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 — 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 3 657+ 3 [8]
List of combined reigns [ edit ] Record tying three-time, current, and longest-reigning (individual and combined) champion, Hayato Fujita . As of April 18, 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 .
Championships
Major events Tournaments Iron Man Tournament Fukumen World League Futaritabi Tag Team League Partnerships