A full history of all IWGP titles (including the U-30 Openweight Title before it was recognized by the IWGP executive committee) can be found in the New Japan
history section of the site. The intent of this page is a quick and easy reference of IWGP matches for recent times. The current year's (2006) title matches are placed on this page, with upcoming title matches included and other years from the 2000s archived.
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006
IWGP Heavyweight Title
(1/4/06 @ Tokyo Dome) Brock Lesnar (c) beat Shinsuke Nakamura (8:58) with the Verdict (1st defense).
(3/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Brock Lesnar (c) beat Akebono (10:35) with a DDT (2nd defense).
(5/3/06 @ Fukuoka International Center) Brock Lesnar (c) beat Giant Bernard (14:32) with the Verdict (3rd defense).
(7/17/06 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome) Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Giant Bernard (17:44) with the Sling Blade to become the 45th champion (tournament final).
(10/9/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan (26:45) with the High Fly Flow (1st defense).
(12/10/06 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
IWGP Tag Team Title
(1/4/06 @ Tokyo Dome) Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Shiro Koshinaka & Takao Omori (19:28) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Koshinaka (1st defense).
(2/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Manabu Nakanishi & Giant Bernard (19:55) when Chono pinned Nakanishi after a Shining Yakuza kick & lariat combination (2nd defense).
(3/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) beat Yuji Nagata & Naofumi Yamamoto (23:07) when Chono used a Shining Yakuza kick on Yamamoto (3rd defense).
(12/10/06 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori (c) vs. X & X
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title
(2/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Tiger Mask beat Black Tiger (c) (14:57) with a Tiger suplex hold to become the 49th champion.
(3/11/06 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Tiger Mask (c) beat Minoru (27:24) with a Tiger suplex hold (1st defense).
(5/3/06 @ Fukuoka International Center) Koji Kanemoto beat Tiger Mask (c) (19:27) with a Falcon Arrow to become the 50th champion.
(10/9/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) Koji Kanemoto (c) beat Minoru (33:39) with an ankle hold (1st defense).
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title
(2/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru & Hirooki Goto (c) (26:29) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Minoru to become the 16th champions.
(3/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (19:53) when Samurai used the Samurai clutch on Kanemoto (1st defense).
(5/7/06 @ Kyoto City Gymnasium) El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) beat Jado & Gedo (30:15) when Taguchi used the Dodon on Jado (2nd defense).
(7/8/06 @ Twin Messe Shizuoka) Jado & Gedo beat El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (30:04) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Samurai to become the 17th champions.
(12/10/06 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Jado & Gedo (c) vs. Negro Casas & El Texano Jr.
IWGP U-30 Openweight Title
(2/12/06 @ Gifu Industrial Hall) Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) beat Naofumi Yamamoto (14:58) with a Dragon suplex hold (2nd defense).
