The IWGP Heavyweight Championship is a men's professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The current champion is Yota Tsuji in his second reign. He won the
Tatsumi Fujinami, who (as the Inoki-anointed top star of NJPW) won the Heavyweight title six times between 1988 and 1998.
The original IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt design, used for both the V1 of the defended title belt and the original design of the original title.
Kurt Angle, with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (recognized by NJPW as the "IWGP 3rd Belt Champion") in his left arm
AJ Styles with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in 2014
Kazuchika Okada
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Kazuchika Okada is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of March 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is a member of the Don Callis Family stable and is the current AEW International Ch
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
…Shinsuke Nakamura in February 2008. In the midst of a one year reign as champion, NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi was challenged by the recently-returned Kazuchika Okada. A change in booking was made apparent by Okada winning the championship from Tanahashi, as Bushiroad had just bought NJPW for ¥500 million and Gedo…
Okada in 2024
Okada as the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in February 2012
Okada in his Rainmaker pose in February 2012
Okada in May 2014