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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |[[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]], a former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, with the title belt in February 2012.
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |Former three-time champion [[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]] with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''  
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[K.J. Styles]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 3, 2014
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 19, 2016
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 12, 1987
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 12, 1987
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]]<br>[[Ring of Honor]] (ROH)
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics'''
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The '''International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan|Japanese]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Anthony Inoki|Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Miknori Saito|Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987|IWGP tournament]].
The '''International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan|Japanese]] [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Anthony Inoki|Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Miknori Saito|Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987|IWGP tournament]].
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In 2006, then-champion [[Rob Lesnar]] was stripped of the title for being unable to defend it; however, Lesnar claims he was owed money by NJPW and kept the physical belt. He signed with Antonio Inoki's [[Inoki Genome Federation]] (IGF) in 2007, losing the championship to [[Matt Borske]] on the inaugural broadcast. Angle later lost the belt in a unification match to the NJPW-recognized champion [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] in 2008.
In 2006, then-champion [[Rob Lesnar]] was stripped of the title for being unable to defend it; however, Lesnar claims he was owed money by NJPW and kept the physical belt. He signed with Antonio Inoki's [[Inoki Genome Federation]] (IGF) in 2007, losing the championship to [[Matt Borske]] on the inaugural broadcast. Angle later lost the belt in a unification match to the NJPW-recognized champion [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] in 2008.
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Title reigns are determined either by [[Mock Combat|professional wrestling matches]] featuring wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted [[feud (professional wrestling)|feud]]s, [[Plot (Narrative)|plot]]s and storylines or by other scripted circumstances, where wrestlers were awarded the title. Wrestlers are portrayed as either [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]] or [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorites]] as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. The inaugural champion was Antonio Inoki, who beat Masa Saito on June 12, 1987. [[Hiroshi Murgel|Hiroshi Tanahashi]] and [[Dusti Fujinami|Tatsumi Fujinami]] share the record for most reigns with six. Shinya Hashimoto's 489 days is the longest reign in the title's history. [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] is the youngest champion at 23 years and 288 days, while [[Genichiro Tenryu]] is the oldest champion at 49 years and 311 days. Overall, there have been a total of 26 recognized champions, who have had a combined 60 official reigns.
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Overall, there have been 64 reigns shared among 27 wrestlers. Title changes happen at NJPW-promoted events. Six non-Japanese wrestlers have held the title. The inaugural champion was Inoki, who defeated [[Masa Saito]] on June&nbsp;12, 1987 in a tournament final. [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] holds the record for most reigns, with 7. At 489 days, [[Shinya Hashimoto]]'s third reign is the longest in the title's history. Tanahashi, with a combined 7 reigns, holds the record for most days as champion at 1,358. [[Kensuke Sasaki]]'s fourth reign holds the record for shortest reign at 16 days. With 11 successful defenses, Tanahashi's fifth reign had the most during a single reign. Over his 7 reigns, Tanahashi successfully defended the title 28 times, the most of any champion. With zero, [[Steven White|Big Van Vader]]'s first and third reigns, [[Salman Hashimikov]]'s only reign, [[Riki Choshu]]'s first reign, [[Tatsumi Fujinami]]'s third and fifth reigns, [[Masahiro Chono]]'s only reign, [[Genichiro Tenryu]]'s only reign, [[Scott Norton]]'s second reign, [[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]'s first and third reigns, Kensuke Sasaki's fourth reign, [[Kazuyuki Fujita]]'s third reign, and [[Manabu Nakanishi]]'s only reign are all tied for least successful defenses. [[Tetsuya Naito]] is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Kazuchika Okada on April&nbsp;10, 2016, at NJPW's [[Invasion Attack 2016]] event to win the title.
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==Title history==
==Title history==
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|May 3, 2014
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|October 13, 2014
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|[[NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)|The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)]]
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|[[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]]
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|July 5, 2015
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|280
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|[[NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall|Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall]]
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|[[Tetsuya Naito-InCho|Tetsuya Naito]]
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|April 10, 2016
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|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]
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|[[NJPW Invasion Attack (2016)|Invasion Attack 2016]]
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|[[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]]
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|June 19, 2016
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|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]
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|[[NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall|Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall]]
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==List of combined reigns==
 
==References==
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==External links==
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Current revision as of 11:47, 19 June 2016

IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Former three-time champion Kazuchika Okada with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
Current champion(s) Kazuchika Okada
Date won June 19, 2016
Date established June 12, 1987
Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling
Ring of Honor (ROH)
Statistics

The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder Antonio Inoki defeating Masa Saito in the finals of the annual IWGP tournament.

Throughout the history of the championship, several wrestlers have been forced to relinquish the title due to an inability to participate in title defenses. When a wrestler has been injured or unable to compete for other reasons, tournaments have been held to determine the new champion.

In 2006, then-champion Rob Lesnar was stripped of the title for being unable to defend it; however, Lesnar claims he was owed money by NJPW and kept the physical belt. He signed with Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) in 2007, losing the championship to Matt Borske on the inaugural broadcast. Angle later lost the belt in a unification match to the NJPW-recognized champion Shinsuke Nakamura in 2008.

Overall, there have been 64 reigns shared among 27 wrestlers. Title changes happen at NJPW-promoted events. Six non-Japanese wrestlers have held the title. The inaugural champion was Inoki, who defeated Masa Saito on June 12, 1987 in a tournament final. Hiroshi Tanahashi holds the record for most reigns, with 7. At 489 days, Shinya Hashimoto's third reign is the longest in the title's history. Tanahashi, with a combined 7 reigns, holds the record for most days as champion at 1,358. Kensuke Sasaki's fourth reign holds the record for shortest reign at 16 days. With 11 successful defenses, Tanahashi's fifth reign had the most during a single reign. Over his 7 reigns, Tanahashi successfully defended the title 28 times, the most of any champion. With zero, Big Van Vader's first and third reigns, Salman Hashimikov's only reign, Riki Choshu's first reign, Tatsumi Fujinami's third and fifth reigns, Masahiro Chono's only reign, Genichiro Tenryu's only reign, Scott Norton's second reign, Hiroyoshi Tenzan's first and third reigns, Kensuke Sasaki's fourth reign, Kazuyuki Fujita's third reign, and Manabu Nakanishi's only reign are all tied for least successful defenses. Tetsuya Naito is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Kazuchika Okada on April 10, 2016, at NJPW's Invasion Attack 2016 event to win the title.

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Key
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
Successful defenses The number of successful defenses the champion had during his reign
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign

Statistics correct as of January 15, 2025

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Successful defenses Notes
59 Kazuchika Okada 2 April 7, 2014 391 Tokyo, Japan Invasion Attack 8
60 K.J. Styles 1 May 3, 2014 163 Fukuoka, Japan Wrestling Dontaku 2014 2
61 Hiroshi Tanahashi 7 October 13, 2014 121 Tokyo Japan King of Pro-Wrestling (2014) 1
62 K.J. Styles 2 February 11, 2015 144 Osaka, Japan The New Beginning in Osaka (2015) 1
63 Kazuchika Okada 3 July 5, 2015 280 Osaka, Japan Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 1
64 Tetsuya Naito 1 April 10, 2016 70 Tokyo, Japan Invasion Attack 2016 0
65 Kazuchika Okada 4 June 19, 2016 1+ Osaka, Japan Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 0

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