Active Advance Pro Wrestling Openweight Championship

The 2AW Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship. There have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between ten different champions. The current champion is Daiju Wakamatsu who is in his first reign.[1]

2AW Openweight Championship
Ayato Yoshida with the current design of the title (2022present)
Details
PromotionActive Advance Pro Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 1, 2019
Current championAyato Yoshida
Date wonMarch 29, 2026
Statistics
First championShu Asakawa
Most reignsAyato Yoshida (4 reigns)
Longest reignAyato Yoshida (298 days)
Shortest reignNaka Shuma (56 days)
Oldest championKohei Sato (45 years, 305 days)
Youngest championTakuro Niki (23 years, 0 days)
Heaviest championYuji Okabayashi (264 lb)
Lightest championTakuro Niki (185 lb)

Title history

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In April 2019, the promotion (previously named Kaientai Dojo) announced that they were rebranding as Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). This came as the company attempted to rebrand itself after the Taka Michinoku scandal, also changing its colors to black and white. That same night, young wrestler Ayato Yoshida won the Strongest-K Championship, symbolically leading the company into the future. He retired the title as the new 2AW Openweight Championship was created to replace it.[2]

There have been a total of fifteen reigns shared between ten different champions. Shu Asakawa was the inaugural champion. Ayato Yoshida holds the record for the longest reign with 298 days and also for the most individual reigns with four and also for the most cumulated successful defenses with twelve. He is also the current champion, having won the title by defeating Takuro Niki at 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall on March 29, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Shu Asakawa September 1, 2019 2AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 2064 Defeated Ayato Yoshida in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [3]
2 Yuji Okabayashi March 25, 2020 2AW GRAND SLAM In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 1022 [4]
3 Ayato Yoshida July 5, 2020 2AW Launching Business 1st Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 2986 [5]
4 Taishi Takizawa April 29, 2021 2AW Grand Slam In 2AW Square Chiba, Japan 1 1824 [6]
5 Shigehiro Irie October 28, 2021 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 1443 [7]
6 Kengo Mashimo March 21, 2022 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 1 2797 [8]
7 Ayato Yoshida December 25, 2022 2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year Tokyo, Japan 2 2106 [9]
8 Kohei Sato July 23, 2023 2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba Tokyo, Japan 1 981 [10]
9 Takuro Niki October 29, 2023 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 2386 [11]
10 Taishi Takizawa June 23, 2024 2AW 5th Anniversary Chiba, Japan 2 631 [12]
11 Ayato Yoshida August 25, 2024 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 3 2455 [13]
12 Naka Shuma April 27, 2025 2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 560 [14]
13 Daiju Wakamatsu June 22, 2025 2AW 6th Anniversary Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba Chiba, Japan 1 1124 [15]
14 Takuro Niki October 12, 2025 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 2 1683 [16]
15 Ayato Yoshida March 29, 2026 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall Tokyo, Japan 4 84+2 [17]

Combined reigns

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As of June 21, 2026.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Ayato Yoshida419837+
2 Takuro Niki29406
3 Kengo Mashimo17279
4 Taishi Takizawa25245
5 Shu Asakawa14206
6 Shigehiro Irie13144
7 Daiju Wakamatsu14112
8 Yuji Okabayashi12102
9 Kohei Sato1198
10 Naka Shuma1056

References

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  1. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "2AW Openweight Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. "KAIENTAI DOJO 17周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール | KAIENTAI DOJO". www.k-dojo.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (September 1, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  4. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 25, 2020). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  5. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (July 5, 2020). 2AW旗揚げ1周年記念大会 GRAND SLAM in TKPガーデンシティ千葉. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. Daly, Wayne (April 30, 2021). "2AW Results: Grand Slam In 2AW Square – Chiba, Japan (4/29)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  7. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2021). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. Active Advance Pro Wrestling (March 21, 2022). GRAND SLAM in 後楽園ホール. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 25, 2022). "2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba ~ Final Event Of The Year". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 23, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  11. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2023). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  12. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 23, 2024). "2AW 5th Anniversary ~ GRAND SLAM in TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  13. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 25, 2024). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  14. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 27, 2025). "2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  15. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 22, 2025). "2AW 6th Anniversary Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
  16. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 12, 2025). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  17. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 29, 2026). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 29, 2026.
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