The NWA International Light Heavyweight Championship was a

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championship promoted by

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's Toryumon 2000 Project (T2P) promotion. Although having the "NWA" initials, it was not officially sanctioned by the

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. T2P closed a month after CIMA won the title, so CIMA took the title to Toryumon Japan but never defended it. The title was later abandoned when CIMA won the

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Title history

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, 1 , March 3, 2002 ,

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, Defeated

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in the T2P Strongest League Finals to become the first champion. , - ,

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, 1 , December 26, 2002 ,

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References

*http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/dg/t2p-int-lh.html – NWA International Light Heavyweight Championship title history National Wrestling Alliance championships Light heavyweight wrestling championships Toryumon championships International professional wrestling championships

Title history

See also

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