IWGP Heavyweight Championship Belt Strap

Title Lineage

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💡 Did you know

• •The V4 design represented by this strap was introduced on March 7, 2008, and served as the active IWGP Heavyweight Championship belt through March 2021.
• •Kazuchika Okada's record-setting fourth reign with this belt lasted 720 days (2016–2018) and included 12 successful title defenses, the most of any single reign in the championship's history.
• •Hiroshi Tanahashi holds the record for the most reigns with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at eight, cementing his status as the title's most decorated holder.
• •The V4 belt design was dramatically revived in January 2026 when Yota Tsuji revealed it at New Year Dash and was officially recognized as the 87th IWGP Heavyweight Champion, merging the lineages of the Heavyweight, Intercontinental, and World Heavyweight titles.