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The AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

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title

Championship (professional wrestling)

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in Japanese promotion

Professional wrestling promotion

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All Japan Pro Wrestling

is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular puroresu promotions still in operation.-The Giant Baba Era :...

. The championship is a unification of the NWA United National Championship

NWA United National Championship

The NWA United National Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, and best known for being defended in All Japan Pro Wrestling...

, the PWF Heavyweight Championship

PWF Heavyweight Championship

The Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Championship is one of the three titles that make up the AJPW Triple Crown Championship. It was created in 1973 by All Japan owner Giant Baba, after he won a series of ten matches against Bruno Sammartino , Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher, The...

and the NWA International Heavyweight Championship

NWA International Heavyweight Championship

The NWA International Heavyweight Championship was a singles title recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance through its partnership with the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, and later by All Japan Pro Wrestling. It is one of the three titles that were unified into the AJPW Triple Crown...

. Unlike most unified championships, the Triple Crown is represented by the three individual belts. The belts were unified on April 18, 1989 when International champion Jumbo Tsuruta

Jumbo Tsuruta

, better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career, and is well-known for being the first ever AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National...

defeated the PWF and UN champion Stan Hansen

Stan Hansen

John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses...

. There have been a total of 20 recognized champions who have had a combined 44 official reigns.

Title history

#:	Name(s):	Reigns:	Date:	Days Held:	Location:	Notes:
1	Jumbo Tsuruta Jumbo Tsuruta , better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career, and is well-known for being the first ever AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National...	1	April 18, 1989		Tokyo, Japan Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...	Tsuruta, the NWA International Heavyweight Champion NWA International Heavyweight Championship The NWA International Heavyweight Championship was a singles title recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance through its partnership with the Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance, and later by All Japan Pro Wrestling. It is one of the three titles that were unified into the AJPW Triple Crown... , defeated Stan Hansen Stan Hansen John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses... , the PWF Heavyweight PWF Heavyweight Championship The Pacific Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Championship is one of the three titles that make up the AJPW Triple Crown Championship. It was created in 1973 by All Japan owner Giant Baba, after he won a series of ten matches against Bruno Sammartino , Terry Funk, Abdullah the Butcher, The... and NWA United National Champion NWA United National Championship The NWA United National Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance, and best known for being defended in All Japan Pro Wrestling... , to unify the titles.
2	Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu , real name Genichiro Shimada , is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling...	1	June 5, 1989		Tokyo, Japan
3	Jumbo Tsuruta	2	October 11, 1989		Yokohama, Japan Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
4	Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:...	1	June 5, 1990		Chiba, Japan Chiba, Chiba is the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
5	Stan Hansen Stan Hansen John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses...	1	June 8, 1990		Tokyo, Japan
6	Terry Gordy	2	July 17, 1990		Kanazawa, Japan Kanazawa, Ishikawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.-Geography, climate, and population:Kanazawa sits on the Sea of Japan, bordered by the Japan Alps, Hakusan National Park and Noto Peninsula National Park. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. Its total area is 467.77 km².Kanazawa's...
Vacated on July 27, 1990 due to Gordy having a sudden illness.
7	Stan Hansen	2	July 27, 1990		Matsudo, Japan Matsudo, Chiba is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 484,578 and a population density of 7900 persons per km²...	Defeated Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler. He made his professional debut on August 21, 1981 for All Japan Pro Wrestling . From 1984 until 1990, Misawa wrestled as the second generation Tiger Mask, as All Japan Pro Wrestling had purchased the rights of the Tiger Mask gimmick from New Japan Pro Wrestling... .
8	Jumbo Tsuruta	3	January 19, 1991		Matsumoto, Japan Matsumoto, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special City.-Outline:The new city of Matsumoto is the city comprising the mergers of the old city of Matsumoto and four villages. Matsumoto officially absorbed those villages without creating a new municipal...
9	Stan Hansen	3	January 28, 1992		Chiba, Japan
10	Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler. He made his professional debut on August 21, 1981 for All Japan Pro Wrestling . From 1984 until 1990, Misawa wrestled as the second generation Tiger Mask, as All Japan Pro Wrestling had purchased the rights of the Tiger Mask gimmick from New Japan Pro Wrestling...	1	August 22, 1992		Tokyo, Japan
11	Steve Williams	1	July 28, 1994		Tokyo, Japan
12	Toshiaki Kawada Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2005, he started freelancing in other promotions....	1	October 22, 1994		Tokyo, Japan
13	Stan Hansen	4	March 4, 1995		Tokyo, Japan
14	Mitsuharu Misawa	2	May 26, 1995		Sapporo, Japan
15	Akira Taue Akira Taue is a Japanese professional wrestler, and the current President of Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former AJPW Triple Crown champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had 14 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter....	1	May 24, 1996		Sapporo, Japan
16	Kenta Kobashi Kenta Kobashi Not to be confused with his protégé Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently under contract to Pro Wrestling Noah. He worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1988–2000, where he became one of the promotion's top stars....	1	July 24, 1996		Tokyo, Japan
17	Mitsuharu Misawa	3	January 20, 1997		Osaka, Japan Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
18	Toshiaki Kawada	2	May 1, 1998		Tokyo, Japan
19	Kenta Kobashi	2	June 12, 1998		Tokyo, Japan
20	Mitsuharu Misawa	4	October 31, 1998		Tokyo, Japan
21	Toshiaki Kawada	3	January 22, 1999		Osaka, Japan	Won the title on the New Year Giant Series tour.
Vacated on January 29, 1999 due to Kawada fracturing Bone fracture A bone fracture is a medical condition in which there is a break in the continuity of the bone... his right ulna Ulna The ulna is one of the two long bones in the forearm, the other being the radius. It is prismatic in form and runs parallel to the radius, which is shorter and smaller. In anatomical position The ulna is one of the two long bones in the forearm, the other being the radius. It is prismatic in form... in winning the title.
22	Vader	1	March 6, 1999		Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Akira Taue on the Excite Series tour.
23	Mitsuharu Misawa	5	May 2, 1999		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Giant Baba Shohei Baba was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was also known as Giant Baba. Baba, along with Antonio Inoki, became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his era, with a popularity in Japan comparable to Hulk Hogan's in the United States of America... Retirement Show.
24	Vader	2	October 30, 1999		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the October Giant Series tour.
25	Kenta Kobashi	3	February 27, 2000		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the Excite Series tour.
Vacated on June 16, 2000 when Kobashi and several others leave AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah Pro Wrestling Noah is a major Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa. NOAH is broadcast weekly in Japan... .
26	Genichiro Tenryu	2	October 28, 2000		Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Toshiaki Kawada in a tournament final on the October Giant Series tour.
27	Keiji Mutoh Keiji Mutoh is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan...	1	June 8, 2001		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the Super Power Series tour.
28	Toshiaki Kawada	4	February 24, 2002		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the Excite Series tour.
Vacated on March 28, 2002 due to Kawada suffering a knee injury.
29	Genichiro Tenryu	3	April 13, 2002		Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Keiji Muto at Grand Champion Carnival.
30	The Great Muta (formerly Keiji Mutoh)	2	October 27, 2002		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Royal Road 30 Giant Battle Final.
31	Shinya Hashimoto Shinya Hashimoto , was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s....	1	February 23, 2003		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the Excite Series tour.
Vacated on August 13, 2003 due to Hashimoto dislocating his right shoulder.
32	Toshiaki Kawada	5	September 6, 2003		Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Shinjiro Otani in a tournament final on the Summer Action Series II tour.
33	Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling. As a singles wrestler, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously...	1	February 16, 2005		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Realise.
34	Taiyō Kea Taiyo Kea Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea . Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...	1	July 3, 2006		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title on the Cross Over tour.
35	Minoru Suzuki Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion...	1	September 3, 2006		Sapporo, Japan	Won the title on the Summer Impact tour.
36	Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office. He is the first of two men ever to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles , the other being Yoshihiro Takayama.-Early years :Kensuke Sasaki...	1	August 26, 2007		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 3.
37	Suwama Kohei Suwama is a Japanese professional wrestler also known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the Voodoo Murders stable, where he is a former two-time All Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion....	1	April 29, 2008		Nagoya, Japan	Won the title on the Growin' Up tour.
38	The Great Muta	3	September 28, 2008		Yokohama, Japan	Won the title on the Flashing tour.
39	Yoshihiro Takayama Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye...	1	March 14, 2009		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 7.
40	Satoshi Kojima	2	September 26, 2009		Yokohama, Japan	Won the title on the Flashing tour.
41	Ryota Hama Ryota Hama is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler, competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling.-Sumo:Hama joined sumo in July 1995, and he fought for the Hakkaku stable run by former yokozuna Hokutoumi. His shikona was Hokutoarashi and he reached a highest rank of makushita 6 in...	1	March 21, 2010		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 9.
42	Minoru Suzuki	2	May 2, 2010		Aichi, Japan	Won the title on the Growin' Up tour.
43	Suwama	2	August 29, 2010		Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 10.
44	Jun Akiyama Jun Akiyama is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Akiyama is known for his serious style and outstanding, time-tested work as a tag team wrestler...	1	October 23, 2011	+	Tokyo, Japan	Won the title at Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 13.

List of individual reigns

Name(s):	Days Held:	Date Won:	Date Lost:
Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler. He made his professional debut on August 21, 1981 for All Japan Pro Wrestling . From 1984 until 1990, Misawa wrestled as the second generation Tiger Mask, as All Japan Pro Wrestling had purchased the rights of the Tiger Mask gimmick from New Japan Pro Wrestling...	705	August 22, 1992	July 28, 1994
Toshiaki Kawada Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2005, he started freelancing in other promotions....	529	September 6, 2003	February 16, 2005
Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling. As a singles wrestler, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously...	502	February 16, 2005	July 3, 2006
Mitsuharu Misawa	466	January 20, 1997	May 1, 1998
Suwama Kohei Suwama is a Japanese professional wrestler also known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the Voodoo Murders stable, where he is a former two-time All Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion....	420	August 29, 2010	October 23, 2011
Jumbo Tsuruta Jumbo Tsuruta , better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career, and is well-known for being the first ever AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National...	374	January 19, 1991	January 28, 1992
Mitsuharu Misawa	364	May 26, 1995	May 24, 1996
Minoru Suzuki Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion...	357	September 3, 2006	August 26, 2007
Keiji Mutoh Keiji Mutoh is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan...	261	June 8, 2001	February 24, 2002
Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office. He is the first of two men ever to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles , the other being Yoshihiro Takayama.-Early years :Kensuke Sasaki...	247	August 26, 2007	April 29, 2008
Jumbo Tsuruta	237	October 11, 1989	June 5, 1990
Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu , real name Genichiro Shimada , is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling...	223	October 28, 2000	June 8, 2001
Stan Hansen Stan Hansen John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses...	207	January 28, 1992	August 22, 1992
Genichiro Tenryu	197	April 13, 2002	October 27, 2002
Yoshihiro Takayama Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye...	196	March 14, 2009	September 26, 2009
Mitsuharu Misawa	181	May 2, 1999	October 30, 1999
Kenta Kobashi Kenta Kobashi Not to be confused with his protégé Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently under contract to Pro Wrestling Noah. He worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1988–2000, where he became one of the promotion's top stars....	180	July 24, 1996	January 20, 1997
Stan Hansen	176	July 27, 1990	January 19, 1991
Satoshi Kojima	176	September 26, 2009	March 21, 2010
Shinya Hashimoto Shinya Hashimoto , was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s....	171	February 23, 2003	August 13, 2003
The Great Muta	167	September 28, 2008	March 14, 2009
Suwama	152	April 29, 2008	September 28, 2008
Kenta Kobashi	141	June 12, 1998	October 31, 1998
Toshiaki Kawada	133	October 22, 1994	March 4, 1995
Genichiro Tenryu	128	June 5, 1989	October 11, 1989
Vader	120	October 30, 1999	February 27, 2000
The Great Muta	119	October 27, 2002	February 23, 2003
Minoru Suzuki	119	May 2, 2010	August 29, 2010
Kenta Kobashi	110	February 27, 2000	June 16, 2000
Steve Williams	86	July 28, 1994	October 22, 1994
Stan Hansen	83	March 4, 1995	May 26, 1995
Mitsuharu Misawa	83	October 31, 1998	January 22, 1999
Taiyō Kea Taiyo Kea Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea . Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...	62	July 3, 2006	September 3, 2006
Akira Taue Akira Taue is a Japanese professional wrestler, and the current President of Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former AJPW Triple Crown champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had 14 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter....	61	May 24, 1996	July 24, 1996
Vader	57	March 6, 1999	May 2, 1999
Jumbo Tsuruta	48	April 18, 1989	June 5, 1989
Toshiaki Kawada	42	May 1, 1998	June 12, 1998
Ryota Hama Ryota Hama is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler, competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling.-Sumo:Hama joined sumo in July 1995, and he fought for the Hakkaku stable run by former yokozuna Hokutoumi. His shikona was Hokutoarashi and he reached a highest rank of makushita 6 in...	42	March 21, 2010	May 2, 2010
Stan Hansen	39	June 8, 1990	July 17, 1990
Toshiaki Kawada	32	February 24, 2002	March 28, 2002
Jun Akiyama Jun Akiyama is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Akiyama is known for his serious style and outstanding, time-tested work as a tag team wrestler...	+	October 23, 2011	*Current champion*
Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:...	10	July 17, 1990	July 27, 1990
Toshiaki Kawada	7	January 22, 1999	January 29, 1999
Terry Gordy	3	June 5, 1990	June 8, 1990
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List of reigns by combined length

Rank:	Name(s):	# of Reigns:	Combined Days:
1	Mitsuharu Misawa Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler. He made his professional debut on August 21, 1981 for All Japan Pro Wrestling . From 1984 until 1990, Misawa wrestled as the second generation Tiger Mask, as All Japan Pro Wrestling had purchased the rights of the Tiger Mask gimmick from New Japan Pro Wrestling...	5	1,799
2	Toshiaki Kawada Toshiaki Kawada is a Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2005, he started freelancing in other promotions....	5	743
3	Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling. As a singles wrestler, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and All Japan Pro Wrestling's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously...	2	678
4	Jumbo Tsuruta Jumbo Tsuruta , better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career, and is well-known for being the first ever AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National...	3	659
5	Suwama Kohei Suwama is a Japanese professional wrestler also known simply as . He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling as part of the Voodoo Murders stable, where he is a former two-time All Japan Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion....	2	572
6	Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Tenryu , real name Genichiro Shimada , is a Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling...	3	548
7	Keiji Mutoh/The Great Muta Keiji Mutoh is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan...	3	547
8	Stan Hansen Stan Hansen John Stanley Hansen, Jr. is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses...	4	505
9	Minoru Suzuki Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion...	2	476
10	Kenta Kobashi Kenta Kobashi Not to be confused with his protégé Kenta Kobayashi is a Japanese professional wrestler currently under contract to Pro Wrestling Noah. He worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1988–2000, where he became one of the promotion's top stars....	3	431
11	Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, Kensuke Office. He is the first of two men ever to hold all 3 of puroresu's major heavyweight titles , the other being Yoshihiro Takayama.-Early years :Kensuke Sasaki...	1	247
12	Yoshihiro Takayama Yoshihiro Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Takayama is well known for his ability to endure massive amounts of punishment, especially after his fight at PRIDE 21 against Don Frye...	1	196
13	Vader	2	177
14	Shinya Hashimoto Shinya Hashimoto , was a Japanese professional wrestler. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s....	1	171
15	Steve Williams	1	86
16	Taiyō Kea Taiyo Kea Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea . Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion...	1	62
17	Akira Taue Akira Taue is a Japanese professional wrestler, and the current President of Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former AJPW Triple Crown champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had 14 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter....	1	61
18	Ryota Hama Ryota Hama is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler, competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling.-Sumo:Hama joined sumo in July 1995, and he fought for the Hakkaku stable run by former yokozuna Hokutoumi. His shikona was Hokutoarashi and he reached a highest rank of makushita 6 in...	1	42
19	Jun Akiyama Jun Akiyama is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is the current AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Akiyama is known for his serious style and outstanding, time-tested work as a tag team wrestler...	1	+
20	Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:...	2	13
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Title history

List of individual reigns

List of reigns by combined length

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