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The IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IWGPヘビー級王座, IWGP hebī-kyū ōza) was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship [3] owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix ( インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン ...
"IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri). [1] The championship was created on March 1, 2021, by the unification of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. 1: October 14, 2024: 83 4 Tokyo, Japan: Defeated Tetsuya Naito at King of Pro-Wrestling. [1] IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji: 1: January 4, 2025: 1 1 Tokyo, Japan: Defeated David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 19. [2] IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado: 5: January 4 ...
Current champion Yota Tsuji. At 2023's Power Struggle, after Will Ospreay had defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Shota Umino in the main event, Bullet Club leader David Finlay destroyed both the U.S. belt and Ospreay's custom IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship belt with a mallet after attacking Ospreay and Umino's former mentor, AEW's Jon Moxley, and a ...
On April 8, 2011, NJPW announced the participants in the tournament to crown the first IWGP Intercontinental Champion. The list of participants included former World Wrestling Entertainment performer MVP, who had signed a contract with NJPW in January 2011, Kazuchika Okada, who had been on a learning excursion to American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) since February 2010 ...
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship; L. List of AEW World Champions; Lucha Underground Championship; M.
On March 4, 2021, the championship was retired by NJPW after being unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to form the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. [7] The final champion was Kota Ibushi, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's retirement. [8]
Pages in category "IWGP Heavyweight champions" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Kurt Angle; C.