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Encyclopedia > NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

The NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title in the National Wrestling Alliance that was for the lighter wrestlers. It started in 1945 and still exists today. The National Wrestling Alliance is a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, in operation since 1948. ...


Title History

Wrestlers: Reigns: Date: Place:
Ken Fenlon 1 1945 Awarded
Marshall Estep 1 May 30, 1945 Toronto, IA
Larry Tillman 1 January 1, 1946 ?
Ken Fenlon 2 March 11, 1946 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep 2 January 6, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Ken Fenlon 3 April 1947 ?
Ray Steele 1 April 7, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Marshall Estep 3 April 28, 1947 Des Moines, IA
Billy Goelz 1 1948 ?
Leroy McGuirk 1 December 28, 1949 Des Moines, IA
Vacated February 7, 1950 McGuirk blinded in auto accident
Verne Gagne 1 November 13, 1950 Tulsa, OK (defeated Sonny Myers in tournament final)
Danny McShain 1 November 19, 1951 Memphis, TN
Baron Michele Leone 1 August 1953 Hollywood, CA
Ed Francis 1 1956 Tulsa, OK
Mike DiBiase 1 1956 Oklahoma City, OK
Mike Clancy 1 1957 Little Rock, AK
Fred Blassie 1 March 26, 1957 Nashville, TN
Held Up March 26, 1957 Title held up due to controversial finish
Mike Clancy 2 April 9, 1957 Nashville, TN
Angelo Savoldi 1 February 1958 Oklahoma City, OK
Dory Funk 1 June 5, 1958 Amarillo, TX
Angelo Savoldi 2 July 11, 1958 Oklahoma City, OK
Ivan the Terrible 1 February 20, 1959 Oklahoma City, OK
Angelo Savoldi 3 March 6, 1959 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge 1 July 22, 1960 Oklahoma City, OK
Hiro Matsuda 1 July 11, 1964 Tampa, FL
Danny Hodge 2 January 1965 Tulsa, OK
Lorenzo Parente 1 1965 ?
Danny Hodge 3 1965 ?
Lorenzo Parente 2 January 14, 1966 Tulsa, OK
Joe McCarthy 1 February 12, 1966 ?
Danny Hodge 4 May 1966 Little Rock, AK
Umanosuke Ueda 1 January 23, 1970 Tulsa, OK
Danny Hodge 5 January 30, 1970 ?
Sputnik Monroe 1 July 13, 1970 Shreveport, LA
Danny Hodge 6 1970 ?
Roger Kirby 1 May 20, 1971 New Orleans, LA
Ramon Torres 1 September 10, 1971 Monroe, LA
Dr. X 1 December 3, 1971 Oklahoma City, OK
Danny Hodge 7 March 20, 1972 Shreveport, LA
Ken Mantell 1 December 19, 1973 Jackson, MS
Hiro Matsuda 2 June 14, 1975 St. Petersburg, FL
Danny Hodge 8 March 2, 1976 Shreveport, LA
Vacated March 15, 1976 Hodge retires due to neck injury from auto accident
Pat Barret 1 September 28, 1976 New Orleans, LA (defeated Nelson Royal in tournament final)
Ron Starr 1 December 2, 1976 New Orleans, LA
Nelson Royal 1 December 6, 1976 Tulsa, OK
Chavo Guerrero 1 April 1978 Albuquerque, NM
Nelson Royal 2 1978 ?
Al Madril 1 June 25, 1978 Houston, TX
Nelson Royal 3 July 28, 1979 Awarded when Madril too sick to wrestle
Vacated December 1979 Royal retires
Ron Starr 2 February 11, 1980 Tulsa, OK (defeated Les Thornton in tournament final)
Les Thornton 1 March 1980 Wins by forfeit
Jerry Stubbs 1 January 26, 1981 Mobile, AL
Les Thornton 2 January 31, 1981 Dothan, AL
Terry Taylor 1 June 7, 1981 Roanoke, VA
Les Thornton 3 June 20, 1981 Roanoke, VA
Jerry Brisco 1 September 16, 1981 Miami, FL
Les Thornton 4 October 16, 1981 Knoxville, TN
Tiger Mask 1 May 25, 1982 Shizuoka, Japan
Vacated April 3, 1983 Tiger Mask injured
Tiger Mask 2 June 2, 1983 Tokyo, Japan (defeated Kuniaki Kobayashi)
Vacated August 12, 1983 Tiger Mask retired
The Cobra 1 November 3, 1983 Tokyo, Japan (defeated Davey Boy Smith)
Hiro Saito 1 July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan
The Cobra 1 July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan
Vacated August 1, 1985 Title vacant
Denny Brown 1 August 1985 Awarded by NWA VP Shohei Baba
Gary Royal 1 August 15, 1985 St. Louis, MO
Denny Brown 2 September 15, 1985 Atlanta, GA
"Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal 1 August 2, 1986 Atlanta, GA
Denny Brown 3 September 1, 1986 Greenville, SC
Lazer Tron (AKA Hector Guerrero) 1 March 7, 1987 Atlanta, GA
Vacated 1987 Guerrero leaves NWA for AWA
Nelson Royal 4 October 16, 1987 Awarded
Vacated 1988 Royal leaves NWA
Masayoshi Motegi 1 August 30, 1995 Tokyo, Japan (defeated El Hijo del Santo)
The Great Sasuke 1 August 2, 1996 Tokyo, Japan
Ultimo Dragon 1 October 11, 1996 Osaka, Japan
Jushin Liger 1 January 4, 1997 Tokyo, Japan
El Samurai 1 July 6, 1997 Sapporo, Japan
Shinjiro Ohtani 1 August 10, 1997 Nagoya, Japan
Vacated November 5, 1997 Title vacant
Logan Caine 1 March 5, 1999 Parkersburg, WV (defeated Viper in tournament final)
Stripped October 28, 1999 Stripped for no-show of title defense
Vince Kaplack 1 October 28, 1999 Pittsburgh, PA (defeated Chris Hero)
Tony Kozina 1 January 14, 2000 N. Versailles, PA
Rockford 2000 1 July 22, 2000 Surrey, British Columbia
Tony Kozina 2 August 30, 2000 Awarded
Vince Kaplack 2 October 14, 2000 Nashville, TN
Rocky Reynolds 1 April 7, 2001 Pennsboro, WV
Mike Thunder 1 May 4, 2001 N. Richland Hills, TX
Lex Lovett 1 August 21, 2001 Tampa, FL
Jason Rumble 1 October 13, 2001 St. Petersburg, FL
Rocky Reynolds 2 February 2, 2002 Titusville, PA
Jason Rumble 2 February 16, 2002 Malden, PA
Rocky Reynolds 3 April 6, 2002 Parkersburg, WV
Jimmy Rave 1 June 29, 2002 Cornelia, GA
Star 1 August 10, 2002 Columbia, TN
Jimmy Rave 2 August 17, 2002 Columbia, TN
Brother Love 1 January 18, 2003 Greenville, MS
Rocky Reynolds 4 June 7, 2003 Parkersburg, WV
Chris Draven 1 August 2, 2003 Parkersburg, WV
Jerrelle Clark 1 January 10, 2004 St. Petersburg, FL
Jason Rumble 3 October 17, 2004 Winnipeg, Manitoba

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The rest of the NWA was unhappy with Mondt because he rarely allowed Rogers to wrestle outside of the Northeast, which led to Mondt and the Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) leaving the NWA, creating the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the process.
Mondt and the WWWF wanted Rogers to keep the NWA World Championship, but Rogers was unwilling to sacrifice his $25,000 deposit on the belt (titleholders at the time had to pay a deposit to ensure they would honor their commitments as champion).
Leaving the NWA for a second time in itself was not that big of a step; the American Wrestling Association (AWA) had long ago ceased being an official NWA member, and just over a decade earlier the WWWF itself had rejoined the NWA.
National Wrestling Alliance - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (2203 words)
In order to join the NWA, a promoter must have been operating for at least one year in a territory uncontested by any other NWA member, and their application must be approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, although there are numerous exceptions to this bylaw currently within the organization.
The presidency of the NWA was dissolved and the duties of the office assumed by the Board of Directors following the resignation of Ernie Todd, the promoter of NWA: Canadian Wrestling Federation, in August 2005.
The most visible NWA member promotion in the United States in recent times was undoubtedly NWA Wildside, which aired 300 consecutive weeks of syndicated television before closing in April 2005, when the promoter, Bill Behrens, signed a deal to work as a television syndicator for WWE.
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