IWGP Third Belt Championship

IWGP Third Belt Championship
The IWGP Third Belt Championship is IGF's only sanctioned championship. IGF refers to the belt as the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (and is recognized as such also by TNA), but it is not the same title recognized by New Japan Pro Wrestling. IGF claims that the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship was never held up despite Brock Lesnar being stripped of the title by NJPW on July 15 2006. The championship was defended for the first time by Lesnar against Kurt Angle in the main event of the debut IGF card on June 29 2007.

Angle will make his first defense of the title against Samoa Joe on August 12 2007 in Orlando, Florida at TNA Hard Justice in a match where, in addition to the Third Belt Championship, Angle's TNA World Heavyweight, and Joe's TNA World Tag Team and TNA X Division Championships will be on the line.