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List of current champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling

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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 championships, three traditional tag team championships, and a six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, with two singles championship for female wrestlers. 16 wrestlers currently hold the titles.

The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of June 9, 2024.

Overview[edit]

Men's Singles

At the top of NJPW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers in the heavyweight division is the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Secondary titles include the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, the NJPW World Television Championship, and the KOPW (King of Pro Wrestling) Championship.

In the junior heavyweight division, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is the primary title

The NEVER Openweight Championship and the Strong Openweight Championship are available to male wrestlers regardless of weight class.

Men's Tag Team

For tag teams, there are three traditional championships for two-man teams—the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the junior heavyweight division.

The NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship serves as the title for three-man teams.

Women's Division

There are two championships for female wrestlers in NJPW - the IWGP Women's Championship (the primary title which is defended in NJPW and sister promotion Stardom), and the Strong Women's Championship.

Current champions[edit]

As of June 9, 2024

Men's division[edit]

Singles[edit]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jon Moxley 1 April 12, 2024 58 3 Chicago, United States Defeated Tetsuya Naito at Windy City Riot. [1]
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship David Finlay 2 May 4, 2024 36 0 Fukuoka, Japan Defeated Nic Nemeth at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2. [2]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Sho 1 February 23, 2024 107 2 Sapporo, Japan Defeated El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo. [2]
NEVER Openweight Championship Shingo Takagi 4 April 6, 2024 64 2 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Evil at Sakura Genesis. [3]
Strong Openweight Championship Gabe Kidd 1 May 11, 2024 29 0 Ontario, California Defeated Eddie Kingston at Resurgence. [4]
KOPW 2024 Great-O-Khan 2
(provisional) 		June 9, 2024 0 0 Osaka, Japan Defeated Yuya Uemura in a Storm Catch Rules match at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.
NJPW World Television Championship Jeff Cobb 1 May 4, 2024 37 1 Fukuoka, Japan Defeated Zack Sabre Jr. at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 1. [5]

Tag teams[edit]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Tag Team Championship TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		1
(1, 1) 		June 9, 2024 0 0 Osaka, Japan Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo), Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) in a Four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club War Dogs
(Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) 		2
(2, 2) 		February 4, 2024 126 2 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning. [6]
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		2
(2, 2) 		June 9, 2024 0 0 Osaka, Japan Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo), Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) in a Four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Los Ingobernables de Japón
(Yota Tsuji, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) 		1
(1, 5, 1) 		June 9, 2024 0 0 Osaka, Japan Defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.

Women's division[edit]

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Women's Championship Mayu Iwatani 1 April 23, 2023 413 5 Yokohama, Japan Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom. [7]
Strong Women's Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 March 10, 2024 91 3 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Giulia at Cinderella Tournament Night 2. [8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IWGP World Heavyweight Title History on the official website". New Japan Pro Wrestling.
  2. ^ a b "2024.02.23 THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ Fritts, Chick (April 6, 2024). "NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Naito vs. Tsuji IWGP World title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Fritta, Chick (May 11, 2024). "NJPW Resurgence live results: Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino IWGP World title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Gibbons, Aidan (May 3, 2024). "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 Night 1 Results". cultaholic.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 4, 2024). "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2024 - Tag 6 - Online Stream @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official IWGP Women's Championship History". New Japan Pro Wrestling.
  8. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (2024-03-10). "Stephanie Vaquer Wins NJPW Strong Women's Championship From Giulia". Fightful.

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