AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship

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AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
Current
champion(s)		 Ryuji Hijikata
Date won April 29, 2008
Promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling
Date created July 31, 1986

The All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<100 kg (220 lb)) wrestlers. It was created on July 31, 1986 when Hiro Saito defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final.[1] There have been a total of 18 recognized champions who have had a combined 26 official reigns.



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[edit] Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Hiro Saito 1 July 31, 1986 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final.[1]
Kuniaki Kobayashi 1 November 23, 1986 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Masanobu Fuchi 1 January 3, 1987 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Joe Malenko 1 January 20, 1989 Fukuoka, Japan [2]
Mighty Inoue 1 January 25, 1989 Osaka, Japan [2]
Masanobu Fuchi 2 March 8, 1989 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Shinichi Nakano 1 April 16, 1989 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Mitsuo Momota 1 April 20, 1989 Osaka, Japan [2]
Joe Malenko 2 July 1, 1989 Omiya, Japan [2]
Masanobu Fuchi 3 October 20, 1989 Nagoya, Japan [2]
Dan Kroffat 1 May 21, 1993 Sapporo, Japan [2]
Masanobu Fuchi 4 August 23, 1993 Shizuoka, Japan [2]
Dan Kroffat 2 July 12, 1994 Kagoshima, Japan [2]
Yoshinari Ogawa 1 September 10, 1995 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Masanobu Fuchi 5 June 30, 1996 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 1 July 24, 1996 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Yoshinari Ogawa 2 January 15, 1997 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Maunakea Mossman 1 August 22, 1997 Tokyo, Japan [2]
Vacated June 12, 1998 Vacated due to Mossman graduating to the heavyweight division.[1]
Yoshinari Ogawa 3 July 19, 1998 Niigata, Japan Defeated Satoru Asako in a tournament final.[1]
Vacated June 16, 2000[3] Vacated due to Ogawa and several others leaving AJPW to form Pro Wrestling NOAH.[2]
Kendo Kashin 1 April 13, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Masanobu Fuchi at Grand Champion Carnival.[4]
Vacated February 12, 2004 Vacated due to inactivity.[1][2]
Kaz Hayashi 1 February 22, 2004 Tokyo, Japan Defeated BLUE-K on the Excite Series tour.[5]
TAKA Michinoku 1 January 10, 2005 Tokyo, Japan This match, at Kaientai Dojo's CLUB-K SUPER kick, was also for Hayashi's Strongest-K Championship.[6]
Shuji Kondo 1 October 22, 2005 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Shining Series tour.[7]
Katsuhiko Nakajima 1 February 17, 2007 Tokyo, Japan Won the title at Pro Wrestling LOVE in Ryogoku vol. 2. The title belt is held up on October 18, 2007 after a title defense against Silver King ended in a no contest, though Nakajima remains the official champion.[1][8]
Silver King 1 March 1, 2008 Tokyo, Japan Won the title at Pro Wrestling LOVE in Ryogoku vol. 4.[9]
Ryuji Hijikata 1 April 29, 2008 Nagoya, Japan Won the title on the Growin' Up tour.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  3. ^ AJPW Triple Crown Championship official title history (Japanese). All-Japan.co.jp. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  4. ^ AJPW Champion's Carnival tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ AJPW Excite Series tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  6. ^ Kaientai Dojo results, 2005 (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  7. ^ AJPW Shining Series tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
  8. ^ AJPW Excite Series 2007 tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  9. ^ AJPW Excite Series 2008 tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  10. ^ AJPW Growin' Up tour results. Shining Road. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

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