The title was created in 1993 by
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and it stayed with FMW from its inception to mid-1999, when FMW retired it. In 1998, the title was renamed with the launch of the FMW Unified Organization. It was considered a different title with a new lineage. On May 31, 1999,
Kodo Fuyuki became the FMW commissioner and withdrew the recognition of the title following the introduction of the
WEW Single Championship which he awarded to himself on September 24.
Yuhi Sano was then recognized as the first
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion, in continuation of his FMW Junior Heavyweight Championship reign, thus starting a third lineage. Since then, the title has been defended in various Japanese promotions including
Big Japan Wrestling,
DDT Pro-Wrestling,
Kaientai Dojo,
Union Pro Wrestling,
Osaka Pro Wrestling and
Michinoku Pro Wrestling. Despite FMW no longer recognizing the title, the original championship belt—still bearing the 'FMW' name—continues to be used. In May 2010, a new belt was created when
Tarzan Goto's Super FMW promotion briefly revived the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship to crown its final champion. ==Reigns==