The AAAW Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship formerly contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion Gaea Japan. The title which was originally known as the AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship before weight classes were dropped in 1998, was abandoned when GAEA closed in 2005. It was revived in May 2022 and began being sanctioned by Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling ever since.
Title history On November 2, 1996, Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato defeated Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato to become the inaugural champions. On March 29, 1998, during Nagashima and Sato's reign, the title was renamed from AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to AAAW Tag Team Championship. The title remained active until the closing of Gaea Japan on April 10, 2005.
Reactivation tag league (2022) On May 1, 2022, the title reactivated under Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling, where Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura won it by defeating Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe in a tag league finals, tournamrent which began on February 24, 2022.
+Final standings Block A Block B Kaoru Ito and Tomoko Watanabe 4 Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura 4 Hibiscus Mii and Takumi Iroha 3 Las Fresa de Egoistas 3 Ancham and Chikayo Nagashima 3 Riko Kawahata and Yuki Miyazaki 3 Nippon Ganbare Union 2 Ai Houzan and Yurika Oka 2
Block A ItoWatanabe MiiIroha AnchamNagashima ManaseYuuriItoWatanabeItoWatanabe(14:13)AnchamNagashima(12:52)ItoWatanabe(14:13)MiiIrohaItoWatanabe(14:13)MiiIrohaDraw(20:00)AnchamNagashimaAnchamNagashima(12:52)MiiIrohaDouble Count Out(15:25)ManaseYuuriItoWatanabe(14:13)Draw(20:00)Double Count Out(15:25) Block B AokiKadokura MakotoMaria KawahataMiyazaki HouzanOkaAokiKadokuraAokiKadokura(16:36)KawahataMiyazaki(12:40)AokiKadokura(15:51)MakotoMariaAokiKadokura(16:36)MakotoMaria(14:31)Draw(20:00)KawahataMiyazakiKawahataMiyazaki(12:40)MakotoMaria(14:31)Draw(20:00)HouzanOkaAokiKadokura(15:51)Draw(20:00)Draw(20:00)
Reigns As of , , there have been a total of 25 reigns shared between 20 teams composed of 30 individual champions. Meiko Satomura and Sonoko Kato were the inaugural champions. As a team, Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato has the most reigns at four, while individually, Nagashima has the most reigns at six. Nagashima and Sato's second reign is the longest at 518 days, while The Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka)'s reign is the shortest at five days. Nagashima is the oldest champion at 46 years old.
Nightshade and Nyla Rose are the current champions in their first reign as a team and individually. They won it by defeating Maria and Riko on May 5, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.
Names Name YearsAAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipNovember 2, 1996 – May 1998AAAW Tag Team ChampionshipMay 1998 – April 10, 2005 May 1, 2022 – present
Combined reigns As of , . †Indicates the current champions
By team RankTeamNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1 4 3 1,0552 1 3 5123 1 1 4504 2 2 3705 1 1 3296 1 0 2247 1 3 2228 1 1 1969 1 0 19510 1 0 14711 1 0 138 1 0 13813 1 1 12614 1 1 11415Bob Bob Momo Banana 1 1 10516H2D 1 1 10017 1 1 8018 Nightshade and Nyla Rose † 1 0 +19 2 0 4020The Crush Gals 1 2 5
By wrestler RankwrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays1 6 4 1,6522 4 3 1,0553 3 4 7734 3 1 6915 2 4 6726 3 3 6517 2 4 6128 2 2 370 Riko/Kawahata 2 2 37010 1 0 22411 1 3 22212 1 1 19613 1 0 195 1 0 19515 1 0 138 1 0 138 1 0 13818 1 1 12619 1 1 11420 1 1 105 1 1 10522 1 1 10023 1 1 80 1 1 8025 † 1 0 + † 1 0 +27 2 0 40 2 0 4029 1 2 5 1 2 5
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References
External links GAEA Japan AAAW Tag Team Championship history