The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's Strong brand and is usually defended at NJPW Strong branded shows in America. The current champions are Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja), who are in their first reign both as a team and individually.
History On June 8, 2022, NJPW announced the creation of the championship, with it being contested in an eight-team tournament that was then scheduled to determine the inaugural champions, culminating in a final match at Strong: High Alert on July 24, 2022. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
Inaugural championship tournament (2022) Tournament bracket
Reigns As of , , there have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between ten different teams composed of twenty individual champions. The inaugural champions were Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). United Empire (TJP and Templario)'s reign is the longest, at 189 days, while TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)'s first reign was the shortest at 29 days. Chris Sabin is the oldest champion at 40, while Kyle Fletcher is the youngest at 23.
Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) are the reigning champions in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating United Empire (TJP and Templario) at CMLL Viérnes Espectacular at Arena México on November 14, 2025 in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City.
Combined reigns As of , . †Indicates the current champions
By team RankTeamNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays Combined days by NJPW1 Los Hermanos Chávez † 1 2 +2 Guerrillas of Destiny 2 5 2153 United Empire 1 2 1894 TMDK 2 3 1815 1 3 1696 World Class Wrecking Crew 1 2 1457 Aussie Open 2 4 132 1128 Bullet Club War Dogs 1 0 979 Grizzled Young Veterans 1 1 3710 Bishamon 1 0 30
By wrestler RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombineddays Combined days by NJPW1 Ángel de Oro † 1 2 + Niebla Roja † 1 2 +3Hikuleo 2 5 215 2 5 2155 TJP 1 2 189 Templario 1 2 1897 2 3 181 2 3 1819 1 3 169 1 3 16911Royce Isaacs 1 2 145Jorel Nelson 1 2 14513 2 4 132 112 2 4 132 11215 1 0 97 1 0 9717 1 1 37 1 1 3719 1 0 30Yoshi-Hashi 1 0 30
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References
External links Official Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship History at New Japan Pro Wrestling NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title History at Cagematch.net