Title History
#: | Name(s): | Reigns: | Date: | Days Held: | Location: | Notes: |
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1 | Jumbo Tsuruta | 1 | April 18, 1989 | 48 | Tokyo, Japan | Tsuruta, the NWA International Heavyweight Champion, defeated Stan Hansen, the PWF Heavyweight and NWA United National Champion, to unify the titles. |
2 | Genichiro Tenryu | 1 | June 5, 1989 | 128 | Tokyo, Japan | |
3 | Jumbo Tsuruta | 2 | October 11, 1989 | 237 | Yokohama, Japan | |
4 | Terry Gordy | 1 | June 5, 1990 | 3 | Chiba, Japan | |
5 | Stan Hansen | 1 | June 8, 1990 | 39 | Tokyo, Japan | |
6 | Terry Gordy | 2 | July 17, 1990 | 10 | Kanazawa, Japan | |
Vacated on July 27, 1990 due to Gordy having a sudden illness. | ||||||
7 | Stan Hansen | 2 | July 27, 1990 | 176 | Matsudo, Japan | Defeated Mitsuharu Misawa. |
8 | Jumbo Tsuruta | 3 | January 19, 1991 | 374 | Matsumoto, Japan | |
9 | Stan Hansen | 3 | January 28, 1992 | 207 | Chiba, Japan | |
10 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 1 | August 22, 1992 | 705 | Tokyo, Japan | |
11 | Steve Williams | 1 | July 28, 1994 | 86 | Tokyo, Japan | |
12 | Toshiaki Kawada | 1 | October 22, 1994 | 133 | Tokyo, Japan | |
13 | Stan Hansen | 4 | March 4, 1995 | 83 | Tokyo, Japan | |
14 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 2 | May 26, 1995 | 364 | Sapporo, Japan | |
15 | Akira Taue | 1 | May 24, 1996 | 61 | Sapporo, Japan | |
16 | Kenta Kobashi | 1 | July 24, 1996 | 180 | Tokyo, Japan | |
17 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 3 | January 20, 1997 | 466 | Osaka, Japan | |
18 | Toshiaki Kawada | 2 | May 1, 1998 | 42 | Tokyo, Japan | |
19 | Kenta Kobashi | 2 | June 12, 1998 | 141 | Tokyo, Japan | |
20 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 4 | October 31, 1998 | 83 | Tokyo, Japan | |
21 | Toshiaki Kawada | 3 | January 22, 1999 | 7 | Osaka, Japan | Won the title on the New Year Giant Series tour. |
Vacated on January 29, 1999 due to Kawada fracturing his right ulna in winning the title. | ||||||
22 | Vader | 1 | March 6, 1999 | 57 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Akira Taue on the Excite Series tour. |
23 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 5 | May 2, 1999 | 181 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Giant Baba Retirement Show. |
24 | Vader | 2 | October 30, 1999 | 120 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the October Giant Series tour. |
25 | Kenta Kobashi | 3 | February 27, 2000 | 110 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Excite Series tour. |
Vacated on June 16, 2000 when Kobashi and several others leave AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah. | ||||||
26 | Genichiro Tenryu | 2 | October 28, 2000 | 223 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Toshiaki Kawada in a tournament final on the October Giant Series tour. |
27 | Keiji Mutoh | 1 | June 8, 2001 | 261 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Super Power Series tour. |
28 | Toshiaki Kawada | 4 | February 24, 2002 | 32 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Excite Series tour. |
Vacated on March 28, 2002 due to Kawada suffering a knee injury. | ||||||
29 | Genichiro Tenryu | 3 | April 13, 2002 | 197 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Keiji Muto at Grand Champion Carnival. |
30 | The Great Muta (formerly Keiji Mutoh) |
2 | October 27, 2002 | 119 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Royal Road 30 Giant Battle Final. |
31 | Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | February 23, 2003 | 171 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Excite Series tour. |
Vacated on August 13, 2003 due to Hashimoto dislocating his right shoulder. | ||||||
32 | Toshiaki Kawada | 5 | September 6, 2003 | 529 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Shinjiro Otani in a tournament final on the Summer Action Series II tour. |
33 | Satoshi Kojima | 1 | February 16, 2005 | 502 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Realise. |
34 | Taiyō Kea | 1 | July 3, 2006 | 62 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Cross Over tour. |
35 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | September 3, 2006 | 357 | Sapporo, Japan | Won the title on the Summer Impact tour. |
36 | Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | August 26, 2007 | 247 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 3. |
37 | Suwama | 1 | April 29, 2008 | 152 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Growin' Up tour. |
38 | The Great Muta | 3 | September 28, 2008 | 167 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title on the Flashing tour. |
39 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 1 | March 14, 2009 | 196 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 7. |
40 | Satoshi Kojima | 2 | September 26, 2009 | 176 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title on the Flashing tour. |
41 | Ryota Hama | 1 | March 21, 2010 | 42 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 9. |
42 | Minoru Suzuki | 2 | May 2, 2010 | 119 | Aichi, Japan | Won the title on the Growin' Up tour. |
43 | Suwama | 2 | August 29, 2010 | 420 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 10. |
44 | Jun Akiyama | 1 | October 23, 2011 | 308 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 13. |
45 | Masakatsu Funaki | 1 | August 26, 2012 | 87+ | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the Summer Impact 2012 tour. |
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