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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) | ||||||||
| Date established | July 26, 1976 | ||||||||
| Date retired | April 23, 1981 | ||||||||
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TheAsia Heavyweight Championship (アジアヘビー級王座,ajia hebī-kyū ōza) was a championship established and promoted byNew Japan Pro-Wrestling.[1] It was New Japan Pro-Wrestling's version of theAll Asia Heavyweight Championship.[2]Tiger Jeet Singh was the first and only champion, winning the title on July 29, 1976 inOsaka,Japan by defeatingSeiji Sakaguchi.[3] He successfully defended the title two times, against Seiji Sakaguchi on June 29, 1977 in Osaka[4] and againstStrong Kobayashi on July 21, 1977 inSendai.[5] The title was retired on April 23, 1981 due to an announcement of the IWGP, a new governing body, which would promote their own-branded championships.
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defences | Number of successful defences |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||||
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| 1 | Tiger Jeet Singh | July 29, 1976 | Asia League Tournament | Osaka,Japan | 1 | 1,771 | 2 | This was a final of the Asia Heavyweight League andtwo out of three falls match, in which Singh defeatedSeiji Sakaguchi 2–1 to become the inaugural champion. | [3] | ||
| — | Deactivated | April 23, 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was retired after announcement of the IWGP. | |||
