| Champion |
Won From |
Date |
| Mike Quackenbush |
Tiger Mask |
5/11/07 |
| Tiger Mask |
Black Tiger |
2/19/06 |
| Black Tiger (Rocky
Romero) |
Jason Rumble |
8/27/05 |
| Jason Rumble [3] |
Jerrelle Clark |
10/17/04 |
| Jerrelle Clark |
Chris Draven |
1/10/04 |
| Chris Draven |
Rocky Reynolds |
8/2/03 |
| Rocky Reynolds [4] |
Brother Love |
6/7/03 |
| Brother Love |
Jimmy Rave |
1/18/03 |
| Jimmy Rave [2] |
Star |
8/17/02 |
| Star |
Jimmy Rave |
8/10/02 |
| Jimmy Rave |
Rocky Reynolds |
6/29/02 |
| Jimmy Rave defeated
Rocky Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez to win the title. |
| Rocky Reynolds [3] |
Jason Rumble |
4/6/02 |
| Jason Rumble [2] |
Rocky Reynolds |
2/15/02 |
| Rocky Reynolds [2] |
Jason Rumble |
2/2/02 |
| Jason Rumble |
Lex Lovett |
10/13/01 |
|
Jason Rumble (NWA New England) defeated Lex Lovett (NWA
Florida) and Jimmy Rave (NWA Wildside) and Brandon K (NWA East) and BJ
Turner (NWA Southwest) to win the title in a "five way" match. |
| Lex Lovett |
Mike Thunder |
8/21/01 |
| Mike Thunder |
Rocky Reynolds |
5/4/01 |
| Rocky Reynolds |
Vince Kaplack |
4/7/01 |
| Vince Kaplack [2] |
Tony Kozina |
10/22/00 |
| Tony Kozina [2] |
Rockford 2000 |
8/26/00 |
| Rockford 2000 |
Tony Kozina |
7/22/00 |
| Tony Kozina |
Vince Kaplack |
1/14/00 |
| Vince Kaplack |
n/a |
10/28/99 |
| Logan Caine was
stripped of the title on October 28, 1999 for a no-show title defense. Vince
Kaplack defeated Chris Hero for the title. |
| Logan Caine |
n/a |
3/5/99 |
| Logan Caine
defeated Viper in the finals of a four-man tournament. |
| Shinjiro Ohtani |
El Samurai |
8/10/97 |
| Shinjiro Ohtani
vacated the title on November 5, 1997. When he vacates the title it is
no longer part of the J-Crown Championship. |
| El Samurai |
Jushin Thunder Liger |
7/6/97 |
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
Ultimo Dragon |
1/4/97 |
| Ultimo Dragon |
The Great Sasuke |
10/11/96 |
| The Great Sasuke |
Masayoshi Motegi |
8/2/96 |
| The title became
part of the J-Crown Championship which consisted of several other
Lightweight Titles in Japan. |
| Masayoshi Motegi |
n/a |
8/30/95 |
| Masayoshi Motegi
defeated El Hijo Del Santo in a tournament final when the NWA revived the
World Junior Heavyweight title on August 30, 1995. |
| Masanobu Fuchi |
?? |
1989 |
| Briefly recognized
as NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion when Nelson Royal left WCW in 1988
in Japan. |
| Scott Armstrong [2] |
Nelson Royal |
Aug. 1988 |
| The title changed
hands in the USA Wrestling promotion, but was vacated when the promotion
closed down. According to Great Hisa's Title Histories, Nelson Royal may
have regained the title and defended the title on a couple of Atlantic
Champion Wrestling cards in 1989. |
| Nelson Royal [5] |
Scott Armstrong |
7/23/88 |
| Scott Armstrong |
Nelson Royal |
7/22/88 |
| Scott Armstrong
defeated Nelson Royal on a USA Wrestling card. |
| Nelson Royal [4] |
n/a |
10/16/87 |
| Nelson Royal was
awarded the title on October 16, 1987 and leaves WCW in 1988. |
| Hector Guerrero |
Denny Brown |
3/7/87 |
| The title was
vacated in the fall of 1987 after Hector Guerrero left the NWA. |
| Denny Brown [3] |
Steve Regal |
9/1/86 |
| Steve Regal |
Denny Brown |
8/2/86 |
| Denny Brown [2] |
Gary Royal |
9/15/85 |
| Gary Royal |
Denny Brown |
8/15/85 |
| Denny Brown |
n/a |
Aug. 1985 |
|
Denny Brown was recognized as undisputed World Junior
Heavyweight champion by NWA vice president, Giant Shohei Baba after The
Cobra relenquished the crown on August 1, 1985. |
| The Cobra [2] |
Hiro Saito |
7/28/85 |
| Hiro Saito defeated
The Cobra for the title. The Cobra returned later on and challenged Saito to
a rematch and won the title back. The Cobra then vacated the title on August
1, 1985. |
| Hiro Saito |
The Cobra |
7/28/85 |
| The Cobra |
n/a |
11/3/83 |
| The Cobra defeats
Davey Boy Smith for the vacated title. On the same month, Les Thorton, who
was wrestling in Georgia, lay claim to the World Junior Heavyweight title by
winning it in a fictious tournament in Manila, Phillipines. The title
changed hands between Hector Guerrero, Mike Davis, and Denny Brown between
July 1984 to November 1984. [Credit: Great Hisa's Title Histories] |
| Saturo Sayama [2] |
n/a |
5/25/82 |
| Saturo Sayama
defeated Kuniaki Kobayahi for the vacated title. Two months later on August
12, 1983, Saturo Sayama vacated the title. |
| Saturo Sayama |
Les Thorton |
5/25/82 |
| Some of the North
American promotions declared the World Junior Heavyweight title vacant in
1982 after Saturo Sayama signed with the WWF. According to New Japan, the
NWA Board of Directors announced Tiger Mask as reigning World Junior
Heavyweight title in an annual meeting in
August of 1982. Saturo Sayama vacated the title on April 3, 1983 when he was
injured by the Dynamite Kid in a tag team match. On April 3, 1983, Dynamite
Kid took on Kuniaki Kobayashi for the vacated title but no winner was
decided. Dynamite Kid then took on previous champion, Saturo Sayama, for the
title on April 21, 1983, but no winner was decided in that match. [Credit:
Great Hisa's Title Histories] |
| Les Thorton [3] |
Jerry Brisco |
10/16/81 |
| Jerry Brisco |
Les Thorton |
9/13/81 |
| Les Thorton [2] |
Terry Taylor |
6/20/81 |
| Terry Taylor |
Les Thorton |
6/7/81 |
| Les Thorton |
n/a |
Mar. 1980 |
| Les Thorton wins by
forfeit. |
| Ron Starr [2] |
n/a |
2/11/80 |
| Ron Starr defeated
Les Thorton in a tournament final. |
| Nelson Royal [3] |
n/a |
7/28/78 |
| Title was awarded
to Nelson Royal when Al Madril fell ill and couldn't compete in the match.
The title was then vacated by Royal when he retired in December of 1979. In
Los Angeles, California, Steve Kiern defeated Chavo Guerrero for the World
Junior Heavyweight title as recognized by New
Japan, Los Angeles, and Florida NWA promotions. In 1982, that version of the
title held by Kiern was renamed the "International Junior Heavyweight
Title." [Credit: Great Hisa's Title Histories] |
| Al Madril |
Nelson Royal |
6/25/78 |
| Nelson Royal [2] |
Chavo Guerrero |
1978 |
| Chavo Guerrero |
Nelson Royal |
Apr. 1978 |
| Nelson Royal |
Ron Starr |
12/6/76 |
| Ron Starr |
Pat Barret |
12/2/76 |
| Pat Barret |
n/a |
9/28/76 |
| Pat Barret defeated
Nelson Royal in a tournament final. |
| Danny Hodge [7] |
Hiro Matsuda |
3/2/76 |
| Title vacant on
March 15, 1976 when Hodge retires after sustaining a broken neck in an auto
accident. |
| Hiro Matsuda [2] |
Ken Mantell |
6/14/75 |
| Ken Mantell |
Danny Hodge |
12/19/73 |
| Danny Hodge [6] |
Jim Osbourne |
3/20/72 |
| Jim Osbourne |
Ramon Torres |
12/3/71 |
| Ramon Torres |
Roger Kirby |
9/10/71 |
| Roger Kirby |
Danny Hodge |
5/20/71 |
| Danny Hodge [5] |
Sputmik Monroe |
1970 |
| Sputmik Monroe |
Danny Hodge |
7/13/70 |
| Danny Hodge [4] |
Joe McCarthy |
May 1966 |
| Danny Hodge said
that he has traded the title with Umanosuke Udea somewhere in the United
States. [Credit: Great Hisa's Title Histories] |
| Joe McCarthy |
Lorenzo Parente |
2/12/66 |
| Lorenzo Parente [2] |
Danny Hodge |
1/14/66 |
| Danny Hodge [3] |
?Lorenzo Parente? |
????? |
| Lorenzo Parente |
?Danny Hodge? |
????? |
| Danny Hodge [2] |
Hiro Matsuda |
Jan. 1965 |
| Hiro Matsuda |
Danny Hodge |
11/13/64 |
| Danny Hodge |
Angelo Savoldi |
7/22/60 |
| Angelo Savoldi [3] |
Ivan The Terrible |
3/6/59 |
| Ivan The Terrible |
Angelo Savoldi |
2/20/59 |
| Angelo Savoldi [2] |
Dory Funk, Sr. |
7/11/58 |
| Dory Funk, Sr. |
Angelo Savoldi |
6/5/58 |
| Angelo Savoldi |
Mike Clancy |
Feb. 1958 |
| Mike Clancy [2] |
n/a |
4/9/57 |
| Mike Clancy
defeated Fred Blassie in a rematch. |
| Fred Blassie |
Mike Clancy |
3/26/57 |
| Title immediately
held up. |
| Mike Clancy |
Mike DiBiase |
1957 |
| Mike DiBiase |
Ed Francis |
1956 |
| Ed Francis |
Baron Michele Leone |
4/11/55 |
| Baron Michele Leone |
Denny McShain |
Aug. 1953 |
| Denny McShain [2] |
Red Berry |
11/27/52 |
| Red Berry |
Denny McShain |
November 1952 |
| Denny McShain |
Verne Gagne |
11/19/51 |
| Verne Gagne |
n/a |
11/13/50 |
| Verne Gange
defeated Sonny Myers in a fourteen-man tournament final. |
| Leroy McGuirk |
John Swenski |
6/19/39 |
| Title vacant on
February 7, 1957 when McGuirk was blinded in an auto accident. |
| John Swenski |
Sgt. Bob Kenaston |
4/24/39 |
| Sgt. Bob Kenaston |
Chick Dude |
9/5/38 |
| Chick Dude |
Albion Britt |
12/21/36 |
| Albion Britt |
n/a |
4/20/36 |
| Albion Britt
defeats Ted Christy in a tournament final. |
