IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship
# IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight Championship

The FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Fight Nation Wrestling (FNW), specifically for junior heavyweight (<100 kg) workers. In addition to United Kingdom, the title has also been defended in the Japan as part of a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. Traditionally the "Junior Heavyweight" term is more common in Japanese professional wrestling while in the "Cruiserweight" is a term more used in the United States or Canada.

## Tournament

IPW:UK held a one night 8-man tournament to crown the first champion. The event was held on January 15, 2019.

| First round | First round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daisuke Harada | Daisuke Harada | | | | |
| Chris Ridgeway | Chris Ridgeway | | | | |
| Chris Ridgeway | Chris Ridgeway | Daisuke Harada | Daisuke Harada | | |
| | | Hayata | Hayata | | |
| Kid Lykos | Kid Lykos | Hayata | Hayata | | |
| Hayata | Hayata | | | | |
| Hayata | Hayata | | | Daisuke Harada | Daisuke Harada |
| | | | | James Castle | James Castle |
| Ben Basden | Ben Basden | | | | | James Castle | James Castle |
| Yo-Hey | Yo-Hey | | | | |
| Yo-Hey | Yo-Hey | Ben Basden | Ben Basden | | |
| | | James Castle | James Castle | | |
| James Castle | James Castle | James Castle | James Castle | | |
| Tadasuke | Tadasuke | | | | |

## Title history

Key :

| No. | Overall reign number |
| - | - |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Daisuke Harada | January 15, 2019 | FNW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England | 1 | 244 | 2 | Defeated James Castle in a tournament final. | |
| 2 | Atsushi Kotoge | September 16, 2019 | NOAH N-1 Victory 2019 - Day 12 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 61 | 0 | | |
| 3 | Daisuke Harada | November 16, 2019 | NOAH Starting Over 2019 - Day 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 268 | 0 | | |
| 4 | Hayata | August 8, 2020 | NOAH Pro Wrestling Noah 20th Anniversary NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | | |
| — | | August 10, 2020 | — | Yokohama, Japan | | | — | On the way to the locker room, Hayata tossed the championship belt into the trash can. The title was immediately declared vacated. | |

## Combined reigns

| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daisuke Harada | 2 | 2 | 512 |
| 2 | Atsushi Kotoge | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 3 | Hayata | 1 | 0 | <1 |
