IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship

Last updated
FightNation! Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionFightNation!
Date establishedJanuary 15, 2019
Date retiredOctober 8, 2020
Statistics
First champion(s) Daisuke Harada
Final champion(s) Hayata
Most reigns Daisuke Harada (2 reigns)
Longest reign Daisuke Harada (268 days)
Shortest reign Hayata (<1 day)
Heaviest champion Atsushi Kotoge (200 lb)
Lightest champion Hayata (165 lb)

The FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Fight Nation Wrestling (FNW), specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers. [1] In addition to United Kingdom, the title has also been defended in the Japan as part of a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. Traditionally the "Junior Heavyweight" term is more common in Japanese professional wrestling while in the "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

Contents

Tournament

IPW:UK held a one night 8-man tournament to crown the first champion. The event was held on January 15, 2019. [2]

First round Semifinals Finals
         
Daisuke Harada
Chris Ridgeway
Daisuke Harada
Hayata
Kid Lykos
Hayata
Daisuke Harada
James Castle
Ben Basden
Yo-Hey
Ben Basden
James Castle
James Castle
Tadasuke

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Daisuke Harada January 15, 2019FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England 12442Defeated James Castle in a tournament final. [3] [4] [5]
2 Atsushi Kotoge September 16, 2019NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12 Osaka, Japan 1610 [6]
3 Daisuke Harada November 16, 2019NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 22680 [7]
4 Hayata August 8, 2020NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3 Yokohama, Japan 1<10 [8]
August 10, 2020 Yokohama, Japan On the way to the locker room, Hayata tossed the championship belt into the trash can. The title was immediately declared vacated.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Daisuke Harada 22512
2 Atsushi Kotoge 1061
3 Hayata 10<1

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