heavyweight championship professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned promotion title shares split decision founder fictional governing body title history recognized official continuing history title error eyes recognized title 3rd belt championship championship merely represented previous version title belt title briefly promotion recognized heavyweight championship professional wrestling championship title won scripted ending match awarded wrestler storyline inaugural champion reigning stripped title issues recognized official heavyweight champion title changes occurred promoted events total reigns wrestlers title brief history unified heavyweight championship history october event tokyo japan defeated way match held title days having successful defenses failed scheduled title defense stripped championship july cited issues owing compensation reasons failing appear planned title defense series events founder left created new promotion recognized having lost championship match maintaining physical possession title belt recognized maintaining stance having stripped title june held debut defending heavyweight championship kurt angle main event angle defeated win championship angle going appear promotion physical title belt referred title belt heavyweight championship manner recognizing angle official heavyweight champion recognize angle instead viewed angle second 3rd belt champion angle went successful defenses champion defense came feud joe angle appeared title belt july episode television program impact title belt relevant storyline rivalry joe angle heading hard justice pay view event leading victory road event july teamed face brother devon match stipulation scored pinfall submission team won championship person pinned submit joe pinned brother ray bout winning partner choosing joe chose hold title challenged angle winner match world heavyweight heavyweight championships july episode impact angle accepted match joe angle facing august orlando florida titles angle defeated joe event win world tag team retaining slowly faded heavyweight championship angle going defend title promoted shows title referred heavyweight championship 3rd belt championship angle second defense title event january defeated recognized heavyweight champion retain 3rd belt championship angle defense recognized heavyweight champion unification match february circuit new japan event winner unified angle lost match ending existence recognized later introduced title years later december belt designs title design featured black leather base gold plates spaced evenly apart center plate largest center plate words heavyweight champion featured alongside caricature eagle similar bird prey reigns inaugural champion recognized official heavyweight champion total reigns wrestlers title brief history unified heavyweight championship title statistics
IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IGF)