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NEVER Openweight Championship
(November 19, 2012 - Present)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Masato Tanaka Nov 19, 2012 NEVER Openweigh… Tokyo, Japan 314 days
Defeated Karl Anderson in the final of a tournament for the inaugural championship. Other participants included BUSHI, Captain New Japan, Daisuke Sasaki, Hiro Tonai, Hiromu Takahashi, Kengo Mashimo, KUSHIDA, Ryuichi Sekine, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shiori Asahi, Tomohiro Ishii, Taishi Takizawa, YOSHI-HASHI, and Yujiro Takahashi
Tetsuya Naito Sep 29, 2013 Destruction Kobe, Japan 135 days
Tomohiro Ishii Feb 11, 2014 The New Beginning Osaka, Japan 138 days
Yujiro Takahashi Jun 29, 2014 Kizuna Road Tokyo, Japan 106 days
Tomohiro Ishii [2] Oct 13, 2014 King of Pro-Wre… Tokyo, Japan 83 days
Togi Makabe Jan 4, 2015 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 41 days
** Vacated ** Feb 14, 2015 -- --
Vacated due to illness.
Tomohiro Ishii [3] Feb 14, 2015 The New Beginning Sendai, Japan 74 days
Togi Makabe [2] Apr 29, 2015 Wrestling Hinokuni Mashiki, Japan 166 days
Tomohiro Ishii [4] Oct 12, 2015 King of Pro-Wre… Tokyo, Japan 84 days
Katsuyori Shibata Jan 4, 2016 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 120 days
Yuji Nagata May 3, 2016 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 47 days
Katsuyori Shibata [2] Jun 19, 2016 Dominion Osaka, Japan 139 days
EVIL Nov 5, 2016 Power Struggle Osaka, Japan 10 days
Katsuyori Shibata [3] Nov 15, 2016 Wrestling World Singapore 50 days
Hirooki Goto Jan 4, 2017 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 113 days
Minoru Suzuki Apr 27, 2017 Road to Wrestli… Hiroshima, Japan 252 days
Hirooki Goto [2] Jan 4, 2018 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 156 days
Michael Elgin Jun 9, 2018 Dominion Osaka, Japan 8 days
Hirooki Goto [3] Jun 17, 2018 Kizuna Road Tokyo, Japan 92 days
Taichi Sep 17, 2018 Destruction Kobe, Japan 47 days
Hirooki Goto [4] Nov 3, 2018 Power Struggle Osaka, Japan 36 days
Kota Ibushi Dec 9, 2018 World Tag League Iwate, Japan 26 days
Will Ospreay Jan 4, 2019 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 92 days
Jeff Cobb Apr 6, 2019 G1 Supercard New York, USA 27 days
Taichi [2] May 3, 2019 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 37 days
Tomohiro Ishii [5] Jun 9, 2019 Dominion Osaka, Japan 83 days
KENTA Aug 31, 2019 Royal Quest London, England 127 days
Hirooki Goto [5] Jan 5, 2020 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 27 days
Shingo Takagi Feb 1, 2020 The New Beginning Cumberland, USA 210 days
Minoru Suzuki [2] Aug 29, 2020 Summer Struggle Tokyo, Japan 70 days
Shingo Takagi [2] Nov 7, 2020 Power Struggle Osaka, Japan 84 days
Hiroshi Tanahashi Jan 30, 2021 The New Beginning Pembroke Pines, USA 93 days
Jay White May 3, 2021 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 194 days
Tomohiro Ishii [6] Nov 13, 2021 Battle In The V… San Jose, USA 52 days
EVIL [2] Jan 4, 2022 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 117 days
Tama Tonga May 1, 2022 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 42 days
Karl Anderson Jun 12, 2022 Dominion Osaka, Japan 206 days
Tama Tonga [2] Jan 4, 2023 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 119 days
David Finlay May 3, 2023 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 159 days
Tama Tonga [3] Oct 9, 2023 Destruction Tokyo, Japan 19 days
Shingo Takagi [3] Oct 28, 2023 Fighting Spirit… Las Vegas, USA 68 days
Tama Tonga [4] Jan 4, 2024 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 16 days
EVIL [3] Jan 20, 2024 The New Beginning Nagoya, Japan 77 days
Shingo Takagi [4] Apr 6, 2024 Sakura Genesis Tokyo, Japan 71 days
Henare Jun 16, 2024 New Japan Soul Sapporo, Japan 138 days