List of IWGP Heavyweight Champions - Revision history

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-	~~[[File:Aj Styles Smash 2014.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[A.J. Styles]], the current [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship\|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]].]]~~
	The '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship\|International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship]]''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)\|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan\|Japanese]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)\|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987\|IWGP tournament]].		The '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship\|International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship]]''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)\|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan\|Japanese]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)\|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987\|IWGP tournament]].

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	The '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship\|International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship]]''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)\|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan\|Japanese]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)\|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987\|IWGP tournament]].		The '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship\|International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship]]''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)\|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan\|Japanese]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion\|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)\|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987\|IWGP tournament]].

-	Title reigns are determined either by [[Mock Combat\|professional wrestling matches]] featuring wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]]s, [[Plot (Narrative)\|plot]]s and storylines or by other scripted circumstances, where wrestlers were awarded the title. Wrestlers are portrayed as either [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villains]] or [[Face (professional wrestling)\|fan favorites]] as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. The inaugural champion was Antonio Inoki, who beat Masa Saito on June 12, 1987. [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] holds the record for most reigns with seven. Shinya Hashimoto's 489 days is the longest reign in the title's history. [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] is the youngest champion at 23 years and 288 days, while [[Genichiro Tenryu]] is the oldest champion at 49 years and 311 days. Overall, there have been a total of 26 recognized champions, who have had a combined 62 official reigns. [[~~K.J. Styles~~]] is the current champion in his ~~second~~ reign.	+	Title reigns are determined either by [[Mock Combat\|professional wrestling matches]] featuring wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted [[Feud (professional wrestling)\|feud]]s, [[Plot (Narrative)\|plot]]s and storylines or by other scripted circumstances, where wrestlers were awarded the title. Wrestlers are portrayed as either [[Heel (professional wrestling)\|villains]] or [[Face (professional wrestling)\|fan favorites]] as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. The inaugural champion was Antonio Inoki, who beat Masa Saito on June 12, 1987. [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] holds the record for most reigns with seven. Shinya Hashimoto's 489 days is the longest reign in the title's history. [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] is the youngest champion at 23 years and 288 days, while [[Genichiro Tenryu]] is the oldest champion at 49 years and 311 days. Overall, there have been a total of 26 recognized champions, who have had a combined 63 official reigns. [[Kazaparka Okada\|Kazuchika Okada]] is the current champion in his third reign.

	==Title history==		==Title history==

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[[File:Aj Styles Smash 2014.jpg|thumb|right|[[A.J. Styles]], the current [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|IWGP Heavyweight Champion]].]]
The '''[[IWGP Heavyweight Championship|International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) Heavyweight Championship]]''' is the top [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|title]] in [[Professional wrestling in Japan|Japanese]] [[Professional Wrestling Promotion|promotion]] [[New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)|New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). It was created in 1987 with NJPW founder [[Antonio Inoki]] defeating [[Masa Saito]] in the finals of the annual [[G1 Climax#1987|IWGP tournament]].

Title reigns are determined either by [[Mock Combat|professional wrestling matches]] featuring wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted [[Feud (professional wrestling)|feud]]s, [[Plot (Narrative)|plot]]s and storylines or by other scripted circumstances, where wrestlers were awarded the title. Wrestlers are portrayed as either [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]] or [[Face (professional wrestling)|fan favorites]] as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. The inaugural champion was Antonio Inoki, who beat Masa Saito on June 12, 1987. [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]] holds the record for most reigns with seven. Shinya Hashimoto's 489 days is the longest reign in the title's history. [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] is the youngest champion at 23 years and 288 days, while [[Genichiro Tenryu]] is the oldest champion at 49 years and 311 days. Overall, there have been a total of 26 recognized champions, who have had a combined 62 official reigns. [[K.J. Styles]] is the current champion in his second reign.

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|59
|[[Kazaparka Okada|Kazuchika Okada]]
|2
|April 7, 2014
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|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|[[NJPW Invasion Attack#2013|Invasion Attack]]
|8
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|[[NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling (2014)|King of Pro-Wrestling (2014)]]
|1
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|[[K.J. Styles]]
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|February 11, 2015
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|[[NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)|The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)]]
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