No.
|
Champion
|
Championship change
|
Reign statistics
|
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Date
|
Event
|
Location
|
Reign
|
Days |
Defenses
|
1
|
Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
|
June 10, 1988
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
49 |
0
|
Tsuruta and Yatsu, the PWF Tag Team Champions, defeated NWA International champions The Road Warriors to unify the titles.
|
[1][2] |
2
|
Fuchin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen)
|
July 29, 1988
|
House show
|
Takasaki, Japan
|
1
|
2 |
0
|
|
[3][4] |
3
|
Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
|
July 31, 1988
|
House show
|
Hakodate, Japan
|
2
|
29 |
0
|
|
[3][5] |
4
|
Ryugenhou (Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu)
|
August 29, 1988
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
1 |
0
|
|
[3] |
5
|
Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
|
August 30, 1988
|
House show
|
Osaka, Japan
|
3
|
81 |
0
|
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
November 19, 1988
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
6
|
Fuchin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Stan Hansen)
|
December 16, 1988
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
51 |
0
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
7
|
Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
|
February 2, 1989
|
House show
|
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
|
4
|
159 |
8
|
Won the titles at a World Wrestling Alliance card.
|
[1] |
8
|
Ryukanhou (Stan Hansen (3) and Genichiro Tenryu (2))
|
July 11, 1989
|
House show
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
11 |
0
|
|
[3] |
9
|
Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
|
July 22, 1989
|
House show
|
Kanazawa, Japan
|
5
|
90 |
1
|
|
[3] |
10
|
Ryukanhou (Stan Hansen (4) and Genichiro Tenryu (3))
|
October 20, 1989
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
40 |
0
|
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
November 29, 1989
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
11
|
Ryukanhou (Stan Hansen (5) and Genichiro Tenryu (4))
|
December 6, 1989
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
3
|
90 |
0
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
12
|
Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy (3) and Steve Williams)
|
March 6, 1990
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
135 |
1
|
|
[3] |
13
|
The Great Kabuki and Jumbo Tsuruta (6)
|
July 19, 1990
|
House show
|
Takefu, Japan
|
1
|
8 |
0
|
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
July 30, 1990
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Kabuki leaving AJPW for SWS.
|
[1] |
14
|
Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy (4) and Steve Williams (2))
|
December 7, 1990
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
132 |
2
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
15
|
Stan Hansen (6) and Danny Spivey
|
April 18, 1991
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
79 |
2
|
|
[3] |
16
|
Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy (5) and Steve Williams (3))
|
July 6, 1991
|
House show
|
Yokosuka, Japan
|
3
|
18 |
0
|
|
[3] |
17
|
Toshiaki Kawada and Mitsuharu Misawa
|
July 24, 1991
|
House show
|
Kanazawa, Japan
|
1
|
135 |
1
|
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
December 6, 1991
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
18
|
Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy (6) and Steve Williams (4))
|
December 6, 1991
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
4
|
89 |
0
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
19
|
Akira Taue and Jumbo Tsuruta (7)
|
March 4, 1992
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
254 |
2
|
|
[3][6] |
—
|
Vacated
|
November 13, 1992
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
20
|
Toshiaki Kawada and Mitsuharu Misawa
|
December 4, 1992
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
57 |
0
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
21
|
Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy (7) and Steve Williams (5))
|
January 30, 1993
|
House show
|
Chiba, Japan
|
5
|
110 |
0
|
|
[3] |
22
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (3) and Akira Taue (2))
|
May 20, 1993
|
House show
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
106 |
2
|
|
[3] |
23
|
Ted DiBiase and Stan Hansen (7)
|
September 3, 1993
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
71 |
1
|
|
[3][7] |
—
|
Vacated
|
November 13, 1993
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
24
|
Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa (3)
|
December 3, 1993
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
351 |
2
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
November 19, 1994
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[1] |
25
|
Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa (4)
|
December 10, 1994
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
181 |
2
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
26
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (4) and Akira Taue (3))
|
June 9, 1995
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
229 |
2
|
|
[3] |
27
|
Gary Albright and Stan Hansen (8)
|
January 24, 1996
|
House show
|
Matsumoto, Japan
|
1
|
27 |
0
|
|
[3][8] |
28
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (5) and Akira Taue (4))
|
February 20, 1996
|
House show
|
Morioka, Japan
|
3
|
93 |
1
|
|
[3] |
29
|
Jun Akiyama and Mitsuharu Misawa (5)
|
May 23, 1996
|
House show
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
105 |
2
|
|
[3][9] |
30
|
Johnny Ace and Steve Williams (6)
|
September 5, 1996
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
134 |
1
|
|
[3][10] |
31
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (6)) and Akira Taue (5))
|
January 17, 1997
|
House show
|
Matsumoto, Japan
|
4
|
130 |
1
|
|
[3][11] |
32
|
G.E.T. (Johnny Ace (2) and Kenta Kobashi (3))
|
May 27, 1997
|
House show
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
59 |
0
|
|
[3] |
33
|
T.O.P. (Gary Albright (2) and Steve Williams (7))
|
July 25, 1997
|
House show
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
71 |
1
|
|
[3] |
34
|
G.E.T. (Johnny Ace (3) and Kenta Kobashi (4))
|
October 4, 1997
|
House show
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
2
|
113 |
0
|
|
[3] |
35
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (7) and Akira Taue (6))
|
January 25, 1998
|
House show
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
5
|
347 |
4
|
|
[3] |
36
|
Jun Akiyama (2) and Kenta Kobashi (5)
|
January 7, 1999
|
New Year Giant Series tour.
|
Hidaka, Japan
|
1
|
153 |
1
|
|
[12] |
37
|
Johnny Ace (4) and Bart Gunn
|
June 9, 1999
|
Super Power Series tour.
|
Sendai, Japan
|
1
|
44 |
0
|
|
[13] |
38
|
No Fear (Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama)
|
July 23, 1999
|
Summer Action Series tour.
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
33 |
0
|
Also held the All Asia Tag Team Championship.
|
[14] |
39
|
Mitsuharu Misawa (6) and Yoshinari Ogawa
|
August 25, 1999
|
Summer Action Series II tour
|
Hiroshima, Japan
|
1
|
59 |
0
|
This was also for Omori and Takayama’s All Asia title.
|
[15] |
40
|
Jun Akiyama (3) and Kenta Kobashi (6)
|
October 23, 1999
|
October Giant Series tour.
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
2
|
120 |
2
|
|
[16] |
41
|
Vader and Steve Williams (8)
|
February 20, 2000
|
Excite Series tour.
|
Kobe, Japan
|
1
|
58 |
0
|
|
[17] |
—
|
Vacated
|
April 7, 2000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Vader fracturing his left arm.
|
[3] |
42
|
The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada (8)) and Akira Taue (7))
|
June 9, 2000
|
Super Power Series tour
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
6
|
7 |
0
|
Defeated Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama in a tournament final.
|
[18] |
—
|
Vacated
|
June 16, 2000
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Taue and several others leaving AJPW to form Pro Wrestling Noah.
|
[3] |
43
|
Taiyō Kea and Johnny Smith
|
January 14, 2001
|
New Year Giant Series tour
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
191 |
3
|
Defeated Masanobu Fuchi and Toshiaki Kawada.
|
[19] |
44
|
Yoji Anjo and Genichiro Tenryu (5)
|
July 14, 2001
|
Summer Action Series tour.
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
100 |
2
|
|
[20] |
45
|
Taiyō Kea (2) and Keiji Mutoh
|
October 22, 2001
|
October Giant Series tour.
|
Niigata, Japan
|
1
|
268 |
2
|
During this reign Taiyō Kea and Keiji Mutoh won the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a Winner takes all match where the AJPW Tag Team Championship was also on the line.
|
[21] |
46
|
KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
|
July 17, 2002
|
Summer Action Series tour.
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
85 |
1
|
|
[22][23] |
—
|
Vacated
|
October 10, 2002
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Adams becoming a professional boxer.
|
[1] |
47
|
Taiyō Kea (3) and Satoshi Kojima
|
December 6, 2002
|
N/A
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
153 |
0
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
—
|
Vacated
|
May 8, 2003
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to inactivity.
|
[1] |
48
|
Arashi and Keiji Mutoh (2)
|
June 8, 2003
|
Super Power Series tour
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
1
|
224 |
4
|
Defeated Satoshi Kojima and Jimmy Yang in a tournament final.
|
[24][25] |
49
|
Kojikaz (Kaz Hayashi and Satoshi Kojima (2))
|
January 18, 2004
|
New Year Giant Series tour.
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
146 |
1
|
|
[26][27][28] |
50
|
Kendo Kashin and Yuji Nagata
|
June 12, 2004
|
Crossover tour.
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
1
|
188 |
0
|
|
[29] |
—
|
Vacated
|
December 12, 2004
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to inactivity.
|
[1] |
51
|
Jamal and Taiyō Kea (4)
|
January 16, 2005
|
New Year Shining Series tour
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
323 |
3
|
Defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie.
|
[30] |
—
|
Vacated
|
December 5, 2005
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Jamal leaving AJPW for WWE.
|
[31] |
52
|
Toshiaki Kawada (9) and Taiyō Kea (5)
|
February 17, 2007
|
Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku vol. 2
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
190 |
1
|
Defeated RO’Z and Suwama.
|
[32] |
53
|
Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima (3) and Taru)
|
August 26, 2007
|
Pro Wrestling Love in Ryogoku vol. 3
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
130 |
0
|
|
[33] |
54
|
Joe Doering and Keiji Mutoh (3)
|
January 3, 2008
|
New Year Shining Series tour.
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
177 |
1
|
|
[34] |
55
|
Taiyō Kea (6) and Minoru Suzuki
|
June 28, 2008
|
Crossover tour.
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
554 |
4
|
|
|
56
|
Masakatsu Funaki and Keiji Mutoh (4)
|
January 3, 2010
|
New Year Shining Series tour.
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
65 |
0
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
March 9, 2010
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Mutoh suffering a knee injury which required surgery.
|
[1] |
57
|
Taiyō Kea (7) and Akebono
|
July 4, 2010
|
Crossover tour 2010
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
217 |
3
|
Defeated Suwama and Ryota Hama.
|
|
58
|
Voodoo Murders (Joe Doering (2) and Kono)
|
February 6, 2011
|
Excite Series 2011
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
117 |
1
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
June 3, 2011
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated after AJPW suspended Kono.
|
[1] |
59
|
The Great Muta (5) and Kenso
|
June 19, 2011
|
Pro-Wrestling Love In Ryogoku Vol. 12
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
126 |
1
|
Defeated Akebono and Ryota Hama for the vacant titles.
|
[35] |
60
|
The Black Family (Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz)
|
October 23, 2011
|
Pro-Wrestling Love In Ryogoku Vol. 13
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
149 |
2
|
|
|
61
|
Get Wild (Manabu Soya and Takao Omori (2))
|
March 20, 2012
|
Pro-Wrestling Love In Ryogoku Vol. 14
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
61 |
0
|
|
|
62
|
Joe Doering (3) and Seiya Sanada
|
May 20, 2012
|
AJPW 40th Anniversary Year Rise Up Tour 2012
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
1
|
28 |
0
|
|
|
63
|
Get Wild (Manabu Soya (2) and Takao Omori (3))
|
June 17, 2012
|
AJPW 40th Anniversary Year Cross Over 2012
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
135 |
3
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
October 30, 2012
|
—
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the 2012 World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
64
|
Get Wild (Manabu Soya (3) and Takao Omori (4))
|
November 30, 2012
|
BJW Big Japan Death Vegas 2012
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
3
|
107 |
2
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League, defeating Joe Doering and Suwama in the finals.
|
|
65
|
Burning (Go Shiozaki and Jun Akiyama (4))
|
March 17, 2013
|
Pro-Wrestling Love In Ryogoku 2013 ~ Basic & Dynamic
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
219 |
3
|
|
|
66
|
Evolution (Suwama and Joe Doering (4))
|
October 22, 2013
|
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013
|
Niigata, Japan
|
1
|
249 |
4
|
|
|
67
|
Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama (5) and Takao Omori (5))
|
June 28, 2014
|
AJPW Dynamite Series 2014
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
117 |
3
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
October 23, 2014
|
—
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated so the title could be decided in the 2014 World’s Strongest Tag Determination League.
|
[3] |
68
|
Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama (6) and Takao Omori (6))
|
December 6, 2014
|
AJPW Real World Tag League 2014
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
106 |
2
|
Won the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League, defeating Go Shiozaki and Kento Miyahara in the finals.
|
|
69
|
Akebono (2) and Yutaka Yoshie
|
March 22, 2015
|
AJPW Dream Power Series 2015
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
1
|
45 |
0
|
|
|
70
|
Xceed (Go Shiozaki (2) and Kento Miyahara)
|
May 6, 2015
|
AJPW Super Power Series 2015
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
145 |
3
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
September 28, 2015
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Shiozaki resigning from AJPW.
|
[36] |
71
|
The Big Guns (Bodyguard and Zeus)
|
December 23, 2015
|
Wrestle Dream
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
175 |
2
|
Defeated Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori to win the vacant title.
|
|
72
|
Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi
|
June 15, 2016
|
2016 Dynamite Series
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
165 |
4
|
|
|
73
|
The Big Guns (Bodyguard and Zeus)
|
November 27, 2016
|
Zen Nihon Puroresu in Ryōgoku Kokugikan
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
175 |
4
|
|
|
74
|
Kai and Kengo Mashimo
|
May 21, 2017
|
2017 Super Power Series
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
21 |
0
|
|
|
75
|
The Big Guns (Bodyguard and Zeus)
|
June 11, 2017
|
2017 Dynamite Series
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
3
|
36 |
1
|
|
|
76
|
Nextream (Jake Lee and Naoya Nomura)
|
July 17, 2017
|
2017 Summer Action Series
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
15 |
1
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
August 1, 2017
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Lee being sidelined with a knee injury.
|
[37] |
77
|
Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi
|
August 27, 2017
|
2017 Summer Explosion
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
50 |
0
|
Defeated Kai and Naoya Nomura to win the vacant title.
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
October 16, 2017
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
— |
—
|
Vacated due to Okabayashi suffering a shoulder injury.
|
[38] |
78
|
Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama (7) and Takao Omori (7))
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October 21, 2017
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Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori Debut 25th Anniversary Show
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Yokohama, Japan
|
3
|
74 |
0
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Defeated Daisuke Sekimoto and Ryuji Ito to win the vacant title.
|
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79
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Suwama (2) and Shuji Ishikawa
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January 3, 2018
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New Year Giant Series
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Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
31 |
0
|
|
|
80
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Kento Miyahara (2) and Yoshitatsu
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February 3, 2018
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Yokohama Twilight Blues Special 2018
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Yokohama, Japan
|
1
|
22 |
0
|
|
|
81
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The Big Guns (Bodyguard and Zeus)
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February 25, 2018
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2018 Excite Series
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Osaka, Japan
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4
|
28 |
0
|
|
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82
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Dylan James and Ryoji Sai
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March 25, 2018
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2018 Power Dream Series
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Saitama, Japan
|
1
|
97 |
1
|
|
|
83
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Violent Giants (Suwama (3) and Shuji Ishikawa (2))
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June 30, 2018
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2018 Dynamite Series
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Sapporo, Japan
|
2
|
197 |
4
|
|
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84
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Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi)
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January 13, 2019
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BJW To Was Gat Early
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
3
|
65 |
1
|
Won the titles at a Big Japan Pro Wrestling show.
|
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85
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Violent Giants (Suwama (4) and Shuji Ishikawa (3))
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March 19, 2019
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2019 Dream Power Series
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Tokyo, Japan
|
3
|
168 |
3
|
|
|
86
|
Zeus (5) and Ryoji Sai (2)
|
September 3, 2019
|
2019 Summer Explosion
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
121 |
1
|
|
|
87
|
Violent Giants (Suwama (5) and Shuji Ishikawa (4))
|
January 2, 2020
|
AJPW New Year Wars 2020
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
4
|
366 |
5
|
|
|
88
|
NEXTREAM (Kento Miyahara (3) and Yuma Aoyagi)
|
January 2, 2021
|
AJPW New Year Wars 2021
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
248 |
4
|
|
|
89
|
Runaway Suplex (Shotaro Ashino and Suwama (6))
|
September 7, 2021
|
AJPW Super Deluxe Series
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
249 |
3
|
|
[39] |
90
|
Twin Towers (Shuji Ishikawa (5) and Kohei Sato)
|
May 14, 2022
|
AJPW Super Power Series
|
Sapporo, Japan
|
1
|
36 |
1
|
|
[40] |
91
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Gungnir of Anarchy (Shotaro Ashino (2) and Ryuki Honda)
|
June 19, 2022
|
AJPW Champions Night 4: 50th Anniversary Tour
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
126 |
4
|
|
[41] |
92
|
Voodoo Murders (Kono (2) and Suwama (7))
|
October 23, 2022
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AJPW Raising An Army Memorial Series 2022
|
Osaka, Japan
|
1
|
71 |
0
|
|
[42] |
93
|
Kento Miyahara (4) and Takuya Nomura
|
January 2, 2023
|
AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
20 |
0
|
|
[43] |
94
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Yuma Aoyagi (2) and Naoya Nomura (2)
|
January 22, 2023
|
AJPW New Year Giant Series 2023
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
58 |
0
|
|
[44] |
95
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Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya (4))
|
March 21, 2023
|
AJPW Dream Series 2023
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
1
|
8+ |
0
|
|
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