| # | Date | Promotion | Match |
| 1 | 12.02.2012 |  |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) (23:23) - TITLE CHANGE !!! NJPW The New Beginning 2012 - Pay Per View @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan |
| 2 | 04.01.2012 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Minoru Suzuki (25:59) NJPW 40th Anniversary Tour ~ Wrestle Kingdom VI In Tokyo Dome - Pay Per View @ Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan |
| 3 | 04.12.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Yuji Nagata (30:16) NJPW New Japan Alive 2011 - Tag 10 - Pay Per View @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
| 4 | 12.11.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Toru Yano (22:01) NJPW Power Struggle 2011 - Pay Per View @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan |
| 5 | 10.10.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Tetsuya Naito (29:19) NJPW Destruction 2011 - Pay Per View @ Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan |
| 6 | 19.09.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Shinsuke Nakamura (26:07) NJPW G1 Climax Special 2011 - Tag 11 - Pay Per View @ World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan |
| 7 | 18.07.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Giant Bernard (27:54) NJPW New Japan Soul 2011 - Tag 8 - Pay Per View @ Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| 8 | 18.06.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Hirooki Goto (25:28) NJPW Dominion 6.18 - Pay Per View @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan |
| 9 | 14.05.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Charlie Haas (18:50) NJPW Invasion Tour 2011 ~ Attack On East Coast ~ - Tag 2 - TV-Show @ Basketball City in New York City, New York, USA |
| 10 | 03.05.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Shinsuke Nakamura (20:17) NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011 - Pay Per View @ Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan |
| 11 | 03.04.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Yuji Nagata (35:30) NJPW New Dimension ~Pray, Hope, Power~ - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan |
| 12 | 20.02.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeats Satoshi Kojima (22:22) NJPW The New Beginning - Tag 2 - Pay Per View @ Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
| 13 | 04.01.2011 | |
IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi defeats Satoshi Kojima (c) (21:57) - TITLE CHANGE !!! NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V In Tokyo Dome - Pay Per View @ Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan |
