AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
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The AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a championship contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX.
The championship was known as the NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship from its inception until ZERO-ONE left the NWA on October 31, 2004 and changed its name to Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX. Following this, the title became known as the ZERO-ONE/UPW/WORLD-1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship until ZERO1-MAX joined the American Wrestling Association on February 28, 2005, when it became simply the ZERO1-MAX International Junior Heavyweight Championship. It obtained its current name following the 2006 "Tenka-Ichi" Junior tournament, which was won by Minoru Fujita.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanky | 1 | June 29, 2002 | Sapporo, Japan | Defeated Smelly to become the first champion. |
| Low Ki | 1 | September 16, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Wataru Sakata | 1 | August 31, 2003 | Gifu, Japan | |
| Vacated | April 12, 2004 | Sakata vacated the title in order to participate in the "Tenka-Ichi" Junior Tournament. | ||
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 1 | May 16, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Tony Stradlin to win the vacant title. |
| Super Crazy | 1 | December 18, 2004 | Chiba, Japan | |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 1 | April 14, 2005 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Takuya Sugawara | 1 | February 26, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 2 | July 27, 2006 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Vacated | August 2006 | Takaiwa vacated the title to participate in the "Tenka-Ichi" Junior tournament. | ||
| Minoru Fujita | 1 | August 26, 2006 | Kyoto, Japan | Defeated Takuya Sugawara to win the vacant title. |
