Strong Openweight Championship

Strong Openweight Championship
The Strong Openweight Championship belt
Details
Promotion	New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date established	April 2, 2021
Current champion(s)	Gabe Kidd
Date won	May 11, 2024
Other name(s)
Strong Openweight Championship (2021-present) NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
Statistics First champion(s) Tom Lawlor Most reigns Kenta (2 reigns) Longest reign Tom Lawlor (387 Days) Shortest reign Hikuleo (18 Days) Oldest champion Kenta (42 years, 2 months and 9 days) Youngest champion Gabe Kidd (27 years and 17 days) Heaviest champion Hikuleo (264 lb (120 kg)) Lightest champion Kenta (187 lb (85 kg))

The Strong Openweight Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling 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 current champion is Gabe Kidd, who is in his first reign. He won the title on May 11, 2024 by defeating Eddie Kingston at Resurgence in Ontario, California, USA.

The title is 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) programming.^[1]