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Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, [6] while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. [7]
Naoki Sugabayashi: Chairman of the Board Executive director of United Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Executive Committee member Takaaki Kidani: Director of Bushiroad: See also
The inaugural chairman was Seiji Sakaguchi, a former wrestler, president and current advisor of NJPW, and the secretary-general was Naoki Sugabayashi, the current chairman of NJPW. [8] While maintaining healthy competition among the industry, the organization aims to provide a space for exchanging opinions and information regarding common ...
[1] On July 28, during a press conference in Tokyo, NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced the creation of a new title following an idea by Okada; Okada then proceeded to introduce the title and its concept, also announcing KOPW 2021 for the following year.
At a press conference on November 6, 2023, NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that a new championship would replace the U.S./U.K. championship. [12] On December 11, 2023, Sugabayashi revealed the name of the new championship as the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship with the winner becoming the inaugural champion. [13]
For the bout, although it was initially listed as for the U.S./U.K. championship, NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced at a press conference on November 6, 2023, that a new championship would replace the U.S./U.K. championship. [25] On December 11, 2023, this title would be named the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
Sugabayashi accepted the proposal, and the former title belt returned to represent Okada's G1 win on the first show of the Road to Power Struggle tour. [37] Okada would go on to beat Shingo Takagi on January 4 at Wrestle Kingdom 16, where he finally retired the 4th Generation title belt on his terms in the Tokyo Dome at the end of the night.
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