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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are 11 total active championships promoted by NJPW - featuring six singles ...
Two-time and current IWGP Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson (left) and Nicholas Jackson (right)) The IWGP Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" are the initials of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix.
Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses 1 Masato Tanaka: November 19, 2012: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final: Tokyo, Japan: 1 314: 4 Tanaka defeated Karl Anderson in the finals of a sixteen-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. [4] 2 Tetsuya Naito ...
With the announcement of the new championship was the announcement of a new championship belt. [5] Until the new belt was ready, Ibushi continued to hold the old IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championship belts. The new belt was eventually revealed and presented to the champion Ibushi in a presentation ceremony on March 30, 2021. [9]
The championship is contested for by teams of three wrestlers and is the first title of its kind in the history of NJPW. [2] The title's openweight nature means that both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it. Chaos (Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe and Toru Yano) were the first champions in the title's history. [7]
Hiroshi Tanahashi (Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate holder) vs. Kenny Omega (c) for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship: January 5 New Year Dash!! Korakuen Hall: Tokyo, Japan: Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi) and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, and Gedo) January 30 The New ...
The Strong Openweight Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title was officially announced on April 2, 2021, and the inaugural champion was Tom Lawlor. The reigning champion is Gabe Kidd, who is in his ...
In 2012, NJPW's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. [2] Since the tournament acquired its current name, the winning team earns the right to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championship at the following year's Wrestle Kingdom, assuming the team does not hold the title at the time of their victory.