IWGP championship system
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The IWGP championship system is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s structured hierarchy of titles and governing rules that define its top singles and related championships.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional wrestling championship system
ⓘ
title hierarchy ⓘ |
| alsoDefendedIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ other international markets ⓘ |
| associatedTournament |
Best of the Super Juniors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
G1 Climax NERFINISHED ⓘ New Japan Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ World Tag League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| definesHierarchyFor | NJPW championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesRulesFor |
championship eligibility
ⓘ
sanctioned title matches ⓘ title changes ⓘ title defenses ⓘ |
| era | modern Japanese professional wrestling ⓘ |
| fullName | International Wrestling Grand Prix championship system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | fictional sanctioning body ⓘ |
| governsDivision |
heavyweight singles division
ⓘ
heavyweight tag team division ⓘ junior heavyweight singles division ⓘ junior heavyweight tag team division ⓘ openweight division ⓘ |
| includesTitle |
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 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | boxing sanctioning body structures ⓘ |
| influences |
NJPW event main events
ⓘ
NJPW match-making ⓘ NJPW talent hierarchy ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to structure NJPW’s top singles and related championships ⓘ |
| primaryVenueRegion | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningBodyName | International Wrestling Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| topSinglesTitle |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByPromotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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