NJPW World Television Championship


The NJPW World Television Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The inaugural champion was Zack Sabre Jr., who has held the championship a record-setting two times. The current champion is El Phantasmo, who is in his record-tying second reign.

History

president and CEO Takami Ohbari and TV Asahi representative Hiroyoki Mihira announced the creation of the title at Declaration of Power on October 10, 2022. The championship is seen as a celebration of both the upcoming 50-year anniversary of the partnership between the two companies, as well as the continued growth of NJPW World, New Japan Pro-Wrestling's online streaming service. Ohbari also expressed encouragement for younger wrestlers on the roster to compete for the championship.
All matches contested for the championship will be held with a 15-minute time limit. Furthermore, due to its nature as a television championship, all championship matches will be available for free through the NJPW World service, as well as through New Japan Pro-Wrestling's social media platforms.

Inaugural championship tournament (2022–2023)

The first champion was determined in a sixteen-man single-elimination tournament, which began on October 14, 2022, at Battle Autumn and concluded on January 4, 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17. In the event of a time limit draw during the tournament, the winner was decided by a coin toss.

Tournament bracket

Reigns

As of ,, there have been nine reigns between seven champions. Zack Sabre Jr. was the inaugural champion, with his inaugural reign being the longest at 365 days, the longest combined days at 386, with 16 title defense between both his reigns, and is tied with El Phantasmo for the most reigns at two. Zack Sabre Jr's second reign and Great-O-Khan's first reign are the ones with zero title defenses. Hiroshi Tanahashi was the first Japanese wrestler to win the title and was the oldest champion at 47 years old. Ren Narita was the youngest champion, winning the title at 26 years old.
El Phantasmo is the reigning champion in his record-tying second reign. He defeated previous champion Great-O-Khan for the title at Wrestling Hizen no Kuni on April 29, 2025 in Saga, Japan.

Combined Reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined
days
1Zack Sabre Jr.216386
2El Phantasmo †210+
3Jeff Cobb13164
4Ren Narita1082
5Hiroshi Tanahashi1150
6Matt Riddle1249
7Great-O-Khan1024