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Title History World Junior Heavyweight
Most Reigns
(Minimum 2)
  Reigns: First Win: Last Win:
Danny Hodge 7 Jul 22, 1960 Mar 2, 1976
Angelo Savoldi 5 Feb 28, 1958 Nov 13, 1964
Nelson Royal 5 Dec 6, 1976 Aug 2, 1988
Les Thornton 4 Mar 1, 1980 Oct 16, 1981
Rocky Reynolds 4 Apr 7, 2001 Jun 7, 2003
Chase Owens 3 Oct 13, 2012 Mar 7, 2014
Denny Brown 3 Aug 2, 1985 Sep 1, 1986
Jason Rumble 3 Oct 13, 2001 Oct 17, 2004
Marshall Esteppe 3 May 30, 1945 Apr 28, 1947
Mike Clancy 3 Apr 10, 1956 Nov 19, 1957
Billy Goelz 2 Feb 16, 1948 Sep 5, 1948
Hiro Matsuda 2 Jul 11, 1964 Jun 14, 1975
Jimmy Rave 2 Jun 29, 2002 Aug 17, 2002
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 2 Jan 4, 1997 Nov 8, 2014
Ken Fenelon 2 May 15, 1943 Mar 11, 1946
Les Anderson 2 Nov 18, 1988 Dec 25, 1989
Lorenzo Parente 2 Nov 23, 1965 Jan 14, 1966
Ron Starr 2 Dec 2, 1976 Feb 11, 1980
Scott Armstrong 2 Jul 22, 1988 Jul 30, 1988
Steve Anthony 2 Apr 13, 2015 Mar 19, 2016
The Cobra 2 Nov 3, 1983 Jul 28, 1985
Tiger Mask IV 2 Feb 19, 2006 Sep 23, 2015
Tiger Mask 2 May 25, 1982 Jun 2, 1983
Tony Kozina 2 Jan 14, 2000 Aug 30, 2000
Vince Kaplack 2 Oct 28, 1999 Oct 14, 2000

Longests Reigns
(Minimum 31 Days)
    Won: Lost: Length:
1.  Danny Hodge May 5, 1966 Jul 7, 1970 1532 days
2.  Danny Hodge Jul 7, 1960 Jul 7, 1964 1450 days
3.  Mike Quackenbush May 5, 2007 Nov 11, 2010 1275 days
4.  Danny Hodge Mar 3, 1972 Dec 12, 1973 639 days
5.  Danny McShain Nov 11, 1951 Aug 8, 1953 637 days
6.  The Cobra Nov 11, 1983 Jul 7, 1985 633 days
7.  Baron Michele Leone Aug 8, 1953 Apr 4, 1955 602 days
8.  Ken Mantell Dec 12, 1973 Jun 6, 1975 542 days
9.  Tiger Mask IV Feb 2, 2006 May 5, 2007 446 days
10.  Nelson Royal Dec 12, 1976 Feb 2, 1978 445 days
11.  Leroy McGuirk Dec 12, 1948 Feb 2, 1950 406 days
12.  Al Madril Jun 6, 1978 Jul 7, 1979 398 days
13.  Kevin Douglas Oct 10, 2011 Oct 10, 2012 372 days
14.  Verne Gagne Nov 11, 1950 Nov 11, 1951 371 days
15.  Ed Francis Apr 4, 1955 Apr 4, 1956 365 days
16.  Mike Clancy Apr 4, 1956 Mar 3, 1957 350 days
17.  Masayoshi Motegi Aug 8, 1995 Aug 8, 1996 338 days
18.  Angelo Savoldi Aug 8, 1959 Jul 7, 1960 336 days
19.  Colby Corino Aug 8, 2023 -- 333 days
20.  Denny Brown Sep 9, 1985 Aug 8, 1986 321 days

Total Time Holding Championship
    Reigns: Span: Total: Average:
1.  Danny Hodge 7 1960-1976 4141 days 592 days
2.  Mike Quackenbush 1 2007-2010 1275 days 1275 days
3.  Nelson Royal 5 1976-1988 942 days 188 days
4.  Angelo Savoldi 5 1958-1965 902 days 180 days
5.  Mike Clancy 3 1956-1958 668 days 223 days
6.  Danny McShain 1 1951-1953 637 days 637 days
7.  The Cobra 2 1983-1985 633 days 317 days
8.  Chase Owens 3 2012-2014 625 days 208 days
9.  Tiger Mask IV 2 2006-2016 624 days 312 days
10.  Baron Michele Leone 1 1953-1955 602 days 602 days
11.  Marshall Esteppe 3 1945-1948 587 days 196 days
12.  Ken Mantell 1 1973-1975 542 days 542 days
13.  Denny Brown 3 1985-1987 521 days 174 days
14.  Jason Rumble 3 2001-2005 473 days 158 days
15.  Les Thornton 3 1981-1982 436 days 145 days
16.  Leroy McGuirk 1 1948-1950 406 days 406 days
17.  Al Madril 1 1978-1979 398 days 398 days
18.  Hiro Matsuda 2 1964-1976 387 days 194 days
19.  Tiger Mask 2 1982-1983 384 days 192 days
20.  Kevin Douglas 1 2011-2012 372 days 372 days

Title Change Locations
  CITY: #
 Oklahoma City, OK, USA 13
 Osaka, Japan 10
 Des Moines, IA, USA 7
 Nashville, TN, USA 5
 Tokyo, Japan 5
 Tulsa, OK, USA 5
 Knoxville, TN, USA 4
 Parkersburg, WV, USA 4
 Shreveport, LA, USA 4
 Atlanta, GA, USA 3
 Columbia, TN, USA 3
 Little Rock, AR, USA 3
 St. Petersburg, FL, USA 3
  STATE/PROV.: #
 Tennessee, USA 20
 Oklahoma, USA 18
 Iowa, USA 10
 Florida, USA 8
 Georgia, USA 5
 Kanto, Japan 5
 West Virginia, USA 5
 Louisiana, USA 4
 Texas, USA 4
 Arkansas, USA 3
 Pennsylvania, USA 3
  COUNTRY: #
 USA 95
 Japan 15

Title Changes At Events
Event: Changes:
Live Event 79
Anniversary Show [N.W.A.] 4
G1 Climax 2
W.C.W. 2
Burning Spirit 2