Gaea Japan

GAEA was founded in 1995 by Chigusa Nagayo, a professional wrestler who achieved huge success in the 1980s with her tag team partner, Lioness Asuka, as the Crush Gals.

Their rookie class included Meiko Satomura, Toshie Uematsu, Chikayo Nagashima, Sonoko Kato, Sugar Sato, Maiko Narita, Chihiro Nakano, and Makie Numao.

GAEA acquired highly respected freelance wrestler Akira Hokuto on September 16, 1996, and Toshiyo Yamada on July 3, 1997.

On April 10, 2005, GAEA closed its doors for good with a farewell show at the Tokyo Korakuen Hall called Eternal Last Gong.

The promotion closed while still being profitable due to a combination of Nagayo's desire to retire, reliance on free agent wrestlers, and many of the original members being inactive or wanting to move on.

The belt was subsequently held by some of the most prominent Japanese women's wrestlers of the 1990s including Manami Toyota and Aja Kong.