IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship information
Professional wrestling championship
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship belt (2017-2023)
Details
Promotion
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
Date established
May 12, 2017[1]
Date retired
December 11, 2023[2]
Other name(s)
IWGP United States Championship
IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)
Kenny Omega[3]
Final champion(s)
Will Ospreay
Most reigns
3 reigns:
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Juice Robinson
Longest reign
Jon Moxley (2nd reign, 564 days)
Shortest reign
Hiroshi Tanahashi (3rd reign, 13 days)
Oldest champion
Hiroshi Tanahashi (45 years, 169 days)
Youngest champion
Jay White (25 years, 110 days)
Heaviest champion
Lance Archer (124 kg (273 lb))
Lightest champion
Kenta (85 kg (187 lb))
The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (IWGP USヘビー級王座, IWGP US hebī-kyū ōza) was 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).[4] The final champion was Will Ospreay, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's deactivation. On December 11, 2023, the title was replaced by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
^Cite error: The named reference TitleAnnouncedWON was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference retired was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference ResultsN2NJPW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^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.
and 21 Related for: IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship information
The IWGP Global HeavyweightChampionship (IWGP GLOBALヘビー級王座, IWGP GLOBAL hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by...
The IWGP World HeavyweightChampionship (IWGP世界ヘビー級王座, IWGP Sekai hebī-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling world heavyweightchampionship owned by the...
(NJPW), where he held various championships, including the IWGP World HeavyweightChampionship. He is the leader of the United Empire and a member of the...
the IWGP World HeavyweightChampionship. In other prominent matches, Kenny Omega defeated Will Ospreay to win the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Championship...
eventually returned to NJPW in November 2017 and won the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweightChampionship the following January. Later in 2018, he betrayed his...
the UnitedStates. On March 4, 2021, the championship was retired by NJPW after being unified with the IWGPHeavyweightChampionship to form the IWGP World...
defeated Lance Archer in a Texas Death match to regain the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweightChampionship and FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) defeated...
Since then, he has become a record three-time IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Champion and a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion (with David Finlay). He was...
British HeavyweightChampionship, Bullet Club leader Jay White defeated Chaos leader Kazuchika Okada, and Juice Robinson defeated Cody for the IWGPUnited States...
website, the IWGP Tag Team Championship is considered the "IWGPHeavyweight [Tag] Class", while the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is listed as...
three reigns as IWGPHeavyweight Champion for Naito, and one reign as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion (the HeavyweightChampionship's successor) for Takagi...
produced independently in the U.S. NJPW crowned the inaugural IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Champion during the weekend. The event's name refers to the...
the Strong Openweight Championship twice and NEVER Openweight Championship and the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweightChampionship once each. On the American...
Intercontinental Championship, the AEW International Championship (previously known as the All-Atlantic Championship), or the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Championship...
setting eight reigns as IWGPHeavyweight Champion, a record three reigns as IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Champion, two reigns as IWGP Intercontinental Champion...
Archer became a singles wrestler, capturing the IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweightChampionship, a championship which he eventually regained for a record-tying...
where he is the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and a former two-time IWGPUnitedStatesHeavyweight Champion. He became widely...
Global Information