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that is being defended in various independent promotions in

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. The title was originally created in 1993 by

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. There have been a total of forty-four reigns spread over three lineages and shared among thirty different wrestlers. The current champion is

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who is in his first reign.

History

The title was created in 1993 by

(FMW) and it stayed with FMW from its inception to mid-1999, when FMW retired it. In 1998, the title was renamed with the launch of the FMW Unified Organization. It was considered a different title with a new lineage. On May 31, 1999,

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became the FMW commissioner and withdrew the recognition of the title following the introduction of the WEW Single Championship which he awarded to himself on September 24.

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was then recognized as the first Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion, in continuation of his FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship reign, thus starting a third lineage. Since then, the title has been defended in various Japanese promotions including

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and

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. Even with the belt being dropped by FMW, the original title belt is still used, which bears the "FMW" name on it. In May 2010, a new championship belt was made, as

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's Super FMW promotion briefly revived the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship to determine its final champion.

Reigns

Original Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship

New Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Combined reigns

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Footnotes

References

External links

Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
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