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NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
WORLD JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
(as of 2008/04/06)

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Ken Fenelon 43/06< Chicago, IL *
Introduced as "newly crowned" National Wrestling Alliance champion on a Topeka, KS paper in 43/06 for winning a tournament in Chicago; recognized as NWA champion as of 45 by Pinkie George, who founds the current version of the NWA in 48.
Marshall Estep 45/05/30 Toronto, IA
Larry Tillman 46/01/01
Ken Fenelon [2] 46/03/11 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep [2] 47/01/06 Des Moines, IA
Ray Steele 47/03/24 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep [3] 47/04/28 Des Moines, IA
Billy Goelz 48/03/16<
The current version of the NWA is founded in 48/07.
Al Williams 48/08/22 Waterloo, IA
Billy Goelz [2] 48/09/05 Waterloo, IA
Leroy McGuirk 49/12/28 Des Moines, IA
Has won National Wrestling Association title, defeating John Swenski on 39/06/19 in Hollywood, CA; defeats Goelz to unify National Wrestling Alliance title; vacant on 50/02/07 when McGuirk blinded in an auto accident.
Verne Gagne 50/11/13 Tulsa, OK
Defeats Sonny Myers in the final of 14-man tournament.
Danny McShain 51/11/19 Memphis, TN
Red Berry # 52/11/11 Dallas, TX
Wins the third fall by DQ and claims the title.
Danny McShain # 52/11/27 Galveston, TX
Baron Michele Leone 53/08/17 Memphis, TN
Ed Francis 55/04/11 Tulsa, OK
Mike Clancy 56/04/10 Tulsa, OK
Fred Blassie # 57/03/26 Nashville, TN
Title immediately held up.
Mike Clancy # 57/04/09 Nashville, TN
Defeats Blassie in rematch.
Angelo Savoldi 58/02/28 Oklahoma City, OK
Dory Funk Sr. 58/06/05 Amarillo, TX
Angelo Savoldi [2] 58/07/11 Oklahoma City, OK
Ivan the Terrible 59/02/20 Oklahoma City, OK
Angelo Savoldi [3] 59/03/06 Oklahoma City, OK
Mike DiBiase 59/05/29 Oklahoma City, OK
Angelo Savoldi [4] 59/08/21 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge 60/07/22 Oklahoma City, OK
Hiro Matsuda 64/07/11 Tampa, FL
Danny Hodge [2] 65/04/23 Tulsa, OK
Lorenzo Parente 65/11/23 Little Rock , AR
Danny Hodge [3] 66/01< Little Rock , AR
Lorenzo Parente [2] 66/01/14 Tulsa, OK
Joe McCarthy 66/02/12
Danny Hodge [4] 66/05 Little Rock, AR
Umanosuke Ueda 70/01/23 Tulsa, OK
Danny Hodge [5] 70/01/30
Sputnik Monroe 70/07/13 Shreveport, LA
Danny Hodge [6] 70
Roger "Rip" Kirby 71/05/20 New Orleans, LA
Ramon Torres 71/09/10 Monroe, LA
Dr. X (Jim Osborne) 71/12/03 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge [7] 72/03/20 Shreveport, LA
Ken Mantell 73/12/19 Jackson, MS
Wrestling Pro # 74/09/17 Mobile, AL
Awarded with a disputed decision; recognized only in the Gulf Coast territory.
Ken Mantell # 74/11/05 Mobile, AL
Defeats Wrestling Pro in rematch to become the undisputed champion.
Hiro Matsuda [2] 75/06/14 St. Petersburg, FL
Danny Hodge [8] 76/03/02 Shreveport, LA
Vacant on 76/03/15 when Hodge retires after suffering a broken neck in an auto accident.
Pat Barret 76/09/28 New Orleans, LA
Defeats Nelson Royal in tournament final.
Ron Starr 76/12/02 New Orleans, LA
Nelson Royal 76/12/06 Tulsa, OK
Chavo Guerrero * 78/04 Albuquerque, NM
Nelson Royal * 78
Al Madril 78/06/25 Houston, TX
Nelson Royal [2] 79/07/28
Awarded when Madril too ill for rematch; vacant in 79/12 when Royal retires; Steve Keirn defeats Chavo Guerrero on 79/12/10 in Los Angeles, CA to be recognized as champion by New Japan, Los Angeles, and Florida, but the version is later renamed International Junior Heavyweight title in 82.
Ron Starr [2] 80/02/11 Tulsa, OK
Defeats Les Thornton in tournament final.
Les Thornton 80/03
Wins by forfeit.
Jerry Stubbs 81/01/26 Mobile, AL
Les Thornton [2] 81/01/31 Dothan, AL
Terry Taylor 81/06/07 Roanaoke, VA
Les Thornton [3] 81/06/20 Roanaoke, VA
Jerry Brisco 81/09/16 Miami, FL
Les Thornton [4] 81/10/16 Knoxville, TN
Joe Lightfoot # 81/11/07 Bayamon, PR
Les Thornton # 81/11/14 San Juan, PR
Above changes in Puerto Rico may have been for WWC Title.
Tiger Mask (Satoru Sayama) 82/05/25 Shizuoka, JAPAN
Some of North American promoters declared the title vacant in 82 after Tiger Mask wrestles for WWF; according to New Japan, NWA Board announces that Tiger Mask is still recognized as champion at the annual meeting in 82/08; Tiger Mask vacates the title on 83/04/03 after being injured by Dynamite Kid in a tag match on 83/04/01; Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi meet for the vacant title on 83/04/03 in Tokyo but have no winner decided; Tiger Mask and Dynamite Kid meet for the vacant title on 83/04/21 in Tokyo but have no winner decided.
Tiger Mask [2] 83/06/02 Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi; vacates on 83/08/12 upon retirement.
The Cobra 83/11/03 Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Davey Boy Smith; Les Thorton starts claiming the title in Georgia in the same month:
Les Thornton [5] # 83/11
Wins a fictitious tournament in Manila, PHILLIPINES; vacant in 84/07 when Thornton joins WWF after their takeover of Georgia Championship Wrestling.
Hector Guerrero # 84/07/13 Los Angeles, CA *
Wins a tournament.
Mike Davis # 84/10/02 Albuquerque, NM *
Denny Brown # 84/11/22 Greensboro, NC
Hiro Saito 85/07/28 Osaka, JAPAN
Defeats The Cobra for the title.
The Cobra [2] 85/07/28 Osaka, JAPAN
Returns later on the same card to challenge Saito and wins title; vacates on 85/08/01; also holds WWF Junior Heavyweight Title; Shiro Koshinaka defeats The Cobra on 86/02/06 in Tokyo to be the first IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion.
Denny Brown 85/08
Recognized as the undisputed champion by NWA first vice president Shohei Baba after The Cobra vacates the title on 85/08/01.
Gary Royal 85/08/15 St. Louis, MO
Denny Brown [2] 85/09/15 Atlanta, GA
Steve Regal 86/08/02 Atlanta, GA
Denny Brown [3] 86/09/01 Greenville, SC
Lazor Tron (Hector Guerrero) 87/03/07 Atlanta, GA
Vacant in 87 when Tron leaves the promotion.
Nelson Royal [3] 87/10/16
Awarded; leaves WCW in 88 and defends the title in USA promotion in Knoxville and ACW in the Carolinas until 89.
Masanobu Fuchi # 89<
Has defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi on 87/01/03 in Tokyo, JAPAN for the All Japan version of world title; briefly recognized as NWA World Champion after Nelson Royal leaves WCW in 88.
Masayoshi Motegi 95/08/30 Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats El Hijo del Santo in tournament final when title is revived by NWA.
The Great Sasuke 96/08/02 Tokyo, JAPAN
Ultimo Dragon 96/10/11 Osaka, JAPAN
Jushin Thunder Liger 97/01/04 Tokyo, JAPAN
El Samurai 97/07/06 Sapporo, JAPAN
Shinjiro Ohtani 97/08/10 Nagoya, JAPAN
Vacates on 97/11/05.
Logan Caine 99/03/05 Parkersburg, WV
Defeats Viper in 4-man tournament final; stripped on 99/10/28 due to a no-show for title defense against Vince Kaplack.
Vince Kaplack 99/10/28 Pittsburgh, PA
Defeats Chris Hero.
Tony Kozina 00/01/14 N. Versailles, PA
Rockford 2000 00/07/22 Surrey, BC
Tony Kozina [2] 00/08/30
Awarded after the NWA board reviewing the tapes of the 8/26 match.
Vince Kaplack [2] 00/10/14 Nashville, TN
Rocky Reynolds 01/04/07 Pennsboro, WV
Mike Thunder 01/05/04 N. Richland Hills, TX
Lex Lovett 01/08/21 Tampa, FL
Jason Rumble 01/10/13 St. Petersburg, FL
Defeats Lovett, Jimmy Rave, Brandon K, and B.J. Turner in a 5-way match.
Rocky Reynolds [2] 02/02/02 Titusville, PA
Jason Rumble [2] 02/02/16 Malden, PA
Rocky Reynolds [3] 02/04/06 Parkersburg, WV
Jimmy Rave 02/06/29 Cornelia, GA
Defeats Reynolds and Jeremy Lopez in a 3-way match.
Star 02/08/10 Columbia, TN
Jimmy Rave [2] 02/08/17 Columbia, TN
Brother Love 03/01/18 Greenville, MS
Rocky Reynolds [4] 03/06/07 Parkersburg, WV
Chris Draven 03/08/02 Parkersburg, WV
Jerrelle Clark 04/01/10 St. Petersburg, FL
Jason Rumble [3] 04/10/17 Winnipeg, MB
Defeats Clark and Vance Desmond in a 3-way match.
Black Tiger (Ricky Romero) 05/08/25 Columbia, TN
Also wins IWGP Title, defeating Tiger Mask in a double title match on 05/10/08 in Tokyo, JAPAN.
Tiger Mask 06/02/19 Tokyo, JAPAN
A former trainee of Satoru Sayama, the original Tiger Mask; wins double title match.
Mike Quackenbush 07/05/11 Portage, IN


World Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament
Tulsa, Oklahoma - 1950

"The History of the World's Junior Heavyweight Championship"
by LeRoy McGuirk

Wrestling Monthly, November, 1971

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