WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the WWF Junior 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 WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship was contested, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on January 20, 1978.

The title was created for a partnership between WWWF/WWF and NJPW.

The WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship was retired on October 31, 1985.

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWFNJPW	January 20, 1978	October 31, 1985

Championship Names & Belt Designs
- WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship March 1, 1979 October 31, 1985
- WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship January 20, 1978 February 28, 1979

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Deactivated October 31, 1985 The title was vacated and abandoned when NJPW and WWF split.
12		The Cobra 2 July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Burning Spirit in Summer (1985)	95 days
11		Hiro Saito 1 May 20, 1985 Hiroshima, Japan \| IWGP & WWF Championship Series	69 days
10		The Cobra 1 December 28, 1984 New York City, New York \| WWF on MSG Network Defeated Black Tiger to win the vacant title.	143 days
		Vacant November 6, 1984 The title was vacated when the Dynamite Kid left Japan to join WWF full time.	52 days
9		Dynamite Kid 1 February 7, 1984 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW New Year Golden Series 1984 Defeated The Cobra in a tournament final for the vacant title.	273 days
		Vacant August 12, 1983 The title was vacated because Tiger Mask retired.	179 days
8		Tiger Mask (I) 3 June 13, 1983 Mexico City, Mexico \| Tercera Confrontacion Mexico-Japan Defeated Fishman in decision match for the vacant title.	60 days
		Vacant April 3, 1983 The title was vacated because Tiger Mask was injured by Dynamite Kid. On the same day, Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi fought for the vacant title but no winner was declared.	71 days
7		Tiger Mask (I) 2 May 26, 1982 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Big Fight Series 1982	312 days
6		Black Tiger 1 May 6, 1982 Fukuoka, Japan \| NJPW Big Fight Series 1982 Defeated Gran Hamada in a decision match for the vacant title	20 days
		Vacant April 30, 1982 The title was vacated because Tiger Mask was injured.	6 days
5		Tiger Mask (I) 1 January 10, 1982 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW New Year Super Fight Defeated Dynamite Kid for the vacant title.	110 days
		Vacant December 1, 1981 The title was vacated when Fujinami entered the heavyweight division.	40 days
4		Tatsumi Fujinami 2 October 4, 1979 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1979	789 days
3		Ryuma Go 1co October 2, 1979 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1979	2 days
2		Tatsumi Fujinami 1 January 23, 1978 New York, NY \| WWWF Fujinami moved to NJPW with the title. During this reigns the title was renamed to WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship.	617 days
1		Carlos José Estrada 1 January 20, 1978 Uniondale, NY \| House Show Defeated Tony Garea to establish the title as WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship, for a partnership between WWWF and NJPW.	3 days