I-IWGP Heavyweight Championship ingukuphela kwebhande lomqhudelwano lomhlaba ohlonishwa kakhulu nelidumile embonini yePro Wrestling namuhla. Ama-wrestlers akhuliswe ekhaya, afana nokuthandwa nguKazuchika Okada, uHiroshi Tanahashi, uKenji Mutoh, noShinsuke Nakamura asevele ebekile umugqa we-IWGP Heavyweight Title ngokuya ngokuhlonishwa, kulandela ezinye izihloko zomlando ezibusa kakhulu emlandweni wePro Wrestling.
Kodwa-ke, ngaphandle kwalezi zinganekwane ezimbalwa zaseJapan zokulwa, i-IWGP Heavyweight Championship nayo ibisezandleni zabathile abanekhono kakhulu kwi-Pro Wrestlers phambilini. Ithalente lakwamanye amazwe ezinhlakeni ze-NJPW belilokhu lihle njalo futhi abaphathi baseNew Japan behlinzeka ngesiteji esiqinile sabo bonke laba baphikisana ne-gaijin abanethalente, impela akubanga khona ukushoda kwethalente langaphandle ezinhlwini zeNew Japan kuyo yonke le minyaka.
Kuyo yonke le minyaka, abancintisana abaningana abanethalente be-gaijin baye bangena eringini le-NJPW futhi baqhubeka nokwakha umlando ngokugcina ngokunqoba i-IWGP Heavyweight Title. Okuthandwa yi-AJ Izitayela noKenny Omega ngamagama ambalwa nje kulolu hlu oluhloniphekile futhi uma lokho kushiwo futhi kwenziwa, nansi indawo ejulile yawo wonke ama-gaijin IWGP Heavyweight Champions.
# 7. USalman Hashimikov
USalman Hashimikov
Kuthathwa njengomunye wabadlali abadumile abake bavela eSoviet Union, uSalman Hashimikov useke wawina izindondo zegolide ezimbili zaseYurophu nezine zeMidlalo yoMhlaba kumqhudelwano we-freestyle.
Kodwa-ke, kulandela umsebenzi ongaphumelelanga webhizinisi, uHashimikov wanquma ukujoyina imboni yePro Wrestling, lapho agcina eseneminyaka emihlanu ngaphansi kweNew Japan Pro Wrestling. Ngemuva komsebenzi wakhe ohlotshisiwe njenge-wrestling ye-amateur, uHashimikov waya eJapan, lapho aqala khona ukujoyina i-New Japan Dojo futhi waqala ukuqeqesha ikakhulukazi ngaphansi kuka-Antonio Inoki.
UHashimikov wagcina enqobe i-IWGP Heavyweight Title kungakapheli unyaka wakhe wokuqala, lapho ehlula uBig Van Vader ukuba abe ngowokuqala waseYurophu ukuphatha IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Kodwa-ke, ukubusa kukaHashimikov kwaba okwesikhashana lapho ehlulwa yilesi sicoco kungakapheli izinsuku ezingama-48, esicelweni sakhe sokuqala sokuvikela uRiki Choshu.
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