NJPW World Television Championship
The NJPW World Television Championship (NJPW WORLD認定TV王座, Nyū Japan Wārudo-nintei Tī Vī Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It is the promotion's television championship which means that it is defended on their weekly television shows. It also has a 15-minute time limit for its matches.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) All Elite Wrestling (AEW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 10, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Jeff Cobb | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | May 3, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
changeOn October 10, 2022 at Declaration of Power, New Japan Pro-Wrestling president and CEO Hiroyoki Mihira announced the creation of the NJPW World Television Championship.[1] The reason for the championship's creation to celebrate New Japan Pro-Wrestling World, the promotion's streaming service, as well as, the over 50-year partnership between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and TV Asahi.[2] All matches are broadcast on the New Japan Pro-Wrestling World service and have a 15-minute time limit.[3]
A tournament was held to crown the first ever NJPW World Television Champion. The tournament had sixteen-men and was single-elimination. If a match went past the 15-minute time limit then a coin was flipped and the winner was chosen that way.[4] The tournament began at Battle Autumn (Night 1) on October 14, 2022 and ended at Wrestle Kingdom 17 (Night 1) on January 4, 2023.
At Night 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 17, Zack Sabre Jr. would defeat Ren Narita to win the tournament and become the first ever NJPW World Television Champion.
Jeff Cobb is the current champion. He is in his first reign as champion. He defeated Zack Sabre Jr. at Night 1 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 | Zack Sabre Jr. | January 4, 2023 | Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1 |
Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 365 | Defeated Ren Narita in the finals of an 16-man single-elimination tournament to become the first champion. | [5] |
| 2 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | January 4, 2024 | Wrestle Kingdom 18 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 50 | [6] | |
| 3 | Matt Riddle | February 23, 2024 | The New Beginning in Sapporo Night 1 |
Sapporo, Japan | 1 | 49 | [7] | |
| 4 | Zack Sabre Jr. | April 12, 2024 | Windy City Riot | Chicago, Illinois | 2 | 21 | [8] | |
| 5 | Jeff Cobb | May 3, 2024 | Wrestling Dontaku Night 1 |
Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 213+ | [9] | |
References
change- ↑ "NJPW Declaration of Power notes: NJPW World TV title revealed, Titan". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "The NJPW World TV Champion to be crowned at Wrestle Kingdom! 【WK17】 - NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW introduces World Television Championship, tournament to crown first champion". POSTWrestling. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW reveals bracket for World Television title tournament". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW introduces World Television Championship, tournament to crown first champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 30, 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". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW The New Beginning Sapporo results (2/23): Vetter's review of David Finlay vs. Nick Nemeth for the IWGP Global Title, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Matt Riddle for the NJPW TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW Windy City Riot live results: Moxley vs. Naito IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ↑ "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one live results: Nemeth vs. Tanahashi title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 30, 2024.