The British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship was a
professional wrestling championship that although being created in England, it gained its biggest notoriety in Japan. Not long after its creation the title made its way to
Michinoku Pro Wrestling where it stayed until
Jushin Thunder Liger took it to
New Japan Pro-Wrestling and combined it with seven other Junior Heavyweight Belts to create the
J-Crown. After the J-Crown was disbanded the title resurfaced in England for a short time. After a tour of England Tiger Mask took the title back to Japan, where it returned to Michinoku Pro then made its way to
Toryumon Toryumon or Tōryūmon may refer to:
*Toryumon (Último Dragón)
is a professional wrestling promotion that operated in Japan until 2004 and in Mexico, where it's called Toryumon Mexico. The promotion is owned and operated by Yoshihiro Asai, who ...
, where it was last defended before becoming Inactive.
Title history
See also
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Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom spans over one hundred years but became popular when the then new independent television network ITV began showing it in 1955, firstly on Saturday afternoons and then also in a late-night midweek slot. I ...
References
External links
*http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/michinoku/bc-j.html - History at wrestling-titles
*http://www.titlehistories.com/British_Commonwealth_Junior_Heavyweight_Title.htm
{{British wrestling titles
Junior heavyweight wrestling championships
National professional wrestling championships
Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom