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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.
[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] |
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