The title was originally created with the idea of using it to "elevate younger wrestlers". It was a dramatic night of JWP action, that’s for sure…. Coming into the match, Manami Katsu had only won Jr. Championships so she wasn’t a strong challenger, however … He won the title by defeating previous champion Shingo Takagi on August 29, 2020 at Summer Struggle in Jingu. Minoru Suzuki is the current champion in his second reign. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, "News items: Velvet Sky launches clothing line, Details on Nash's next int'l tour, NJPW introducing new title", "New Japan Feud Focus: Tracking the key matches in the Tomohiro Ishii vs. Togi Makable rivalry from Wrestle Kingdom 9 to", Official title history at New Japan Pro Wrestling.co.jp, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NEVER_Openweight_Championship&oldid=975728078, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 August 2020, at 02:53. On October 5, 2012, over two years after the founding of NEVER, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced the creation of the project's first championship, the NEVER Openweight Championship. Minoru Suzuki is the current champion in his second reign, having defeated Shingo Takagi on August 29, 2020 at Summer Struggle in Jingu. JWP has a small core roster with several freelancers coming in and out. During the second round, Kengo Mashimo defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Karl Anderson defeated Shiori Asahi, Masato Tanaka defeated Taishi Takizawa, Tomohiro Ishii defeated Yoshi-Hashi. External links. [1][2] The current champion is Minoru Suzuki, who is in his second reign. In … History Edit. She would also lose the JWP Openweight Championship to Kimura in October. The NEVER Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. History Championship tournament. Arisa Nakajima Joins SEAdLINNNG. By the end of 2016, she would part ways with JWP. Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto are tied for the most reigns with five each. Oz Academy Openweight Championship; JWP Openweight Championship; Open the Dream Gate Championship; MLW National Openweight Championship; References. [23][24] The rest of the tournament took place four days later. Michael Elgin's only reign of 8 days is the shortest in the title's history. The first champion was to be determined in a sixteen-man single-elimination tournament, which was set to … [18], On October 5, 2012, over two years after the founding of NEVER, New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced the creation of the project's first championship, the NEVER Openweight Championship. This page was last edited on 25 August 2020, at 08:47 (UTC). Masato Tanaka was the first champion in the title's history. JWP Openweight Championship This was the scheduled main event of the evening, even though it didn’t turn out that way. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Daizee haze vs sara del rey shimmer ladies match, SHIMMER Sara Del Rey - Championship Edition, https://womenrassling.fandom.com/wiki/Japan_Women%27s_Pro-Wrestling?oldid=3979. Official title history at New Japan Pro Wrestling.co.jp; Title history at Wrestling-Titles.com; Last edited on 10 September 2020, at 01:53. On July 10, Yoneyama … [1][8] The project was officially announced on July 12, 2010,[8] and held its first event on August 24, 2010. Aside from Hyuga, Nakajima shares the record for most reigns with the title. JWP was very active during the interpromotional wars of 1993, having high profile matches against AJW including the legendary matches between Mayumi Ozaki & Dynamite Kansai against Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada held in AJW as well as the Thunder Queens series held in JWP.