IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship was contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on April 23, 2003, and the inaugural champion was Hiroshi Tanahashi.

The title was reserved to younger wrestlers (under the age of 30). "Openweight" means that both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it.

The IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship was retired on June 7, 2006, with the final champion being Hiroshi Tanahashi.

IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship: Title History

IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Deactivated June 7, 2006 7037+ days Tanahashi vacated the title to focus on the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship was deactivated.
3		Hiroshi Tanahashi 2 June 18, 2005 Kyoto, Japan \| NJPW Best of the Super Jr. XII Finals 354 days Defeated Toru Yano in a tournament final for the vacant title.	354 days
		Vacant May 1, 2005 48 days Nakamura vacated the title by company request due to not defending it.	48 days
2		Shinsuke Nakamura 1 January 4, 2005 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW Toukon Festival - Wrestling World 2005 117 days	117 days
1		Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 April 23, 2003 Hiroshima, Japan \| NJPW Strong Energy 2003 622 days Defeated Shinya Makabe in G2 U-30 Climax tournament finals to become the inaugural champion. The title wa exclusive to under-30 wrestlers.	622 days