The
IWGP Intercontinental Championship is a
professional wrestling championship owned by the
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)
promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. On October 3, 2010, American promotion
Jersey All Pro Wrestling announced that it had reached an agreement with NJPW for the promotion to run its first shows in the
United States. NJPW officially announced the tour, titled
NJPW Invasion Tour 2011: Attack on East Coast, on January 4, 2011, during the
Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome event, announcing events for May 13 in
Rahway, New Jersey, May 14 in
New York City and May 15 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also announced that during the tour, New Japan would introduce a new "IWGP Intercontinental Championship", which would become the promotion's fifth active title. Being a professional wrestling championship, the title is won as a result of a predetermined outcome. Overall, there have been twelve reigns shared among seven wrestlers. The title is currently vacant.