AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
| World Junior Heavyweight Championship | |
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 Soma Takao with the title in September 2016
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| Title holder | Tajiri |
| since | October 21, 2017 |
| owner | All Japan Pro Wrestling |
| Introduced | July 31, 1986 |
The AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a wrestling title of the Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). As usual in wrestling, the award of this title follows a previously worked out storyline . As the name suggests, the title is fought in the light heavyweight division , which in wrestling means that the fighters are no heavier than 220 lb. (or 100 kg) may be. He replaced the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship . The belt also had the same appearance, only the "International" was replaced by "World" on the new belt. On August 27, 2017, the title received a new design.
The title was introduced on July 31, 1986. The first champion was Hiro Saito , who was able to defeat his opponent Brad Armstrong in a tournament final. A total of 31 wrestlers were named champions.
List of title holders
| # | champion | No. | Date of title win | Days | place | event | Title defenses | comment | proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiro Saito | 1 | July 31, 1986 | 115 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 3 | Hiro Saito defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final. | |
| 2 | Kuniaki Kobayashi | 1 | November 23, 1986 | 41 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 1 | ||
| 3 | Masanobu Fuchi | 1 | 3rd January 1987 | 748 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 7th | ||
| 4th | Joe Malenko | 1 | January 20, 1989 | 5 | Fukuoka | Houseshow | 0 | ||
| 5 | Mighty Inoue | 1 | January 25, 1989 | 42 | Osaka | Houseshow | 2 | ||
| 6th | Masanobu Fuchi | 2 | March 8, 1989 | 39 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 1 | ||
| 7th | Shinichi Nakano | 1 | April 16, 1989 | 4th | Tokyo | Houseshow | 0 | ||
| 8th | Mitsuo Momota | 1 | April 20, 1989 | 72 | Osaka | Houseshow | 2 | ||
| 9 | Joe Malenko | 2 | July 1, 1989 | 111 | Ōmiya | Houseshow | 2 | ||
| 10 | Masanobu Fuchi | 3 | October 20, 1989 | 1309 | Nagoya | Houseshow | 14th | ||
| 11 | Dan Kroffat | 1 | May 21, 1993 | 94 | Sapporo | Houseshow | 1 | ||
| 12 | Masanobu Fuchi | 4th | 23rd August 1993 | 323 | Shizuoka | Houseshow | 2 | ||
| 13 | Dan Kroffat | 2 | July 12, 1994 | 425 | Kagoshima | Houseshow | 5 | ||
| 14th | Yoshinari Ogawa | 1 | September 10, 1995 | 294 | Tokyo, Japan | Houseshow | 4th | ||
| 15th | Masanobu Fuchi | 5 | June 30, 1996 | 24 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 0 | ||
| 16 | Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | 1 | July 24, 1996 | 175 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 2 | ||
| 17th | Yoshinari Ogawa | 2 | January 15, 1997 | 219 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 1 | ||
| 18th | Maunakea Mossman | 1 | August 22, 1997 | 294 | Tokyo | Houseshow | 3 | ||
| - | vacancy | - | June 12, 1998 | - | - | - | - | Maunakea Mossman then fought as a heavyweight. | |
| 19th | Yoshinari Ogawa | 3 | July 19, 1998 | 698 | Niigata | Summer Action Series tour | 5 | Defeated Satoru Asako in a tournament final. | |
| - | vacancy | - | July 16, 2000 | - | - | - | - | Was declared vacant after a number of wrestlers including Ogawa left AJPW to form Pro Wrestling NOAH . | |
| 20th | Kendo Kashin | 1 | April 13, 2002 | 670 | Tokyo | Grand Champion Carnival | 8th | Defeated Masanobu Fuchi. | |
| - | vacancy | - | February 12, 2004 | - | - | - | - | Kendo Kashin no longer competed. | |
| 21st | Kaz Hayashi | 1 | February 22, 2004 | 323 | Tokyo | Excite Series Tour | 6th | Defeated Blue-K . | |
| 22nd | Taka Michinoku | 1 | January 10, 2005 | 285 | Tokyo | Kaientai Dojos CLUB-K SUPER kick | 12 | It was also about Hayashi's Strongest-K Championship . | |
| 23 | Shuji Kondo | 1 | October 22, 2005 | 483 | Tokyo, Japan | Shining Series tour | 5 | ||
| 24 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | February 17, 2007 | 378 | Tokyo, Japan | Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 2 | 3 | ||
| 25th | Silver King | 1 | March 1, 2008 | 59 | Tokyo | Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 4th | 0 | ||
| 26th | Ryuji Hijikata | 1 | April 29, 2008 | 152 | Nagoya | Growin 'Up Tour | 3 | ||
| 27 | Naomichi Marufuji | 1 | September 28, 22008 | 131 | Yokohama | Flashing tour | 4th | ||
| 28 | Kaz Hayashi | 2 | February 6, 2009 | 695 | Tokyo | Excite Series Tour | 17th | ||
| 29 | Minoru Tanaka | 1 | January 2, 2011 | 152 | Tokyo | New Year Shining Series Tour | 1 | ||
| - | vacancy | - | June 3, 2011 | - | - | - | - | All Japan Pro Wrestling sacked Minoru. | |
| 30th | Quay | 1 | June 19, 2011 | 126 | Tokyo | 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryogoku | 2 | Defeated Shuji Kondo. | |
| 31 | Kenny Omega | 1 | October 23, 2011 | 217 | Tokyo | Puroresu Love in Ryogoku Vol. 13 | 5 | ||
| 32 | Quay | 2 | May 27, 2012 | 77 | Tokyo | Rise Up Tour 2012 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Hiroshi Yamato | 1 | | 143 | Tokyo | Summer Impact 2012 | 5 | |||
| 34 | Shuji Kondo | 2 | January 2, 2013 | 52 | Tokyo | 2013 New Year Shining Series: New Year 2Days | 0 | It was also about Kundo's GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship . | |
| 35 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 1 | February 23, 2013 | 295 | Tokyo, Japan | 2013 Excite Series | 7th | ||
| 36 | Último Dragón | 1 | December 15, 2013 | 165 | Tokyo | 2013 Fan Appreciation Day | 2 | ||
| 37 | Atsushi Aoki | 1 | May 29, 2014 | 302 | Tokyo, Japan | 2014 Super Power Series | 5 | ||
| 38 | Kotaro Suzuki | 1 | March 27, 2015 | 234 | Tokyo, Japan | 2015 Dream Power Series | 6th | ||
| - | vacancy | - | November 16, 2015 | - | - | - | - | Suzuki left AJPW. | |
| 39 | Atsushi Aoki | 2 | February 21, 2016 | 119 | Tokyo | 2016 Excite Series | 3 | Defeated Hikaru Sato in the final of the 2016 Jr. Battle of Glory. | |
| 40 | Hikaru Sato | 1 | 19th June 2016 | 70 | Tokyo | 2016 Dynamite Series | 1 | ||
| 41 | Soma Takao | 1 | August 28, 2016 | 91 | Tokyo | DDT Pro-Wrestling Ryogoku Peter Pan 2016 | 1 | ||
| 42 | Keisuke Ishii | 1 | November 27, 2016 | 152 | Tokyo | Zen Nihon Puroresu in Ryogoku Kokugikan | 3 | ||
| 43 | Hikaru Sato | 2 | April 28, 2017 | 93 | Okayama | 2017 Champion Carnival: 45th Anniversary Series | 4th | ||
| 44 | Tajiri | 1 | July 30, 2017 | 28 | Osaka | 2017 Summer Action Series | 0 | ||
| 45 | Último Dragón | 2 | 27th August 2017 | 55 | Tokyo | 2017 summer explosion | 1 | ||
| 46 | Tajiri | 2 | October 21, 2017 | 1046+ | Yokohama | Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori Debut 25th Anniversary Show | 1 |
Title statistics
| space | Wrestlers | number | Title defenses | Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanobu Fuchi | 5 | 24 | 2443 |
| 2 | Yoshinari Ogawa | 3 | 10 | 1211 |
| 3 | Kaz Hayashi | 2 | 23 | 1018 |
| 4th | Kendo Kashin | 1 | 8th | 670 |
| 5 | Shuji Kondo | 2 | 5 | 535 |
| 6th | Dan Kroffat | 2 | 6th | 519 |
| 7th | Atsushi Aoki | 2 | 8th | 421 |
| 8th | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | 3 | 378 |
| 9 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 1 | 7th | 295 |
| 10 | Maunakea Mossman | 1 | 3 | 294 |
| 11 | Taka Michinoku | 1 | 12 | 285 |
| 12 | Kotaro Suzuki | 1 | 6th | 234 |
| 13 | Último Dragón | 2 | 3 | 220 |
| 14th | Kenny Omega | 1 | 5 | 217 |
| 15th | Quay | 2 | 2 | 203 |
| 16 | Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 17th | Hikaru Sato | 2 | 5 | 163 |
| 18th | Keisuke Ishii | 1 | 3 | 152 |
| Ryuji Hijikata | 1 | 3 | 152 | |
| Minoru | 1 | 1 | 152 | |
| 21st | Hiroshi Yamato | 1 | 5 | 143 |
| 22nd | Naomichi Marufuji | 1 | 4th | 131 |
| 23 | Joe Malenko | 2 | 2 | 116 |
| 24 | Hiro Saito | 1 | 3 | 115 |
| 25th | Soma Takao | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 26th | Tajiri | 2 | 1 | 1046+ |
| 27 | Mitsuo Momota | 1 | 2 | 72 |
| 28 | Silver King | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| 29 | Mighty Inoue | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| 30th | Kuniaki Kobayashi | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 31 | Shinichi Nakano | 1 | 0 | 4th |
Web links
- World Junior Heavyweight Title on Wrestling-titles.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship . Wrestling-Titles.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ Brian Hoops: On this day in pro wrestling history (July 31): Stan Hansen wins NWA International title, Giant Baba, Hulk Hogan in AWA . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. July 31, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship official title history ( Japanese ) All-Japan.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ Brian Hoops: On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. July 1, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2017.
- ↑ Brian Hoops: On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. July 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ↑ AJPW Triple Crown Championship official title history ( Japanese ) All-Japan.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ AJPW Champion's Carnival tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on May 30, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ↑ We are the Champions (as of July 8) . In: Power Slam Magazine , SW Publishing LTD, August 2003, p. 15.109.
- ↑ AJPW Excite Series tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ Brian Hoops: Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ↑ Kaientai Dojo results, 2005 ( German ) PuroLove.com. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ↑ AJPW Shining Series tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ↑ AJPW Excite Series 2007 tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on April 28, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ AJPW Excite Series 2008 tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ AJPW Growin 'Up tour results . Shining Road. Archived from the original on April 14, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
- ↑ Dave Meltzer : Complete Sunday update: Legendary feud, ratings, long time champ drops title today, Reaction to UFC . In: Wrestling Observer Newsletter . January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.puroresuspirit.com/2011/06/19/results-for-june-19th-2011/