List of current champions in All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are three active singles championships and two active tag team championships. Seven wrestlers hold the championships. The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout.

Current championships

At the top of AJPW's championship hierarchy is the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, which is held by Kento Miyahara, who defeated Zeus on February 12, 2016, at 2016 Excite Series.

There are two secondary titles in AJPW, the World Junior Heavyweight Championship and the Gaora TV Championship.

The World Junior Heavyweight Championship is for junior heavyweight wrestlers only and is held two-time champion by Atsushi Aoki, who is on his first reign by defeating Hikaru Sato on February 21, 2016, at 2016 Excite Series.

The Gaora TV Championship is held by Yohei Nakajima, who is on his first reign by defeating Billyken Kid to win the vacant title, on August 16, 2015, at 2015 Summer Explosion.

The World Tag Team Championship is held by The Big Guns, Bodyguard and Zeus, who are on their first reign as a team by defeated Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori on December 23, 2015.

The All Asia Tag Team Championship is held by Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto who are on their first reign as a team by defeating Kotaro Suzuki and Yohei Nakajima on November 15, 2015.

Champions

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes
Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship Kento Miyahara 1 February 12, 2016 33 Tokyo Defeated Zeus at 2016 Excite Series.
World Tag Team Championship
The Big Guns
(Bodyguard and Zeus)		 1 December 23, 2015 84 Osaka, Japan Defeated Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori) at Wrestle Dream.
World Junior Heavyweight Championship Atsushi Aoki 2 February 21, 2016 24 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals of the 2016 Jr. Battle of Glory at 2016 Excite Series.
All Asia Tag Team Championship
Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto 1 November 15, 2015 122 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Kotaro Suzuki and Yohei Nakajima.
Gaora TV Championship Yohei Nakajima 1 August 16, 2015 213 Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan Defeated Billyken Kid at 2015 Summer Explosion after Sushi[1] vacated the title.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sushi". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  2. ↑ "【8.16】 2015サマーエクスプロージョン　神戸大会". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.

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