WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship

WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion World Wrestling Council
Wrestling International New Generations
Date established December 14, 1974
Current champion(s) Peter The Bad Romance
Date won August 5, 2017
Other name(s)
  • WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1974-1991, 1994-2014)
  • W*ING World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1992-1994)
  • WWC American Lightweight Championship (1997)

The WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship, is a tertiary championship contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the World Wrestling Council. While weight classes are generally not strictly adhered to in professional wrestling today, this particular championship is usually competed for by wrestlers weighing less than 230 lbs.

History

For a time, the title was defended in the W*ING promotion in Japan as the W*ING World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Originally, the title was used to push a wrestler that the promotion was interested in, becoming a stepping stone on the route to the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship.[1] A pattern was followed where these talents would win the Junior Heavyweight Championship first, followed by tertiary and secondary titles, before progressing to the main event.[1]

By the 2010s, promoting up-and-comers became a secondary function, with the title now being used to appease journeymen and occasionally punish wrestlers that failed to draw.[1] Independent wrestlers and veterans such as Tommy Diablo (Armando Gorbea) would exchange the title, which served as a perpetual card opener.[1]

O.T. Fernández's international tour

After defeating Ángel Pérez to win the title for the first time and aware that the it was no longer being used to push new or young talents, O.T. Fernández requested permission to take it abroad, citing interest in returning it to its original format and reputation by stating that he was "going to keep representing and showcasing the title with the best of [his] abilities [and that he wanted] to keep elevating this championship back to its old roots."[1] In May 2017, he took the title on the Dragonmanía XII tour held at the Arena México, marking the first time in years that the title was exposed internationally, tough it was not officially defended.[2][3] On July 8, 2017, Fernández successfully retained the title over Aero Boy in a Cleveland Knights Championship Wrestling (CKCW) card held at Ohio.[4]

His reign continued gathering outside exposition by making an appearance in a WAPA-TV comedy named "Such is Life".

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Dick Steinborn 1 December 14, 1974 None Steinborn was billed as the first champion upon arrival.
Carlos Colón 1 December 21, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Dick Steinborn 2 January 11, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Record unrecorded title vacated on 1980.
Les Thornton 1 July 24, 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico Reigning NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, billed as champion upon arrival.
Joe Lightfoot 1 November 7, 1981 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Les Thornton 2 November 14, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Title later vacated on 1982.
Dick Steinborn 3 August 28, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico Billed as champion upon arrival.
Jerry Brisco 1 November 4, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Title later vacated on 1983.
Perro Aguayo 1 April 1983 WWC magazine stated that for the month Perro Aguayo was the WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion. Aguayo came to WWC on April 19, 1983.
Title later vacated on 1984.
Aníbal 1 September 10, 1984 Reigning UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Champion, billed as champion upon arrival.

Invader III (Johnny Rivera) 1 September 15, 1984 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Title later vacated on 1985.
Invader III 2 June 1, 1985 Defeat Denny Brown for the vacant title.[5]
Eric Embry 1 November 25, 1985 Dorado, Puerto Rico
Invader III 3 January 18, 1986 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Chicky Starr 1 March 5, 1986 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader III 4 March 19, 1986 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Chicky Starr 2 April 12, 1986 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Invader III 5 May 4, 1986 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Don Kent 1 October 25, 1986 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Invader III 6 November 19, 1986 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Frankie Lancaster 1 March 14, 1987 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Title held up after a match between Super Médico and Frankie Lancaster on April 11, 1987 in Caguas, Puerto Rico.
Frankie Lancaster 2 April 18, 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeat Super Médico in a rematch.
Gran Mendoza 1 July 18, 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo, Jr. 1 September 20, 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico [6]
Gran Mendoza 2 October 7, 1987 Cataño, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo, Jr. 2 January 5, 1988 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Tony Falk 1 April 2, 1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader III 7 April 13, 1988 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
El Profe (Ángel Pantojas) 1 November 16, 1988 Cataño, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana 1 January 14, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Jonathan Holiday 1 April 2, 1989 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Super Medico I 1 May 20, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Chicky Starr 3 June 24, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Super Médico I 2 July 29, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico [7]
Eddie Watts 1 January 27, 1990 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo, Jr. 3 April 21, 1990 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ron Starr 1 August 25, 1990 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Invader IV (Maelo Huertas) 1 September 15, 1990 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ron Starr 2 September 26, 1990 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo, Jr. 4 October 6, 1990 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Billy Travis 1 November 3, 1990 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Huracán Castillo, Jr. 5 November 20, 1990 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Mr. Pogo 1 February 9, 1991 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Title held up after a match between Mr. Pogo and Ricky Santana on April 4, 1991 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
Ricky Santana 2 April 20, 1991 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Brad Anderson 1 May 11, 1991 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Ricky Santana 3 May 25, 1991 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Alex Porteau 1 September 4, 1991 Cataño, Puerto Rico
Ray González 1 September 21, 1991 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Title vacant and inactive when Ray Gonzalez jumps to AWF on December 1, 1991 and the title was moved to Wrestling International New Generations.
WWC/W*ING World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Ray González 2 December 1992 Billed as WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion in Japan's W*ING'S promotion.
Masayoshi Motegi 1 January 7, 1993 Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshi Itakura 1 February 5, 1993 Tokyo, Japan
Masayoshi Motegi 2 March 22, 1993 Osaka, Japan
El Texano 1 May 9, 1993 Saitama, Japan
Masayoshi Motegi 3 October 19, 1993 Tokyo, Japan
Shinichi Nakano 1 December 16, 1993 Kawasaki, Japan
Masayoshi Motegi 4 January 14, 1994 Toda, Japan
Title vacated on March 13, 1994, when W*ING closed.
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Ken Wayne 1 June 1994 Billed as a champion upon arrival.
Ray González 3 1994
Ken Wayne 2 1994
Record unrecorded unknown years.
Tiger Mike Anthony 1 March 7, 1996 ??? Billed as a champion upon arrival.
WWC American Lightweight Championship
Chuck Singer 1 February 22, 1997 Ponce, Puerto Rico Billed as a champion upon arrival.
Pablo Márquez 1 March 2, 1997 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Chuck Singer 2 March 16, 1997 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Alex G. 1 April 9, 1997 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico
Chuck Singer 3 May 24, 1997 Humacao, Puerto Rico
WWC World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Pablo Márquez 2 July 7, 1997 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Title vacated on July 25, 1997 when Pablo Márquez leaves WWC in an injury angle.
Mike Anthony 2 September 6, 1997 Humacao, Puerto Rico It is unknown how win the vacant title.
Title vacated when Mike Anthony Left from WWC in October 5, 1997.
Steve Corino 1 October 29, 1997 Gurabo, Puerto Rico Defeat El Halcón.
Jerry Estrada 1 November 16, 1997 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
La Ley 1 December 13, 1997 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Jerry Estrada 2 January 6, 1998 Caguas, Puerto Rico Won the title by forfeit when Ley left the promotion.
Rockero 1 August 15, 1998 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Sean Hill 1 February 20, 1999 Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rockero 2 May 22, 1999 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Maelo Huertas 2 July 3, 1999 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Black Boy (Julio César Cruz) 1 August 14, 1999 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rockero 3 September 11, 1999 Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Black Boy 2 October 2, 1999 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Sean Hill 2 October 9, 1999 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Maelo Huertas 3 November 13, 1999 Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
Rockero 4 November 20, 1999 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Exotíco 1 December 11, 1999 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Rockero 5 February 5, 2000 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Exotíco 2 March 4, 2000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Rockero 6 June 10, 2000 Lares, Puerto Rico
Title held up on September 16, 2000.
Black Boy 3 September 30, 2000 San Germán, Puerto Rico Defeat Richie Santiago and Rockero in a 3-way match.
Trailer Park Trash 1 November 25, 2000 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Title vacated on December 16, 2000 when Trash no-showed a title defense against Eddie Colón.
Damien Steele 1 January 5, 2001 Ponce, Puerto Rico Defeat Eddie Colón, Richie Santiago, Black Boy and Rockero in a 5-way match.
Eddie Colón 1 February 10, 2001 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Damien Steele 2 February 17, 2001 Manatí, Puerto Rico
Eddie Colón 2 March 10, 2001 Morovis, Puerto Rico
Barrabás, Jr. 1 August 25, 2001 Manatí, Puerto Rico
Eddie Colón 3 October 13, 2001 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Justin Sane 1 October 27, 2001 Carolina, Puerto Rico Defeat Eddie Colón, Barrabás, Jr. in 3-way match.
Eddie Colón 4 November 24, 2001 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rey Mysterio, Jr. 1 January 6, 2002 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Eddie Colón 5 April 6, 2002 Humacao, Puerto Rico Defeat Rey Mysterio and Justin Sane in a 3-way match. [8]
Title held up after a match between Kid Kash and Eddie Colón ends in a double pinfall on October 20, 2002 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Tommy Diablo 1 December 14, 2002 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat Brent Dail in a tournament final.
Alex Montalvo 1 January 18, 2003 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico Defeat Diablo and Brent Dail in a 3-way match.
Tommy Diablo 2 January 25, 2003 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 1 February 15, 2003 Ponce, Puerto Rico Defeat Diablo and Alex Montalvo in a 3-way match.
Livewire 1 March 22, 2003 Morovis, Puerto Rico Defeat Brent Dail, Alexander Montalvo, Pablo Márquez, New York Hit Squad #1 and New York Hit Squad #2 in a 6-way elimination match.
Alex Montalvo 2 April 19, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico
New York Hit Squad #2 1 May 18, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Pablo Márquez 3 May 24, 2003 ???
Alex Montalvo 3 May 31, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico
José Rivera, Jr. 1 July 19, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Alex Montalvo 4 August 15, 2003 ???
Diabólico 1 August 16, 2003 Nagüabo, Puerto Rico
Pablo Márquez 4 September 6, 2003 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat Diabólico and Alex Montalvo in a 3-way match.
Alex Montalvo 5 October 18, 2003 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Maniac 1 November 29, 2003 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Diabólico 2 December 20, 2003 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Pablo Márquez 5 February 28, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rockero 7 March 27, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 2 July 3, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Maniac 2 July 17, 2004 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Kid Kash 1 August 21, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Alex Montalvo 6 September 25, 2004 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 3 October 9, 2004 Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Alex Montalvo 7 October 24, 2004 Camuy, Puerto Rico
Juventud Guerrera 1 November 25, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Alex Montalvo 8 December 4, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 4 December 10, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Alex Montalvo 9 December 11, 2004 Hatillo, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 5 January 15, 2005 Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Chris Joel 1 February 19, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico
"Jumping" Jeff Jeffrey 1 March 26, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 6 April 23, 2005 Carolina, Puerto Rico Defeat Jumping Jeff Jeffrey, Alex Montalvo, A.J. Marley and Justin Sane in a 5-way elimination match.
"Jumping" Jeff Jeffrey 2 April 30, 2005 Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Superstar Romeo 1 August 20, 2005 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Stefano 1 November 5, 2005 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Maniac 3 December 4, 2005 Lares, Puerto Rico
Elí Rodríguez 1 December 10, 2005 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stefano 2 April 1, 2006 Cayey, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 7 May 6, 2006 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat Stefano and Gama Singh, Jr. in a 3-way match.
Superstar Romeo 2 July 1, 2006 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 8 July 15, 2006 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
José Rivera, Jr. 2 August 12, 2006 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 9 September 1, 2006 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat José Rivera, Jr. and Hammett in a 3-way match.
Hammett 1 September 9, 2006 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Brent Dail 10 October 7, 2006 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Hammett 2 November 23, 2006 Carolina, Puerto Rico Defeat Brent Dail, Elí Rodríguez and Rick Stanley in a 4-way battle royal.
Rick Stanley 4 March 17, 2007 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Rick Stanley formerly known as Maniac.
BJ 1 April 15, 2007 Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
Rick Stanley 5 April 21, 2007 Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
BJ 2 May 12, 2007 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
William de la Vega 1 September 15, 2007 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat BJ, Hammett, Rick Stanley, El Niche and Dave Dijour in a 6-man X match.
El Niche 1 December 15, 2007 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Vacated on January 5, 2008 after Niche jumps to IWA.
Ricky Reyes 1 March 7, 2009 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Tommy Diablo, "El Hombre Bestia" Angel, El Sensacional Carlitos, Johnny Styles and Hiram Túa in a 6-man X match.
"El Hombre Bestia" Angel 1 April 18, 2009 Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 3 May 16, 2009 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeat El Sensacional Carlitos and "El Hombre Bestia" Angel in a 3-way match.
El Sensacional Carlitos 1 July 11, 2009 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeat "El Hombre Bestia" Angel, Chicky Starr, Hiram Tua, Johnny Styles, Ricky Reyes and Tommy Diablo in a 7-man X match.
Ricky Reyes 2 September 19, 2009 Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 1 October 31, 2009 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Ricky Reyes, "El Hombre Bestia" Angel and Tommy Diablo in a fatal 4-way match.
Lynx 1 February 6, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 2 February 20, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Lynx and Tommy Diablo in a 3-way match.
Tommy Diablo 4 February 27, 2010 Ponce, Puerto Rico
"El Hombre Bestia" Angel 2 March 20, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 3 April 3, 2010 Carolina, Puerto Rico Defeat "El Hombre Bestia" Angel, Niche and Lynx in a 4-way X match.
Lynx 2 April 24, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
"El Hombre Bestia" Angel 3 May 8, 2010 Lajas, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 5 June 6, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat "El Hombre Bestia" Angel & Rikochet in a 3-way match.
Rikochet 4 August 21, 2010 Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Lynx 3 October 23, 2010 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 5 October 30, 2010 Manatí, Puerto Rico "El Hombre Bestia" Angel was especial referee.
"El Hombre Bestia" Angel 4 November 13, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 6 November 27, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat "El Hombre Bestia Angel" in a extreme rules match.
El Niche 2 December 12, 2010 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat "El Hombre Bestia" Angel, Lynx and Rikochet in a 3-way match.
Lynx 4 January 22, 2011 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
El Niche 3 January 29, 2011 Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 7 February 5, 2011 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Cuervo 1 February 26, 2011 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 6 March 13, 2011 Moca, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 8 April 17, 2011 Carolina, Puerto Rico Defeat Tommy Diablo and Cuervo in a 3-way match.
Tommy Diablo 7 April 23, 2011 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Cuervo 2 May 14, 2011 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 8 June 4, 2011 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 9 July 15, 2011 Ponce, Puerto Rico
"El Hombre Bestia" Angel 5 August 13, 2011 Carolina, Puerto Rico
"Jumping" Jeff Jeffrey 3 October 30, 2011 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 9 February 11, 2012 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeat "Jumping" Jeff Jefrey and Cuervo in a 3-way match.
The Patriot #1 1 April 7, 2012 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Jay Vélez 1 June 2, 2012 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Barrabás, Jr. 2 September 28, 2012 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Jay Vélez 2 October 28, 2012 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Barrabás Jr. and AJ Castillo in a 3-way match.
Steve Joel 1 November 10, 2012 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
AJ Castillo 1 November 17, 2012 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Diabólico 3 February 2, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Zcion RT One 1 March 16, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
AJ Castillo 2 June 29, 2013 Caguas, Puerto Rico Win a 6-man royal battle 3rd rope elimination.
Rikochet 10 August 17, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat AJ Castillo, Steve Joel and Diabólico in a fatal 4-way match.
Tommy Diablo 10 October 12, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 11 October 17, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Syler Andrews 1 November 16, 2013 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Rikochet and Tommy Diablo in a 3-way match.
AJ Castillo 3 January 19, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Syler Andrews 2 February 7, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 12 March 1, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 11 March 15, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ángel Fashion 1 May 10, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Mike Mendoza 1 June 21, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ángel Fashion 2 June 28, 2014 Cataño, Puerto Rico
Tommy Diablo 12 August 9, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Ángel Fashion and Rikochet in 3-way match.
Ángel Fashion 3 September 6, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico If Diablo lose, he'll become a referee.
Rikochet 13 September 27, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
WWC Junior Heavyweight Championship
Samuel Adams 1 November 8, 2014 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [9]
Rikochet 14 February 21, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [10]
Peter The Bad Romance 1 March 14, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [11]
Ángel Cotto 1 August 1, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico This was a X Match also involving Mr. Revolution Morgan, O.T. Férnandez, Rikochet & Peter The Bad Romance. [12]
Peter The Bad Romance 2 August 15, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [13]
Tommy Diablo 13 September 26, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [14]
Peter The Bad Romance 3 October 17, 2015 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Diablo and Rikochet in 3-way match.
Tommy Diablo 14 January 9, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rikochet 15 February 27, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Tommy Diablo and Ángel Cotto in a 3-way match.
Ángel Cotto 2 March 6, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [15]
Tommy Diablo 15 July 16, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Jay-Cobs 1 August 13, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat Tommy Diablo and Ángel Cotto in 3-way match.
Ángel Cotto 3 October 15, 2016 Bayamón, Puerto Rico This was a Battle Royal against Jay- Cobs, Ángel Fashion, Tommy Diablo, "El Hombre Bestia" Angel, O.T. Fernández and El Paparazzi.[16]
Tommy Diablo 16 December 2, 2016 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ángel Fashion 4 February 18, 2017 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
O.T. Fernández 1 March 19, 2017 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Peter The Bad Romance 4 August 5, 2017 Bayamón, Puerto Rico

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