Strong Openweight Championship
| Strong Openweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Strong Openweight Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Strong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 2, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Tomohiro Ishii | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 11, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Strong Openweight Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling world championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title was officially announced on April 2, 2021, and the inaugural champion was Tom Lawlor. The reigning champion is Tomohiro Ishii, who is in his first reign. He won the title on April 11, 2025 by defeating Gabe Kidd at Windy City Riot in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The title was primarily featured on NJPW's American television program NJPW Strong, which includes American wrestlers, as well as on programming by NJPW partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's Strong brand and is usually defended at NJPW Strong branded shows in America.