Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Explained

The 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 .^[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,, 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.

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.
<1	Reign was less than a day

By team

Rank	Team	data-sort-type="number"	No. of reigns	data-sort-type="number"	Combined defenses	data-sort-type="number"	Combined days
1		1	1	667
2		2	2	444
3	Joker	1	2	404
4	Diamond Ring	1	2	266
5	Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo	1	1	253
6		1	2	233
7		1	2	218
8		2	3	210
9		1	2	175
10		1	1	165¤
11		1	2	154
12	Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibouzu	1	2	134
13		2	1	117
14	Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki	1	2	112
		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	1	2	98
19	Typhoon	1	1	83
20		1	0	80
21	Fuyuki-gun	1	1	33
22	Yuya Susumu and Kengo †	1	0	+
23	Tozawa-juku	1	0	20
—	Muscle Outlaw'z	—	0

By wrestler

Rank	Wrestler	data-sort-type="number"	No. of reigns	data-sort-type="number"	Combined defenses	data-sort-type="number"	Combined days
1		2	2	832¤
2		2	1	747
3		2	4	451
4		2	2	444
		2	2	444
6	Gamerasu	1	2	404
		1	2	404
8		4	4	327
9		1	2	266
		1	2	266
11		2	4	262
12		1	1	253
		1	1	253
14	†	2	2	+
15		1	2	233
16		3	2	223
17		2	3	210
18		2	3	208
19		1	2	175
20		1	1	165¤
21		1	2	154
22		1	2	143
		1	2	143
24		1	2	134
		1	2	134
26		2	1	117
27		1	0	112
		1	0	112
29		1	2	108
30		1	0	105
31		1	2	98
32		1	1	83
		1	1	83
34		1	0	80
35		1	1	33
36	Kengo †	1	0	+
—		—	0
—		—	0

See also

• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
• GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
• NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship

References

Footnotes

External links

• Wrestling-Titles.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Title History Genichiro Tenryu/Tenryu Project Official Site . ja: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 . August 23, 2023 . . ja.
2. Web site: International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title. August 19, 2021. www.wrestling-title.com.