IWGP Heavyweight Championship/Champion history

Statistics

 * Tatsumi Fujinami holds the record for the most reigns, as he held the championship on 6 occasions.
 * Shinya Hashimoto holds the record for the longest reign, holding the championship for 489 days during his third reign.
 * Kensuke Sasaki holds the record for the shortest reign, holding the championship for only 16 days.
 * Keiji Mutoh, Genichiro Tenryu, Shinya Hashimoto, Satoshi Kojima and Big Van Vader are the only wrestlers that have held both the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the AJPW Triple Crown Championship.
 * Keiji Mutoh and Shinya Hashimoto are the only wrestlers that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the AJPW Triple Crown Championship.
 * Satoshi Kojima is the only wrestler that has held the AJPW Triple Crown Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship simultaneously.
 * Genichiro Tenryu was the oldest champion, having won the title at age 49 years and 336 days
 * Shinsuke Nakamura was the youngest champion, having won the title at age 23 years and 298 days
 * Big Van Vader was the heaviest champion, as he weighed 389 lbs.
 * Nobuhiko Takada was the lightest champion, as he weighed 210 lbs.