page_title: IWGP Heavyweight Championship
section_title: Combined reigns
hierarchical_section_title: IWGP Heavyweight Championship / Combined reigns
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 2016年6月19日 大阪城ホール 「DOMINION 6.19 in OSAKA-JO HALL」 内藤哲也
context_page_description: The IWGP Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. The title was introduced on June 12, 1987, in the finals of an IWGP tournament. The current champion is Tetsuya Naito, who is in his third reign.
  The championship has been represented by four different belts. The current fourth generation belt was introduced in March 2008. The title forms what has unofficially been called the "New Japan Triple Crown" along with the IWGP Intercontinental Championship and the NEVER Openweight Championship.
context_section_description: As of August 30, 2020.
caption: Current champion Tetsuya Naito
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