| Wrestler |
Reign |
Location |
Length of Reign |
Successful Defenses |
Notes |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
4/18/89 to 6/5/89 |
1 |
Created Triple Crown in Unification Match |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
6/5/89 to 10/11/89 |
2 |
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| Jumbo Tsuruta |
2 |
Yokohama, Japan |
10/11/89 to 6/5/90 |
2 |
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| Terry Gordy |
1 |
Chiba, Japan |
6/5/90 to 6/8/90 |
0 |
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| Stan Hansen |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
6/8/90 to 7/17/90 |
0 |
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| Terry Gordy |
2 |
Kanazawa, Japan |
7/17/90 - 7/27/90 |
0 |
Gordy forfeited title due to injury |
| Stan Hansen |
2 |
Matsudo, Japan |
7/27/90 to 1/19/91 |
1 |
Defeated Misawa in a Decision Match |
| Jumbo Tsuruta |
3 |
Matsumoto, Japan |
1/19/91 to 1/28/92 |
3 |
|
| Stan Hansen |
3 |
Chiba, Japan |
1/28/92 to 8/22/92 |
3 |
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
8/22/92 to 7/28/94 |
7 |
|
| Steve Williams |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
7/28/94 to 10/22/94 |
1 |
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| Toshiaki Kawada |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
10/22/94 to 3/4/95 |
1 |
|
| Stan Hansen |
4 |
Budokan Hall |
3/4/95 to 5/26/95 |
0 |
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
2 |
Sapporo, Japan |
5/26/95 to 5/24/96 |
4 |
|
| Akira Taue |
1 |
Sapporo, Japan |
5/24/96 to 7/24/96 |
1 |
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| Kenta Kobashi |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
7/24/96 to 1/20/97 |
2 |
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
3 |
Osaka, Japan |
1/20/97 to 5/1/98 |
8 |
|
| Toshiaki Kawada |
2 |
Tokyo Dome |
5/1/98 to 6/12/98 |
0 |
|
| Kenta Kobashi |
2 |
Budokan Hall |
6/12/98 to 10/31/98 |
2 |
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
4 |
Budokan Hall |
10/31/98 to 1/20/99 |
0 |
|
| Toshiaki Kawada |
3 |
Osaka, Japan |
1/20/99 to 1/29/99 |
0 |
Kawada forfeited title due to injury |
| Vader |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
3/6/99 to 5/2/99 |
0 |
Defeated Taue in a Decision Match |
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
5 |
Tokyo Dome |
5/2/99 to 10/30/99 |
2 |
|
| Vader |
2 |
Budokan Hall |
10/30/99 to 2/27/00 |
1 |
|
| Kenta Kobashi |
3 |
Budokan Hall |
2/27/00 to July 2000 |
1 |
Kobashi forfeited title when he left promotion |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
2 |
Budokan Hall |
10/28/00 to 6/8/01 |
1 |
|
| Keiji Mutoh |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
6/8/01 to 2/24/02 |
4 |
|
| Toshiaki Kawada |
4 |
Budokan Hall |
2/24/02 to 3/28/02 |
0 |
Kawada forfeited title due to injury |
| Genichiro Tenryu |
3 |
Budokan Hall |
4/13/02 to 10/27/02 |
1 |
|
| Great Muta |
2 |
Budokan Hall |
10/27/02 to 2/23/03 |
1 |
|
| Shinya Hashimoto |
1 |
Budokan Hall |
2/23/03 to 8/13/03 |
2 |
Hashimoto forfeited title due to injury |
| Toshiaki Kawada |
5 |
Budokan Hall |
9/6/03 to 2/16/05 |
10 |
Defeated Otani in Decision Match |
| Satoshi Kojima |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2/16/05 to 7/3/06 |
8 |
|
| Taiyo Kea |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
7/3/06 to 9/3/06 |
1 |
|
| Minoru Suzuki |
1 |
Sapporo, Japan |
9/3/06 to 8/26/07 |
5 |
|
| Kensuke Sasaki |
1 |
Sumo Hall |
8/26/07 to 4/29/08 |
2 |
|
| Suwama |
1 |
Nagoya, Japan |
4/29/08 to 9/28/08 |
2 |
|
| Great Muta |
3 |
Yokohama, Japan |
9/28/08 to 3/14/09 |
1 |
|
| Yoshihiro Takayama |
1 |
Sumo Hall |
3/14/09 to 9/26/09 |
2 |
|
| Satoshi Kojima |
2 |
Yokohama, Japan |
9/26/09 to 3/21/10 |
1 |
|
| Ryota Hama |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
3/21/10 to 5/2/10 |
0 |
|
| Minoru Suzuki |
2 |
Aichi, Japan |
5/2/10 to 8/29/10 |
1 |
|
| Suwama |
2 |
Sumo Hall |
8/29/10 to 10/23/11 |
5 |
|
| Jun Akiyama |
1 |
Sumo Hall |
10/23/11 to 8/26/12 |
4 |
|
| Masakatsu Funaki |
1 |
Tokyo, Japan |
8/26/12 to 3/17/13 |
4 |
|
| Suwama |
3 |
Sumo Hall |
3/17/13 to 10/27/13 |
2 |
|
| Akebono |
1 |
Sumo Hall |
10/27/13 to present |
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