AJPW Roster in 1988: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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On this page you find the full AJPW Roster in the year 1988. 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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1988

AJPW: All (56)

Heavyweight

Junior Heavyweight

Men

Women

Teams

Champions

PWF Heavyweight Championship	Stan Hansen Won: July 27, 1988 Nagano, Japan \| House show Won the PWF World Heavyweight and NWA United National Championship.	157+ days
	Genichiro Tenryu Won: March 9, 1988 Yokohama, Japan \| House show Tenryu also held the NWA United National Championship at this point in time	140 days
	Stan Hansen Won: April 24, 1987 Yokohama, Japan \| House show Defeated Hiroshi Wajima in a decision match.	320 days

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Masanobu Fuchi

Won: January 3, 1987 Tokyo, Japan | Live event

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days

NWA International Heavyweight Championship	Jumbo Tsuruta Won: April 19, 1988 House show \| Sendai, Japan	256+ days
	Bruiser Brody Won: March 27, 1988 House show \| Tokyo, Japan	23 days
	Jumbo Tsuruta Won: October 21, 1986 House show \| Tokyo, Japan	523 days

NWA United National Championship		Stan Hansen Won: July 27, 1988 Nagano, Japan \| House show Also won the PWF Heavyweight Championship.	157+ days
NWA United National Championship		Genichiro Tenryu Won: April 26, 1986 Ōmiya-ku, Japan \| House show Defeated Ted DiBiase in a tournament final. Tenryu won the PWF Heavyweight Championship on March 9, 1988.	823 days

AJPW All Asia Heavyweight Championship

Kintaro Oki

Won: May 5, 1981 South Korea | House show

While not being defended for nearly a decade the championship was not officially retired until Ohki officially retired.

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AJPW World Tag Team Championship	Fuchin GyoraiTerry Gordy & Stan Hansen Won: December 16, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| House show Won the World's Strongest Tag Determination League.	15+ days
	Vacant Won: November 19, 1988 Vacated so the title could be decided in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League.	27 days
	Gorin KonbiJumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Won: August 30, 1988 Osaka, Japan \| House show	81 days
	RyugenhouAshura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu Won: August 29, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| House show	1 day
	Gorin KonbiJumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Won: July 31, 1988 Hakodate, Japan \| House show	29 days
	Fuchin GyoraiTerry Gordy & Stan Hansen Won: July 29, 1988 Takasaki, Japan \| House show	2 days
	Gorin KonbiJumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Won: June 10, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| House show Tsuruta and Yatsu, the PWF Tag Team Champions, defeated NWA International champions The Road Warriors to unify the titles.	49 days

AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship	Footloose/RevolutionSamson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada Won: September 15, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	107+ days
	Shinichi Nakano & Shunji TakanoShunji Takano Shinichi Nakano Won: September 9, 1988 Chiba, Japan \| Live event	6 days
	Footloose/RevolutionSamson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada Won: March 9, 1988 Yokohama, Japan \| Live event	184 days
	Mighty Inoue & Takashi IshikawaMighty Inoue & Takashi Ishikawa Won: July 30, 1987 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event Defeated Masanobu Kurisu and Isamu Teranishi in a tournament final.	223 days

NWA International Tag Team Championship		Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki YatsuJumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Won: June 10, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	0 days
NWA International Tag Team Championship		The Road WarriorsRoad Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk Won: March 12, 1987 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	456 days

PWF World Tag Team Championship		Gorin KonbiJumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Won: June 4, 1988 Sapporo, Japan \| House show Tsuruta and Yatsu won the NWA International Tag Team Championship on June 10, defeating The Road Warriors.	6 days
PWF World Tag Team Championship		RyūgenhōAshura Hara & Genichiro Tenryu Won: September 3, 1987 Nagoya, Japan \| House show	275 days

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PrimusVsUnicron · 1 hours ago
XWF Alumni Page needs to be worked on
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Annia S. Barrón · 2 hours ago
Hi so, a few notes I was thinking....

For the AAA roster Pimpinela Escarlata right now is inactive due to her being in the mexican TV program ''La Granja'' (for those curious, is like big brother but in a farm)
LWO (Joaquin and Cruz) and Lady Shani I think should be tweeners as they have both played heels and faces depending on the rivalry, Adelicious should be face as well as the rest of the psycho circus (Panic , Dave and Murder Clown)
At this point I think both Rey and Dragon Lee shouldn't even be considered part or the LWO lol, it has been ages since the last time they interacted with Joaquin and Cruz
As for the events
-They have confirmed a title match at MITB : LA Knight vs Roman Reigns (c) for the World Heavyweight Champion
- Worlds Collide also has a title match: La Catalina (c) vs Roxanne Perez for the Reina de Reinas. I know there isn't a graphic but the 4-way match at this triplemania was a conteder match
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Constance Affinito · 4 hours ago
Wow! Raw was AMAZING! Raw of the year so far!
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 7 hours ago
The Creed Brothers are fully here at main NXT roster, and Kam Hendrix done with Evolve and now he's fully here at main NXT roster.
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 7 hours ago
Updated render photos for Akira Towaza, Blake Monre, Brooks Jensen, Channing Stacks Lorenzo, EK Prosper, Finn Balor, Julius Creed, Kam Hendrix, Kevin Owens, Lexis King, Randy Orton, Reina Volcan, Ricky Saints and Uriah Connors for Current WWE Roster for WWE Website tonight!!!!
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TheGreatplaidmoose · 15 hours ago
Nino Hamburguesa is back in AAA.
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Davey Castegnaro · 16 hours ago
Ilja Dragunov is coming to AEW!!! Inactive for the time being.
Can we also get a profile for Janai Kai? She's signed to AEW now.
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  Constance Affinito · 3 hours ago
  
  @Davey Castegnaro Why do all the former WWE guys go to AEW? There's so many other companies, but they always pick AEW. I'll be honest, Ilja Dragunov would've been excellent in NJPW
  
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MrAicrow · 17 hours ago
Roman Retains, Expected, But that match was stellar!
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  Sus · 16 hours ago
  
  @MrAicrow Two words, I'm disappointed.
  
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Rhea Ripley Fan · 17 hours ago
What happened to my name
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MrAicrow · 17 hours ago
The pop for El Grande Americano in Mexico was like a Linda McMahon Wrestlemania Level Pop, Oh my god!

Also Penta v Roman is about to go so hard
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Wright · 18 hours ago
When Je'Von Evans won the Money in the Bank qualifier, I legitimately said out loud, "Who could have f*cking guessed?"

Bad match.
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  Draysin Martin · 18 hours ago
  
  @Wright Agreed because Big Cass's Big O'Ass is breaking the ladder the moment he steps on it & for Austin Theory, Bron Breakker already qualified.
  
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  Sus · 18 hours ago
  
  @Wright I still wonder, why Je'Von? Genuinely if they wanted to make Big Cass a threat, why have him take the pin?
  
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  Wright · 18 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin I wonder why they keep showcasing Je'Von Evans and all the PLEs if he hasn't even won a title. He has the talent to back it up but they just won't pull the trigger for him at all. Should have been Cass. At least he has veteran history and is a big man and can cause mayhem. I don't hate Je'Von at all, please don't get me wrong, But it's frustrating seeing him showcased everywhere if he doesn't win. I'm also very biased because I'm a huge fan of Cass.
  
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  MrAicrow · 17 hours ago
  
  @Wright It isn't Big Cass, Which is probably for the best
  
  Also Je'von in Money in the Bank is going to be a fever dream
  
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  Constance Affinito · 3 hours ago
  
  @Wright The match wasn't that bad, it was still good. Also, just imagine what Je'Von Evans could do in a MITB ladder match!
  
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Texas Steve · 1 days ago
All I want for my birthday is Lola Vice qualifying for Money in the Bank
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  Wright · 23 hours ago
  
  @Texas Steve Happy birthday, Mr. Steve.
  
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  MrAicrow · 17 hours ago
  
  @Texas Steve And your Birthday wish came true!
  
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Wright · 1 days ago
It seems quite implausible to seriously consider the possibility that Penta could defeat and dethrone Roman Reigns, particularly during a just an episode of Raw.

Even though this event is scheduled to take place in Mexico City, a location known for its energetic crowds, and it is sure to be a match of such significant caliber that is more suitable for a major Premium Live Event....

This is Roman Reigns we are talking about.
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  Sus · 1 days ago
  
  @Wright Well, anything can happen. 946/OTM can interfere and cost Roman, and like what we saw with Vaquer beating Liv for the title at a live event, Penta can possibly dethrone Roman if that certain interference happens. Like I said, it's possible but not guaranteed.
  
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  Max · 22 hours ago
  
  @Wright That’s reasonable but I feel like that they will do Roman vs Sami at crown jewel because of the history between them
  
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Sus · 1 days ago
Sami Zayn and Stephanie Vaquer getting their second reigns simultaneously was something I didn't expect. If it's the breath of fresh air finally coming to the champions, and especially Chelsea Green holding the championship, I'm just happy we're finally getting new champions. Hopefully Penta dethrones Roman Reigns.
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Davey Castegnaro · 2 days ago
These names should come off the active AAA roster: Chris Carter, Noisy Boy, Kento, Nobu San, Takuma, Andy Panda Jr., DMT Azul, Vampiro, Dinámico, Chessman, Cibernético, Black Andrómeda, Colmillo de Plata, Garra de Oro, Epydemius Jr., Dulce Kanela, Jessy Queen, Reina Dorada, Sussy Love, Jessy Jackson, Lady Maravilla, Aero Star, El Texano Jr., Negro Casas, El Mesías, and Monster Clown. Most of them are just multi-man filler, legends, or barely appear on the actual shows.
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  Sus · 1 days ago
  
  @Davey Castegnaro Dinamico was at a dark match in Triplemania 34 where he lost against El Fiscal.
  
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  TheGreatplaidmoose · 15 hours ago
  
  @Davey Castegnaro Chris Carter, Kento, Takuma, Dinamico, El Texano, Jr. and El Mesias just wrestled at Triplemania. Nobu San is still part of Tokyo Bad Boys and as far as I know Lady Maravilla is still part of Las Toxicas. Aero Star wrestles at house shows regularly still and so does Andy Panda, Jr. it has only been a few months since Epydemius Jr. wrestled too so maybe just move them to inactive? I wouldn’t remove them from the roster yet. Noisy Boy just wrestled at Ola de Calor so he’s definitely active. So are Colmillo de Plata and Garra de Oro. The rest are question marks but so far Monster Clown, DMT Azul, Negro Casas, Black Andromeda, Dulce Kanela, Jessy Queen and Reina Dorada have yet to show up at in TV or a PLE since WWE partnered with them so it would probably be fair to remove them.
  
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Roy · 2 days ago
Lola Vice should be mid card starting 14 September.
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MrAicrow · 2 days ago
What do you mean Stephanie Vaquer is the new Women's World Champion?

Your telling me a title change happened on a god dang LIVE EVENT??

However, THANK GOD, That Title Reign for Liv was atrocious

How do people not think that Reign was awful, It truly was
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  Jackson Conley · 2 days ago
  
  @MrAicrow Yeah it happened
  
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Kallem · 2 days ago
Now we need a 3, 4 month reign where she actually defends the title
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Kallem if youre talking about stephanie, yes she 100% will defend that title more than liv morgan will
  
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  Kallem · 1 days ago
  
  @Roy Yeah, I am. It's also been a minute that a Main Roster title has changed on a house show.
  To my memory at least
  
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Roy · 2 days ago
THANK YOU STEPHANIE VAQUER THAT LIV MORGAN REIGN WAS THE WORST OF ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIME.
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Roy Glad She Won, but I could've seen Roxxane Perez taking the title off of Liv, & a face turned is being heavily teased for Roxxane.
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin im hoping for both rox and raquel to turn on her soon, it just is dragging for a while now
  
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  Sus · 1 days ago
  
  @Roy Thank the lord above.
  
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Maddie Lewis · 2 days ago
Stephanie is the new Women’s World Champion.
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Maddie Lewis Thank God Anybody But Liv should've held that title, which makes me wonder why they took it off Vaquer in the first place.
  
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