List of current champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling

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promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches
or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are 11 total active championships promoted by NJPW - featuring six singles championships, three traditional tag team championships, and a six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, with two singles championship for female wrestlers. 16 wrestlers currently hold the titles.

The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of April 25, 2024.

Overview

Men's Singles

At the top of NJPW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers in the heavyweight division is the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Secondary titles include the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, the NJPW World Television Championship, and the KOPW (King of Pro Wrestling) Championship.

In the junior heavyweight division, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is the primary title

The NEVER Openweight Championship and the Strong Openweight Championship are available to male wrestlers regardless of weight class.

Men's Tag Team

For tag teams, there are three traditional championships for two-man teams—the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the junior heavyweight division.

The NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship serves as the title for three-man teams.

Women's Division

There are two championships for female wrestlers in NJPW - the IWGP Women's Championship (the primary title which is defended in NJPW and sister promotion Stardom), and the Strong Women's Championship.

Current champions

As of April 25, 2024

Men's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jon Moxley 1 April 12, 2024 13 1 Chicago, United States Defeated Tetsuya Naito at Windy City Riot. [1]
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
Nic Nemeth
 1 February 23, 2024 62 0
Sapporo, Japan
 Defeated David Finlay at The New Beginning in Sapporo. [2]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Sho
1
 February 23, 2024 62 1
Sapporo, Japan
 Defeated El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo. [2]
NEVER Openweight Championship Shingo Takagi 4 April 6, 2024 19 0
Tokyo, Japan
 Defeated Evil at Sakura Genesis. [3]
Strong Openweight Championship Eddie Kingston 1 July 5, 2023 295 12
Tokyo, Japan
 Defeated Kenta at Independence Day. [4]
KOPW 2024 Great-O-Khan 1
(provisional) 		January 20, 2024 96 0
Nagoya, Japan
 Defeated Taiji Ishimori in a ring fit match at The New Beginning in Nagoya. [5]
NJPW World Television Championship Zack Sabre Jr. 2 April 12, 2024 13 0 Chicago, United States Defeated Matt Riddle at Windy City Riot. [6]

Tag teams

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful defenses Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Tag Team Championship
Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) 		4
(5, 4) 		April 6, 2024 19 1
Tokyo, Japan
 Defeated
Kenta) at Sakura Genesis
 [3]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club War Dogs
(Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) 		2
(2, 2) 		February 4, 2024 81 1
Tokyo, Japan
 Defeated Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) at Road to the New Beginning. [7]
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls
) 		1
(1, 1) 		April 12, 2024 13 0
Chicago, Illinois
 Defeated previous champions
four corners tag team match
 [6]
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Toru Yano, Oleg Boltin and Hiroshi Tanahashi 1
(5, 1, 5) 		April 14, 2024 11 1
Taipei, Taiwan
 Defeated House of Torture (Evil, Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) in a final of the four-team tournament to win the vacant titles at Wrestling World 2024 in Taiwan. [8]

Women's division

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Women's Championship Mayu Iwatani 1 April 23, 2023 368 4
Yokohama, Japan
 Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom. [9]
Strong Women's Championship Stephanie Vaquer 1 March 10, 2024 46 1
Tokyo, Japan
 Defeated Giulia at Cinderella Tournament Night 2. [10]

References

  1. New Japan Pro Wrestling
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  2. ^ a b "2024.02.23 THE NEW BEGINNING in SAPPORO | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ a b Fritts, Chick (April 6, 2024). "NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Naito vs. Tsuji IWGP World title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Tessier, Colin (May 21, 2023). "KENTA Wins NJPW STRONG Openweight Title, Gets Challenged By Eddie Kingston At NJPW Resurgence". Fightful. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2024.01.20 THE NEW BEGINNING in Osaka - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". Njpw1972.co.jp. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Renner, Ethan (April 13, 2024). "NJPW Windy City Riot live results: Moxley vs. Naito IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 4, 2024). "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2024 - Tag 6 - Online Stream @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 14, 2024). "NJPW Wrestling World 2024 In Taiwan - TV-Show @ Zepp New Taipei in New Taipei, Taiwan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. New Japan Pro Wrestling
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  10. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (2024-03-10). "Stephanie Vaquer Wins NJPW Strong Women's Championship From Giulia". Fightful.

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