WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

The title was promoted out of the Boston office of the WWWF during the 1960s and early 1970s. It was later revived as part of the WWF/New Japan venture, but was later retired when that agreement ended.
No.NameTitleDatePlaceEventReignNote
1Johnny Defazzio1[Uncertain] [Uncertain] Note 1
2Jackie Nicholas1[Uncertain] [Uncertain]
3Johnny Defazzio2[Uncertain] [Uncertain]
4Jackie Nicholas2[Uncertain] [Uncertain]
5Johnny Defazzio3[Uncertain] [Uncertain]
6Jackie Nicholas3[Uncertain] [Uncertain]
7Johnny Defazzio4[Uncertain] [Uncertain] Note 2
8Carlos Jose Estrada120-Jan-1978 Uniondale, NY3 Note 3
9Tatsumi Fujinami123-Jan-1978 New York, NY611
10Ryuma Go102-Oct-1979 Osaka, Japan2
11Tatsumi Fujinami204-Oct-1979 Tokyo, Japan Note 4
12Tiger Mask101-Jan-1982 Tokyo, Japan Note 5
13Black Tiger106-May-1982 Fukuoka, Japan Note 6
14Tiger Mask226-May-1982 Osaka, Japan Note 7
15Tiger Mask313-Jun-1983 Mexico City, Mexico Note 8
16Dynamite Kid107-Feb-1984 Tokyo, Japan Note 9
17Cobra128-Dec-1984 New York, NY Note 10
18Hiro Saito120-May-1985 Hiroshima, Japan
19Cobra228-Jul-1985 Osaka, Japan Note 11

Notes

1 First few changes between Defazzio and Nicholas took place between 1967 and 1972 in New England.
2 Defazzio retired in 1972, vacating the title.
3 Defeated Tony Garea to win the revived title.
4 Fujinami moved into the heavyweight division in Dec-1981, vacating the title.
5 Defeated Dynamite Kid for the vacant title. Vacates in Apr-1982 due to injury.
6 Defeated Gran Hamada.
7 Vacated on 03-Apr-1983 when Mask is injured by Dynamite Kid in a tag match. Dynamite Kid and Kuniaki Kobayashi meet for the vacant title on 02-Apr-1983, but no winner is decided.
8 Defeated Fishman for the title. Vacated on 12-Aug-1983 when Tiger Mask retires.
9 Wins a triangular match defeating Davey Boy Smith on 84/02/03 in Sappporo and The Cobra on 84/02/07; vacates in 84/11 when the British Bulldogs(Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) jump to All Japan; WWF takes over Georgia Championship Wrestling in 84/07, and Les Thornton, who has been then billed as NWA World Junior heavyweight champion in Georgia, wrestles as WWF champion in some WWF shows before title is forgotten.
10 Defeated Black Tiger for the title.
11 Abandoned on 31-Oct-1985 when New Japan and the WWF split their partnership.
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