KOPW Championship History
Complete list of every KOPW Championship reign — who held it, when they won it, and how long they kept it. Established Jul 28, 2020.
Shingo Takagi
Toru Yano
Full Title Lineage
| # | Champion | Won | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Great-O-Khan After earlier 2024 provisional reigns by Taiji Ishimori, Great-O-Khan and Yuya Uemura, Great-O-Khan regained it here and retained to become the official 2024 champion before the title was retired. | Jun 9, 2024NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo HallOsaka, Japan | 196 days |
| 4 | Taichi After earlier 2023 provisional reigns by Shingo Takagi, Taichi and SHO, Taichi regained the provisional title here and held to year-end as the official 2023 champion. | Nov 17, 2023NJPW New Japan RoadJapan | 44 days |
| 3 | Shingo Takagi After earlier 2022 provisional reigns by Minoru Suzuki, Toru Yano and Taichi, Shingo Takagi won the provisional title here and held to year-end as the official 2022 champion. | Apr 25, 2022NJPW Golden Fight Series 2022Japan | 250 days |
| 2 | Toru Yano2nd reign First crowned 2021 provisional champion at Wrestle Kingdom 15; after Chase Owens briefly held it, Yano regained it here and held to year-end as the official 2021 champion. | Sep 4, 2021NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife DomeTokorozawa, Japan | 118 days |
| 1 | Toru Yano1st reign Won a four-way to become the first 2020 provisional champion and held it through year-end to be recognized as the official 2020 champion. | Aug 29, 2020NJPW Summer Struggle in JinguTokyo, Japan | 124 days |
A provisional, stipulation-based championship conceived by Kazuchika Okada. Each year began with the title inactive; a provisional champion was crowned and defended it in matches with fan-voted stipulations, and whoever held it at year-end was recognized as that year's sole official champion. Represented by a trophy from 2020 and by a belt from December 2022.
KOPW Championship — FAQ
The KOPW Championship is no longer active. 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. The final champion was Great-O-Khan.
Toru Yano was the inaugural KOPW Championship, winning it on Aug 29, 2020 at NJPW Summer Struggle in Jingu.
Toru Yano has the most reigns with 2.
Shingo Takagi's reign beginning Apr 25, 2022 is the longest at 250 days.
There have been 5 reigns across 4 different champions since the title was established.