New-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship

The New-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship  is the professional wrestling championship promoted by New-New Japan Pro Wrestling contested exclusively between junior heavyweight ( ≤ 220lbs) wrestlers. The championship was announced and introduced to be the championship of the New-NJPW's junior heavyweight division on September 3, 2016 and was awarded to Rockstar Spud after he won the Super Junior Invitational at The New Beginning in Osaka. Before being won, the New-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship became the first Championship belt to win another Championship belt in the Newniverse, winning the New-DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship from Jushin Thunder Liger.

History
During the early days of New-New Japan Pro Wrestling, the junior heavyweights were showcased as importantly as the heavyweights, as a total of nine junior heavyweights took part in the first G1 Climax to crown the first New-IWGP Heavyweight Champion. On the first few episodes of New-NJPW TV (Season 1), junior heavyweights were still a major part of the show, both in terms of storylines and high-profile matches. At the start of Episode 5 ("The End of The Beginning"), Funaki revealed that the New-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship would be awarded to the winner of the first ever Super Junior Invitational. This match was the first match in New-NJPW that had competitors not signed to the company competing at a New-NJPW event. The title was won by former New-Lucha Underground star, Rockstar Spud