On this page, you find the full Title History for the KOPW Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The KOPW Championship is contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on July 28, 2020, and the inaugural champion was Toru Yano.
KOPW (King of Pro-Wrestling) follows a non-traditional formula: a "provisional champion" is first determined early in the year, with the provisional title being defended and potentially changing hands over the course of the year; the provisional champion at the end of the year is officially recognized as the year's sole official champion. The title matches are exclusively focused on non-regular stipulations; each of the wrestlers involved in a title match proposes a stipulation, and fans vote to select which is followed.
The current champion is the team of (current Provisional Champion) (Great-O-Khan), who won the title on June 9, 2024, and has been reigning for 192 days (Taiji Ishimori defeated Great-O-Khan, Toru Yano and YOH in a 4-way match at New Year Dash!! to become the first provisional 2024 champion. Great-O-Khan won the provisional title at The New Beginning in Nagoya, then Yuya Uemura won it at Road to Wrestling Dontaku: Night 7, then Great-O-Khan won it back at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.).
KOPW Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWJuly 28, 2020 Present
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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KOPW Championship December 22, 2022 -
KOPW July 28, 2020 December 21, 2022
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KOPW Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 5 
(current Provisional Champion) Great-O-Khan 1
- June 9, 2024
- 192+ days
Taiji Ishimori defeated Great-O-Khan, Toru Yano and YOH in a 4-way match at New Year Dash!! to become the first provisional 2024 champion. Great-O-Khan won the provisional title at The New Beginning in Nagoya, then Yuya Uemura won it at Road to Wrestling Dontaku: Night 7, then Great-O-Khan won it back at Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall.192+- days
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Taichi 1
- November 17, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan | Road to Tokyo Dome
- 44 days
Shingo Tagaki defeated Great-O-Khan, SHO and Toru Yano in a 4-way match at New Year Dash!! to become the first provisional 2023 champion. Taichi won the provisional title at Wrestling Satsuma No Kuni, then SHO won it at Destruction in Kobe, then Taichi won it at New Japan Road, and he retained it to become the official 2023 champion.44- days
3 
Shingo Takagi 1
- April 25, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan | JTO 50th Anniversary for TakaTaichi Together
- 250 days
Minoru Suzuki defeated Chase Owens, Cima and Toru Yano in a 4-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 16 to become the first provisional 2022 champion. Toru Yano won the provisional title at New Years Golden Series (Night 4), then Taichi won it at Wrestle Grand Hyper Battle '22, then Shingo Takagi won it at Golden Fight Series 2022, and he retained it to become the official 2022 champion.250- days
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Toru Yano 2
- September 4, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan | Road to Tokyo Dome
- 118 days
Yano defeated Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale and BUSHI in a 4-way match at Wrestle Kingdom 15 to become the first provisional 2021 champion. Chase Owens won the provisional title at Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, then Yano won it back at Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, and he retained it to become the official 2021 champion.118- days
1 Toru Yano 1
- August 29, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan | Road to Tokyo Dome
- 124 days
Defeated Kazuchika Okada, El Desperado and Sanada in a 4-way match at Summer Struggle in Jingu to become the first provisional 2020 champion, and he retained it to become the official 2020 champion. KOPW follows a non-traditional formula: only one wrestler per year is recognized as champion; A "provisional champion" is first determined, then he must defend his provisional title during the year; the provisional champion at the end of the year is officially recognized as the year's official champion.124- days
KOPW Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- Gender Male
- Title Type Tertiary Title
- Date Established July 28, 2020
- First ChampionToru Yano
- Current ChampionGreat-O-Khan
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
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| 1 | Toru Yano | 2 |
| 2 | Shingo Takagi | 1 |
| 3 | Great-O-Khan | 1 |
| 4 | Taichi | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
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| Shingo Takagi | 250 | |
| Toru Yano | 242 | |
| Great-O-Khan | 192+ | |
| Taichi | 44 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
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| Shingo Takagi | April 25, 2022 - December 31, 2022 | 250 | |
| Great-O-Khan | June 9, 2024 - December 18, 2024 | 192+ | |
| Toru Yano | August 29, 2020 - December 31, 2020 | 124 | |
| Toru Yano | September 4, 2021 - December 31, 2021 | 118 | |
| Taichi | November 17, 2023 - December 31, 2023 | 44 |