World Cruiserweight Title |
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Name |
Date won |
Days |
Location |
Notes |
Held |
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NOTE: WWA Light Heavyweight and WWA
Cruiserweight titles lineages are merged |
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Masanobu Fuchi |
3/1/88 |
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Tokyo,
Japan |
defeats
Scott Armstrong in tournament final to merge the LWF Lightweight Title and
crown the first WWA World Light Heavyweight Champion |
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Joe Malenko |
1/20/89 |
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Fukuoka,
Japan |
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Mighty Inoue |
1/25/89 |
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Osaka,
Japan |
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Masanobu Fuchi [2] |
3/3/89 |
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Tokyo,
Japan |
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2 |
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Shin'ichi Nakano |
4/16/89 |
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Tokyo,
Japan |
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1 |
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Mitsuo Momota |
6/20/89 |
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Osaka,
Japan |
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1 |
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Joe Malenko [2] |
7/1/89 |
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Ohmiya,
Japan |
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2 |
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Masanobu Fuchi [3] |
10/20/89 |
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Tokyo,
Japan |
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3 |
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Mitch Malone |
1/9/91 |
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London,
England |
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1 |
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Joe Pare |
4/15/91 |
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Paris,
France |
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1 |
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Mitch Malone [2] |
5/9/91 |
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London,
England |
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2 |
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Masanobu Fuchi [4] |
10/2/91 |
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Tokyo,
Japan |
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4 |
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Mitch Malone [3] |
12/15/91 |
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Liverpool,
England |
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3 |
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Masanobu Fuchi [5] |
4/19/92 |
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Shizuoka, Japan |
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5 |
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Dan Kroffat |
5/21/93 |
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Sapporo, Japan |
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1 |
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Masanobu Fuchi [6] |
8/23/93 |
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Shizuoka, Japan |
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6 |
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Dan Kroffat [2] |
7/12/94 |
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Kagoshima,
Japan |
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2 |
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Yoshinari Ogawa |
9/10/94 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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Mitch Malone [4] |
11/9/94 |
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London, England |
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4 |
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Masanobu Fuchi [7] |
6/30/95 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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7 |
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Tsuyoshi Kikuchi |
7/24/95 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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Yoshinari Ogawa [2] |
1/15/96 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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2 |
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Maunakea Mossman |
1/22/96 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
vacates
title to enter the heavyweight division. WWA World Light Heavyweight title
lineage ends. |
1 |
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Shinjiro Ohtani |
3/20/96 |
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Nagoya, Japan |
tournament
final over Wild Pegasus to crown WWA World Cruiserweight champion |
1 |
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Dean Malenko |
5/2/96 |
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Buena Vista, FL |
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1 |
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Rey Misterio Jr. |
7/8/96 |
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Buena Vista, FL |
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1 |
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Dean Malenko [2] |
10/27/96 |
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Las Vegas, NV |
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2 |
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Ultimo Dragon |
12/29/96 |
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Nashville, TN |
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1 |
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Dean Malenko [3] |
1/21/97 |
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Milwaukee, WI |
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3 |
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Syxx (Sean Waltman) |
2/23/97 |
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San Francisco,
CA |
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1 |
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Chris Benoit |
11/28/97 |
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Atlanta, GA |
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1 |
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Taka Michinoku |
2/18/98 |
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Nagoya, Japan |
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1 |
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Don Frye |
6/18/98 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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Gregory Shaw |
10/25/98 |
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Boston, MA |
title
vacant when WCW pulls out of the WWA. Remains vacant until June 1999 |
1 |
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X-Pac (Sean Waltman) |
6/6/99 |
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St Louis, MO |
Won
Battle Royal to face PWA World Light Heavyweight champion Rey Misterio at
Battle at Busch to win unified title. |
1 |
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Billy Kidman |
10/17/99 |
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San Antonio, TX |
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1 |
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Jushin Liger |
12/5/99 |
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New York, NY |
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1 |
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Chris Jons |
6/4/00 |
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St. Louis, MO |
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1 |
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Jushin Liger |
9/3/00 |
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Pontiac, MI |
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2 |
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Jerry
Lynn |
11/22/01 |
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St. Louis, MO |
pinned
Spike Dudley in a triangle match. |
1 |
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"Sheik"
Brian Christopher |
6/2/02 |
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St. Louis, MO |
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1 |
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X-Pac [3] |
7/30/02 |
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Tacoma, WA |
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3 |
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Jerry
Lynn [2] |
8/14/02 |
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Paris, France |
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2 |
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Billy
Kidman |
10/9/02 |
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Moline, IL |
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1 |
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Tajiri |
10/22/02 |
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Kansas City, MO |
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2 |
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Billy Kidman [2] |
4/2/03 |
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Rochester, NY |
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2 |
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Tajiri [2] |
4/21/03 |
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Kansas City, MO |
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1 |
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Shane Helms |
5/14/03 |
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Montreal, QC |
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1 |
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Jamie Noble |
6/23/03 |
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Columbus, OH |
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1 |
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Billy Kidman [3] |
11/17/03 |
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New York, NY |
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3 |
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Tajiri [3] |
1/22/04 |
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Philadelpha, PA |
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3 |
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Chavo Guerrero Jr |
2/15/04 |
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Daly City, CA |
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1 |
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Spike Dudley |
5/18/04 |
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Las Vegas, NY |
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1 |
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Maso Funaki |
12/12/04 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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Chavo Guerrero Jr [2] |
2/20/05 |
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Pittsburg, PN |
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2 |
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Paul London |
3/29/05 |
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Houston, TX |
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1 |
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Juventud Guerrera |
10/5/05 |
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Mexico City,
Mexico |
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1 |
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Shane Helms [2] |
1/29/06 |
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Miami, FL |
vacant on 2-1-07
after injury. |
2 |
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Chavo Guerrero Jr [3] |
2/18/07 |
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Los Angeles, CA |
Won the title in a six-man
Cruiserweight Open. Also wins PWA
Light Heavyweight Title |
3 |
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Koji Kanemoto |
5/3/07 |
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Fukuoka, Japan |
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1 |
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òltimo Guerrero |
9/30/07 |
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Mexico City,
Mexico |
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1 |
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Matt Striker |
11/27/07 |
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Boston, MA |
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1 |
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Rey Bucanero |
2/13/08 |
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Mexico City,
Mexico |
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1 |
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Matt Striker [2] |
4/15/08 |
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Cleveland, OH |
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2 |
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M’stico |
11/21/08 |
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Mexico City,
Mexico |
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1 |
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Tiger Mask IV |
5/6/09 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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M’stico [2] |
8/27/09 |
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Mexico City,
Mexico |
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2 |
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Tiger Mask IV [2] |
9/16/09 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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2 |
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Matt Striker [3] |
2/21/10 |
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Toronto, Canada |
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3 |
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Bryan Danielson |
6/5/10 |
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St. Louis, MO |
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1 |
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Tyler Black |
3/20/11 |
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Seattle, WA |
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1 |
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Oje Hart |
6/4/11 |
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St. Louis, MO |
vacant on 11-25-11
after injury. |
1 |
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Prince Devitt |
12/19/11 |
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Kobe, Japan |
Devitt
defeated Kushida to win the vacant championship. |
1 |
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Low Ki |
5/3/12 |
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Fukuoka, Japan |
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1 |
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Kota Ibushi |
7/29/12 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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1 |
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Low Ki [2] |
10/8/12 |
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Tokyo, Japan |
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2 |
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Prince Devitt
[2] |
11/11/12 |
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Osaka, Japan |
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2 |
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