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Professional wrestling championship
The Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship (東北ジュニアヘビー級王座 , Tōhoku junia hebī-kyū ōza ) is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling , where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights . It was created on August 25, 2002, when Dick Togo defeated Tiger Mask in a round-robin tournament final.[1]
Title history [ edit ]
A round-robin tournament took place to crown the inaugural tournament and the tournament took place between July 20 and August 25, 2002. The final took place at the 10th Anniversary Show of the promotion on July 25, where Dick Togo defeated Tiger Mask in the tournament final.[2] [3]
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
Defenses
Number of successful defenses
<1
Reign lasted less than a day
+
Current reign is changing daily
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Ref.
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Defenses
1
Dick Togo
August 25, 2002
10th Anniversary: Michi Pro Love II
Sendai, Japan
1
366
2
Defeated Tiger Mask in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
2
Atlantis
August 26, 2003
Fukumen World League 2003
Sapporo, Japan
1
215
4
3
The Great Sasuke
March 28, 2004
Lucha Baka Diary 2004
Sendai, Japan
1
328
1
4
Taka Michinoku
February 19, 2005
K-DOJO Club-K Tour in Shiwa
Shiwa, Japan
1
381
6
This match was also for Taka's AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship and Strongest-K Championship .
—
Vacated
March 7, 2006
—
—
—
—
—
Title vacated due to Taka suffering a finger injury.
5
Kagetora
March 19, 2006
Fighting Tohoku Legend 6th: Iwate Volume
Yahaba, Japan
1
<1
0
Defeated Makoto Oishi to win the vacant title.
—
Vacated
March 19, 2006
—
—
—
—
—
Title vacated by Kagetora to decide the championship in a tournament.
6
Takeshi Minamino
April 23, 2006
Fighting Tohoku Legend 7th: Miyagi Volume
Sendai, Japan
1
28
0
Defeated Rasse in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
7
Super Delfin
May 21, 2006
Osaka Pro Story #32
Osaka, Japan
1
140
2
This match was also for Super Delfin's Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship .
8
The Great Sasuke
October 8, 2006
Fighting Tohoku Legend: The Last Chapter
Morioka, Japan
2
42
0
9
Gaina
November 19, 2006
Michinoku Pro
Niigata, Japan
1
355
2
10
Yoshitsune
November 9, 2007
Michinoku Pro
Yamagata, Japan
1
399
6
11
Fujita "Jr." Hayato
December 12, 2008
Michinoku Pro
Tokyo, Japan
1
267
2
12
Kenoh
September 5, 2009
Michinoku Pro
Yahaba, Japan
1
428
3
13
The Great Sasuke
November 7, 2010
Michinoku Pro
Morioka, Japan
3
182
0
14
Rui Hyugaji
May 8, 2011
Michinoku Pro
Yahaba, Japan
1
181
2
15
Kenoh
November 5, 2011
Michinoku Pro
Yahaba, Japan
2
211
0
16
Fujita "Jr." Hayato
June 3, 2012
Michinoku Pro
Tokyo, Japan
2
392
4
17
Kenoh
June 30, 2013
Jinsei Shinzaki 20th Anniversary in Sendai
Sendai, Japan
3
166
3
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Vacated
December 13, 2013
—
—
—
—
—
Title vacated due to Kenoh wrestling in Pro Wrestling Noah .
18
Brahman Shu
May 5, 2014
Golden Tour 2014
Yahaba, Japan
1
365
3
Defeated Manjimaru in a tournament final hardcore match to win the vacant title.
19
Kesen Numajiro
May 5, 2015
Golden Tour 2015
Yahaba, Japan
1
182
1
20
Manjimaru
November 3, 2015
Furinkazan in Yahaba
Yahaba, Japan
1
550
4
21
Rui Hyugaji
May 6, 2017
Golden Tour 2017
Yahaba, Japan
2
414
1
22
Taro Nohashi
June 24, 2018
Jinsei Shinzaki 25th Anniversary
Sendai, Japan
1
202
1
[4]
23
Kenbai
January 12, 2019
Michinoku Pro Battle Beginning 2019
Yahaba, Japan
1
114
1
[5]
24
Musashi
May 6, 2019
Golden Week Series 2019
Yahaba, Japan
1
250
2
[6]
25
Rui Hyugaji
January 11, 2020
New Year Fighting Beginning 2020
Yahaba, Japan
3
553
3
26
Musashi
July 17, 2021
Michinoku Pro Hyakka Ryoran: Junji Takehana Death 3rd Memorial Event
Takizawa, Japan
2
349
3
[7]
27
Fujita "Jr." Hayato
July 1, 2022
Michinoku Pro Michinoku Pro Wrestling 2022 Tokyo Conference Vol. 1 ~ Genko Itchi
Tokyo, Japan
3
673+
3
[8]
List of combined reigns [ edit ]
Record tying three-time, current, and longest-reigning (individual and combined) champion, Hayato Fujita .
As of May 4, 2024.
†
Indicates the current champions
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship title history" . Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2008-01-26 .
^ "Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Title League 2002" . Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved 24 November 2018 .
^ "Tetsujin 2002 results" . Puro Love. Retrieved 24 November 2018 .
^ Dark angel (July 5, 2018). "Michinoku Pro: "Jinzei Shinzaki 25th Anniversary Convention" " . superluchas.com . Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ Dark angel (January 16, 2019). "Michinoku Pro: »New Year Fight Beginning 2019 ″ 1 title at stake" . superluchas.com . Retrieved September 21, 2021 .
^ Dark angel (May 20, 2019). "Michinoku Pro: «Golden Week Series 2019» 2 titles in dispute" . superluchas.com . Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ Daly, Wayne (July 17, 2021). "Michinoku Pro Results: Hyakka Ryoran ~ Junji Takehara Third Anniversary Memorial Show – Takizawa, Japan (7/17)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 1, 2022). "Michinoku Pro Michinoku Pro Wrestling 2022 Tokyo Conference Vol. 1 ~ Genko Itchi" . cagematch.net . Retrieved July 1, 2022 .
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