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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Acronym NJPW
Founded 1972
Style Strong Style
Headquarters Japan
Founder(s) Antonio Inoki
Owner(s) Yuke's

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレス Shin Nihon Puroresu?) is a major professional wrestling promotion in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972 and owned by Yuke's since 2005, when Mr. Inoki sold the promotion. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

Till 1986 NJPW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance.

NJPW is known for openly engaging in working agreements with various MMA and pro wrestling promotions around the world, including: World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, WAR, Ring of Honor, PRIDE Fighting Championships, and various other MMA/pro wrestling promotions.

NJPW annually has its biggest event of the year on January 4th at the Tokyo Dome since 1992.

Roster

See: New Japan Pro Wrestling roster

Titles promoted

New Japan has its own governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP). IWGP titles, in order of founding, and current champions are:

Championship Current champion(s) Date won
IWGP Heavyweight Championship Shinsuke Nakamura September 27, 2009
IWGP Tag Team Championship No Limit (Tetsuya Naitō and Yujiro) January 4, 2010
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Naomichi Marufuji January 4, 2010
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) July 5, 2009

Annual tournaments

Open weight tournaments

Junior heavyweight wrestlers tournaments

Rookie wrestlers tournaments

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