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 April 28, 2024.

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 April 28, 2024

Men's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jon Moxley 1 April 12, 2024 16 1 Chicago, United States Defeated Tetsuya Naito at Windy City Riot. [1]
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Nic Nemeth 1 February 23, 2024 65 0 Sapporo, Japan Defeated David Finlay at The New Beginning in Sapporo. [2]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Sho 1 February 23, 2024 65 1 Sapporo, Japan Defeated El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo. [2]
NEVER Openweight Championship Shingo Takagi 4 April 6, 2024 22 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Evil at Sakura Genesis. [3]
Strong Openweight Championship Eddie Kingston 1 July 5, 2023 298 12 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Kenta at Independence Day. [4]
KOPW 2024 Yuya Uemura 1
(provisional) 		April 27, 2024 1 0 Hiroshima, Japan Defeated Great-O-Khan 2–1 in a Rural Revitalization in Hamamatsu two-out-of-three falls match on the Road to Wrestling Dontaku: Night 7. [5]
NJPW World Television Championship Zack Sabre Jr. 2 April 12, 2024 16 0 Chicago, United States Defeated Matt Riddle at Windy City Riot. [6]

Tag teams

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) 		4
(5, 4) 		April 6, 2024 22 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Kenta) at Sakura Genesis [3]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club War Dogs
(Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) 		2
(2, 2) 		February 4, 2024 84 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning. [7]
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship TMDK
(Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls) 		1
(1, 1) 		April 12, 2024 16 0 Chicago, Illinois Defeated previous champions Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo), Fred Rosser and Tom Lawlor, and West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) in a four corners tag team match [6]
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin and Hiroshi Tanahashi 1
(5, 1, 5) 		April 14, 2024 14 1 Taipei, Taiwan Defeated House of Torture (Evil, Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) in a final of the four-team tournament to win the vacant titles at Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan. [8]

Women's division

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Women's Championship Mayu Iwatani 1 April 23, 2023 371 4 Yokohama, Japan Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom. [9]
Strong Women's Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 March 10, 2024 49 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Giulia at Cinderella Tournament Night 2. [10]

References

  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. ^ a b 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. ^ Tessier, Colin (May 21, 2023). "KENTA Wins NJPW STRONG Openweight Title, Gets Challenged By Eddie Kingston At NJPW Resurgence". Fightful. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Currier, Joseph (April 27, 2024). "Yuya Uemura wins NJPW KOPW 2024 title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Renner, Ethan (April 13, 2024). "NJPW Windy City Riot live results: Moxley vs. Naito IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 14, 2024). "NJPW Wrestling World 2024 In Taiwan - TV-Show @ Zepp New Taipei in New Taipei, Taiwan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official IWGP Women's Championship History". New Japan Pro Wrestling.
  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (2024-03-10). "Stephanie Vaquer Wins NJPW Strong Women's Championship From Giulia". Fightful.

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