Terry Michael Brunk is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Sabu. He is known for his trademark style of hardcore wrestling, which he pioneered in his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) from 1995 to 2000. He is a three-time World Heavyweight Champion having held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship once.
Francisco Islas Rueda is a Mexican professional wrestler, or luchador, best known by his ring name Super Crazy. In Mexico, Islas has worked for AAA (AAA) and made appearances for various independent promotions but is not currently associated with one specific Mexican promotion. As Super Crazy, Islas gained American exposure by working for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1998 and 2000 and for World Wrestling Entertainment between 2005 and 2008. He has also toured Japan on several occasions, working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Zero-One (Zero-1), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah.
Takao Yoshida , better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he had the first ever WWF Light Heavyweight Championship reign recognized by the promotion. Michinoku is the founder and former promoter of Kaientai Dojo, where he also primarily wrestled until 2019. In 2019, Michinoku started another promotion, Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO). Michinoku has also appeared for New Japan Pro-Wrestling since 2011 where he is a member of Suzuki-gun.
Tsuyoshi Kikuchi is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling NOAH. Kikuchi idolized and patterned his style after the Dynamite Kid.
Osamu Matsuda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and is better known by his stage name El Samurai.
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world junior heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship. NJPW currently controls two junior heavyweight championships: the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The weight-limit for the title is 100 kg (220 lb).
Tatsuhito Takaiwa is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler. Takaiwa is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and Pro Wrestling Zero1, as well as making special appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah.
Keiji Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and manager, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Gedo. Gedo has been the main booker of NJPW since the early 2010s. As a wrestler, Gedo is best known for his tag team work with partner Jado, forming a very successful tag team from 1990 through the mid-2010s.
Richard Diaz, better known by the ring name Ricky Reyes, is a Cuban-American professional wrestler. He is known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, World Wrestling Council, Lucha Underground and various other independent promotions.
Natalia Vitalyevna Vorobieva is a Russian wrestler, who has won the Olympic, World and European titles.
Jonathan Gresham is an American professional wrestler who owns and runs the Terminus: Modern Age Grappling promotion. He is the current interim ROH World Champion in his first reign, and defends the title outside of Ring of Honor due to that promotion's hiatus and restructuring. In ROH, he is also a former ROH Pure Champion and ROH World Tag Team Champion with Jay Lethal.
Robbie Eagles is an Australian professional wrestler, who currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of Chaos, and is the one-half of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with his partner Tiger Mask IV. Eagles is also a former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Eagles started wrestling on the Australian independent scene, for companies like Professional Wrestling Alliance, Melbourne City Wrestling and World Series Wrestling. Eagles has also gained prominence in other countries wrestling for companies such as Chikara, Progress and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
The 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 32nd edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Istanbul, Turkey between 28 July - 3 August, 2008.
The 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 33th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Ankara, Turkey between 3 - 9 August, 2009.
The 2013 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 37th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Sofia, Croatia between August 12 - 18, 2013.
The 2012 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 36th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Pattaya, Thailand between 4-9 September 2012.
The 2011 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 36th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Bucharest, Romania between 26-31 July 2011.
The 2007 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 31th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Beijing, China between 20 and 26 August 2007.
The 2006 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 30th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala between 28 August-3 September 2006.
The 2003 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 28th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Istanbul, Turkey between 25 and 31 August 2003.
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