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World Junior Heavyweight Championship (AJPW)

The Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) World Junior Heavyweight Championship (世界ジュニアヘビー級王座, Sekai Junia Hebī-kyū Ōza) is a professional wrestling world 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]

World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Hikaru Sato with the second design of the title in July 2017
Details
PromotionAll Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 31, 1986
Current champion(s)Atsuki Aoyagi
Date wonSeptember 18, 2022
Other name(s)
AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1985–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Hiro Saito
Most reignsMasanobu Fuchi (5 reigns)
Longest reignMasanobu Fuchi (1,309 days)
Shortest reignShinichi Nakano (4 days)
Oldest championTiger Mask (51 years, 7 months and 30 days)
Youngest championKatsuhiko Nakajima (18 years, 11 months and 6 days)

The original World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt had a similar design to the title it replaced, the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship, which had been around since 1982 and only replacing the word "International" with "World". This belt was replaced with a new belt on August 27, 2017. On June 3, 2019, then-champion Atsushi Aoki passed away from a motorcycle accident and the belt was retired and given to Aoki's family. A new belt with a new design debuted on January 3, 2020. There have been a total of 40 recognized champions who have had a combined 63 official reigns and six vacancies. The title is currently held by Atsuki Aoyagi who is in his first reign.

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Hiro Saito July 31, 1986 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 115 3 Defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final. [1][2]
2 Kuniaki Kobayashi November 23, 1986 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 41 1 [3]
3 Masanobu Fuchi January 3, 1987 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 748 7 [3]
4 Joe Malenko January 20, 1989 Live event Fukuoka, Japan 1 5 0 [3]
5 Mighty Inoue January 25, 1989 Live event Osaka, Japan 1 42 2 [3]
6 Masanobu Fuchi March 8, 1989 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 39 1 [3]
7 Shinichi Nakano April 16, 1989 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 4 0 [3]
8 Mitsuo Momota April 20, 1989 Live event Osaka, Japan 1 72 2 [3]
9 Joe Malenko July 1, 1989 Live event Omiya, Japan 2 111 2 [3][4]
10 Masanobu Fuchi October 20, 1989 Live event Nagoya, Japan 3 1,309 14 [3]
11 Dan Kroffat May 21, 1993 Live event Sapporo, Japan 1 94 1 [3]
12 Masanobu Fuchi August 23, 1993 Live event Shizuoka, Japan 4 323 2 [3]
13 Dan Kroffat July 12, 1994 Live event Kagoshima, Japan 2 425 5 [3][5]
14 Yoshinari Ogawa September 10, 1995 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 294 4 [3]
15 Masanobu Fuchi June 30, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan 5 24 0 [3]
16 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi July 24, 1996 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 175 2 [3]
17 Yoshinari Ogawa January 15, 1997 Live event Tokyo, Japan 2 219 1 [3]
18 Maunakea Mossman August 22, 1997 Live event Tokyo, Japan 1 294 3 [3]
Vacated June 12, 1998 Vacated due to Mossman graduating to the heavyweight division. [1]
19 Yoshinari Ogawa July 19, 1998 Summer Action Series tour Niigata, Japan 3 698 5 Defeated Satoru Asako in a tournament final. [1]
Vacated June 16, 2000 Vacated due to Ogawa and several others leaving AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah. [3][6]
20 Kendo Kashin April 13, 2002 Grand Champion Carnival Tokyo, Japan 1 670 8 Defeated Masanobu Fuchi. [7][8]
Vacated February 12, 2004 Vacated on February 12, 2004 due to inactivity. [1][3]
21 Kaz Hayashi February 22, 2004 Excite Series tour Tokyo, Japan 1 323 6 Defeated Blue-K. [9][10]
22 Taka Michinoku January 10, 2005 Kaientai Dojo's CLUB-K SUPER kick Tokyo, Japan 1 285 12 This match was also for Hayashi's Strongest-K Championship. [11]
23 Shuji Kondo October 22, 2005 Shining Series tour Tokyo, Japan 1 483 5 [12]
24 Katsuhiko Nakajima February 17, 2007 Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 378 3 The title was held up on October 18, 2007 after a title defense against Silver King ended in a no contest, though Nakajima remained the official champion. [1][13]
25 Silver King March 1, 2008 Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 4 Tokyo, Japan 1 59 0 [14]
26 Ryuji Hijikata April 29, 2008 Growin' Up tour Nagoya, Japan 1 152 3 [15]
27 Naomichi Marufuji September 28, 2008 Flashing tour Yokohama, Japan 1 131 4
28 Kaz Hayashi February 6, 2009 Excite Series tour Tokyo, Japan 2 695 17
29 Minoru January 2, 2011 New Year Shining Series tour Tokyo, Japan 1 152 1 [16]
Vacated June 3, 2011 Vacated after All Japan Pro Wrestling suspended Minoru.
30 Kai June 19, 2011 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku Tokyo, Japan 1 126 2 Defeated Shuji Kondo for the vacant title. [17]
31 Kenny Omega October 23, 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku Vol. 13 Tokyo, Japan 1 217 5
32 Kai May 27, 2012 Rise Up Tour 2012 Tokyo, Japan 2 77 0
33 Hiroshi Yamato August 12, 2012 Summer Impact 2012 Tokyo, Japan 1 143 5
34 Shuji Kondo January 2, 2013 2013 New Year Shining Series: New Year 2Days Tokyo, Japan 2 52 0 This match was also contested for Kondo's GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
35 Yoshinobu Kanemaru February 23, 2013 2013 Excite Series Tokyo, Japan 1 295 7
36 Último Dragón December 15, 2013 2013 Fan Appreciation Day Tokyo, Japan 1 165 2
37 Atsushi Aoki May 29, 2014 2014 Super Power Series Tokyo, Japan 1 302 5
38 Kotaro Suzuki March 27, 2015 2015 Dream Power Series Tokyo, Japan 1 234 6
Vacated November 16, 2015 Vacated due to Suzuki leaving AJPW.
39 Atsushi Aoki February 21, 2016 2016 Excite Series Tokyo, Japan 2 119 3 Defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals of the 2016 Jr. Battle of Glory.
40 Hikaru Sato June 19, 2016 2016 Dynamite Series Tokyo, Japan 1 70 1
41 Soma Takao August 28, 2016 Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 Tokyo, Japan 1 91 1 This was a DDT Pro-Wrestling event. [18]
42 Keisuke Ishii November 27, 2016 Zen Nihon Puroresu in Ryōgoku Kokugikan Tokyo, Japan 1 152 3
43 Hikaru Sato April 28, 2017 2017 Champion Carnival: 45th Anniversary Series Okayama, Japan 2 93 4
44 Tajiri July 30, 2017 2017 Summer Action Series Osaka, Japan 1 28 0
45 Último Dragón August 27, 2017 2017 Summer Explosion Tokyo, Japan 2 55 1
46 Tajiri October 21, 2017 Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori Debut 25th Anniversary Show Yokohama, Japan 2 105 3 [19]
47 Atsushi Aoki February 3, 2018 2018 Yokohama Twilight Blues Special Yokohama, Japan 3 204 4
48 Koji Iwamoto August 26, 2018 2018 Summer Explosion ~ Jr. Tag Battle of Glory Chiba, Japan 1 27 0
49 Shuji Kondo September 22, 2018 Royal Road Tournament 2018 Fukuoka, Japan 3 68 1 [20]
50 Koji Iwamoto November 29, 2018 Real World Tag League 2018 Nagoya, Japan 2 172 2
51 Atsushi Aoki May 20, 2019 Super Power Series 2019 Tokyo, Japan 4 184 0 On June 3, 2019, Aoki died in a motorcycle accident. AJPW announced Aoki would be recognized as champion until November 20. On October 24, AJPW announced a tournament to crown a new champion would start on November 21 and finish on January 3, 2020. [21]
Vacated November 20, 2019 Vacated after Aoki died in a motorcycle accident and the six month deadline for a title defense expired. [22]
52 Susumu Yokosuka January 3, 2020 New Year Wars 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1 204 5 Defeated Hikaru Sato in a tournament final to win the vacant championship [23]
53 Koji Iwamoto July 25, 2020 Summer Action Series 2020 Tokyo, Japan 3 210 4 [24]
54 Cima February 20, 2021 Excite Series 2021 - Day 2 Nagoya, Japan 1 109 2 [25]
55 Koji Iwamoto June 9, 2021 AJPW Dynamite Series 2021 - Day 1 Tokyo, Japan 4 17 0 [26]
56 Francesco Akira June 26, 2021 Champions Night ~ From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 26 0 [27][28]
57 Sugi July 22, 2021 Summer Action Series 2021 Tokyo, Japan 1 86 2 [29]
58 Izanagi October 16, 2021 AJPW Champions Night 2 ~ All Japan Pro Wrestling 20th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 61 0 [30]
59 Super Crazy December 16, 2021 Prime Night 2021 Tokyo, Japan 1 18 0 [31]
60 Sugi January 3, 2022 New Year Wars 2022 Tokyo, Japan 2 51 2 [32]
61 Hikaru Sato February 23, 2022 2022 Excite Series Tokyo, Japan 3 116 3
62 Tiger Mask June 19, 2022 AJPW Champions 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 91 3 [33]
63 Atsuki Aoyagi September 18, 2022 AJPW 50th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 111+ 3 [34]

Combined reigns

 
Record five-time and longest single reigning champion at 1,309 days and combined reigning at 2,443 days, Masanobu Fuchi.
 
Current champion Atsuki Aoyagi

As of January 7, 2023.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Masanobu Fuchi 5 24 2,443
2 Yoshinari Ogawa 3 10 1,211
3 Kaz Hayashi 2 23 1,018
4 Atsushi Aoki 4 12 810
5 Kendo Kashin 1 8 670
6 Shuji Kondo 3 6 603
7 Dan Kroffat 2 6 519
8 Koji Iwamoto 4 6 426
9 Katsuhiko Nakajima 1 3 378
10 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1 7 295
11 Maunakea Mossman 1 3 294
12 Taka Michinoku 1 12 285
13 Hikaru Sato 3 8 279
14 Kotaro Suzuki 1 6 234
15 Último Dragón 2 3 220
16 Kenny Omega 1 5 217
17 Susumu Yokosuka 1 5 204
18 Kai 2 2 203
19 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 1 2 175
20 Keisuke Ishii 1 3 152
Ryuji Hijikata 1 3 152
Minoru 1 1 152
23 Hiroshi Yamato 1 5 143
24 Sugi 2 4 137
25 Tajiri 2 3 133
26 Naomichi Marufuji 1 4 131
27 Joe Malenko 2 2 116
28 Hiro Saito 1 3 115
29 Cima 1 2 109
30 Atsuki Aoyagi 1 3 111+
31 Tiger Mask 1 3 91
Soma Takao 1 1 91
33 Mitsuo Momota 1 2 72
34 Izanagi 1 0 61
35 Silver King 1 0 59
36 Mighty Inoue 1 2 42
37 Kuniaki Kobayashi 1 1 41
38 Francesco Akira 1 0 26
39 Super Crazy 1 0 18
40 Shinichi Nakano 1 0 4

Belt design

The standard Championship belt has five plates on a black leather strap.

See also

References

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External links

  • All-Japan.co.jp title history
  • Wrestling-Titles.com: World Junior Heavyweight Title

world, junior, heavyweight, championship, ajpw, pacific, wrestling, federation, world, junior, heavyweight, championship, 世界ジュニアヘビー級王座, sekai, junia, hebī, kyū, Ōza, professional, wrestling, world, title, japanese, promotion, japan, wrestling, contested, exclu. The Pacific Wrestling Federation PWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship 世界ジュニアヘビー級王座 Sekai Junia Hebi kyu Ōza is a professional wrestling world title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling contested exclusively among junior heavyweight lt 100 kg 220 lb wrestlers It was created on July 31 1986 when Hiro Saito defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final 1 World Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipHikaru Sato with the second design of the title in July 2017DetailsPromotionAll Japan Pro WrestlingDate establishedJuly 31 1986Current champion s Atsuki AoyagiDate wonSeptember 18 2022Other name s AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship 1985 present StatisticsFirst champion s Hiro SaitoMost reignsMasanobu Fuchi 5 reigns Longest reignMasanobu Fuchi 1 309 days Shortest reignShinichi Nakano 4 days Oldest championTiger Mask 51 years 7 months and 30 days Youngest championKatsuhiko Nakajima 18 years 11 months and 6 days The original World Junior Heavyweight Championship belt had a similar design to the title it replaced the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship which had been around since 1982 and only replacing the word International with World This belt was replaced with a new belt on August 27 2017 On June 3 2019 then champion Atsushi Aoki passed away from a motorcycle accident and the belt was retired and given to Aoki s family A new belt with a new design debuted on January 3 2020 There have been a total of 40 recognized champions who have had a combined 63 official reigns and six vacancies The title is currently held by Atsuki Aoyagi who is in his first reign Contents 1 Title history 2 Combined reigns 3 Belt design 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTitle history EditKey No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldDefenses Number of successful defenses Current reign is changing dailyNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses1 Hiro Saito July 31 1986 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 115 3 Defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final 1 2 2 Kuniaki Kobayashi November 23 1986 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 41 1 3 3 Masanobu Fuchi January 3 1987 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 748 7 3 4 Joe Malenko January 20 1989 Live event Fukuoka Japan 1 5 0 3 5 Mighty Inoue January 25 1989 Live event Osaka Japan 1 42 2 3 6 Masanobu Fuchi March 8 1989 Live event Tokyo Japan 2 39 1 3 7 Shinichi Nakano April 16 1989 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 4 0 3 8 Mitsuo Momota April 20 1989 Live event Osaka Japan 1 72 2 3 9 Joe Malenko July 1 1989 Live event Omiya Japan 2 111 2 3 4 10 Masanobu Fuchi October 20 1989 Live event Nagoya Japan 3 1 309 14 3 11 Dan Kroffat May 21 1993 Live event Sapporo Japan 1 94 1 3 12 Masanobu Fuchi August 23 1993 Live event Shizuoka Japan 4 323 2 3 13 Dan Kroffat July 12 1994 Live event Kagoshima Japan 2 425 5 3 5 14 Yoshinari Ogawa September 10 1995 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 294 4 3 15 Masanobu Fuchi June 30 1996 Live event Tokyo Japan 5 24 0 3 16 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi July 24 1996 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 175 2 3 17 Yoshinari Ogawa January 15 1997 Live event Tokyo Japan 2 219 1 3 18 Maunakea Mossman August 22 1997 Live event Tokyo Japan 1 294 3 3 Vacated June 12 1998 Vacated due to Mossman graduating to the heavyweight division 1 19 Yoshinari Ogawa July 19 1998 Summer Action Series tour Niigata Japan 3 698 5 Defeated Satoru Asako in a tournament final 1 Vacated June 16 2000 Vacated due to Ogawa and several others leaving AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah 3 6 20 Kendo Kashin April 13 2002 Grand Champion Carnival Tokyo Japan 1 670 8 Defeated Masanobu Fuchi 7 8 Vacated February 12 2004 Vacated on February 12 2004 due to inactivity 1 3 21 Kaz Hayashi February 22 2004 Excite Series tour Tokyo Japan 1 323 6 Defeated Blue K 9 10 22 Taka Michinoku January 10 2005 Kaientai Dojo s CLUB K SUPER kick Tokyo Japan 1 285 12 This match was also for Hayashi s Strongest K Championship 11 23 Shuji Kondo October 22 2005 Shining Series tour Tokyo Japan 1 483 5 12 24 Katsuhiko Nakajima February 17 2007 Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol 2 Tokyo Japan 1 378 3 The title was held up on October 18 2007 after a title defense against Silver King ended in a no contest though Nakajima remained the official champion 1 13 25 Silver King March 1 2008 Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol 4 Tokyo Japan 1 59 0 14 26 Ryuji Hijikata April 29 2008 Growin Up tour Nagoya Japan 1 152 3 15 27 Naomichi Marufuji September 28 2008 Flashing tour Yokohama Japan 1 131 428 Kaz Hayashi February 6 2009 Excite Series tour Tokyo Japan 2 695 1729 Minoru January 2 2011 New Year Shining Series tour Tokyo Japan 1 152 1 16 Vacated June 3 2011 Vacated after All Japan Pro Wrestling suspended Minoru 30 Kai June 19 2011 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku Tokyo Japan 1 126 2 Defeated Shuji Kondo for the vacant title 17 31 Kenny Omega October 23 2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku Vol 13 Tokyo Japan 1 217 532 Kai May 27 2012 Rise Up Tour 2012 Tokyo Japan 2 77 033 Hiroshi Yamato August 12 2012 Summer Impact 2012 Tokyo Japan 1 143 534 Shuji Kondo January 2 2013 2013 New Year Shining Series New Year 2Days Tokyo Japan 2 52 0 This match was also contested for Kondo s GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship 35 Yoshinobu Kanemaru February 23 2013 2013 Excite Series Tokyo Japan 1 295 736 Ultimo Dragon December 15 2013 2013 Fan Appreciation Day Tokyo Japan 1 165 237 Atsushi Aoki May 29 2014 2014 Super Power Series Tokyo Japan 1 302 538 Kotaro Suzuki March 27 2015 2015 Dream Power Series Tokyo Japan 1 234 6 Vacated November 16 2015 Vacated due to Suzuki leaving AJPW 39 Atsushi Aoki February 21 2016 2016 Excite Series Tokyo Japan 2 119 3 Defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals of the 2016 Jr Battle of Glory 40 Hikaru Sato June 19 2016 2016 Dynamite Series Tokyo Japan 1 70 141 Soma Takao August 28 2016 Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 Tokyo Japan 1 91 1 This was a DDT Pro Wrestling event 18 42 Keisuke Ishii November 27 2016 Zen Nihon Puroresu in Ryōgoku Kokugikan Tokyo Japan 1 152 343 Hikaru Sato April 28 2017 2017 Champion Carnival 45th Anniversary Series Okayama Japan 2 93 444 Tajiri July 30 2017 2017 Summer Action Series Osaka Japan 1 28 045 Ultimo Dragon August 27 2017 2017 Summer Explosion Tokyo Japan 2 55 146 Tajiri October 21 2017 Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori Debut 25th Anniversary Show Yokohama Japan 2 105 3 19 47 Atsushi Aoki February 3 2018 2018 Yokohama Twilight Blues Special Yokohama Japan 3 204 448 Koji Iwamoto August 26 2018 2018 Summer Explosion Jr Tag Battle of Glory Chiba Japan 1 27 049 Shuji Kondo September 22 2018 Royal Road Tournament 2018 Fukuoka Japan 3 68 1 20 50 Koji Iwamoto November 29 2018 Real World Tag League 2018 Nagoya Japan 2 172 251 Atsushi Aoki May 20 2019 Super Power Series 2019 Tokyo Japan 4 184 0 On June 3 2019 Aoki died in a motorcycle accident AJPW announced Aoki would be recognized as champion until November 20 On October 24 AJPW announced a tournament to crown a new champion would start on November 21 and finish on January 3 2020 21 Vacated November 20 2019 Vacated after Aoki died in a motorcycle accident and the six month deadline for a title defense expired 22 52 Susumu Yokosuka January 3 2020 New Year Wars 2020 Tokyo Japan 1 204 5 Defeated Hikaru Sato in a tournament final to win the vacant championship 23 53 Koji Iwamoto July 25 2020 Summer Action Series 2020 Tokyo Japan 3 210 4 24 54 Cima February 20 2021 Excite Series 2021 Day 2 Nagoya Japan 1 109 2 25 55 Koji Iwamoto June 9 2021 AJPW Dynamite Series 2021 Day 1 Tokyo Japan 4 17 0 26 56 Francesco Akira June 26 2021 Champions Night From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary Tokyo Japan 1 26 0 27 28 57 Sugi July 22 2021 Summer Action Series 2021 Tokyo Japan 1 86 2 29 58 Izanagi October 16 2021 AJPW Champions Night 2 All Japan Pro Wrestling 20th Anniversary Tokyo Japan 1 61 0 30 59 Super Crazy December 16 2021 Prime Night 2021 Tokyo Japan 1 18 0 31 60 Sugi January 3 2022 New Year Wars 2022 Tokyo Japan 2 51 2 32 61 Hikaru Sato February 23 2022 2022 Excite Series Tokyo Japan 3 116 362 Tiger Mask June 19 2022 AJPW Champions 50th Anniversary Tokyo Japan 1 91 3 33 63 Atsuki Aoyagi September 18 2022 AJPW 50th Anniversary Tokyo Japan 1 111 3 34 Combined reigns Edit Record five time and longest single reigning champion at 1 309 days and combined reigning at 2 443 days Masanobu Fuchi Current champion Atsuki Aoyagi As of January 7 2023 Indicates the current championRank Wrestler No ofreigns Combineddefenses Combined days1 Masanobu Fuchi 5 24 2 4432 Yoshinari Ogawa 3 10 1 2113 Kaz Hayashi 2 23 1 0184 Atsushi Aoki 4 12 8105 Kendo Kashin 1 8 6706 Shuji Kondo 3 6 6037 Dan Kroffat 2 6 5198 Koji Iwamoto 4 6 4269 Katsuhiko Nakajima 1 3 37810 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1 7 29511 Maunakea Mossman 1 3 29412 Taka Michinoku 1 12 28513 Hikaru Sato 3 8 27914 Kotaro Suzuki 1 6 23415 Ultimo Dragon 2 3 22016 Kenny Omega 1 5 21717 Susumu Yokosuka 1 5 20418 Kai 2 2 20319 Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 1 2 17520 Keisuke Ishii 1 3 152Ryuji Hijikata 1 3 152Minoru 1 1 15223 Hiroshi Yamato 1 5 14324 Sugi 2 4 13725 Tajiri 2 3 13326 Naomichi Marufuji 1 4 13127 Joe Malenko 2 2 11628 Hiro Saito 1 3 11529 Cima 1 2 10930 Atsuki Aoyagi 1 3 111 31 Tiger Mask 1 3 91Soma Takao 1 1 9133 Mitsuo Momota 1 2 7234 Izanagi 1 0 6135 Silver King 1 0 5936 Mighty Inoue 1 2 4237 Kuniaki Kobayashi 1 1 4138 Francesco Akira 1 0 2639 Super Crazy 1 0 1840 Shinichi Nakano 1 0 4Belt design EditThe standard Championship belt has five plates on a black leather strap See also EditNWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship predecessor AJPW Junior LeagueReferences Edit a b c d e f AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship Wrestling Titles com Archived from the original on 9 July 2007 Retrieved 2007 07 10 Hoops Brian July 31 2015 On this day in pro wrestling history July 31 Stan Hansen wins NWA International title Giant Baba Hulk Hogan in AWA Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 11 2017 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship official title history in Japanese All Japan co jp Archived from the original on 2008 04 03 Retrieved 2008 05 02 Hoops Brian July 1 2015 On this day in pro wrestling history July 1 Ric Flair stripped of WCW title Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 11 2017 Hoops Brian July 12 2015 On this day in pro wrestling history July 12 Gagne Bruiser amp Crusher Ladd wins Americas title 1992 Bash with Sting vs Vader Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online Retrieved February 11 2017 AJPW Triple Crown Championship official title history in Japanese All Japan co jp Archived from the original on 2008 04 08 Retrieved 2008 05 02 AJPW Champion s Carnival tour results Shining Road Archived from the original on 2007 05 30 Retrieved 2007 07 10 We are the Champions as of July 8 Power Slam Magazine Lancaster Lancashire England SW Publishing LTD August 2003 p 15 109 AJPW Excite Series tour results Shining Road Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 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