New Japan Pro-Wrestling

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Details
Acronym NJPW
Established June 1972
Style Strong Style
Location Japan
Founder(s) Antonio Inoki
Owner(s) Bushiroad Inc.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレス, Shin Nihon Puroresu), also known as NJPW, is Japanese professional wrestling promotion.[1]

NJPW is the largest wrestling promoter in Japan. NJPW has working agreements with other promoters, including: World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and PRIDE Fighting Championships.[1]

The "Best of the Super Juniors in 2007" at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

History[change | change source]

NJPW was founded in 1972 by Kanji Inoki.[1]

Since 1999, Tatsumi Fujinami has been president.[1]

In 2012, Inoki continued to be known for innovation in the business.[1]

On December 23, 2023, former NJPW president Takami Ohbari stepped down from the role of president. It was then announced that Hiroshi Tanahashi would become the new President and Representative Director of New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[2]

Champions[change | change source]

Current champions[change | change source]

Men's[change | change source]

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Reign Notes
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Tetsuya Naito January 4, 2024 1 Defeated Sanada at Wrestle Kingdom 18.
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Nic Nemeth February 23, 2024 1 Defeated David Finlay at The New Beginning in Sapporo.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Sho February 23, 2024 1 Defeated El Desperado at The New Beginning in Sapporo.
NEVER Openweight Championship EVIL January 20, 2024 3 Defeated Tama Tonga in a lumberjack match at The New Beginning in Nagoya.
Strong Openweight Championship Eddie Kingston July 5, 2023 1 Defeated Kenta at Independence Day.
KOPW 2024 Great-O-Khan January 20, 2024 1 (provisional) Defeated Taiji Ishimori in a ring fit match at The New Beginning in Nagoya.
NJPW World Television Championship Matt Riddle February 23, 2024 1 Defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi at The New Beginning in Sapporo.

Women's[change | change source]

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Reign Notes
IWGP Women's Championship Mayu Iwatani April 23, 2023 1 Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom.
NJPW World Television Championship Giulia July 5, 2023 1 Defeated Willow Nightingale at Independence Day.

Team's[change | change source]

Championship Current champion(s) Date won Reign Notes
IWGP Tag Team Championship Guerrillas of Destiny
(Hikuleo and El Phantasmo)
January 4, 2024 1 Defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) at Wrestle Kingdom 18 in a Winner takes all match. The match was also for Guerrillas of Destiny's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Catch 2/2
(Francesco Akira and TJP)
January 4, 2024 3 Defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) at Wrestle Kingdom 18.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship Guerrillas of Destiny
(Hikuleo and El Phantasmo)
October 9, 2023 1
(1, 1)
Defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd) at Destruction in Ryōgoku.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii May 3, 2023 1
(1, 4, 3)
Defeated Strong Style (Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita) at Wrestling Dontaku 2023.

Tournaments[change | change source]

Tournament Winner Date won Location Notes
G1 Climax Tetsuya Naito August 13, 2023 Tokyo Defeated Kazuchika Okada in the finals.

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cagematch.de, New Japan Pro Wrestling (in German); retrieved 2012-2-29.
  2. "Hiroshi Tanahashi named President & Representative Director of NJPW". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

Other websites[change | change source]