AJPW Roster in 1981: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full AJPW Roster in the year 1981. This includes the list of all AJPW Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Junior Heavyweight
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Women
Teams
Ashura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu
The Funks
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
Gokudo Combi
Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody
Kakuryu
Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
The Von Erichs
Champions
NWA International Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Dory Funk Jr.
| 60+
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![]() | Bruiser Brody
| 23
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![]() | Dory Funk Jr.
| 69
| |
![]() | Butch Reed
Title reign not recognized in Japan. | 61
| |
![]() | Dory Funk Jr.
Won tournament for the vacant title when Bruiser Brody was injured and unable to wrestle in the finals. Defeated Terry Funk for his first title defense instead. | 32
| |
![]() | Vacant
After the JWA closed in 1973, Ohki took the belt to South Korea from where he defended it. After briefly returning to Japan and making some defenses in IWE, Ohki vacated the title on April 13, 1981 under orders from the NWA. | 17
|
PWF Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Giant Baba
| 1055+
|
AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Kintaro Oki
While not being defended for nearly a decade the championship was not officially retired until Ohki officially retired. | 240+
|
![]() | Vacant
Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. | 22
| |
![]() | Giant Baba
Already held the PWF Heavyweight Championship. | 1262
|
AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Takashi Ishikawa & Akio SatoAkio Sato Takashi Ishikawa
| 203+
|
![]() ![]() | The Von ErichsDavid von Erich & Kevin von Erich
| 19
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![]() ![]() | The Great Kojika & Motoshi OkumaGreat Kojika & Motoshi Okuma
Defeated Butch Miller and Sweet Williams. | 723
|
NWA International Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Giant Baba & Jumbo TsurutaGiant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta
| 804+
|
NWA United National Championship![]() | ![]() | Jumbo Tsuruta
| 343+
|
![]() | Abdullah the Butcher
| 101
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Extras
Manager
Ring Announcers
President
Chairman
Promoters
Director of Operation
Referees
Producers
Coaches
Ambassador
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