NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship

Current Status

This title was founded in 1979 as the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title (International) in cooperation with New Japan Pro Wrestling and the Los Angeles NWA promotion. It was renamed the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title in August of 1982. Also in 1982, the belt came under the ownership of All Japan Pro Wrestling. It was abandoned in 1986 by the last champion, Tiger Mask II (Mitsuharu Misawa).

The title was defended in Japan, the United States, and Mexico.

On October 12, 2006, Ultimo Dragon recieved the belt from Atsushi Onita, and annnounced he would promote a tournament for the championship. In the finals of that tournament on 3/4/07 Hirooki Goto defeated Shocker to win the title and become the 18th Champion. Goto vacated the title on 9/8/07 after defeating Hajime Ohara in a match in Japan, stating he was no longer a junior heavyweight and thus could no longer hold the title.

Champions Listing

#	Champion(s)	Defeated	Date	Location
Match to determine initial champions
1	Steve Keirn	Chavo Guerrero	79/12/10	Los Angeles, CA
2	Tatsumi Fujinami	Steve Keirn	80/02/01	Sapporo, Japan
3	Mike Graham	Tatsumi Fujinami	80/02/15	Hollywood, FL
4	Tatsumi Fujinami	Mike Graham	80/04/04	Kawasaki, Japan
Vacated in June of 1980 due to injury
Decision match for vacant title
5	Kengo Kimura	Bret Hart	80/07/02	Kitakyushu, Japan
6	Chavo Guerrero	Kengo Kimura	80/10/03	Tokyo, Japan
7	Gino Hernandez	Chavo Guerrero	81/02/27	Houston, TX
8	Chavo Guerrero	Gino Hernandez	81/09/??	??
9	Atsushi Onita	Chavo Guerrero	82/03/07	Charlotte, NC
10	Sangre Chicana	Atsushi Onita	82/04/11	Guadalajara, Mexico
11	Atsushi Onita	Sangre Chicana	82/04/30	Mexico City, Mexico
Title held up after a match with Chavo Guerrero on 82/07/30
Title renamed NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title at the annual NWA meeting in August of 1982.
12	Atsushi Onita	Chavo Guerrero	82/11/04	Tokyo, Japan
Title vacated on 83/04/15 after Onita breaks his leg wrestling Hector Guerrero
Tournament final to crown new champion
13	Chavo Guerrero	Ultra Seven	83/05/26	Tenryu, Japan
14	Mighty Inoue	Chavo Guerrero	84/02/06	Osaka, Japan
15	Dynamite Kid	Mighty Inoue	85/06/08	Takamatsu, Japan
16	Kuniaki Kobayashi	Dynamite Kid	85/06/13	Koga, Japan
17	Tiger Mask II	Kuniaki Kobayashi	85/08/31	Tokyo, Japan
Title abandoned in 1986
8 man tournament to crown a new champion
18	Hirooki Goto	Shocker	07/03/04	Arena Coliseo
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

Sources

Wrestling-Titles.com

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World Welter (Akantus), NWA-Mexico: Mexico Light (Skayde), Mexico Welter (Vaquero Fantasma)
Dragon Gym: International Junior Heavy (Último Dragón)
Defunct: Middle, Light Heavy, Americas Tag
Reference: Jr. Heavy, Heavy
CMLL established titles: Historic Welter (Volador Jr.), Historic Middle (Carístico), Historic LH (Stuka Jr.)