Title History
NEVER Openweight
Most Reigns
(Minimum 2)
(Minimum 2)
| Reigns: | First Win: | Last Win: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Feb. 11, 2014 | Nov. 13, 2021 |
| Hirooki Goto | 5 | Jan. 04, 2017 | Jan. 05, 2020 |
| Shingo Takagi | 4 | Feb. 01, 2020 | Apr. 06, 2024 |
| Tama Tonga | 4 | May 01, 2022 | Jan. 04, 2024 |
| EVIL | 3 | Nov. 05, 2016 | Jan. 20, 2024 |
| Katsuyori Shibata | 3 | Jan. 04, 2016 | Nov. 15, 2016 |
| Minoru Suzuki | 2 | Apr. 27, 2017 | Aug. 29, 2020 |
| Taichi | 2 | Sep. 17, 2018 | May 03, 2019 |
| Togi Makabe | 2 | Jan. 04, 2015 | Apr. 29, 2015 |
Longests Reigns
(Minimum 31 Days)
(Minimum 31 Days)
| Won: | Lost: | Length: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Masato Tanaka | Nov 19, 2012 | Sep 29, 2013 | 314 days |
| 2. | Minoru Suzuki | Apr 27, 2017 | Jan 04, 2018 | 252 days |
| 3. | Shingo Takagi | Feb 01, 2020 | Aug 29, 2020 | 210 days |
| 4. | Karl Anderson | Jun 12, 2022 | Jan 04, 2023 | 206 days |
| 5. | Jay White | May 03, 2021 | Nov 13, 2021 | 194 days |
| 6. | Togi Makabe | Apr 29, 2015 | Oct 12, 2015 | 166 days |
| 7. | David Finlay | May 03, 2023 | Oct 09, 2023 | 159 days |
| 8. | Hirooki Goto | Jan 04, 2018 | Jun 09, 2018 | 156 days |
| 9. | Katsuyori Shibata | Jun 19, 2016 | Nov 05, 2016 | 139 days |
| 10. | Tomohiro Ishii | Feb 11, 2014 | Jun 29, 2014 | 138 days |
| 11. | Tetsuya Naito | Sep 29, 2013 | Feb 11, 2014 | 135 days |
| 12. | Kenta | Aug 31, 2019 | Jan 05, 2020 | 127 days |
| 13. | Katsuyori Shibata | Jan 04, 2016 | May 03, 2016 | 120 days |
| 14. | Tama Tonga | Jan 04, 2023 | May 03, 2023 | 119 days |
| 15. | EVIL | Jan 04, 2022 | May 01, 2022 | 117 days |
| 16. | Hirooki Goto | Jan 04, 2017 | Apr 27, 2017 | 113 days |
| 17. | Yujiro Takahashi | Jun 29, 2014 | Oct 13, 2014 | 106 days |
| 18. | Hiroshi Tanahashi | Jan 30, 2021 | May 03, 2021 | 93 days |
| 19. | Hirooki Goto | Jun 17, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 | 92 days |
| Will Ospreay | Jan 04, 2019 | Apr 06, 2019 | 92 days |
Total Time Holding Championship
| Reigns: | Span: | Total: | Average: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | 2014-2022 | 514 days | 86 days |
| 2. | Hirooki Goto | 5 | 2017-2020 | 424 days | 85 days |
| 3. | Shingo Takagi | 4 | 2020-2024 | 419 days | 105 days |
| 4. | Minoru Suzuki | 2 | 2017-2020 | 322 days | 161 days |
| 5. | Masato Tanaka | 1 | 2012-2013 | 314 days | 314 days |
| 6. | Katsuyori Shibata | 3 | 2016-2017 | 309 days | 103 days |
| 7. | Togi Makabe | 2 | 2015-2015 | 207 days | 104 days |
| 8. | Karl Anderson | 1 | 2022-2023 | 206 days | 206 days |
| 9. | EVIL | 3 | 2016-2024 | 204 days | 68 days |
| 10. | Tama Tonga | 4 | 2022-2024 | 196 days | 49 days |
| 11. | Jay White | 1 | 2021-2021 | 194 days | 194 days |
| 12. | David Finlay | 1 | 2023-2023 | 159 days | 159 days |
| 13. | Tetsuya Naito | 1 | 2013-2014 | 135 days | 135 days |
| 14. | Kenta | 1 | 2019-2020 | 127 days | 127 days |
| 15. | Yujiro Takahashi | 1 | 2014-2014 | 106 days | 106 days |
| 16. | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 1 | 2021-2021 | 93 days | 93 days |
| 17. | Will Ospreay | 1 | 2019-2019 | 92 days | 92 days |
| 18. | Taichi | 2 | 2018-2019 | 84 days | 42 days |
| 19. | Yuji Nagata | 1 | 2016-2016 | 47 days | 47 days |
| 20. | Jeff Cobb | 1 | 2019-2019 | 27 days | 27 days |
Title Change Locations
| CITY: | # |
| Tokyo, Japan | 17 |
| Osaka, Japan | 16 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | 5 |
| STATE/PROV.: | # |
| Kanto, Japan | 17 |
| Kyushu, Japan | 5 |
| COUNTRY: | # |
| Japan | 37 |
| USA | 5 |
Title Changes At Events
| Event: | Changes: |
|---|---|
| Wrestle Kingdom | 9 |
| The New Beginning | 5 |
| Wrestling Dontaku | 5 |
| Dominion | 4 |
| Destruction | 3 |
| Power Struggle | 3 |
| Kizuna Road | 2 |
| King of Pro-Wrestling | 2 |