| Wrestler |
Reign |
Location |
Length of Reign |
Successful Defenses |
Notes |
| Shiro Koshinaka |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2/6/86 to 5/19/86 |
1 |
Defeated The Cobra in tournament final |
| Nobuhiko Takada |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
5/19/86 to 9/19/86 |
6 |
|
| Shiro Koshinaka |
2 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
9/19/86 to 8/2/87 |
2 |
Koshinaka forfeited title due to injury |
| Kuniaki Kobayashi |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/20/87 to 12/27/87 |
1 |
Defeated Nobuhiko Takada for title |
| Hiroshi Hase |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
12/27/87 to 5/27/88 |
3 |
|
| Owen Hart |
1 |
Sendai, Japan |
5/27/88 to 6/24/88 |
1 |
|
| Shiro Koshinaka |
3 |
Osaka, Japan |
6/24/88 to 3/16/89 |
6 |
|
| Hiroshi Hase |
2 |
Yokohama, Japan |
3/16/89 to 5/25/89 |
0 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
1 |
Osaka, Japan |
5/25/89 to 8/10/89 |
2 |
|
| Naoki Sano |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/10/89 to 1/31/90 |
2 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
2 |
Osaka, Japan |
1/31/90 to 8/19/90 |
1 |
|
| Pegasus Kid |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/19/90 to 11/1/90 |
0 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
3 |
Tokyo, Japan |
11/1/90 to 4/15/91 |
2 |
Vacated title for Super Jr Tournament |
| Norio Honaga |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
4/30/91 to 6/12/91 |
2 |
Defeated Jushin Thunder Liger in Final |
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
6/12/91 to 8/9/91 |
0 |
|
| Akira Nogami |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/9/91 to 11/5/91 |
1 |
|
| Norio Honaga |
2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
11/5/91 to 2/8/92 |
1 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
5 |
Sapporo, Japan |
2/8/92 to 6/26/92 |
3 |
|
| El Samurai |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
6/26/92 to 11/22/92 |
3 |
|
| Ultimo Dragon |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
11/22/92 to 1/4/93 |
1 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
6 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/93 to 9/24/94 |
5 |
Liger forfeited title due to injury |
| Norio Honaga |
3 |
Osaka, Japan |
9/27/94 to 2/19/95 |
6 |
Defeated Wild Pegasus in tournament final |
| Koji Kanemoto |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2/19/95 to 5/3/95 |
2 |
|
| Sabu |
1 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
5/3/95 to 6/14/95 |
1 |
|
| Koji Kanemoto |
2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
6/14/95 to 1/4/96 |
2 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
7 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/96 to 4/29/96 |
2 |
|
| Great Sasuke |
1 |
Tokyo Dome |
4/29/96 to 10/11/96 |
5 |
|
| Ultimo Dragon |
2 |
Osaka, Japan |
10/11/96 to 1/4/97 |
7 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
8 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/97 to 7/6/97 |
4 |
|
| El Samurai |
2 |
Sapporo, Japan |
7/6/97 to 8/10/97 |
0 |
|
| Shinjiro Otani |
1 |
Nagoya, Japan |
8/10/97 to 2/7/98 |
5 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
9 |
Sapporo, Japan |
2/7/98 to 3/17/99 |
8 |
|
| Koji Kanemoto |
3 |
Hiroshima, Japan |
3/17/98 to 8/28/99 |
3 |
|
| Kendo Kashin |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/28/99 to 10/11/99 |
1 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
10 |
Tokyo Dome |
10/11/99 to 11/29/99 |
1 |
|
| Juventud Guerrera |
1 |
Denver, USA |
11/29/99 to 12/6/99 |
0 |
|
| Jushin Thunder Liger |
11 |
Milwaukee, USA |
12/6/99 to 7/20/20 |
4 |
Defeated Psicosis, Guerrera was injured |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa |
1 |
Sapporo, Japan |
7/20/00 to 10/29/00 |
2 |
|
| Minoru Tanaka |
1 |
Kobe, Japan |
10/29/00 to 7/20/01 |
2 |
|
| Masayuki Naruse |
1 |
Sapporo, Japan |
7/20/01 to 10/9/01 |
1 |
|
| Kendo Kashin |
2 |
Tokyo Dome |
10/9/01 to 2/1/02 |
2 |
Vacated when Kashin left New Japan |
| Minoru Tanaka |
2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2/16/02 to 7/19/02 |
3 |
Defeated Kakihara in Decision Match |
| Koji Kanemoto |
4 |
Sapporo, Japan |
7/19/02 to 4/23/03 |
6 |
|
| Tiger Mask |
1 |
Hiroshima, Japan |
4/23/03 to 9/23/03 |
4 |
Vacated title for Battle Royal |
| Jado |
1 |
Tokyo Dome |
10/13/03 to 12/14/03 |
1 |
Won Battle Royal |
| Heat (Minoru Tanaka) |
3 |
Nagoya, Japan |
12/14/03 to 1/4/05 |
11 |
|
| Tiger Mask |
2 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/05 to 10/8/05 |
3 |
|
| Black Tiger |
1 |
Tokyo Dome |
10/8/05 to 2/19/06 |
1 |
|
| Tiger Mask |
3 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2/19/06 to 5/3/06 |
1 |
|
| Koji Kanemoto |
5 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
5/3/06 to 12/24/06 |
1 |
|
| Minoru |
4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
12/24/06 to 7/6/07 |
4 |
|
| Ryusuke Taguchi |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
7/6/07 to 12/8/07 |
4 |
|
| Wataru Inoue |
1 |
Osaka, Japan |
12/8/07 to 6/16/08 |
3 |
Vacated title when he changed divisions |
| Tiger Mask |
4 |
Tokyo, Japan |
7/8/08 to 9/21/08 |
0 |
|
| Low Ki |
1 |
Kobe, Japan |
9/21/08 to 1/4/09 |
1 |
|
| Tiger Mask |
5 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/09 to 8/15/09 |
4 |
|
| Mistico |
1 |
Sumo Hall |
8/15/09 to 11/8/09 |
2 |
|
| Tiger Mask |
6 |
Sumo Hall |
11/8/09 to 1/4/10 |
0 |
|
| Naomichi Marufuji |
1 |
Tokyo Dome |
1/4/10 to 6/19/10 |
4 |
|
| Prince Devitt |
1 |
Osaka, Japan |
6/19/10 to 6/18/11 |
7 |
|
| Kota Ibushi |
1 |
Osaka, Japan |
6/18/11 to 9/12/11 |
2 |
Vacated title due to injury |
| Prince Devitt |
2 |
Kobe, Japan |
9/19/11 to 5/3/12 |
4 |
Defeated KUSHIDA in Decision Match |
| Low Ki |
2 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
5/3/12 to 7/29/12 |
1 |
|
| Kota Ibushi |
2 |
Tokyo, Japan |
7/29/12 to 10/8/12 |
2 |
|
| Low Ki |
3 |
Tokyo, Japan |
10/8/12 to 11/11/12 |
0 |
|
| Prince Devitt |
3 |
Osaka, Japan |
11/11/12 to 1/4/14 |
4 |
|
| Kota Ibushi |
3 |
Tokyo, Japan |
1/4/14 to 7/4/14 |
4 |
|
| KUSHIDA |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
7/4/14 to 9/21/14 |
0 |
|
| Ryusuke Taguchi |
2 |
Kobe, Japan |
9/21/14 to present |
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