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− | The '''[[NEVER Openweight Championship]]''' is a [[professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] owned by the [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW) [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]. NEVER stands for "New Blood", "Evolution", "Valiantly", "Eternal", and "Radical" and was a [[NEVER|NJPW-promoted series of events]], which featured younger up-and-coming talent and outside wrestlers not signed to the promotion. The project was officially announced on July 12, 2010, and held its first event on August 24, 2010. |
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− | Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been fifteen reigns shared among nine wrestlers with one [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|vacancy]]. [[Masato Tanaka]] was the first champion in the title's history. He also holds the record for the longest reign in the title's history, at {{age in days|month1=11|day1=19|year1=2012|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2013}} days. [[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]]'s only reign of {{age in days|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=15|year2=2016}} days is the shortest in the title's history. [[Tomohiro Ishii]] holds the record for most reigns with the title, being a four-time champion. [[Minoru Suzuki]] is the current champion in his first reign, having defeated [[Hirooki Goto]] for the title on April 27, 2017, at Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2017: Aki no Kuni Sengoku Emaki. |
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==Title history== |
==Title history== |
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− | |align="center"|'''#''' |
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− | |Order in reign history |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"|'''Reign''' |
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− | |The reign number for the specific wrestler listed |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"|'''Event''' |
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− | |The event in which the title was won |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"|'''Successful defenses''' |
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− | |The number of successful defenses the champion had during his reign |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"| — |
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− | |Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"| N/A |
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− | |The information is not available or is unknown |
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− | |- |
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− | |align="center"| '''+''' |
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− | |Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
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− | |} |
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|November 19, 2012 |
|November 19, 2012 |
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+ | |314 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=19|year1=2012|month2=09|day2=29|year2=2013}} |
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|Tokyo|[[Tokyo]] |
|Tokyo|[[Tokyo]] |
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|Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final|''[[NEVER (professional wrestling)#NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final|Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final]]'' |
|Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final|''[[NEVER (professional wrestling)#NEVER: Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final|Shodai NEVER Musabetsu Kyu Oza Kettei Tournament Final]]'' |
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|align="left"|Tanaka defeated [[Karl Anderson]] in the finals of a sixteen-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. |
|align="left"|Tanaka defeated [[Karl Anderson]] in the finals of a sixteen-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. |
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|1 |
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|September 29, 2013 |
|September 29, 2013 |
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+ | |135 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=29|year1=2013|month2=02|day2=11|year2=2014}} |
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− | |[[Kobe]] |
+ | |[[Kobe|Kobe, Japan]] |
− | |[[Destruction 2013]] |
+ | |[[NJPW Destruction 2013]] |
− | |2 |
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|February 11, 2014 |
|February 11, 2014 |
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+ | |138 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=11|year1=2014|month2=06|day2=29|year2=2014}} |
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− | |[[Osaka]] |
+ | |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |
− | |[[The New Beginning |
+ | |[[NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka]] |
− | |4 |
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|1 |
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|June 29, 2014 |
|June 29, 2014 |
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+ | |106 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=29|year1=2014|month2=10|day2=13|year2=2014}} |
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− | |[[Tokyo]] |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | |Kizuna Road 2014 |
+ | |[[NJPW Kizuna Road 2014 - Night 2]] |
− | |1 |
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|2 |
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|[[October 13]], 2014 |
|[[October 13]], 2014 |
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+ | |83 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=13|year1=2014|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2015}} |
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− | |[[Tokyo]] |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | |[[King of Pro-Wrestling 2014]] |
+ | |[[NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014]] |
− | |1 |
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|1 |
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|[[January 4]], 2015 |
|[[January 4]], 2015 |
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+ | |41 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2015|month2=02|day2=14|year2=2015}} |
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− | |[[Tokyo]] |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Wrestle Kingdom IX]] |
− | |0 |
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|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3" |
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+ | |— |
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− | | — |
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|Vacated |
|Vacated |
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+ | |— |
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− | | — |
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|February 14, 2015 |
|February 14, 2015 |
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+ | |0 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=14|year1=2015|month2=02|day2=14|year2=2015}} |
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+ | |— |
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− | | — |
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+ | |— |
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− | | — |
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|align="left"|The title was vacated due to Makabe being sidelined with influenza. |
|align="left"|The title was vacated due to Makabe being sidelined with influenza. |
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|3 |
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|February 14, 2015 |
|February 14, 2015 |
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+ | |74 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=14|year1=2015<!-- |month2=|day2=|year2= -->}}+ |
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− | |[[Sendai]] |
+ | |[[Sendai|Sendai, Japan]] |
− | |[[The New Beginning |
+ | |[[NJPW The New Beginning In Sendai]] |
− | |0 |
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|align="left"|Ishii defeated [[Tomoaki Honma]] to win the vacant title. |
|align="left"|Ishii defeated [[Tomoaki Honma]] to win the vacant title. |
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+ | !8 |
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− | !{{sort|08|8}} |
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− | + | |[[Togi Makabe]] |
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+ | |2 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |April 29, 2015 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2015|04|29}} |
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+ | |166 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=29|year1=2015|month2=10|day2=12|year2=2015}} |
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+ | |[[Kumamoto|Kumamoto, Japan]] |
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− | |{{sort|Mashiki|[[Mashiki, Kumamoto|Mashiki]]}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni]] |
− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | !9 |
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− | !{{sort|09|9}} |
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− | + | |[[Tomohiro Ishii]] |
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+ | |4 |
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− | |{{sort|04|4}} |
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+ | |October 12, 2015 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2015|10|12}} |
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+ | |84 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=12|year1=2015|month2=01|day2=04|year2=2016}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | + | |[[NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2015]] |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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|align="left"| |
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+ | !10 |
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− | !{{sort|10|10}} |
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− | + | |[[Katsuyori Shibata]] |
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+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |January 4, 2016 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2016|01|04}} |
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+ | |120 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=2016|month2=05|day2=03|year2=2016}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | + | |[[Wrestle Kingdom X]] |
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− | |{{sort|03|3}} |
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+ | !11 |
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− | !{{sort|11|11}} |
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− | + | |[[Yuji Nagata]] |
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+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |May 3, 2016 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2016|05|03}} |
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+ | |47 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=05|day1=03|year1=2016|month2=06|day2=19|year2=2016}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]] |
− | + | |[[NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016]] |
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− | |{{sort|00|0}} |
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|align="left"| |
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|- |
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+ | !12 |
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− | !{{sort|12|12}} |
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− | + | |[[Katsuyori Shibata]] |
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+ | |2 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |June 19, 2016 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2016|06|19}} |
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+ | |139 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=19|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=05|year2=2016}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |
− | + | |[[NJPW Dominion 6.19]] |
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− | |{{sort|03|3}} |
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|align="left"| |
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+ | !13 |
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− | !{{sort|13|13}} |
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+ | |[[EVIL]] |
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− | |{{sort|Evil|[[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]]}} |
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+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |November 5, 2016 |
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− | |{{dts|link=off|2016|11|05}} |
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+ | |10 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=05|year1=2016|month2=11|day2=15|year2=2016}} |
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− | | |
+ | |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |
− | + | |[[NJPW Power Struggle 2016]] |
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− | |{{sort|00|0}} |
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|November 15, 2016 |
|November 15, 2016 |
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|50 |
|50 |
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− | |[[Singapore]] |
+ | |[[Singapore|Singapore, China]] |
− | |Wrestling World |
+ | |[[NJPW Wrestling World In Singapore 2016]] |
− | |0 |
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|January 4, 2017 |
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|113 |
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− | |[[Tokyo]] |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | |[[Wrestle Kingdom |
+ | |[[Wrestle Kingdom XI]] |
− | |{{sort|03|3}} |
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− | ! |
+ | !16 |
|[[Minoru Suzuki]] |
|[[Minoru Suzuki]] |
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|1 |
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|April 27, 2017 |
|April 27, 2017 |
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|252 |
|252 |
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− | |[[Hiroshima]] |
+ | |[[Hiroshima|Hiroshima, Japan]] |
− | |Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2017: Aki no Kuni Sengoku Emaki |
+ | |Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2017: Aki no Kuni Sengoku Emaki |
− | |4 |
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|align="left"| |
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− | ! |
+ | !17 |
|[[Hirooki Goto]] |
|[[Hirooki Goto]] |
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|2 |
|2 |
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|January 4, 2018 |
|January 4, 2018 |
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+ | |156 |
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− | |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=4|year1=2018}}+ |
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− | |[[Tokyo]] |
+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
− | |[[Wrestle Kingdom 12 |
+ | |[[Wrestle Kingdom 12]] |
+ | |This was a Hair vs. Hair match. |
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− | |2 |
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− | |This was a Hair vs. Hair match. |
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− | ==List of combined reigns== |
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− | As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} |
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+ | !18 |
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− | |style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|† |
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+ | |[[Michael Elgin]] |
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− | |Indicates the current champion |
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+ | |1 |
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+ | |June 9, 2018 |
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+ | |8 |
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+ | |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Dominion 6.9.18 In Osaka-Jo Hall]] |
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+ | |This was a three-way match, also involving [[Taichi Ishikari|Taichi]]. |
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+ | !19 |
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− | |'''<1''' |
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+ | |[[Hirooki Goto]] |
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− | |Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day |
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− | | |
+ | |3 |
+ | |June 17, 2018 |
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+ | |92 |
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− | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
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+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
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− | !Rank |
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+ | |[[NJPW Kizuna Road 2018 - Night 2]] |
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− | !Wrestler |
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+ | | |
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− | !No. of reigns |
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− | !Combined<br />defenses |
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− | !Combined<br />days |
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|- |
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+ | !20 |
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− | !{{sort|01|1}} |
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− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Taichi Ishikari|Taichi]] |
+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|04|4}} |
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+ | |September 17, 2018 |
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− | |{{sort|06|6}} |
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+ | |47 |
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− | |{{sort|379|379}} |
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+ | |[[Beppu]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Destruction In Beppu 2018]] |
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+ | | |
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+ | !21 |
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− | !{{sort|02|2}} |
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− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Hirooki Goto]] |
+ | |4 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |November 3, 2018 |
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− | |{{sort|04|4}} |
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+ | |36 |
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− | |{{sort|314|314}} |
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+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Power Struggle 2018]] |
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+ | | |
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− | ! |
+ | !22 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Kota Ibushi]] |
|1 |
|1 |
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+ | |December 9, 2018 |
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− | |4 |
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− | | |
+ | |26 |
+ | |[[Iwate, Iwate|Iwate, Japan]] |
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+ | |NJPW World Tag League 2018 - Night 18 |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !23 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Will Ospreay]] |
+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|03|3}} |
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+ | |January 4, 2019 |
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− | |{{sort|06|6}} |
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+ | |92 |
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− | |{{sort|309|309}} |
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+ | |[[Tokyo|Tokyo, Japan]] |
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+ | |[[Wrestle Kingdom 13]] |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !24 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Jeff Cobb]] |
+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |April 6, 2019 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |27 |
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− | |{{sort|207|207}} |
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+ | |[[New York City, New York|New York City, NY]] |
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+ | |[[ROH-NJPW G1 Supercard 2019]] |
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+ | |Jeff Cobb's [[ROH World Television Championship]] was also on the line in a winner take all championship match with Will Ospreay. |
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|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !25 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Taichi]] |
+ | |2 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |May 3, 2019 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |37 |
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− | |{{sort|135|135}} |
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+ | |[[Fukuoka|Fukuoka, Japan]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1]] |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !26 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Tomohiro Ishii]] |
+ | |5 |
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− | |{{sort|02|2}} |
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+ | |June 9, 2019 |
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− | |{{sort|06|6}} |
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+ | |83 |
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− | |{{sort|113|113}} |
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+ | |[[Osaka|Osaka, Japan]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Dominion 6.9.19 In Osaka-Jo Hall]] |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !27 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Hideo Itami|Kenta]] |
+ | |1 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |August 31, 2019 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |127 |
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− | |{{sort|106|106}} |
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+ | |[[London]], [[England]] |
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+ | |[[NJPW Royal Quest]] |
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+ | | |
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|- |
|- |
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− | ! |
+ | !28 |
− | |[[ |
+ | |[[Hirooki Goto]] |
+ | |5 |
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− | |{{sort|01|1}} |
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+ | |January 5, 2020 |
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− | |{{sort|00|0}} |
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+ | |{{age in days nts|month1=1|day1=5|year1=2020}}+ |
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− | |{{sort|047|47}} |
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+ | |Tokyo, Japan |
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− | |- |
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+ | |[[Wrestle Kingdom 14 - Night 2]] |
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− | !10 |
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+ | | |
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− | |[[Takaaki Watanabe|Evil]] |
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− | |1 |
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− | |0 |
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− | |10 |
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− | ==See also== |
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− | *[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] |
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− | *[[IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship]] |
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− | ==External links== |
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− | *[http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/list_category.php?cat=7 Official title history at New Japan Pro Wrestling.co.jp] |
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− | *[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/newjapan/never-op.html Title history at Wrestling-Titles.com] |
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