IWGP Heavyweight Championship

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Current champion: Callum Newman

Reign timeline

ChampionWonLostEventDays heldSources
Callum Newman 2026-04-04 present — —
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2026-04-04, lost present
Yota Tsuji 2026-01-04 2026-04-04 — 90
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2026-01-04, lost 2026-04-04
Konosuke Takeshita 2025-10-13 2026-01-04 — 83
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2025-10-13, lost 2026-01-04
Zack Sabre Jr. 2025-06-29 2025-10-13 — 106
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2025-06-29, lost 2025-10-13
Hirooki Goto 2025-02-11 2025-06-29 — 138
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2025-02-11, lost 2025-06-29
Zack Sabre Jr. 2024-10-14 2025-02-11 — 120
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2024-10-14, lost 2025-02-11
Tetsuya Naito 2024-06-30 2024-10-14 — 106
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2024-06-30, lost 2024-10-14
Jon Moxley 2024-04-12 2024-06-30 — 79
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2024-04-12, lost 2024-06-30
Tetsuya Naito 2024-01-04 2024-04-12 — 99
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2024-01-04, lost 2024-04-12
SANADA 2023-04-08 2024-01-04 — 271
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2023-04-08, lost 2024-01-04
Kazuchika Okada 2023-01-04 2023-04-08 — 94
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2023-01-04, lost 2023-04-08
Jay White 2022-06-12 2023-01-04 — 206
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2022-06-12, lost 2023-01-04
Kazuchika Okada 2022-01-04 2022-06-12 — 159
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2022-01-04, lost 2022-06-12
Shingo Takagi 2021-06-07 2022-01-04 — 211
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2021-06-07, lost 2022-01-04
VACANT 2021-05-20 2021-06-07 — 18
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2021-05-20, lost 2021-06-07
Will Ospreay 2021-04-04 2021-05-20 — 46
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2021-04-04, lost 2021-05-20
Kota Ibushi 2021-01-04 2021-04-04 — 90
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2021-01-04, lost 2021-04-04
Tetsuya Naito 2020-08-29 2021-01-04 — 128
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2020-08-29, lost 2021-01-04
EVIL 2020-07-12 2020-08-29 — 48
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2020-07-12, lost 2020-08-29
Tetsuya Naito 2020-01-05 2020-07-12 — 189
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2020-01-05, lost 2020-07-12
Kazuchika Okada 2019-04-06 2020-01-05 — 274
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2019-04-06, lost 2020-01-05
Jay White 2019-02-11 2019-04-06 — 54
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2019-02-11, lost 2019-04-06
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2019-01-04 2019-02-11 — 38
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2019-01-04, lost 2019-02-11
Kenny Omega 2018-06-09 2019-01-04 — 209
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2018-06-09, lost 2019-01-04
Kazuchika Okada 2016-06-19 2018-06-09 — 720
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2016-06-19, lost 2018-06-09
Tetsuya Naito 2016-04-10 2016-06-19 — 70
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2016-04-10, lost 2016-06-19
Kazuchika Okada 2015-07-05 2016-04-10 — 280
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2015-07-05, lost 2016-04-10
AJ Styles 2015-02-11 2015-07-05 — 144
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2015-02-11, lost 2015-07-05
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2014-10-13 2015-02-11 — 121
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2014-10-13, lost 2015-02-11
AJ Styles 2014-05-03 2014-10-13 — 163
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2014-05-03, lost 2014-10-13
Kazuchika Okada 2013-04-07 2014-05-03 — 391
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2013-04-07, lost 2014-05-03
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2012-06-16 2013-04-07 — 295
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2012-06-16, lost 2013-04-07
Kazuchika Okada 2012-02-12 2012-06-16 — 125
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2012-02-12, lost 2012-06-16
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2011-01-04 2012-02-12 — 404
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2011-01-04, lost 2012-02-12
Satoshi Kojima 2010-10-11 2011-01-04 — 85
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2010-10-11, lost 2011-01-04
Togi Makabe 2010-05-03 2010-10-11 — 161
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2010-05-03, lost 2010-10-11
Shinsuke Nakamura 2009-09-27 2010-05-03 — 218
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2009-09-27, lost 2010-05-03
VACANT 2009-08-17 2009-09-27 — 41
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2009-08-17, lost 2009-09-27
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2009-06-20 2009-08-17 — 58
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2009-06-20, lost 2009-08-17
Manabu Nakanishi 2009-05-06 2009-06-20 — 45
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2009-05-06, lost 2009-06-20
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2009-01-04 2009-05-06 — 122
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2009-01-04, lost 2009-05-06
Keiji Muto 2008-04-27 2009-01-04 — 252
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2008-04-27, lost 2009-01-04
Shinsuke Nakamura 2008-01-04 2008-04-27 — 114
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2008-01-04, lost 2008-04-27
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2007-10-08 2008-01-04 — 88
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2007-10-08, lost 2008-01-04
Yuji Nagata 2007-04-13 2007-10-08 — 178
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2007-04-13, lost 2007-10-08
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2006-07-17 2007-04-13 — 270
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2006-07-17, lost 2007-04-13
VACANT 2006-07-15 2006-07-17 — 2
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2006-07-15, lost 2006-07-17
Brock Lesnar 2005-10-08 2006-07-15 — 280
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2005-10-08, lost 2006-07-15
Kazuyuki Fujita 2005-07-18 2005-10-08 — 82
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2005-07-18, lost 2005-10-08
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2005-05-14 2005-07-18 — 65
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2005-05-14, lost 2005-07-18
Satoshi Kojima 2005-02-20 2005-05-14 — 83
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2005-02-20, lost 2005-05-14
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2004-12-12 2005-02-20 — 70
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-12-12, lost 2005-02-20
Kensuke Sasaki 2004-10-09 2004-12-12 — 64
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-10-09, lost 2004-12-12
Kazuyuki Fujita 2004-06-05 2004-10-09 — 126
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-06-05, lost 2004-10-09
VACANT 2004-06-02 2004-06-05 — 3
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-06-02, lost 2004-06-05
Bob Sapp 2004-03-28 2004-06-02 — 66
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-03-28, lost 2004-06-02
Kensuke Sasaki 2004-03-12 2004-03-28 — 16
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-03-12, lost 2004-03-28
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2004-02-15 2004-03-12 — 26
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-02-15, lost 2004-03-12
VACANT 2004-02-05 2004-02-15 — 10
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2004-02-05, lost 2004-02-15
Shinsuke Nakamura 2003-12-09 2004-02-05 — 58
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2003-12-09, lost 2004-02-05
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2003-11-03 2003-12-09 — 36
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2003-11-03, lost 2003-12-09
Yoshihiro Takayama 2003-05-02 2003-11-03 — 185
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2003-05-02, lost 2003-11-03
Yuji Nagata 2002-04-05 2003-05-02 — 392
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2002-04-05, lost 2003-05-02
Tadao Yasuda 2002-02-16 2002-04-05 — 48
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2002-02-16, lost 2002-04-05
VACANT 2002-01-04 2002-02-16 — 43
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2002-01-04, lost 2002-02-16
Kazuyuki Fujita 2001-04-09 2002-01-04 — 270
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2001-04-09, lost 2002-01-04
Scott Norton 2001-03-17 2001-04-09 — 23
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2001-03-17, lost 2001-04-09
Kensuke Sasaki 2001-01-04 2001-03-17 — 72
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2001-01-04, lost 2001-03-17
VACANT 2000-10-09 2001-01-04 — 87
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2000-10-09, lost 2001-01-04
Kensuke Sasaki 2000-01-04 2000-10-09 — 279
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 2000-01-04, lost 2000-10-09
Genichiro Tenryu 1999-12-10 2000-01-04 — 25
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1999-12-10, lost 2000-01-04
Keiji Muto 1999-01-04 1999-12-10 — 340
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1999-01-04, lost 1999-12-10
Scott Norton 1998-09-23 1999-01-04 — 103
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1998-09-23, lost 1999-01-04
VACANT 1998-09-21 1998-09-23 — 2
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1998-09-21, lost 1998-09-23
Masahiro Chono 1998-08-08 1998-09-21 — 44
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1998-08-08, lost 1998-09-21
Tatsumi Fujinami 1998-04-04 1998-08-08 — 126
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1998-04-04, lost 1998-08-08
Kensuke Sasaki 1997-08-31 1998-04-04 — 216
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1997-08-31, lost 1998-04-04
Shinya Hashimoto 1996-04-29 1997-08-31 — 489
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1996-04-29, lost 1997-08-31
Nobuhiko Takada 1996-01-04 1996-04-29 — 116
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1996-01-04, lost 1996-04-29
Keiji Muto 1995-05-03 1996-01-04 — 246
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1995-05-03, lost 1996-01-04
Shinya Hashimoto 1994-05-01 1995-05-03 — 367
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1994-05-01, lost 1995-05-03
Tatsumi Fujinami 1994-04-04 1994-05-01 — 27
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1994-04-04, lost 1994-05-01
Shinya Hashimoto 1993-09-20 1994-04-04 — 196
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1993-09-20, lost 1994-04-04
The Great Muta 1992-08-16 1993-09-20 — 400
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1992-08-16, lost 1993-09-20
Riki Choshu 1992-01-04 1992-08-16 — 225
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1992-01-04, lost 1992-08-16
Tatsumi Fujinami 1991-03-04 1992-01-04 — 306
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1991-03-04, lost 1992-01-04
Big Van Vader 1991-01-17 1991-03-04 — 46
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1991-01-17, lost 1991-03-04
Tatsumi Fujinami 1990-12-26 1991-01-17 — 22
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1990-12-26, lost 1991-01-17
Riki Choshu 1990-08-19 1990-12-26 — 129
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1990-08-19, lost 1990-12-26
Big Van Vader 1989-08-10 1990-08-19 — 374
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1989-08-10, lost 1990-08-19
Riki Choshu 1989-07-12 1989-08-10 — 29
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1989-07-12, lost 1989-08-10
Salman Hashimikov 1989-05-25 1989-07-12 — 48
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1989-05-25, lost 1989-07-12
Big Van Vader 1989-04-24 1989-05-25 — 31
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1989-04-24, lost 1989-05-25
VACANT 1989-04-05 1989-04-24 — 19
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1989-04-05, lost 1989-04-24
Tatsumi Fujinami 1988-06-24 1989-04-05 — 285
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1988-06-24, lost 1989-04-05
VACANT 1988-05-27 1988-06-24 — 28
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1988-05-27, lost 1988-06-24
Tatsumi Fujinami 1988-05-08 1988-05-27 — 19
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1988-05-08, lost 1988-05-27
VACANT 1988-05-02 1988-05-08 — 6
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1988-05-02, lost 1988-05-08
Antonio Inoki 1987-06-12 1988-05-02 — 325
1 source
  • Cagematch: won 1987-06-12, lost 1988-05-02

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