NJPW announces IWGP committee.
On July 18th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling officially announced the IWGP committee, which overseas the tournaments and championship matches in NJPW.
IWGP Committee members
- Yuji Nagata
- Jyushin Thunder Liger
Former Chief Official
- Tiger Hattori
NJPW Chairman
- Naoki Sugabayashi
NJPW Representative Director
- Hitoshi Matsumoto
NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi stated that the committee is "committed fully to wrestlers and officials, and the operation of championship matches and tournaments in NJPW"
The IWGP committee comes together after much discussion about who received an IWGP World Heavyweight Title match when AEW star Jon Moxley was the reigning champion.
Fightful will provide more details on the committee and their dealings when they are known.
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