On this page, you find the full Title History for the Japanese Heavyweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The Japanese Heavyweight Championship was a secondary title contested in Wrestle Association R / Wrestle and Romance and Japanese Wrestling Association, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on December 22, 1954, and the inaugural champion was Rikidōzan.
The Japanese Heavyweight Championship was retired on July 23, 2000, with the final champion being Genichiro Tenryu.
Japanese Heavyweight Championship: Title History
Japanese Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign Wrestle Association R / Wrestle and Romance Deactivated
- July 23, 2000
- 9204+ days
Title was abandoned when WAR closed and Tenryu joined All Japan Pro Wrestling.2 
Genichiro Tenryu 1
- January 14, 1998
- Tokyo, Japan | House show
- 921 days
Defeats Nobutaka Araya to win the championship. The title was reactivated in Wrestle Association-R921- days
Deactivated
- August 27, 1958
- 14385 days
Vacated and retired when Rikidōzan wins NWA International Title.Japanese Wrestling Association 1 
Rikidōzan 1
- December 22, 1954
- Tokyo, Japan | House show
- 1344 days
Defeats Kimura Masahiko to win the championship.1344- days
Japanese Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- J-1 Heavyweight ChampionshipJanuary 14, 1998July 23, 2000
- JWA Japanese Heavyweight ChampionshipDecember 22, 1954August 27, 1958
Japanese Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
Japanese Wrestling Association
Wrestle Association R / Wrestle and Romance - GenderMale
- Title TypeMidcard / Secondary
- Date EstablishedDecember 22, 1954
- Date RetiredJuly 23, 2000
- First ChampionRikidōzan
- Final ChampionGenichiro Tenryu