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History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 5
At NJPW’s The New Beginning, Hiroshi Tanahashi was challenged by the most unlikely of people: Kazuchika Okada.
And when Okada made his challenge, most fans...
History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 4
When Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Kurt Angle to unify his championship with the IGF version of the belt, it marked an end of an era.
It...
History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 3
Tadao Yasuda’s first and only reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion lasted a mere 48 days. On April 5th, 2002, he lost the title to...
The History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 2 – Inoki’s Descent Into...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) had one of its biggest paydays on April 29th, 1996. On that Tokyo Dome Showcard, company savior Shinya Hashimoto defeated...
The History of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Part 1
The IWGP Heavyweight Championship is the most prestigious wrestling title in New Japan Pro Wrestling. It boasts a long and interesting history and has...
History of the IWGP Intercontinental Title – Part 6
After winning the IWGP Intercontinental title for the third time at Wrestle Kingdom 13, Tetsuya Naito began a year in which the spotlight was...
History of The IWGP Intercontinental Title (Part 4) – Origins
We last left the IWGP Intercontinental title vacant after Shinsuke Nakamura's time as champion. He parted ways with the title that came to define...
History of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship (Part 3)
We're now at the third part of my History of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. After Shinsuke Nakamura won the IWGP Intercontinental Title for the...
History of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship (Part 2) – The Rise of the King...
We last left the newly introduced IWGP Intercontinental Championship belt with MVP who won a grueling tournament in America during the New Invasion tour...
History of the IWGP Intercontinental Championship (Pt.1)
Despite no longer being an active title, the lineage and prestige behind New Japan’s IWGP Intercontinental Championship, it might be surprising that it is...