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| Date established | February 23, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Keita Yano and Yuya Susumu | ||||||||||
| Date won | August 16, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 天龍プロジェクト認定インターナショナル・ジュニアヘビー級タッグ王座, Hepburn: Tenryū Purojekuto Nintei Intānashonaru Junia Hebī-kyū Taggu Ōza) 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 (IJタッグ王座, IJ Taggu Ōza).[1]
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.[2] 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 January 8, 2024, there have been a total of 25 reigns (including one unrecognized) shared among 21 teams and 33 individuals. The current champions are Keita Yano and Yuya Susumu who are in their first reign as a team.
| 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 |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | |||||
| Wrestle Association R (WAR) | ||||||||||
| 1 | Fuyuki-gun (Gedo and Lionheart) |
February 23, 1996 | WAR | Sendai, Japan | 1 | 33 | 1 | Defeated Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka in a five-team round-robin tournament final. | [2][3] | |
| 2 | Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka | March 27, 1996 | WAR | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 115 | 2 | [2][4] | ||
| 3 | Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai | July 20, 1996 | WAR 4th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 0 | [2][5] | ||
| 4 | Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka | November 9, 1996 | WAR-ism '96 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 95 | 1 | [2][6] | ||
| 5 | Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger | February 12, 1997 | Battle Winter '97 | Toyohashi, Japan | 1 | 108 | 2 | [2][7] | ||
| 6 | Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibozu | May 31, 1997 | WAR Fare '97 | Tsu, Japan | 1 | 134 | 2 | Gokuaku Umibozu reverted back to his real name Hirofumi Miura during this reign. | [2][8] | |
| 7 | Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka (3) | October 12, 1997 | Run to the Hills | Hachioji, Japan | 1 | 6 | 1 | This was a show produced by Wrestle Yume Factory. | [2][9] | |
| — | Vacated | October 18, 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | Title vacated for unknown reasons. | [2] | |
| 8 | Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo | November 24, 1997 | Champion of R '97 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 253 | 1 | Defeated Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka in a four-team tournament final to win the vacant title. | [2][10] | |
| — | Vacated | August 4, 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Fukuda moving up to the heavyweight division. | [2] | |
| 9 | Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa | December 11, 1998 | Destiny | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 80 | 0 | Defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Masao Orihara to win the vacant title. | [2][11] | |
| 10 | Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka (4) | March 1, 1999 | WAR | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 111 | 0 | [2][12] | ||
| — | Vacated | June 20, 1999 | WAR 7th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Title vacated when Yasuraoka retired. | [2] | |
| — | Deactivated | July 27, 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | WAR closed in 2000 and held its official final event on July 27, 2006. | [2] | |
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| 11 | Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki (2) | August 6, 2006 | The Gate of Adventure | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 154 | 2 | Defeated Gamma and Dr. Muscle in an eight-team single elimination tournament final to revive the title in Dragon Gate. The title was then referred to as the I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. | [2][13] | |
| 12 | Jado & Gedo (2) | January 7, 2007 | Battle Hall Live Vol. 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 175 | 2 | This was a show produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. This match was also for Gedo and Jado's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. | [2][14] | |
| 13 | Typhoon (Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka) |
July 1, 2007 | Pro-Wrestling Festival in Kobe 2007 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 83 | 1 | [2][15] | ||
| 14 | Tozawa-juku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) |
September 22, 2007 | Storm Gate: Tokyo Special – Dragon Storm 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 20 | 0 | [2][16] | ||
| † | Muscle Outlaw'z (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) |
October 12, 2007 | The Gate of Victory | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | <1 | 0 | This match was to unify the I-J title into the newly created interim Dragon Gate Open the Twin Gate Championship. As this reign is recognized as the first Open the Twin Gate title reign, it's not recognized as an I-J title reign. | [2][17][18] | |
| — | Unified | October 12, 2007 | The Gate of Victory | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Unified with the Open the Twin Gate Championship. | [2][17] | |
| Tenryu Project | ||||||||||
| 15 | Black Tiger V (2) and Masao Orihara | September 29, 2010 | Never So | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 667 | 1 | Defeated Madoka and Shinobu when the title was reinstated by Tenryu Project. Black Tiger V previously held the title under his real name Tatsuhito Takaiwa. | [2][19] | |
| 16 | Diamond Ring (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara) |
July 27, 2012 | R-2 "Real": Tenryu Project 8 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 266 | 2 | [2][20] | ||
| 17 | Hiroki and Masao Orihara (2) | April 19, 2013 | Diamond Ring | Toyama, Japan | 1 | [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | This was a show produced by Diamond Ring. | [2][21] | |
| — | Vacated | October 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Orihara left the promotion. | [2] | |
| 18 | Joker (Kuuga and Gamerasu) |
October 7, 2014 | Tenryu Project 21: 2nd Mizuchi-R League Finals | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 404 | 2 | Defeated The Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) to win the vacant title. | [2][22] | |
| — | Deactivated | November 15, 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was retired due to Tenryu Project closing. | [2] | |
| 19 | Hattoshite Good (Kenichiro Arai (2) and Shota) |
June 23, 2021 | Survive the Revolution Vol. 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 98 | 2 | Defeated Toru and Keita Yano in a four-team single elmimination tournament to win the reactivated title. | [2][20] | |
| 20 | Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano | September 29, 2021 | Survive the Revolution Vol. 10 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 233 | 2 | [23] | ||
| 21 | Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama | May 20, 2022 | Wrestle And Romance Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 205 | 1 | [24] | ||
| 22 | Kenichiro Arai (3) and Rey Paloma | December 11, 2022 | Wrestle And Romance Vol. 8 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 105 | 0 | [25] | ||
| 23 | Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki | March 26, 2023 | Wrestle And Romance Vol. 11 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 2 | [26] | ||
| 24 | Keita Yano (2) and Yuya Susumu | July 16, 2023 | Still Revolution Vol. 5 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 176+ | 2 | [27] | ||
Combined reigns
As of January 8, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| <1 | Reign was less than a day |
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Black Tiger V and Masao Orihara | 1 | 1 | 667 |
| 2 | Joker (Kuuga and Gamerasu) | 1 | 2 | 404 |
| 3 | Diamond Ring (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara) | 1 | 2 | 266 |
| 4 | Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo | 1 | 1 | 253 |
| 5 | Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano | 1 | 2 | 233 |
| 6 | Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka | 2 | 3 | 210 |
| 7 | Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| 8 | Jado & Gedo | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 9 | Hiroki and Masao Orihara | 1 | 1 | 165¤ |
| 10 | Keita Yano and Yuya Susumu † | 1 | 2 | 176+ |
| 11 | Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 2 | 154 |
| 12 | Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibouzu | 1 | 2 | 134 |
| 13 | Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka | 2 | 1 | 117 |
| 14 | Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki | 1 | 2 | 112 |
| Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai | 1 | 0 | 112 | |
| 16 | Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger | 1 | 2 | 108 |
| 17 | Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 18 | Hattoshite Good (Kenichiro Arai and Shota) | 1 | 2 | 98 |
| 19 | Typhoon (Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka) | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| 20 | Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 21 | Fuyuki-gun (Gedo and Lionheart) | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| 22 | Tozawa-juku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| — | Muscle Outlaw'z (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) | — | 0 | <1 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Masao Orihara | 2 | 2 | 832¤ |
| 2 | Tatsuhito Takaiwa/Black Tiger V | 2 | 1 | 747 |
| 3 | Gamerasu | 1 | 2 | 404 |
| Kuuga | 1 | 2 | 404 | |
| 5 | Keita Yano † | 2 | 4 | 409+ |
| 6 | Yuji Yasuraoka | 4 | 4 | 327 |
| 7 | Satoshi Kajiwara | 1 | 2 | 266 |
| Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | 2 | 266 | |
| 9 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 2 | 4 | 262 |
| 10 | Masakazu Fukuda | 1 | 1 | 253 |
| Hiroyoshi Kotsubo | 1 | 1 | 253 | |
| 12 | Hikaru Sato | 1 | 2 | 233 |
| 13 | Kenichiro Arai | 3 | 2 | 223 |
| 14 | Lance Storm | 2 | 3 | 210 |
| 15 | Gedo | 2 | 3 | 208 |
| 16 | Naoki Tanizaki | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Yusuke Kodama | 1 | 1 | 205 | |
| 18 | Jado | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 19 | Hiroki | 1 | 1 | 165¤ |
| 20 | Yuya Susumu † | 1 | 2 | 176+ |
| 21 | Don Fujii | 1 | 2 | 154 |
| 22 | Takuro Niki | 1 | 2 | 143 |
| Oji Shiiba | 1 | 2 | 143 | |
| 24 | Masashi Aoyagi | 1 | 2 | 134 |
| Gokuaku Umibozu | 1 | 2 | 134 | |
| 26 | Tomohiro Ishii | 2 | 1 | 117 |
| 27 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | 0 | 112 |
| El Samurai | 1 | 0 | 112 | |
| 29 | Choden Senshi Battle Ranger | 1 | 2 | 108 |
| 30 | Rey Paloma | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 31 | Shota | 1 | 2 | 98 |
| 32 | Ryo Saito | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Susumu Yokosuka | 1 | 1 | 83 | |
| 34 | Shinjiro Otani | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 35 | Lionheart | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| — | Naruki Doi | — | 0 | <1 |
| — | Masato Yoshino | — | 0 | <1 |
See also
References
Notes
- ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated has not been confirmed, putting their title reign at between 165 and 195 days.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Title History | Genichiro Tenryu/Tenryu Project Official Site" 王座遍歴 | 天龍源一郎/天龍プロジェクトオフィシャルサイト. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title". www.wrestling-title.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "WAR Sumo Hall event results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR-ISM '96 - Tag 6". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR BATTLE WINTER '97 - Tag 3". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR FARE '97 - Tag 1". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WFY RUN TO THE HILLS - Tag 3". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR CHAMPION OF R '97 - Tag 5". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR DESTINY". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Dragon Gate The Gate of Adventure tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Battle Hall Live Vol.1". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Dragon Gate results, 2007" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ "Dragon Gate Storm Gate tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- 1 2 "Dragon Gate The Gate of Victory tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ IJタッグ(インターナショナルジュニアヘビー級タッグ) [IJ Tag (International Junior Heavyweight Tag)]. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tenryu Project Never So". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- 1 2 "Tenryu Project Results". www.purolove.com (in German). Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Diamond Ring". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project 21 ~ 2nd MIZUCHI-R League Finals". www.wrestligdata.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Tenryu Project (September 29, 2021). 2021年9月29日『SURVIVE THE REVOLITION Vol.10』前売りチケット. tenryuproject.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 20, 2022). "Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 11, 2022). "Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 8". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project Wrestle & Romance Vol. 11". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project Still Revolution Vol. 5". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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