Who is the best WWE heavyweight champion?
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Who is the best WWE heavyweight champion?
The First 10 WWE World Heavyweight Champions, Ranked From Worst To Best
- 8 The Undertaker.
- 7 Goldberg.
- 6 Rey Mysterio.
- 5 King Booker.
- 4 Kurt Angle.
- 3 Chris Benoit.
- 2 Batista. Undoubtedly, Batista is one of the greatest World Heavyweight Champions.
- 1 Triple H. Triple H and the World Heavyweight Championship go hand in hand.
Is the IWGP Heavyweight championship a world title?
The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (IWGP世界ヘビー級王座, IWGP Sekai Hebī-kyū Ōza) is a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). “IWGP” is the acronym of NJPW’s governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix.
How many IWGP heavyweight champions have there been?
Reigns. Overall, there have been seventy-three reigns shared among thirty-one wrestlers with ten vacancies. Big Van Vader, Salman Hashimikov, Scott Norton, Bob Sapp, Brock Lesnar, A.J. Styles, Kenny Omega, and Jay White are the eight non-Japanese wrestlers to have held the title.
Who beat Brock Lesnar for the IWGP title?
Ref. Brock Lesnar defeated Kazuyuki Fujita and Masahiro Chono in a Three Way match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. New Japan Pro-Wrestling stripped Lesnar of the title on July 15, 2006. IGF considered his reign still active and created the IGF version of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Did Jay White wins IWGP heavyweight championship?
White eventually returned to NJPW in November 2017 and won the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship the following January. Later in 2018, he betrayed his fellow Chaos stablemates to join Bullet Club, eventually becoming the group’s fifth leader.
Who is the current Ring of Honor World Champion?
Jonathan Gresham
Current champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign |
|---|---|---|
| ROH World Championship | Jonathan Gresham | 1 |
| ROH World Television Championship | Rhett Titus | 1 |
| ROH Pure Championship | Josh Woods | 1 |
| ROH World Tag Team Championship | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | 12 |
Who was the first American IWGP champion?
Kenny Omega
Kenny Omega was the inaugural champion. Jon Moxley holds three records: he shares the record for most reigns with Juice Robinson and Lance Archer at two, his second reign is the longest reign at 564 days, and he is the only wrestler to have held the title for a consecutive year.
Who was the first IWGP Intercontinental Champion?
MVP
Reigns
| No. | Champion | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVP | Defeated Toru Yano in an eight–man tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
| 2 | Masato Tanaka | |
| 3 | Hirooki Goto |