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U-30 Openweight Championship
(April 23, 2003 — November 2004)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Hiroshi Tanahashi Apr 23, 2003 Strong Energy Hiroshima, Japan 622 days
New Japan Pro Wrestling
International Wrestling Grand Prix
U-30 Openweight Championship
(November 2004 — June 7, 2006)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Shinsuke Nakamura Jan 4, 2005 Wrestling World Tokyo, Japan 117 days
** Title Vacated ** May 1, 2005 -- --
Vacated the championship by request due to lack of ability to defend the title.
Hiroshi Tanahashi [2] Jun 18, 2005 Best of the Sup… Kyoto, Japan 354 days
Defeated Toru Yano in the final of a 6-man round-robin tournament for the vacant title.
** Deactivated ** Jun 7, 2006 -- --
Vacated by Tanahashi at the age of 29 to focus on the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Retired soon after.