The Sky High of Arsion Championship (Japanese: スカイ・ハイ・オブ・アルシオン王座, Hepburn: Sukai Hai Obu Arushion Ōz) was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion promotion. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. The championship, which was meant for high-flying wrestlers, was introduced on September 23, 1999, when Chaparita Asari defeated Ayako Hamada in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1][2] During the next four years, there were six reigns shared among five different wrestlers. The title was retired when Arsion went out of business on June 22, 2003, making Akino the final champion in the title's history.[1][2] The title belt was later awarded as a trophy to Dark Angel, after she defeated Princesa Sujei at an Estrella★Japan event on April 5, 2010.[4][5]
| Sky High of Arsion Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Akino, who held the Sky High of Arsion Championship twice | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | September 23, 1999[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | June 22, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editOn September 23, 1999, Chaparita Asari became the first champion in the title's history by defeating Ayako Hamada in the finals of a seven-woman round-robin tournament.[1][2] On August 12, 2000, Hamada won the championship, however, the title was vacated on November 9 for undocumented reasons.[1][2] Akino won the vacant championship on December 3.[1][2] In August 2001, Akino vacated the title where she supposedly left Arison, only to return under a mask as noki-A.[1][2] Faby Apache defeated her on October 27 to win the vacant championship in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament.[1][2] On February 17, 2002, Akino won the title for the second time, where she held it until June 22, 2003, Upon Arison's closing.
Reigns
editOver the championship's three-year history, there have been six reigns between five champions and two vacancies. Chaparita Asari was the inaugural champion. Akino holds the record for most reign at two, while also being the last champion over its history. Akino's second reign is the longest at 490 days, while Hamada's is the shortest at 89 days. Akino is the oldest champion at 28 years old, while Hamada is the youngest at 19 years old.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Chaparita Asari | September 23, 1999 | Live event | Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | 1 | 174 | 3[6] | Defeated Ayako Hamada in the finals of a seven-woman round-robin tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2] |
| 2 | Mari Apache | March 15, 2000 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 150 | 2[6] | [1][2] [7][8] | |
| 3 | Ayako Hamada | August 12, 2000 | Live event | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | 1 | 89 | 3[6] | [1][2] | |
| — | Vacated | November 9, 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [1][2] |
| 4 | Akino | December 3, 2000 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | [Note 1] | 4[6] | Defeated Chaparita Asari to win the vacant championship. | [1][2] [9][10] |
| — | Vacated | August 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | Akino vacated the championship, when she supposedly left Arsion, only to return under a mask as noki-A. | [1][2] |
| 5 | Faby Apache | October 27, 2001 | N/A | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 113 | 2[6] | Defeated noki-A in the finals of an eight-woman single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship. | [1][2] [11][12] |
| 6 | Akino | February 17, 2002 | Arsion 4th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 490 | 5[13] | [1][2] [14] | |
| — | Deactivated | June 22, 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was retired, when Arsion goes out of business. | [1] |
Combined reigns
edit| ¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akino | 2 | 9 | 731–761¤[Note 1] |
| 2 | Chaparita Asari | 1 | 3 | 174 |
| 3 | Mari Apache | 1 | 2 | 150 |
| 4 | Faby Apache | 1 | 2 | 113 |
| 5 | Ayako Hamada | 1 | 3 | 89 |
See also
editFootnotes
editReferences
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