IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (IWGP世界ヘビー級王座, IWGP Sekai hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri). The championship was created on March 1, 2021, by the unification of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The current champion is Jon Moxley, who is in his first reign.

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date establishedMarch 1, 2021
Current champion(s)Jon Moxley
Date wonApril 12, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Kota Ibushi
Most reignsKazuchika Okada
(2 reigns)
Longest reignSanada
(271 days)
Shortest reignKota Ibushi
(31 days)
Oldest championTetsuya Naito
(41 years, 196 days)
Youngest championWill Ospreay
(27 years, 332 days)
Heaviest championKazuchika Okada
(236 lb (107 kg))
Lightest championKota Ibushi
(205 lb (93 kg))
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