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Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

Professional wrestling tag team championship


Summary

Professional wrestling tag team championship

FieldValue
nameTenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
promotion
createdFebruary 23, 1996
currentholderYuya Susumu and Kengo
wonOctober 15, 2024
mostreignsAs a team (2 times):
firstchampGedo and Lionheart
longestreignBlack Tiger V and Masao Orihara
(667 days)
shortestreignNaruki Doi and Masato Yoshino
(
pastnames
  • Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka
  • Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka As individual (4 times):
  • Yuji Yasuraoka (667 days) ( The Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the Japanese promotion Wrestle Association R, and later Dragon Gate and Tenryu Project. This title was the first tag team championship in Japan dedicated to junior heavyweight wrestlers. In the revived Tenryu Project, the title is also referred to as the IJ Tag Team Championship.

History

The title was created in Wrestle Association R (WAR) on February 23, 1996, when Fuyuki-gun (Gedo and Lionheart) defeated Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka in a tournament final. It was deemed inactive in 2000 when WAR folded, and was later revived by Dragon Gate on August 8, 2006. The I-J belts would be unified with the new Dragon Gate Open the Twin Gate Championship, a tag title made specifically for Dragon Gate, on October 12, 2007. In September 2010, the championship was reactivated by Tenryu Project.

Reigns

As of , , there have been a total of 27 reigns (including one unrecognized) shared among 22 teams and 34 individuals. The current champions are Yuya Susumu and Kengo who are in their first reign as a team. (Lionheart and Gedo) (3, 1) (4, 2) (2, 1) (1, 2) (Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka) (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) (1, 2) (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara) (2, 1) (Kuuga and Gamerasu) (Kenichiro Arai and Shota) (2, 1) (3, 1) (1, 2) (2, 1)

Combined reigns

As of , .

¤
Indicates the current champion
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Reign was less than a day

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reignsCombined
defensesCombined
days12345678910111213141517181920212223
Masao Orihara and Black Tiger V11667
Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama22444
Yuya Susumu and Kengo †12+
Joker
(Kuuga and Gamerasu)12404
Diamond Ring
(Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara)12266
Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo11253
Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano12233
Yuya Susumu and Keita Yano12218
Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka23210
Jado & Gedo12175
Masao Orihara and Hiroki11165¤
Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii12154
Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibouzu12134
Yuji Yasuraoka and Tomohiro Ishii21117
Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki12112
Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai10112
Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger12108
Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma10105
Hattoshite Good
(Kenichiro Arai and Shota)1298
Typhoon
(Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka)1183
Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa1080
Fuyuki-gun
(Lionheart and Gedo)1133
Tozawa-juku
(Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa)1020
Muscle Outlaw'z
(Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino)0{{sort0

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reignsCombined
defensesCombined
days1234578101113141617181920212223252728303132333536
22832¤
21747
24+
24451
22444
22444
Kengo †12+
Gamerasu12404
Kuuga12404
44327
12266
12266
24262
11253
11253
12233
32223
23210
Gedo23208
Jado12175
Hiroki11165¤
12154
12143
12143
12134
12134
21117
10112
10112
12108
10105
Shota1298
1183
1183
1080
Lionheart1133
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References

Notes

Footnotes

References

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  9. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WFY RUN TO THE HILLS - Tag 3".
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