The MLW World Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling junior heavyweight championship owned by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship. The weight-limit for the tag team title is 205 lb (93 kg); it is assumed that this title has the same weight-limit. It was proposed as part of a tournament called the J-Cup USA and Sonjay Dutt won the tournament and also was the last champion. Only one reign was crowned over its one-year existence.
History
The title was unveiled at WarGames on September 19, 2003, Major League Wrestling would start an eight-man single-elimination tournament named the J-Cup USA to crown the first champion.[1][2] Sonjay Dutt, Eddie Colón, Jimmy Yang and Christopher Daniels would advance to the semifinals.[1][3] Dutt and Daniels would defeat Cólon and Yang, respectively to advance to the finals.[1][3] Dutt then defeated Daniels to win the J-Cup USA and become the inaugural champion.[1][3][4] The matches of the tournament aired later on Underground TV tapings between September 29 and October 27.[1][5][6][7][8][9][10]