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IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

primary singles championship of New Japan Pro-Wrestling
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IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

Summary

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's instance of is recorded as professional wrestling championship[3].
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship is operated by New Japan Pro-Wrestling[4].
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'IWGPヘビー級王座'}[5].
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's different from is recorded as IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF)[6].
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's different from is recorded as IWGP Heavyweight Championship (original version)[7].
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's has list is recorded as list of IWGP Heavyweight Champions[8].

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Definition and Type

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship's instance of is recorded as professional wrestling championship[3].

Why It Matters

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iwgp-world-heavyweight-championship_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IWGP World Heavyweight Championship}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iwgp-world-heavyweight-championship}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 26d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → professional wrestling championship
    Operator → —
    Operator → New Japan Pro-Wrestling
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Hiroshi Tanahashi IWGP Heavyweight Champion.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261334|batch #261334]]"
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