IWGP World Heavyweight Championship - NJPW Title History
Zack Sabre Jr.

On this page, you find the full Title History for the IWGP World Heavyweight 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 World Heavyweight Championship is a World Title contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight brand, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on March 1, 2021, and the inaugural champion was Kota Ibushi.

The IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship were previously unified into this championship.

The current champion is Zack Sabre Jr., who won the title at NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2024 on October 14, 2024, and has been reigning for 52 days.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Title History

  • Promotions History

    Promotionfromto
    Promotion New Japan Pro WrestlingNJPWBrand Heavyweight March 1, 2021Present
  • Championship Names & Belt Designs

    • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship March 1, 2021

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Statistics

Most Number of Reigns

RankWrestlerReigns
2
2
1
1
1

Most Combined Days

RankWrestlerDays
271
253
211
206
205

Longest Reigns

RankWrestlerReignDays
271
211
206
159
106
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