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