IWGP World Tag Team Championship

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami

12.12.1985 - 08.05.1986

- defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi in a tournament final to become the first International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Tag Team Champions

 

Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido

08.05.1986 - 09.23.1986

 

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (2)

09.23.1986 - 02.05.1987

 

VACANT

02.05.1987 - 03.20.1987

- Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami vacated the titles when they split up their team

 

Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka

03.20.1987 - 03.26.1987

- defeated Akira Meada & Nobuhiko Takada in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada

03.26.1987 - 09.01.1987

 

Kazuo Yamazaki & Yoshiaki Fujiwara

09.01.1987 - 01.18.1988

 

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (3)

01.18.1988 - 06.10.1988

 

Masa Saito & Riki Choshu

06.10.1988 - 03.16.1989

 

George Takano & Super Strong Machine

03.16.1989 - 07.13.1989

 

Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka

07.13.1989 - 09.20.1989

 

Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto

09.20.1989 - 04.27.1990

 

Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono

04.27.1990 - 11.01.1990

 

Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki

11.01.1990 - 12.26.1990

 

Hiro Saito & Super Strong Machine

12.26.1990 - 03.06.1991

 

Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (2)

03.06.1991 - 03.21.1991

 

The Steiner Brothers

(Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)

03.21.1991 - 11.05.1991

 

Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Muto

11.05.1991 - 03.01.1992

 

Bam Bam Bigelow & Big Van Vader

03.01.1992 - 06.26.1992

 

The Steiner Brothers (2)

(Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)

06.26.1992 - 11.22.1992

 

Scott Norton & Tony Halme

11.22.1992 - 12.14.1992

 

The Hell Raisers

(Hawk Warrior & Power Warrior)

12.14.1992 - 08.05.1993

 

The Jurassic Powers

(Hercules Hernandez & Scott Norton)

08.05.1993 - 01.04.1994

 

The Hell Raisers (2)

(Hawk Warrior & Power Warrior)

01.04.1994 - 11.25.1994

 

Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Muto (2)

11.25.1994 - 05.06.1995

 

VACANT

05.06.1995 - 06.12.1995

- Hiroshi Hase & Keiji Muto vacated the titles after Muto won the IWGP World Championship

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono

06.12.1995 - 07.07.1995

- defeated Junji Hirata & Shinya Hashimoto in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

VACANT

07.07.1995 - 07.13.1995

- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono were stripped of the titles due to Chono missing a scheduled title defense

 

Junji Hirata & Shinya Hashimoto

07.13.1995 - 06.12.1996

- defeated Mike Enos & Scott Norton to win the vacant titles

 

Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka

06.12.1996 - 07.16.1996

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono (2)

07.16.1996 - 01.04.1997

 

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami (4)

01.04.1997 - 04.12.1997

 

Kensuke Sasaki & Riki Choshu

04.12.1997 - 05.03.1997

 

The Bull Powers

(Manabu Nakanishi & Satoshi Kojima)

05.03.1997 - 08.10.1997

 

Kazuo Yamazaki & Kensuke Sasaki

08.10.1997 - 10.19.1997

 

Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono (2)

10.19.1997 - 05.07.1998

 

VACANT

05.07.1998 - 06.05.1998

- Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vacated the titles due to Muto being injured

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono (3)

06.05.1998 - 07.15.1998

- defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka

07.15.1998 - 01.04.1999

 

Tencozy

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

01.04.1999 - 03.22.1999

 

Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka

03.22.1999 - 06.27.1999

 

The Mad Dogs

(Michiyoshi Ohara & Tatsutoshi Goto)

06.27.1999 - 08.28.1999

 

Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata

08.28.1999 - 07.20.2000

 

Tencozy (2)

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

07.20.2000 - 09.23.2001

 

Osamu Nishimura & Tatsumi Fujinami

09.23.2001 - 10.28.2001

 

Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea

10.28.2001 - 02.02.2002

 

VACANT

02.02.2002 - 03.24.2002

- Keiji Muto & Taiyo Kea vacated the titles when Muto left NJPW

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono (4)

03.24.2002 - 06.13.2003

- defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie

06.13.2003 - 12.14.2003

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura

12.14.2003 - 02.01.2004

 

Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama

02.01.2004 - 11.21.2004

 

VACANT

11.21.2004 - 12.11.2004

- Minoru Suzuki & Yoshihiro Takayama vacated the titles due to Takayama being injured

 

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura

12.11.2004 - 10.30.2005

- defeated Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki to win the vacant titles

 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono (5)

10.30.2005 - 09.28.2006

 

Wild Child

(Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori)

09.28.2006 - 03.11.2007

 

Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko

03.11.2007 - 02.17.2008

 

The Most Violent Players

(Togi Makabe & Toru Yano)

02.17.2008 - 01.04.2009

 

Team 3D

(Brother Devon & Brother Ray)

01.04.2009 - 07.21.2009

 

The British Invasion

(Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams)

07.21.2009 - 10.18.2009

 

Team 3D (2)

(Brother Devon & Brother Ray)

10.18.2009 - 01.04.2010

 

No Limit

(Tetsuya Naito & Yujiro Takahashi)

01.04.2010 - 05.03.2010

 

Wataru Inoue & Yuji Nagata

05.03.2010 - 06.19.2010

 

Bad Intentions

(Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson)

06.19.2010 - 01.04.2012

 

Tencozy (3)

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

01.04.2012 - 05.03.2012

 

Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano

05.03.2012 - 06.20.2012

 

VACANT

06.20.2012 - 07.22.2012

- the titles were held up after a controversial title defense between Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano and Tencozy

 

Tencozy (4)

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

07.22.2012 - 10.08.2012

- defeated Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano to win the vacant titles

 

The Killer Elite Squad

(Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

10.08.2012 - 05.03.2013

 

Tencozy (5)

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

05.03.2013 - 11.09.2013

 

The Killer Elite Squad (2)

(Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

11.09.2013 - 01.04.2014

 

The Good Brothers

(Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

01.04.2014 - 01.04.2015

 

Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata

01.04.2015 - 02.11.2015

 

The Good Brothers (2)

(Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

02.11.2015 - 04.05.2015

 

The Kingdom

(Matt Taven & Mike Bennett)

04.05.2015 - 07.05.2015

 

The Good Brothers (3)

(Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

07.05.2015 - 01.04.2016

 

Great Bash Heel

(Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma)

01.04.2016 - 04.10.2016

 

Guerrillas of Destiny

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

04.10.2016 - 06.19.2016

 

The Briscoe Brothers

(Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)

06.19.2016 - 10.10.2016

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (2)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

10.10.2016 - 01.04.2017

 

Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano

01.04.2017 - 03.06.2017

 

Tencozy (6)

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

03.06.2017 - 04.09.2017

 

War Machine

(Hanson & Raymond Rowe)

04.09.2017 - 06.11.2017

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (3)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

06.11.2017 - 07.01.2017

 

War Machine (2)

(Hanson & Raymond Rowe)

07.01.2017 - 09.24.2017

 

The Killer Elite Squad (3)

(Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

09.24.2017 - 01.04.2018

 

Evil & Seiya Sanada

01.04.2018 - 06.09.2018

 

The Young Bucks

(Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)

06.09.2018 - 09.30.2018

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (4)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

09.30.2018 - 01.04.2019

 

Evil & Seiya Sanada (2)

01.04.2019 - 02.23.2019

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (5)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

02.23.2019 - 01.04.2020

 

FinJuice

(David Finlay & Juice Robinson)

01.04.2020 - 02.01.2020

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (6)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

02.01.2020 - 02.21.2020

 

Golden Ace

(Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi)

02.21.2020 - 07.12.2020

 

The Dangerous Tekkers

(Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.)

07.12.2020 - 01.04.2021

 

Guerrillas of Destiny (7)

(Tama Tonga & Tonga Loa)

01.04.2021 - 06.01.2021

 

The Dangerous Tekkers (2)

(Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.)

06.01.2021 - 07.11.2021

 

Seiya Sanada & Tetsuya Naito

07.11.2021 - 07.25.2021

 

The Dangerous Tekkers (3)

(Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.)

07.25.2021 - 01.04.2022

 

Bishamon

(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)

01.04.2022 - 04.09.2022

 

The United Empire

(Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)

04.09.2022 - 05.01.2022

 

Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens

05.01.2022 - 06.12.2022

 

The United Empire (2)

(Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb)

06.12.2022 - 06.26.2022

 

FTR

(Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood)

06.26.2022 - 01.04.2023

 

Bishamon (2)

(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)

01.04.2023 - 04.08.2023

 

Aussie Open

(Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis)

04.08.2023 - 05.21.2023

 

VACANT

05.21.2023 - 06.04.2023

- Aussie Open vacated the titles due to Mark Davis being injured

 

Bishamon (3)

(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)

06.04.2023 - 01.04.2024

- defeated The House of Evil and The United Empire in a triple threat match to win the vacant titles

 

El Phantasmo & Hikuleo

01.04.2024 - 02.11.2024

 

Chase Owens & Kenta Kobayashi

02.11.2024 - 04.06.2024

 

Bishamon (4)

(Hirooki Goto & Yoshi-Hashi)

04.06.2024 - 05.04.2024

 

Chase Owens & Kenta Kobayashi (2)

05.04.2024 - 06.09.2024

 

TMDK

(Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste)

06.09.2024 - 11.04.2024

 

The United Empire

(Great-O-Khan & Henare)

11.04.2024 - 12.09.2024

 

VACANT

12.09.2024 - 01.05.2025

- The United Empire vacated the titles due to Henare being injured

 

The Young Bucks (2)

(Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)

01.05.2025 - 02.11.2025

- defeated Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito and The United Empire in a triple threat match to win the vacant titles

 

Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito

02.11.2025 - 04.05.2025

 

The United Empire

(Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb)

04.05.2025