NJPW Unifies Titles And A New One To Be Established Soon
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Feb 28, 2021
Tonight at Night Two of Castle Attack 2021 Kota Ibushi who is the current IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion defeated Tetsuya Natio in the main event. With this win in only his third defense of the Intercontinental Title he officially unified both belts.
Here is a quote from Tokyo Sports:
The history of IWGP will change! At the IWGP Intercontinental (IC) Championship (28th, Osaka-jo Hall) of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, champion Kota Ibushi (38) succeeded in defending for the third time, rejecting the challenge of Tetsuya Naito (38). Following the results of the IWGP Heavyweight and IC double-crown unification controversy, Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi (56) announced in this paper that he would unify the two belts as the two-crown champion Ibushi hoped. A new belt that inherits the history of both thrones, the name IWGP World Heavyweight Championship will be newly established.