List of current champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler, as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines. There are 11 total active championships promoted by NJPW - featuring six singles championships, three traditional tag team championships, and a six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, with two singles championship for female wrestlers. 16 wrestlers currently hold the titles.

The list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout. The following is correct as of November 8, 2024.

Overview

Men's Singles

At the top of NJPW's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers in the heavyweight division is the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. Secondary titles include the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, the NJPW World Television Championship, and the KOPW (King of Pro Wrestling) Championship.

In the junior heavyweight division, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship is the primary title

The NEVER Openweight Championship and the Strong Openweight Championship are available to male wrestlers regardless of weight class.

Men's Tag Team

For tag teams, there are three traditional championships for two-man teams—the IWGP Tag Team Championship, the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the junior heavyweight division.

The NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship serves as the title for three-man teams.

Women's Division

There are two championships for female wrestlers in NJPW - the IWGP Women's Championship (the primary title which is defended in NJPW and sister promotion Stardom), and the Strong Women's Championship.

Current champions

As of November 8, 2024.

Men's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Zack Sabre Jr. 1 October 14, 2024 25 2 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Tetsuya Naito at King of Pro-Wrestling. [1]
IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship David Finlay 2 May 4, 2024 188 4 Fukuoka, Japan Defeated Nic Nemeth at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2. [2]
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Douki 1 July 5, 2024 126 4 Tokyo, Japan Defeated El Desperado at New Japan Soul: Night 7. [3]
NEVER Openweight Championship Shingo Takagi 5 September 29, 2024 40 1 Kobe, Japan Defeated Henare at Destruction in Kobe. [4]
Strong Openweight Championship Gabe Kidd 1 May 11, 2024 181 2 Ontario, California Defeated Eddie Kingston at Resurgence. [5]
KOPW 2024 Great-O-Khan 2
(provisional) 		June 9, 2024 152 0 Osaka, Japan Defeated Yuya Uemura in a Storm Catch Rules match at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.
NJPW World Television Championship Ren Narita 1 October 14, 2024 25 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated previous champion Jeff Cobb and Yota Tsuji at King of Pro-Wrestling. [6]

Tag teams

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Tag Team Championship United Empire
(Great-O-Khan and Henare) 		1
(1, 1) 		June 9, 2024 152 1 Osaka, Japan Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo), Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) in a Four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Intergalactic Jet Setters
(Kevin Knight and Kushida) 		2
(2, 4) 		October 14, 2024 25 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney and Clark Connors) at King of Pro-Wrestling. [7]
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		2
(2, 2) 		June 9, 2024 152 2 Osaka, Japan Defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo), Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) in a Four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Oleg Boltin 2
(6, 6, 2) 		June 16, 2024 145 2 Sapporo, Japan Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Yota Tsuji, Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi) at New Japan Soul: Night 1.

Women's division

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Successful
defenses 		Location Notes Ref.
IWGP Women's Championship Mayu Iwatani 1 April 23, 2023 565 7 Yokohama, Japan Defeated Mercedes Moné at All Star Grand Queendom. [8]
Strong Women's Championship Mercedes Moné 1 June 30, 2024 131 2 Elmont, New York Defeated Stephanie Vaquer in a Winner Takes All match also for Moné's AEW TBS Championship at Forbidden Door. [1]

References

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