Post by stevenuk1 on Dec 18, 2006 16:44:49 GMT
#1 Ken Fenelon
1945/N/A
Fenelon was awarded the title by Pinkie George, founder of the NWA
#2 Marshall Estep
May 30, 1945/Toronto, Iowa
#3 Larry Tillman
January 1, 1946/Unknown
#4 Ken Fenelon (2)
March 11, 1946/Des Moines, Iowa
#5 Marshall Estep (2)
January 6, 1947/Des Moines, Iowa
#6 Ray Steele
March 24, 1947/Des Moines, Iowa
#7 Marshall Estep (3)
April 28, 1947/Des Moines, Iowa
#8 Billy Goelz
ca. March 16, 1948/Unknown
#9 Leroy McGuirk
December 28, 1949/Des Moines, Iowa
Unifies NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship into National Wrestling Alliance title.
Vacated on February 7, 1950 when McGuirk is blinded in a car accident.
#10 Verne Gagne
November 13, 1950/Tulsa, Oklahoma
Defeats Sonny Myers in a tournament final.
#11 Danny McShain
November 19, 1951/Memphis, Tennessee
#12 Baron Michele Leone
August, 1953/Los Angeles, California
#13 Ed Francis
1956/Tulsa, Oklahoma
#14 Mike DiBiase
1956/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#15 Mike Clancy
1957/Little Rock, Arkansas
#16 Fred Blassie
March 26, 1957/Nashville, Tennessee
Title immediately held up due to a controversial finish.
#17 Mike Clancy (2)
April 9, 1957/Nashville, Tennessee
Defeated Fred Blassie in a rematch.
#18 Angelo Savoldi
February, 1958/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#19 Dory Funk
June 5, 1958/Amarillo, Texas
#20 Angelo Savoldi (2)
July 11, 1958/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#21 Ivan the Terrible
February 20, 1959/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#22 Angelo Savoldi (3)
March 6, 1959/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#23 Danny Hodge
July 22, 1960/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#24 Hiro Matsuda
July 11, 1964/Tampa, Florida
#25 Danny Hodge (2)
April 23, 1965/Tulsa, Oklahoma
#26 Lorenzo Parente
November 23, 1965/Little Rock, Arkansas
#27 Danny Hodge (3)
January, 1966/Little Rock, Arkansas
#28 Lorenzo Parente (2)
January 14, 1966/Tulsa, Oklahoma
#29 Joe McCarthy
February 12, 1966/Unknown
#30 Danny Hodge (4)
May, 1966/Little Rock, Arkansas
#31 Umanosuke Ueda
January 23, 1970/Tulsa, Oklahoma
#32 Danny Hodge (5)
January 30, 1970/Unknown
#33 Sputnik Monroe
July 13, 1970/Shreveport, Louisiana
#34 Danny Hodge (6)
1970/Unknown
#35 Roger Kirby
May 20, 1971/New Orleans, Louisiana
#36 Ramon Torres
September 10, 1971/Monroe, Louisiana
#37 Dr. X
December 3, 1971/Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#38 Danny Hodge (7)
March 20, 1972/Shreveport, Louisiana
#39 Ken Mantell
December 19, 1973/Jackson, Mississippi
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 to become the undisputed champion.
#40 Hiro Matsuda (2)
June 14, 1975/Saint Petersburg, Florida
#41 Danny Hodge (8)
March 2, 1976/Shreveport, Louisiana
Vacated on March 15, 1976 when Hodge retires after suffering a broken neck in a car accident.
#42 Pat Barret
September 28, 1976/New Orleans, Louisiana
Defeated Nelson Royal in a tournament final.
#43 Ron Starr
December 2, 1976 New Orleans, Louisiana
#44 Nelson Royal
December 6, 1976/New Orleans, Louisiana
Royal lost a title match to Chavo Guerrero in April, 1978 and regained it later that year; whether these changes are official is disputed.
#45 Al Madril
June 25, 1978/Houston, Texas
#46 Nelson Royal
July 28, 1979/Unknown
Royal won via forfeit when Madril was too sick to attend a rematch.
Vacated in December, 1979 when Royal retires.
#47 Ron Starr (2)
February 11, 1980/Tulsa, Oklahoma
Defeated Les Thornton in a tournament final.
#48 Les Thornton
March, 1980/Unknown
Thornton won via forfeit.
#49 Jerry Stubbs
January 26, 1981/Mobile, Alabama
#50 Les Thornton (2)
January 31, 1981/Dothan, Alabama
#51 Terry Taylor
June 7, 1981/Roanoke, Virginia
#52 Les Thornton (3)
June 20, 1981/Roanoke, Virginia
#53 Gerald Brisco
September 16, 1981/Miami, Florida
#54 Les Thornton (4)
October 16, 1981/Knoxville, Tennessee
During a tour of Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council, Thornton loses to and then defeats Joe Lightfoot on November 7 and 14; whether these matches were for the NWA or WWC junior heavyweight title is disputed.
#55 Tiger Mask
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.
#56 Tiger Mask (2)
June 2, 1983/Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi in a decision match.
Vacated on August 12, 1983 when Tiger Mask retires.
#57 The Cobra
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.
#58 Hiro Saito
July 28, 1985/Osaka, Japan
#59 The Cobra (2)
July 28, 1985/Osaka, Japan
Vacated on August 1, 1985.
#60 Denny Brown
August, 1985/N/A
Recognized as champion by NWA vice president Shohei Baba due to his disputed status as champion in America.
#61 Gary Royal
August 15, 1985/Saint Louis, Missouri
#62 Denny Brown (2)
September 15, 1985/Atlanta, Georgia
#63 Steve Regal
August 2, 1986/Atlanta, Georgia
#64 Denny Brown (3)
September 1, 1986/Greenville, South Carolina
#65 Lazer Tron
March 7, 1987/Atlanta, Georgia
Vacated in 1987 when Tron leaves World Championship Wrestling.
#66 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.
#67 Masayoshi Motegi
August 30, 1995/Tokyo, Japan
Defeated El Hijo del Santo in a tournament final when the NWA revives the title.
#68 The Great Sasuke
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.
#69 Ultimo Dragon
October 11, 1996/Osaka, Japan
#70 Jushin Liger
January 4, 1997/Tokyo, Japan
#71 El Samurai
July 6, 1997/Sapporo, Japan
#72 Shinjiro Ohtani
August 10, 1997/Nagoya, Japan
Vacated on November 5, 1997 when the J-Crown is dematerialized.
#73 Logan Caine
March 5, 1999/Parkersburg, West Virginia
Defeats Viper in a tournament final.
Stripped on October 28, 1999 due to no-showing a title defense against Vince Kaplack
#74 Vince Kaplack
October 28, 1999/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Defeated Chris Hero as a replacement for Logan Caine.
#75 Tony Kozina
January 14, 2000/North Versailles, Pennsylvania
#76 Rockford 2000
July 22, 2000/Surrey, British Columbia
#77 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.
#78 Vince Kaplack (2)
October 14, 2000/Nashville, Tennessee
#79 Rocky Reynolds
April 7, 2001/Pennsboro, West Virginia
#80 Mike Thunder
May 4, 2001/North Richland Hills, Texas
#81 Lex Lovett
August 21, 2001/Tampa, Florida
#82 Jason Rumble
October 13, 2001/Saint Petersburg, Florida
Defeated Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K & BJ Turner in a five-way match.
#83 Rocky Reynolds (2)
February 2, 2002/Titusville, Pennsylvania
#84 Jason Rumble (2)
February 16, 2002/Malden, Pennsylvania
#85 Rocky Reynolds (3)
April 6, 2002/Parkersburg, West Virginia
#86 Jimmy Rave
June 29, 2002/Cornelia, Georgia
#87 Star
August 10, 2002/Columbia, Tennessee
#88 Jimmy Rave (2)
August 17, 2002/Columbia, Tennessee
#89 Brother Love
January 18, 2003/Greenville, Mississippi
#90 Rocky Reynolds (4)
June 7, 2003/Parkersburg, West Virginia
#91 Chris Draven
August 2, 2003/Parkersburg, West Virginia
#92 Jerrelle Clark
January 10, 2004/Saint Petersburg, Florida
#93 Jason Rumble (3)
October 17, 2004/Winnipeg, Manitoba
#94 Black Tiger
August 25, 2005/Columbia, Tennessee
Wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on October 8.
#95 Tiger Mask IV
February 19, 2006/Tokyo, Japan
Also wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.