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, where it became part of the with a separate reign history.

Title history

IWA World Heavyweight Championship

IWA Triple Crown Championship

Footnotes

References

{{IWA World Heavyweight Championship (IWA Japan) World heavyweight wrestling championships International Wrestling Association of Japan

Title history

IWA World Heavyweight Championship

IWA Triple Crown Championship

Footnotes

See also

References