List of current champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling explained

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, .

Overview

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

As of,

Men's division

Singles

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate won Days
held		Successful defensesLocationNotes
align=center IWGP World Heavyweight Championshipalign=center align=center Tetsuya Naitoalign=center 2align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Elmont, New Yorkalign=left Defeated Jon Moxley at Forbidden Door.align=center [1]
align=center IWGP Global Heavyweight Championshipalign=center align=center David Finlayalign=center 2align=center align=center align=center 1align=center Fukuoka, Japanalign=left Defeated Nic Nemeth at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2.align=center [2]
align=center IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championshipalign=center align=center Doukialign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Tokyo, Japanalign=left Defeated El Desperado at New Japan Soul: Night 7.align=center [3]
align=center NEVER Openweight Championshipalign=center align=center Henarealign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Sapporo, Japanalign=left Defeated Shingo Takagi at New Japan Soul: Night 1.align=center [4]
align=center Strong Openweight Championshipalign=center align=center Gabe Kiddalign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Ontario, Californiaalign=left Defeated Eddie Kingston at Resurgence.align=center [5]
align=center KOPW 2024align=center align=center Great-O-Khanalign=center 2
align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Osaka, Japanalign=left Defeated Yuya Uemura in a Storm Catch Rules match at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.align=center
align=center NJPW World Television Championshipalign=center align=center Jeff Cobbalign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 1align=center Fukuoka, Japanalign=left Defeated Zack Sabre Jr. at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 1.align=center [6]

Tag teams

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate won Days
held		Successful defenses LocationNotes
align=center IWGP Tag Team Championshipalign=center align=center TMDK
align=center 1
align=center June 9, 2024align=center align=center 0align=center Osaka, Japanalign=left 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.align=center
align=center IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championshipalign=center
align=center Bullet Club War Dogs
align=center 2
align=center align=center align=center 2align=center Tokyo, Japanalign=left Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning.align=center [7]
align=center Strong Openweight Tag Team Championshipalign=center align=center TMDK
align=center 2
align=center June 9, 2024align=center align=center 0align=center Osaka, Japanalign=left 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.align=center
align=center NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championshipalign=center

align=center Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltinalign=center 2
align=center June 16, 2024align=center align=center 0align=center Sapporo, Japanalign=left Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Yota Tsuji, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) at New Japan Soul: Night 1.align=center

Women's division

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate won Days
held		Successful
defenses 		LocationNotes
align=center IWGP Women's Championshipalign=center align=center Mayu Iwatanialign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 6align=center Yokohama, Japanalign=left Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom.align=center [8]
align=center Strong Women's Championshipalign=center align=center Mercedes Monéalign=center 1align=center align=center align=center 0align=center Elmont, New Yorkalign=left Defeated Stephanie Vaquer in a Winner Takes All match also for Moné's AEW TBS Championship at Forbidden Door.align=center

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AEW Forbidden Door 2024 live: Results, match grades, highlights and more. June 30, 2024. USA Today. June 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2024.02.23 THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING. 2024-02-05. NJPW.
  3. Web site: NJPW Soul Results (7/5): IWGP Junior Title Bout, G1 Climax Qualifiers. Jeremy. Lambert. July 5, 2024. Fightful.
  4. Web site: New Japan Soul live results: IWGP Junior title steel cage match. f4wonline.com. Chick. Fritts. June 15, 2024. June 15, 2024.
  5. Web site: NJPW Resurgence live results: Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino IWGP World title match. Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Chick. Fritta. May 11, 2024. May 12, 2024.
  6. Web site: NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 Night 1 Results. cultaholic.com. Aidan. Gibbons. May 3, 2024. May 3, 2024.
  7. Web site: NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2024 - Tag 6 - Online Stream @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. February 4, 2024. February 4, 2024.
  8. Web site: Official IWGP Women's Championship History. New Japan Pro Wrestling.

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