International Wrestling Grand Prix

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The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) is the governing body concept used by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to sanction and brand its top championships, most notably the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional governing body
wrestling sanctioning body concept
abbreviationMeaning International Wrestling Grand Prix NERFINISHED
associatedPromotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED
brandingRole top championships of New Japan Pro-Wrestling
brandingUsedOn championship belts
official title documentation
countryOfOrigin Japan
fictionalStatus kayfabe entity
fieldOfWork professional wrestling championships
sports entertainment
fullName International Wrestling Grand Prix NERFINISHED
genre professional wrestling fiction
governsDivision heavyweight division in NJPW
junior heavyweight division in NJPW
tag team division in NJPW
hasAcronym IWGP NERFINISHED
hasNameComponent Grand Prix
International
Wrestling
languageOfName English
notableChampionship IWGP Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
notableFor being the namesake of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship
being the namesake of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
organizationType branding device
storyline governing body
primaryRegion Japan NERFINISHED
purpose to provide unified branding for NJPW title belts
to sanction NJPW championships
relatedTo New Japan Pro-Wrestling championships NERFINISHED
sanctionsChampionship IWGP Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP Intercontinental Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship NERFINISHED
NEVER Openweight Championship NERFINISHED
shortName IWGP NERFINISHED
sport professional wrestling
usedBy New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED
usedInPromotion NJPW title histories

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IWGP Heavyweight Champion acronymMeaning International Wrestling Grand Prix
IWGP Heavyweight Champion governingBody International Wrestling Grand Prix