| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Kirby Mack [2] |
T.J. Mack |
1/7/07 |
Defeated T.J. Mack, Shane Hagadorn, Pelle Primeau, Rhett Titus & Alex Payne to win the title. |
| T.J. Mack |
Xsiris |
12/2/06 |
Defeated Kirby Mack & Xsiris in a ladder match to win the disputed title. |
| Xsiris |
Kirby Mack |
9/8/06 |
| This match ended in controversy
when AWA President Dale Gagne counted the three count for Xsiris when the
official referee was knocked out. After a dispute the title change was
made official by Gagne on 9/27/06. Some promotions continue to recognize Kirby Mask as the champion and eventually both men begin carrying title belts and calling themselves the AWA Light Heavyweight Champion. |
| Kirby Mack |
n/a |
7/30/05 |
| Title is revived by the new
AWA. Kirby Mack defeated Shannon Moore in the finals of an 8 man
tournament to win the revived title. |
| Dr. Luther |
Katsuji Ueda |
3/23/92 |
| The title was renamed the WWA
World Martial Arts Junior Heavyweight Title in April of 1992. Dr. Luther
lost the title to Katsuji Ueda on September 7, 1992 in Saitama, Japan. The
title was then abandoned in 1993. |
| Katsuji Ueda [2] |
Mark Starr |
8/31/91 |
| Mark Starr |
Riki Fuji |
8/24/91 |
| Riki Fuji |
Jim Backlund |
5/29/91 |
| Jim Backlund [2] |
Katsuji Ueda |
11/5/90 |
| Katsuji Ueda |
n/a |
9/25/90 |
| Katsuji Ueda defeated Jim
Backlund for the title. |
| Lee Gak-Soo |
?Jim Backlund? |
4/1/90 |
| The title was vacated in
September of 1990 when Lee Gak-Soo quit FMW. Buck Zumhofe was recognized as
champion by the AWA after defeating Johnny Stewart on August 11, 1990 in
Rochester, Minnesota, but the title was abandoned when the AWA closed it's
doors in 1991. |
| Jim Backlund |
?Mike Graham? |
December 1988 |
| Jim Backlund was recognized as
the sixth champion by FMW in Japan, but not in the AWA. He may have defeated
Mike Graham for the title. |
| Mike Graham [2] |
?n/a? |
1988 |
| Unknown how Graham came into
possession of the title. |
| Buck Zumhofe [2] |
Steve Regal |
11/28/85 |
| The title was vacated in July
of 1986 when Buck Zumhofe was sent to prison. |
| Steve Regal |
Buck Zumhofe |
3/25/84 |
| Buck Zumhofe |
Mike Graham |
6/19/83 |
| Bobby Heenan defeated Buck
Zumhofe several times but did not get the belt because he was over the
weight limit. |
| Mike Graham |
?n/a? |
1981 |
| Unknown how Graham came into
possession of the title. |
