The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship is seemingly no more. After coming up short to Tetsuya Naito in the G1 Climax semifinals, Will Ospreay cut a backstage promo to reveal his new IWGP United Kingdom Championship.⇒https://t.co/1gVFJNL5YK

8/12(土) G1 CLIMAX 33 のBSコメントを #新日本プロレスワールド で無料公開中!#G1CLIMAX33 #NJPW #njpwworld pic.twitter.com/LYoRucz1tK

— njpwworld (@njpwworld) August 13, 2023

Ospreay won his second IWGP U.S. title by defeating Kenny Omega in a critically acclaimed match at AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door in June. He hasn’t defended it since then, however, as he competed in nine G1 Climax matches as part of Block B. He won six of those bouts until he came up short against eventual winner Naito.

The IWGP U.S. title was first introduced in 2017 with Omega emerging victorious in an eight-man tournament to become the inaugural titleholder. Over the years, the likes of Jay White, Juice Robinson, Cody Rhodes, Jon Moxley, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and others have held the gold and defended it all over the globe.

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