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(AJW) to determine the number one contender for the promotion's highest achievement, the

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List of winners

Results

1985

The 1985 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman

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concluding on June 25, 1985.

1986

The 1985 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 22, 1986.

1987

The 1987 Japan Grand Prix was a 13-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 28, 1987.

1988

The 1988 Japan Grand Prix was an 11-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 26, 1988.

1989

The 1989 Japan Grand Prix was a 19-woman

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held from June 25 to August 24, 1989.

1990

The 1990 Japan Grand Prix was a seven-woman single-elimination tournament concluding on June 17, 1990.

1991

The 1991 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 7 to August 18, 1991.

1992

The 1992 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two 10-woman blocks, held from June 27 to August 30, 1992.

1993

The 1993 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two eight-woman blocks, with the top two finishers from each block advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from May 3 to August 21, 1993.

1994

The 1994 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman round-robin tournament held from June 3 to August 28, 1994.

1995

The 1995 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman round-robin tournament, consisting of two eight-woman blocks, concluding on September 3, 1995.

1996

The 1996 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from July 14 to August 30, 1996.

1997

The 1997 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on August 10, 1997.

† These scores are not the actual scores. These wrestlers had one match with the results unknown.

1998

The 1998 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two six-woman blocks, with the top three finishers from the Main League and the top finisher from the

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League advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from June 14 to August 9, 1998.

1999

The 1999 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament, with the second, third and fourth finishers advancing to a second round-robin. The winner of the second round-robin advanced to face the first-place finisher from the initial round-robin. The tournament was held from June 6 to August 15, 1999.

2000

The 2000 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman single-elimination tournament held from June 11 to August 20, 2000. Also a six-woman Junior Division round-robin tournament was held. Main league 21st Century League

2001

The 2001 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from June 1 to August 17, 2001.

2002

The 2002 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament held from May 25 to July 9, 2002. The top four finishers advanced to a single-elimination tournament.

2003

The 2003 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 20 to August 3, 2003.

2004

The 2004 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held on August 1, 2004.

References

* * * All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling Women's professional wrestling tournaments {{All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling