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The Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that is currently being defended in various independent promotions in Japan. The title was originally created by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling as the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. It stayed with FMW from its creation in 1993 to mid 1999, when FMW dropped the title. Even with the belt being dropped by FMW, the original title is still used, which bears the "FMW" name on it.
[edit] Title history
[edit] FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1993-1999)
| Wrestler: |
Reigns: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| The Great Sasuke |
1 |
August 28, 1993 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Defeated Battle Ranger Z to become the first champion. |
| Vacated in October of 1994 due to concentrate on Death Match against Atsushi Onita. |
| Ricky Fuji |
1 |
December 20, 1994 |
Nagoya, Japan |
Defeated The Great Sasuke for vacated title. |
| Hideki Hosaka |
1 |
February 6, 1995 |
Okazaki, Japan |
| Koji Nakagawa |
1 |
March 30, 1995 |
Yokohama, Japan |
| Vacated |
| Koji Nakagawa |
2 |
November 20, 1995 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
Defeated Ricky Fuji for vacated title. |
| TAKA Michinoku |
1 |
May 5, 1996 |
Kawasaki, Japan |
| El Satanico |
1 |
June 29, 1997 |
Mexico |
| TAKA Michinoku |
2 |
August 25, 1997 |
Puebla, Mexico |
| Vacated on December 18, 1997. Becomes known simple as FMW World Junior Heavyweight Title |
| Minoru Tanaka |
1 |
May 5, 1999 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Defeated Ricky Fuji for vacated title. |
| Naoki Sano |
1 |
May 15, 1999 |
Sapporo, Japan |
| FMW withdraws recognition of title on May 31, 1999 but Sano continues to defend it in Battlarts. |
[edit] Independent Jr. Heavyweight Championship (2000-Current)
| Wrestler: |
Reigns: |
Date: |
Place: |
Notes: |
| Naoki Sano is recognized as the first Independent Junior Heavyweight Champion |
| Minoru Tanaka |
1 |
January 30, 2000 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Katsumi Usuda |
1 |
May 11, 2000 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Naoyuki Taira |
1 |
June 18, 2000 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Katsumi Usuda |
2 |
November 26, 2000 |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Vacated on December 4, 2001 after Battlarts becomes inactive. |
| Ikuto Hidaka |
1 |
February 17, 2002 |
Kanagawa, Japan |
Defeated Kazuya Yuasa in a tournament final when the title is revived by Michinoku Pro Wrestling. |
| Michinoku Pro Wrestling abandons title on May 15, 2002 to create a new title. |
| Ibushi Kota |
1 |
August 26, 2007 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Defeated Madoka when the title is revived by Dramatic Dream Team. |
