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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.
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
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Daisuke Harada | January 15, 2019 | FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England | 1 | 244 | 2 | Defeated James Castle in a tournament final. | [3][4][5] |
| 2 | Atsushi Kotoge | September 16, 2019 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 61 | 0 | [6] | |
| 3 | Daisuke Harada | November 16, 2019 | NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 268 | 0 | [7] | |
| 4 | Hayata | August 8, 2020 | NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | [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
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisuke Harada | 2 | 2 | 512 |
| 2 | Atsushi Kotoge | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 3 | Hayata | 1 | 0 | <1 |
See also
References
- ^ Wrestling, International Pro (December 14, 2018). "FNW JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ENTRANT #2 @yo_hey0206".
- ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Title Reigns « FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NOAH Global Tag League '19 - Day 6 at Bandai Island Multipurpose Square wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
- ^ "Resultados Pro Wrestling NOAH: Spring Navigation 2019 (29 de marzo)". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. April 2, 2019.
- ^ "NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Tag 12 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NOAH: "20th Anniversary NOAH the Chronicle Vol. 3" Will there be a double monarch? | Superfights". 15 August 2020.
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