Changes: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

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The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is the top singles junior heavweight championship in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix.

Overview

The title was introduced on February 6, 1986, at a NJPW show. Only wrestlers under the junior heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship. NJPW currently controls two junior heavyweight championships: the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The weight-limit for the tag team title is 100 kg (220 lb); it is assumed that this title has the same weight-limit. From August 5, 1996, until November 5, 1997, the title was part of the J-Crown, or J-Crown Octuple Unified Championship. The J-Crown was an assembly of eight different championships from several different promotions. It was created on August 5, 1996, when The Great Sasuke won an eight-man tournament. The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, the British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship, the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, the NWA World Welterweight Championship, the UWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship, the WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship, and the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship were the eight championships that were involved. On November 5, 1997, then-champion Shinjiro Otani vacated all J-Crown belts but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship after the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) retook control of its Light Heavyweight title, effectively ending the J-Crown.

Title history

#	Order in reign history
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
Successful defenses	The number of successful defenses the champion had during his reign
—	Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A	The information is not available or is unknown
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Successful defenses	Notes	Ref(s).
01 1	Koshinaka, ShiroShiro Koshinaka	01 1	01986-02-06-0000February 6, 1986	102	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1	Koshinaka defeated The Cobra in a tournament final to become the first champion.	^[1]
02 2	Takada, NobuhikoNobuhiko Takada	01 1	01986-05-19-0000May 19, 1986	123	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	06 6
03 3	Koshinaka Shiro Koshinaka	02 2	01986-09-19-0000September 19, 1986	317	Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	01987-08-02-0000August 2, 1987	18 —	zz N/A	zz N/A	0.0 —	Koshinaka vacated the championship due to injuring his right ankle.
04 4	Kobayashi, KuniakiKuniaki Kobayashi	01 1	01987-08-20-0000August 20, 1987	129	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1	Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Nobuhiko Takada to win the vacant championship.
05 5	Hase, HiroshiHiroshi Hase	01 1	01987-12-27-0000December 27, 1987	152	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	03 3
06 6	Hart, OwenOwen Hart	01 1	01988-05-27-0000May 27, 1988	28	Sendai Sendai, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1
07 7	Koshinaka, ShiroShiro Koshinaka	03 3	01988-06-24-0000June 24, 1988	265	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Live event Live event	06 6
08 8	Hase, HiroshiHiroshi Hase	02 2	01989-03-16-0000March 16, 1989	70	Yokohama Yokohama, Japan	Live event Live event	00 0
09 9	Liger Jushin Liger	01 1	01989-05-25-0000May 25, 1989	77	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2
10 10	Sano, NaokiNaoki Sano	01 1	01989-08-10-0000August 10, 1989	174	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2
11 11	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	02 2	01990-01-31-0000January 31, 1990	200	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1
12 12	Pegasus Kid Pegasus Kid	01 1	01990-08-19-0000August 19, 1990	74	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	00 0		^[2]
13 13	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	03 3	01990-11-01-0000November 1, 1990	165	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	01991-04-15-0000April 15, 1991	0 —	0.0 N/A	0.0 N/A	0.0 —	Liger vacated the championship so a new champion could be decided in the Top of the Super Juniors tournament.
14 14	Honaga, NorioNorio Honaga	01 1	01991-04-30-0000April 30, 1991	43	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2	Honaga defeated Jushin Thunder Liger in the finals of the Top of the Super Juniors tournament.
15 15	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	04 4	01991-06-12-0000June 12, 1991	58	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	00 0
16 16	Nogami, AkiraAkira Nogami	01 1	01991-08-09-0000August 9, 1991	88	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1
17 17	Honaga, NorioNorio Honaga	02 2	01991-11-05-0000November 5, 1991	95	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1
18 18	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	05 5	01992-02-08-0000February 8, 1992	139	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Live event Live event	03 3
19 19	Samurai, ElEl Samurai	01 1	01992-06-26-0000June 26, 1992	149	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	03 3
20 20	Ultimo Dragón Último Dragón	01 1	01992-11-22-0000November 22, 1992	43	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	01 1		^[3]
21 21	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	06 6	01993-01-04-0000January 4, 1993	628	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Fantastic Story Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome	05 5
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	01994-09-24-0000September 24, 1994	0 —	zz N/A	zz N/A	0.0 —	Liger vacated the championship due to fracturing his left ankle.
22 22	Honaga, NorioNorio Honaga	03 3	01994-09-27-0000September 27, 1994	145	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Live event Live event	06 6	Honaga defeated Wild Pegasus in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
23 23	Kanemoto, KojiKoji Kanemoto	01 1	01995-02-19-0000February 19, 1995	73	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2
24 24	Sabu Sabu	01 1	01995-05-03-0000May 3, 1995	42	Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan	Wrestling Dontaku 1995 Wrestling Dontaku 1995	01 1
25 25	Kanemoto, KojiKoji Kanemoto	02 2	01995-06-14-0000June 14, 1995	204	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Live event Live event	02 2	This match was also for Kanemoto's UWA World Welterweight Championship.
26 26	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	07 7	01996-01-04-0000January 4, 1996	116	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestling World 1996 Wrestling World 1996	02 2
27 27	The Great Sasuke The Great Sasuke	01 1	01996-04-29-0000April 29, 1996	165	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Battle Formation Battle Formation	05 5	On August 5, 1996, Sasuke won an 8-man tournament to form the J-Crown, an octuple-belt championship that includes the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title; these titles were still considered separate, but were defended together.
28 28	Ultimo Dragón Último Dragón	02 2	01996-10-11-0000October 11, 1996	85	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Live event Live event	07 7
29 29	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	08 8	01997-01-04-0000January 4, 1997	183	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestling World 1997 Wrestling World 1997	04 4	Liger lost the WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship from the J-Crown on June 6, 1997, but continued to defend the other 7 belts.
30 30	Samurai, ElEl Samurai	02 2	01997-07-06-0000July 6, 1997	35	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Live event Live event	00 0
31 31	Otani, ShinjiroShinjiro Otani	01 1	01997-08-10-0000August 10, 1997	181	Nagoya Nagoya, Japan	Four Heaven In Nagoya Dome The Four Heaven in Nagoya Dome	05 5	On November 5, 1997, Otani vacated all J-Crown belts but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title after the WWF retook control of its Light Heavyweight title, effectively ending the J-Crown.
32 32	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	09 9	01998-02-07-0000February 7, 1998	403	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Live event Live event	08 8
33 33	Kanemoto, KojiKoji Kanemoto	03 3	01999-03-17-0000March 17, 1999	164	Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan	Live event Live event	03 3
34 34	Kashin, KendoKendo Kashin	01 1	01999-08-28-0000August 28, 1999	44	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Jingu Climax Jingu Climax	01 1
35 35	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	10 10	01999-10-11-0000October 11, 1999	49	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Final Dome Final Dome	01 1
36 36	Guerrera, JuventudJuventud Guerrera	01 1	01999-11-29-0000November 29, 1999	7	Denver Denver, United States	Nitro Nitro	00 0
37 37	Liger Jushin Thunder Liger	11 11	01999-12-06-0000December 6, 1999	227	Milwaukee Milwaukee, United States	Nitro Nitro	03 3	Psychosis replaced Guerrera in the match due to Guerrera suffering a fractured right arm.
38 38	Takaiwa, TatsuhitoTatsuhito Takaiwa	01 1	02000-07-20-0000July 20, 2000	101	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Summer Struggle 2000 Summer Struggle 2000	02 2		^[4]
39 39	Tanaka Minoru Tanaka	01 1	02000-10-29-0000October 29, 2000	264	Kobe Kobe, Japan	Get A Right!! Get a Right!!	02 2		^[4]
40 40	Naruse, MasayukiMasayuki Naruse	01 1	02001-07-20-0000July 20, 2001	80	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Dome Quake Dome Quake	01 1
41 41	Kashin, KendoKendo Kashin	02 2	02001-10-08-0000October 8, 2001	131	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Indicate of Next Indicate of Next	02 2
42 42	Tanaka Minoru Tanaka	02 2	02002-02-16-0000February 16, 2002	153	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Fighting Spirit 2002 Fighting Spirit 2002	03 3		^[5]
43 43	Kanemoto, KojiKoji Kanemoto	04 4	02002-07-19-0000July 19, 2002	278	Sapporo Sapporo, Japan	Summer Fight Series 2002 Summer Fight Series 2002	06 6		^[5]
44 44	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	01 1	02003-04-23-0000April 23, 2003	153	Hiroshima Hiroshima, Japan	Strong Energy 2003 Strong Energy 2003	04 4		^[6]^[7]
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	02003-09-23-0000September 23, 2003	0 —	zz N/A	zz N/A	0.0 —	The championship was vacated so it could be contested for in a battle royal.
45 45	Jado Jado	01 1	02003-10-13-0000October 13, 2003	62	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Ultimate Crush Ultimate Crush	01 1	Jado defeated Dick Togo, El Samurai, Gedo, Heat, Jushin Thunder Liger, Katsushi Takemura, Koji Kanemoto, Masahito Kakihara, Masayuki Naruse and Tiger Mask in a battle royal to win the vacant championship.	^[7]
46 46	Heat Heat	03 3	02003-12-14-0000December 14, 2003	387	Nagoya Nagoya, Japan	Battle Final 2003 Battle Final 2003	11 11	Previously known as Minoru Tanaka.	^[7]^[8]
47 47	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	02 2	02005-01-04-0000January 4, 2005	277	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Toukon Festival: Wrestling World Toukon Festival: Wrestling World	03 3
48 48	Black Tiger Black Tiger	01 1	02005-10-08-0000October 8, 2005	134	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Toukon Souzou New Chapter Toukon Souzou New Chapter	01 1	This match was also for Black Tiger's NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
49 49	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	03 3	02006-02-19-0000February 19, 2006	73	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Acceleration Acceleration	01 1	This match was also for Black Tiger's NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.	^[9]
50 50	Kanemoto, KojiKoji Kanemoto	05 5	02006-05-03-0000May 3, 2006	235	Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan	New Japan Cup 2006 Special New Japan Cup 2006 Special	01 1		^[9]
51 51	Minoru Minoru	04 4	02006-12-24-0000December 24, 2006	194	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Battle Xmas! Catch the Victory Battle Xmas! Catch the Victory	04 4	Previously known as Minoru Tanaka/Heat.
52 52	Taguchi, RyusukeRyusuke Taguchi	01 1	02007-07-06-0000July 6, 2007	155	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour	04 4		^[10]
53 53	Inoue, WataruWataru Inoue	01 1	02007-12-08-0000December 8, 2007	191	Osaka Osaka, Japan	New Japan Alive New Japan Alive	03 3		^[11]
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	02008-06-16-0000June 16, 2008	0 —	zz N/A	zz N/A	0.0 —	The championship was vacated when Inoue moved to the heavyweight division.
54 54	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	04 4	02008-07-08-0000July 8, 2008	75	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	New Japan Trill New Japan Trill	00 0	Tiger Mask defeated Prince Devitt in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.	^[12]
55 55	Low Ki Low Ki	01 1	02008-09-21-0000September 21, 2008	105	Kobe Kobe, Japan	New Japan Generation New Japan Generation	01 1		^[13]
56 56	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	05 5	02009-01-04-0000January 4, 2009	223	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestle Kingdom 3 Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome	04 4		^[14] ^[15]
57 57	Mistico Místico	01 1	02009-08-15-0000August 15, 2009	85	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	G1 Climax 2009 G1 Climax 2009: New Lords, New Laws	02 2		^[16] ^[17]
58 58	Tiger Mask Tiger Mask	06 6	02009-11-08-0000November 8, 2009	57	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Destruction '09 Destruction '09	00 0		^[18]
59 59	Marufuji, NaomichiNaomichi Marufuji	01 1	02010-01-04-0000January 4, 2010	166	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestle Kingdom 4 Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome	05 5		^[19]
60 60	Devitt, PrincePrince Devitt	01 1	02010-06-19-0000June 19, 2010	364	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Dominion 6.19 Dominion 6.19	07 7
61 61	Ibushi, KotaKota Ibushi	01 1	02011-06-18-0000June 18, 2011	85	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Dominion 6.18 Dominion 6.18	02 2
0.0 —	— Vacated	0.0 —	02011-09-12-0000September 12, 2011	7 —	0.0 N/A	0.0 N/A	0.0 —	The championship was vacated after Ibushi was sidelined with a shoulder injury.	^[20]
62 62	Devitt, PrincePrince Devitt	02 2	02011-09-19-0000September 19, 2011	227	Kobe Kobe, Japan	Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Show Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Show	04 4	Devitt defeated Kushida to win the vacant championship.
63 63	Low Ki Low Ki	02 2	02012-05-03-0000May 3, 2012	87	Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan	Wrestling Dontaku 2012 Wrestling Dontaku 2012	01 1
64 64	Ibushi, KotaKota Ibushi	02 2	02012-07-29-0000July 29, 2012	71	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Last Rebellion Last Rebellion	02 2
65 65	Low Ki Low Ki	03 3	02012-10-08-0000October 8, 2012	34	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	King of Pro-Wrestling 2012 King of Pro-Wrestling (2012)	00 0
66 66	Devitt, PrincePrince Devitt	03 3	02012-11-11-0000November 11, 2012	419	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Power Struggle Power Struggle	04 4
67 67	Ibushi, KotaKota Ibushi	03 3	02014-01-04-0000January 4, 2014	181	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestle Kingdom 8 Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome	04 4
68 68	Kushida Kushida	01 1	02014-07-04-0000July 4, 2014	79	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Kizuna Road 2014 Kizuna Road 2014	00 0
69 69	Taguchi, RyusukeRyusuke Taguchi	02 2	02014-09-21-0000September 21, 2014	105	Kobe Kobe, Japan	Destruction In Kobe Destruction in Kobe	02 2
70 70	Omega, KennyKenny Omega	01 1	02015-01-04-0000January 4, 2015	182	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestle Kingdom 9 Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome	03 3
71 71	Kushida Kushida	02 2	02015-07-05-0000July 5, 2015	80	Osaka Osaka, Japan	Dominion 7.5 Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall	01 1
72 72	Omega, KennyKenny Omega	02 2	02015-09-23-0000September 23, 2015	103	Okayama Okayama, Japan	Destruction In Okayama Destruction in Okayama	01 1
73 73	Kushida Kushida	03 3	02016-01-04-0000January 4, 2016	3028+	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	Wrestle Kingdom 10 Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome	05 5

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 == Title history ==
+==Title history==
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-! style="width:0%" |Successful defenses
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 |-
+|'''#'''
-|1
+|Order in reign history
-|[[Shiro Koshinaka]]
-|1
-|
-February 6, 1986
-|102 Days
-|Tokyo
-|1
-| align="left" |Koshinaka defeated [[George Takano|The Cobra]] in a tournament final to become the first champion
 |-
+|'''Reign'''
-|2
+|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
-|Nobuhiko Takada
-|1
-|May 19, 1986
-|123 Days
-|Tokyo
-|6
-|
 |-
+|'''Event'''
-|3
+|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
-|Shiro Koshinaka
-|2
+|-
+|'''Successful defenses'''
-|September 19, 1986
+|The number of successful defenses the champion had during his reign
-|317 Days
+|-
-|Fukuoka
+| '''&mdash;'''
-|2
+|Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+|-
+|'''N/A'''
+|The information is not available or is unknown
+|-
+|'''+'''
+|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
+|}
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+!width=0%|Reign
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+!width=16%|Location
+!width=17%|Event
+!width=0%|Successful defenses
+!width=60% class="unsortable"|Notes
+!width=0% class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
+|-
+!{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{sortname|Shiro|Koshinaka}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1986|02|6}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=06|year1=1986|month2=05|day2=19|year2=1986}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|Koshinaka defeated [[George Takano|The Cobra]] in a tournament final to become the first champion.
+|<ref name="PWI">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwi-online.com/pages/wrestlingframe.html|title=PWI: Wrestling History|work=[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]|publisher=PWI-Online.com|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref>
+|-
+!{{sort|02|2}}
+|{{sortname|Nobuhiko|Takada}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1986|05|19}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=19|year1=1986|month2=09|day2=19|year2=1986}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|06|6}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|03|3}}
+|{{sort|Koshinaka|[[Shiro Koshinaka]]}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1986|09|19}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=19|year1=1986|month2=08|day2=02|year2=1987}}
+|{{sort|Fukuoka|[[Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
+|
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|Vacated
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1987|08|02}}
-|August 2, 1987
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=02|year1=1987|month2=08|day2=20|year2=1987}}|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|Koshinaka vacated the championship due to injuring his right ankle.
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|Koshinaka vacated the championship due to injuring his right ankle.
 |-
-|{{sort|04|4}}
+!{{sort|04|4}}
-|[[Kuniaki Kobayashi]]
+|{{sortname|Kuniaki|Kobayashi}}
 |{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1987|08|20}}
-|August 20, 1987
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=20|year1=1987|month2=12|day2=27|year2=1987}}
-|129 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-| align="left" |Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated [[Nobuhiko Takada]] to win the vacant championship.
+|align="left"|Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated [[Nobuhiko Takada]] to win the vacant championship.
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|05|5}}
+!{{sort|05|5}}
-|[[Hiroshi Hase]]
+|{{sortname|Hiroshi|Hase}}
 |{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1987|12|27}}
-|December 27, 1987
+|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=27|year1=1987|month2=05|day2=27|year2=1988}}
-|152 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|3
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|06|6}}
+!{{sort|06|6}}
-|[[Owen Hart]]
+|{{sortname|Owen|Hart}}
 |{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1988|05|27}}
-|May 27, 1988
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=27|year1=1988|month2=06|day2=24|year2=1988}}
-|28 Days
+|{{sort|Sendai|[[Sendai|Sendai, Japan]]}}
-|Sendai
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|07|7}}
+!{{sort|07|7}}
-|Shiro Koshinaka
+|{{sortname|Shiro|Koshinaka}}
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|1988|06|24}}
-|June 24, 1988
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=24|year1=1988|month2=03|day2=16|year2=1989}}
-|265 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|6
+|{{sort|06|6}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|08|8}}
+!{{sort|08|8}}
-|Hiroshi Hase
+|{{sortname|Hiroshi|Hase}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|1989|03|16}}
-|March 16, 1989
+|{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=16|year1=1989|month2=05|day2=25|year2=1989}}
-|70 Days
+|{{sort|Yokohama|[[Yokohama|Yokohama, Japan]]}}
-|Yokohama
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|09|9}}
+!{{sort|09|9}}
-|[[Jushin Thunder Liger|Jushin Liger]]
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger|Jushin Liger]]}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1989|05|25}}
-|May 25, 1989
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=25|year1=1989|month2=08|day2=10|year2=1989}}
-|77 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|10|10}}
+!{{sort|10|10}}
-|[[Naoki Sano]]
+|{{sortname|Naoki|Sano}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1989|08|10}}
-|August 10, 1989
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=1989|month2=01|day2=31|year2=1990}}
-|174 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|11|11}}
+!{{sort|11|11}}
-|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|1990|01|31}}
-|January 31, 1990
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=31|year1=1990|month2=08|day2=19|year2=1990}}
-|200 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|12|12}}
-|—
+|{{sort|Pegasus Kid|[[Chris Benoit|Pegasus Kid]]}}
-|Vacated
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|—
+|{{dts|link=off|1990|08|19}}
-|April 15, 1991
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=19|year1=1990|month2=11|day2=01|year2=1990}}
-|—
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|—
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|—
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-|Liger vacated the championship so a new champion could be decided in the [[Best of the Super Juniors |Top of the Super Juniors tournament]].
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="SlamBenoit">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/benoit.html|title=Chris Benoit|last=Milner|first=John|date=2005-03-22|work=Slam! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|13|13}}
-|12
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|[[Norio Honaga]]
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1990|11|1}}
-|April 30, 1991
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=01|year1=1990|month2=04|day2=15|year2=1991}}
-|43 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Honaga defeated [[Jushin Thunder Liger]] in the finals of the [[Best of the Super Juniors|Top of the Super Juniors tournament]].
+|align="left"|
-|-
-|13
+|
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|Jushin Thunder Liger
+|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|4
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|June 12, 1991
+|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|58 Days
+|{{dts|link=off|1991|04|15}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=15|year1=1991|month2=04|day2=15|year2=1991}}|&mdash;}}
-|0
+|{{sort|0.0|N/A}}
-| align="left" |
+|{{sort|0.0|N/A}}
+|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|Liger vacated the championship so a new champion could be decided in the [[Best of the Super Juniors#1991|Top of the Super Juniors]] tournament.
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|14|14}}
+!{{sort|14|14}}
+|{{sortname|Norio|Honaga}}
-|[[Akira Nogami]]
 |{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1991|04|30}}
-|August 9, 1991
+|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=30|year1=1991|month2=06|day2=12|year2=1991}}
-|88 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|Honaga defeated [[Jushin Thunder Liger]] in the finals of the [[Best of the Super Juniors#1991|Top of the Super Juniors]] tournament.
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|15|15}}
+!{{sort|15|15}}
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|Norio Honaga
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|1991|06|12}}
-|November 5, 1991
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=12|year1=1991|month2=08|day2=09|year2=1991}}
-|95 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
-|{{sort|16|16}}
+!{{sort|16|16}}
+|{{sortname|Akira|Nogami}}
-|Jushin Thunder Liger
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|5
+|{{dts|link=off|1991|08|9}}
-|February 8, 1992
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=09|year1=1991|month2=11|day2=05|year2=1991}}
-|139 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Sapporo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|3
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-| align="left" |
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|17|17}}
-|17
+|{{sortname|Norio|Honaga}}
-|[[El Samurai]]
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1991|11|5}}
-|June 26, 1992
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=1991|month2=02|day2=08|year2=1992}}
-|149 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|5
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|18|18}}
-|18
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|[[Ultimo Dragon]]
+|{{sort|05|5}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1992|02|8}}
-|November 22, 1992
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=08|year1=1992|month2=06|day2=26|year2=1992}}
-|43 Days
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|19|19}}
-|19
+|{{sortname|El|Samurai}}
-|Jushin Thunder Liger
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|6
+|{{dts|link=off|1992|06|26}}
-|January 4, 1993
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=26|year1=1992|month2=11|day2=22|year2=1992}}
-|628 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|5
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|20|20}}
+|{{sort|Ultimo Dragón|[[Último Dragón]]}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1992|11|22}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=22|year1=1992|month2=01|day2=04|year2=1993}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="SlamUD">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingEditorial/oct28_molinaro.html|title=Chris Benoit|last=Molinaro|first=John F.|date=1999-10-28|work=Slam! Sports: Wrestling|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref>
+|-
+!{{sort|21|21}}
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
+|{{sort|06|6}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1993|01|4}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=1993|month2=09|day2=24|year2=1994}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Fantastic Story|[[January 4 Dome Show#Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome|Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome]]}}
+|{{sort|05|5}}
+|align="left"|
+|
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|Vacated
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1994|09|24}}
-|September 24, 1994
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=24|year1=1994|month2=09|day2=24|year2=1994}}|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|Liger vacated the championship due to fracturing his left ankle.
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|Liger vacated the championship due to fracturing his left ankle.
 |-
+!{{sort|22|22}}
-|20
+|{{sortname|Norio|Honaga}}
-|[[Kensuke Sasaki]]
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1994|09|27}}
-|August 31, 1997
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=27|year1=1994|month2=02|day2=19|year2=1995}}
-|216 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Yokohama
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|3
+|{{sort|06|6}}
+|align="left"|Honaga defeated [[Chris Benoit|Wild Pegasus]] in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|23|23}}
-|21
+|{{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
-|Tatsumi Fujinami
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|6
+|{{dts|link=off|1995|02|19}}
-|April 4, 1998
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=1995|month2=05|day2=03|year2=1995}}
-|126 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|24|24}}
-|22
+|{{sort|Sabu|[[Sabu (wrestler)|Sabu]]}}
-|[[Masahiro Chono]]
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1995|05|3}}
-|August 8, 1998
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=1995|month2=06|day2=14|year2=1995}}
-|44 Days
+|{{sort|Fukuoka|[[Fukuoka, Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Wrestling Dontaku 1995|[[Wrestling Dontaku#1995|Wrestling Dontaku 1995]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+!{{sort|25|25}}
+|{{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
-|Vacated
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1995|06|14}}
-|September 21, 1998
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=14|year1=1995|month2=01|day2=04|year2=1996}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Due to Chono's neck injury.
+|align="left"|This match was also for Kanemoto's [[UWA World Welterweight Championship]].
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|26|26}}
-|23
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|[[Scott Norton]]
+|{{sort|07|7}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1996|01|4}}
-|September 23, 1998
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=1996|month2=04|day2=29|year2=1996}}
-|103 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Yokohama
+|{{sort|Wrestling World 1996|[[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestling World 1996|Wrestling World 1996]]}}
-|4
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] to win the vacant title.
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|27|27}}
-|24
+|{{sort|The Great Sasuke|[[The Great Sasuke]]}}
-|Keiji Mutoh
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|1996|04|29}}
-|January 4, 1999
+|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=1996|month2=10|day2=11|year2=1996}}
-|340 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Battle Formation|Battle Formation}}
-|5
+|{{sort|05|5}}
+|align="left"|On August 5, 1996, Sasuke won an 8-man tournament to form the [[J-Crown]], an octuple-belt championship that includes the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title; these titles were still considered separate, but were defended together.
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|28|28}}
-|25
+|{{sort|Ultimo Dragón|[[Último Dragón]]}}
-|Genichiro Tenryu
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1996|10|11}}
-|December 10, 1999
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=11|year1=1996|month2=01|day2=04|year2=1997}}
-|25 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|07|7}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|29|29}}
-|26
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|Kensuke Sasaki/Power Warrior
+|{{sort|08|8}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|1997|01|4}}
-|January 4, 2000
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=1997|month2=07|day2=06|year2=1997}}
-|279 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Wrestling World 1997|[[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestling World 1997|Wrestling World 1997]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|align="left"|Liger lost the [[WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship]] from the J-Crown on June 6, 1997, but continued to defend the other 7 belts.
 |
 |-
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+!{{sort|30|30}}
+|{{sortname|El|Samurai}}
-|Vacated
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1997|07|6}}
-|October 9, 2000
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=1997|month2=08|day2=10|year2=1997}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-|Vacated after Sasaki lost a non-title match to [[Toshiaki Kawada]] at ''Do Judge!!''.
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|31|31}}
-|27
+|{{sortname|Shinjiro|Otani}}
-|Kensuke Sasaki
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|1997|08|10}}
-|January 4, 2001
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=10|year1=1997|month2=02|day2=07|year2=1998}}
-|72 Days
+|{{sort|Nagoya|[[Nagoya|Nagoya, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Four Heaven In Nagoya Dome|The Four Heaven in Nagoya Dome}}
-|1
+|{{sort|05|5}}
-|Defeated [[Toshiaki Kawada]] in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
+|align="left"|On November 5, 1997, Otani vacated all J-Crown belts but the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title after the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] retook control of its [[WWF Light Heavyweight Championship|Light Heavyweight title]], effectively ending the J-Crown.
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|32|32}}
-|28
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|Scott Norton
+|{{sort|09|9}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|1998|02|7}}
-|March 17, 2001
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=07|year1=1998|month2=03|day2=17|year2=1999}}
-|23 Days
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
-|Nagoya
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|08|8}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|33|33}}
-|29
+|{{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
-|[[Kazuyuki Fujita]]
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1999|03|17}}
-|April 9, 2001
+|{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=17|year1=1999|month2=08|day2=28|year2=1999}}
-|270 Days
+|{{sort|Hiroshima|[[Hiroshima|Hiroshima, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Live event|[[House show|Live event]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+!{{sort|34|34}}
+|{{sortname|Kendo|Kashin}}
-|Vacated
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|1999|08|28}}
-|January 4, 2002
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=28|year1=1999|month2=10|day2=11|year2=1999}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Jingu Climax|Jingu Climax}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|Due to an injured achilles tendon.
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|35|35}}
-|30
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|[[Tadao Yasuda]]
+|{{sort|10|10}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1999|10|11}}
-|February 16, 2002
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=11|year1=1999|month2=11|day2=29|year2=1999}}
-|48 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Final Dome|Final Dome}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|Defeated [[Yuji Nagata]] in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
+|align="left"|
+|
 |-
+!{{sort|36|36}}
-|31
+|{{sortname|Juventud|Guerrera}}
-|[[Yuji Nagata]]
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1999|11|29}}
-|April 5, 2002
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=29|year1=1999|month2=12|day2=06|year2=1999}}
-|392 Days
+|{{sort|Denver|[[Denver, Colorado|Denver, United States]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Nitro|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]''}}
-|10
+|{{sort|00|0}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|37|37}}
-|32
+|{{sort|Liger|[[Jushin Thunder Liger]]}}
-|[[Yoshihiro Takayama]]
+|{{sort|11|11}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|1999|12|6}}
-|May 2, 2003
+|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=06|year1=1999|month2=07|day2=20|year2=2000}}
-|185 Days
+|{{sort|Milwaukee|[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Milwaukee, United States]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Nitro|''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Nitro]]''}}
-|3
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|This match was also for Takayama's [[NWF Heavyweight Championship]].
+|align="left"|[[Psicosis|Psychosis]] replaced Guerrera in the match due to Guerrera suffering a fractured right arm.
-|-
-|33
-|[[Hiroyoshi Tenzan]]
-|1
-|November 3, 2003
-|36 Days
-|Yokohama
-|0
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|38|38}}
-|34
+|{{sortname|Tatsuhito|Takaiwa}}
-|[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2000|07|20}}
-|December 9, 2003
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2000|month2=10|day2=29|year2=2000}}
-|58 Days
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Summer Struggle 2000|Summer Struggle 2000}}
-|1
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Nakamura defeated Yoshihiro Takayama to unify the IWGP Heavyweight Championship with the [[NWF Heavyweight Championship]] on January&nbsp;4, 2004 at [[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestling World 2004|Wrestling World 2004]].
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name=NJPW2000Results>{{cite web|url=http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/result_2000.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20031211215548/http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/result_2000.html|title=試合結果 2000年|archivedate=2003-12-11|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=So-net.ne.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+!{{sort|39|39}}
+|{{sort|Tanaka|[[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru Tanaka]]}}
-|Vacated
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2000|10|29}}
-|February 5, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=29|year1=2000|month2=07|day2=20|year2=2001}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Kobe|[[Kobe|Kobe, Japan]]}}
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|Get A Right!!|Get a Right!!}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Due to Nakamura suffering various injuries.
+|align="left"|
-|-
+|<ref name=NJPW2000Results/>
-|35
-|Hiroyoshi Tenzan
-|2
-|February 15, 2004
-|26 Days
-|Tokyo
-|1
-|Defeated Genichiro Tenryu in a tournament final for the vacant title.
 |-
+!{{sort|40|40}}
-|36
+|{{sortname|Masayuki|Naruse}}
-|Kensuke Sasaki
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|4
+|{{dts|link=off|2001|07|20}}
-|March 12, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=20|year1=2001|month2=10|day2=08|year2=2001}}
-|16 Days
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Dome Quake|Dome Quake}}
-|0
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|41|41}}
-|37
+|{{sortname|Kendo|Kashin}}
-|[[Bob Sapp]]
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2001|10|8}}
-|March 28, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=08|year1=2001|month2=02|day2=16|year2=2002}}
-|66 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Indicate of Next|Indicate of Next}}
-|1
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|42|42}}
+|{{sort|Tanaka|[[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru Tanaka]]}}
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2002|02|16}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=16|year1=2002|month2=07|day2=19|year2=2002}}
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Fighting Spirit 2002|Fighting Spirit 2002}}
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name=NJPW2002Results>{{cite web|url=http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/result.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021216141135/http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/result.html|title=試合結果 2002年|archivedate=2002-12-16|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=So-net.ne.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
+|-
+!{{sort|43|43}}
+|{{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2002|07|19}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=19|year1=2002|month2=04|day2=23|year2=2003}}
+|{{sort|Sapporo|[[Sapporo|Sapporo, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Summer Fight Series 2002|Summer Fight Series 2002}}
+|{{sort|06|6}}
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name=NJPW2002Results/>
+|-
+!{{sort|44|44}}
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2003|04|23}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=23|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2003}}
+|{{sort|Hiroshima|[[Hiroshima|Hiroshima, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Strong Energy 2003|Strong Energy 2003}}
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="PowerSlam109">{{cite news|author=Power Slam Staff|title=We are the Champions (as of July 8)|page=15|work=Power Slam Magazine|id=109|date=August 2003|publisher=SW Publishing LTD|location=[[Lancaster, Lancashire]], [[England]]}}</ref><ref name=NJPW2003Results>{{cite web|url=http://www.njp-w.jp/result/result_2003.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051218200711/http://www.njp-w.jp/result/result_2003.html|title=試合結果 インデックス 2003年|archivedate=2005-12-18|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJP-W.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|Vacated
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2003|09|23}}
-|June 2, 2004
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2003|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2003}}|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|The championship was vacated so it could be contested for in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]].
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|Title vacated after Sapp lost a K-1 fight to [[Kazuyuki Fujita]].
 |-
+!{{sort|45|45}}
-|38
+|{{sort|Jado|[[Jado]]}}
-|Kazuyuki Fujita
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2003|10|13}}
-|June 5, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=13|year1=2003|month2=12|day2=14|year2=2003}}
-|126 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Ultimate Crush|Ultimate Crush}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|Defeated [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] to win the vacant title.
+|align="left"|Jado defeated [[Dick Togo]], [[El Samurai]], [[Gedo (wrestler)|Gedo]], [[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Heat]], [[Jushin Thunder Liger]], [[Katsushi Takemura]], [[Koji Kanemoto]], [[Masahito Kakihara]], [[Masayuki Naruse]] and [[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]] in a [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|battle royal]] to win the vacant championship.
+|<ref name=NJPW2003Results/>
+|-
+!{{sort|46|46}}
+|{{sort|Heat|[[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Heat]]}}
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2003|12|14}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=14|year1=2003|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2005}}
+|{{sort|Nagoya|[[Nagoya|Nagoya, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|Battle Final 2003|Battle Final 2003}}
+|{{sort|11|11}}
+|align="left"|Previously known as Minoru Tanaka.
+|<ref name=NJPW2003Results/><ref name="PowerSlam116">{{cite news|author=Power Slam Magazine Staff|title=We are the champions (as of February 11)|page=15|work=Power Slam Magazine|id=116|date=March 2005|publisher=SW Publishing LTD|location=[[Lancaster, Lancashire]], [[England]]}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|47|47}}
-|39
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
-|Kensuke Sasaki
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|5
+|{{dts|link=off|2005|01|4}}
-|October 9, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2005|month2=10|day2=08|year2=2005}}
-|64 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Toukon Festival: Wrestling World|[[January 4 Dome Show#Toukon Festival: Wrestling World 2005|Toukon Festival: Wrestling World]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|48|48}}
-|40
+|{{sort|Black Tiger|[[Rocky Romero|Black Tiger]]}}
-|Hiroyoshi Tenzan
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|2005|10|8}}
-|December 12, 2004
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=08|year1=2005|month2=02|day2=19|year2=2006}}
-|70 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Nagoya
+|{{sort|Toukon Souzou New Chapter|Toukon Souzou New Chapter}}
-|0
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|This match was also for Black Tiger's [[NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship]].
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|49|49}}
-|41
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
-|Satoshi Kojima
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2006|02|19}}
-|February 20, 2005
+|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=19|year1=2006|month2=05|day2=03|year2=2006}}
-|83 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Acceleration|Acceleration}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|This match was also for Kojima's [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]].
+|align="left"|This match was also for Black Tiger's [[NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship]].
+|<ref name=NJPW2006Results>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/result/result.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060603154846/http://www.njpw.co.jp/result/result.html|title=試合結果|archivedate=2006-06-03|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|50|50}}
-|42
+|{{sortname|Koji|Kanemoto}}
-|Hiroyoshi Tenzan
+|{{sort|05|5}}
-|4
+|{{dts|link=off|2006|05|03}}
-|May 14, 2005
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=2006|month2=12|day2=24|year2=2006}}
-|65 Days
+|{{sort|Fukuoka|[[Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|New Japan Cup 2006 Special|New Japan Cup 2006 Special}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name=NJPW2006Results/>
 |-
+!{{sort|51|51}}
-|43
+|{{sort|Minoru|[[Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)|Minoru]]}}
-|Kazuyuki Fujita
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|2006|12|24}}
-|July 18, 2005
+|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=24|year1=2006|month2=07|day2=06|year2=2007}}
-|82 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Sapporo
+|{{sort|Battle Xmas! Catch the Victory|Battle Xmas! Catch the Victory}}
-|0
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|align="left"|Previously known as Minoru Tanaka/Heat.
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|52|52}}
-|44
+|{{sortname|Ryusuke|Taguchi}}
-|[[Brock Lesnar]]
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2007|07|06}}
-|October 8, 2005
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=06|year1=2007|month2=12|day2=08|year2=2007}}
-|280 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour|New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour}}
-|3
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=638|title=新日本プロレス創立35周年Tour Circuit 2007 New Japan Soul C.T.U Farewell Tour|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|53|53}}
+|{{sortname|Wataru|Inoue}}
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2007|12|08}}
+|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=08|year1=2007|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2008}}
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
+|{{sort|New Japan Alive|New Japan Alive}}
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
+|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=504|title=新日本プロレス創立35周年Tour Circuit2007 New Japan Alive|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|Vacated
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2008|06|16}}
-|July 15, 2006
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=16|year1=2008|month2=06|day2=16|year2=2008}}|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
+|{{sort|zz|N/A}}
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|The championship was vacated when Inoue moved to the heavyweight division.
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|Title was vacated due to Lesnar being unable to defend the title because of "problems with a working visa." Lesnar refuses to turn over the championship belt, and later is recognized by the [[Inoki Genome Federation]] as their first champion, using the same belt.
 |-
+!{{sort|54|54}}
-|45
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
-|[[Hiroshi Tanahashi]]
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2008|07|08}}
-|July 17, 2006
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=08|year1=2008|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2008}}
-|270 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Sapporo
+|{{sort|New Japan Trill|New Japan Trill}}
-|4
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-|Defeated [[Matthew Bloom|Giant Bernard]] in a tournament final and they returned to the 2nd version of the belt.
+|align="left"|Tiger Mask defeated [[Fergal Devitt|Prince Devitt]] in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
+|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=402|title=New Japan Trill|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|55|55}}
-|46
+|{{sort|Low Ki|[[Low Ki]]}}
-|Yuji Nagata
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2008|09|21}}
-|April 13, 2007
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2008|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2009}}
-|178 Days
+|{{sort|Kobe|[[Kobe|Kobe, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|New Japan Generation|New Japan Generation}}
-|2
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=434|title=Circuit2008 New Japan Generation|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|56|56}}
-|47
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|05|5}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2009|01|4}}
-|October 8, 2007
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2009|month2=08|day2=15|year2=2009}}
-|88 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Wrestle Kingdom 3|[[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome|Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="WV20090104">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1231099061.php|title=1/4 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III results: Tokyo, Japan|last=Martin|first=Andrew|date=2009-01-04|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref><br><ref name="WV200901042">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1231356865.php|title=Rising Sun Soliloquy Newsletter #7: Colossal Tokyo Dome Edition!|last=Golden|first=Hunter|date=2009-01-07|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|57|57}}
-|48
+|{{sort|Mistico|[[Místico]]}}
-|Shinsuke Nakamura
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2009|08|15}}
-|January 4, 2008
+|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=15|year1=2009|month2=11|day2=08|year2=2009}}
-|114 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|G1 Climax 2009|G1 Climax 2009: New Lords, New Laws}}
-|2
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|Nakamura defeated [[Kurt Angle]] on February&nbsp;17, 2008 on the ''Circuit2008 New Japan Ism'' tour to unify the NJPW and [[Inoki Genome Federation#IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF version)|IGF]] versions of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and two days later they showed the 4th version of the belt.
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="WV20090815">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1250741327.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090824075838/http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1250741327.php|title=Rising Sun Soliloquy Newsletter #36|last=Golden|first=Hunter|archivedate=2009-08-24|date=2009-08-20|work=Wrestleview|accessdate=2015-08-30}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=219|title=フィールズ Presents G1 Climax 2009 ～New Lords，New Laws～|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=NJPW.co.jp|publisher=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=Japanese}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|58|58}}
-|49
+|{{sort|Tiger Mask|[[Tiger Mask IV|Tiger Mask]]}}
-|Keiji Mutoh
+|{{sort|06|6}}
-|4
+|{{dts|link=off|2009|11|8}}
-|April 27, 2008
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=08|year1=2009|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2010}}
-|252 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Destruction '09|[[Destruction '09]]}}
-|4
+|{{sort|00|0}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="reign58">{{cite web|url=http://superluchas.net/resultados-njpw-destruction-tiger-mask-vence-a-mistico-team-3d-y-nakamura-retienen/|title=Resultados NJPW Destruction – Tiger Mask vence a Místico – Team 3D y Nakamura retienen|date=2009-11-08|accessdate=2015-08-30|work=SuperLuchas|language=Spanish}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|59|59}}
-|50
+|{{sortname|Naomichi|Marufuji}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|2010|01|4}}
-|January 4, 2009
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2010|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2010}}
-|122 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Wrestle Kingdom 4|[[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome|Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome]]}}
-|3
+|{{sort|05|5}}
-|
+|align="left"|
+|<ref name="01042010WON">{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/11848/|title=January 4 New Japan Tokyo Dome report &ndash; legends, promotional wars|date=2010-01-04|accessdate=2015-08-30|publisher=Wrestling Observer}}</ref>
 |-
+!{{sort|60|60}}
-|51
+|{{sortname|Prince|Devitt}}
-|Manabu Nakanishi
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2010|06|19}}
-|May 6, 2009
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2010|month2=06|day2=18|year2=2011}}
-|45 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Dominion 6.19|[[Dominion 6.19]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|07|7}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|61|61}}
-|52
+|{{sortname|Kota|Ibushi}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|4
+|{{dts|link=off|2011|06|18}}
-|June 20, 2009
+|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=18|year1=2011|month2=09|day2=11|year2=2011}}
-|58 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Dominion 6.18|[[Dominion 6.18]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
 |
+|- style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
-|-
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|&mdash;|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]}}
-|Vacated
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|{{dts|link=off|2011|09|12}}
-|August 17, 2009
+|{{sort|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=12|year1=2011|month2=09|day2=19|year2=2011}}|&mdash;}}
+|{{sort|0.0|N/A}}
+|{{sort|0.0|N/A}}
 |{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|align="left"|The championship was vacated after Ibushi was sidelined with a shoulder injury.
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
+|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=6319|title=9.19神戸大会全カード決定!　飯伏が負傷欠場、デヴィvsKushidaで"新王者"決定戦！金本vs魔界28号は星野勘太郎メモリアルマッチ!!|date=2011-09-12|work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]]|accessdate=2015-08-30|language=Japanese}}</ref>
-|{{sort|0.0|&mdash;}}
-|Due to Tanahashi fracturing his eye socket.
 |-
+!{{sort|62|62}}
-|53
+|{{sortname|Prince|Devitt}}
-|Shinsuke Nakamura
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|2011|09|19}}
-|September 27, 2009
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=19|year1=2011|month2=05|day2=03|year2=2012}}
-|218 Days
+|{{sort|Kobe|[[Kobe|Kobe, Japan]]}}
-|Kobe
+|{{sort|Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Show|Kantaro Hoshino Memorial Show}}
-|6
+|{{sort|04|4}}
-|Defeated [[Togi Makabe]] to win the vacant title.
+|align="left"|Devitt defeated [[Yujiro Kushida|Kushida]] to win the vacant championship.
-|-
-|54
-|[[Togi Makabe]]
-|1
-|May 3, 2010
-|161 Days
-|Fukuoka
-|3
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|63|63}}
-|55
+|{{sort|Low Ki|[[Low Ki]]}}
-|Satoshi Kojima
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2012|05|03}}
-|October 11, 2010
+|{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=2012|month2=07|day2=29|year2=2012}}
-|85 Days
+|{{sort|Fukuoka|[[Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Wrestling Dontaku 2012|[[Wrestling Dontaku 2012]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|64|64}}
-|56
+|{{sortname|Kota|Ibushi}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|5
+|{{dts|link=off|2012|07|29}}
-|January 4, 2011
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=29|year1=2012|month2=10|day2=08|year2=2012}}
-|404 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Last Rebellion|Last Rebellion}}
-|11
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|65|65}}
-|57
+|{{sort|Low Ki|[[Low Ki]]}}
-|[[Kazuchika Okada]]
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2012|10|08}}
-|February 12, 2012
+|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=08|year1=2012|month2=11|day2=11|year2=2012}}
-|125 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|King of Pro-Wrestling 2012|[[King of Pro-Wrestling (2012)]]}}
-|2
+|{{sort|00|0}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|66|66}}
-|58
+|{{sortname|Prince|Devitt}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|6
+|{{dts|link=off|2012|11|11}}
-|June 16, 2012
+|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=11|year1=2012|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2014}}
-|295 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Power Struggle|[[Power Struggle (2012)|Power Struggle]]}}
-|7
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|67|67}}
-|59
+|{{sortname|Kota|Ibushi}}
-|Kazuchika Okada
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2014|01|04}}
-|April 7, 2013
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=07|day2=04|year2=2014}}
-|391 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Wrestle Kingdom 8|[[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome|Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome]]}}
-|8
+|{{sort|04|4}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|68|68}}
-|60
+|{{sort|Kushida|[[Yujiro Kushida|Kushida]]}}
-|[[AJ Styles]]
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2014|07|04}}
-|May 3, 2014
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=04|year1=2014|month2=09|day2=21|year2=2014}}
-|163 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Fukuoka
+|{{sort|Kizuna Road 2014|Kizuna Road 2014}}
-|2
+|{{sort|00|0}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|69|69}}
-|61
+|{{sortname|Ryusuke|Taguchi}}
-|Hiroshi Tanahashi
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|7
+|{{dts|link=off|2014|09|21}}
-|October 13, 2014
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=21|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2015}}
-|121 Days
+|{{sort|Kobe|[[Kobe|Kobe, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Destruction In Kobe|[[Destruction in Kobe (2014)|Destruction in Kobe]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|02|2}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|70|70}}
-|62
+|{{sortname|Kenny|Omega}}
-|AJ Styles
+|{{sort|01|1}}
-|2
+|{{dts|link=off|2015|01|04}}
-|February 11, 2015
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2015|month2=07|day2=05|year2=2015}}
-|144 Days
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Wrestle Kingdom 9|[[Wrestle Kingdom 9|Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|03|3}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|71|71}}
-|63
+|{{sort|Kushida|[[Yujiro Kushida|Kushida]]}}
-|Kazuchika Okada
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|3
+|{{dts|link=off|2015|07|05}}
-|July 5, 2015
+|{{age in days nts|month1=07|day1=05|year1=2015|month2=09|day2=23|year2=2015}}
-|280 Days
+|{{sort|Osaka|[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Dominion 7.5|[[Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall]]}}
-|3
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|72|72}}
-|64
+|{{sortname|Kenny|Omega}}
-|[[Tetsuya Naito]]
+|{{sort|02|2}}
-|1
+|{{dts|link=off|2015|09|23}}
-|April 10, 2016
+|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=23|year1=2015|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2016}}
-|70 Days
+|{{sort|Okayama|[[Okayama|Okayama, Japan]]}}
-|Tokyo
+|{{sort|Destruction In Okayama|[[Destruction in Okayama (2015)|Destruction in Okayama]]}}
-|1
+|{{sort|01|1}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |-
+!{{sort|73|73}}
-|65
+|{{sort|Kushida|[[Yujiro Kushida|Kushida]]}}
-|Kazuchika Okada
+|{{sort|03|3}}
-|4
+|{{dts|link=off|2016|01|04}}
-|June 19, 2016
-|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2016}}+
+|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2016<!-- |month2=|day2=|year2= -->}}+
+|{{sort|Tokyo|[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]]}}
-|Osaka
+|{{sort|Wrestle Kingdom 10|[[Wrestle Kingdom 10|Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome]]}}
-|0
+|{{sort|05|5}}
+|align="left"|
 |
 |}