History of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
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Shiro Koshinaka | 86/02/06 | Tokyo
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Defeats The Cobra, who has vacated NWA World and WWF junior heavyweight titles in previous year, in 9-man tournament final.
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Nobuhiko Takada | 86/05/19 | Tokyo
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Shiro Koshinaka [2] | 86/09/19 | Fukuoka
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Vacant on 87/08/02 because of leg injury.
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Kuniaki Kobayashi | 87/08/20 | Tokyo
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Defeats Nobuhiko Takada in 8-man tournament final.
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Hiroshi Hase | 87/12/27 | Tokyo
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Owen Hart 88/05/27 Sendai
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Shiro Koshinaka [3] | 88/06/24 | Osaka
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Hiroshi Hase [2] | 89/03/16 | Yokohama
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Jushin Liger | 89/05/25 | Osaka
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Naoki Sano | 89/08/10 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [2] | 90/01/31 | Osaka
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Pegasus Kid | 90/08/19 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [3] | 90/11/01 | Tokyo
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Vacates on 91/04/15 for the Top of the Super Junior tournament.
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Norio Honaga | 91/04/30 | Tokyo
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Defeats Jushin Thunder Liger in 7-man round-robin tournament final.
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Jushin Thunder Liger [4] | 91/06/12 | Tokyo
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Akira Nogami | 91/08/09 | Tokyo
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Norio Honaga [2] | 91/11/05 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [5] | 92/02/08 | Sapporo
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El Samurai | 92/06/26 | Tokyo
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Ultimo Dragon | 92/11/22 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [6] | 93/01/04 | Tokyo
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Vacant on 94/09/24 when Liger breaks his leg during a tag match.
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Norio Honaga [3] | 94/09/27 | Osaka
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Defeats Wild Pegasus in 6-man tournament final.
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Koji Kanemoto | 95/02/19 | Tokyo
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Sabu | 95/05/03 | Fukuoka
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Koji Kanemoto [2] | 95/06/14 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [7] | 96/01/04 | Tokyo
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The Great Sasuke | 96/04/29 | Tokyo
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Defeats Ultimo Dragon in the final of J-Crown tournament on 96/08/05 in Tokyo to become the octuple crown champion.
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Ultimo Dragon [2] | 96/10/11 | Osaka
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Jushin Thunder Liger [8] | 97/01/04 | Tokyo
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Loses International Title to Yuuji Yasuraoka on 97/06/06 in Tokyo but still keeps other titles.
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El Samurai [2] | 97/07/06 | Sapporo
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Shinjiro Ohtani | 97/08/10 | Nagoya
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Vacates six other titles on 97/11/05 after being forced by WWF to vacate WWF World Light Heavyweight Title; continues to hold IWGP Title; defeats WCW World Cruiserweight champion Ultimo Dragon on 98/01/04 in Tokyo, JAPAN (WCW title not on the line).
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Jushin Thunder Liger [9] | 98/02/07 | Sapporo
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Koji Kanemoto [3] | 99/03/17 | Hiroshima
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Kendo Ka Shin | 99/08/28 | Tokyo
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Jushin Thunder Liger [10] | 99/10/11 | Tokyo
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Juventud Guerrera | 99/11/29 | Denver, CO
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Jushin Thunder Liger [11] | 99/12/06 | Milwaukee, WI
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With Guerrera injured, WCW orders Psicosis and La Parka to fight for the belt, and
Psicosis beats up Parka in backstage; Liger defeats Psicosis in a title match.
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Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 00/07/20 | Sapporo
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Minoru Tanaka | 00/10/29 | Kobe
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Masayoshi Naruse | 01/07/20 | Sapporo
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Tokimitsu Ishizawa [2] | 01/10/08 | Tokyo
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Vacates in 02/02 when Ka Shin leaves New Japan.
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Minoru Tanaka [2] | 02/02/16 | Tokyo
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Defeats Masahito Kakihara.
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Koji Kanemoto [4] | 02/07/19 | Sapporo
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Tiger Mask | 03/04/23 | Hiroshima
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A former Michinoku wrestler trained by Satoru Sayama; vacates on 03/09/23.
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Jado | 03/10/13 | Tokyo
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Eliminates Koji Kanemoto in an 11-man royal rumble.
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Heat (Minoru Tanaka) [3] | 03/12/14 | Nagoya
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