NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today.
Title History
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: |
| Ken Fenlon | 1 | 1945 | Awarded |
| Marshall Estep | 1 | May 30 1945 | Toronto, IA |
| Larry Tillman | 1 | January 1 1946 | ? |
| Ken Fenlon | 2 | March 11 1946 | Des Moines, IA |
| Marshall Estep | 2 | January 6 1947 | Des Moines, IA |
| Ken Fenlon | 3 | April 1947 | ? |
| Ray Steele | 1 | April 7 1947 | Des Moines, IA |
| Marshall Estep | 3 | April 28 1947 | Des Moines, IA |
| Billy Goelz | 1 | 1948 | ? |
| Leroy McGuirk | 1 | December 28 1949 | Des Moines, IA |
| Vacated | February 7 1950 | McGuirk blinded in auto accident | |
| Verne Gagne | 1 | November 13 1950 | Tulsa, OK (defeated Sonny Myers in tournament final) |
| Danny McShain | 1 | November 19 1951 | Memphis, TN |
| Baron Michele Leone | 1 | August 1953 | Hollywood, CA |
| Ed Francis | 1 | 1956 | Tulsa, OK |
| Mike DiBiase | 1 | 1956 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mike Clancy | 1 | 1957 | Little Rock, AK |
| Fred Blassie | 1 | March 26 1957 | Nashville, TN |
| Held Up | March 26 1957 | Title held up due to controversial finish | |
| Mike Clancy | 2 | April 9 1957 | Nashville, TN |
| 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 | January 1965 | Tulsa, OK |
| Lorenzo Parente | 1 | 1965 | ? |
| Danny Hodge | 3 | 1965 | ? |
| Lorenzo Parente | 2 | January 14 1966 | Tulsa, OK |
| Joe McCarthy | 1 | February 12 1966 | ? |
| Danny Hodge | 4 | May 1966 | Little Rock, AK |
| Umanosuke Ueda | 1 | January 23 1970 | Tulsa, OK |
| Danny Hodge | 5 | January 30 1970 | ? |
| Sputnik Monroe | 1 | July 13 1970 | Shreveport, LA |
| Danny Hodge | 6 | 1970 | ? |
| 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 |
| Hiro Matsuda | 2 | June 14 1975 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Danny Hodge | 8 | March 2 1976 | Shreveport, LA |
| Vacated | March 15 1976 | Hodge retires due to neck injury from auto accident | |
| Pat Barret | 1 | September 28 1976 | New Orleans, LA (defeated Nelson Royal in tournament final) |
| Ron Starr | 1 | December 2 1976 | New Orleans, LA |
| Nelson Royal | 1 | December 6 1976 | Tulsa, OK |
| Chavo Guerrero | 1 | April 1978 | Albuquerque, NM |
| Nelson Royal | 2 | 1978 | ? |
| Al Madril | 1 | June 25 1978 | Houston, TX |
| Nelson Royal | 3 | July 28 1979 | Awarded when Madril too sick to wrestle |
| Vacated | December 1979 | Royal retires | |
| Ron Starr | 2 | February 11 1980 | Tulsa, OK (defeated Les Thornton in tournament final) |
| Les Thornton | 1 | March 1980 | Wins by 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 |
| Jerry Brisco | 1 | September 16 1981 | Miami, FL |
| Les Thornton | 4 | October 16 1981 | Knoxville, TN |
| Tiger Mask | 1 | May 25 1982 | Shizuoka, Japan |
| Vacated | April 3 1983 | Tiger Mask injured | |
| Tiger Mask | 2 | June 2 1983 | Tokyo, Japan (defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi) |
| Vacated | August 12 1983 | Tiger Mask retired | |
| The Cobra | 1 | November 3 1983 | Tokyo, Japan (defeated Davey Boy Smith) |
| Hiro Saito | 1 | July 28 1985 | Osaka, Japan |
| The Cobra | 1 | July 28 1985 | Osaka, Japan |
| Vacated | August 1 1985 | Title vacant | |
| Denny Brown | 1 | August 1985 | Awarded by NWA VP Shohei Baba |
| Gary Royal | 1 | August 15 1985 | St. Louis, MO |
| Denny Brown | 2 | September 15 1985 | Atlanta, GA |
| "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal | 1 | August 2 1986 | Atlanta, GA |
| Denny Brown | 3 | September 1 1986 | Greenville, SC |
| Lazer Tron (AKA Hector Guerrero) | 1 | March 7 1987 | Atlanta, GA |
| Vacated | 1987 | Guerrero leaves NWA for AWA | |
| Nelson Royal | 4 | October 16 1987 | Awarded |
| Vacated | 1988 | Royal leaves NWA | |
| Masayoshi Motegi | 1 | August 30 1995 | Tokyo, Japan (defeated El Hijo del Santo) |
| The Great Sasuke | 1 | August 2 1996 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 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 | November 5 1997 | Title vacant | |
| Logan Caine | 1 | March 5 1999 | Parkersburg, WV (defeated Viper in tournament final) |
| Stripped | October 28 1999 | Stripped for no-show of title defense | |
| Vince Kaplack | 1 | October 28 1999 | Pittsburgh, PA (defeated Chris Hero) |
| Tony Kozina | 1 | January 14 2000 | N. Versailles, PA |
| Rockford 2000 | 1 | July 22 2000 | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Tony Kozina | 2 | August 30 2000 | Awarded |
| Vince Kaplack | 2 | October 14 2000 | Nashville, TN |
| Rocky Reynolds | 1 | April 7 2001 | Pennsboro, WV |
| Mike Thunder | 1 | May 4 2001 | N. Richland Hills, TX |
| Lex Lovett | 1 | August 21 2001 | Tampa, FL |
| Jason Rumble | 1 | October 13 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Rocky Reynolds | 2 | February 2 2002 | Titusville, PA |
| Jason Rumble | 2 | February 16 2002 | Malden, PA |
| Rocky Reynolds | 3 | April 6 2002 | Parkersburg, WV |
| Jimmy Rave | 1 | June 29 2002 | Cornelia, GA |
| 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 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Jason Rumble | 3 | October 17 2004 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Black Tiger | 1 | August 27 2005 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
See Also
Categories: National Wrestling Alliance championships | Jim Crockett Promotions championships | New Japan Pro Wrestling championships
