My 8 Picks For A New J-CROWN Championship

[@EvolvedHC7]

I think that Dragon Gate's Open The Brave Gate Championship should definitely be considered, they have some of the best juniors

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Not the worst idea.. surprisingly, 8 belts is not enough as I wanted to cram even more into this

[@zakrowe1301]

8 peices to that belt aswell lol

[@CRob172]

Aka outside of the IWGP Heavyweight title imho the most sexy looking title belt rn

[@CRob172]

Ope meant the dream gate title lol

[@supersasukemaniac]

I love how CMLL's title is called the NWA Historic Welterweight Championship but has the CMLL logo emblazoned in the middle and has Consjo Mundial de Lucha Libre word mark on it.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yeah pretty weird isn't it

[@MrQdiddy85]

Watching any of Dave’s videos is the closest thing to wrestling school and I love it

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I am so glad to hear that, always good to know that ppl are getting something out of it

[@tendresseak27]

You should make a video on dormant championships. I was browsing a wikipedia page on CMLL championships and they have so many active belts that haven't been defended in years. I find this fascinating.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks for the suggestion and yes they totally do... I wouldn't even know where to begin. The only problem though is Wikipedia isn't always the most reliable for this kinda stuff, sometimes they don't always keep up to date

[@tendresseak27]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling yeah I'm sure you're right. It's just I hear you talking about some of these titles in your 2 J-Crown videos, and it's weird that some of these have not been defended in forever, yet others still do even without their existing companies. Just a thought. I love videos in general talking about championships. Good stuff btw, been digging through your past videos lately and it's a lot of fun.

[@stsolomon618]

There was a time when the cruiserweight/light heavyweight division was a big deal. I miss those days.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

You and I both. I had high hopes during the Cruiserweight classic... and we know how that went

[@punkhippe]

In njpw I dont think its exaggeration to say the junior title is one of the most fun titles in pro wrestling today period. It has great tournaments, great matches, a ton of talent can win it, and its protected enough that it is prestigious but not so prestigious a lot of title matches dont matter because the challanger cant really win it.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

@Punkhippe, I don't think it's an exaggeration either to say that the Jr HW Division in NJPW is one of the most fun divisions either

[@supersasukemaniac]

oh god, imagine an Ultimate X Match for the J-Crown. It would be insane.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That would be so awesome

[@superermac55]

God i love these kinda videos. Always love learning about different titles.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It can be a lot of fun. Some belts have really weird history that's just fascinating to a wrestling fan

[@superermac55]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling plus as a mexican, it gives me a bit of pride and joy to learn of titles from my nation. Even obscure titles

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It's like this video is especially just a Mexican Welterweight video. I just found it so interesting how many Welterweight titles were used in the CMLL. And there are even more Mexican Welterweight titles to talk about. The history was so appealing to me I couldn't resist. Truth be told I didn't even have to mention as much as I did about them, but I thought it was fascinating.

[@DequanClarke]

Would love a video of you choosing some of the best cruiserweights for a future Cruiserweight Classic tournament. Great and informative video man

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks so much.. and in terms of best cruiserweights out there... interesting

[@iamtriston666]

Ok this is what I wonder all the time. I was hoping you would do a video about this topic.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Well I hope you enjoy it

[@iamtriston666]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling I did.

[@obitavora7478]

NWA have now brought back the junior heavyweight title. so i guess that would go in now. it would be amazing.

[@TheGood888]

Awesome video, and I remember requesting it back in one of your livestreams, so thanks for making it! As we all know, AEW does not yet have a title that is eligible for the J-Crown just yet. If AEW did create a Welterweight, Junior Heavyweight, Lightheavyweight, Cruiserweight or something similar, would you include it as one of your picks? If so, which of the eight belts selected would it replace?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I would def consider it. I would probably remove El Bandito's title from since it is the one that seems to be less available. Thanks again for the suggestion

[@johnstahlman9767]

Dude imagine how soar Ultimo Dragons arms were after carrying all those belts

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo Great vid on a cool subject! Personally, I'd like to see more specific weight divisions in wrestling...all with titles...I mean, Darby Allen vs. Jake Hagar-for example-doesn't make a ton of sense. imo

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Agreed, some match up just don't work visually

[@ericgoldberg8358]

I know this video is a year old but the NWA now has a NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

[@HammertonWay]

Considering Último Dragón's legacy with the J-Crown, the Open The Brave Gate championship should replace ZERO1 or WWA.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Hey that's not a bad plan either

[@DefLeppardVanHalen]

Here's my picks for the new generation J-Crown, but I'm going to double the brackets from 8 to 16 championships... 1. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (New Japan Pro Wrestling) 2. CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) 3. RevPro British Cruiserweight Championship (Revolution Pro Wrestling) 4. AJPW World Junior Heaavyweight Championship (All Japan Pro Wrestling) 5. GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (Pro Wrestling NOAH) 6. BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (Big Japan Pro Wrestling) 7. Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship (Michinoku Pro Wrestling) 8. Open The Brave Gate Championship (Dragon Gate) 9. ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Pro Wrestling ZERO1)* 10. ZERO1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship (Pro Wrestling ZERO1)* 11. Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (Japanese independents) 12. AAA World Cruiserweight Championship (Asistencia Asesoría y Administración) 13. MLW World Middleweight Championship (Major League Wrestling) 14. NXT Cruiserweight Championship (World Wrestling Entertainment) 15. IMPACT X-Division Championship (IMPACT Wrestling) 16. EWA World Middleweight Championship (European Wrestling Association) * - The championships are already unified.

[@Sketchfan]

my personal draft,I would agree on the rev pro and nxt cruiserweight belts,and the impact x division title and iwgp jr heavyweight championship and triple a jr heavyweight title,agree with hc7 on the open the brave gate title. my remaining choice would have to be the mlw middleweight championship which like the wwe/nxt cruiserweight title has a 205 pound weight limit and mybe yeah second on cmll's belt

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I do like MLW getting in there

[@Sketchfan]

Dave Knows Wrestling I felt they deserved a shoutout

[@crossin8772]

Something about the j crown I always struggled with is should the j crown champion be counted as a singular champion or as an octuple champion as. Considering it was presented and defended as a singular championship. However the titles continued their lineages according to most of the companies involved.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It's an octuple title. They remained separate and were able to be defended individually

[@crossin8772]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling ok that clears it up I knew that was the case with the war title part of the j crown but when I had learned of that I had thought it was an exception.

[@AdamGalloper]

Lol, whoa! What's with the Alex Koslov hate? Did I miss something?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Oh is he considered good?

[@AdamGalloper]

@@DaveKnowsWrestlingHe was good in New Japan, granted he might have been better in a tag team than single, but not enough to devalue the AAA Crucero title

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling I thought he was great in AAA

[@aztecwrrior1997]

10:05 but but the X-Division Championship is a no weight limit title what?

[@Dan_WATP]

I'd swap out the X Division or NXT cruiserweight belts with the AJPW world Jr and the GHC Jr

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Understandable swaps. I originally had the AJPW Jr belt in

[@Bsfnelz20]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling can u explain what is the x division title to me i thought it was their version of the cruiserweight title but i was told its a no weight limit title so which is it

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

@@Bsfnelz20 There's no weight limit Willie Mack just had it this year, he's 280. Angle also held it.

[@Lastrit_JME]

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 Bobby Lashley too

[@megaplanetawsome7986]

@@Bsfnelz20 it's a high flyer belt no weight limit

[@aztecwrrior1997]

6:53 ok one problem with using AAA here CMLL will not for any reason work with them regardless if it's to have a unified championship due to the defection of Antonio Peña in 1992 since then AAA and CMLL cannot work with each other

[@jasmith26]

I loved the J-Crown as well. I was sad to see it go.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Yeah, hopefully it can come back

[@luisv1873]

Just for the hell of it, if this was to happen, they should have Último dragón be the inaugural champion, since he held like 9 titles at once.

[@Vamparicsaiyan]

@Luis V: he had 10 titles, the 8 J-Crown titles, WCW Cruiserweight, and NWA World Middleweight.

[@vornsovannara857]

Dave, If you could have a J-Crown Mid-card Championships what would they be? but most importantly what name would you call the Championship?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That's a very loaded question

[@aztecwrrior1997]

If only it was still active I'd add in the 2016 WWE Cruiserweight Championship(i probably shoulda waited to see this on the list)

[@katiemartin677]

YES NEW VIDEO

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Very glad that you are excited

[@carlosmontesinos1544]

So, the tournament would be, as of july 23: Hiromu Takahashi Volador jr Michael Oku Laredo Kid Bandido HUB Hijo del Fantasma Chris Bey Looks nice

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

You put it that way and yes the tourney looks sick

[@kidcanada44]

You should do another kayfabe science

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Harder to do without a studio

[@KozyKool2287]

Scratch the X-Division belt and add MLW's Middleweight Championship, then the list would be perfect.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Well I do like MLW

[@alexisdelarosa5396]

Would be a estelar tourment!!!

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That would be a really great tournament to watch

[@geoffchurchill5492]

the nxt cruiserweight title?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

What about it

[@karimrodriguez3698]

MLW World Middleweight Championship

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

That is a good championship for sure

[@kingcoheed1208]

International Wrestling Cartel's High Speed Title as they won't miss it as much as CMLL would their Welterweight title

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

You do raise a valid point there

[@fuckthepolice.9410]

Hey Dave I like watching your videos but I don't watch raw or smackdown streams ... everything else I check out you should do more lives instead of just streams

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you for the suggestions

[@New-York-Guy-90.]

All the old titles should be brought back....not been retired in the first place....Rey Mysterio should have held the J-Crown Championship And been the one none Japanese Wrestler to hold it

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Mysterio wouldn't have been a bad choice

[@CujoKelly]

So if someone carried this title now, wouldn’t they have to be able to wrestle for basically every big promotion?

[@joshhale9355]

While the NXT CW title would be cool, that wouldn’t happen, so I’d use Dragon Gate’s Open the Brave Gate Championship. Now as for who should hold all of these; I’m thinking this is perfect for a real asshole of a character so I’m thinking Ace Austin. It’d be a great way for Impact to start really working with other companies again and it’d give Austin something huge before they put the top belt on him, plus I kinda just want to see Ace Austin wrestle everyone right now.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I didn't really think of who would win this New J-Crown until you mentioned it. If I had to pick, I am remembering that it should be a current title holder winning in a tournament. So Takahashi it is for me

[@The_Maverickstudios]

Actually I believe the x division championship in the beginning had no weight limit That wasn't established until Eric bishoff and hogan came in in 2010

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I see your point there

[@The_Maverickstudios]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling I also do a wrestling podcast Two guys and wrestling podcast

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

Even this year Willie Mack won it and he's 280 pounds

[@cdprice]

How about OVW Rush Championship Gotta show some love to OVW

[@zakrowe1301]

Rush championship? Is that new?

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

I was trying to stick as much as possible to belts that had a connection to the original counterparts

[@messymop9772]

I think Enzo never gave back his cruiserweight championship so I wouldn’t be surprised if that starts floating around if he decides to defend it

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Wouldn't surprise me

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

How bout the wwf European title

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

It hasn't been active in decades and it isn't a lighter weight class

[@debajitbhaumik3841]

Actually in its prime x division was about no limits.so Samoa Joe was champion.so I think its not eligible.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

To each their own I guess

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

Willie Mack had the X division championship recently and he's billed as 280 and looks it, Angle also held it, definitely not eligible.

[@MrQdiddy85]

Congrats on the successful Spanish pronunciations

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thank you... I guess I just got lucky

[@daltonriser1125]

I knew the x division had to be in there

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Good intuition

[@thegunslinger8806]

Let me tell you why having two competing mexican companies is a bad idea, for one Triple AAA and CMLL are vastly different styles and two if they have to do a tournament to compete in another country odds are neither company will not like the idea of there guy loosing against the other guy so you would have to eliminate them from the equation early on meaning any prospects of doing a money match with them is POOOF gonzo. So for now just leave only one Mexican company in the J crown because otherwise it's gonna complicate issues, another factor to take in mind is the X Division was never about limits, it acted more like a device to have smaller guys meet bigger guys for a belt that served has there intercontinental tittle, a better option would be say an MLW middleweight tittle or some other American company tittle, you can also consider down here in Puerto Rico the WWL Super Cruiserweight tittle or try your luck with NWA again and see if they want to revive there junior heavyweight strap. Another problem is Vince McMahon will never work let alone lend a wrestler to another promotion like the old days when wrestlers worked for themselves instead of the promotion, it's better to not add WWE and just leave a company like that off of it. An acceptable replacement for the Zero1 and WWA tittles would be the FMW independent Junior Heavyweight tittle which...has seen better days from the look of it and the other would be Noah and All Japan's respective junior heavyweight tittles which Noah's division is alright but all Japan's division has seen better days since it's hey day in the 80's when they were payed better attention and the fact the heavyweights wrestled better than the juniors in the 90's didn't help (although that's not fair to kikuchi he carried that division on his back). Finally id like to end it with the most obvious of all things, New Japan really doesn't seem to care at the moment about the juniors, why have a junior division when so many people already wrestle like them? Sure they don't do shooting star presses but I'm really not impressed by them and when I do see them it's ridiculous sequences that don't make any sense or tell a story or look captivating, there's no slow down of it anymore it's all athleticism, so if everyone's wrestling like a junior then who the fuck is? And why bother when by the time they step in the heavyweights and tag teams have already shown everyone everything and now these guys in the middle of the card are gonna show us more of the same? Fuck that. Either tell the heavyweights to slow down or don't have it at all.

[@pushon10]

When non-Japanese wrestlers wrestle in Japan...do they have to speak Japanese?

[@DirtiestSoul]

mexico´s championships doesnt have prestige bro

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Ouch and that seems a bit harsh

[@DirtiestSoul]

@@DaveKnowsWrestling yeah, reigns always ends in vacancies or after 2 years with like 2 defenses

[@rajon5146]

You should make a video on how the wwe has declined in terms of viewership and product quality.

[@DaveKnowsWrestling]

Thanks