IWGP Tag Team Championship

The IWGP Tag Team Championship ( to German IWGP ( International Wrestling Grand Prix) Team Championship ) is the highest title for wrestling tag team in New Japan Pro Wrestling. The title has the status of a world championship, as he was defended in the United States. As in Wrestling common practice the allocated according to a predetermined storyline.

History

The IWGP Tag Team Championship was fought on 12 December 1985 as part of a house show in Sendai in a tournament. This could Kengo Kimura and Tatsumi Fujimani win to be the first title holder. They defeated while the then President Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi in the final. Since then, the title the highest tag team title of the PhD dar. He gained over the years, prestige and the status of a World Cup, as the title on June 14, 1991 WCW Clash of the Champions 15 - Knocksville USA in Knoxville, Tennessee from the Steiner Brothers defended the U.S. against Hiroshi Hase and Masa Chono. But not only in World Championship Wrestling title was defended, but also in the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Consejo Mundial de Promotion of Mexican Lucha Libre.

Just as the highest title for individual wrestlers in New Japan, the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, and the IWGP is not spared from controversy Tag Team Championship. On 30 October 2005 Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Masahiro Chono and Hiroshi Tanahashi and Shinsuke Nakamura to gain their fifth title reign. However, the title was not defended for months, which is why New Japan introduced a makeshift tag team titles to fill the gap somewhat. On 2 June 2006, at this Wild Child, consisting of Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Ohiri, forgiven, who won a three way tag team match against Giant Bernand and Travis Tomko and Yuji Nagata and Naofumi Yamamato. On 20 September 2006 Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan were revoked due to disputes on their team the title. Then got Wildchild as provisional Tag Team Champions the title awarded to one week later on 28 September 2006.

Another controversy concerned the title of the British Invasion, consisting of Brutus Magnus and Doug Williams. This won the IWGP Tag Team Championship at the tapings to the broadcast of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling weekly television show TNA Impact on August 21, 2009 by Team 3D, consisting of Brother Ray and Brother Devon. But New Japan refused to recognize the title change and continues to Team 3D listed as Champions. It was not until a week later they said in an official press release the title change to be valid and recognized officially as a British Invasion IWGP Tag Team Champions at.

Current Champions

The current IWGP Tag Team Champions are the BULLET CLUB, consisting of Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson in her first reign as tag team. They defeated the previous title holder Kiler Elite Squad consisting of Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 on January 4, 2014 in Tokyo.

Records

List of past champions

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