IWGP Heavyweight Championship
second version
FINAL CHAMPION
KOTA IBUSHI
1987-2021
DATE
06.12.1987
05.02.1988
05.08.1988
05.27.1988
06.24.1988
04.05.1989
04.24.1989
05.25.1989
07.12.1989
08.10.1989
08.19.1990
12.26.1990
01.17.1991
03.04.1991
01.04.1992
08.16.1992
09.20.1993
04.04.1994
05.01.1994
05.03.1995
01.04.1996
04.29.1996
08.31.1997
04.04.1998
08.08.1998
09.21.1998
09.23.1998
01.04.1999
12.10.1999
01.04.2000
10.09.2000
01.04.2001
03.17.2001
04.09.2001
01.04.2002
02.16.2002
04.05.2002
05.02.2003
11.03.2003
12.09.2003
02.05.2004
02.15.2004
03.12.2004
03.28.2004
06.02.2004
06.05.2004
10.09.2004
12.12.2004
02.20.2005
05.14.2005
07.18.2005
10.08.2005
07.15.2006
07.17.2006
04.13.2007
10.08.2007
01.04.2008
04.27.2008
01.04.2009
05.06.2009
06.20.2009
08.17.2009
09.27.2009
05.03.2010
10.11.2010
01.04.2011
02.12.2012
06.16.2012
04.07.2013
05.03.2014
10.13.2014
02.11.2015
07.05.2015
04.10.2016
06.19.2016
06.09.2018
01.04.2019
02.11.2019
04.06.2019
01.05.2020
07.12.2020
08.29.2020
01.04.2021
03.04.2021
WON BY
ANTONIO INOKI
VACANT
TATSUMI FUJINAMI
VACANT
TATSUMI FUJINAMI (2)
VACANT
BIG VAN VADER
SALMAN HASHIMIKOV
RIKI CHOSHU
BIG VAN VADER (2)
RIKI CHOSHU (2)
TATSUMI FUJINAMI (3)
BIG VAN VADER (3)
TATSUMI FUJINAMI (4)
RIKI CHOSHU (3)
THE GREAT MUTA
SHINYA HASHIMOTO
TATSUMI FUJINAMI (5)
SHINYA HASHIMOTO (2)
KEIJI MUTO (2)
NOBUHIKO TAKADA
SHINYA HASHIMOTO (3)
KENSUKE SASAKI
TATSUMI FUJINAMI (6)
MASAHIRO CHONO
VACANT
SCOTT NORTON
KEIJI MUTO (3)
GENICHIRO TENRYU
KENSUKE SASAKI (2)
VACANT
KENSUKE SASAKI (3)
SCOTT NORTON (2)
KAZUYUKI FUJITA
VACANT
TADAO YASUDA
YUJI NAGATA
YOSHIHIRO TAKAYAMA
HIROYOSHI TENZAN
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
VACANT
HIROYOSHI TENZAN (2)
KENSUKE SASAKI (4)
BOB SAPP
VACANT
KAZUYUKI FUJITA (2)
KENSUKE SASAKI (5)
HIROYOSHI TENZAN (3)
SATOSHI KOJIMA
HIROYOSHI TENZAN (4)
KAZUYUKI FUJITA (3)
BROCK LESNAR
VACANT
HIROSHI TANAHASHI
YUJI NAGATA (2)
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (2)
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (2)
KEIJI MUTO (4)
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (3)
MANABU NAKANISHI
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (4)
VACANT
SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (3)
TOGI MAKABE
SATOSHI KOJIMA (2)
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (5)
KAZUCHIKA OKADA
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (6)
KAZUCHIKA OKADA (2)
AJ STYLES
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (7)
AJ STYLES (2)
KAZUCHIKA OKADA (3)
TETSUYA NAITO
KAZUCHIKA OKADA (4)
KENNY OMEGA
HIROSHI TANAHASHI (8)
JAY WHITE
KAZUCHIKA OKADA (5)
TETSUYA NAITO (2)
EVIL
TETSUYA NAITO (3)
KOTA IBUSHI
DEACTIVATED
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Hamamatsu, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Yokohama, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
New York City, New York, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
EVENT
NJPW IWGP Champion Series
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NJPW Super Fight Series
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NJPW IWGP Champion Series
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NJPW Battle Satellite in Tokyo Dome
NJPW Battle Satellite in Osaka Dome
NJPW Summer Fight Series
NJPW Fighting Satellite
NJPW Summer Night Fever
NJPW King of Kings
NJPW New Year Dash
NJPW Big Fight Series
NJPW Super Warriors in Tokyo Dome
NJPW G1 Climax
NJPW G1 Climax
NJPW Battle Line
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Wrestling World
NJPW Battle Formation
NJPW Final Power Hall
NJPW Antonio Inoki Retirement Show
NJPW Rising the Next Generation
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NJPW Big Wednesday
NJPW Wrestling World
NJPW Battle Final
NJPW Wrestling World
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NJPW Wrestling World
NJPW Hyper Battle
NJPW Strong Style
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NJPW Fighting Spirit
NJPW Toukon Special
NJPW Ultimate Crush
NJPW Yokohama Dead Out
NJPW Battle Final
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NJPW Fighting Spirit
NJPW Hyper Battle
NJPW King of Sports
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NJPW The Crush
NJPW Pro Wrestlers Be Strongest
NJPW Battle Final
NJPW New Year Gold Series
NJPW Nexess
NJPW Summer Fight Series
NJPW Toukon Souzou New Chapter
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NJPW Circuit Turbulence
NJPW Circuit New Japan Brave Tour
NJPW Explosion
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II
NJPW Circuit New Japan Brave Tour
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
NJPW Dissidence
NJPW Dominion 6.20
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NJPW Circuit New Japan Generation Tour
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Destruction
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V
NJPW The New Beginning
NJPW Dominion 6.16
NJPW Invasion Attack
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Invasion Attack
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XIII
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
NJPW G1 Supercard
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XIV
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Summer Struggle
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XV
NJPW Anniversary Event