IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{notability|Sports|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|championshipname=FightNation! Junior Heavyweight Championship
|image=
|image_size=
|caption=
|aired=
|promotion=FightNation!
|created=January 15, 2019
|mostreigns=Daisuke Harada (2 reigns)
|firstchamp=Daisuke Harada
|longestreign=Daisuke Harada (268 days)
|shortestreign=Hayata (<1 day)
|oldest=
|youngest=
|heaviest= Atsushi Kotoge (200 lb)
|lightest= Hayata (165 lb)
|pastnames=
|finalchamp=Hayata
|titleretired=October 8, 2020
|pastlookimages=
}}
The FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Fight Nation Wrestling (FNW), specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ipwuk/status/1073495979821813760|title=FNW JUNIOR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT ENTRANT #2 @yo_hey0206|first=International Pro|last=Wrestling|date=December 14, 2018}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=454858|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|website=www.wrestlingdata.com}}
{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Finals
| RD1-team1=Daisuke Harada
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-team2=Chris Ridgeway
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-team3=Kid Lykos
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-team4=Hayata
| RD1-score4=
| RD1-team5=Ben Basden
| RD1-score5=
| RD1-team6=Yo-Hey
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-team7=James Castle
| RD1-score7=
| RD1-team8=Tadasuke
| RD1-score8=
| RD2-team1=Daisuke Harada
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-team2=Hayata
| RD2-score2=
| RD2-team3=Ben Basden
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-team4=James Castle
| RD2-score4=
| RD3-team1=Daisuke Harada
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-team2=James Castle
| RD3-score2=
}}
Title history
{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes|defenses=yes}}
{{PWtitlereign
|number = 1
|champion = Daisuke Harada
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|January 15, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=01|day1=15|year1=2019|day2=16|month2=09|year2=2019}}
|location = Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
|event = FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament
|defenses = 2
|notes = Defeated James Castle in a tournament final.
|ref = {{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4040&page=5&reign=1|title=Title Reigns « FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.cagematch.net}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/cards/noah/global-tag-league-3919---day-6-29471.html|title=NOAH Global Tag League '19 - Day 6 at Bandai Island Multipurpose Square wrestling results - Internet Wrestling Database|website=www.profightdb.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/79591-resultados-pro-wrestling-noah-spring-navigation-2019-29-de-marzo|title=Resultados Pro Wrestling NOAH: Spring Navigation 2019 (29 de marzo)|date=April 2, 2019|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com}}
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 2
|champion = Atsushi Kotoge
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|September 16, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=09|day1=16|year1=2019|day2=16|month2=11|year2=2019}}
|event = NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12
|defenses = 0
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 3
|champion = Daisuke Harada
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|November 16, 2019}}
|days = {{age in days|month1=11|day1=16|year1=2019|month2=08|day2=10|year2=2020}}
|event = NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5
|defenses = 0
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 4
|champion = Hayata
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|August 8, 2020}}
|days = <1
|event = NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3
|defenses = 0
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|type = retired
|date = {{dts|2020|08|10}}
|event =
|defenses =yes
|notes = On the way to the locker room, Hayata tossed the championship belt into the trash can. The title was immediately declared vacated.
|ref =
}}
{{BundleEnd}}
Combined reigns
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number"|No. of !data-sort-type="number"|Combined !data-sort-type="number"|Combined days |
| 1
| Daisuke Harada || 2 || 2 || 512 |
|---|
| 2
| Atsushi Kotoge || 1 || 0 || 61 |
| 3
| Hayata || 1 || 0 || <1 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=4040 IPW Junior Heavyweight Championship]
{{British wrestling titles}}
Category:International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom championships