International Wrestling Grand Prix

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The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) is the governing body concept used by New Japan Pro-Wrestling to sanction and brand its top championships, most notably the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional governing body ⓘ
wrestling sanctioning body concept ⓘ
abbreviationMeaning International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
associatedPromotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ
brandingRole top championships of New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ
brandingUsedOn championship belts ⓘ
official title documentation ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
fictionalStatus kayfabe entity ⓘ
fieldOfWork professional wrestling championships ⓘ
sports entertainment ⓘ
fullName International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
genre professional wrestling fiction ⓘ
governsDivision heavyweight division in NJPW ⓘ
junior heavyweight division in NJPW ⓘ
tag team division in NJPW ⓘ
hasAcronym IWGP ⓘ
hasNameComponent Grand Prix ⓘ
International ⓘ
Wrestling ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
notableChampionship IWGP Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
notableFor being the namesake of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
being the namesake of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
organizationType branding device ⓘ
storyline governing body ⓘ
primaryRegion Japan ⓘ
purpose to provide unified branding for NJPW title belts ⓘ
to sanction NJPW championships ⓘ
relatedTo New Japan Pro-Wrestling championships ⓘ
linked to: NJPW championships
sanctionsChampionship IWGP Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
IWGP Intercontinental Championship ⓘ
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship ⓘ
IWGP Tag Team Championship ⓘ
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship ⓘ
NEVER Openweight Championship ⓘ
shortName IWGP ⓘ
sport professional wrestling ⓘ
usedBy New Japan Pro-Wrestling ⓘ
usedInPromotion NJPW title histories ⓘ

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IWGP Heavyweight Champion → governingBody → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Heavyweight Champion → acronymMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship → governingBody → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship → acronymMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Tag Team Championship → acronymMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix Tag Team Championship ⓘ
linked to: International Wrestling Grand Prix
International Wrestling Grand Prix → fullName → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
International Wrestling Grand Prix → abbreviationMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP championship system → sanctioningBodyName → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Intercontinental Championship → createdForTournament → 2011 IWGP Intercontinental Championship Tournament ⓘ
linked to: International Wrestling Grand Prix
IWGP Intercontinental Championship → acronymMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix Intercontinental Championship ⓘ
linked to: International Wrestling Grand Prix
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship → governingBody → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship → nameMeaning → International Wrestling Grand Prix World Heavyweight Championship ⓘ
linked to: International Wrestling Grand Prix
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship → sanctioningFictionalBody → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ
IWGP Women’s Championship → nameRefersTo → International Wrestling Grand Prix ⓘ