On this page, you find the full Title History for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Junior Heavyweight brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on August 8, 1998, and the inaugural champions were Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa.
The current champions are Místico and El Desperado, who won the title at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 on May 4, 2026, and have been reigning for 5 days.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Title History
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 83 
Místico 1 & El Desperado 5
5+days82 
Ichiban Sweet Boys Robbie Eagles 4 & Kosei Fujita 3
9days81 
Super Extremes Taiji Ishimori 4 & Robbie X 1
50days80 Ichiban Sweet Boys Robbie Eagles 3 & Kosei Fujita 2
60days79 
La Oscuridad DOUKI 1 & SHO 6
204days78 
Master Wato 2 & YOH 6
47days77 Ichiban Sweet Boys Robbie Eagles 2 & Kosei Fujita 1
115days76 
Intergalactic Jet Setters Kushida 4 & Kevin Knight 2
82days75 
Bullet Club War Dogs Clark Connors 2 & Drilla Moloney 2
February 4, 2024 Tokyo, Japan | Road to The New Beginning253days74 
Catch 2/2 TJP 3 & Francesco Akira 3
31days73 Bullet Club War Dogs Clark Connors 1 & Drilla Moloney 1
184days72 Catch 2/2 TJP 2 & Francesco Akira 2
30days71 Intergalactic Jet Setters Kushida 3 & Kevin Knight 1
April 27, 2023 Tokyo, Japan | Road to Wrestling Dontaku38days70 
Catch 2/2 TJP 1 & Francesco Akira 1
June 20, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | New Japan Road311days69 
Six or Nine Ryusuke Taguchi 7 & Master Wato 1
121days68 
Flying Tiger Robbie Eagles 1 & Tiger Mask (IV) 2
October 26, 2021 Tokyo, Japan | Road to Power Struggle116days67 
Suzuki-gun El Desperado 4 & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 6
51days66 
Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team El Phantasmo 3 & Taiji Ishimori 3
74days65 
Roppongi 3K SHO 5 & YOH 5
80days64 Suzuki-gun El Desperado 3 & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 5
February 25, 2021 Tokyo, Japan | Road to Castle Attack38days63 Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team El Phantasmo 2 & Taiji Ishimori 2
January 23, 2021 Tokyo, Japan | Road to The New Beginning33days62 Suzuki-gun El Desperado 2 & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4
Defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) in a tournament final to win the vacant title.134days
Vacant
August 31, 2020The title was vacated due to YOH suffering a torn ACL.11days61 Roppongi 3K SHO 4 & YOH 4
239days60 
Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team El Phantasmo 1 & Taiji Ishimori 1
203days59 Roppongi 3K SHO 3 & YOH 3
102days58 
Los Ingobernables de Japón Shingo Takagi 1 & BUSHI 1
61days57 Suzuki-gun El Desperado 1 & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 3
304days56 Roppongi 3K SHO 2 & YOH 2
37days55 
The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 7 & Nick Jackson 7
24days54 Roppongi 3K SHO 1 & YOH 1
87days53 
Funky Future Ryusuke Taguchi 6 & Prince Puma 3
57days52 The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 6 & Nick Jackson 6
63days51 
Roppongi Vice Rocky Romero 8 & Beretta 4
April 27, 2017 Hiroshima, Japan | Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2017: Aki no Kuni Sengoku Emaki45days50 
Suzuki-gun Taichi 2 & Yoshinobu Kanemaru 2
March 6, 2017 Tokyo, Japan | Hataage Kinenbi52days49 Roppongi Vice Rocky Romero 7 & Beretta 3
61days48 The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 5 & Nick Jackson 5
199days47 
Matt Sydal 2 & Prince Puma 2
47days46 Roppongi Vice Rocky Romero 6 & Beretta 2
23days45 Matt Sydal 1 & Prince Puma 1
59days44 The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 4 & Nick Jackson 4
38days43 
reDRagon Bobby Fish 2 & Kyle O'Reilly 2
141days42 The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 3 & Nick Jackson 3
105days41 
Roppongi Vice Rocky Romero 5 & Beretta 1
28days40 The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 2 & Nick Jackson 2
53days39 reDRagon Bobby Fish 1 & Kyle O'Reilly 1
95days38 
Time Splitters Alex Shelley 3 & Kushida 2
140days37 
The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 1 & Nick Jackson 1
224days36 
Suzuki-gun Taichi 1 & TAKA Michinoku 2
26days35 
Forever Hooligans Rocky Romero 4 & Alex Koslov 2
164days34 Time Splitters Alex Shelley 2 & Kushida 1
173days33 Forever Hooligans Rocky Romero 3 & Alex Koslov 1
112days32 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 6 & Tiger Mask (IV) 1
Defeated Suzuki-gun (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku) to win the vacant title.36daysVacant
May 2, 2012The title held up after Davey Richards was unable to attend Wrestling Dontaku 2012 due to travel issues.45days31 
No Remorse Corps Rocky Romero 2 & Davey Richards 2
80days30 
Apollo 55 Prince Devitt 6 & Ryusuke Taguchi 5
39days29 
No Remorse Corps Rocky Romero 1 & Davey Richards 1
86days28 
Apollo 55 Prince Devitt 5 & Ryusuke Taguchi 4
260days27 
Golden☆Lovers Kenny Omega 1 & Kota Ibushi 1
104days26 Apollo 55 Prince Devitt 4 & Ryusuke Taguchi 3
84days25 
El Samurai 3 & Koji Kanemoto 4
Defeated Apollo 55 in a tournament final to win the vacant title.72daysVacant
April 21, 2010The title held up after it was not defended for 30 days.17days24 
Apollo 55 Prince Devitt 3 & Ryusuke Taguchi 2
290days23 
Motor City Machine Guns Chris Sabin 1 & Alex Shelley 1
182days22 
No Limit Tetsuya Naito 1 & Yujiro 1
83days21 
Prince Prince Prince Devitt 2 & Minoru 5
84days20 
LEGEND Jushin "Thunder" Liger 5 & AKIRA 1
155days19 Prince Prince Prince Devitt 1 & Minoru 4
21days18 
Dick Togo 1 & TAKA Michinoku 1
270days17 
Gedo 4 & Jado 4
298days16 
Ryusuke Taguchi 1 & El Samurai 2
139days15 
Hirooki Goto 1 & Minoru 3
281days14 
Wataru Inoue 1 & Koji Kanemoto 3
71days13 Gedo 3 & Jado 3
272days12 
Bryan Danielson 1 & Christopher Daniels 1
85days11 Gedo 2 & Jado 2
Defeated Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi to win the vacant title.104daysVacant
November 4, 2003The title was vacated due to Kanemoto fracturing his left cheekbone.25days10 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 4 & Koji Kanemoto 2
January 26, 2003 Kobe, Japan | The First Navigation282days9 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1 & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 1
150days8 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 3 & Minoru Tanaka 2
119days7 Gedo 1 & Jado 1
286days6 Jushin "Thunder" Liger 2 & El Samurai 1
136days5 
Koji Kanemoto 1 & Minoru Tanaka 1
254days4 
Shinjiro Otani 2 & Tatsuhito Takaiwa 2
348days3 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 1 & The Great Sasuke 1
94days2 
Kendo Kashin 1 & Dr. Wagner Jr. 1
96days1 Shinjiro Otani 1 & Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1
Defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. & Koji Kanemoto in a tournament final to become the first champions.149days
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipOctober 15, 2024
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (Bullet Club War Dogs)July 5, 2023October 14, 2024
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipJanuary 4, 2013July 4, 2023
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipAugust 8, 1998January 3, 2013
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
August 8, 1998 Present
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- TerritoryWorld Tier 2
- DivisionTag Team
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedAugust 8, 1998
- First ChampionShinjiro OtaniTatsuhito Takaiwa
- Current ChampionMísticoEl Desperado
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson | 7 |
| 2 | SHO & YOH | 5 |
| 3 | Gedo & Jado | 4 |
| 4 | Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi | 4 |
| 5 | El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 4 |
| 6 | Beretta & Rocky Romero | 4 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Gedo & Jado | 960 | |
| Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson | 706 | |
| Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi | 673 | |
| SHO & YOH | 545 | |
| El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 527 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa | July 13, 1999 - June 25, 2000 | 348 | |
| TJP & Francesco Akira | June 20, 2022 - April 27, 2023 | 311 | |
| El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru | March 6, 2018 - January 4, 2019 | 304 | |
| Gedo & Jado | July 8, 2006 - May 2, 2007 | 298 | |
| Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi | July 5, 2009 - April 21, 2010 | 290 |