Current NJPW Champions 2026

Every current NJPW champion across the IWGP heavyweight, junior heavyweight, tag team and women's divisions plus the NEVER titles, with full title histories for each. Founded in 1972 by Antonio Inoki and overseen by the IWGP banner, New Japan is the largest promotion in Japan and the global home of strong style, the annual G1 Climax, and a heavyweight lineage that traces back to the 1980s. Updated after every show.

IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Champion since Jun 14, 2026 · 43 days

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IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship

Shota Umino

Champion since Jun 14, 2026 · 43 days

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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

Champion since Jun 14, 2026 · 43 days

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IWGP Tag Team Championship

Champion since Jun 14, 2026 · 43 days

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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

El Desperado & Místico

Champion since May 4, 2026 · 84 days

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IWGP Women's Championship

Champion since Jan 4, 2026 · 204 days

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NEVER Openweight Championship

Champion since Jun 14, 2026 · 43 days

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NJPW World Television Championship

Konosuke Takeshita

Champion since Feb 27, 2026 · 150 days

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Strong Openweight Championship

Champion since Feb 27, 2026 · 150 days

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Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship

Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja

Champion since Nov 14, 2025 · 255 days

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Strong Women's Championship

Champion since Mar 8, 2026 · 141 days

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NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship

United Empire (Ospreay, HENARE, Great-O-Khan)

Champion since May 4, 2026 · 84 days

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IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Champion since Jan 4, 2026 · 204 days

Former Championships

KOPW Championship

Final champion: Great-O-Khan

Retired on December 22, 2024, when Great-O-Khan, after retaining via a draw with Taichi, was recognized as the official 2024 champion and the title was discontinued.

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IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship

Final champion: Will Ospreay

Deactivated on December 11, 2023 and replaced by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, which does not share its lineage. Will Ospreay was the final champion; he had rebranded the belt as the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship in August 2023.

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IWGP Intercontinental Championship

Final champion: Yota Tsuji

Physically retired on March 4, 2021 when it was unified with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to form the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, and officially retired on January 6, 2026 when Yota Tsuji deactivated the World Heavyweight title. NJPW retroactively recognized every IWGP World Heavyweight Championship reign from 2021 to 2026 as part of this title's lineage, so those reigns are included here and were simultaneously the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

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