The IWGP Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" are the initials of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. The title was introduced on December 12, 1985, at a NJPW live event. [1] The IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is not the only tag team title contested for in NJPW; the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is also sanctioned by NJPW. [2] According to NJPW's official website, the IWGP Tag Team Championship is considered the "IWGP Heavy Weight Class", while the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is listed as the "IWGP Jr. Tag Class". [2] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result of a scripted match. Title changes usually happen at NJPW-promoted events; although the title has only changed hands twice at a non-NJPW event, [3] it has been defended in several other promotions.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan currently holds the record for most reigns by an individual wrestler, with twelve. Tenzan's combined twelve reign lengths add up to 1,988 days, which is the most of any champion. At seven reigns, Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) hold the record for most by a team. Tenzan and Masahiro Chono's combined five reign lengths add up to 1,010 days (the most of any team). At 564 days, Bad Intentions' (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) only reign is the longest in the title's history. Keiji Mutoh and Shiro Koshinaka's only reign is the shortest, at six days. Currently, Bad Intentions' only reign has the most defenses, with ten. Overall, there have been 101 reigns shared among 90 wrestlers, who made up 66 different teams. Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) are the current champions in their second reign, both individually and as a team. They defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) at Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2 on May 4, 2024 in Fukuoka, Japan.
As of May26, 2024.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
† | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujinami | December 12, 1985 | IWGP Tag Team League | Sendai, Japan | 1 | 236 | 5 | Kimura and Fujinami defeated Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi in a tournament final to become the first champions. | [1] [4] [5] |
2 | Akira Maeda and Osamu Kido | August 5, 1986 | Burning Spirit in Summer | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 49 | 1 | [6] | |
3 | Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujinami | September 23, 1986 | Challenge Spirit 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 135 | 0 | [7] [8] | |
— | Vacated | February 5, 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Kimura and Fujinami split up. | [7] |
4 | Keiji Mutoh and Shiro Koshinaka | March 20, 1987 | Spring Flare Up 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 6 | 0 | Koshinaka and Mutoh defeated Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [9] |
5 | Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada | March 26, 1987 | Inoki Toukon Live II | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 159 | 2 | [10] | |
6 | Kazuo Yamazaki and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | September 1, 1987 | Sengoku Battle Series 1987 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 139 | 2 | [11] | |
7 | Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujinami | January 18, 1988 | New Year Golden Series 1988 | Takuyama, Japan | 3 | 144 | 3 | [12] | |
8 | Masa Saito and Riki Choshu | June 10, 1988 | IWGP Champion Series 1988 | Hiroshima, Japan | 1 | 279 | 4 | [13] | |
9 | George Takano and Super Strong Machine [N 1] | March 16, 1989 | Big Fight Series | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 119 | 1 | [14] | |
10 | Riki Choshu and Takayuki Iizuka [N 2] | July 13, 1989 | Super Fight Series | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 69 | 1 | [15] | |
11 | Masa Saito and Shinya Hashimoto | September 20, 1989 | Bloody Fight Series 1989: Super Power Battle in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 219 | 3 | [16] | |
12 | Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono | April 27, 1990 | Shintou Station Bay NK | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 188 | 3 | [17] | |
13 | Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki | November 1, 1990 | Dream Tour 1990 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 55 | 2 | [18] | |
14 | Hiro Saito and Super Strong Machine [N 1] | December 26, 1990 | King of Kings | Hamamatsu, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 70 | 2 | [19] | |
15 | Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki | March 6, 1991 | Big Fight Series 1991 | Nagasaki, Japan | 2 | 15 | 0 | [20] | |
16 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | March 21, 1991 | Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 229 | 2 | The Steiners' WCW World Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | [21] |
17 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | November 5, 1991 | Tokyo 3Days Battle | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (3, 3) | 117 | 2 | Scott Norton substituted for an injured Scott Steiner in this match. | [22] |
18 | Big, Bad, and Dangerous (Big Van Vader and Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow) | March 1, 1992 | Big Fight Series 1992: New Japan Pro-Wrestling 20th Anniversary Show | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 117 | 2 | [23] | |
19 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | June 26, 1992 | Masters of Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 149 | 3 | The Steiners' WCW World Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | [24] |
20 | Scott Norton and Tony Halme | November 22, 1992 | Wrestling Scramble 1992: Battle Zone Space I | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 22 | 0 | [25] | |
21 | The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior [N 3] ) | December 14, 1992 | Battle Final 1992 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 3) | 234 | 4 | [4] | |
22 | The Jurassic Powers (Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton) | August 5, 1993 | G1 Climax 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 152 | 3 | [26] | |
23 | The Hell Raisers (Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior [N 3] ) | January 4, 1994 | Battlefield | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (2, 4) | 325 | 2 | ||
24 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | November 25, 1994 | Battle Final 1994 | Iwate, Japan | 2 (4, 4) | 162 | 1 | [27] | |
— | Vacated | May 6, 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated by Mutoh after he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. [27] | |
25 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | June 12, 1995 | Fighting Spirit Legend | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 25 | 0 | Tenzan and Chono defeated Junji Hirata and Shinya Hashimoto to win the vacant championship. | [28] |
— | Vacated | July 7, 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated when Chono missed a title defense due to his father's death. | [28] |
26 | Junji Hirata [N 1] and Shinya Hashimoto | July 13, 1995 | Best of the Super Jr. II | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (3, 2) | 335 | 6 | Hashimoto and Hirata defeated Mike Enos and Scott Norton to win the vacant championship. | |
27 | Kazuo Yamazaki and Takashi Iizuka [N 2] | June 12, 1996 | Best of the Super Jr. III | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 2) | 34 | 0 | ||
28 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | July 16, 1996 | Summer Struggle 1996 | Sapporo, Japan | 2 (2, 3) | 172 | 2 | ||
29 | Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujinami | January 4, 1997 | Wrestling World 1997 | Tokyo,Japan | 4 | 98 | 3 | ||
30 | Kensuke Sasaki and Riki Choshu | April 12, 1997 | Battle Formation | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (5, 3) | 21 | 0 | ||
31 | The Bull Powers (Manabu Nakanishi and Satoshi Kojima) | May 3, 1997 | Strong Style Evolution | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 99 | 1 | ||
32 | Kazuo Yamazaki and Kensuke Sasaki | August 10, 1997 | The Four Heaven in Nagoya Dome | Nagoya, Japan | 1 (3, 6) | 70 | 0 | ||
33 | Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono | October 19, 1997 | nWo Typhoon 1997 | Kobe, Japan | 2 (5, 4) | 200 | 2 | [29] | |
— | Vacated | May 7, 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to Mutoh having surgery on his knee. [29] | |
34 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | June 5, 1998 | Best of the Super Juniors V | Tokyo, Japan | 3 (3, 5) | 40 | 0 | Tenzan and Chono defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
35 | Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka | July 15, 1998 | Summer Struggle 1998 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 173 | 2 | ||
36 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | January 4, 1999 | Wrestling World 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (4, 2) | 77 | 1 | ||
37 | Kensuke Sasaki and Shiro Koshinaka | March 22, 1999 | Hyper Battle 1999 | Amagasaki, Japan | 1 (7, 3) | 97 | 2 | ||
38 | The Mad Dogs (Michiyoshi Ohara and Tatsutoshi Goto) | June 27, 1999 | Summer Struggle 1999 | Shizuoka, Japan | 1 | 62 | 1 | ||
39 | Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | August 28, 1999 | Jingu Climax | Shizuoka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 327 | 4 | ||
40 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | July 20, 2000 | Summer Struggle 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (5, 3) | 430 | 6 | ||
41 | Osamu Nishimura and Tatsumi Fujinami | September 23, 2001 | G1 World 2001 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 5) | 35 | 1 | ||
42 | BATT (Keiji Mutoh and Taiyō Kea) | October 28, 2001 | Survival 2001: Fighting Destination in Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (6, 1) | 97 | 0 | [30] | |
— | Vacated | February 2, 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to Mutoh leaving NJPW. | [30] |
43 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | March 24, 2002 | Hyper Battle 2002 | Hyōgo, Japan | 4 (6, 6) | 446 | 7 | Tenzan and Chono defeated Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
44 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie | June 13, 2003 | Crush | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 184 | 3 | [31] | |
45 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Osamu Nishimura | December 14, 2003 | Battle Final 2003 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 (7, 2) | 49 | 0 | ||
46 | Minoru Suzuki and Yoshihiro Takayama | February 1, 2004 | Fighting Spirit 2004 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 | 294 | 4 | [32] | |
— | Vacated | November 21, 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to Takayama being sidelined with an injury. | |
47 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura | December 11, 2004 | Battle Final 2004 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 323 | 4 | Tanahashi and Nakamura defeated Kensuke Sasaki and Minoru Suzuki to win the vacant title. | |
48 | Cho-Ten (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Masahiro Chono) | October 30, 2005 | Toukon Series 2005 | Kobe, Japan | 5 (8, 7) | 325 | 3 | [33] | |
— | Shiro Koshinaka and Togi Makabe | July 2, 2006 | Circuit 2006 Turbulence | Tokyo, Japan | — | 15 | 0 | An interim tag team title was created when Tenzan and Chono showed signs of inactivity. Makabe and Koshinaka defeated Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko in a tournament final to win the title. | [33] |
— | Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori) | July 17, 2006 | Circuit 2006 Turbulence | Sapporo, Japan | — | 73 | 0 | ||
— | Vacated | September 20, 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | NJPW president Simon Kelly Inoki stripped Chono and Tenzan of the title after Chono and Tenzan ceased teaming. | [33] |
49 | Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori) | September 28, 2006 | Circuit 2006 Final: Next Progress | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 164 | 1 | Nakanishi and Ōmori were promoted to undisputed champions on September 28, 2006. [34] | |
50 | RISE (Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko) | March 11, 2007 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling 35th Anniversary Tour Circuit 2007 New Japan Evolution: New Japan Cup 2007 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 343 | 5 | ||
51 | The Most Violent Players (Togi Makabe and Toru Yano) | February 17, 2008 | Circuit 2008 New Japan Ism | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 322 | 4 | ||
52 | Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) | January 4, 2009 | Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 198 | 4 | [3] [35] | |
53 | The British Invasion (Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams) | July 21, 2009 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 89 | 1 | This was a tables match that aired on the July 30, 2009, episode of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Impact! . [36] [37] NJPW did not sanction the match, nor initially recognize nor sanction the title change until August 10. [3] [38] [39] | |
54 | Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) | October 18, 2009 | Bound for Glory | Irvine, California, U.S. | 2 | 78 | 1 | This was a four-way Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team match, which also included Beer Money, Inc. and Booker T and Scott Steiner and was contested also for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, which was won by The British Invasion. [40] [41] | |
55 | No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi) | January 4, 2010 | Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 119 | 1 | This was a three-way hardcore match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson). [42] | |
56 | Seigigun (Wataru Inoue and Yuji Nagata) | May 3, 2010 | Wrestling Dontaku 2010 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 47 | 0 | This was a three-way match, which also included Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson). | |
57 | Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) | June 19, 2010 | Dominion 6.19 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 564 | 10 | This was a three-way elimination match, which also included No Limit (Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi). | |
58 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | January 4, 2012 | Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 3 (9, 4) | 120 | 2 | ||
59 | Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) | May 3, 2012 | Wrestling Dontaku 2012 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (3, 2) | 48 | 0 | ||
— | Vacated | June 20, 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | Iizuka and Yano were stripped of the title, after a title match between them and Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) on June 16 ended in a no contest. [43] | |
60 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | July 22, 2012 | Kizuna Road | Yamagata, Japan | 4 (10, 5) | 78 | 0 | Tenzan and Kojima defeated Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) to win the vacant title. | |
61 | Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) | October 8, 2012 | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 207 | 5 | ||
62 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | May 3, 2013 | Wrestling Dontaku 2013 | Fukuoka, Japan | 5 (11, 6) | 190 | 2 | This was a four-way match, which also included Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) and Muscle Orchestra (Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man). | |
63 | Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) | November 9, 2013 | Power Struggle | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 56 | 0 | This was the second fall of a two-fall three-way tornado tag team match which also included The IronGodz (Jax Dane and Rob Conway). | |
64 | Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | January 4, 2014 | Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 365 | 6 | ||
65 | Meiyu Tag (Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata) | January 4, 2015 | Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 38 | 0 | ||
66 | Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | February 11, 2015 | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 2 (2, 3) | 53 | 0 | ||
67 | The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett) | April 5, 2015 | Invasion Attack 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 91 | 0 | ||
68 | Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | July 5, 2015 | Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 3 (3, 4) | 183 | 1 | ||
69 | Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) | January 4, 2016 | Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 97 | 1 | ||
70 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | April 10, 2016 | Invasion Attack 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | 1 | ||
71 | The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | June 19, 2016 | Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 113 | 2 | ||
72 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | October 10, 2016 | King of Pro-Wrestling | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 86 | 1 | ||
73 | Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) | January 4, 2017 | Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 3) | 61 | 2 | This was a three-way match, which also included G.B.H. (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma). | |
74 | Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | March 6, 2017 | Hataage Kinenbi | Tokyo, Japan | 6 (12, 7) | 34 | 0 | ||
75 | War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) | April 9, 2017 | Sakura Genesis 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 63 | 1 | ||
76 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | June 11, 2017 | Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||
77 | War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) | July 1, 2017 | G1 Special in USA | Long Beach, California, U.S. | 2 | 85 | 3 | This was a no disqualification match. | |
78 | Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) | September 24, 2017 | Destruction in Kobe | Kobe, Japan | 3 | 102 | 1 | This was a three-way tornado tag team match, which also included Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa). | |
79 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada) | January 4, 2018 | Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 156 | 2 | [44] | |
80 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | June 9, 2018 | Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 113 | 1 | ||
81 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | September 30, 2018 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Long Beach, California, U.S. | 4 | 96 | 0 | ||
82 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada) | January 4, 2019 | Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 50 | 1 | This was a three-way match, which also included The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson). | [45] |
83 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | February 23, 2019 | Honor Rising: Japan 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 315 | 7 | ||
84 | FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) | January 4, 2020 | Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 28 | 0 | [46] | |
85 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | February 1, 2020 | The New Beginning USA | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | 6 | 20 | 0 | [47] | |
86 | Golden☆Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi) | February 21, 2020 | New Japan Road | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 142 | 0 | [48] | |
87 | Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) | July 12, 2020 | Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 176 | 2 | [49] | |
88 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | January 4, 2021 | Wrestle Kingdom 15 in Tokyo Dome Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 7 | 148 | 2 | [50] | |
89 | Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) | June 1, 2021 | Road to Dominion | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 40 | 0 | [51] | |
90 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Sanada) | July 11, 2021 | Summer Struggle in Sapporo Night 2 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (2, 3) | 14 | 0 | [52] | |
91 | Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) | July 25, 2021 | Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 163 | 1 | [53] | |
92 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | January 4, 2022 | Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 95 | 1 | [54] | |
93 | United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) | April 9, 2022 | Hyper Battle '22 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 22 | 0 | [55] | |
94 | General’s Jewel (Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens) | May 1, 2022 | Wrestling Dontaku | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 42 | 0 | This was a three-way match, which also included Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi). | [56] |
95 | United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) | June 12, 2022 | Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 14 | 0 | [57] | |
96 | FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | June 26, 2022 | Forbidden Door | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 1 | 192 | 2 | This was a Winner Take All three-way match, which also included Roppongi Vice (Rocky Romero and Trent Beretta). FTR's ROH World Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | [58] |
97 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | January 4, 2023 | Wrestle Kingdom 17 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 94 | 2 | [59] | |
98 | Aussie Open (Mark Davis and Kyle Fletcher) | April 8, 2023 | Sakura Genesis | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 43 | 2 | [60] | |
— | Vacated | May 21, 2023 | Resurgence | Long Beach, CA | — | — | — | Kyle Fletcher vacated the Strong and the IWGP Tag Team Championship after Mark Davis suffered an injury. | [61] |
99 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | June 4, 2023 | Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Tokyo, Japan | 3 (4, 3) | 214 | 2 | Defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant titles. The match was also disputed for the vacant Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship. | [62] |
100 | Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) | January 4, 2024 | Wrestle Kingdom 18 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 38 | 0 | This was a Winners Takes All tag team match in which Phantasmo and Hikuleo's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship were also on the line. | [63] |
101 | Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Kenta) | February 11, 2024 | The New Beginning in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 55 | 0 | [64] | |
102 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | April 6, 2024 | Sakura Genesis | Tokyo, Japan | 4 (5, 4) | 28 | 1 | [65] | |
103 | Bullet Club (Chase Owens and Kenta) | May 4, 2024 | Wrestling Dontaku Night 2 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 22+ | 0 | [66] |
As of May26, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champions |
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Takaaki Watanabe, better known by his ring name Evil, is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of Bullet Club and the leader of its sub-group House of Torture.
Tomoyuki Oka, better known by his ring name Great-O-Khan, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the United Empire stable. He also wrestles for NJPW's United Kingdom based partner promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where he is the former Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. In NJPW, he is a two-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
The IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" are the initials of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix. The final champion was Will Ospreay, who was in his second reign at the time of the title's deactivation. On December 11, 2023, the title was replaced by the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
Davis Passfield, better known by his in-ring name Mark Davis, is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He also appears in its sister company Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former one-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. He also appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion, and record-setting and inaugural two-time Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion and Revolution Pro Wrestling, where he is a former two-time Undisputed British Tag Team Champion.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The British Invasion's IWGP World Team Team Title victory over Team 3D on last week's TNA iMPACT! is not being recognized by New Japan Pro Wrestling. Team 3D will continue to defend the titles in Japan.
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