IWA World Heavyweight Championship (IWA Japan)

IWA World Heavyweight Championship
IWA World Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	International Wrestling Association of Japan; (1994–2014); Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling; (2014–2017);
Date established	July 20, 1994
Date retired	August 5, 2017
Other name(s)
	IWA Triple Crown Championship;
First champion(s)
Statistics
First champion(s)	Doug Gilbert
Final champion(s)	Emi Sakura
Most reigns	Emi Sakura; (4 reigns)
Longest reign	Doug Gilbert; (455 days)
Shortest reign	Emi Sakura; (<1 day)

The IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Japanese: IWA世界ヘビー級王座, Hepburn: IWA Sekai Hebī-kyū Ōza) was a title used on the Japanese independent circuit. The title was the world heavyweight championship of the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan).^[1] It was later revived in the women's wrestling promotion Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling, where it became part of the IWA Triple Crown Championship (Japanese: IWA三冠統一王座, Hepburn: IWA Sankan Tōitsu Ōza) with a separate reign history.^[2]