AWG Single Championship

The AWG Single Championship (Japanese: AWGシングル王座, Hepburn: AWG Shinguru Ōza), first established as the AgZ Championship, is a women's professional wrestling championship, situated at the top championship hierarchy of the japanese professional wrestling promotion Actwres girl'Z. In November 2021, Actwres girl'Z announced the dissolution of their Color's and Beginning brands, in favor of a more entertainment-based product. On February 13, 2022, the company ran their first ACTwrestling show under their new format. Therefore, between December 2021 and March 2023, the title was deactivated.[3] Overall there have been 5 reigns shared between 5 different champions, and one vacancy.

AWG Single Championship
Previous design of the title (2018–2021)
Details
PromotionActwres girl'Z
Date establishedNovember 15, 2018[1]
Current champion(s)Miku Aono
Date wonMarch 12, 2023[2]
Other name(s)
AgZ Championship (2018)
Statistics
First champion(s)Saori Anou[1]
Most reignsAll titleholders
(1 reign)
Longest reignMiyuki Takase
(515 days)
Shortest reignReika Saiki
(35 days)
Oldest championSaki
(33 years, 51 days)
Youngest championReika Saiki
(27 years, 87 days)

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. The current champion is Miku Aono who is in her first reign.

Title history

On November 15, 2018, Saori Anou became the inaugural AgZ Champion after defeating Saki in the finals of a sixteen-woman single-elimination tournament.[1] During Anou's reign the title was re-named to the AWG Single Championship.[4] On September 19, 2019, Reika Saiki, who won the title back in August 14,[4] vacated the title after breaking her jaw, in order to recover from the injury.[5] On November 6, Miyuki Takase defeated Himeka Arita to win the vacant championship.[6] On December 30, 2021, the title was deactivated over Actwres girl'Z closure due to further rebranding.[3]

On March 12, 2023, Miku Aono defeated Kouki in the tournament finals to win the reactivated title.[2]

Reigns
The inaugural AWG Single Championship Saori Anou

As of October 25, 2023, There have been five reigns between five champions and one vacancy. Saori Anou was the inaugural champion. Miyuki Takase's reign is the longest at 515 days, while Reika Saiki's reign is the shortest at 35 days. Saki is the oldest champion at 33 years old, while Saiki is the youngest at 27 years old.

Miku Aono is the current champion in her first reign. She won the reactivated title by defeating Kouki in the tournament finals on March 12, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

Names
Name Years
AgZ Championship November 15, 2018
AWG Single Championship 2018 – present
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 DaysDefenses
1 Saori Anou November 15, 2018 AgZ Actwres girl'Z in Korakuen Tokyo, Japan 1 2724[4] Defeated Saki in the finals of a sixteen-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. During Anou's reign, the title was re-named to AWG Single Championship. [1]
2 Reika Saiki August 14, 2019 Beginning Pro Tokyo, Japan 1 350 [4]
— Vacated September 18, 2019 — — — —— Reika Saiki vacated the championship after a broken jaw, as she needed to recover from the injury. [5]
3 Miyuki Takase November 6, 2019 AgZ Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 5155 Defeated Himeka Arita to win the vacant championship. [6]
4 Saki April 4, 2021 AWG Act in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 2703 [7]
— Deactivated December 30, 2021 — — — —— The championship was deactivated over Actwres girl'Z closure due to further rebranding. [3]
5 Miku Aono March 12, 2023 AWG ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 227+5 Defeated Kouki in the finals of a tournament to win the reactivated championship. [2][8]

Combined reigns
Current champion Miku Aono

As of October 25, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Miyuki Takase15515
2 Saori Anou14272
3 Saki13270
4 Miku Aono †15227+
5 Reika Saiki1035

References
  1. "【試合結果】11･15　Beginning後楽園ホール大会　安納サオリvs沙紀　万喜なつみ＆関口翔vs高瀬みゆき＆有田ひめか　本間多恵＆角田奈穂vs茉莉＆清水ひかり". battle-news.com (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023.
  2. 【試合結果】2023.03.12(日) #ACTwrestling 後楽園ホール公演. Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  3. "Actwres girl'Z: Redesigned, Reinvigorated & Better Than Ever". Voices of Wrestling. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  4. "アクトレスガールズ ～Actwres Girl'Z Beginning 新木場大会～　才木玲佳が新王者". miruhon.net (in Japanese). August 18, 2019. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023.
  5. "AWG シングル王者 ベルト返上のお知らせ". Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). September 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 30, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. "【アクトレスガールズ】11.6 ～Actwres Girl'Z 後楽園大会～全試合結果 高瀬みゆきがトーナメント優勝し第3代AWG王者に！". proresu-today.com (in Japanese). November 7, 2019. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023.
  7. Daly, Wayne (April 4, 2021). "AWG Results: Act In Korakuen Hall – Tokyo, Japan (4/4)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. 2023.03.12(日) / ACTwrestling 後楽園ホール公演. Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). March 12, 2023. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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