddess Festival Hiroshima ,Japan — — — Mayu Iwatani voluntarily relinquished the title to focus on theIWGP Women's Championship .[ 12] — Deactivated November 3, 2022 — — — — — The championship was abandoned.
^a b c d e 2016年5月21日 ヨーロッパツアー4日目 World Wonder Ring Stardom the original on June 5, 2016. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^ 5★Star GP2016参戦外国人選手 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^ 〜天空の逸女〜 紫雷イオ World Wonder Ring Stardom the original on July 19, 2016. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^ "SWA世界選手権" .World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 .^a b 紫雷イオ世界制覇へ！各国で防衛戦構想 Tokyo Sports the original on June 5, 2016. RetrievedJuly 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.Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^ 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 the champion, nobody from Japan can get a shot. If Storm wins, nobody from New Zealand can get a shot. ^a b c SWA世界選手権 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. RetrievedNovember 19, 2020 .^a b Richards, Alex (October 3, 2020)."Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020 News Roundup" .Last Word on Pro Wrestling .Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. RetrievedOctober 4, 2020 . ^a b World Wonder Ring Stardom "Syuri relinquished the SWA title. (No, it will not be defunct)" .twitter.com (in Japanese).Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2022 .^a b スターダム✪STARDOM (January 29, 2022)."Thekla wins SWA World title" .twitter.com .Archived from the original on January 29, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2022 .^a b スターダム✪STARDOM (November 3, 2022).岩谷麻優がIWGP初代女子王座戦へ集中するため、SWA世界王座の返上を宣言！ 岩谷はIWGP初代女子王座トーナメント決勝戦に向けて全てを掛ける！ twitter.com .Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. RetrievedNovember 3, 2022 .^a b 2016年7月21日 Stardom×Stardom2016～大阪真夏の祭典～ World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on October 22, 2016. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^a b 2018年3月28日 DREAM SLAM2018in Tokyo World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. RetrievedNovember 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 the original on October 1, 2016. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^ "Daily Update: Bayley at Battleground, Ronaldo meets McGregor, Hendo vs. Bisping 2" .Wrestling Observer Newsletter Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. RetrievedJuly 26, 2016 .^a b 2019年1月14日 スターダム8周年記念日 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. RetrievedNovember 19, 2020 .^a b 2020年1月26日 スターダム９周年記念日 in 大阪 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. RetrievedNovember 19, 2020 .^ Lambert, Jeremy."Stardom 8th Anniversary Results From Tokyo (1/14/19): Viper Loses Two Titles" .Fightful Wrestling .Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved14 January 2019 . ^ Lindsey, Philip (January 26, 2020)."Jamie Hayter wins STARDOM SWA Championship" .Bell To Belles .Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. RetrievedOctober 7, 2020 . ^a b 2020年11月15日 STARDOM SENDAI CINDERELLA 2020 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. RetrievedNovember 15, 2020 .^ World Wonder Ring Stardom "July 10 Osaka ◆SWA Title Match Syuri retained the title, defeating Unagi Syaka via KO with a Roundhouse Kick at 19:05" .twitter.com .Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. RetrievedJuly 10, 2021 .^ スターダム✪STARDOM (May 5, 2022).福岡女神祭り〜ばってんスターダム〜 5月5日（木）福岡国際センター ◆SWA世界選手権試合〈挑戦者〉岩谷麻優（17分26秒、ムーンサルト・プレス→片エビ固め）〈王者〉テクラ ※岩谷麻優は第9代目王者となる。 twitter.com .Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. RetrievedMay 5, 2022 .
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