World Junior Heavyweight Regulatory Commission chairman Masanori Yamada unveils the new belt in 2008
The World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a championship for wrestlers at or below the weight of 225 lbs. It was created when sixty-four lightweight, cruiserweight, and junior champions from around the world competed in a 64-man title unification tournament won by Raijin Narukami. Belts absorbed into the World Junior Heavyweight Championship include the WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship, XWF Cruiserweight Championship, OVW Light Heavyweight Championship, AWA Light Heavyweight Championship, GWF Light Heavyweight Championship, NWA Southwest Junior Heavyweight Championship, NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version), WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship, FMW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, AAPW Junior Championship, UKCW Junior Heavyweight Championship, and the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship among others.
Title History[]
| Wrestlers: | Reigns: | Date: | Location: | Days Held: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raijin Narukami | 1 | February 16, 2008 | Toyokawa, Japan | 445 | Won a 64-man tournament to unify 64 international junior heavyweight championships |
| Brutal Chambers | 1 | May 6, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | 58 | Defeated Narukami at Throwing Hands '09 |
| Brian Genius | 1 | July 3, 2009 | Bloomington, MN | 267 | Defeated Chambers at The Grandest Stage of the Mall |
| Brutal Chambers | 2 | March 26, 2010 | Cleveland, OH | 120 | Defeated Genius at Crowning A Champion's Waist '10 |
| Rusty Cooledge | 1 | July 23, 2010 | Honolulu, HI | 129 | Defeated Chambers at Grandest Stage of The Mall 2 |
| Whoomp Del Rio | 1 | November 28, 2010 | Panama City, Panama | 150 | Defeated Cooledge, Chambers and Genius in an elimination match at Cargado Completamente 2010 |
| Zane "Zubaz" Vance | 1 | April 27, 2011 | St. Louis, MO | 63 | Defeated Del Rio on the 4/27 edition of PGA Primetime Wednesday! |
| Ruth Toskala | 1 | June 29, 2011 | Edmonton, Canada | Reigning | Defeated Vance at Grandest Stage of The Mall 3 |