| Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Wrestle Association R (1995–2000) Dragon Gate (2006–2007) Tenryu Project (2010–2015; 2021-present) | ||||||||||
| Date established | March 26, 1995 | ||||||||||
| Current champion | Koji Iwamoto | ||||||||||
| Date won | May 21, 2025 | ||||||||||
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TheTenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship (Japanese:天龍プロジェクト認定インターナショナル・ジュニアヘビー級王座,Hepburn:Tenryū Purojekuto Nintei Intānashonaru Junia Hebī-kyū Ōza) is aprofessional wrestling championship contested for in theJapanese professional wrestlingpromotionTenryu Project. The title was established in 1995 inWrestle Association R (WAR). In the revived Tenryu Project, the title is also referred to as theIJ Singles Championship (IJシングル王座,IJ Shinguru Ōza).[1]
On March 26, 1995, an eight-mansingle elimination tournament was held on the second day of theWrestle Association R (WAR) event Battle Angel. The tournament sawGedo defeatLionheart in the finals to become the inaugural champion.[2]
| First round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Yuji Yasuraoka | 07:21 | |||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 1-2-3 Kid | 7:08 | |||||||||||||
| 1-2-3 Kid | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Negro Casas | 04:40 | |||||||||||||
| Gedo | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Lionheart | 19:31 | |||||||||||||
| Lionheart | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Masao Orihara | 08:52 | |||||||||||||
| Lionheart | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | 11:19 | |||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Ultimate Dragon | 09:58 | |||||||||||||
The title was part ofNew Japan Pro-Wrestling's short-livedJ-Crown Championship in 1996 and 1997. In late 2006, the title briefly moved toDragon Gate whereMasaaki Mochizuki beat Gedo in a decision match on January 26, 2007 to determine the final champion, and then retired the title.[3]
The title was revived in April 2010, forGenichiro Tenryu'sTenryu 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.[4] 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.[5]
| First round May 25 | Semifinals June 12 | Finals June 12 | ||||||||||||
| Toru | 12:47[6] | |||||||||||||
| Hub | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Hub | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Kenichiro Arai | 10:54[7] | |||||||||||||
| Kenichiro Arai | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kikutaro | 12:47[6] | |||||||||||||
| Hub | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kengo | 19:59[7] | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mazada | 13:33[6] | |||||||||||||
| Tsubasa | 16:19[7] | |||||||||||||
| Kengo | Pin | |||||||||||||
| "brother" Yasshi | 19:59[6] | |||||||||||||
| Kengo | Pin | |||||||||||||
As of November 24, 2025, there have been a total of 26 reigns shared between 19 different champions and twovacancies. The current champion isYusuke Kodama who is in his first reign.
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||||
| Wrestle Association R (WAR) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Gedo | March 26, 1995 | Battle Angel | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | 2 | DefeatedLionheart in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |||
| 2 | Lionheart | June 4, 1995 | House show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 54 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Último Dragón | July 28, 1995 | House show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | Gedo | August 29, 1995 | House show | Shizuoka, Japan | 2 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | Último Dragón | October 5, 1995 | House show | Ōmiya, Japan | 2 | 305 | 5 | ||||
| 6 | The Great Sasuke | August 5, 1996 | G1 Climax 1996 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 67 | 1 | The championship becomes one of eight championships comprising New Japan Pro Wrestling'sJ-Crown. | |||
| 7 | Último Dragón | October 11, 1996 | Osaka Crush Night | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 85 | 5 | This match was for theJ-Crown. | |||
| 8 | Jushin Thunder Liger | January 4, 1997 | Wrestling World 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 153 | 4 | This match was for theJ-Crown. | |||
| 9 | Yuji Yasuraoka | June 6, 1997 | WAR | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 588 | 6 | Only the WAR championship was on the line. Liger retained the other seven titles. | |||
| 10 | Masao Orihara | January 15, 1999 | House show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Masaaki Mochizuki | March 1, 1999 | House show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 2,705 | 2 | WAR ceased running cards in July 2000, but Mochizuki kept the title, though did not defend it regularly. | |||
| 12 | Pentagón Black | July 27, 2006 | Final: Reborn to Future | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 119 | 0 | ||||
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| 13 | Masaaki Mochizuki | November 23, 2006 | Crown Gate: Osaka Special | Osaka, Japan | 2 | <1 | 0 | [8] | |||
| — | Vacated | November 23, 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | Mochizuki immediately vacated the title. | |||
| 14 | Masaaki Mochizuki | January 26, 2007 | 2007 Primal Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | <1 | 0 | DefeatedGedo to win the vacant title and to determine the then final champion. | [3] | ||
| — | Deactivated | January 26, 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | Mochizuki immediately retired the title. | |||
| Tenryu Project | |||||||||||
| 15 | Masaaki Mochizuki | April 19, 2010 | Tenryu Project | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 51 | 0 | DefeatedSusumu Yokosuka andNaoki Tanizaki in athree-way match. | |||
| 16 | Tiger Shark | June 9, 2010 | Next Revolution | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | Hiroki | September 29, 2010 | Never So | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 76 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Ryuji Hijikata | December 14, 2010 | Tenryu Project | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 591 | 1 | ||||
| 19 | Takaku Fuke | July 27, 2012 | R-2 Real Tenryu Project 8 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 155 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Masao Orihara | December 29, 2012 | Genichiro Tenryu Return Match: Revolution | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 276 | 2 | [9] | |||
| — | Vacated | October 1, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Orihara left the promotion after a defense againstManjimaru. | |||
| — | Deactivated | December 15, 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Title deactivated when Tenryu Project closed. | |||
| 21 | Hub | June 12, 2021 | Survive the Revolution Vol. 4 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 62 | 2 | Defeated Kengo in adecision match final of atournament to win the reactivated title. | [5] | ||
| 22 | Kengo | August 13, 2021 | Survive the Revolution Vol. 8 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 183 | 3 | [10] | |||
| 23 | Toru | February 12, 2022 | Osaka Crush Night 2022 Part 2 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 123 | 2 | [11] | |||
| 24 | Hikaru Sato | June 15, 2022 | Wrestle And Romance Vol. 3 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 463 | 6 | [12] | |||
| 25 | Yuya Susumu | September 21, 2023 | Still Revolution Vol. 6 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 336 | 3 | [13] | |||
| 26 | Yusuke Kodama | August 22, 2024 | Light My Fire Vol. 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 272 | 3 | [14] | |||
| 27 | Koji Iwamoto | May 21, 2025 | Live For Today Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 187+ | 2 | [15] | |||
As of November 24, 2025.
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns | Combined defenses | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 4 | 2 | 2,756 |
| 2 | Ryuji Hijikata | 1 | 1 | 591 |
| 3 | Yuji Yasuraoka | 1 | 6 | 588 |
| 4 | Hikaru Sato | 1 | 6 | 463 |
| 5 | Último Dragón | 3 | 10 | 422 |
| 6 | Yuya Susumu | 1 | 3 | 336 |
| 7 | Masao Orihara | 2 | 2 | 321 |
| 8 | Yusuke Kodama | 1 | 3 | 272 |
| 9 | Kengo | 1 | 3 | 183 |
| 10 | Koji Iwamoto † | 1 | 2 | 187+ |
| 11 | Takaku Fuke | 1 | 0 | 155 |
| 12 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | 4 | 153 |
| 13 | Toru | 1 | 2 | 123 |
| 14 | Pentagón Black | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| 15 | Tiger Shark | 1 | 4 | 112 |
| 16 | Gedo | 2 | 2 | 107 |
| 17 | Hiroki | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| 18 | The Great Sasuke | 1 | 1 | 67 |
| 19 | Hub | 1 | 2 | 62 |
| 20 | Lionheart | 1 | 1 | 54 |