 On July 15 , 2006 , New Japan Pro Wrestling announced <unk> would not return to defend the <unk> Heavyweight Championship due to " <unk> issues " and had been stripped of the title . A tournament was held on July 16 to determine the new champion which was won by Hiroshi <unk> . <unk> continued to possess the physical <unk> Championship belt until late June 2007 . 
