The International Junior Heavyweight Championship is a
professional wrestling
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title
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in
Japan
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ese
promotion
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Marketing
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Pro Wrestling Zero1
(stylized as Pro Wrestling ZERO1), formerly known as Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (stylised in all capital letters) and often referred to simply as Zero1, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 2001. I ...
(formerly Pro Wrestling Zero-One and Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max) and formerly sanctioned by the
Wrestling Superstars Live
Wrestling Superstars - Live! was a governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctioned various championships. It was founded in 1996 by Dale Gagner and Jonnie Stewart.
History
In 1996, Dale Gagner and his ass ...
promotion, contested exclusively among
junior heavyweight (<) wrestlers. It was originally created on June 29, 2002 as the
NWA
NWA or Nwa most commonly refers to:
* N.W.A ("Niggaz Wit Attitudes"), a hip hop group from Compton, California, US
* National Wrestling Alliance, a professional wrestling organization
NWA or Nwa may refer to:
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UPW/Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight Championship, symbolizing Zero-One's relationship with the NWA and UPW;
Leonardo Spanky defeated
Smelly to become the first champion.
When Zero-One left the NWA on October 31, 2004, the title was renamed to incorporate
Steve Corino
Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino (born May 29, 1973) is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler currently signed with WWE as a trainer and producer for their developmental territory NXT. He is best known for his tenure with Extreme Championship ...
's Pro Wrestling World-1; the name was further added to when the newly renamed Zero1-Max joined the AWA on February 28, 2005. On August 26, 2006, when
Minoru Fujita
(born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. He is known for working at Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. He is the current Super Asia Champion in his first reign.
Career
Fujita started in Big Japan Pro Wres ...
won the annual Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament, it was again renamed the AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. When Zero1-Max left the AWA on December 15, 2007, it was renamed again to the Zero1-Max International Junior Heavyweight Championship. Finally, when the company changed its name to Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2008, the championship followed.
There have been a total of 24 recognized champions, who have had a combined 34 official reigns. The current champion is Astroman who is in his first reign.
Title history
Combined reigns
As of , .
See also
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List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
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World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)
The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Japanese Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion. The title is meant for wrestlers under the weight limit of , referred to as " junior heavyweights" in Japan ...
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NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Created in 1945, the title is competed for by junior heavyweight wrestlers.
History
The first NWA World Junior ...
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NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship
The NWA International Junior Heavyweight Championship started in 1979. It was formed by a split in lineage from the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship caused by the retirement of champion Nelson Royal the same year. The first champion, Stev ...
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WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tenryu Project. The title was established in 1995 in Wrestle Association R (WAR).
There have been a total of 24 reigns shared between 17 ...
Footnotes
References
External links
ZEROONEUSA title history
* ttp://wrestling-titles.com/us/awastars/awa-j.html Wrestling-Titles.com title history (AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship)br>TitleHistories.com title history (International Junior Heavyweight Championship)
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Pro Wrestling Zero1 championships
Junior heavyweight wrestling championships
International professional wrestling championships