All Asia Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Japan Wrestling Association All Japan Pro Wrestling |
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Date established | November 22, 1955 | ||||||||||
Date retired | February 4, 1995 | ||||||||||
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First champion(s) | Rikidōzan |
Final champion(s) | Kintaro Ohki |
Longest reign | Giant Baba (1,262 days) |
Shortest reign | Bill Dromo (18 days) |
The All Asia Heavyweight Championship was a title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Prior to being used in AJPW, the title was defended in the Japan Wrestling Association (JWA). On July 29, 1976, New Japan Pro Wrestling recognized Tiger Jeet Singh as the champion after he defeated Seiji Sakaguchi, but Singh abandoned his version of the title on May 21, 1981.