NJPW
Here is the full list of current NJPW champions.##
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) features a diverse championship lineup with 12 active titles. These include seven singles championships, three traditional tag team championships, a six-man tag team title for male wrestlers, and a singles championship for female wrestlers. ##
The pinnacle title for male wrestlers is the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, currently held by Shingo Takagi. Other prominent titles include the IWGP United States Championship (Jay White), NEVER Openweight Championship (Hiroshi Tanahashi), NJPW World Television Championship (Taiji Ishimori), and the KOPW (King of Pro Wrestling) Championship (Great-O-Khan). ##
For tag teams, there's the prestigious IWGP Tag Team Championship (Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi) and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, and Yota Tsuji). ##
NJPW also caters to junior heavyweight wrestlers with the coveted IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (Hiromu Takahashi) and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (Roppongi 3K). ##
In NJPW Strong, the U.S. branch, you'll find the Strong Openweight Championship (Karl Fredericks) for singles competitors and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (Brody King and Tony Deppen) for tag teams. NJPW proudly offers the IWGP Women's Championship (Utami Hayashishita) for female wrestlers, bringing a range of exciting and competitive wrestling to the world. ##
Current Champions - Men's Division
Championship
Current champion(s)
Reign
Date won
Daysheld
Successful defenses
Location
Notes
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
Tetsuya Naito
1
January 4, 2024
51
1
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Sanada at Wrestle Kingdom 18.
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
Nic Nemeth
1
February 23, 2024
1
0
Sapporo, Japan
Defeated David Finlay at The New Beginning in Sapporo.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
Sho
1
February 23, 2024
1
0
Sapporo, Japan
Defeated El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo.
NEVER Openweight Championship
Evil
3
January 20, 2024
35
1
Nagoya, Japan
Defeated Tama Tonga in a Lumberjack match at The New Beginning in Nagoya.
Strong Openweight Championship
Eddie Kingston
1
July 5, 2023
234
11
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Kenta at Independence Day.
KOPW 2023
Great-O-Khan
1(provisional)
January 20, 2024
35
0
Nagoya, Japan
Defeated Taiji Ishimori in a ring fit match at The New Beginning in Nagoya.
NJPW World Television Championship
Matt Riddle
1
February 23, 2024
1
0
Sapporo, Japan
Defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at The New Beginning in Sapporo.
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Current Champions - Tag Team Division
Championship
Current champion(s)
Reign
Date won
Daysheld
Successful defenses
Location
Notes
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club(Kenta and Chase Owens)
1(1, 2)
February 11, 2024
13
0
Osaka, Japan
Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) at The New Beginning in Osaka
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club War Dogs(Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors)
2(2, 2)
February 4, 2024
20
0
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
Guerrillas of Destiny(Hikuleo and El Phantasmo)
1(1, 1)
October 9, 2023
138
3
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) at Destruction in Ryōgoku.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Vacant
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January 24, 2024
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Tokyo, Japan
Previous champions Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii vacated the championship due to Okada's contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling expiring.
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Current Champion - Women's Division
Championship
Current champion(s)
Reign
Date won
Daysheld
Successfuldefenses
Location
Notes
IWGP Women's Championship
Mayu Iwatani
1
April 23, 2023
307
4
Yokohama, Japan
Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom.
Strong Women's Championship
Giulia
1
July 5, 2023
234
7
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Willow Nightingale at Independence Day.
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