WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship
The WWWF/WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship is a former championship recognized by the World (Wide) Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro Wrestling for wrestlers of smaller size. The title existed from 1967 through 1985.
In April 1994, the championship belt was used as a trophy for the first ever Super J-Cup, which was won by Wild Pegasus.
Title history
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul DeGalles | 1 | September, 1965 | ||||
| 2 | Johnny De Fazio | 1 | October 15, 1965 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
| 3 | Jackie Nicholas | 1 | New England | ||||
| 4 | Johnny De Fazio | 2 | |||||
| 5 | Jackie Nicholas | 2 | |||||
| 6 | Johnny De Fazio | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Jackie Nicholas | 3 | |||||
| 8 | Johnny DeFazio | 4 | |||||
| - | Vacated | - | 1972 | - | - | De Fazio vacated the title in 1972 upon retirement. | |
| 9 | Carlos Jose Estrada | 1 | January 20, 1978 | 3 | Uniondale, New York | Defeated Tony Garea to reestablish the title in the WWWF. | |
| 10 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 1 | January 23, 1978 | 617 | New York City, New York | Moves to New Japan Pro Wrestling with the title. | |
| 11 | Ryuma Go | 1 | October 2, 1979 | 2 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| 12 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 2 | October 4, 1979 | 789 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| - | Vacated | December 1981 | - | - | Fujinami entered the heavyweight division. | ||
| 13 | Tiger Mask | 1 | January 1, 1982 | 125 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Dynamite Kid for the vacant title, then vacated the title in April 1982 due to injury. | |
| 14 | Black Tiger (original, Mark Rocco) |
1 | May 6, 1982 | 20 | Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Gran Hamada in decision match. | |
| 15 | Tiger Mask | 2 | May 26, 1982 | 312 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| - | Vacated | - | April 3, 1983 | - | - | Tiger Mask was injured by the Dynamite Kid in a tag team match two nights before. On the same April 3, Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi fought for the title and no winner was declared. | |
| 16 | Tiger Mask | 3 | June 13, 1983 | 60 | Mexico City, Mexico | Defeated Fishman in decision match. | |
| - | Vacated | - | August 12, 1983 | - | - | Tiger Mask retired. | |
| 17 | Dynamite Kid | 1 | February 7, 1984 | 268 | Tokyo, Japan | Won a tournament final over The Cobra on February 7, 1984 in Tokyo. | |
| 18 | The Cobra | 1 | December 28, 1984 | 143 | New York City, New York | Defeated Black Tiger to win the title. | |
| 19 | Hiro Saito | 1 | May 20, 1985 | 69 | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| 20 | The Cobra | 2 | July 28, 1985 | 95 | Osaka, Japan | ||
| - | Vacated | - | October 31, 1985 | - | - | Vacated and abandoned when New Japan and the WWF split. | |
| Shiro Koshinaka defeats The Cobra on June 28, 1986 in Tokyo to become the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. | |||||||
See also
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
- WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
- WWE Cruiserweight Championship
