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IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title

The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title, created in 1986, is as high as it gets in junior heavyweight wrestling. With a legacy set by many great matches, the title’s value is immensely high. Below is a complete list of champions and defenses.

1. (2/6/86 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Shiro Koshinaka beat The Cobra (15:22) with a German suplex hold (tournament final).
- (3/14/86 @ Kagoshima Prefectural Gymnasium) Shiro Koshinaka vs. Don Arakawa went to a double countout (12:26) (1st defense).

2. (5/19/86 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Nobuhiko Takada beat Shiro Koshinaka (13:32) by pinfall.
- (5/27/86 @ Fukuoka International Center) Nobuhiko Takada vs. Shiro Koshinaka went to a double countout (19:05) (1st defense).
- (6/17/86 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Nobuhiko Takada vs. The Cobra went to a double countout (21:33) (2nd defense).
- (7/19/86 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Nobuhiko Takada beat Keiichi Yamada (17:26) with a chickenwing facelock (3rd defense).
- (8/5/86 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Nobuhiko Takada beat Shiro Koshinaka (21:04) with a chickenwing facelock (4th defense).
- (8/7/86 @ Kurihashi Sports Center) Nobuhiko Takada beat Kazuo Yamazaki (17:29) with a triangle choke hold (5th defense).
- (8/29/86 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Nobuhiko Takada beat Black Tiger (17:04) with a Dragon suplex hold (6th defense).

3. (9/19/86 @ Fukuoka Sports Center) Shiro Koshinaka (2) beat Nobuhiko Takada (18:31) with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.
- (12/10/86 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Shiro Koshinaka beat Kazuo Yamazaki (21:52) by pinfall (1st defense).
- (2/5/87 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Shiro Koshinaka beat Nobuhiko Takada (21:24) with a wakigatame (2nd defense).
– Koshinaka vacates on 8/2/87 due to a leg injury.

4. (8/20/87 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Nobuhiko Takada (15:45) by pinfall (decision match).
- (9/17/87 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Kuniaki Kobayashi beat Owen Hart (12:20) with a Captured suplex hold (1st defense).

5. (12/27/87 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Hiroshi Hase beat Kuniaki Kobayashi (17:03) with a Northern Light suplex hold.
- (3/11/88 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Hiroshi Hase beat Nobuhiko Takada (18:57) with a Northern Light suplex hold (1st defense).
- (3/19/88 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Hiroshi Hase beat Shiro Koshinaka (19:44) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).
- (5/8/88 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Hiroshi Hase beat Shiro Koshinaka (18:10) with a Northern Light suplex hold (3rd defense).

6. (5/27/88 @ Miyagi Sports Center) Owen Hart beat Hiroshi Hase (13:07) with a high-angle reverse cradle.
- (6/10/88 @ Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium) Owen Hart beat Keiichi Yamada (13:33) by pinfall (1st defense).

7. (6/24/88 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Shiro Koshinaka (3) beat Owen Hart (14:07) with a figure-four leglock.
- (6/26/88 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Shiro Koshinaka beat Kuniaki Kobayashi (19:26) with a Dragon suplex hold (1st defense).
- (7/22/88 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Shiro Koshinaka beat Hiro Saito (11:31) with a jackknife hold (2nd defense).
- (8/8/88 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Shiro Koshinaka beat Kuniaki Kobayashi (9:09) with a backslide (3rd defense).
- (12/9/88 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Shiro Koshinaka beat Keiichi Yamada (15:48) with a Dragon suplex hold (4th defense).
- (1/16/89 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Shiro Koshinaka beat Hiroshi Hase (16:42) with an inside cradle (5th defense).
- (2/8/89 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Shiro Koshinaka beat Hiroshi Hase (16:10) by DQ (6th defense).

8. (3/16/89 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Hiroshi Hase (2) beat Shiro Koshinaka (14:56) with a Northern Light suplex hold.

9. (5/25/89 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Jushin Liger beat Hiroshi Hase (8:39) with a Liger suplex hold.
- (7/12/89 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Liger beat Black Tiger (R5 2:53) by pinfall (1st defense).
- (7/13/89 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Jushin Liger vs. Naoki Sano went to a double KO (13:55) (2nd defense).

10. (8/10/89 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Naoki Sano beat Jushin Liger (15:38) with an avalanche-style backdrop suplex.
- (9/20/89 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Naoki Sano beat Jushin Liger (18:23) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
- (9/21/89 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Naoki Sano beat Owen Hart (13:31) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).

11. (1/31/90 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger (2) beat Naoki Sano (20:00) with a Shooting Star press.
- (3/19/90 @ Hiroshima Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Pegasus Kid (15:21) by pinfall (1st defense).

12. (8/19/90 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Pegasus Kid beat Jushin Thunder Liger (15:02) with a diving guillotine drop.

13. (11/1/90 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Jushin Thunder Liger (3) beat Pegasus Kid (12:32) with a Shooting Star press.
- (12/26/90 @ Hamamatsu Arena) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Negro Casas (16:37) by pinfall (1st defense).
- (3/21/91 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat AKIRA (16:08) with an avalanche-style DDT (2nd defense).
– Liger vacates on 4/15/91 for the 1991 Top of the Super Jr.

14. (4/30/91 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Norio Honaga beat Jushin Thunder Liger (21:54) with a Tiger suplex hold (tournament final).
- (5/25/91 @ Tokyo Bay NK Hall) Norio Honaga beat Pegasus Kid (14:20) with a sliding foothold cradle (1st defense).
- (5/31/91 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Norio Honaga beat Jushin Thunder Liger (12:32) by pinfall (2nd defense).

15. (6/12/91 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Jushin Thunder Liger (4) beat Norio Honaga (13:42) with an avalanche-style DDT.

16. (8/9/91 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Akira Nogami beat Jushin Thunder Liger (17:16) with a Ningen Fuusha suplex hold.
- (9/12/91 @ Tokushima City Gymnasium) Akira Nogami beat Norio Honaga (16:13) with a Dragon suplex hold (1st defense).

17. (11/5/91 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Norio Honaga (2) beat Akira Nogami (18:39) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (12/11/91 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Norio Honaga beat Negro Casas (12:25) with a backslide (1st defense).

18. (2/8/92 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger (5) beat Norio Honaga (17:30) with an avalanche-style Frankensteiner.
- (2/10/92 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Pegasus Kid (16:22) with a flying reverse cradle (1st defense).
- (3/9/92 @ Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Mad Bull Buster Rex (8:45) by pinfall (2nd defense).
- (5/17/92 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Jushin Thunder Liger beat El Samurai (26:06) with a Shooting Star press (3rd defense).

19. (6/26/92 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) El Samurai beat Jushin Thunder Liger (13:01) with a sliding foothold cradle.
- (8/15/92 @ Kobe World Hall) El Samurai beat Pegasus Kid (15:04) with a high-angle reverse cradle (1st defense).
- (10/18/92 @ Makuhari Messe Event Hall) El Samurai beat Dean Malenko (12:22) with a flying front cradle (2nd defense).
- (10/21/92 @ Hamamatsu Arena) El Samurai beat Jushin Thunder Liger (15:07) with an avalanche-style front cradle (3rd defense).

20. (11/22/92 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Ultimo Dragon beat El Samurai (20:45) with a cross-arm suplex hold.
- (12/1/92 @ Koriyama Central Hall) Ultimo Dragon beat Guerrero del Futuro (14:49) with a cross-arm suplex hold (1st defense).

21. (1/4/93 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger (6) beat Ultimo Dragon (20:09) with an avalanche-style Frankensteiner.
- (3/21/93 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Dean Malenko (24:11) with a Frankensteiner (1st defense).
- (8/8/93 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Wild Pegasus (14:36) by pinfall (2nd defense).
- (9/23/93 @ Yokohama Arena) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Masao Orihara (17:23) with a figure-four leglock (3rd defense).
- (11/24/93 @ Niigata City Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Black Tiger (13:30) by pinfall (4th defense).
- (3/21/94 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Black Tiger (16:41) by pinfall (5th defense).
– Liger vacates on 9/24/94 due to a broken left leg.

22. (9/27/94 @ Osaka Castle Hall) Norio Honaga (3) beat Wild Pegasus (12:34) with a la magistral (tournament final).
- (10/30/94 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Norio Honaga beat Shinjiro Otani (19:53) by referee stop (1st defense).
- (11/25/94 @ Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium) Norio Honaga beat Wild Pegasus (18:51) with a la magistral (2nd defense).
- (12/11/94 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Norio Honaga beat Black Tiger (19:47) by pinfall (3rd defense).
- (12/12/94 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Norio Honaga beat Gran Hamada (13:44) with a la magistral (4th defense).
- (1/4/95 @ Tokyo Dome) Norio Honaga beat The Great Sasuke (14:39) with a la magistral (5th defense).
- (2/3/95 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Norio Honaga beat Dean Malenko (16:15) with a la magistral (6th defense).

23. (2/19/95 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Koji Kanemoto beat Norio Honaga (10:43) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (3/13/95 @ Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium) Koji Kanemoto beat Wild Pegasus (16:41) with an avalanche-style Frankensteiner (1st defense).
- (4/16/95 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza) Koji Kanemoto beat Shinjiro Otani (18:05) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).

24. (5/3/95 @ Fukuoka Dome) Sabu beat Koji Kanemoto (16:39) with an Arabian press.
- (6/12/95 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Sabu beat Black Tiger (15:50) by pinfall (1st defense).

25. (6/14/95 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Koji Kanemoto (2) beat Sabu (19:04) with a moonsault press.
- (9/25/95 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Koji Kanemoto beat Wild Pegasus (17:14) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
- (12/27/95 @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium, USA) Koji Kanemoto beat Alex Wright (11:30) with a jackknife hold (2nd defense).

26. (1/4/96 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger (7) beat Koji Kanemoto (18:59) with a Stardust press.
- (2/3/96 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Black Tiger (12:26) with an avalanche-style brainbuster (1st defense).
- (3/17/96 @ Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shinjiro Otani (20:27) with a shotei (2nd defense).

27. (4/29/96 @ Tokyo Dome) The Great Sasuke beat Jushin Thunder Liger (19:27) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (6/17/96 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) The Great Sasuke beat Black Tiger (16:54) with an avalanche-style Frankensteiner (1st defense).
- (7/21/96 @ Yahaba Townsman Gymnasium) The Great Sasuke beat Shiryu (15:44) by with an avalanche-style Fisherman buster (2nd defense).
- (8/2/96 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) The Great Sasuke beat Masayoshi Motegi (11:50) with a Tiger suplex hold (3rd defense).
- (8/4/96 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) The Great Sasuke beat El Samurai (16:25) with a Thunder Fire powerbomb (4th defense).
- (8/5/96 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) The Great Sasuke beat Ultimo Dragon (13:56) with a high-angle reverse cradle (5th defense).

28. (10/11/96 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Ultimo Dragon (2) beat The Great Sasuke (13:42) with a Liger bomb.
- (11/18/96 @ Cumberland Civic Center, USA) Ultimo Dragon beat Dean Malenko (4:02) by DQ (1st defense).
- (11/24/96 @ Norfolk The Scope, USA) Ultimo Dragon beat Rey Misterio Jr. (13:48) with a powerbomb (2nd defense).
- (12/1/96 @ Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2) Ultimo Dragon beat Gran Naniwa (12:29) by pinfall (3rd defense).
- (12/13/96 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Ultimo Dragon neat Rey Misterio Jr. (10:16) by pinfall (4th defense).
- (12/20/96 @ Kumagaya Citizen Gymnasium) Ultimo Dragon beat Masayoshi Motegi (17:38) by pinfall (5th defense).
- (12/29/96 @ Nashville Municipal Gymnasium, USA) Ultimo Dragon beat Dean Malenko (18:30) with a Tiger suplex hold (6th defense).
- (12/30/96 @ Knoxville TN Civic Colosseum, USA) Ultimo Dragon beat Jushin Thunder Liger (4:39) with a Dragon suplex hold (7th defense).

29. (1/4/97 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger (8) beat Ultimo Dragon (18:21) with a Steiner Screwdriver.
- (2/9/97 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shinjiro Otani (27:14) with a shotei (1st defense).
- (2/16/97 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto (19:26) by pinfall (2nd defense).
- (3/20/97 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Masayoshi Motegi (16:05) with an avalanche-style brainbuster (3rd defense).
- (4/12/97 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat The Great Sasuke (20:08) with an avalanche-style Fisherman buster (4th defense).

30. (7/6/97 @ Sapporo Ice Arena) El Samurai (2) beat Jushin Thunder Liger (19:40) with an avalanche-style reverse DDT.

31. (8/10/97 @ Nagoya Dome) Shinjiro Otani beat El Samurai (18:15) with a Dragon suplex hold.
- (8/31/97 @ Yokohama Arena) Shinjiro Otani beat Koji Kanemoto (20:20) with a Dragon suplex hold (1st defense).
- (9/23/97 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Shinjiro Otani beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (15:01) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).
- (11/2/97 @ Fukuoka Dome) Shinjiro Otani beat Wild Pegasus (15:28) with a Dragon suplex hold (3rd defense).
- (12/8/97 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Shinjiro Otani beat Kendo Kashin (14:16) with a Dragon suplex hold (4th defense).
- (1/4/98 @ Tokyo Dome) Shinjiro Otani beat Ultimo Dragon (17:06) with a Dragon suplex hold (5th defense).

32. (2/7/98 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger (9) beat Shinjiro Otani (23:08) with a brainbuster.
- (4/4/98 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kendo Kashin (15:08) with an avalanche-style brainbuster (1st defense).
- (7/15/98 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto (28:27) with a shotei (2nd defense).
- (9/10/98 @ Omiya Citizen Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat The Great Sasuke (17:13) with a cross armbreaker (3rd defense).
- (9/23/98 @ Yokohama Arena) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Kaz Hayashi (21:12) with a shotei (4th defense).
- (10/24/98 @ Fukuoka International Center) Jushin Thunder Liger beat El Samurai (16:44) by pinfall (5th defense).
- (12/4/98 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (18:02) with a shotei (6th defense).
- (1/4/99 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto (23:11) with an avalanche-style brainbuster (7th defense).
- (2/6/99 @ Nakajima Sports Center) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Dr. Wagner Jr. (27:06) with an avalanche-style brainbuster (8th defense).

33. (3/17/99 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza) Koji Kanemoto (3) beat Jushin Thunder Liger (31:38) with a moonsault press.
- (4/10/99 @ Tokyo Dome) Koji Kanemoto beat Shinjiro Otani (24:23) with a moonsault press (1st defense).
- (5/3/99 @ Fukuoka International Center) Koji Kanemoto beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (11:36) with a crab hold (2nd defense).
- (6/27/99 @ Gran Ship Shizuoka) Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Tanaka (14:38) with a moonsault press (3rd defense).

34. (8/28/99 @ Jingu Stadium) Kendo Kashin beat Koji Kanemoto (14:45) with a cross armbreaker.
- (9/23/99 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Kendo Kashin beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (15:08) with a cross armbreaker (1st defense).

35. (10/11/99 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger (10) beat Kendo Kashin (16:08) with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
- (11/26/99 @ Arena Mexico, Mexico) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Shocker (24:23) with a cradle (1st defense).

36. (11/29/99 @ Denver Pepsi Arena, USA) Juventud Guerrera beat Jushin Thunder Liger (5:31) with a bottle attack.

37. (12/6/99 @ Milwaukee Arena, USA) Jushin Thunder Liger (11) beat Psicosis (7:05) with a la magistral.
* Psicosis substituted for the injured Juventud Guerrera.
- (1/4/00 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Koji Kanemoto (3:56) with a brainbuster (1st defense).
- (2/4/00 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Minoru Tanaka (5:04) with a brainbuster (2nd defense).
- (3/10/00 @ Yanai City Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger beat El Samurai (8:00) with a brainbuster (3rd defense).

38. (7/20/00 @ Hokkaido Sports Center) Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Jushin Thunder Liger (16:32) with a lariat.
- (9/13/00 @ Miyagi Sports Center) Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Kendo Kashin (11:40) with a cross armbreaker (1st defense).
- (10/9/00 @ Tokyo Dome) Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Koji Kanemoto (12:51) with a Death Valley bomb (2nd defense).

39. (10/29/00 @ Kobe World Hall) Minoru Tanaka beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (14:07) with a cross kneelock.
- (12/10/00 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Minoru Tanaka beat AKIRA (17:09) with a cross kneelock (1st defense).
- (4/20/01 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Minoru Tanaka beat Takehiro Murahama (15:51) with a cross armbreaker (2nd defense).

40. (7/20/01 @ Sapporo Dome) Masayuki Naruse beat Minoru Tanaka (11:27) with a backhand blow.
- (9/16/01 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Masayuki Naruse beat El Samurai (7:35) with the Crazy Cyclone (1st defense).

41. (10/9/01 @ Tokyo Dome) Kendo Kashin (2) beat Masayuki Naruse (0:26) with a cross armbreaker.
- (10/28/01 @ Fukuoka International Center) Kendo Kashin beat Katsuyori Shibata (3:25) with a chickenwing facelock (1st defense).
- (1/4/02 @ Tokyo Dome) Kendo Kashin beat Daijiro Matsui (5:43) with a front cradle (2nd defense).
– Kashin vacates on 2/1/02 when he leaves the company.

42. (2/16/02 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Minoru Tanaka (2) beat Masahito Kakihara (11:01) with a backslide (decision match).
- (3/17/02 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Minoru Tanaka beat Gedo (14:50) with the Minoru Special (1st defense).
- (4/26/02 @ Kurume Prefectural Gymnasium) Minoru Tanaka beat Black Tiger (13:54) with the Minoru Special (2nd defense).
- (6/21/02 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Minoru Tanaka beat AKIRA (18:51) with an inside cradle (3rd defense).

43. (7/19/02 @ Hokkaido Sports Center) Koji Kanemoto (4) beat Minoru Tanaka (22:02) with a heel hold.
- (9/22/02 @ Osaka Namihaya Dome) Koji Kanemoto beat Tiger Mask (17:40) with an ankle hold (1st defense).
- (10/14/02 @ Tokyo Dome) Koji Kanemoto beat Heat (18:43) with an ankle hold (2nd defense).
- (10/26/02 @ Fukuoka International Center) Koji Kanemoto beat Bas Rutten (10:11) with an ankle hold (3rd defense).
- (12/7/02 @ Tokushima Municipal Gymnasium) Koji Kanemoto beat Masahito Kakihara (16:38) with an ankle hold (4th defense).
- (2/6/03 @ Dream Messe Miyagi) Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru Fujita (17:06) with an ankle hold (5th defense).
- (3/23/03 @ Amagasaki Memorial Park Gymnasium) Koji Kanemoto beat AKIRA (17:52) with a leglock (6th defense).

44. (4/23/03 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza) Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto (14:46) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (6/13/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Tiger Mask beat Takehiro Murahama (15:37) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
- (7/6/03 @ Gifu Industrial Hall) Tiger Mask beat Masahito Kakihara (12:47) with a Tiger suplex hold (2nd defense).
- (9/4/03 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Tiger Mask beat Katsushi Takemura (4:49) by DQ (3rd defense).
- (9/23/03 @ Appi-kougen Skiing Area Special Ring) Tiger Mask beat Dick Togo (14:33) with a Tiger suplex hold (4th defense).
– Tiger Mask vacates on 9/23/03 to put it on the line at the Tokyo Dome.

45. (10/13/03 @ Tokyo Dome) Jado won an 11 Man Super Jr. New Japan Rumble (22:47) when he used the Crossface of JADO on Koji Kanemoto. Order of elimination: Masayuki Naruse, Masahito Kakihara, El Samurai, Heat, Gedo, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsushi Takemura, Dick Togo, Tiger Mask & Koji Kanemoto.
- (10/30/03 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Jado beat El Samurai (12:48) with the Crossface of JADO (1st defense).

46. (12/14/03 @ Nagoya Rainbow Hall) Heat (Minoru Tanaka) (3) beat Jado (7:45) with the Minoru Special.
- (1/24/04 @ Okinawa Prefectural Budokan) Heat beat Katsushi Takemura (17:16) with a cross armbreaker (1st defense).
- (2/1/04 @ Hokkaido Sports Center) Heat beat Curry Man (14:27) with the Minoru Special (2nd defense).
- (3/6/04 @ Hollywood Athletic Club, USA) Heat beat American Dragon (15:07) with the Minoru Special (3rd defense).
- (3/28/04 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Heat beat Koji Kanemoto (20:48) with the Minoru Special (4th defense).
- (5/13/04 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Heat beat Kengo Mashimo (9:00) with the Minoru Special (5th defense).
- (6/26/04 @ NJPW Los Angles Dojo, USA) Heat beat Rocky Romero (11:35) with the Minoru Special (6th defense).
- (7/19/04 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome) Heat beat Tiger Mask (12:09) with a Fisherman buster (7th defense).
- (9/16/04 @ Miyagi Sports Center) Heat beat Ultimo Dragon (18:28) with the Minoru Special (8th defense).
- (10/24/04 @ Kobe World Hall) Heat vs. Koji Kanemoto went to a double KO (19:24) (9th defense).
- (11/13/04 @ Osaka Dome) Heat beat Koji Kanemoto (23:18) with the Minoru Special (10th defense).
- (12/12/04 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Heat beat Wataru Inoue (18:51) with a cross armbreaker (11th defense).

47. (1/4/05 @ Tokyo Dome) Tiger Mask (2) beat Heat (14:17) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (2/20/05 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask beat Jushin Thunder Liger (16:07) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
- (5/14/05 @ Tokyo Dome) Tiger Mask beat Black Tiger (9:28) with a Tiger suplex hold (2nd defense).
- (7/18/05 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome) Tiger Mask beat Dick Togo (15:54) with a Tiger suplex hold (3rd defense).

48. (10/8/05 @ Tokyo Dome) Black Tiger beat Tiger Mask (12:01) with a tombstone piledriver.
- (10/30/05 @ Kobe World Hall) Black Tiger beat Koji Kanemoto (20:12) with a tombstone piledriver (1st defense).

49. (2/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask (3) beat Black Tiger (14:57) with a Tiger suplex hold.
- (3/11/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask beat Minoru (27:24) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).

50. (5/3/06 @ Fukuoka International Center) Koji Kanemoto (5) beat Tiger Mask (19:27) with a Falcon Arrow.
- (10/9/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Koji Kanemoto beat Minoru (33:39) with an ankle hold (1st defense).

51. (12/24/06 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Minoru (4) beat Koji Kanemoto (33:51) with the Minoru Special.
- (2/18/07 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Minoru beat Wataru Inoue (11:38) with a cross armbreaker (1st defense).
- (3/11/07 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Minoru beat El Texano Jr. (14:05) with a cross armbreaker (2nd defense).
- (4/13/07 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Minoru beat Ryusuke Taguchi (18:27) with the HEAT clutch (3rd defense).
- (5/22/07 @ Hiroshima Green Arena Small Arena) Minoru beat Yujiro (18:13) with a cross armbreaker (4th defense).

52. (7/6/07 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru (18:47) with the Dodon.
- (9/24/07 @ Hiroshima Sun Plaza) Ryusuke Taguchi beat Tiger Mask (15:15) with the Dodon (1st defense).
- (10/7/07 @ Pia Hakata) Ryusuke Taguchi beat Azteca (21:09) with the Dodon (2nd defense).
- (10/8/07 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru (17:37) with the Dodon (3rd defense).
- (10/28/07 @ Kobe World Hall) Ryusuke Taguchi beat Koji Kanemoto (21:54) with the Dodon (4th defense).

53. (12/8/07 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2) Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi (25:28) with a modified Triangle Lancer.
- (1/4/08 @ Tokyo Dome) Wataru Inoue beat Christopher Daniels (10:17) with a modified Staggerin’ Blow (1st defense).
- (1/27/08 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi (18:35) with the Oracion Flame (2nd defense).
- (4/27/08 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Wataru Inoue beat Christopher Daniels (19:28) with the Oracion Flame (3rd defense).
– Inoue vacates on 6/16/08 after announcing he is graduating to the heavyweight division.

54. (7/8/08 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Tiger Mask (4) beat Prince Devitt (12:07) with a Tiger suplex hold (tournament final).

55. (9/21/08 @ Kobe World Hall) Low Ki beat Tiger Mask (15:17) with the Ki Krusher ’99.
- (12/7/08 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Low Ki beat Ryusuke Taguchi (18:08) with a diving footstomp (1st defense).

56. (1/4/09 @ Tokyo Dome) Tiger Mask (5) beat Low Ki (8:48) with a modified Tiger suplex hold.
- (2/15/09 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask beat Jushin Thunder Liger (11:22) with a Destroy suplex hold (1st defense).
- (4/5/09 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan / Belt Contra Mascara) Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger went to a double countout (6:47). (RESTART) Tiger Mask beat Black Tiger (4:49) with a Destroy suplex hold (2nd defense).
- (5/6/09 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Tiger Mask beat Black Tiger (10:12) with a Destroy suplex hold (3rd defense).
- (7/20/09 @ Tsukisamu Alpha Court Dome) Tiger Mask beat Koji Kanemoto (11:32) with a Destroy suplex hold (4th defense).

57. (8/15/09 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Mistico beat Tiger Mask (12:36) with the La Mistica.
(8/30/09 @ Arena Coliseo, Mexico / 2/3 Falls) Mistico beat Negro Casas by 2-1. Mistico used a La Casita on Casas. Casas used a cradle on Mistico. Mistico pinned Casas (1st defense).
(9/28/09 @ Arena Coliseo, Mexico / 2/3 Falls) Mistico beat Jushin Thunder Liger by 2-1. Liger used a brainbuster on Mistico. Mistico pinned Liger. Mistico pinned Liger (2nd defense).

58. (11/8/09 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask (6) beat Mistico (12:01) with a modified armlock.

59. (1/4/10 @ Tokyo Dome) Naomichi Marufuji beat Tiger Mask (14:14) with the Tiger Frosion.
- (1/30/10 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Naomichi Marufuji beat Prince Devitt (20:19) with the Tiger Frosion (1st defense).
- (3/5/10 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Naomichi Marufuji beat Koji Kanemoto (31:44) with the Pole Shift (2nd defense).
- (4/4/10 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Naomichi Marufuji beat Jushin Thunder Liger (19:36) with the Tiger Frosion (3rd defense).
- (5/3/10 @ Fukuoka International Center) Naomichi Marufuji beat Ryusuke Taguchi (22:40) with the Tiger Frosion (4th defense).
- (5/8/10 @ Tokyo JCB Hall) Naomichi Marufuji beat Tiger Mask (20:59) by referee stop (5th defense).

60. (6/19/10 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Prince Devitt beat Naomichi Marufuji (20:20) with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday.
- (7/11/10 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Prince Devitt beat Atsushi Aoki (18:57) with the Bloody Sunday (1st defense).
- (9/3/10 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Prince Devitt beat Kenny Omega (17:29) with the Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).
- (12/11/10 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Prince Devitt beat Davey Richards (13:04) with the Bloody Sunday (3rd defense).
- (1/4/11 @ Tokyo Dome) Prince Devitt beat Kota Ibushi (16:22) with an avalanche-style Bloody Sunday (4th defense).
- (2/20/11 @ Sendai Sun Plaza Hall) Prince Devitt beat TAKA Michinoku (13:17) with the Bloody Sunday (5th defense).
- (3/19/11 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Prince Devitt beat KUSHIDA (14:52) with the Bloody Sunday (6th defense).
- (5/14/11 @ New York Basketball City, USA) Prince Devitt beat Low Ki (16:07) with the Bloody Sunday (7th defense).

61. (6/18/11 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Kota Ibushi beat Prince Devitt (13:49) with a Firebird splash.
- (7/24/11 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Kota Ibushi beat Prince Devitt (13:53) with a Phoenix splash (1st defense).
- (8/1/11 @ Fukuoka International Center) Kota Ibushi beat Ryusuke Taguchi (16:10) with a Phoenix splash (2nd defense).
– Ibushi vacates on 9/12/11 due to a dislocated shoulder.

62. (9/19/11 @ Kobe World Hall) Prince Devitt (2) beat KUSHIDA (13:30) with the Bloody Sunday (decision match).
- (11/12/11 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Prince Devitt beat TAKA Michinoku (12:13) with the Bloody Sunday (1st defense).
- (12/4/11 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Prince Devitt beat Davey Richards (12:16) with the Bloody Sunday (2nd defense).
- (12/23/11 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Prince Devitt beat Rocky Romero (18:35) with the Bloody Sunday (3rd defense).

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