GPW Women's Cruiserweight Championship

GPW Women's Cruiserweight Championship
The Global Pro Wrestling (GPW) Women's Cruiserweight Championship is a singles women's professional wrestling championship in Global Pro Wrestling for smaller women. It was created as a joint venture between GPW and various women's promotions. The weight limit for the women's cruiserweight division is 132 lb. (as announced on GPW television). The first champion was crowned in a thirty-two-woman tournament that began on an episode of GPW PUMPED! on February 6, 1996 and concluded with the final eight at Wrestling Extravaganza 1996 on April 7. Shigeru Tanaka became the first champion defeating Cynthia Peterson in the tournament finals.