Strong Openweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | April 2, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Gabe Kidd | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | May 11, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Strong Openweight Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title was officially announced on April 2, 2021, and the inaugural champion was Tom Lawlor. The current champion is Gabe Kidd, who is in his first reign. He won the title on May 11, 2024 by defeating Eddie Kingston at Resurgence in Ontario, California, USA.
The title is primarily featured on NJPW's American television program NJPW Strong, which includes American wrestlers, as well as on programming by NJPW partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH).[1]