At a press conference on November 6, 2023, NJPW chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that a new championship would replace the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.[3]
On December 11, at another press conference, he announced the name of the new championship replacing the United States Heavyweight Championship, the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Accordingly, it has been announced that the 3-way match between Will Ospreay, Jon Moxley, and David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4, 2024, would be changed from a United States Heavyweight Championship match to the first championship match for the Global title.[1][4]
Reigns
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Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different