NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Data
Title holder Barrett Brown
since August 12, 2017
owner National Wrestling Alliance (since 1945)
broadcast New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1995–1997)
Atlantic Coast Wrestling (1988–1989)
USA Championship Wrestling (1987–1988)
Introduced before 1945, 1995
Discontinued 1989

The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (in German NWA Junior World Heavyweight Championship ) is a title of the National Wrestling Alliance .

history

Compared to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , it is a less prestigious title. It was fought out especially with wrestlers of lower weight classes. The forerunners of today's title go back to 1945. The best-known titleholders include Black Tiger IV , Verne Gagne , Jushin Liger and Último Dragón . As is common in wrestling, the award is determined by a storyline .

The title has a very eventful history, which is mainly due to the territorial structure of the National Wrestling Association , in which not all territories were always agreed. So the title moved to Japan in 1983, while another version was fought out in the United States.

As the World Wrestling Federation began its triumphant advance, the title changed from the forerunner of the WCW to rather insignificant leagues and was discontinued in 1989.

In 1995 the title was revived by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and awarded in Japan until 1997. Two years later he returned to the NWA, which today is hardly of any importance.

On July 12, 2011, Craig Classic was the holder of the title, but left the NWA in protest against the decision that The Sheik was stripped of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . He took the title with him, but it was no longer recognized by the NWA. He then went to Pro Wrestling ZERO1 , who further recognized the title. Since then it has continued as the ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship , while the NWA continues to fight for its title.

Title Statistics

Records

record Record holder unit
Most title wins Danny Hodge 8th
Longest reign Danny Hodge 1450 days
Shortest reign Ron Starr 4 days

List of title holders

# Wrestlers number date Days place Remarks
1 Ken Fenelon 1 May 1945 N / A N / A The title was bestowed on Fenelon by Pinkie George, founder of the NWA.
2 Marshall Esteppe 1 May 30, 1945 216 Toronto , IA
3 Larry Tillman 1 January 1, 1946 69 Des Moines , IA
4th Ken Fenelon 2 March 11, 1946 301 Des Moines , IA
5 Marshall Esteppe 2 January 6, 1947 77 Des Moines , IA
6th Ray Steele 1 March 24, 1947 35 Des Moines , IA
7th Marshall Esteppe 3 April 28, 1947 77 Des Moines , IA
8th Billy Goelz 1 March 16, 1948 159 Des Moines , IA
9 Al Williams 1 August 22, 1948 14th Waterloo , IA
10 Billy Goelz 2 September 5, 1948 114 Waterloo , IA The title was stripped from him in 1949 when the NWA named Leroy McGuirk as champion.
11 Leroy McGuirk 1 December 28, 1948 41 Des Moines , IA Defeated John Swenski on June 19, 1939 in Hollywood , California ; after defeating Billy Goelz he united the National Wrestling Associations NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles) for the National Wrestling Alliance title.
- vacancy - February 7, 1950 - - Declared vacant after McGuirk was involved in a car accident and went blind.
12 Verne Gagne 1 November 13, 1950 371 Tulsa , OK Defeated Sonny Myers in a 14-man tournament final and also Billy Goelz on April 21, 1951 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin .
13 Danny McShain 1 November 19, 1951 637 Memphis , TN United the title with the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Los Angeles) . There were disputes, among others with Rito Romero, Whitey Whittler and Red Berry, which were settled through various matches.
14th Baron Michele Leone 1 17th August 1953 602 Los Angeles , CA
15th Ed Francis 1 April 11, 1955 364 Tulsa , OK
16 Mike Clancy 1 April 10, 1956 350 Oklahoma City , OK
17th Fred Blassie 1 March 26, 1957 <1 Nashville , TN
- vacancy - March 26, 1957 - - Declared vacant after a controversial match end.
18th Mike Clancy 2 April 9, 1957 217 Nashville , TN Defeated Fred Blassie
- vacancy - November 12, 1957 - - Disqualified after Clancy defeated Jackie Fargo via DQ on November 15th in Nashville, TN.
19th Mike Clancy 3 November 19, 1957 101 Nashville , TN Defeated Fred Blassie in a rematch.
20th Angelo Savoldi 1 February 28, 1958 97 Oklahoma City , OK
21st Dory Funk 1 5th June 1958 36 Amarillo , TX
22nd Angelo Savoldi 2 July 11, 1958 224 Oklahoma City , OK
23 Ivan the Terrible 1 February 20, 1959 14th Oklahoma City , OK
24 Angelo Savoldi 3 March 6, 1959 84 Oklahoma City , OK
25th Mike DiBiase 1 May 29, 1959 84 Oklahoma City , OK
26th Angelo Savoldi 4th August 21, 1959 336 Oklahoma City , OK
27 Danny Hodge 1 July 22, 1960 1450 Oklahoma City , OK
28 Hiro Matsuda 1 July 11, 1964 125 Tampa , FL
29 Angelo Savoldi 5 November 13, 1964 161 Oklahoma City , OK
30th Danny Hodge 2 April 23, 1965 214 Oklahoma City , OK
31 Lorenzo Parente 1 November 23, 1965 42 Little Rock , AR
32 Danny Hodge 3 4th January 1966 10 Little Rock , AR
33 Lorenzo Parente 2 January 14, 1166 29 Tulsa , OK
34 Joe McCarthy 1 February 12, 1966 80 Oklahoma City , OK
35 Danny Hodge 4th May 3, 1966 1361 Little Rock , AR
36 Sputnik Monroe 1 July 13, 1970 28 Shreveport , LA
37 Danny Hodge 5 August 10, 1970 283 Shreveport , LA
38 Roger Kirby 1 20th May 1971 113 New Orleans , LA
39 Ramón Torres 1 September 10, 1971 84 Monroe , LA
40 Dr. X 1 3rd December 1971 108 Oklahoma City , OK
41 Danny Hodge 6th March 20, 1972 639 Shreveport , LA
42 Ken Mantell 1 19th December 1973 272 Jackson , MS
- Wrestling Pro 1 17th September 1974 49 Mobile , AL Received the title through a contentious decision, so it was only recognized in the Gulf Coast Territory .
- Ken Mantell 1 (2) 5th November 1974 221 Mobile , AL Defeated Wrestling Pros in a rematch.
43 Hiro Matsuda 2 June 14, 1975 262 St. Petersburg , FL
44 Danny Hodge 7th March 2, 1976 13 Shreveport , Louisiana
- vacancy - March 15, 1976 - - Declared vacant after Hodge retired from wrestling after a broken neck as a result of a car accident.
45 Pat Barrett 1 September 28, 1976 65 New Orleans , LA Won against Nelson Royal in a tournament final.
46 Ron Starr 1 2nd December 1976 4th New Orleans , LA
47 Nelson Royal 1 6th December 1976 566 New Orleans , LA
48 Chavo Guerrero Sr. 1 February 24, 1978 42 unknown
49 Nelson Royal 2 April 7, 1978 79 unknown
50 Al Madril 1 June 25, 1978 398 Houston , TX
51 Nelson Royal 3 July 28, 1979 134 unknown The title was passed on to Royal because Madril did not appear for a rematch.
- Steve Keirn 1 December 10, 1979 0 Los Angeles , CA Defeated Chavo Guerrero, Sr. to get the vacant title, but the NWA did not recognize the victory as a title win. However, New Japan Pro-Wrestling recognized the title, which subsequently became the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship .
52 Ron Starr 2 February 11, 1980 N / A Tulsa , OK Defeated Les Thornton in a tournament final.
53 Les Thornton 1 March 1980 N / A unknown Thornton was awarded the title between March 9-19, 1980, when Ron Starr failed to show up for a fight.
54 Jerry Stubbs 1 January 26, 1981 5 Mobile , AL
55 Les Thornton 2 January 31, 1981 127 Dothan , AL
56 Terry Taylor 1 June 7th 1981 13 Roanoke , VA
57 Les Thornton 3 June 20, 1981 88 Roanoke , VA
58 Gerald Brisco 1 September 16, 1981 30th Miami , FL
59 Les Thornton 4th October 16, 1981 22nd Knoxville , TN
60 Joe Lightfoot 1 November 7, 1981 7th Bayamón , PR
61 Les Thornton 5 November 14, 1981 192 San Juan , PR
62 Tiger Mask 1 May 25, 1982 313 Shizuoka , Japan In 1982, some promoters in North America declared vacant because Tiger Mask was running for the World Wrestling Federation . During an annual meeting of the NWA and New Japan Pro-Wrestling , they agreed to continue recognizing the title.
63 Tiger Mask 2 2nd January 1983 71 Tokyo , Japan Defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi in a title match.
64 The Cobra 1 3rd November 1983 633 Tokyo , Japan Defeated Davey Boy Smith in a title match. However, in the United States, Les Thornton was considered a champion.
- Les Thornton 6th November 1983 N / A Manila , Philippines Fictional tournament winner.
- Hector Guerrero 1 July 13, 1984 81 Los Angeles , CA Tournament winner.
- Mike Davis 1 2nd October 1984 112 Albuquerque , NM
- Denny Brown 1 November 22, 1984 248 Greensboro , NC
65 Hiro Saito 1 July 28, 1985 0 Osaka , Japan Won the title of The Cobra.
66 The Cobra 2 July 28, 1985 4th Osaka , Japan
67 Denny Brown 1 (2) August 1985 N / A N / A New Japan Pro-Wrestling broke away from the NWA. At Starrcade in 1984, Brown defeated Mike Davis. This recognized NWA Vice President Shōhei Baba , who belonged to All Japan Pro Wrestling .
68 Gary Royal 1 August 15, 1985 31 St. Louis , MO
69 Denny Brown 2 (3) September 15, 1985 321 Atlanta , GA
70 Steve Regal 1 August 2, 1986 30th Atlanta , GA
71 Denny Brown 3 (4) September 1, 1986 187 Greenville , SC
72 Lazor Tron 1 (2) March 7, 1987 N / A Atlanta , GA Lazor previously appeared as Hector Guerrero.
73 Nelson Royal 4th October 16, 1987 280 Columbia , SC Defeated Denny Brown in a match for the vacant title. He brings the title to USA Championship Wrestling in Knoxville. Royal left World Championship Wrestling in 1988, so Masanobu Fuchi , All Japan Pro Wrestling World Junior Heavyweight Champion, was the title holder for a short time. However, Royal returned shortly thereafter and continued to defend the title.
74 Scott Armstrong 1 July 22, 1988 1 Knoxville , TN
75 Nelson Royal 5 July 23, 1988 N / A Hazard , KY
76 Scott Armstrong 2 August 1988 N / A unknown
77 Nelson Royal 6th 19th August 1988 N / A Knoxville , TN USA Championship Wrestling closed in October 1988; Royal was promoting Atlantic Coast Wrestling in Carolina at the time, calling himself a champion.
78 Les Anderson 1 November 1988 N / A unknown
79 Rock The Hunter 1 June 1989 N / A unknown
80 Les Anderson 2 December 26, 1989 1 unknown
81 Masayoshi Motegi 1 August 30, 1995 338 Tokyo , Japan Beat El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final when the NWA decided to revive the title.
82 The Great Sasuke 1 2nd August 1996 70 Tokyo , Japan Won an eight-man tournament to be the bearer of the J-Crown , a combination of eight junior heavyweight titles, which remained independent and could theoretically be fought individually.
83 Último Dragón 1 October 11, 1996 85 Osaka , Japan
84 Jushin Thunder Liger 1 4th January 1997 183 Tokyo , Japan Defeated Ultimo Dragón at Wrestling World.
85 El samurai 1 July 6, 1997 35 Sapporo , Japan
86 Shinjiro Otani 1 August 10, 1997 87 Nagoya , Japan
87 Logan Caine 1 March 5, 1999 237 Parkersburg , WV Defeated Viper in a tournament final.
88 Vince Kaplack 1 October 28, 1999 78 Pittsburgh , PA Defeated Chris Hero to replace Logan Caine.
89 Tony Kozina 1 January 14, 2000 190 North Versailles , PA
90 Rockford 2000 1 July 22, 2000 35 Surrey , BC
91 Tony Kozina 2 August 30, 2000 39 N / A
92 Vince Kaplack 2 October 14, 2000 175 Nashville , TN Won the title on the NWA 52nd Anniversary Show .
93 Rocky Reynolds 1 April 7, 2001 27 Pennsboro , WV
94 Mike Thunder 1 May 4, 2001 109 North Richland Hills , TX
95 Lex Lovett 1 August 21, 2001 53 Tampa , FL
96 Jason Rumble 1 October 13, 2001 112 Saint Petersburg , FL Defeated Lovett, Jimmy Rave , Brandon K & BJ Turner in a five-way match on the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show .
97 Rocky Reynolds 2 February 2, 2002 14th Titusville , PA
98 Jason Rumble 2 February 16, 2002 49 Malden , MA
99 Rocky Reynolds 3 April 6, 2002 56 Parkersburg , WV
100 Jimmy Rave 1 June 29, 2002 42 Cornelia , GA Defeated Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez in a three-way match.
101 star 1 August 10, 2002 7th Columbia , TN
102 Jimmy Rave 2 17th August 2002 154 Columbia , TN
103 Brother Love 1 January 18, 2003 140 Greenville , MS
104 Rocky Reynolds 4th June 7, 2003 56 Parkersburg , WV
105 Chris Draven 1 August 2, 2003 161 Parkersburg , WV
106 Jerrelle Clark 1 January 10, 2004 281 Saint Petersburg , FL
107 Jason Rumble 3 October 17, 2004 312 Winnipeg , MB Defeated Clark and Vance Desmond in a three-way match on the NWA 56th Anniversary Show .
108 Black Tiger IV 1 August 25, 2005 178 Columbia , TN
109 Tiger Mask IV 1 February 19, 2006 446 Tokyo , Japan
110 Mike Quackenbush 1 May 11, 2007 1275 Portage , IN
111 Craig Classic 1 November 6, 2010 247 Fort Pierce , FL
112 Kevin Douglas 1 October 7, 2011 373 Charlotte , NC Defeated Chase Owens in a tournament final.
113 Chase Owens 1 October 13, 2012 302 Kingsport , TN Beat Matt Conard and Zac Vincent in a tournament final.
114 Jason Kincaid 1 August 10, 2013 69 Kingsport , TN
115 Chase Owens 2 18th October 2013 78 Houston , TX
116 Ricky Morton 1 4th January 2014 62 Kingsport , TN
117 Chase Owens 3 March 7, 2014 246 Church Hill , TN
118 Jushin Thunder Liger 2 November 8, 2014 156 Osaka , Japan
119 Steve Anthony 1 April 13, 2015 163 Las Vegas , NV
120 Tiger Mask IV 2 23rd September 2015 178 Okayama , Japan
121 Steve Anthony 2 19th March 2016 112 Nagoya , Japan
122 John Saxon 1 July 9, 2016 275 Pensacola , FL
123 Arrick Andrews 1 April 8, 2017 41 Dyersburg , TN
124 Mr. USA 1 19th May 2017 85 Franklin , KY
125 Barrett Brown 1 August 12, 2017 1114+ Dyersburg , TN

Title statistics

Current title holder.
Not recognized by the NWA.
<1 Less than a day.
rank Wrestlers number Days
1 Danny Hodge 7th 4134
2 Mike Quackenbush 1 1275
3 Angelo Savoldi 5 902
4th Nelson Royal 6th 846
5 Mike Clancy 3 768
6th Denny Brown 3 (4) 756
7th Danny McShain 1 637
The Cobra 2 637
8th Chase Owens 3 626
9 Tiger Mask IV 2 624
10 Baron Michele Leone 1 602
11 Hiro Matsuda 2 548
12 Ken Mantell 1 (2) 493
13 Jason Rumble 3 473
14th Les Thornton 6th 429
15th Al Madril 1 398
16 Tiger Mask 2 384
17th Kevin Douglas 1 373
18th Verne Gagne 1 371
19th Marshall Esteppe 3 370
20th Ed Francis 1 364
21st Jushin Thunder Liger 2 339
22nd Masayoshi Motegi 1 338
23 Ken Fenelon 2 301
24 Jerrelle Clark 1 281
25th Steve Anthony 2 275
John Saxon 1 275
26th Vince Kaplack 2 253
27 Craig Classic 1 247
28 Logan Caine 1 237
29 Tony Kozina 2 229
30th Jimmy Rave 2 196
31 Rocky Reynolds 4th 181
32 Black Tiger IV 1 178
33 Chris Draven 1 161
34 Billy Goelz 2 159
35 Brother Love 1 140
36 Roger Kirby 1 113
- Mike Davis 1† 112
37 Mike Thunder 1 109
38 Dr. X 1 108
39 Shinjiro Otani 1 87
40 Último Dragón 1 85
Mr. USA 1 85
41 Mike DiBiase 1 84
Ramón Torres 1 84
42 Barrett Brown 1† 1114+
43 Hector Guerrero / Lazor Tron 1 (2) 81
44 Joe McCarthy 1 80
45 Chavo Guerrero Sr. 2 79
46 Lorenzo Parente 2 71
47 The Great Sasuke 1 70
48 Pat Barrett 1 69
Larry Tillman 1 69
Jason Kincaid 1 69
49 Ricky Morton 1 62
50 Lex Lovett 1 53
- Wrestling Pro 1† 49
51 Arrick Andrews 1 41
Leroy McGuirk 1 41
52 Dory Funk 1 36
53 Ray Steele 1 35
El samurai 1 35
54 Gary Royal 1 31
55 Steve Regal 1 30th
56 Sputnik Monroe 1 28
57 Al Williams 1 14th
Ivan The Terrible 1 14th
58 Joe Lightfoot 1 7th
star 1 7th
59 Jerry Stubbs 1 5
60 Ron Starr 2 4th
61 Scott Armstrong 2 1
Les Anderson 2 1
62 Hiro Saito 1 <1
Fred Blassie 1 <1
63 Rock The Hunter 1 N / A

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Cagematch.de, accessed on March 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Brian Hoops: On this day in pro wrestling history (May 25): Rockers last match in AWA, Tiger Mask wins NWA Jr. Heavyweight gold, Russian amateur wrestler beats Vader . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. May 25, 2015.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.f4wonline.com  
  3. ^ Brian Hoops: On this day in pro wrestling history (June 2): Hogan beats Inoki to win 1st IWGP tourney, HTM's Intercontinental title reign begins . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. June 2, 2015. Accessed on February 11, 2017.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.f4wonline.com  
  4. ^ Brian Hoops: Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/19): Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.