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"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.
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 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 ...
Reigning 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 ...
He would have his first match at Forbidden Door, where he lost to Jay White in a four-way match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, also including Cole and Page. [269] On the June 21, 2023 episode of Dynamite, Okada made his return to AEW to confront Bryan Danielson ahead of their match at Forbidden Door. [270]
In the tournament final, Sanada defeated David Finlay, winning the New Japan Cup, his first singles tournament, and setting himself up to face Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis. [109] [110] On April 8 at the event, Sanada defeated Okada for the title, winning his first World Championship in his career ...
The IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IWGPヘビー級王座, IWGP hebī-kyū ōza) was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that existed from 1987 until 2021.
In 2020, he made his transition to the heavyweight division, where he won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. He was also the winner of 2021 New Japan Cup . Ospreay is a former two-time and the final IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion , as the title was deactivated in December 2023 when Ospreay was in his second reign.