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New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Strong Openweight Title (as of 2025-05-10)
Tom Lawlor
2021-04-23
Port Hueneme, CA
Defeats Brody King in the New Japan Cup USA 2021 tournament final to become the first champion.
Fred Rosser (Darren Young)
2022-05-15
Philadelphia, PA
KENTA (Hideo Itami)
2023-02-18
San Jose, CA
Hikuleo
2023-05-03
Fukuoka
KENTA [2]
2023-05-21
Long Beach, CA
Eddie Kingston
2023-07-05
Tōkyō
Also wins ROH World Title, defating Claudio Castagnoli on 23-09-20 in Flushing, NY in the double title match; also defeats Jon Moxley in the final of the 12-man "Continental Classic" tournament, during which both titles are on the line, to become the first AEW Continental Champion but loses the title on 24-03-20; loses ROH title on 24-04-05.
