PWF Heavyweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the PWF Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The PWF Heavyweight Championship was a main title contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on February 27, 1973, and the inaugural champion was Giant Baba.

This title was the Top-Singles title in AJPW under the administration of the Pacific Wrestling Federation as the governing body.

The title downgrade the world status when AJPW was affiliated to NWA.

The PWF Heavyweight Championship was retired on April 18, 1989, when it was unified into the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, with the final champion being Jumbo Tsuruta.

PWF Heavyweight Championship: Title History

For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.

PWF Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Unified into the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship April 18, 1989 The PWF World Heavyweight Championship, NWA International Heavyweight Championship and NWA United National Championship unified to become the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
15		Jumbo Tsuruta 1 April 18, 1989 Tokyo, Japan \| House show Tsuruta was the NWA International Heavyweight Champion.	0 days
14		Stan Hansen 4 July 27, 1988 Nagano, Japan \| House show Won the PWF World Heavyweight and NWA United National Championship.	265 days
13		Genichiro Tenryu 1 March 9, 1988 Yokohama, Japan \| House show Tenryu also held the NWA United National Championship at this point in time	140 days
12		Stan Hansen 3 April 24, 1987 Yokohama, Japan \| House show Defeated Hiroshi Wajima in a decision match.	320 days
		Vacant March 1, 1987 Vacated when Choshu left for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.	54 days
11		Riki Choshu 1 April 5, 1986 Yokohama, Japan \| House show Hansen's AWA World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. The match ended in a disqualification. Because the PWF Championship could be won by disqualification but the AWA Championship could not, Choshu only won the PWF Championship.	330 days
10		Stan Hansen 2 July 30, 1985 Fukuoka, Japan \| House show	249 days
9		Giant Baba 4 July 31, 1984 Tokyo, Japan \| House show	364 days
8		Stan Hansen 1 September 8, 1983 Chiba, Japan \| House show	327 days
7		Giant Baba 3 February 11, 1983 St. Louis, Missouri, USA \| House show	209 days
6		Harley Race 1 October 26, 1982 Obihiro, Japan \| House show	108 days
5		Giant Baba 2 February 10, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, USA \| House show	1354 days
4		Abdullah the Butcher 1 October 18, 1978 Utsunomiya, Japan \| House show	115 days
3		Billy Robinson 1 June 12, 1978 Ichinomiya, Japan \| House show	128 days
2		Tor Kamata June 1, 1978 Akita, Japan \| House show	11 days
1		Giant Baba 1 February 27, 1973 Tokyo, Japan \| House show Baba originally defeats The Destroyer on December 19, 1972 via count out in a decision match. Unsatisfied with the result, Baba decides to earn the championship by winning a series of 10 matches, the last against Bobo Brazil.	1920 days

PWF Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- PWF Heavyweight ChampionshipJanuary 23, 1974April 18, 1989
- PWF World Heavyweight ChampionshipFebruary 27, 1973January 23, 1974

PWF Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionAJPW February 27, 1973 April 18, 1989

Promotion	from	to
PromotionAJPW	February 27, 1973	April 18, 1989

Promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling
TerritoryNational
DivisionPrimary
GenderMale
Date EstablishedFebruary 27, 1973
Date RetiredApril 18, 1989
Unified Into AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship

First ChampionGiant Baba
Final ChampionJumbo Tsuruta

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Giant Baba	4
	Stan Hansen	4
	Riki Choshu	1
	Genichiro Tenryu	1
	Billy Robinson	1

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Giant Baba	3847
	Stan Hansen	1161
	Riki Choshu	330
	Genichiro Tenryu	140
	Billy Robinson	128

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Giant Baba	February 27, 1973 - June 1, 1978	1920
Giant Baba	February 10, 1979 - October 26, 1982	1354
Giant Baba	July 31, 1984 - July 30, 1985	364
Riki Choshu	April 5, 1986 - March 1, 1987	330
Stan Hansen	September 8, 1983 - July 31, 1984	327