WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship

WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship
Details
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
GAEA Japan
Date established April 7, 1997
Date retired 1997

The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Women's Cruiserweight Championship was a short-lived singles women's professional wrestling championship in World Championship Wrestling for the smaller women. It was created as a joint venture between WCW and GAEA Japan. The weight limit for the women's cruiserweight division was 130 lb (as announced on WCW television). The first champion was crowned in a four-woman tournament that began on an episode of WCW Monday Nitro on March 31, 1997 and concluded on April 7, 1997.[1] Since the tournament final was only shown as a bonus match on WCW Main Event, and the results were never mentioned on WCW television again, it is speculated that the title was created solely to be used by the GAEA promotion in Japan.[2] In fact, the title was defended and changed hands twice in Japan until being abandoned in late 1997.

Title history

# Wrestler Reigns Date Days held: Location Event Notes
1Toshie Uematsu1April 7, 1997103Huntsville, AlabamaWCW Main EventDefeated Malia Hosaka in a tournament final to determine the first WCW Women's Cruiserweight Champion.[2]
2Yoshiko Tamura1July 19, 199763Yokohama, JapanThe Dream & Future ~ 2nd Jr. All Stars[3][3]
3Sugar Sato1September 20, 1997Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
-Retired-19970N/AN/AThe championship was abandoned after WCW and GAEA Japan ended their relationship.

References

  1. ↑ "WCW Title Tournaments". Retrieved 2006-06-16.
  2. 1 2 "This Week in the WCW for April 7, 1997". Retrieved 2007-06-16.
  3. 1 2 "PUROLOVE.com - Gaea Japan 1997 results (translated from original German)". Retrieved 2012-07-20.
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