List Of Current Champions In New Japan Pro-Wrestling
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. ## 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 — January 24, 2024 — — 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. ## 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. ## Stay Tuned To Sancilk...
