Sky High of Arsion Championship

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
Akino, who held the Sky High of Arsion Championship twice
Details
PromotionHyper Visual Fighting Arsion
Date establishedSeptember 23, 1999[1][2]
Date retiredJune 22, 2003
Statistics
First champion(s)Chaparita Asari[1][2]
Final champion(s)Akino
Most reignsAkino
(2 reigns)
Longest reignAkino
(2nd reign, 490 days)
Shortest reignAyako Hamada
(89 days)
Oldest championAkino
(28 years, 116 days)
Youngest championAyako Hamada
(19 years, 180 days)
Heaviest championFaby Apache
(63 kg (139 lb))[3]
Lightest championChaparita Asari
(53 kg (117 lb))[3]

History

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On 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

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Over 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.

Key
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]
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 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]
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 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

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¤ 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

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b The exact date on which Akino vacated the championship is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 241 and 271 days.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Sky High of Arsion". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Oliver, Earl. "Sky High of Arsion title history". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Profile". Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 14, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  4. ^ Ogawa, Rossy (April 5, 2010). スカイハイ・オブ・アルシオン. My Favorite Life (in Japanese). goo. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Carlin, James (August 14, 2023). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Stardom". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Result". Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 8, 2003. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mike (March 15, 2012). "3/15 This day in history: the Dudley tag team title dynasty begins, Tunney Memorial Tournament, Raw vs. Impact head to head live, Styles and Red win ROH tag straps, World Class Star Wars and much, much more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  8. ^ Meltzer, Dave (March 15, 2015). "Sun. update: UFC reaction, WWE star returns, WrestleMania news, Flair on ESPN, ROH stadium show". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on March 24, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  9. ^ 2000年12月. Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 15, 2001. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Johnson, Mike (December 3, 2011). "12/3 This day in history". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  11. ^ 2001年10月. Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  12. ^ Meltzer, Dave (October 27, 2014). "Mon. update: Notes on tonight's Raw, New WWE movie, WWE Halloween promotion, Drysdale suspended, Anderson Silva signs new deal, China live events coming, WWE big show tickets, New way to watch WWE Network, Lesnar's title reign, lots of stuff this weekend". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Sky High of Arsion Title". Purolove (in German). Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  14. ^ 2002年2月. Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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