World of Stardom Championship
The World of Stardom Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Stardom's championship hierarchy, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when Nanae Takahashi defeated Yoko Bito in the finals of a four-woman tournament.
The reigning champion is Saya Kamitani in her first reign.
History
Inaugural tournament (2011)
On July 24, 2011, Nanae Takahashi defeated Yoko Bito in the finals of a four-woman tournament to become the inaugural champion.2015 tournament
On February 22, 2015, during a title match between the current champion Yoshiko and Act Yasukawa, Yoshiko began shooting on Yasukawa, legitimately injuring her, with the match having to be ended prematurely. Yasukawa was diagnosed with fractured cheek, nasal and orbital bones, which would require surgery. Three days later, Yoshiko was stripped of the title. On March 29, Kairi Hojo defeated Io Shirai in the finals of a four-woman tournament to win the vacant championship.On September 24, 2017, during a match between defending champion Mayu Iwatani against Toni Storm, Iwatani legitimately dislocated her elbow, prompting the referee to stop the match and award the championship to Storm.
Origin and belt design
The title is often referred to simply as the "Red Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling to refer to its WWWA World Single Championship. The title belt was crafted by American company Top Rope Belts, with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of Joshi Puroresu". The title has also been defended in Mexico and France.Reigns
As of ,, there have been 20 reigns between 17 champions and two vacancies. Nanae Takahashi was the inaugural champion, as well as the longest reign at 602 days. Natsuko Tora has the shortest reign at 34 days. Io Shirai, Mayu Iwatani and Tam Nakano have the most reigns at two. Tam Nakano is the oldest champion at 36 years old, while Yoshiko is the youngest at 21 years old.Saya Kamitani is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Tam Nakano at Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2024.
Combined reigns
As of ,.File:NIKONIKOKonamsupi-fo2.jpg|thumb|180px|right|Record tying two-time champion Mayu Iwatani with the 2011-2020 design of the title, as well as the Wonder of Stardom Championship.