The following champion history features the AJPW Triple Crown Championship.
Champion history[]
Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Jumbo Tsuruta | 1 | April 18, 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | Tsuruta, the NWA International Heavyweight Champion, defeated the PWF Heavyweight and NWA United National Champion Stan Hansen to unify the titles. |
Genichiro Tenryu | 1 | June 5, 1989 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Jumbo Tsuruta | 2 | October 11, 1989 | Yokohama, Japan | N/A |
Terry Gordy | 1 | June 5, 1990 | Chiba, Japan | N/A |
Stan Hansen | 1 | June 8, 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Terry Gordy | 2 | July 17, 1990 | Ishikawa, Japan | N/A |
Vacated on July 27, 1990 when Gordy is hospitalized with a serious illness. | ||||
Stan Hansen | 2 | July 27, 1990 | Matsudo, Japan | Defeated Mitsuharu Misawa in a decision match. |
Jumbo Tsuruta | 3 | January 19, 1991 | Matsumoto, Japan | N/A |
Stan Hansen | 3 | January 28, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Mitsuharu Misawa | 1 | August 22, 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Steve Williams | 1 | July 28, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Toshiaki Kawada | 1 | October 22, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Stan Hansen | 4 | March 4, 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Mitsuharu Misawa | 2 | May 26, 1995 | Sapporo, Japan | N/A |
Akira Taue | 1 | May 24, 1996 | Sapporo, Japan | N/A |
Kenta Kobashi | 1 | July 24, 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Mitsuharu Misawa | 3 | January 20, 1997 | Osaka, Japan | N/A |
Toshiaki Kawada | 2 | May 1, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Kenta Kobashi | 2 | June 12, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Mitsuharu Misawa | 4 | October 31, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Toshiaki Kawada | 3 | January 22, 1999 | Osaka, Japan | N/A |
Vacated on January 29, 1999 due to Kawada fracturing his right arm during the title match on January 22. | ||||
Vader | 1 | March 6, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Akira Taue in a decision match. |
Mitsuharu Misawa | 5 | May 2, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Vader | 2 | October 30, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Kenta Kobashi | 3 | February 27, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Vacated in June 2000 when Kobashi leaves the company for Pro Wrestling NOAH. | ||||
Genichiro Tenryu | 2 | October 28, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Toshiaki Kawada in a tournament final. |
Keiji Mutoh | 1 | June 8, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Toshiaki Kawada | 4 | February 24, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Vacated on March 28, 2002 due to Kawada injuring his knee. | ||||
Genichiro Tenryu | 3 | April 13, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Keiji Mutoh in a decision match. |
The Great Muta | 2 | October 27, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | February 23, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Vacated on August 16, 2003 due to Hashimoto injuring his knee. | ||||
Toshiaki Kawada | 5 | September 6, 2003 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Shinjiro Ohtani in a tournament final. |
Satoshi Kojima | 1 | February 16, 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | Also holds IWGP Heavyweight Championship, becoming the only man to hold both titles at once. |
Taiyō Kea | 1 | July 3, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | N/A |
Minoru Suzuki | 1 | September 3, 2006 | Sapporo, Japan | N/A |
Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | August 26, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 3. |
Suwama | 1 | April 29, 2008 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Growin' Up tour. |
The Great Muta | 3 | September 28, 2008 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title on the Flashing tour. |
Yoshihiro Takayama | 1 | March 14, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 7. |
Satoshi Kojima | 2 | September 26, 2009 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title on the Flashing tour. |
Ryota Hama | 1 | March 21, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 9. |
Minoru Suzuki | 2 | May 2, 2010 | Aichi, Japan | Won the title on the Growin' Up tour. |
Suwama | 2 | August 29, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 10. |
Jun Akiyama | 1 | October 23, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Masakatsu Funaki | 1 | August 26, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Suwama | 3 | March 17, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Akebono | 1 | October 27, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Vacated on May 30, 2014 due to Akebono suffering from health issues. | ||||
Takao Omori | 1 | June 15, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Jun Akiyama to win the vacant championship. |
Suwama | 4 | June 29, 2014 | Sapporo, Japan | |
Joe Doering | 1 | July 27, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Go Shiozaki | 1 | January 3, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Akebono | 2 | May 21, 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Jun Akiyama | 2 | November 1, 2015 | Hirosaki, Japan | |
Suwama | 5 | January 2, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Vacated on January 12, 2016 after Suwama ruptured his achilles tendon. | ||||
Kento Miyahara | 1 | February 12, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | May 21, 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Kento Miyahara | 2 | August 27, 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Suwama | 6 | October 9, 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Joe Doering | 2 | October 21, 2017 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Kento Miyahara | 3 | March 25, 2018 | Saitama, Japan | |
Zeus | 1 | July 29, 2018 | Osaka, Japan | |
Kento Miyahara | 4 | October 21, 2018 | Yokohama, Japan | |
Suwama | 7 | March 23, 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Vacated on June 20, 2021 after Suwama tested positive for COVID-19. | ||||
Jake Lee | 1 | June 26, 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi in a Three Way Tomoe Battle Match to win the vacant championship. |
Vacated on December 28, 2021 after Jake Lee suffered an injury. | ||||
Kento Miyahara | 5 | January 23, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Ryuki Honda in the final of a tournament to win the vacant championship. |
Jake Lee | 2 | June 19, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Suwama | 8 | July 14, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Kento Miyahara | 6 | September 18, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Yuji Nagata | 1 | February 19, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Yuma Aoyagi | 1 | July 2, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | |
Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | November 5, 2023 | Sapporo, Japan | |
Yuma Anzai | 1 | March 30, 2024 | Tokyo, Japan |