NJPW unveils IWGP Global Championship title belt

NJPW has unveiled the new IWGP Global Championship belt.

During the Wrestle Kingdom 18 press conference on Tuesday night, NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi showcased the new championship. The first champion will be crowned at Wrestle Kingdom 18 on January 4 in a three-way match between David Finlay, Will Ospreay, and Jon Moxley.

The match between the three comes after an angle took place at Power Struggle in November where Finlay took a mallet and attacked the United Kingdom Championship, destroying it in the process. Sugabayashi announced at a press conference later that month that the United Kingdom Championship, which at one point was also the IWGP United States Championship, would be retired and instead a new championship would replace it. In December, it was announced the new title would be called the IWGP Global Championship.

A new design for the IWGP Junior Tag Team titles was also unveiled by the current champions, Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney. They will defend the titles against TJP and Francesco Akira at Wrestle Kingdom 18.