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owned by the

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. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the

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, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when

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defeated Yoshiko in a decision match.

Title history

The title is often referred to simply as the "White Belt", a name famously used by

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(AJW) to refer to its

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. The title belt was crafted by

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company Top Rope Belts based on designs sent by Stardom, with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of ''

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''". The original title belt was awarded to undefeated inaugural champion Yuzuki Aikawa, when she retired from professional wrestling on April 29, 2013. It was replaced that same night by a second identical title belt. Originally, only wrestlers officially signed to Stardom were eligible to challenge for the title, but this rule was abandoned in 2013, when Dark Angel and Yuhi were allowed to challenge for the title. Sarah Stock (wrestling under the name Dark Angel) became the first non-Japanese to win the title. When

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won the title in November 2015, she started defending it in the United States, alongside the

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. Her six defenses on the American

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were also recognized by Stardom.

Reigns

As of , , there have been 16 reigns between 13 champions and three vacancies. Yuzuki Aikawa was the inaugural champion as well as the longest reign at 618 days. Yoko Bito has the shortest reign at 57 days. Act Yasukawa, Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani has the most reigns at two. Io Shira had the most title defenses during her second reigns at 14 times. Dark Angel is the oldest champion at 34 years old, while Momo Watanabe is the youngest at 18 years old. Saya Kamitani is the current champion in her first reign. She She defeated Tam Nakano on December 29, 2021 at Dream Queendom.

Combined reigns

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References

External links

World Wonder Ring Stardom's official website

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Title history

Reigns

Combined reigns

See also

References

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