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The '''NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship''' is a secondary title in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=4th Edition 2006 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>. The title was unified with the [[National Wrestling Association|National Boxing/Wrestling Association]]'s [[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (National_Wrestling_Association)|World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] in 1949. To qualify to win this championship, wrestlers must 220 [[pound|lbs]] or under.
The '''NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship''' is a secondary title in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=4th Edition 2006 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref>. The title was unified with the [[National Wrestling Association|National Boxing/Wrestling Association]]'s [[World Junior Heavyweight Championship (National_Wrestling_Association)|World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] in 1949. To qualify to win this championship, wrestlers must weigh 220 [[pound|lbs]] or under.


==Title history==
==Title history==

Revision as of 06:28, 13 August 2008

The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today[1]. The title was unified with the National Boxing/Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championship in 1949. To qualify to win this championship, wrestlers must weigh 220 lbs or under.

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Ken Fenelon 1 ca. 1945 N/A Fenelon was awarded the title by Pinkie George, founder of the NWA.
Marshall Estep 1 May 30, 1945 Toronto, IA
Larry Tillman 1 January 1, 1946 Unknown
Ken Fenelon 2 March 11, 1946 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep 2 January 6, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Ray Steele 1 March 24, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep 3 April 28, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Billy Goelz 1 ca. March 16, 1948 Unknown
Leroy McGuirk 1 December 28, 1949 Des Moines, IA Unifies National Boxing/Wrestling Association's World Junior Heavyweight Championship into National Wrestling Alliance title.
Vacated on February 7, 1950 when McGuirk is blinded in a car accident.
Verne Gagne 1 November 13, 1950 Tulsa, OK Defeats Sonny Myers in a tournament final.
Danny McShain 1 November 19, 1951 Memphis, TN
Baron Michele Leone 1 August 1953 Los Angeles, CA
Ed Francis 1 1956 Tulsa, OK
Mike DiBiase 1 1956 Oklahoma City, OK
Mike Clancy 1 1957 Little Rock, AR
Fred Blassie 1 March 26, 1957 Nashville, TN
Immediately held up due to a controversial finish.
Mike Clancy 2 April 9, 1957 Nashville, TN Defeated Fred Blassie in a rematch.
Angelo Savoldi 1 February 1958 Oklahoma City, OK
Dory Funk 1 June 5, 1958 Amarillo, TX
Angelo Savoldi 2 July 11, 1958 Oklahoma City, OK
Ivan the Terrible 1 February 20, 1959 Oklahoma City, OK
Angelo Savoldi 3 March 6, 1959 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge 1 July 22, 1960 Oklahoma City, OK
Hiro Matsuda 1 July 11, 1964 Tampa, FL
Danny Hodge 2 April 23, 1965 Tulsa, OK
Lorenzo Parente 1 November 23, 1965 Little Rock, AR
Danny Hodge 3 ca. January 1966 Little Rock, AR
Lorenzo Parente 2 January 14, 1966 Tulsa, OK
Joe McCarthy 1 February 12, 1966 Unknown
Danny Hodge 4 May 1966 Little Rock, AR
Umanosuke Ueda 1 January 23, 1970 Tulsa, OK
Danny Hodge 5 January 30, 1970 Unknown
Sputnik Monroe 1 July 13, 1970 Shreveport, LA
Danny Hodge 6 1970 Unknown
Roger Kirby 1 May 20, 1971 New Orleans, LA
Ramon Torres 1 September 10, 1971 Monroe, LA
Dr. X 1 December 3, 1971 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge 7 March 20, 1972 Shreveport, LA
Ken Mantell 1 December 19, 1973 Jackson, MS On September 17, 1974, Mantell lost a title match to Wrestling Pro via a disputed decision; this title change is only recognized in the Gulf Coast territory. Mantell defeated Pro on November 5, 1974 to become the undisputed champion.
Hiro Matsuda 2 June 14, 1975 St. Petersburg, FL
Danny Hodge 8 March 2, 1976 Shreveport, LA
Vacated on March 15, 1976 when Hodge retires after suffering a broken neck in a car accident.
Pat Barret 1 September 28, 1976 New Orleans, LA Defeated Nelson Royal in a tournament final.
Ron Starr 1 December 2, 1976 New Orleans, LA
Nelson Royal 1 December 6, 1976 New Orleans, LA Royal lost a title match to Chavo Guerrero in April 1978 and regained it later that year; whether these changes are official is disputed.
Al Madril 1 June 25, 1978 Houston, TX
Nelson Royal 2 July 28, 1979 Unknown Royal won via forfeit when Madril was too sick to attend a rematch.
Vacated in December, 1979 when Royal retires.
Ron Starr 2 February 11, 1980 Tulsa, OK Defeated Les Thornton in a tournament final.
Les Thornton 1 March 1980 Unknown Thornton won via forfeit.
Jerry Stubbs 1 January 26, 1981 Mobile, AL
Les Thornton 2 January 31, 1981 Dothan, AL
Terry Taylor 1 June 7, 1981 Roanoke, VA
Les Thornton 3 June 20, 1981 Roanoke, VA
Gerald Brisco 1 September 16, 1981 Miami, FL
Les Thornton 4 October 16, 1981 Knoxville, TN During a tour of Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, Thornton lost to and then defeated Joe Lightfoot on November 7 and 14; whether these matches were for the NWA or WWC junior heavyweight title is disputed.
Tiger Mask 1 May 25, 1982 Shizuoka, Japan In 1982, some North American promoters declared the title vacant due to Tiger Mask wrestling for the WWF; however, during an annual meeting between the NWA and New Japan Pro Wrestling, it's announced that Tiger Mask is still recognized as the official champion.
Vacated on April 3, 1983 when Tiger Mask is injured two days prior.
Tiger Mask 2 June 2, 1983 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi in a decision match.
Vacated on August 12, 1983 when Tiger Mask retires.
The Cobra 1 November 3, 1983 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Davey Boy Smith in a decision match. Around this time, Les Thornton is recognized by promoters in the US as champion; this unofficial lineage eventually comes to Denny Brown, who wins the title on November 22, 1984.
Hiro Saito 1 July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan
The Cobra 2 July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan
Vacated on August 1, 1985.
Denny Brown 1 August 1985 N/A Recognized as champion by NWA vice president Shohei Baba due to his disputed status as champion in America.
Gary Royal 1 August 15, 1985 St. Louis, MO
Denny Brown 2 September 15, 1985 Atlanta, GA
Steve Regal 1 August 2, 1986 Atlanta, GA
Denny Brown 3 September 1, 1986 Greenville, SC
Lazer Tron 1 March 7, 1987 Atlanta, GA
Vacated in 1987 when Tron leaves World Championship Wrestling.
Nelson Royal 3 October 16, 1987 N/A Royal was awarded the title. Leaves WCW in 1988, at which point Masanobu Fuchi, the reigning AJPW Junior Champion, is disputably recognized as the new champion; however, Royal continues defending the title across the country until 1989, when it is abandoned.
Abandoned in 1989.
Masayoshi Motegi 1 August 30, 1995 Tokyo, Japan Defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final when the NWA revives the title.
The Great Sasuke 1 August 2, 1996 Tokyo, Japan Wins an 8-man tournament to decide the first J-Crown holder, a combination of eight junior heavyweight titles. These titles are still technically considered separate, as opposed to one unified championship, and continue to be defended.
Ultimo Dragon 1 October 11, 1996 Osaka, Japan
Jushin Liger 1 January 4, 1997 Tokyo, Japan
El Samurai 1 July 6, 1997 Sapporo, Japan
Shinjiro Ohtani 1 August 10, 1997 Nagoya, Japan
Vacated on November 5, 1997 when the J-Crown is dematerialized.
Logan Caine 1 March 5, 1999 Parkersburg, WV Defeated Viper in a tournament final.
Stripped on October 28, 1999 due to no-showing a title defense against Vince Kaplack.
Vince Kaplack 1 October 28, 1999 Pittsburgh, PA Defeated Chris Hero as a replacement for Logan Caine.
Tony Kozina 1 January 14, 2000 North Versailles, PA
Rockford 2000 1 July 22, 2000 Surrey, BC
Tony Kozina 2 August 30, 2000 N/A Awarded when NWA officials review the tape of a title match between Rockford and Kozina on August 26.
Vince Kaplack 2 October 14, 2000 Nashville, TN Won the title at the NWA 52nd Anniversary Show.
Rocky Reynolds 1 April 7, 2001 Pennsboro, WV
Mike Thunder 1 May 4, 2001 North Richland Hills, TX
Lex Lovett 1 August 21, 2001 Tampa, FL
Jason Rumble 1 October 13, 2001 Saint Petersburg, FL Defeated Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K & BJ Turner in a five-way match at the NWA 53rd Anniversary Show.
Rocky Reynolds 2 February 2, 2002 Titusville, PA
Jason Rumble 2 February 16, 2002 Malden, MA
Rocky Reynolds 3 April 6, 2002 Parkersburg, WV
Jimmy Rave 1 June 29, 2002 Cornelia, GA Defeated Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez in a three-way match.
Star 1 August 10, 2002 Columbia, TN
Jimmy Rave 2 August 17, 2002 Columbia, TN
Brother Love 1 January 18, 2003 Greenville, MS
Rocky Reynolds 4 June 7, 2003 Parkersburg, WV
Chris Draven 1 August 2, 2003 Parkersburg, WV
Jerrelle Clark 1 January 10, 2004 Saint Petersburg, FL
Jason Rumble 3 October 17, 2004 Winnipeg, MB Defeated Clark and Vance Desmond in a three-way match at the NWA 56th Anniversary Show.
Black Tiger 1 August 25, 2005 Columbia, TN Wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on October 8.
Tiger Mask IV 1 February 19, 2006 Tokyo, Japan Also wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Mike Quackenbush 1 May 11, 2007 Portage, IN

See also

References

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)


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