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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 8, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 15, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's United States based television program NJPW Strong Live. The current champions are West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson), who are in their first reign. They defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) at Strong Style Evolved on December 15, 2024 in Long Beach, California.
History
On June 8, 2022, NJPW announced the creation of the championship, with it being contested in an eight-team tournament that was then scheduled to determine the inaugural champions, culminating in a final match at Strong: High Alert on July 24, 2022. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
Inaugural championship tournament (2022)
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Semifinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Final Strong: High Alert (7/24) | ||||||||||||
| Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown and Misterioso) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | 8:28 | |||||||||||||
| Stray Dog Army | 7:27 | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | 12:44 | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | 11:57 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | 9:17 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | |||||||||||||
| TMDK | 10:02 | |||||||||||||
| West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | 10:21 | |||||||||||||
| TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | Pin | |||||||||||||
Reigns
As of December 21, 2024, there have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different teams composed of sixteen individual champions. The inaugural champions were Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) first reign is longest reign at 186 days, while TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)'s first reign was the shortest at 29 days. Chris Sabin is the oldest champion at 40 while Kyle Fletcher is the youngest at 23.
The current champions are West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating Grizzled Young Veterans at Strong Style Evolved on December 15, 2024 in Long Beach, California.
| 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 |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
Combined reigns
As of December 21, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
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By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
Combined days rec. by NJPW |
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| 1 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) |
2 | 5 | 215 | |
| 2 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) |
2 | 3 | 181 | |
| 3 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
1 | 3 | 169 | |
| 4 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) |
2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| 5 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) |
1 | 0 | 97 | |
| 6 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
1 | 1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) |
1 | 1 | 30 | |
| 8 | West Coast Wrecking Crew † (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) |
1 | 0 | 6+ | |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
Combined days rec. by NJPW |
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| 1 | Hikuleo | 2 | 5 | 215 | |
| El Phantasmo | 2 | 5 | 215 | ||
| 3 | Mikey Nicholls | 2 | 3 | 181 | |
| Shane Haste | 2 | 3 | 181 | ||
| 5 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 3 | 169 | |
| Chris Sabin | 1 | 3 | 169 | ||
| 7 | Kyle Fletcher | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| Mark Davis | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 | |
| 9 | Alex Coughlin | 1 | 0 | 97 | |
| Gabe Kidd | 1 | 0 | 97 | ||
| 11 | James Drake | 1 | 1 | 37 | |
| Zack Gibson | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 13 | Hirooki Goto | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Yoshi-Hashi | 1 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 15 | Jorel Nelson † | 1 | 0 | 6+ | |
| Royce Isaacs † | 1 | 0 | 6+ | ||
Notes
References
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 19, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #98 - Ignition 2022 - Tag 1 - TV-Show @ The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 19, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #99 - Ignition 2022 - Tag 2 - TV-Show @ The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 19, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #100 - Ignition 2022 - Tag 3 - TV-Show @ The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 19, 2022). "NJPW STRONG #101 - Ignition 2022 - Tag 4 - TV-Show @ The Vermont Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ Haulotte, Kylie (July 24, 2022). "** SPOILERS ** NJPW Strong: High Alert Tapings From 7/24". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 28, 2022). "NJPW Rumble On 44th Street - Pay Per View @ Palladium Times Square in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- Jeremy, Lambert (April 15, 2023). "Aussie Open Win NJPW STRONG Tag Titles At NJPW Capital Collision". Fightful. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- Tessier, Colin (May 21, 2023). "Mark Davis Injured, New IWGP And NJPW STRONG Tag Team Champions To Be Crowned At NJPW Dominion". Fightful. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- Simon, Tyriece (June 4, 2023). "NJPW Dominion 6.4 In Osaka-Jo Hall Results: Sanada vs. Yota Tsuji, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match". sescoops.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- "LEC presents NJPW STRONG INDEPENDENCE DAY TUE. JULY. 4. 2023 / DOOR 17:30 / BELL 18:30". njpw1972.com. NJPW. July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- "DESTRUCTION in RYOGOKU MON. OCTOBER. 9. 2023". njpw1972.com. NJPW. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- Renner, Ethan (April 13, 2024). "NJPW Windy City Riot live results: Moxley vs. Naito IWGP title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- Fritta, Chick (May 11, 2024). "NJPW Resurgence live results: Jon Moxley vs. Shota Umino IWGP World title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- Fritts, Chick (June 9, 2024). "NJPW Dominion live results: Double main event". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- Vetter, Chris (December 16, 2024). "NJPW "Strong Style Evolved" results (12/15): Vetter's review of Mercedes Mone vs. Hazuki for the NJPW Strong Women's Title, Konosuke Takeshita and Jack Perry vs. Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
External links
- Official Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship History at New Japan Pro Wrestling
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title History at Cagematch.net
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