Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship


The Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tenryu Project. The title was established in 1995 in Wrestle Association R. In the revived Tenryu Project, the title is also referred to as the IJ Singles Championship.

Title history

Inaugural championship tournament

On March 26, 1995, an eight-man single elimination tournament was held on the second day of the Wrestle Association R event Battle Angel. The tournament saw Gedo defeat Lionheart in the finals to become the inaugural champion.
The title was part of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's short-lived J-Crown Championship in 1996 and 1997. In late 2006, the title briefly moved to Dragon Gate where Masaaki Mochizuki beat Gedo in a decision match on January 26, 2007 to determine the final champion, and then retired the title.

Revivals

The title was revived in April 2010, for Genichiro Tenryu's Tenryu Project promotion until being again retired in 2013 after the closure of the promotion. The championship was once again reactivated after Tenryu Project reopened in 2020. On May 25 and June 6, an eight-man single elimination tournament was held to crown a new champion. The tournament saw Hub defeat Kengo in the finals.

Reigns

As of,, there have been a total of 26 reigns shared between 19 different champions and two vacancies. The current champion is Yusuke Kodama who is in his first reign.

Combined reigns

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RankWrestlerNo. of
Reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
Days
142
211591
316588
416463
5310422
613336
722321
813272
912+
1013183
1110155
1214153
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1410119
1514112
1622107
171176
181167
191262
201154