AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title
Champion Date Won Location Notes
Hiro Saito July 31, 1986 Tokyo, Japan -a-
Kuniaki Kobayashi November 23, 1986 Tokyo, Japan
Masanobu Fuchi January 3, 1987 Tokyo, Japan
Joe Malenko January 20, 1989 Fukuoka, Japan
Mighty Inoue January 25, 1989 Osaka, Japan
Masanobu Fuchi [2] March 3, 1989 Tokyo, Japan
Shinichi Nakano April 16, 1989 Tokyo, Japan
Mitsuo Momota April 20, 1989 Osaka, Japan
Joe Malenko [2] July 1, 1989 Ohimiya, Japan
Masanobu Fuchi [3] October 20, 1989 Nagoya, Japan
Dan Kroffat May 21, 1993 Sapporo, Japan
Masanobu Fuchi [4] August 23, 1993 Shizuoka, Japan
Dan Kroffat [2] July 12, 1994 Kagoshima, Japan
Yoshinari Ogawa September 10, 1995 Tokyo, Japan
Masanobu Fuchi [5] June 30, 1996 Tokyo, Japan
Tsuyoshi Kikucho July 24, 1996 Tokyo, Japan
Yoshinari Ogawa [2] January 15, 1997 Tokyo, Japan
Maunakea Mossman August 22, 1997 Tokyo, Japan -b-
Yoshinari Ogawa [3] July 19, 1998 Niigata, Japan -c-
Kendo Ka Shin April 13, 2002 Tokyo, Japan -d-
Kaz Hayashi February 22, 2004 Tokyo, Japan -e-
Taka Michinoku January 10, 2005 Tokyo, Japan
Shuji Kondo October 22, 2005 Tokyo, Japan
Katsuhiko Nakajima February 17, 2007 Tokyo, Japan -f-
Silver King March 1, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
Ryuiji Hiijikata April 29, 2008 Nagoya, Japan
Naomuchi Marufuji September 28, 2008 Yokohama, Japan

-a- Defeats Brad Armstrong in a tournament final to become first champion.

-b- Vacates title on June 12, 1998 when Mossman moves up to heavyweight division.

-c- Defeats Satoru Asako in a tournament final to win vacant belt. Vacates title in June 200 when Ogawa left the promotion.

-d- Defeats Masanobu Fuchi for the vacant title. Stripped of the belt on February 12, 2004 after no-showing a card.

-e- Defeats Taka Michinoku to win the vacant belt.

-f- Vacates title on October 18, 2007 after a no contest defense against Silver King.

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