Men's professional wrestling world championship
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
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The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt |
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
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Date established | March 1, 2021 |
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Current champion(s) | Tetsuya Naito |
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Date won | June 30, 2024 |
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- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
(2021-present)
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The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (IWGP世界ヘビー級王座, IWGP Sekai hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri).[1] The championship was created on March 1, 2021, by the unification of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The current champion is Tetsuya Naito, who is in his record-tying second reign.