International Princess Championship

The International Princess Championship (Japanese: インターナショナル・プリンセス王座, Hepburn: Intānashonaru Purinsesu Ōza) is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The title was introduced on July 16, 2019,[1] and the inaugural champion was crowned on August 25, 2019, when Natsumi Maki defeated Gisele Shaw.[2]

International Princess Championship
Illustration of the International Princess Championship belt
Details
PromotionTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 16, 2019[1]
Current champion(s)Max the Impaler
Date wonOctober 9, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Natsumi Maki[2]
Most reignsMaki Itoh
(2 reigns)
Longest reignThunder Rosa
(276 days)
Shortest reignNatsumi Maki
(22 days)
Oldest championThunder Rosa
(33 years, 167 days)
Youngest championHikari Noa
(23 years, 75 days)
Heaviest championAlex Windsor
(63 kg (139 lb))
Lightest championNatsumi Maki
(46.5 kg (103 lb))

Max the Impaler is the current champion in their first reign.[3]

History
The inaugural champion Natsumi Maki

On August 25, 2019, Natsumi Maki was crowned the inaugural champion by defeating Gisele Shaw at Brand New Wrestling 3: Stronger Than Anyone!. On September 16, 2019, Maki dropped the title to Yuna Manase after sustaining an injury. On October 7, 2020, then-champion Thunder Rosa relinquished the championship as she was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. A new champion was crowned on November 7, at Wrestle Princess, where Yuki Kamifuku won the vacant title by defeating Hikari Noa in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament.

Reigns

As of October 25, 2023, there have been 11 reigns between 10 champions and one vacancy. Natsumi Maki was the inaugural champion. Maki Itoh holds the record for most reigns at two. Thunder Rosa has the longest reign at 276 days, while Natsumi Maki has the shortest at 22 days. Rosa is the oldest champion at 33 years old, while Hikari Noa is the youngest at 23 years old.

Max the Impaler is the current champion in their first reign. They won the title by defeating Rika Tatsumi at Wrestle Princess IV on October 9, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.

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 Natsumi Maki August 25, 2019 Brand New Wrestling 3: Stronger Than Anyone! Tokyo, Japan 1 220[4] Defeated Gisele Shaw in a decision match to become inaugural champion. [2]
2 Yuna Manase September 16, 2019 KFC 2Days: Desert Moon Tokyo, Japan 1 330[5] Natsumi Maki suffered an injury during the match, so Manase pinned her to win. [4]
3 Maki Itoh October 19, 2019 My life; let's enjoy!! Tokyo, Japan 1 782[6] [5]
4 Thunder Rosa January 5, 2020 New Year Dish Pro Wrestling Tokyo, Japan 1 2760[7] [8]
— Vacated October 7, 2020 — — — —— Thunder Rosa relinquished the championship as she was unable to travel to Japan due to COVID-19 restrictions. [9]
5 Yuki Kamifuku November 7, 2020 Wrestle Princess I Tokyo, Japan 1 1783 Kamifuku defeated Hikari Noa in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. [10]
6 Hikari Noa May 4, 2021 Yes! Wonderland 2021: We Are Still in the Middle of Our Dreams Tokyo, Japan 1 2454 [11]
7 Maki Itoh January 4, 2022 Tokyo Joshi Pro '22 Tokyo, Japan 2 1864 [12]
8 Alex Windsor July 9, 2022 TJPW Summer Sun Princess '22 Tokyo, Japan 1 921 [13]
9 Miu Watanabe October 9, 2022 Wrestle Princess III Tokyo, Japan 1 1603 [14]
10 Rika Tatsumi March 18, 2023 Grand Princess '23 Tokyo, Japan 1 2054 [15]
11 Max the Impaler October 9, 2023 Wrestle Princess IV Tokyo, Japan 1 16+0 This was also for Max's NWA World Women's Television Championship. [16]

Combined reigns

As of October 25, 2023.

Record two-time champion Maki Itoh
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Thunder Rosa10276
2 Maki Itoh26264
3 Hikari Noa14246
4 Rika Tatsumi14205
5 Yuki Kamifuku13178
6 Miu Watanabe13160
7 Alex Windsor1192
8 Yuna Manase1033
9 Natsumi Maki1022
10 Max the Impaler †1016+

References
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  14. Edwards, Scott (October 9, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III Results (10/9/22): Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuka Sakazaki, Riho Competes, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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