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International Wrestling Grand Prix
(January 5, 2011 — March 4, 2021)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
M.V.P. May 15, 2011 East Coast Inva… Philadelphia, PA, USA 148 days
Defeated Toru Yano in the final of an 8–man tournament to become the inaugural champion.
Masato Tanaka Oct 10, 2011 Destruction Tokyo, Japan 125 days
Hirooki Goto Feb 12, 2012 The New Beginning Osaka, Japan 161 days
Shinsuke Nakamura Jul 22, 2012 Kizuna Road Yamagata, Japan 313 days
La Sombra May 31, 2013 Viernes Especta… Mexico City, DFE, Mexico 50 days
Shinsuke Nakamura Jul 20, 2013 Kizuna Road Akita, Japan 168 days
Hiroshi Tanahashi Jan 4, 2014 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 92 days
Shinsuke Nakamura Apr 6, 2014 Invasion Attack Tokyo, Japan 76 days
Bad Luck Fale Jun 21, 2014 Dominion Osaka, Japan 92 days
Shinsuke Nakamura Sep 21, 2014 Destruction Kobe, Japan 224 days
Hirooki Goto May 3, 2015 Wrestling Dontaku Fukuoka, Japan 147 days
Shinsuke Nakamura Sep 27, 2015 Destruction Kobe, Japan 120 days
** Title Vacated ** Jan 25, 2016 -- --
Vacated after Nakamura signs with W.W.E.
Kenny Omega Feb 14, 2016 The New Beginning Nagaoka, Japan 218 days
Michael Elgin Sep 19, 2016 Dominion Osaka, Japan 6 days
Tetsuya Naito Sep 25, 2016 Destruction Kobe, Japan 259 days
Hiroshi Tanahashi Jun 11, 2017 Dominion Osaka, Japan 230 days
Minoru Suzuki Jan 27, 2018 The New Beginning Sapporo, Japan 92 days
Tetsuya Naito Apr 29, 2018 Wrestling Hinokuni Mashiki, Japan 41 days
Chris Jericho Jun 9, 2018 Dominion Osaka, Japan 209 days
Tetsuya Naito Jan 4, 2019 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 92 days
Kota Ibushi Apr 6, 2019 G1 Supercard New York, NY, USA 64 days
Tetsuya Naito Jun 9, 2019 Dominion Osaka, Japan 105 days
Jay White Sep 22, 2019 Destruction Kobe, Japan 104 days
Tetsuya Naito Jan 4, 2020 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 190 days
EVIL Jul 12, 2020 Dominion Osaka, Japan 48 days
Tetsuya Naito Aug 29, 2020 Summer Struggle Tokyo, Japan 128 days
Kota Ibushi Jan 4, 2021 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 59 days
** Deactivated ** Mar 4, 2021 -- --
Unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to form the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.