Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship

On March 26, 1995, an eight-man single elimination tournament was held on the second day of the Wrestle Association R (WAR) event Battle Angel. The tournament saw Gedo defeat Lionheart in the finals to become the inaugural champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=7293 |title=WAR Battle Angel - Tag 2 |accessdate=January 17, 2020 |work=Cagematch}}

{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Finals

| RD1-team1=Gedo

| RD1-score1=Pin

| RD1-team2=Yuji Yasuraoka

| RD1-score2=07:21

| RD1-team3=1-2-3 Kid

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-team4=Negro Casas

| RD1-score4=04:40

| RD1-team5=Lionheart

| RD1-score5=Pin

| RD1-team6=Masao Orihara

| RD1-score6=08:52

| RD1-team7=Último Dragón

| RD1-score7=Pin

| RD1-team8=Ultimate Dragon

| RD1-score8=09:58

| RD2-team1=Gedo

| RD2-score1=Pin

| RD2-team2=1-2-3 Kid

| RD2-score2=7:08

| RD2-team3=Lionheart

| RD2-score3=Pin

| RD2-team4=Último Dragón

| RD2-score4=11:19

| RD3-team1=Gedo

| RD3-score1=Pin

| RD3-team2=Lionheart

| RD3-score2=19:31

}}

The title was part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's short-lived J-Crown Championship in 1996 and 1997. In late 2006, the title briefly moved to Dragon Gate where Masaaki Mochizuki beat Gedo in a decision match on January 26, 2007 to determine the final champion, and then retired the title.

The title was revived in April 2010, for Genichiro Tenryu's Tenryu Project promotion until being again retired in 2013 after the closure of the promotion. The championship was once again reactivated after Tenryu Project reopened in 2020.{{cite web |title=Tenryu Project Survive The Revolution Vol. 1 |url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=309469 |website=Cagematch |publisher=Cagematch |access-date=25 April 2021}} On May 25 and June 6, an eight-man single elimination tournament was held to crown a new champion. The tournament saw Hub defeat Kengo in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/tenryu-project-survive-the-revolution-vol-4-results/168732/|title=Tenryu Project Results: Survive The Revolution Vol. 4 – Tokyo, Japan (6/12)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=June 12, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds

| RD1=First round
May 25

| RD2=Semifinals
June 12

| RD3=Finals
June 12

| RD1-team1=Toru

| RD1-score1=12:47{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=516614|title=Tenryu Project Survive the Revolution Vol. 3|work=wrestlingdata.com|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|access-date=August 18, 2021}}

| RD1-team2=Hub

| RD1-score2=Pin

| RD1-team3=Kenichiro Arai

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-team4=Kikutaro

| RD1-score4=12:47

| RD1-team5=Tsubasa

| RD1-score5=Pin

| RD1-team6=Mazada

| RD1-score6=13:33

| RD1-team7="brother" Yasshi

| RD1-score7=19:59

| RD1-team8=Kengo

| RD1-score8=Pin

| RD2-team1=Hub

| RD2-score1=Sub

| RD2-team2=Kenichiro Arai

| RD2-score2=10:54{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=shows&show=518848|title=Tenryu Project Survive the Revolution Vol. 4|work=wrestlingdata.com|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|access-date=August 18, 2021}}

| RD2-team3=Tsubasa

| RD2-score3=16:19

| RD2-team4=Kengo

| RD2-score4=Pin

| RD3-team1=Hub

| RD3-score1=Pin

| RD3-team2=Kengo

| RD3-score2=19:59

}}

As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there have been a total of 26 reigns shared between 19 different champions and two vacancies. The current champion is Yusuke Kodama who is in his first reign.

{{Professional wrestling title history top|dayless=yes|defenses=yes}}

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|event = Battle Angel

|defenses = 2

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|ref =

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|number = 2

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|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 4, 1995}}

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|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 1

|notes =

|ref =

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|champion = Último Dragón

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 28, 1995}}

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|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref =

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|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|August 29, 1995}}

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|location = Shizuoka, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 5

|champion = Último Dragón

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|October 5, 1995}}

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|location = Ōmiya, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 5

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 6

|champion = The Great Sasuke

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 5, 1996}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=8|day1=5|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=11|year2=1996}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = G1 Climax 1996

|defenses = 1

|notes = The championship becomes one of eight championships comprising New Japan Pro Wrestling's J-Crown.

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 7

|champion = Último Dragón

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|October 11, 1996}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=11|year1=1996|month2=1|day2=4|year2=1997}}

|location = Osaka, Japan

|event = Osaka Crush Night

|defenses = 5

|notes = This match was for the J-Crown.

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 8

|champion = Jushin Thunder Liger

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 4, 1997}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=4|year1=1997|month2=6|day2=6|year2=1997}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Wrestling World 1997

|defenses = 4

|notes = This match was for the J-Crown.

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 9

|champion = Yuji Yasuraoka

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 6, 1997}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=6|year1=1997|month2=1|day2=15|year2=1999}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = WAR

|defenses = 6

|notes = Only the WAR championship was on the line. Liger retained the other seven titles.

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 10

|champion = Masao Orihara

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|January 15, 1999}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=15|year1=1999|month2=3|day2=1|year2=1999}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 0

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|ref =

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|number = 11

|champion = Masaaki Mochizuki

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|March 1, 1999}}

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|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = House show

|defenses = 2

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|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 12

|champion = Pentagón Black

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 27, 2006}}

|days = {{age in days nts|July 27, 2006|November 23, 2006}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Final: Reborn to Future

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref =

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|type = promotion

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}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 13

|champion = Masaaki Mochizuki

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|November 23, 2006}}

|days = {{sort|0|<1}}

|location = Osaka, Japan

|event = Crown Gate: Osaka Special

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref = {{Cite web |title=CROWN GATE 〜OSAKA SPECIAL〜 |url=https://www.gaora.co.jp/dragongate/data/result/2006/1123.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104025924/https://www.gaora.co.jp/dragongate/data/result/2006/1123.html |archive-date=January 4, 2007 |website=Dragongate |language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|sort number = 13.5

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|date = {{dts|November 23, 2006}}

|defenses = yes

|notes = Mochizuki immediately vacated the title.

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

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|champion = Masaaki Mochizuki

|reign = 3

|date = {{dts|January 26, 2007}}

|days = {{sort|0|<1}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = 2007 Primal Gate

|defenses = 0

|notes = Defeated Gedo to win the vacant title and to determine the then final champion.

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}}{{PWtitlereign

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|ref =

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|number = 15

|champion = Masaaki Mochizuki

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|date = {{dts|April 19, 2010}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=4|day1=19|year1=2010|month2=6|day2=9|year2=2010}}

|location = Osaka, Japan

|event = Tenryu Project

|defenses = 0

|notes = Defeated Susumu Yokosuka and Naoki Tanizaki in a three-way match.

|ref =

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|number = 16

|champion = Tiger Shark

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 9, 2010}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=6|day1=9|year1=2010|month2=9|day2=29|year2=2010}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Next Revolution

|defenses = 4

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 17

|champion = Hiroki

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 29, 2010}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=9|day1=29|year1=2010|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2010}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Never So

|defenses = 1

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|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 18

|champion = Ryuji Hijikata

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|December 14, 2010}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2010|month2=7|day2=27|year2=2012}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Tenryu Project

|defenses = 1

|notes =

|ref =

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|number = 19

|champion = Takaku Fuke

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|July 27, 2012}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=7|day1=27|year1=2012|month2=12|day2=29|year2=2012}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = R-2 Real Tenryu Project 8

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref =

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 20

|champion = Masao Orihara

|reign = 2

|date = {{dts|December 29, 2012}}

|days = {{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=1|year2=2013}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Genichiro Tenryu Return Match: Revolution

|defenses = 2

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=403|title=Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship|work=cagematch.net|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|language=German|date=June 12, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

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|date = {{dts|October 1, 2013}}

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|ref =

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|type = deactivated

|date = {{dts|December 15, 2015}}

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|ref =

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|date = {{dts|June 12, 2021}}

|days = {{age in days nts|June 12, 2021|August 13, 2021}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Survive the Revolution Vol. 4

|defenses = 2

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|ref =

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|number = 22

|champion = Kengo

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|date = {{dts|August 13, 2021}}

|days = {{age in days nts|August 13, 2021|February 12, 2022}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Survive the Revolution Vol. 8

|defenses = 3

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/?p=73935|script-title=ja:【試合詳細】8･13　天龍プロジェクト新木場大会　【IJ王座】HUBvs拳剛　佐藤耕平＆河野真幸＆TORUvs鈴木みのる＆MAZADA＆FUJITA　佐藤光留vs矢野啓太|trans-title=[Match Report] 8/13 Tenryu Project Shin-kiba event: IJ Champion Hub vs. Kengo; Kohei Sato, Masayuki Kono & TORU vs. Minoru Suzuki, MAZADA & FUJITA; Hikaru Sato vs. Keita Yano|work=battle-news.com|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 23

|champion = Toru

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|February 12, 2022}}

|days = {{age in days nts|February 12, 2022|June 15, 2022}}

|location = Osaka, Japan

|event = Osaka Crush Night 2022
{{small|Part 2}}

|defenses = 2

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=336265|title=Tenryu Project Osaka Crush Night 2022 - Part 2|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|work=cagematch.net|access-date=February 13, 2022|language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 24

|champion = Hikaru Sato

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|June 15, 2022}}

|days = {{age in days nts|June 15, 2022|September 21, 2023}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Wrestle And Romance Vol. 3

|defenses = 6

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=345193|title=Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 3|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|work=cagematch.net|access-date=June 15, 2022|language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 25

|champion = Yuya Susumu

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|September 21, 2023}}

|days = {{age in days nts|September 21, 2023|August 22, 2024}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Still Revolution Vol. 6

|defenses = 3

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=376404|title=Tenryu Project Still Revolution Vol. 6|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|work=cagematch.net|access-date=September 21, 2023|language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 26

|champion = Yusuke Kodama

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|August 22, 2024}}

|days = {{age in days nts|August 22, 2024|May 21, 2025}}

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Light My Fire Vol. 5

|defenses = 3

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=402717|title=Tenryu Project Light My Fire Vol. 5|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|work=cagematch.net|access-date=August 23, 2024|language=ja}}

}}{{PWtitlereign

|number = 27

|champion = Koji Iwamoto

|reign = 1

|date = {{dts|May 21, 2025}}

|days = {{age in days nts|May 21, 2025}}+

|location = Tokyo, Japan

|event = Live For Today Vol. 2

|defenses = 0

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=426018|title=Tenryu Project Live For Today Vol. 2|last=Kreikenbohm|first=Philip|work=cagematch.net|access-date=May 21, 2025|language=ja}}

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