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.
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.
Defeats Kuniaki Kobayashi; vacates on 83/08/12 upon retirement.
The Cobra
83/11/03
Tokyo, JAPAN
Defeats Davey Boy Smith; Les Thornton starts claiming NWA World Title in Georgia in the same month.
Hiro Saito
85/07/28
Osaka, JAPAN
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
Has won the
disputed branch, defeating Mike Davis on 84/11/22 in Greensboro,
NC; recognized as the undisputed champion by NWA first vice president
Shohei Baba after The Cobra vacates the title on 85/08/01.
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