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Gaora TV Championship

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Gaora TV Championship
Image
Current design of the championship (2012 – present)
Details
PromotionAll Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 7, 2012
Current championMasaaki Mochizuki
Date wonAugust 2, 2026
Other name
  • AJPW Gaora TV Championship
Statistics
First championSeiya Sanada
Most reignsYohei Nakajima/Black Menso-re (5 reigns)
Longest reignYoshitatsu
(587 days)
Shortest reignKazuhiro Tamura
(6 days)
Oldest championMasaaki Mochizuki (56 years, 6 months and 16 days)
Youngest championJiro Kuroshio (24 years, 2 months and 8 days)
Heaviest championShuji Ishikawa
(130 kg (290 lb))
Lightest championKotaro Suzuki
(83 kg (183 lb))

The Gaora TV Championship (GAORA TV チャンピオンシップ, Gaora Tī Bui Chanpionshippu) is a professional wrestling championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion. On August 28, 2012, AJPW and Gaora TV announced that AJPW would introduce a new championship called the Gaora TV Championship. A tournament for the title took place from September 8 to October 7, with Seiya Sanada becoming the inaugural champion.

There have been a total of 34 reigns shared between 27 different champions. The current title holder is Masaaki Mochizuki who is in his first reign.

Championship tournament

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Inaugural champion Seiya Sanada
First Round
(September 8) 		Semifinals
(October 7) 		Final
(October 7)
         
Ryota Hama 06:21
Yasufumi Nakanoue W
Yasufumi Nakanoue W
Kazushi Miyamoto 07:10
Kazushi Miyamoto W
Manabu Soya 06:01
Yasufumi Nakanoue 10:54
Seiya Sanada W
Masayuki Kono 12:02
Tomoaki Honma W
Tomoaki Honma 12:30
Seiya Sanada W
Seiya Sanada W
Yuji Okabayashi 16:04

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW)
1 Seiya Sanada October 7, 2012 40th Anniversary Tour 2012 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 1 2327 Sanada defeated Yasufumi Nakanoue in the final of an eight-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 René Duprée May 27, 2013 Rising Sun in the Maritimes Tour Cocagne, New Brunswick, Canada 1 10721 [2]
— Vacated September 11, 2013 — — — —— Duprée returned the title to All Japan, after leaving the promotion for Wrestle-1. [3]
3 Sushi November 24, 2013 2013 Ōdō Renaissance Nagano, Nagano, Japan 1 1741 Sushi defeated Keisuke Ishii in the final of a four-man tournament to win the vacant title. [4]
4 Kotaro Suzuki May 17, 2014 2014 Super Power Series Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 1 2114 [5]
5 Kenso December 14, 2014 Kyohei Wada Referee 40th Anniversary & 60th Birthday Commemorative Tournament Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 1 1723   [6]
6 Sushi June 4, 2015 2015 Dynamite Series Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 2 720   [7]
— Vacated August 15, 2015 — — — —— The title was vacated due to Sushi being sidelined with a fractured jaw. [8]
7 Yohei Nakajima August 16, 2015 2015 Summer Explosion Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan 1 2983 Nakajima defeated Billyken Kid to win the vacant title. [9]
8 Kazuhiro Tamura June 9, 2016 Charity Puroresu Isesaki 69 Isesaki, Gunma, Japan 1 60 [10]
9 Yohei Nakajima June 15, 2016 2016 Dynamite Series Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 2 290 [11]
10 Takeshi Minamino July 14, 2016 2016 Summer Action Series Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 1 280 [12]
11 Yohei Nakajima August 11, 2016 2016 Summer Explosion Ueda, Nagano, Japan 3 90 [13]
12 Billy Ken Kid [ja] August 20, 2016 2016 Summer Explosion Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan 1 301 [14]
13 Yohei Nakajima September 19, 2016 Korakuen Hall Taikai Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 4 691 [15]
14 Jiro Kuroshio November 27, 2016 Zen Nihon Puroresu in Ryōgoku Kokugikan Sumida, Tokyo, Japan 1 800 [16]
— Vacated February 15, 2017 — — — —— Kuroshio returned the title to AJPW after being sidelined with a knee injury. [17]
15 Jun Akiyama March 12, 2017 Yume Ryoku! 2017 Dream Power Series Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 1 49010 Akiyama defeated Kenso to win the vacant title. [18]
16 Tajiri July 15, 2018 2018 Summer Action Series Tokyo, Japan 1 3166
17 Yoshitatsu May 27, 2019 2019 Super Power Series Gifu, Japan 1 5879
18 Jun Kasai January 3, 2021 New Year Wars Tokyo, Japan 1 741 This was a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match [19]
19 Shuji Ishikawa March 18, 2021 Special Box Office Blood Fight: Jun Kasai vs. Shuji Ishikawa ~ Crazy Monkey vs. Giant Tokyo, Japan 1 2273 This was a Glass Board, Barbed Wire Board, Tables, Ladders & Chairs + α Deathmatch. [20]
20 Shigehiro Irie October 31, 2021 Raising An Army Memorial Series 2021 Tokyo, Japan 1 2182 [21]
21 Izanagi June 6, 2022 AJPW Dynamite Series 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1 130 [22]
22 Toshizo June 19, 2022 AJPW Champions 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 2173 This was a four-way ladder match also involving Yusuke Kodama and Black Menso-re. [23]
23 Minoru Tanaka January 22, 2023 AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023 Tokyo, Japan 1 3453 [24]
24 Black Menso-re January 2, 2024 AJPW New Year Giant Series 2024 Tokyo, Japan 5 120 Menso-re was previously known as Yohei Nakajima. [25]
25 Seigo Tachibana January 14, 2024 AJPW New Year Giant Series 2024 - Night 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 1623 [26]
26 Fuminori Abe June 24, 2024 AJPW Dynamite Series 2024 - Night 1 Tokyo, Japan 1 1202 [27]
27 Seigo Tachibana October 22, 2024 AJPW Raising An Army Memorial Series 2024 - Night 4 Tokyo, Japan 2 472 [28]
28 Yuko Miyamoto December 8, 2024 AJPW Real World Tag League 2024 - Night 11 Tokyo, Japan 1 1894 [29]
29 Takashi June 15, 2025 AJPW Super Power Series 2025 - Night 3 Kyoto, Japan 1 1002 [30]
30 Kuroshio Tokyo Japan September 23, 2025 AJPW Giant Dream 2025 Tokyo, Japan 2 350 This was a battle royal also involving Aizawa No. 1, Hokuto Omori, Kikutaro, Kumaarashi, Naruki Doi, Seigo Tachibana and Senor Saito. Kuroshio was previously known as Jiro Kuroshio. [31]
31 Shotaro Ashino October 28, 2025 AJPW Hokkaido Dynamite Series 2025 Tokyo, Japan 1 671 [32]
32 Daisuke Sekimoto January 3, 2026 AJPW New Year Wars 2026 Tokyo, Japan 1 510 [33]
33 Kuma Arashi February 23, 2026 AJPW Excite Series 2026 Tokyo, Japan 1 1601 [34]
34 Masaaki Mochizuki August 2, 2026 All Japan Pro Wrestling Festival 2026 Tokyo, Japan 1 84+1 [35]

Combined reigns

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As of October 25, 2026.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Yoshitatsu 1 9 587
2 Jun Akiyama 1 10 490
3 Yohei Nakajima/Black Menso-re 5 4 417
4 Minoru Tanaka 1 3 345
5 Tajiri 1 6 316
6 Sushi 2 1 246
7 Seiya Sanada 1 7 232
8 Shuji Ishikawa 1 2 227
9 Shigehiro Irie 1 2 218
10 Toshizo 1 3 217
11 Kotaro Suzuki 1 4 211
12 Seigo Tachibana 2 5 209
13 Yuko Miyamoto 1 4 189
14 Kenso 1 3 172
15 Kuma Arashi 1 1 160
16 Fuminori Abe 1 2 120
17 Jiro Kuroshio/Kuroshio Tokyo Japan 2 0 115
18 René Duprée 1 21 107
19 Takashi 1 2 100
20 Masaaki Mochizuki † 1 1 84+
21 Jun Kasai 1 1 74
22 Shotaro Ashino 1 1 67
23 Daisuke Sekimoto 1 0 52
24 Billy Ken Kid 1 1 30
25 Takeshi Minamino 1 0 28
26 Izanagi 1 0 13
27 Kazuhiro Tamura 1 0 6

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "40th Anniversary Tour 2012" (in Japanese). All Japan Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Duprée defeats Sanada for All Japan Gaora TV Title". René's Current Destination. Blogger. May 30, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  3. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (September 16, 2013). "Sep 16 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Mayweather vs. Canello hype, Night of Champions preview, Olympic Wrestling, CMLL 80th Aniversario preview, tons more!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 31. ISSN 1083-9593.
  4. ↑ "2013 王道ルネサンス" (in Japanese). All Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved November 24, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ "2014 スーパーパワーシリーズ 神奈川･横浜ラジアントホール" (in Japanese). All Japan Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "全日本12.14後楽園大会 和田京平レフェリー40周年＆還暦記念大会、全試合を京平レフェリーがプロデュース". Battle News (in Japanese). 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  7. ↑ "【6.4】 2015ダイナマイト・シリーズ 開幕戦・後楽園大会". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-06-04. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  8. ↑ "8/16【全日本】SUSHIがアゴ骨折により8月シリーズ残り全大会を欠場、GAORA王座返上で8・16神戸ビリーケンとのV2戦消滅(写真あり)". Pro Wrestling/Martial Arts DX (in Japanese). August 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ "AJPW Summer Explosion '15 – Day 2". The Internet Wrestling Database. August 16, 2015. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ "6月9日(木)【チャリティープロレス伊勢崎69（ロック）】群馬・伊勢崎市第二市民体育館［観衆］450人(満員)". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  11. ↑ "6月15日(水)【2016 ダイナマイトシリーズ[開幕戦]】 東京・後楽園ホール ［観衆］1227人". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-06-15. Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  12. ↑ "7.14東京・後楽園ホール大会[観衆] 1163人". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.[permanent dead link]
  13. ↑ "8.11長野・上田創造館 [観衆]299人(満員)". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  14. ↑ "8.20兵庫・神戸サンボーホール大会［観衆］551人（満員）". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  15. ↑ "9.19後楽園ホール大会[観衆]1183人". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  16. ↑ "11.27東京・両国国技館大会試合結果②". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.[permanent dead link]
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  20. ↑ 3月18日(木)新木場大会. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2021-03-18. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
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  23. ↑ All Japan Pro Wrestling (June 19, 2022). 6月19日(日)大田区大会. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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