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New IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion during Saturday’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 Day 2 event at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan as David Finlay defeated Nic Nemeth to become the new Champion. Finlay’s victory brings an end to Nemeth’s 71-day reign as the Champion.

New IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned a new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion as part of today’s NJPW New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 Night 1 event at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan as Nic Nemeth (fka Dolph Ziggler) defeated David Finlay to become the new Champion. Nemeth’s victory brings an end to Finlay’s  Continue Reading »

Nic Nemeth’s First NJPW Match Officially Confirmed

New Japan Pro Wrestling have announced that Nic Nemeth (the former Dolph Ziggler in WWE) will challenge David Finlay for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship as part of their NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo Day 1 event on Friday, February 23rd. The event will take place at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center Hokkai Kitayell  Continue Reading »

Inagural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Crowned

New Japan Pro Wrestling crowned the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion during today’s NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan as David Finlay defeated Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay to become the Champion. The creation of the title was announced back on November 6th, 2023 by NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi,  Continue Reading »

New Japan Pro Wrestling To Crown Inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

New Japan Pro Wrestling sent out the following: IWGP Global Championship announced for Dome three way Ospreay, Moxley, Finlay to battle for new title January 4 The post World Tag League press conference on December 11 saw the face of January4’s three way battle between Jon Moxley, David Finlay and Will Ospreay change with the  Continue Reading »