IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
The IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Date establishedDecember 11, 2023[1]
Current champion(s)David Finlay
Date wonJanuary 4, 2024
Other name(s)
  • IWGP Global Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)David Finlay

The IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship (IWGP GLOBALヘビー級王座, IWGP GLOBAL hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" are the initials 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).[2] The current and inaugural champion is David Finlay.

History

At a press conference on November 6, 2023, NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that a new championship would replace the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.[3] On December 11, at another press conference, he announced the name of the new championship replacing the United States Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Accordingly, it was announced that the 3-way match between Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, 2024, would be changed from a United States Heavyweight Championship match to the first championship match for the Global title.[1][4]

Reigns

As of January 15, 2024, there has been only one active reign. David Finlay is the current and inaugural champion.

Current and inaugural champion David Finlay
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 David Finlay January 4, 2024 Wrestle Kingdom 18 Tokyo, Japan 1 11+0 Defeated Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Renner, Ethan (December 11, 2023). "NJPW introducing IWGP Global Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 18". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fiorvanti, Tim (January 2, 2017). "What to watch for at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Kingdom 11". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 3, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Brennan, Corey (November 4, 2023). "NJPW Creating New Title To Replace IWGP US And UK Championship". Fightful. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ↑ "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】". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 4, 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 January 4, 2024.
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