Should he?

Juice is over as hell in japan, improved greatly to the point I don't think he can have a bad match. If they want to create another uber Babyface, specially one to attract Americans, I think in a few months time Juice will be the 3rd IWGP US Champion.

He should have been the one to beat Omega for the title.

I think Jay is a good choice as it adds a wildcard factor to the next njpw show. With Chaos hold 3 of the big four now, it makes standard title defenses be a little more uncertain. Jay is getting there and I believe njpw will use the US title in the way the NEVER never got to be. The rising star/ Star maker belt. Also Kenny is basically face now and Chaso seem to be turning heel. Give Jay a few months with the belt and being a dick, It will make it more meaningful when Juice finally is the one to beat him. But who knows....Gedo knows.

Man, they have too many belts over there.

Well I'm pretty sure the plan is that they're opening up a US branch at some point and sending that title over when they open it. They're just building its legitimacy right now.

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Man, they have too many belts over there.

The only belt that really matters is The IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Outside that it seems the person who holds the titles means a lot more than the title itself. The fact that there's so many other champions isn't going to help Jay White get over.

They have a lot of belts, but NJPW has made each of them feel important in their own way.

IWGP of course is the main belt, but I feel the IC, NEVER, and US titles are all close to it in rank. The IC being a very close to importance. The NEVER belt being that smash mouth style of wrestlers winning it and The US being the Gijin belt for now and like I said could be the Star Maker belt if the US brand isn't going to happen.

However NJPW seems to have a bad habit of not caring about the tag team divisions both in the heavy and jr weight divisions. And That NEVER 6 man they probably forget they have sometimes. That 6 man belt would probably be the only one I get rid of imo.

Also I think having all these belts one helps pad Resumes. I mean what sounds more impressive to beat, the young plucky WWE star Apollo Crews or aging past his prime Nakanishi. Crews right? But if you look at it this way...what sounds more impressive
beating lower mid-card/enhancement talent Apollo Crews or Former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, 3 time Tag team, Never Openweight 6 man champion and former g1 climax winner Nakanishi. It makes beating Nakanishi sound more impressive because of all of Nakanishi's accomplishments. Kyle O'Riley used this during the build up to his match with Shibata for the NEVER belt, he defeated Nakanishi and shouted into the camera that Shibata needed to fear him because he defeated a Legend that is Nakanishi. His win/lose record in the past couple of years have been terrible but beating him still holds his weight. And he's not the only one, Nataga, Tenzan and other former IWGP champions have fallen into the role of getting the next guys over and it helps the guys because of all the accomplishments the legends have.

Also having all these belts makes the wrestlers happy and gives them something to do. I mean with Okada in the middle of a legendary reign, some guys won't touch that belt, so they have other choices to go after. ANd Cause it is NJPW and not WWE those other belts have way more meaning. Also having these belts makes for simpler story telling. With them trying to reach out to expand their market, specially in the US, that helps alot for newer fans to understand.

But NJPW shouldn't make anymore titles past this point, unless it is a Women's division or something but that probably be years from now.

I don’t think NJPW will ever have a women’s division because women get their own stage over there

most likely and if NJPW does do anything with women it be a co-promoted show with a company like Stardom

If Stardom didn't have their own Streaming service I'd suggest NJPW make a deal with them to put their shows on NJWorld.

Well he did.

and so happy what he has become