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]
| Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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 Musashi with the title belt | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Michinoku Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 25, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Status | Vacant (as of June 21, 2024) | ||||||||||
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Title history
editA 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]
| Wrestler | Score |
|---|---|
| Dick Togo | 23 |
| Tiger Mask | 23 |
| Ikuto Hidaka | 21 |
| Curry Man | 21 |
| Gran Naniwa | 20 |
| The Great Sasuke | 20 |
| Pentagon Black | 19 |
| Metal Master | 18 |
| Masao Orihara | 18 |
| Hideki Nishida | 13 |
| Tsubo Genjin | 12 |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 12 |
| Kazuya Yuasa | 11 |
| Macho Pimp | 5 |
| Jody Fleisch | 4 |
| Chinnen Hokkai | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Dick Togo | Pin | ||
| 2 | Tiger Mask | 14:47 | ||
Reigns
edit| 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 | Hyakka Ryōran: Junji Takehana Death 3rd Memorial Event | Takizawa, Japan | 2 | 349 | 3 | [7] | |
| 27 | Fujita "Jr." Hayato | July 1, 2022 | Michinoku 2022 Tokyo Conference Vol. 1: Genkō Itchi | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 721 | 3 | [8] | |
| — | Vacated | June 21, 2024 | Michinoku 2024 Tokyo Conference Vol.1: Buryō Tōgen | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Due to illness, Fujita "Jr." Hayato had been on a hiatus since his appearance at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, 2024. On June 21, Fujita announced he was relinquishing both the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight and Lidet UWF World Championships. | [9] |
List of combined reigns
edit
As of June 25, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujita "Jr." Hayato | 3 | 9 | 1,380 |
| 2 | Rui Hyugaji | 3 | 6 | 1,148 |
| 3 | Kenoh | 3 | 6 | 805 |
| 4 | Musashi | 2 | 5 | 599 |
| 5 | The Great Sasuke | 3 | 1 | 552 |
| 6 | Manjimaru | 1 | 4 | 550 |
| 7 | Yoshitsune | 1 | 6 | 399 |
| 8 | Dick Togo | 1 | 2 | 366 |
| 9 | Brahman Shu | 1 | 3 | 365 |
| 10 | Gaina | 1 | 2 | 355 |
| 11 | Atlantis | 1 | 4 | 215 |
| 12 | Taro Nohashi | 1 | 1 | 202 |
| 13 | Kesen Numajiro | 1 | 1 | 182 |
| 14 | Super Delfin | 1 | 2 | 140 |
| 15 | Kenbai | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| 16 | Takeshi Minamino | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 17 | Kagetora | 1 | 0 | <1 |
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ ガンの再発で欠場中の山本”KID”徳郁の愛弟子・フジタ”Jr”ハヤトが王座返上「また強いハヤトが帰ってくる日が絶対来る」 [Fujita "Jr." Hayato, apprentice of Norifumi "KID" Yamamoto, who has been sidelined due to a recurrence of cancer, relinquished his titles: "The day will definitely come when a strong Hayato will return."]. battle-news.com (in Japanese). June 22, 2024. Archived from the original on June 22, 2024.