Wrestle Kingdom II
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Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 200
Promotional poster for the event, featuring Kurt Angle and Yuji Nagata
Kurt Angle, who defended the "IWGP 3rd Belt Championship" at the event
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
Wrestle Kingdom II
…wrestlers, headlined by Kurt Angle, who was in possession of the "IWGP 3rd Belt Championship". In October 2005, Brock Lesnar won NJPW's top title, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The following July, he refused to return and defend the title, claiming he was owed money. NJPW stripped Lesnar of the title and went on to crown a…
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