The J-Crown Championship (also known as J-Crown) was formed originally by New Japan Pro Wrestling as a way of unifying eight non-heavyweight titles from several different organizations. The J-Crown tournament was held over four nights, from August 2 to August 5, 1996.
The Great Sasuke was the inaugural champion. The multi-title changed hands four times before the World Wrestling Federation requested the return of the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Then champion Shinjiro Otani vacated and returned all the championships except for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. This effectively broke up the grouping of championships.
Championships
| Championship | Promotion | Held by |
|---|---|---|
| British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship | New Japan Pro Wrestling | Jushin Liger |
| IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | New Japan Pro Wrestling | The Great Sasuke |
| NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | Wrestle Dream Factory | Masayoshi Motegi |
| NWA World Welterweight Championship | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre | Negro Casas |
| UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | New Japan Pro Wrestling | Shinjiro Otani |
| WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship | Wrestle Association-R | Último Dragón |
| WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship | World Wrestling Association | Gran Hamada |
| WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | World Wrestling Federation | El Samurai |
The J-Crown Tournament
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Masayoshi Motegi | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | 11:50 | ||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | ||||||||||||
| El Samurai | 16:25 | ||||||||||||
| Gran Hamada | Pin | ||||||||||||
| El Samurai | 12:38 | ||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | 13:56 | ||||||||||||
| Jushin Liger | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | 2:38 | ||||||||||||
| Último Dragón | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Shinjiro Otani | 16:04 | ||||||||||||
| Negro Casas | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Shinjiro Otani | 11:34 | ||||||||||||
See also
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Champion history - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
- Title matches - Matches in which the title was defended.
- Champion gallery - A gallery of all champions.