On this page, you find the full Title History for the Strong Openweight 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 Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship is contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling on the STRONG brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on June 8, 2022, and the inaugural champions were Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher.
The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's United States brand/television program NJPW Strong.
The current champions are the team of Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja), who won the title on November 14, 2025, and have been reigning for 176 days.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Title History
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 13 Los Hermanos Chávez Ángel de Oro 1 & Niebla Roja 1
November 14, 2025 Mexico City, Mexico | CMLL Viernes Espectacular176+days12 
United Empire TJP 1 & Templario 1
189days11 
West Coast Wrecking Crew Jorel Nelson 1 & Royce Isaacs 1
145days10 
Grizzled Young Veterans Zack Gibson 1 & James Drake 1
37days9 
TMDK Mikey Nicholls 2 & Shane Haste 2
June 9, 2024 Osaka, Japan | NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall (2024) - Best of the Super Jr. 31 FinalsThis was a 4-Way Winners Take All Match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship; TMDK won both titles.152days8 
Guerrilas of Destiny Hikuleo 2 & El Phantasmo 2
29days7 TMDK Mikey Nicholls 1 & Shane Haste 1
29days6 Guerrilas of Destiny Hikuleo 1 & El Phantasmo 1
186days5 
Bullet Club War Dogs Alex Coughlin 1 & Gabe Kidd 1
97days4 
Bishamon Hirooki Goto 1 & YOSHI-HASHI 1
Defeated House of Torture (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare) in a 3-Way Match for both the vacant IWGP & STRONG tag team titles.30days
Vacant
Fletcher vacated the titles after Davis suffered an injury.14days3 
Aussie Open Mark Davis 2 & Kyle Fletcher 2
36days2 
Motor City Machine Guns Chris Sabin 1 & Alex Shelley 1
169days1 
Aussie Open Mark Davis 1 & Kyle Fletcher 1
Defeated Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura in a tournament finals to become the inaugural champions.76days
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- Strong Openweight Tag Team ChampionshipJune 8, 2022
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
STRONG
June 8, 2022 Present
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- TerritoryWorld Tier 2
- DivisionTag Team
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedJune 8, 2022
- First ChampionMark DavisKyle Fletcher
- Current ChampionÁngel de Oro & Niebla Roja
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Phantasmo & Hikuleo | 2 |
| 2 | Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls | 2 |
| 3 | Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis | 2 |
| 4 | TJP & Templario | 1 |
| 5 | Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| El Phantasmo & Hikuleo | 215 | |
| TJP & Templario | 189 | |
| Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls | 181 | |
| Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja | 176 | |
| Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley | 169 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| TJP & Templario | May 9, 2025 - November 14, 2025 | 189 | |
| Hikuleo & El Phantasmo | October 9, 2023 - April 12, 2024 | 186 | |
| Ángel de Oro & Niebla Roja | November 14, 2025 - May 9, 2026 | 176+ | |
| Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley | October 28, 2022 - April 15, 2023 | 169 | |
| Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste | June 9, 2024 - November 8, 2024 | 152 |