# Japan Grand Prix

The Japan Grand Prix was an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to determine the number one contender for the promotion's highest achievement, the WWWA World Single Championship. The tournament was held in the summer every year from 1985 to 2004. In 2005, AJW was closed for good, and the WWWA Championship was abandoned.

## List of winners

| 1985 – Lioness Asuka 1986 – Yukari Omori 1987 – Chigusa Nagayo 1988 – Bull Nakano 1989 – Mitsuko Nishiwaki 1990 – Manami Toyota 1991 – Kyoko Inoue 1992 – Aja Kong 1993 – Akira Hokuto 1994 – Yumiko Hotta | 1995 – Manami Toyota 1996 – Aja Kong 1997 – Kaoru Ito 1998 – Manami Toyota 1999 – Manami Toyota 2000 – Kaoru Ito; Nanae Takahashi (Junior division) 2001 – Momoe Nakanishi 2002 – Nanae Takahashi 2003 – Amazing Kong 2004 – Kumiko Maekawa |

## Results
### 1985

The 1985 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 25, 1985.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Lioness Asuka | 7.0 |
| Dump Matsumoto | 6.5 |
| Chigusa Nagayo | 6.5 |
| Devil Masami | 6.0 |
| Yukari Omori | 5.0 |
| Jumbo Hori | 4.5 |
| Noriyo Tateno | 3.5 |
| Crane Yu | 2.5 |
| Itsuki Yamazaki | 2.0 |
| Bull Nakano | 1.5 |
| Second-place tie-breaker | Second-place tie-breaker | Final | Final |
| | | 1 | Lioness Asuka |
| 2 | Dump Matsumoto | | Dump Matsumoto |
| 3 | Chigusa Nagayo | | |

### 1986

The 1986 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 22, 1986.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Yukari Omori | 9.0 |
| Lioness Asuka | 8.5 |
| Chigusa Nagayo | 8.5 |
| Dump Matsumoto | 8.5 |
| Bull Nakano | 6.5 |
| Itsuki Yamazaki | 6.5 |
| Noriyo Tateno | 5.5 |
| ? | 4.5 |
| ? | 3.5 |
| ? | 2.5 |
| ? | 2.0 |
| Condor Saito | 0.5 |
| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Chigusa Nagayo | Pin |
| 2 | Yukari Omori | 27:21 |

### 1987

The 1987 Japan Grand Prix was a 13-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 28, 1987.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Chigusa Nagayo | 9.0 |
| Dump Matsumoto | 9.0 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 9.0 |
| Lioness Asuka | 7.5 |
| ? | 7.0 |
| ? | 7.0 |
| ? | 6.5 |
| Devil Masami | 6.0 |
| Bull Nakano | 5.0 |
| ? | 4.0 |
| Condor Saito | 3.0 |
| Hisako Uno | 2.0 |
| ? | 2.0 |
| Second-place tie-breaker | Second-place tie-breaker | Second-place tie-breaker | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Chigusa Nagayo | |
| 2 | Yumiko Hotta | | | Dump Matsumoto | 12:26 |
| 3 | Dump Matsumoto | 5:46 | | | |

### 1988

The 1988 Japan Grand Prix was an 11-woman round-robin tournament concluding on June 26, 1988.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Bull Nakano | 7.5 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 7.5 |
| Mitsuko Nishiwaki | 7.5 |
| ? | 6.0 |
| Dynamite Queen | 6.0 |
| Hisako Uno | 5.5 |
| Mika Suzuki | 5.0 |
| Dynamite King | 4.0 |
| ? | 3.0 |
| ? | 3.0 |
| Dynamite Bar | 0.0 |
| Second-place tie-breaker | Second-place tie-breaker | Second-place tie-breaker | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Yumiko Hotta | |
| 2 | Bull Nakano | | | Bull Nakano | 10:30 |
| 3 | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | 10:37 | | | |

### 1989

The 1989 Japan Grand Prix was a 19-woman single-elimination tournament held from June 25 to August 24, 1989.
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Noriyo Tateno | Noriyo Tateno | | | | | | |
| Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | | | | | | |
| Mika Takahashi | Mika Takahashi | | | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | | | | |
| | | Mima Shimoda | Mima Shimoda | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | | |
| | | | | | | Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli | | |
| | | Kaoru Maeda | Kaoru Maeda | | | | | | |
| Miori Kamiya | Miori Kamiya | | | Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli | | | | |
| Erika Shishido | Erika Shishido | Erika Shishido | Erika Shishido | | | | | | |
| | | Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli |
| | | | | | | | | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | Mitsuko Nishiwaki |
| | | Bull Nakano | Bull Nakano | | | | | | |
| Suzuka Minami | Suzuka Minami | Suzuka Minami | Suzuka Minami | | | | | | |
| Etsuko Mita | Etsuko Mita | | | Bull Nakano | Bull Nakano | | | | |
| | | | | Akira Hokuto | Akira Hokuto | | | | |
| | | Akira Hokuto | Akira Hokuto | | | | | | |
| | | Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bull Nakano | Bull Nakano | | |
| | | | | | | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | | |
| | | Sakie Hasegawa | Sakie Hasegawa | | | | | | |
| | | Toshiyo Yamada | Toshiyo Yamada | | | | | | |
| | | | | Toshiyo Yamada | Toshiyo Yamada | | | | |
| | | | | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | | | | |
| | | Bison Kimura | Bison Kimura | | | | | | |
| | | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | | | | | | |

### 1990

The 1990 Japan Grand Prix was a seven-woman single-elimination tournament concluding on June 17, 1990.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
| Akira Hokuto | | |
| Manami Toyota | | |
| Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | |
| | Madusa Miceli | |
| Madusa Miceli | Madusa Miceli | |
| Noriyo Tateno | | |
| Noriyo Tateno | | Manami Toyota |
| | | Yumiko Hotta |
| Yumiko Hotta | | | Yumiko Hotta |
| Grizzly Iwamoto | | |
| Grizzly Iwamoto | Yumiko Hotta | |
| | Mitsuko Nishiwaki | |

### 1991

The 1991 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 7 to August 18, 1991.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | | Finals |
| Mima Shimoda | | | | |
| Manami Toyota | | | | |
| Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | | | |
| | Suzuka Minami | | | |
| Takako Inoue | Suzuka Minami | | | |
| Suzuka Minami | | | | |
| Suzuka Minami | | Manami Toyota | | |
| | | Kyoko Inoue | | |
| Miori Kamiya | | | Kyoko Inoue | | |
| Toshiyo Yamada | | | | |
| Toshiyo Yamada | Toshiyo Yamada | | | |
| | Kyoko Inoue | | | |
| Kyoko Inoue | Kyoko Inoue | | | |
| Debbie Malenko | | | | |
| Debbie Malenko | | | | Kyoko Inoue |
| | | | | Bison Kimura |
| Esther Moreno | | | | | Bison Kimura |
| Mariko Yoshida | | | | |
| Mariko Yoshida | Mariko Yoshida | | | |
| | Aja Kong | | | |
| Yumiko Hotta | Aja Kong | | | |
| Aja Kong | | | | |
| Aja Kong | | Bison Kimura | | |
| | | Aja Kong | | |
| Akira Hokuto | | | Aja Kong | | |
| Etsuko Mita | | | | |
| Etsuko Mita | Akira Hokuto | | | |
| | Bison Kimura | | | |
| Bison Kimura | Bison Kimura | | | |
| Mika Takahashi | | | | |

### 1992

The 1992 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two 10-woman blocks, held from June 27 to August 30, 1992.
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Wrestler: | Points: | Wrestler: | Points: |
| Manami Toyota | 9.0 | Toshiyo Yamada | 8.0 |
| Aja Kong | 8.0 | Mariko Yoshida | 7.0 |
| Takako Inoue | 6.0 | Kyoko Inoue | 7.0 |
| Suzuka Minami | 5.0 | Akira Hokuto | 4.5 |
| Etsuko Mita | 5.0 | Sakie Hasegawa | 4.0 |
| Mima Shimoda | 5.0 | Yumiko Hotta | 4.0 |
| Bat Yoshinaga | 4.0 | Miori Kamiya | 3.0 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 3.0 | Debbie Malenko | 3.0 |
| Cynthia Moreno | 1.0 | Terri Power | 3.0 |
| Bison Kimura | 0.0 | Kaoru Ito | 1.5 |
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Manami Toyota | |
| 2 | Aja Kong | | | Aja Kong | 13:01 |
| 3 | Toshiyo Yamada | 17:07 | | | |

### 1993

The 1993 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two eight-woman blocks, with the top two finishers from each block advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from May 3 to August 21, 1993.
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Wrestler: | Points: | Wrestler: | Points: |
| Akira Hokuto | 6.0 | Yumiko Hotta | 6.0 |
| Harley Saito | 5.0 | Manami Toyota | 5.0 |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 4.5 | Bat Yoshinaga | 5.0 |
| Suzuka Minami | 3.0 | Hikari Fukuoka | 4.0 |
| Sakie Hasegawa | 3.0 | Kyoko Inoue | 3.5 |
| Takako Inoue | 3.0 | Mima Shimoda | 2.5 |
| Etsuko Mita | 3.0 | Kaoru Ito | 2.0 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 0.5 | Saemi Numata | 0.0 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | Akira Hokuto | | | |
| B2 | Manami Toyota | | | |
| B2 | Manami Toyota | A1 | Akira Hokuto | |
| | | B1 | Yumiko Hotta | 19:52 |
| B1 | Yumiko Hotta | B1 | Yumiko Hotta | 19:52 |
| A2 | Harley Saito | | | |

### 1994

The 1994 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman round-robin tournament held from June 3 to August 28, 1994.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Yumiko Hotta | 13 |
| Manami Toyota | 12 |
| Sakie Hasegawa | 11 |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 10 |
| Mima Shimoda | 10 |
| Takako Inoue | 10 |
| Etsuko Mita | 10 |
| Suzuka Minami | 8 |
| Kaoru Ito | 6 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 0 |

### 1995

The 1995 Japan Grand Prix was a 16-woman round-robin tournament, consisting of two eight-woman blocks, concluding on September 3, 1995.
| Block A | Block A | Block B | Block B |
| Wrestler: | Points: | Wrestler: | Points: |
| Manami Toyota | 11 | Yumiko Hotta | 12 |
| Bison Kimura | 9 | Takako Inoue | 11 |
| Reggie Bennett | 8 | Kyoko Inoue | 9 |
| Kaoru Ito | 8 | Mariko Yoshida | 8 |
| Mima Shimoda | 8 | Sakie Hasegawa | 6 |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 8 | Etsuko Mita | 6 |
| Rie Tamada | 2 | Tomoko Watanabe | 4 |
| Chaparita Asari | 0 | Kumiko Maekawa | 0 |
| Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Manami Toyota | Pin |
| B1 | Yumiko Hotta | 23:39 |

### 1996

The 1996 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from July 14 to August 30, 1996.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Aja Kong | 16 |
| Reggie Bennett | 14 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 14 |
| Kyoko Inoue | 14 |
| Mima Shimoda | 12 |
| Toshiyo Yamada | 12 |
| Takako Inoue | 10 |
| Kaoru Ito | 10 |
| Etsuko Mita | 8 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 8 |
| Mariko Yoshida | 8 |
| Chaparita Asari | 4 |

### 1997

The 1997 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament concluding on August 10, 1997.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Kaoru Ito | 18 |
| Manami Toyota | 17 |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 16 |
| Etsuko Mita | 15 |
| Mima Shimoda | 15 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 15 |
| Rie Tamada | 10 † |
| Saya Endo | 7 |
| Misae Genki | 5 † |
| Tanny Mouse | 4 † |
| Yoshiko Tamura | 4 † |
| Mariko Yoshida | 2 |

### 1998

The 1998 Japan Grand Prix was a round-robin tournament consisting of two six-woman blocks, with the top three finishers from the Main League and the top finisher from the Junior League advancing to a single-elimination tournament. It was held from June 14 to August 9, 1998.
| Main League | Main League | Junior League | Junior League |
| Wrestler: | Points: | Wrestler: | Points: |
| Manami Toyota | 12 | Miho Wakizawa | 12 |
| Zap I | 12 | Emi Motokawa | 12 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 12 | Momoe Nakawaki | 12 |
| Takako Inoue | 10 | Nanae Takahashi | 11 |
| Kumiko Maekeawa | 8 | Noriko Toyoda | 9 |
| Zap T | 6 | ZAP Nakahara | 5 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| J1 | Miho Wakizawa | Pin | | | |
| M2 | ZAP I | 13:26 | | | |
| M2 | ZAP I | 13:26 | M2 | ZAP I | Pin |
| | | | M1 | Manami Toyota | 23:47 |
| M1 | Manami Toyota | Pin | M1 | Manami Toyota | 23:47 |
| M3 | Yumiko Hotta | 20:31 | | | |

### 1999

The 1999 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament, with the second, third and fourth finishers advancing to a second round-robin. The winner of the second round-robin advanced to face the first-place finisher from the initial round-robin. The tournament was held from June 6 to August 15, 1999.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Yumiko Hotta | 11 |
| Manami Toyota | 9 |
| Kaoru Ito | 9 |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 9 |
| Takako Inoue | 8 |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 8 |
| Nanae Takahashi | 7 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 6 |
| Miho Wakizawa | 5 |
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Manami Toyota | 4 |
| Kaoru Ito | 2 |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 2 |
| | Ito | Nakanishi | Toyota |
| Ito | — | Ito (1:32) | Toyota (4:17) |
| Nakanishi | Ito (1:32) | — | (1) Nakanishi (10:46) (2) Toyota (2:08) |
| Toyota | Toyota (4:17) | (1) Nakanishi (10:46) (2) Toyota (2:08) | — |
| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Yumiko Hotta | Pin |
| 2 | Manami Toyota | 18:45 |

### 2000

The 2000 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman single-elimination tournament held from June 11 to August 20, 2000. Also a six-woman Junior Division round-robin tournament was held.
Main league
| First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | Reggie Bennett | Reggie Bennett | | | | |
| | | Kaoru Ito | Kaoru Ito | | | | |
| | | | | Kaoru Ito | Kaoru Ito | | |
| | | | | Tomoko Watanabe | Tomoko Watanabe | | |
| | | Kumiko Maekawa | Kumiko Maekawa | | | | |
| | | Tomoko Watanabe | Tomoko Watanabe | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kaoru Ito | Kaoru Ito |
| | | | | | | Etsuko Mita | Etsuko Mita |
| | | Etsuko Mita | Etsuko Mita | | | | |
| | | Nanae Takahashi | Nanae Takahashi | | | | |
| | | | | Etsuko Mita | Etsuko Mita | | |
| Mima Shimoda | Mima Shimoda | | | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | | |
| Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | Manami Toyota | | | | |
| | | Yumiko Hotta | Yumiko Hotta | | | | |
21st Century League
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Nanae Takahashi | 7 |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 7 |
| Kayoko Haruyama | 5 |
| Miho Wakizawa | 5 |
| Kayo Noumi | 4 |
| Miyuki Fuji | 2 |
| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Momoe Nakanishi | |
| 2 | Nanae Takahashi | 7:44 |

### 2001

The 2001 Japan Grand Prix was a 12-woman round-robin tournament held from June 1 to August 17, 2001.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 16 |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 16 |
| Kaoru Ito | 15 |
| Manami Toyota | 13 |
| Etsuko Mita | 13 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 12 |
| Mima Shimoda | 12 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 11 |
| Miho Wakizawa | 10 |
| Nanae Takahashi | 10 |
| Kayo Noumi | 4 |
| Miyuki Fuji | 0 |
| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Kumiko Maekawa | Pin |
| 2 | Momoe Nakanishi | 12:28 |

### 2002

The 2002 Japan Grand Prix was a nine-woman round-robin tournament held from May 25 to July 9, 2002. The top four finishers advanced to a single-elimination tournament.
| Wrestler: | Points: |
| Nanae Takahashi | 10 |
| Momoe Nakanishi | 10 |
| Rie Tamada | 10 |
| Kumiko Maekawa | 10 |
| Yumiko Hotta | 9 |
| Tomoko Watanabe | 9 |
| Kayo Noumi | 8 |
| Miyuki Gujii | 4 |
| Kaoru Ito | 2 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nanae Takahashi | Pin | | | |
| 4 | Kumiko Maekawa | 6:57 | | | |
| 4 | Kumiko Maekawa | 6:57 | 1 | Nanae Takahashi | Sub |
| | | | 2 | Momoe Nakanishi | 6:20 |
| 2 | Momoe Nakanishi | Pin | 2 | Momoe Nakanishi | 6:20 |
| 3 | Yumiko Hotta | 5:53 | | | |

### 2003

The 2003 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held from July 20 to August 3, 2003.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| | Sasori | | |
| Kumiko Maekawa | Kumiko Maekawa | | |
| Emi Sakura | | Sasori | |
| | | Nanae Takahashi | |
| | Kayo Noumi | | |
| | Nanae Takahashi | | |
| | | | Nanae Takahashi |
| | | | Amazing Kong |
| | Amazing Kong | | |
| Amazing Kong | Takako Inoue | | |
| Makai Witch #2 | | Amazing Kong | |
| | | ZAP T | |
| | Hikaru | | |
| | Zap T | | |

### 2004

The 2004 Japan Grand Prix was a 10-woman single-elimination tournament held on August 1, 2004.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| | | Hikaru | | |
| Saki Maemura | | Sasori | | |
| Sasori | | | Hikaru | |
| | | | Misae Genki | |
| | | Misae Genki | | |
| | | Nanae Takahashi | | |
| | | | | Hikaru |
| | | | | Kumiko Maekawa |
| | | Kumiko Maekawa | | |
| Amazing Kong | | Tomoko Watanabe | | |
| Kumiko Maekawa | | | Kumiko Maekawa | |
| | | | Takako Inoue | |
| | | Takako Inoue | | |
| | 6 | Mayumi Ozaki | | |