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 .

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. 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 25 teams and 38 individuals. The title is currently vacant.

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.<1Reign was less than a day By team RankTeamNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays 1 Masao Orihara and Black Tiger V 1 1 6672 Naoki Tanizaki and Yusuke Kodama 2 2 4443 Yuya Susumu and Kengo 1 2 4314 Joker 1 2 4045 Diamond Ring 1 2 2666 Masakazu Fukuda and Hiroyoshi Kotsubo 1 1 2537 Yusuke Kodama and Takuro Niki 1 1 2498 Hikaru Sato and Keita Yano 1 2 2339 Lance Storm and Yuji Yasuraoka 2 3 21010 Yuya Susumu and Keita Yano 1 2 18711 Jado & Gedo 1 2 17512 Masao Orihara and Hiroki 1 1 165¤13 Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii 1 2 15414 Oji Shiiba and Takuro Niki 1 2 14315 Masashi Aoyagi and Gokuaku Umibouzu 1 2 13416 Yuji Yasuraoka and Tomohiro Ishii 2 1 11717 Jushin Thunder Liger and El Samurai 1 0 11218 Masaaki Mochizuki and Choden Senshi Battle Ranger 1 2 10819 Kenichiro Arai and Rey Paloma 1 0 10520 Hattoshite Good 1 2 9821 Typhoon 1 1 8322 Shinjiro Otani and Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1 0 8023 Fuyuki-gun 1 1 3324 Tozawa-juku 1 0 20— Muscle Outlaw'z — 0

By wrestler RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays 1 2 2 832¤2 2 1 7473 3 3 6934 2 4 6185 2 2 4446 Kengo 1 2 4317 2 4 4208 Gamerasu 1 2 404 Kuuga 1 2 40410 2 3 39211 4 4 32712 1 2 266 1 2 26614 2 4 26215 1 1 253 1 1 25317 1 2 23318 3 2 22319 2 3 21020 Gedo 2 3 20821 Jado 1 2 17522 Hiroki 1 1 165¤23 1 2 15424 1 2 14325 1 2 134 1 2 13427 2 1 11728 1 0 112 1 0 11230 1 2 10831 1 0 10532 Shota 1 2 9833 1 1 83 1 1 8335 1 0 8036 Lionheart 1 1 33— — 0 — — 0

See also IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship

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External links Wrestling-Titles.com