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Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

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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]

Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion
Date establishedFebruary 23, 1996
Current championsYusuke Kodama and Takuro Niki
Date wonDecember 20, 2025
Other names
  • WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
    (1996–2006)
  • Dragon Gate I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
    (2006–2007)
  • Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
    (2010–present)
  • IJ Tag Team Championship
    (2021–present)
Statistics
First championsGedo and Lionheart
Most reignsAs a team (2 times):

As individual (4 times):

Longest reignBlack Tiger V and Masao Orihara
(667 days)
Shortest reignNaruki Doi and Masato Yoshino
(<1 day)

History

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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

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As of June 20, 2026, there have been a total of 27 reigns (including one unrecognized) shared among 25 teams and 38 individuals. The current champions are Yusuke Kodama and Takuro Niki who are in their first reign as a team.

Key
No. Overall reign number
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.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
Wrestle Association R (WAR)
1 Fuyuki-gun
(Lionheart and Gedo)		 February 23, 1996 WAR Sendai, Japan 1 331 Defeated Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka in a five-team round-robin tournament final. [3][4]
2 Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka March 27, 1996 WAR Nagoya, Japan 1 1152 [5]
3 Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai July 20, 1996 WAR 4th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 1 1120 [6]
4 Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka November 9, 1996 WAR-ism '96 Tokyo, Japan 2 951 [7]
5 Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger February 12, 1997 Battle Winter '97 Toyohashi, Japan 1 1082 [8]
6 Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibozu May 31, 1997 WAR Fare '97 Tsu, Japan 1 1342 Gokuaku Umibozu reverted back to his real name Hirofumi Miura during this reign. [9]
7 Yuji Yasuraoka and Tomohiro Ishii October 12, 1997 Run to the Hills Hachioji, Japan 1
(3, 1)		 61 This was a show produced by Wrestle Yume Factory. [10]
— 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 2531 Defeated Tomohiro Ishii and Yuji Yasuraoka in a four-team tournament final to win the vacant title. [11]
— 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 1 800 Defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Masao Orihara to win the vacant title. [12]
10 Yuji Yasuraoka and Tomohiro Ishii March 1, 1999 WAR Tokyo, Japan 2
(4, 2)		 1110 [13]
— 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]
Dragon Gate
11 Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii August 6, 2006 The Gate of Adventure Nagoya, Japan 1
(2, 1)		 1542 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. [14]
12 Jado & Gedo January 7, 2007 Circuit 2007: Battle Hall Live Vol. 1 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)		 1752 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. [15]
13 Typhoon
(Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka)		 July 1, 2007 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2007 Kobe, Japan 1 831 [16]
14 Tozawa-juku
(Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa)		 September 22, 2007 Storm Gate: Tokyo Special – "Dragon Storm 2007" Tokyo, Japan 1 200 [17]
† Muscle Outlaw'z
(Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino)		 October 12, 2007 The Gate of Victory Tokyo, Japan 1 <10 This match was to unify the I-J title into the newly created interim Dragon Gate Open the Twin Gate Championship. Although this reign was originally recognized, it was retroactively removed from the official I-J title lineage. [18][19]
— Unified October 12, 2007 The Gate of Victory Tokyo, Japan — —— Unified with the Open the Twin Gate Championship. [2][18]
Tenryu Project
15 Masao Orihara and Black Tiger V September 29, 2010 Never So Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)		 6671 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. [20]
16 Diamond Ring
(Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara)		 July 27, 2012 R-2 "Real": Tenryu Project 8 Tokyo, Japan 1 2662 [21][22]
17 Masao Orihara and Hiroki April 19, 2013 Diamond Ring Toyama, Japan 1
(2, 1)		 [a]1 This was a show produced by Diamond Ring. [23]
— 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 4042 Defeated The Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) to win the vacant title. [2][24]
— Deactivated November 15, 2015 — — — —— The title was retired due to Tenryu Project closing. [2]
19 Hattoshite Good
(Kenichiro Arai and Shota)		 June 23, 2021 Survive the Revolution Vol. 5 Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1)		 982 Defeated Toru and Keita Yano in a four-team single elmimination tournament to win the reactivated title. [2][22]
20 Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano September 29, 2021 Survive the Revolution Vol. 10 Tokyo, Japan 1 2332 [25]
21 Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama May 20, 2022 Wrestle And Romance Vol. 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 2051 [26]
22 Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma December 11, 2022 Wrestle And Romance Vol. 8 Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 1)		 1050 [27]
23 Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki March 26, 2023 Wrestle And Romance Vol. 11 Tokyo, Japan 1 1432 [28]
24 Yuya Susumu and Keita Yano August 16, 2023 Still Revolution Vol. 5 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)		 1872 [29]
25 Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama February 19, 2024 Still Revolution Vol. 10 Tokyo, Japan 2 2391 [30]
26 Yuya Susumu and Kengo October 15, 2024 Light My Fire Vol. 7 Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1)		 4312 [31]
27 Yusuke Kodama and Takuro Niki December 20, 2025 Live For Today Vol. 8 Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 2)		 182+1 [32]

Combined reigns

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As of June 20, 2026.

† 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

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Rank Team No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Masao Orihara and Black Tiger V11667
2 Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama22444
3 Yuya Susumu and Kengo12431
4 Joker
(Kuuga and Gamerasu)		12404
5 Diamond Ring
(Katsuhiko Nakajima and Satoshi Kajiwara)		12266
6 Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo11253
7 Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano12233
8 Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka23210
9 Yuya Susumu and Keita Yano12187
10 Yusuke Kodama and Takuro Niki †11182+
11 Jado & Gedo12175
12 Masao Orihara and Hiroki11165¤
13 Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii12154
14 Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki12143
15 Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibouzu12134
16 Yuji Yasuraoka and Tomohiro Ishii21117
17 Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai10112
18 Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger12108
19 Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma10105
20 Hattoshite Good
(Kenichiro Arai and Shota)		1298
21 Typhoon
(Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka)		1183
22 Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa1080
23 Fuyuki-gun
(Lionheart and Gedo)		1133
24 Tozawa-juku
(Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa)		1020
— Muscle Outlaw'z
(Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino)		—0<1

By wrestler

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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Masao Orihara22832¤
2 Tatsuhito Takaiwa/Black Tiger V21747
3 Yusuke Kodama †33626+
4 Yuya Susumu24618
5 Naoki Tanizaki22444
6 Kengo12431
7 Keita Yano24420
8 Gamerasu12404
Kuuga12404
10 Yuji Yasuraoka44327
11 Takuro Niki †23325+
12 Satoshi Kajiwara12266
Katsuhiko Nakajima12266
14 Masaaki Mochizuki24262
15 Masakazu Fukuda11253
Hiroyoshi Kotsubo11253
17 Hikaru Sato12233
18 Kenichiro Arai32223
19 Lance Storm23210
20 Gedo23208
21 Jado12175
22 Hiroki11165¤
23 Don Fujii12154
24 Oji Shiiba12143
25 Masashi Aoyagi12134
Gokuaku Umibozu12134
27 Tomohiro Ishii21117
28 Jushin Thunder Liger10112
El Samurai10112
30 Choden Senshi Battle Ranger12108
31 Rey Paloma10105
32 Shota1298
33 Ryo Saito1183
Susumu Yokosuka1183
35 Shinjiro Otani1080
36 Lionheart1133
— Naruki Doi—0<1
— Masato Yoshino—0<1

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated has not been confirmed, putting their title reign at between 165 and 195 days.

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ "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). Archived from the original on November 19, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title". www.wrestling-title.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Title Tournament 1996". prowrestlinghistory.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2006.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  6. ↑ "WAR Sumo Hall event results". Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR-ISM '96 - Tag 6". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR BATTLE WINTER '97 - Tag 3". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR FARE '97 - Tag 1". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WFY RUN TO THE HILLS - Tag 3". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR CHAMPION OF R '97 - Tag 5". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR DESTINY". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Gate of Adventure". Dragongate (in Japanese). Gaora. Archived from the original on August 22, 2006.
  15. ↑ "Circuit 2007～BATTLE HALL LIVE Vol.1". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. January 7, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ ドラゴンゲート KOBE プロレスフェスティバル2007 [Dragongate Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2007]. Dragongate (in Japanese). Gaora. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007.
  17. ↑ "Storm Gate 〜Tokyo Special〜 "Dragon Storm 2007"". Dragongate (in Japanese). Gaora. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
  18. 1 2 "The Gate of Victory". Dragongate (in Japanese). Gaora. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007.
  19. ↑ 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). Archived from the original on December 16, 2025.
  20. ↑ "NEVER SO". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. September 29, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ "R-2". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. July 27, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  22. 1 2 "Tenryu Project Results: 2010~2020". www.purolove.com (in German). Archived from the original on February 12, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Toyama taikai" 富山大会 [Toyama event]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. April 19, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project 21 ~ 2nd MIZUCHI-R League Finals". www.wrestligdata.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 20, 2022). "Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  27. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 11, 2022). "Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 8". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  28. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project Wrestle & Romance Vol. 11". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  29. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project Still Revolution Vol. 5". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  30. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project Still Revolution Vol. 10". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  31. ↑ 2024年10月15日 新木場大会. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). October 16, 2024. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024.
  32. ↑ "LIVE FOR TODAY vol.8". Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Baseball Magazine Sha. December 20, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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