The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW).
History[]
On May 12, 2017, in the Ring of Honor event ROH-NJPW War of the Worlds 2017, it was announced by Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling officials that in the G1 Climax 27 "Special" event nights in the United States there would be a tournament to determine the first ever IWGP United States Champion.
- Participants
- Kenny Omega
- Michael Elgin
- Jay Lethal
- Adam Page
- Tomohiro Ishii
- Zack Sabre, Jr.
- Juice Robinson
- Tetsuya Naitō
First round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | 22:31 | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | 12:56 | ||||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Adam Page | 8:30 | ||||||||||||||
Kenny Omega | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | 31:20 | ||||||||||||||
Juice Robinson | Submission | ||||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | 10:04 | ||||||||||||||
Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | 11:42 | ||||||||||||||
Tomohiro Ishii | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tetsuya Naitō | 15:51 |