UWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

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Current Champion

Brother YASSHI is the current champion. He defeated Yuya Susumu on May 2, 2018 at Korakuen Hall

History of Championship

Like many UWA championships, this championship has floated around the world since the promotion's demise. It was a Puerto Rico based championship for some years. On January 30, 2014, it was announced that Japanese promotion Tenryu Project acquired the rights of the belt. The championship transferred to Pro Wrestling Heat Up after Tenryu Project closed, and is most recently seen in FREEDOMS.

Champions Listing

# Champion(s) Defeated Date Location
championship decided thru unknown means at an unknown date
1 El Solitario ? 1982.??.?? ?
1[1] Anibal 1982.11.14 Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
championship status unclear
2 Enrique Vera ? 1983.??.?? ?
1 Eric Embry 1984.04.19 El Toreo De Naucalpan [2]
2 Luis Mariscal 1987.04.29 Arena Ecatepec [3]
3 Gran Markus 1987.07.19 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [4]
championship status unclear
3 The Killer ? 1988.08.14 ?
4 Enrique Vera [2] The Killer 1988.09.14 Mexico City
1 Dr. Wagner Jr. 1988.09.16 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [5]
2 Pirata Morgan 1988.09.25 Arena Mexico [6]
3 Zandokan 1989.04.11 Arena Ecatepec [7]
5 The Killer [2] Enrique Vera 1989.07.23 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [8]
1 Enrique Vera 1989.08.13 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [9]
2 Rayo de Jalisco 1989.12.03 Arena Mexico [10]
6 Astro de Oro The Killer 1990.02.25 Guatemala
Dr. Wagner Jr. wins championship on 1990.05.20 in Guatemala, but UWA does not recognize title change for unclear reasons
7 Dr. Wagner Jr. Astro de Oro 1990.07.22 El Toreo De Naucalpan [11]
1 El Celestial 1990.08.26 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [12]
2 Enrique Vera 1990.10.28 El Toreo De Naucalpan [13]
3 Mano Negra 1991.01.03 Arena Olimpico Laguna [14]
8 Enrique Vera [3] Dr. Wagner Jr. 1991.02.25 Arena Puebla
1 Fishman 1991.03.24 Toreo de Cuatro Caminos [15]
2 Fishman 1991.05.15 Plaza de Toros el Cortijo [16]
3 Killer 1991.06.02 Plaza de Toros Valente Arellano, Torreón, Coahuila [17]
4 Dr. Wagner Jr. 1991.07.27 Arena Isabel De Cuernavaca
5 El Engendro 1991.08.14 Celaya
6 The Killer 1991.09.12 Pista Arena Revolucion
7 The Killer 1991.11.30 Cuernavaca
8 Dr. Wagner 1991.12.17 Arena Aficion
9 The Killer [3] Enrique Vera 1992.02.09 El Toreo De Naucalpan [18]
10 Villano III The Killer 1992.06.21 El Toreo De Naucalpan
11 Shu el Guerrero Villano III 1992.08.07 Arena Neza
1 Coolie Crush S.Z. 1992.08.21 Korakuen Hall - Tokyo
2 Rayo Tapatio 1992.11.29 Arena Neza
3 Transfomers 1992.12.15 Arena Aficion [19]
3 Silver King 1993.01.15 Arena Municipal, Pachuca, Hidalgo
4 Transformer 1993.04.04 Arena Popocatépetl [20]
12 Negro Navarro Shu el Guerrero 1993.12.27 Puebla
championship stripped at an unknown date when Navarro jumps to PROMELL
championship decided thru unknown means
13 Mr. Jack ? 1995.06.30 Arena Neza
championship status unclear
14 Aeroflash ? 1995.09.?? ?
1 Chavo Lomeli ?.?.? Matamoros, Tamaulipas
championship status unclear
15 Blue Demon Jr. Black Demon 1997.??.?? Panama
1 Depredador 1998.06.26 Auditorio De Tijuana
16 Pablo Marquez Blue Demon Jr. 19??.??.?? ?
championship status unclear
17 Alebrije ? 1999.10.?? ?
1 Jerry Estrada 2000.01.23 Arena Solidaridad
2 Electro Shock 2000.02.25 Arena San Juan Pantitlan [21]
3 Pirata Morgan 2000.04.04 Arena Aficion
4 Pirata Morgan 2000.08.22 Shu el Guerrero
5 Toro Irisson 2000.09.22 Arena San Juan Pantitlan
6 Electro Shock 2000.12.06 Arena Ecatepec
7 Devastador 2000.12.08 Arena San Juan Pantitlan
championship status unclear
18 Pablo Marquez [2] ? 2001.02.09 ?
19 Super Crazy Pablo Marquez 2001.02.24 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
championship vacated on 2001.12.08 for unknown reasons
decision match for vacant championship
20 Lobo Minoru Fujita 2001.12.08 Orocovis, Puerto Rico
vacated on April 27, 2002 for unclear reasons
decision match to fill the vacant title
21 Nagase Kancho Black Tiger V 2013.04.04 Tokyo
vacant on January 30, 2014 when Tenryu Project acquired the rights of the belt
decision match to crown a new champion
22 Kengo Dragon JOKER 2014.03.04 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
1 Kazuki Hashimoto & Kotaro Nasu 2014.04.01 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
2 Jason Lee 2014.09.21 Tokyo Tower - Minato, Tokyo
3 Tearun Shisa 2014.10.07 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
4 Mineo Fujita 2015.02.28 Asahi Sports Center - Hokota, Ibaraki
5 Choden Senshi Battle Ranger 2015.03.06 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
6 KAZE 2015.04.03 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
vacant on July 27, 2015 due to an injury suffered by Kengo
decision match to crown a new champion
23 Kotaro Nasu Dragon JOKER 2015.09.02 Korakuen Hall - Bunkyo, Tokyo
1[22] Hiroshi Watanabe 2015.12.13 Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya, Japan
24 The W*inger ? ? ?
25 GENTARO The W*inger 2016.08.11 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
1[23] HAYATA 2016.10.27 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
26 Miedo Extremo GENTARO 2016.11.17 Korakuen Hall - Bunkyo, Tokyo
27[24] GENTARO [2] Miedo Extremo 2016.12.07 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
1[25] Keita Yano 2016.12.18 Osaka Nishi Kumin Center, Osaka, Japan
2[26] Tanomuasku Toba 2017.01.26 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
3[27] Yoko Miyamoto 2017.03.23 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
28[28] Yuya Susumu GENTARO 2017.05.02 Korakuen Hall
1[29] PSYCHO 2017.06.04 Chuo Shogai Gakushu Center Main Hall, Nagaokakyo, Kyoto
2[30] Rey Paloma 2017.07.17 Hiroshima Industrial Hall, East Building
3[31] Masamune 2017.11.13 Korakuen Hall
4[32] Kamui 2018.01.03 Shin-Kiba 1st RING - Koto, Tokyo
5[33] Kenshin Chikano 2018.02.11 Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan Nishidate West Building
29[34] Brother YASSHI Yuya Susumu 2018.05.02 Korakuen Hall
1 Minoru Fujita 2018.07.04 Korakuen Hall
29 Yuya Susumu YASSHI 2018.09.17 Korakuen Hall
1 Shuichiro Katsumura 2018.10.31 Azaleoa Taisho - Tokyo Japan
30 Kenichiro Arai Yuya Susumu 2019.01.03 Shin-kiba 1st Ring - Tokyo, Japan
1 Dragon Libre 2019.02.10 Shin-kiba 1st Ring - Tokyo, Japan
2 Mitsuo Momota 2019.03.31 Korakuen Hall
 
 
title change
successful title defense
championship matches which were announced, but results were not found

Sources:

  1. Matt Farmer
  2. Matt Farmer
  3. Box y Lucha 1790 - listed as IWA Junior Heavyweight Championship
  4. [1] - listed as IWA Junior Middleweight Championship
  5. luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 02.15.42)
  6. luchablog photolog (2013-09-16 17.28.15)
  7. Box y Lucha
  8. Box y Lucha 1894
  9. El Siglo de Torreon 1989-05-15
  10. El Siglo de Torreon
  11. Box y Lucha 1955
  12. [http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1990/08/26&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02807&PageLabel=28 El Siglo de Torreon, billed as the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship
  13. El Siglo de Torreon, WON 1990-11-12
  14. El Siglo de Torreon
  15. WON 1991-04-08
  16. Box y Lucha 199708
  17. [http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1991/05/28&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02014&PageLabel=20 El Siglo de Torreon]
  18. Box Y Lucha, Súper Luchas #48 (Feb 6, 1992)
  19. Box y Lucha
  20. Box y Lucha 2134
  21. Box y Lucha
  22. PuroresuSpirit
  23. PuroresuSpirit
  24. Puroresu Spirit, billed as 30th champion
  25. Puroresu Spirit
  26. [http://puroresuspirit.net/2017/01/freedoms-results-for-january-26-2017/ Puroresu Spirit
  27. Puroresu Spirit
  28. Puroresu Spirit
  29. >
  30. Puroresu Spirit
  31. [http://puroresuspirit.net/2017/11/freedoms-results-for-november-13-2017/ Puroresu Spirit
  32. Puroresu Spirit
  33. Puroresu Spirit
  34. Puroresu Spirit

Gallery of Champions

Enrique Vera, 2nd, 4th & 8th Champion
The Killer, 3rd, 5th, & 9th Champion
Astro de Oro, 6th Champion
Dr. Wagner Jr., 7th Champion
Shu el Guerrero, 11th Champion
Negro Navarro, 12th Champion


Mr. Jack, 13th Champion
Aeroflash, 14th Champion
Alebrije, 17th Champion
Miedo Extremo, 26th Champion
Kenichiro Arai, 30th Champion


Gallery of Title Belts

Cruiser version Belt
New Belt (this belt is written as central & south american champion)


Sources

Universal Wrestling Association Championships
Official: Heavy (Dr. Wagner Jr.)
Outlaw: Light (Kato Kung Lee Jr.), Junior Light Heavy (Diluvio Negro II)
Now in Japan: Welter, Middle, Junior Heavy, Tag, Trios,
Defunct: Feather, Light Heavy, Women, International Women, Women Junior, Women's Tag,
Associated: WWF Light Heavy