IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship History
No. Won By Won From Location Date
1. Shiro Koshinaka The Cobra* Tokyo, Japan 2/6/86
2. Nobuhiko Takada Shiro Koshinaka Tokyo, Japan 5/19/86
3. Shiro Koshinaka Nobuhiko Takada Fukuoka, Japan 9/19/86
4. Kuniaki Kobayashi Shiro Koshinaka Tokyo, Japan 8/20/87
5. Hiroshi Hase Kuniaki Kobayashi Tokyo, Japan 12/27/87
6. Owen Hart Hiroshi Hase Sendai, Japan 5/27/88
7. Shiro Koshinaka Owen Hart Osaka, Japan 6/24/88
8. Hiroshi Hase Shiro Koshinaka Yokohama, Japan 3/16/89
9. Jushin Liger Hiroshi Hase Osaka, Japan 5/25/89
10. Naoki Sano Jushin Liger Tokyo, Japan 8/10/89
11. Jushin Liger Naoki Sano Osaka, Japan 1/31/90
12. Pegasus Kid Jushin Liger Tokyo, Japan 8/19/90
13. Jushin Liger Pegasus Kid Tokyo, Japan 11/1/90
14. Norio Honaga Jushin Liger*(2) Tokyo, Japan 4/30/91
15. Jushin Liger Norio Honaga Tokyo, Japan 6/12/91
16. Akira Nogami Jushin Liger Tokyo, Japan 8/9/91
17. Norio Honaga Akira Nogami Tokyo, Japan 11/5/91
18. Jushin Liger Norio Honaga Sapporo, Japan 2/8/92
19. El Samurai Jushin Liger Tokyo, Japan 6/26/92
20. Ultimo Dragon El Samurai Tokyo, Japan 11/22/92
21. Jushin Liger Ultimo Dragon Tokyo, Japan 1/4/93
22. Norio Honaga Pegasus Kid*(3) Osaka, Japan 9/27/94
23. Koji Kanemoto Norio Honaga Tokyo, Japan 2/19/95
24. Sabu Koji Kanemoto Fukuoka, Japan 5/3/95
25. Koji Kanemoto Sabu Tokyo, Japan 6/14/95
26. Jushin Liger Koji Kanemoto Tokyo, Japan 1/4/96
27. The Great Sasuke Ultimo Dragon*(4) Tokyo, Japan 4/29/96
28. Ultimo Dragon The Great Sasuke Tokyo, Japan 10/11/96
29. Jushin Liger Ultimo Dragon Tokyo, Japan 1/4/97
30. El Samurai Jushin Liger Sapporo, Japan 7/6/97
31. Shinjiro Otani El Samurai Nagoya, Japan 8/10/97
32. Jushin Liger Shinjiro Otani Sapporo, Japan 2/7/98
33. Koji Kanemoto Jushin Liger Hiroshima, Japan 3/17/99
34. Kendo Kashin Koji Kanemoto Tokyo, Japan 8/28/99
35. Jushin Liger Kendo Kashin Tokyo, Japan 10/11/99
36. Juventud Guerrera Jushin Liger Denver, CO 11/29/99
37. Jushin Liger Juventud Guerrera Milwaukee, WI 12/6/99
38. Tatsuhito Takaiwa Jushin Liger Sapporo, Japan 7/20/00
39. Minoru Tanaka Tatsuhito Takaiwa Kobe, Japan 10/29/00
40. Masayuki Naruse Minoru Tanaka Sapporo, Japan 7/20/01
41. Kendo Kashin Masayuki Naruse Tokyo, Japan 10/8/01
42. Minoru Tanaka Kendo Kashin Tokyo, Japan 2/16/02
43. Koji Kanemoto Minoru Tanaka Sapporo, Japan 7/19/02
44. Tiger Mask IV Koji Kanemoto Hiroshima, Japan 4/23/03
45. Jado won battle royale*(5) Tokyo, Japan 10/13/03
46. Heat Jado Nagoya, Japan 12/14/03
47. Tiger Mask IV Heat Tokyo, Japan 1/4/05
48. Black Tiger IV Tiger Mask IV Tokyo, Japan 10/8/05
49. Tiger Mask IV Black Tiger IV Tokyo, Japan 2/19/06
50. Koji Kanemoto Tiger Mask IV Fukuoka, Japan 5/3/06
51. Minoru Koji Kanemoto Tokyo, Japan 12/24/06
52. Ryusuke Taguchi Minoru Tokyo, Japan 7/6/07
53. Wataru Inoue Ryusuke Taguchi Osaka, Japan 12/8/07
54. Tiger Mask IV Prince Devitt*(6) Tokyo, Japan 7/8/08
55. Low Ki Tiger Mask IV Kobe, Japan 9/21/08
56. Tiger Mask IV Low Ki Tokyo, Japan 1/4/09
57. Mistico Tiger Mask IV Tokyo, Japan 8/15/09
58. Tiger Mask IV Mistico Tokyo, Japan 11/8/09
59. Naomichi Marufuji Tiger Mask IV Tokyo, Japan 1/4/10
60. Prince Devitt Naomichi Marufuji Osaka, Japan 6/19/10
61. Kota Ibushi Prince Devitt Osaka, Japan 6/18/11
62. Prince Devitt KUSHIDA*(7) Kobe, Japan 9/19/11
63. Low Ki Prince Devitt Fukuoka, Japan 5/3/12
64. Kota Ibushi Low Ki Tokyo, Japan 7/29/12
65. Low Ki Kota Ibushi Tokyo, Japan 10/8/12
66. Prince Devitt Low Ki Osaka, Japan 11/11/12
67. Kota Ibushi Prince Devitt Tokyo, Japan 1/4/14
68. KUSHIDA Kota Ibushi Tokyo, Japan 7/4/14
69. Ryusuke Taguchi KUSHIDA Kobe, Japan 9/21/14
70. Kenny Omega Ryusuke Taguchi Tokyo, Japan 1/4/15
71. KUSHIDA Kenny Omega Osaka, Japan 7/5/15
72. Kenny Omega KUSHIDA Okayama, Japan 9/23/15
73. KUSHIDA Kenny Omega Tokyo, Japan 1/4/16
74. Bushi KUSHIDA Tokyo, Japan 9/17/16
75. KUSHIDA Bushi Osaka, Japan 11/5/16
76. Hiromu Takahashi KUSHIDA Tokyo, Japan 1/4/17
77. KUSHIDA Hiromu Takahashi Osaka, Japan 6/11/17
78. Will Ospreay KUSHIDA Tokyo, Japan 10/9/17
79. Marty Scurll Will Ospreay Osaka, Japan 11/5/17
80. Will Ospreay Marty Scurll, Hiromu Takahashi and KUSHIDA*(8) Tokyo, Japan 1/4/18
81. Hiromu Takahashi Will Ospreay Osaka, Japan 6/9/18
82. KUSHIDA Marty Scurll*(9) Tokyo, Japan 10/8/18
83. Taiji Ishimori KUSHIDA Tokyo, Japan 1/4/19
84. Dragon Lee Taiji Ishimori and Bandido*(10) New York, NY 4/6/19
85. Will Ospreay Dragon Lee Osaka, Japan 6/9/19

*This was the tournament final to crown the first champion.

*(2)Liger vacated the title so that it could be decided in the Top of the Super Juniors Tournament.

*(3)Liger fractured his ankle and had to vacate the title. This was the tournament final for the vacant title.

*(4)Sasuke won an eight-man tournament called the J-Crown in which eight different titles were up for grabs. All the titles were defended together until November 5, 1997, when the J-Crown was disbanded.

*(5)The championship was vacated so that it could be contested in a battle royale.

*(6)Inoue moved up to the heavyweight division and vacated the title. This was the tournament final to determine the new champion.

*(7)The title was vacated when Ibushi suffered a shoulder injury. This match determined a new champion.

*(8)This was a Four-Way Match.

*(9)Takahashi had to give up the title due to a knee injury. This match determined the new champion.

*(10)This was a Three-Way Match.