IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship belt (2017-2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date established | May 12, 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date retired | December 11, 2023[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship (IWGP USヘビー級王座, IWGP US hebī-kyū ōza) was a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" are the initials of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri).[4] The final champion was Will Ospreay, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's deactivation. On December 11, 2023, the title was replaced by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
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