From Wrestling Title Histories
by Royal Duncan & Gary Will
with additional information from Hisaharu Tanabe
1.Lou Thesz
11/57
Awarded by the NWA
Morris Sigel claimed that Thesz had won the title by defeating Antonio Rocca in 1949
2.Rikidozan
08/27/58-Los Angeles, CA
Title Vacant
12/15/63
Rikidozan died from stab wounds suffered on 12/08/63 in Tokyo.
3.Giant Baba
11/24/65-Osaka
Defeated Dick the Bruiser.
4.Bobo Brazil
06/25/68-Nagoya
5.Giant Baba [2]
06/27/68-Tokyo
6.Gene Kiniski
12/03/70-Osaka
7.Giant Baba [3]
12/19/70-Los Angeles, CA
Title Vacant
09/02/72
Baba left JWA to start All Japan Pro-Wrestling.
8.Bobo Brazil [2]
12/01/72-Yokohama
Defeated Kintaro Ohki.
9.Kintaro Ohki (KIM Il)
12/04/72-Hiroshima
Title Vacant
81/04/13
Ohki ordered by the NWA to vacate the title
10.Dory Funk Jr.
04/30/81-Matsudo
Won tournament when Bruiser Brody was injured and unable to wrestle in final
Defeated Terry Funk for his first title defense instead.
11.Bruiser Brody
10/09/81-Tokyo
12.Dory Funk Jr. [2]
11/01/81-Tokyo
13.Bruiser Brody [2]
04/21/82
14.Osaka Jumbo Tsuruta
08/31/83-Tokyo
15.Stan Hansen
07/31/86-Tokyo
16.Jumbo Tsuruta [2]
10/21/86-Tokyo
17.Bruiser Brody [3]
03/27/88-Tokyo
18.Jumbo Tsuruta [3]
04/19/88-Sendai
Defeated Hansen to unify the Pacific Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Title and the NWA United National Title with the NWA International heavyweight Title to become the first unified All Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion.
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