Jushin “Thunder” Liger: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion - WCW Monday Nitro [December 6th, 1999]

One of the things I really enjoyed about WCW was how Mike Tenay and others would openly discuss wrestling promotions outside of America. Liger was a guy that would periodically show up in WCW to compete but during this particular run, he ended up being involved in a controversial angle that infuriated New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Liger came across to defend his IWGP Light Heavyweight Championship against Juventud Guerrera on Nitro, and ended up losing the title after getting a bottle of tequila smashed across his head by Guerrera. Liger would ended up regaining his championship seven days later in this match against Psicosis (who was subbing for an injured Juvented), but this title change was largely ignored by New Japan Pro Wrestling due to the embarrassing nature of Liger’s loss.

To this day, Juventud Guerrera still holds the record for the shortest reign as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.