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2AW Openweight Championship
Ayato Yoshida with the current design of the title (2022–present)
Details
PromotionActive Advance Pro Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 1, 2019
Current champion(s)Ayato Yoshida
Date wonAugust 25, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Shu Asakawa
Most reignsAyato Yoshida (3 reigns)
Longest reignAyato Yoshida (298 days)
Shortest reignYuji Okabayashi (102 days)
Oldest championKohei Sato (45 years, 305 days)
Youngest championTakuro Niki (23 years, 0 days)
Heaviest championYuji Okabayashi (264 lb)
Lightest championTakuro Niki (185 lb)

The 2AW Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship. There have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different champions. The current champion is Ayato Yoshida who is in his third reign.

Title history

In April 2019, the promotion (previously named Kaientai Dojo) announced that they were rebranding as Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). This came as the company attempted to rebrand itself after the Taka Michinoku scandal, also changing its colors to black and white. That same night, young wrestler Ayato Yoshida won the Strongest-K Championship, symbolically leading the company into the future. He retired the title as the new 2AW Openweight Championship was created to replace it.

There have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different champions. Shu Asakawa was the inaugural champion. Ayato Yoshida holds the record for the longest reign with 298 days and also for the most individual reigns with three and also for the most cumulated successful defenses with twelve. The current champion is Yoshida himself who defeated Taishi Takizawa 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City in Chiba, Japan.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Shu Asakawa September 1, 2019 2AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 206 4 Defeated Ayato Yoshida in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2 Yuji Okabayashi March 25, 2020 2AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 102 2
3 Ayato Yoshida July 5, 2020 2AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 298 6
4 Taishi Takizawa April 29, 2021 2AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Chiba, Japan 1 182 4
5 Shigehiro Irie October 28, 2021 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 144 3
6 Kengo Mashimo March 21, 2022 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 279 7
7 Ayato Yoshida December 25, 2022 2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year Tokyo, Japan 2 210 6
8 Kohei Sato July 23, 2023 2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba Tokyo, Japan 1 98 1
9 Takuro Niki October 29, 2023 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 238 6
10 Taishi Takizawa June 23, 2024 2AW 5th Anniversary Chiba, Japan 2 63 1
11 Ayato Yoshida August 25, 2024 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 3 159+ 3

Combined reigns

Record three-time and current champion, Ayato Yoshida.

As of January 31, 2025.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Ayato Yoshida † 3 15 667+
2 Kengo Mashimo 1 7 279
3 Taishi Takizawa 2 5 245
4 Takuro Niki 1 6 238
5 Shu Asakawa 1 4 206
6 Shigehiro Irie 1 3 144
7 Yuji Okabayashi 1 2 102
8 Kohei Sato 1 1 98

References

  1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "2AW Openweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. "KAIENTAI DOJO 17周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール | KAIENTAI DOJO". www.k-dojo.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (September 1, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 25, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (July 5, 2020). 2AW旗揚げ1周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in TKPガーデンシティ千葉. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. Daly, Wayne (April 30, 2021). "2AW Results: Grand Slam In 2AW Square – Chiba, Japan (4/29)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2021). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 21, 2022). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2022). "2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 23, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 23, 2024). "2AW 5th Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM in TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 25, 2024). "v". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

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