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FightNation! Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionFightNation!
Date establishedJanuary 15, 2019
Date retiredOctober 8, 2020
Statistics
First champion(s)Daisuke Harada
Final champion(s)Hayata
Most reignsDaisuke Harada (2 reigns)
Longest reignDaisuke Harada (268 days)
Shortest reignHayata (<1 day)
Heaviest championAtsushi Kotoge (200 lb)
Lightest championHayata (165 lb)

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

Key
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

  1. ^ Wrestling, International Pro (December 14, 2018). "FNW JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ENTRANT #2 @yo_hey0206".
  2. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  3. ^ "Title Reigns « FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  4. ^ "NOAH Global Tag League '19 - Day 6 at Bandai Island Multipurpose Square wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
  5. ^ "Resultados Pro Wrestling NOAH: Spring Navigation 2019 (29 de marzo)". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. April 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Tag 12 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  7. ^ "NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  8. ^ "NOAH: "20th Anniversary NOAH the Chronicle Vol. 3" Will there be a double monarch? | Superfights". 15 August 2020.

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