World Junior Heavyweight Championship |
Details |
Current champion(s) |
Atsushi Aoki |
Date won |
February 21, 2016 |
Date established |
July 31, 1986 |
Promotion |
All Japan Pro Wrestling |
Statistics |
First champion(s) |
Hiro Saito |
Most reigns |
Masanobu Fuchi (5) |
Longest reign |
Masanobu Fuchi (1,309 days) |
Shortest reign |
Shinichi Nakano (4 days) |
|
The 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 27 recognized champions who have had a combined 39 official reigns.
Title history
No. |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
1 |
Hiro Saito |
1 |
July 31, 1986 |
115 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
Defeated Brad Armstrong in a tournament final. |
[1] |
2 |
Kuniaki Kobayashi |
1 |
November 23, 1986 |
41 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
3 |
Masanobu Fuchi |
1 |
January 3, 1987 |
748 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
4 |
Joe Malenko |
1 |
January 20, 1989 |
5 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
5 |
Mighty Inoue |
1 |
January 25, 1989 |
42 |
Osaka, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
6 |
Masanobu Fuchi |
2 |
March 8, 1989 |
39 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
7 |
Shinichi Nakano |
1 |
April 16, 1989 |
4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
8 |
Mitsuo Momota |
1 |
April 20, 1989 |
72 |
Osaka, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
9 |
Joe Malenko |
2 |
July 1, 1989 |
111 |
Omiya, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
10 |
Masanobu Fuchi |
3 |
October 20, 1989 |
1,309 |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
11 |
Dan Kroffat |
1 |
May 21, 1993 |
94 |
Sapporo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
12 |
Masanobu Fuchi |
4 |
August 23, 1993 |
323 |
Shizuoka, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
13 |
Dan Kroffat |
2 |
July 12, 1994 |
425 |
Kagoshima, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
14 |
Yoshinari Ogawa |
1 |
September 10, 1995 |
294 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
15 |
Masanobu Fuchi |
5 |
June 30, 1996 |
24 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
16 |
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi |
1 |
July 24, 1996 |
175 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
17 |
Yoshinari Ogawa |
2 |
January 15, 1997 |
219 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
18 |
Maunakea Mossman |
1 |
August 22, 1997 |
294 |
Tokyo, Japan |
|
|
[2] |
— |
Vacated |
— |
June 12, 1998 |
— |
— |
— |
Vacated due to Mossman graduating to the heavyweight division. |
[1] |
19 |
Yoshinari Ogawa |
3 |
July 19, 1998 |
698 |
Niigata, Japan |
|
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. |
[2][3] |
20 |
Kendo Kashin |
1 |
April 13, 2002 |
670 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Grand Champion Carnival |
Defeated Masanobu Fuchi. |
[4][5] |
— |
Vacated |
— |
February 12, 2004 |
— |
— |
— |
Vacated on February 12, 2004 due to inactivity. |
[1][2] |
21 |
Kaz Hayashi |
1 |
February 22, 2004 |
323 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Excite Series tour |
Defeated Blue-K. |
[6] |
22 |
Taka Michinoku |
1 |
January 10, 2005 |
285 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Kaientai Dojo's CLUB-K SUPER kick |
This match was also for Hayashi's Strongest-K Championship. |
[7] |
23 |
Shuji Kondo |
1 |
October 22, 2005 |
483 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Shining Series tour. |
|
[8] |
24 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima |
1 |
February 17, 2007 |
378 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 2. |
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][9] |
25 |
Silver King |
1 |
March 1, 2008 |
59 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Puroresu Love in Ryogoku vol. 4. |
|
[10] |
26 |
Ryuji Hijikata |
1 |
April 29, 2008 |
152 |
Nagoya, Japan |
Growin' Up tour. |
|
[11] |
27 |
Naomichi Marufuji |
1 |
September 28, 2008 |
131 |
Yokohama, Japan |
Flashing tour. |
|
|
28 |
Kaz Hayashi |
2 |
February 6, 2009 |
695 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Excite Series tour. |
|
|
29 |
Minoru |
1 |
January 2, 2011 |
152 |
Tokyo, Japan |
New Year Shining Series tour. |
|
[12] |
— |
Vacated |
— |
June 3, 2011 |
— |
— |
— |
Vacated after All Japan Pro Wrestling suspended Minoru. |
|
30 |
KAI |
1 |
June 19, 2011 |
126 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2011 Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku |
Defeated Shuji Kondo for the vacant title. |
[13] |
31 |
Kenny Omega |
1 |
October 23, 2011 |
217 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Puroresu Love in Ryōgoku Vol. 13 |
|
|
32 |
KAI |
2 |
May 27, 2012 |
77 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Rise Up Tour 2012 |
|
|
33 |
Hiroshi Yamato |
1 |
August 12, 2012 |
143 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Summer Impact 2012 |
|
|
34 |
Shuji Kondo |
2 |
January 2, 2013 |
52 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2013 New Year Shining Series: New Year 2Days |
This match was also contested for Kondo's GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship. |
|
35 |
Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
1 |
February 23, 2013 |
295 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2013 Excite Series |
|
|
36 |
Último Dragón |
1 |
December 15, 2013 |
165 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2013 Fan Appreciation Day |
|
|
37 |
Atsushi Aoki |
1 |
May 29, 2014 |
302 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2014 Super Power Series |
|
|
38 |
Kotaro Suzuki |
1 |
March 27, 2015 |
234 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2015 Dream Power Series |
|
|
— |
Vacated |
— |
November 16, 2015 |
— |
— |
— |
Vacated due to Suzuki leaving AJPW. |
|
39 |
Atsushi Aoki |
2 |
February 21, 2016 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
2016 Excite Series |
Defeated Hikaru Sato in the finals of the 2016 Jr. Battle of Glory. |
|
Combined reigns
As of March 29, 2024.
† |
Indicates the current champion |
See also
References
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