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Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Japanese wrestling championship

Summary

Japanese wrestling championship

Field	Value
name	Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
image	Independent_World_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship.jpg
caption	Current belt design
currentholder	Kuroshio Tokyo Japan
won	January 4, 2026
created	October 28, 1993
promotion
firstchamp	The Great Sasuke
mostreigns	Taka Michinoku and Atsushi Maruyama (3 reigns)
longestreign	Hikaru Sato (593 days)
shortestreign	Yasu Urano (
oldest	Yasu Urano ()
youngest
heaviest	Hideki Hosaka (253 lb)
lightest	Asuka (147 lb)
pastnames	FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship

The Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship that is being defended in various independent promotions in Japan. The title was originally created in 1993 by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.

There have been a total of 40 reigns spread over three lineages and shared among 34 different wrestlers. The current champion is Kuroshio Tokyo Japan who is in his first reign.

History

The title was created in 1993 by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and it stayed with FMW from its inception to mid-1999, when FMW retired it. In 1998, the title was renamed FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship with the launch of the FMW Unified Organization. It was considered a different title with a new lineage.

On May 31, 1999, Kodo Fuyuki became the FMW commissioner and withdrew the recognition of the title following the introduction of the WEW Single Championship which he awarded to himself on September 24. Yuhi Sano was then recognized as the first Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion, in continuation of his FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship reign, thus starting a third lineage. Since then, the title has been defended in various Japanese promotions including Big Japan Wrestling, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo, Union Pro Wrestling, Osaka Pro Wrestling and Michinoku Pro Wrestling.

Despite FMW no longer recognizing the title, the original championship belt—still bearing the 'FMW' name—continues to be used. In May 2010, a new belt was created when Tarzan Goto's Super FMW promotion briefly revived the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship to crown its final champion.

Reigns

Original Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship

New Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship

Combined reigns

[[Shiori Asahi]] held the record for the longest individual reign at 503 days.

As of , .

†	¤
Indicates the current champion
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.

References

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"FMW Junior Heavyweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
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[[Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out. (November 21, 2021). "大会名：（株）村上製作所プレゼンツ JUST TAP OUT in OSAKA". pwjto.com.
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Kreikenbohm, Philip. (December 27, 2023). "TAKA Michinoku Produce Independent Junior Heavyweight Festival One Day Tournament". cagematch.net.
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Kreikenbohm, Philip. (January 4, 2026). "JTO First Show Of The Year". cagematch.net.

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