The J-Crown was the unification of eight different championship belts from multiple different countries, including ones from Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[1] The tournament to crown the first champion was held over four nights, from August 2 to August 5, 1996, the same dates that New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual G1 Climax event took place, promoting two major tournaments on one tour.[1]Jushin Thunder Liger is credited with coming up with the idea for the J-Crown.[1] The inaugural champion was The Great Sasuke.[1] The J-Crown was defended for just over a year.
As part of their introduction of a new WWF Light Heavyweight Championship, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) demanded that the then-current champion Shinjiro Otani return the belt. Otani returned the championship to the WWF and subsequently dissolved the J-Crown on November 5, 1997, by vacating all of the remaining component titles except for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, with the other belts being restored to their home promotions.
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The J Crown also known as the J Crown Octuple Unified Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling NJPW formed via the unification of eight junior heavyweight and other other lower weight class titles from several different organizations The J Crown Tournament that crowned the inaugural champion was held in August 1996 J CrownDetailsPromotionNew Japan Pro WrestlingDate establishedAugust 5 1996Date retiredNovember 5 1997StatisticsFirst champion s The Great SasukeFinal champion s Shinjiro OtaniLongest reignJushin Thunder Liger 183 days Shortest reignEl Samurai 35 days Oldest championJushin Thunder Liger 32 years 218 days Youngest championShinjiro Otani 25 years 76 days Heaviest championShinjiro Otani 236 lb 107 kg Lightest championThe Great Sasuke 180 lb 82 kg Contents 1 History 2 Championships 3 Inaugural championship tournament 1996 4 Title history 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe J Crown was the unification of eight different championship belts from multiple different countries including ones from Japan Mexico the United Kingdom and the United States 1 The tournament to crown the first champion was held over four nights from August 2 to August 5 1996 the same dates that New Japan Pro Wrestling s annual G1 Climax event took place promoting two major tournaments on one tour 1 Jushin Thunder Liger is credited with coming up with the idea for the J Crown 1 The inaugural champion was The Great Sasuke 1 The J Crown was defended for just over a year While Ultimo Dragon was champion the titles appeared on World Championship Wrestling programming as Dragon also held the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 1 Dragon additionally held the NWA World Middleweight Championship concurrently with the J Crown 1 When Liger was champion he lost the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship to Yuji Yasuraoka on June 6 1997 in Tokyo Japan Liger however continued to defend the J Crown with seven titles instead of eight As part of their introduction of a new WWF Light Heavyweight Championship the World Wrestling Federation WWF demanded that the then current champion Shinjiro Otani return the belt Otani returned the championship to the WWF and subsequently dissolved the J Crown on November 5 1997 by vacating all of the remaining component titles except for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship with the other belts being restored to their home promotions Championships editChampionship Promotion Held byBritish Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship British independent circuit Michinoku Pro Wrestling Jushin Thunder LigerIWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship New Japan Pro Wrestling The Great SasukeNWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship National Wrestling Alliance Wrestle Yume Factory Masayoshi MotegiNWA World Welterweight Championship Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Negro CasasUWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship Universal Wrestling Association Michinoku Pro Wrestling Shinjiro OtaniWAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship Wrestle Association R Ultimo DragonWWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship World Wrestling Association Federacion Universal de Lucha Libre Michinoku Pro Wrestling Gran HamadaWWF Light Heavyweight Championship World Wrestling Federation Michinoku Pro Wrestling New Japan Pro Wrestling El SamuraiInaugural championship tournament 1996 editQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Masayoshi MotegiPinThe Great Sasuke11 50The Great SasukePinEl Samurai16 25Gran HamadaPinEl Samurai12 38The Great SasukePinUltimo Dragon13 56Jushin Thunder LigerPinUltimo Dragon2 38Ultimo DragonPinShinjiro Otani16 04Negro CasasPinShinjiro Otani11 34Title history editKey No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days heldNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 The Great Sasuke August 5 1996 G1 Climax 1996 Final Tokyo Japan 1 67 Defeated Ultimo Dragon in a tournament final to become the first champion This event was promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling 2 Ultimo Dragon October 11 1996 Osaka Crush Night Osaka Japan 1 85 This event was promoted by Wrestle Association R During his reign Ultimo Dragon had already captured the NWA World Middleweight Championship and then captured the WCW Cruiserweight Championship making him the most decorated wrestler in history as he was the active reigning and defending champion of ten titles a record which still stands 3 Jushin Thunder Liger January 4 1997 Wrestling World 1997 Tokyo Japan 1 183 This event was promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling Lost the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship to Yuji Yasuraoka on June 6 1997 in Tokyo Japan from that point on the J Crown is represented by seven championship belts 4 El Samurai July 6 1997 House show Sapporo Japan 1 35 This event was promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling 5 Shinjiro Otani August 10 1997 House show Nagoya Japan 1 87 This event was promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling Deactivated November 5 1997 The World Wrestling Federation WWF demanded that Shinjiro Otani vacate and return the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship to them immediately On the same day Otani also vacated the remaining belts except for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship with the belts returning to their home promotions References edit a b c d e f Clevett Jason November 4 2004 The legend of Jushin Thunder Liger SLAM Wrestling Archived from the original on 2012 07 14 Retrieved 2010 03 04 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links editJ Crown Octuple Title Unification Tournament Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J Crown amp oldid 1203936610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,