NJPW World Television Championship

NJPW World Television Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Date establishedOctober 10, 2022
Current champion(s)Ren Narita
Date wonOctober 18, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Zack Sabre Jr.[1]
Longest reignZack Sabre Jr.
(1st reign, 365 days)
Shortest reignZack Sabre Jr.
(2nd reign, 21 days)
Oldest championHiroshi Tanahashi
(47 years, 52 days)
Youngest championRen Narita
(26 years, 320 days)
Heaviest championJeff Cobb
(263 lb (119 kg))
Lightest championRen Narita
(183 lb (83 kg))

The NJPW World Television Championship (Japanese: NJPW WORLD認定TV王座, Hepburn: Nyū Japan Wārudo-nintei Tī Vī Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion.[2][3] The inaugural champion was Zack Sabre Jr., who has held the championship a record-setting two times. Ren Narita is the current champion, in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jeff Cobb and Yota Tsuji at King Of Pro Wrestling on October 14, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WK17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The NJPW World TV Champion to be crowned at Wrestle Kingdom! 【WK17】 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "NJPW Introduces NJPW WORLD TV Championship | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2022-10-12.