IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
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The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s premier world title, created as the top singles championship and successor to its previous heavyweight crown.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling championship
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professional wrestling world championship ⓘ |
| announced | 2021-03 ⓘ |
| beltType | championship belt ⓘ |
| category |
NJPW championships
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world heavyweight wrestling championships ⓘ |
| contestedIn |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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international NJPW events ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| created | 2021-03 ⓘ |
| createdBy | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedAtEventSeries |
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall
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Sakura Genesis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrestle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determinedBy | scripted professional wrestling matches ⓘ |
| division | heavyweight ⓘ |
| firstChampion | Kota Ibushi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstChampionCrownedAtEvent | Sakura Genesis 2021 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstChampionPromotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling GENERATED ⓘ |
| genderDivision | men's ⓘ |
| globalRecognition | one of the major world titles in professional wrestling ⓘ |
| governingBody | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSinglesDivision | true ⓘ |
| introducedAs | top singles championship of NJPW ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| lineageStart | 2021 ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | International Wrestling Grand Prix World Heavyweight Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | Japanese ⓘ |
| predecessorTitle |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
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IWGP Intercontinental Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryShow | NJPW main events ⓘ |
| promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotionAcronym | NJPW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotionOwner | Bushiroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
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IWGP Intercontinental Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sanctioningFictionalBody | International Wrestling Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripted | true ⓘ |
| shortName | IWGP World Title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | professional wrestling ⓘ |
| style | puroresu ⓘ |
| successorOfLineage |
IWGP Heavyweight Championship lineage (merged)
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IWGP Intercontinental Championship lineage (merged) ⓘ |
| successorTo | NJPW’s previous top heavyweight crown ⓘ |
| titleHierarchyPosition | top singles title in NJPW ⓘ |
| titleStatus | active ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
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IWGP Heavyweight Championship