IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship

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IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Date establishedJanuary 15, 2019
Date retiredOctober 8, 2020

The IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK), specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers.[1] In addition to United Kingdom, the title has also been defended in the Japan as part of a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. Traditionally the "Junior Heavyweight" term is more common in Japanese professional wrestling while in the "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

Tournament[]

IPW:UK held a one night 8-man tournament to crown the first champion. The event was held on January 15, 2019.[2]

First round Semifinals Finals
         
Daisuke Harada
Chris Ridgeway
Daisuke Harada
Hayata
Kid Lykos
Hayata
Daisuke Harada
James Castle
Ben Basden
Yo-Hey
Ben Basden
James Castle
James Castle
Tadasuke

Title history[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Daisuke Harada January 15, 2019 IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England 1 244 2 Defeated James Castle in a tournament final. [3][4][5]
2 Atsushi Kotoge September 16, 2019 NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12 Osaka, Japan 1 61 0 [6]
3 Daisuke Harada November 16, 2019 NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 2 268 0 [7]
4 Hayata August 8, 2020 NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3 Yokohama, Japan 1 <1 0 [8]
— August 10, 2020 — Yokohama, Japan — On the way to the locker room, Hayata tossed the championship belt into the trash can. The title was immediately declared vacated.

Combined reigns[]

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Daisuke Harada 2 2 512
2 Atsushi Kotoge 1 0 61
3 Hayata 1 0 <1

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Wrestling, International Pro (December 14, 2018). "IPW JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ENTRANT #2 @yo_hey0206".
  2. ^ "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  3. ^ "Title Reigns « IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  4. ^ "NOAH Global Tag League '19 - Day 6 at Bandai Island Multipurpose Square wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database". www.profightdb.com.
  5. ^ "Resultados Pro Wrestling NOAH: Spring Navigation 2019 (29 de marzo)". solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com. April 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Tag 12 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  7. ^ "NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  8. ^ https://en.superluchas.com/noah-20th-anniversary-noah-the-chronicle-vol-3-habra-doble-monarca/

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