IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
The IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship (IWGP GLOBALヘビー級王座, IWGP GLOBAL hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 11, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | David Finlay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | May 4, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The "IWGP" part is an acronym of International Wrestling Grand Prix, which is New Japan Pro-Wrestling's governing body.
History
changeOn November 4, 2023 at Power Struggle, Will Ospreay defeated Shota Umino to successfully defend his IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship. After the match, David Finlay ran out attacked both Ospreay and Jon Moxley. He then used a hammer to destroy Ospreay's United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship along with the United States Heavyweight Championship which Ospreay also carried with him.[1]
On December 11, 2023, the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship was officially revealed as the name of the company's new championship.[2]
At Wrestle Kingdom 18, David Finlay defeated Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley in a three-way match to become the first ever NJPW World Television Champion.
David Finlay is the current champion. He is in his second reign as champion. He defeated Nic Nemeth at Night 2 of Wrestling Dontaku.
Title history
change| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||||
| 1 | David Finlay | January 4, 2024 | Wrestle Kingdom 18 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 50 | 0 | Defeated Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley in a three-way match to become the first champion. | [3] |
| 2 | Nic Nemeth | February 23, 2024 | The New Beginning in Sapporo: Night 1 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 | 71 | 1 | [4] | |
| 3 | David Finlay | May 4, 2024 | Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 193+ | 2 | [5] | |
References
change- ↑ "David Finlay Smashes Both IWGP UK and US Championships, Attacks Ospreay and Moxley at NJPW Power Struggle". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ↑ "菅林会長が、"IWGP US ヘビー級王座に変わる新王座"に言及。1.4東京ドーム大会のオスプレイvsモクスリーvsフィンレー 3WAYマッチは、「IWGP GLOBAL ヘビー級選手権 初代王者決定戦」に正式変更へ【WK18】". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 results: Powell's live review of Sanada vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Hvt. Championship, Kazuchika Okada vs. Bryan Danielson, Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley vs. David Finlay for the IWGP Global Title". ProWrestling.net. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW The New Beginning live results: Finlay vs. Nemeth Global title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night two live results: Moxley vs. Narita IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 13, 2024.