NEVER Openweight Championship
CURRENT CHAMPION
EVIL
2012-present
DATE
11.19.2012
09.29.2013
02.11.2014
06.29.2014
10.13.2014
01.04.2015
02.14.2015
02.14.2015
04.29.2015
10.12.2015
01.04.2016
05.03.2016
06.19.2016
11.05.2016
11.15.2016
01.04.2017
04.27.2017
01.04.2018
06.09.2018
06.17.2018
09.17.2018
11.03.2018
12.09.2018
01.04.2019
04.06.2019
05.03.2019
06.09.2019
08.31.2019
01.05.2020
02.01.2020
08.29.2020
11.07.2020
01.30.2021
05.03.2021
11.13.2021
01.04.2022
05.01.2022
06.12.2022
01.04.2023
05.03.2023
10.09.2023
10.28.2023
01.04.2024
01.20.2024
04.06.2024
06.16.2024
09.29.2024
01.04.2025
06.15.2025
10.13.2025
WON BY
MASATO TANAKA
TETSUYA NAITO
TOMOHIRO ISHII
YUJIRO TAKAHASHI
TOMOHIRO ISHII (2)
TOGI MAKABE
VACANT
TOMOHIRO ISHII (3)
TOGI MAKABE (2)
TOMOHIRO ISHII (4)
KATSUYORI SHIBATA
YUJI NAGATA
KATSUYORI SHIBATA (2)
EVIL
KATSUYORI SHIBATA (3)
HIROOKI GOTO
MINORU SUZUKI
HIROOKI GOTO (2)
MICHAEL ELGIN
HIROOKI GOTO (3)
TAICHI
HIROOKI GOTO (4)
KOTA IBUSHI
WILL OSPREAY
JEFF COBB
TAICHI (2)
TOMOHIRO ISHII (5)
KENTA KOBAYASHI
HIROOKI GOTO (5)
SHINGO TAKAGI
MINORU SUZUKI (2)
SHINGO TAKAGI (2)
HIROSHI TANAHASHI
JAY WHITE
TOMOHIRO ISHII (6)
EVIL (2)
TAMA TONGA
KARL ANDERSON
TAMA TONGA (2)
DAVID FINLAY
TAMA TONGA (3)
SHINGO TAKAGI (3)
TAMA TONGA (4)
EVIL (3)
SHINGO TAKAGI (4)
HENARE
SHINGO TAKAGI (5)
KONOSUKE TAKESHITA
OLEG BOLTIN
EVIL (4)
LOCATION
Tokyo, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Sendai, Japan
Mashiki, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Singapore
Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Beppu, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Iwate, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
New York City, New York, USA
Fukuoka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
London, England
Tokyo, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
San Jose, California, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Fukuoka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Tokyo, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Sapporo, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
Osaka, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
EVENT
NJPW Shodai NEVER Tournament Final
NJPW Destruction
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
NJPW Kizuna Road
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IX
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom X
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Power Struggle
Wrestling World 2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XI
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XII
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Kizuna Road
NJPW Destruction in Beppu
NJPW Power Struggle
NJPW World Tag League
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XIII
NJPW G1 Supercard
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Royal Quest
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XIV
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo
NJPW Summer Struggle in Jingu
NJPW Power Struggle
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Battle in the Valley
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XVI
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XVII
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XVIII
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
NJPW Sakura Genesis
NJPW New Japan Soul
NJPW Destruction in Kobe
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom XIX
NJPW Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling