On this page, you find the full Title History for the IWGP 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 Tag Team Championship is contested in New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on December 12, 1985, and the inaugural champion was Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami.
This is a newer version of the Asia Tag Team Championship and NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version), with its own distinct lineage.
The current champion is Tomohiro Ishii and Taichi, who won the title at NJPW Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall (2025) on June 15, 2025, and has been reigning for 60 days.
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Title History
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 110 
Tomohiro Ishii 2 & Taichi 4
- June 15, 2025
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall (2025)
- 60+ days
60+- days
109 
United Empire Great-O-Khan 4 & Callum Newman 2
- April 26, 2025
- Hiroshima, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling RedZone in Hiroshima
- 50 days
Defeated Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) to win the vacant titles.50- days
Vacant
- April 14, 2025
- 12 days
Callum Newman vacated the titles were due to Jeff Cobb's departure from NJPW.12- days
108 
United Empire Jeff Cobb 3 & Callum Newman 1
- April 5, 2025
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
- 9 days
9- days
107 
Los Ingobernables de Japón Tetsuya Naito 3 & Hiromu Takahashi 1
- February 11, 2025
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka (2025)
- 53 days
53- days
106 
The Young Bucks Matthew Jackson 2 & Nicholas Jackson 2
- January 5, 2025
- Tokyo, Japan
- | AEW x NJPW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM Wrestle Dynasty
- 37 days
Defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb) and Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi) in a 3-Way Match to win the vacant titles.37- days
Vacant
- December 9, 2024
- 27 days
NJPW vacated the titles after HENARE suffered an injury.27- days
105 
United Empire Great-O-Khan 3 & HENARE 1
- November 4, 2024
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Jr. Tag League 2024 Finals ~
- 35 days
35- days
104 
TMDK Mikey Nicholls 1 & Shane Haste 1
- June 9, 2024
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall (2024) - Best of the Super Jr. 31 Finals
- 148 days
This was a 4-Way Winners Take All Match also disputed for the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship; TMDK won both titles.148- days
103 
Bullet Club KENTA 2 & Chase Owens 3
- May 4, 2024
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024
- 36 days
36- days
102 
Bishamon Hirooki Goto 5 & YOSHI-HASHI 4
- April 6, 2024
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
- 28 days
28- days
101 Bullet Club KENTA 1 & Chase Owens 2
- February 11, 2024
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW The New Beginning 2024
- 55 days
55- days
100 
Guerrillas of Destiny Hikuleo 1 & El Phantasmo 1
- January 4, 2024
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
- 38 days
38- days
99 
Bishamon Hirooki Goto 4 & YOSHI-HASHI 3
- June 4, 2023
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023)
- 214 days
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.214- days
Vacant
- May 21, 2023
- Long Beach, CA
- | NJPW Resurgence (2023)
- 14 days
Fletcher vacated the titles after Davis suffered an injury.14- days
98 
Aussie Open Mark Davis 1 & Kyle Fletcher 1
- April 8, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
- 43 days
43- days
97 Bishamon Hirooki Goto 3 & YOSHI-HASHI 2
- January 4, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17
- 94 days
94- days
96 
FTR Dax Harwood 1 & Cash Wheeler 1
- June 26, 2022
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- | AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door (2022)
- 192 days
192- days
95 United Empire Jeff Cobb 2 & Great-O-Khan 2
- June 12, 2022
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall (2022)
- 14 days
14- days
94 
General’s Jewel Bad Luck Fale 1 & Chase Owens 1
- May 1, 2022
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
- 42 days
42- days
93 United Empire Jeff Cobb 1 & Great-O-Khan 1
- April 9, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Hyper Battle 2022
- 22 days
22- days
92 
Bishamon Hirooki Goto 2 & YOSHI-HASHI 1
- January 4, 2022
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16
- 95 days
95- days
91 
Dangerous Tekkers Zack Sabre Jr. 3 & Taichi 3
- July 25, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome
- 163 days
163- days
90 
Los Ingobernables de Japón Tetsuya Naito 2 & SANADA 3
- July 11, 2021
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Summer Struggle 2021
- 14 days
14- days
89 Dangerous Tekkers Zack Sabre Jr. 2 & Taichi 2
- June 1, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan | Road to Dominion
- 40 days
40- days
88 
Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 7 & Tanga Loa 7
- January 4, 2021
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15
- 148 days
148- days
87 Dangerous Tekkers Zack Sabre Jr. 1 & Taichi 1
- July 12, 2020
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020)
- 176 days
176- days
86 
Golden☆Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi 3 & Kota Ibushi 1
- February 21, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW New Japan Road 2020
- 142 days
142- days
85 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 6 & Tanga Loa 6
- February 1, 2020
- Atlanta, GA | The New Beginning USA
- 20 days
20- days
84 
FinJuice David Finlay 1 & Juice Robinson 1
- January 4, 2020
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14
- 28 days
28- days
83 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 5 & Tanga Loa 5
- February 23, 2019
- Tokyo, Japan
- | ROH/NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2019
- 315 days
315- days
82 
Los Ingobernables de Japón EVIL 2 & SANADA 2
- January 4, 2019
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
- 50 days
50- days
81 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 4 & Tanga Loa 4
- September 30, 2018
- Long Beach, CA
- | NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
- 96 days
96- days
80 
The Young Bucks Matt Jackson 1 & Nick Jackson 1
- June 9, 2018
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall (2018)
- 113 days
113- days
79 Los Ingobernables de Japón EVIL 1 & SANADA 1
- January 4, 2018
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
- 156 days
156- days
78 
Killer Elite Squad Davey Boy Smith Jr. 3 & Lance Archer 3
- September 24, 2017
- Kobe, Japan
- | NJPW Destruction 2017
- 102 days
102- days
77 
War Machine Raymond Rowe 2 & Hanson 2
- July 1, 2017
- Long Beach, CA
- | NJPW G1 Special in USA
- 85 days
85- days
76 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 3 & Tanga Loa 3
- June 11, 2017
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall (2017)
- 20 days
20- days
75 War Machine Raymond Rowe 1 & Hanson 1
- April 9, 2017
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
- 63 days
63- days
74 
Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 12 & Satoshi Kojima 7
- March 6, 2017
- Tokyo, Japan | Hataage Kinenbi
- 34 days
34- days
73 
CHAOS Tomohiro Ishii 1 & Toru Yano 3
- January 4, 2017
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
- 61 days
61- days
72 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 2 & Tanga Loa 2
- October 10, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
- 86 days
86- days
71 
The Briscoe Brothers Jay Briscoe 1 & Mark Briscoe 1
- June 19, 2016
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.19 In Osaka-Jo Hall (2016)
- 113 days
113- days
70 Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga 1 & Tanga Loa 1
- April 10, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
- 70 days
70- days
69 
Great Bash Heel Togi Makabe 2 & Tomoaki Honma 1
- January 4, 2016
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
- 97 days
97- days
68 
Bullet Club Doc Gallows 3 & Karl Anderson 4
- July 5, 2015
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall (2015)
- 183 days
183- days
67 
The Kingdom Matt Taven 1 & Michael Bennett 1
- April 5, 2015
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
- 91 days
91- days
66 Bullet Club Doc Gallows 2 & Karl Anderson 3
- February 11, 2015
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW The New Beginning 2015
- 53 days
53- days
65 
Meiyu Tag Hirooki Goto 1 & Katsuyori Shibata 1
- January 4, 2015
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
- 38 days
38- days
64 Bullet Club Doc Gallows 1 & Karl Anderson 2
- January 4, 2014
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
- 365 days
365- days
63 
Killer Elite Squad Davey Boy Smith Jr. 2 & Lance Archer 2
- November 9, 2013
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Power Struggle 2013
- 56 days
56- days
62 Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 11 & Satoshi Kojima 6
- May 3, 2013
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2013
- 190 days
190- days
61 Killer Elite Squad Davey Boy Smith Jr. 1 & Lance Archer 1
- October 8, 2012
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
- 207 days
207- days
60 Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 10 & Satoshi Kojima 5
- July 22, 2012
- Yamagata, Japan
- | NJPW Kizuna Road 2012
- 78 days
Defeated Chaos (Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka) to win the vacant title.78- days
Vacant
- June 20, 2012
- 32 days
Iizuka & Yano were stripped of the title, after a title match between them and Tencozy on June 16 ended in a no contest.32- days
59 
CHAOS Toru Yano 2 & Takashi Iizuka 3
- May 3, 2012
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2012
- 48 days
48- days
58 Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 9 & Satoshi Kojima 4
- January 4, 2012
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VI
- 120 days
120- days
57 
Bad Intentions Giant Bernard 2 & Karl Anderson 1
- June 19, 2010
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.19 (2010)
- 564 days
564- days
56 
Seigigun Wataru Inoue 1 & Yuji Nagata 2
- May 3, 2010
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2010
- 47 days
47- days
55 
No Limit Tetsuya Naito 1 & Yujiro 1
- January 4, 2010
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
- 119 days
119- days
54 
Team 3D Brother Ray 2 & Brother Devon 2
- October 18, 2009
- Irvine, California, U.S.
- | TNA Bound for Glory 2009
- 78 days
78- days
53 
The British Invasion Brutus Magnus 1 & Doug Williams 1
- July 30, 2009
- Orlando, Florida
- | TNA Impact!
- 80 days
80- days
52 Team 3D Brother Ray 1 & Brother Devon 1
- January 4, 2009
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
- 207 days
207- days
51 
The Most Violent Players Togi Makabe 1 & Toru Yano 1
- February 17, 2008
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Circuit2008 New Japan ISM
- 322 days
322- days
50 
RISE Giant Bernard 1 & Tomko 1
- March 11, 2007
- Nagoya, Japan
- | NJPW 35th Anniversary: Brave New World - Hall2Days
- 343 days
343- days
49 
Wild Child Manabu Nakanishi 3 & Takao Omori 1
- September 28, 2006
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Circuit2006 FINAL
- 164 days
Nakanishi & Ōmori (who were interim champions) were promoted to undisputed champions.164- days
Vacant
- September 20, 2006
- 8 days
NJPW president Simon Kelly Inoki stripped Chono & Tenzan of the title after they ceased teaming.8- days
48 
Cho-Ten Hiroyoshi Tenzan 8 & Masahiro Chono 7
- October 30, 2005
- Kobe, Japan
- | NJPW Toukon Series 2005
- 325 days
During this reign Tenzan & Chono showed signs of inactivity, so an interim tag team title was created and Togi Makabe & Shiro Koshinaka won it at Circuit 2006 Turbulence. Then Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Ōmori defeat them to win the interim title.325- days
47 
Hiroshi Tanahashi 2 & Shinsuke Nakamura 1
- December 11, 2004
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Battle Final 2004
- 323 days
Defeated Kensuke Sasaki & Minoru Suzuki to win the vacant title.323- days
Vacant
- November 21, 2004
- 20 days
The title was vacated due to Takayama being sidelined with an injury.20- days
46 
Minoru Suzuki 1 & Yoshihiro Takayama 1
- February 1, 2004
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Fighting Spirit 2004
- 294 days
294- days
45 
Hiroyoshi Tenzan 7 & Osamu Nishimura 2
- December 14, 2003
- Nagoya, Japan
- | NJPW Battle Final 2003
- 49 days
49- days
44 
Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 & Yutaka Yoshie 1
- June 13, 2003
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW The Crush
- 184 days
184- days
43 
Cho-Ten Hiroyoshi Tenzan 6 & Masahiro Chono 6
- March 24, 2002
- Hyōgo, Japan
- | NJPW Hyper Battle 2002
- 446 days
Defeated Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata in a tournament final to win the vacant title.446- days
Vacant
- February 2, 2002
- 50 days
The title was vacated due to Mutoh leaving NJPW.50- days
42 
BATT Keiji Muto 6 & Taiyo Kea 1
- October 28, 2001
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Survival 2001 - Fighting Destination in Fukuoka
- 97 days
97- days
41 
Tatsumi Fujinami 5 & Osamu Nishimura 1
- September 23, 2001
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW G1 World 2001
- 35 days
35- days
40 
Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 5 & Satoshi Kojima 3
- July 20, 2000
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Summer Struggle 2000
- 430 days
430- days
39 
Manabu Nakanishi 2 & Yuji Nagata 1
- August 28, 1999
- Shizuoka, Japan
- | NJPW GIngu Climax - Battle of Last Summer
- 327 days
327- days
38 
Mad Dogs Tatsutoshi Goto 1 & Michiyoshi Ohara 1
- June 27, 1999
- Shizuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Summer Struggle 1999
- 62 days
62- days
37 
Kensuke Sasaki 7 & Shiro Koshinaka 3
- March 22, 1999
- Amagasaki, Japan
- | NJPW Hyper Battle 1999
- 97 days
97- days
36 Tencozy Hiroyoshi Tenzan 4 & Satoshi Kojima 2
- January 4, 1999
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling World 1999
- 77 days
77- days
35 
Genichiro Tenryu 1 & Shiro Koshinaka 2
- July 15, 1998
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Summer Struggle 1998
- 173 days
173- days
34 Cho-Ten Hiroyoshi Tenzan 3 & Masahiro Chono 5
- June 5, 1998
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Best of the Super Jr. V Finals
- 40 days
Defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka in a tournament final to win the vacant title.40- days
Vacant
- May 7, 1998
- 29 days
The title was vacated due to Mutoh having surgery on his knee.29- days
33 
nWo Japan The Great Muta 5 & Masahiro Chono 4
- October 19, 1997
- Kobe, Japan
- | NJPW nWo Typhoon 1997
- 200 days
200- days
32 
Kensuke Sasaki 6 & Kazuo Yamazaki 3
- August 10, 1997
- Nagoya, Japan
- | NJPW The Four Heaven in Nagoya Dome
- 70 days
70- days
31 
The Bull Powers Manabu Nakanishi 1 & Satoshi Kojima 1
- May 3, 1997
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Strong Style Evolution in Osaka Dome
- 99 days
99- days
30 
Riki Choshu 3 & Kensuke Sasaki 5
- April 12, 1997
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Battle Formation 1997
- 21 days
21- days
29 
Tatsumi Fujinami 4 & Kengo Kimura 4
- January 4, 1997
- Tokyo,Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling World 1997
- 98 days
98- days
28 
Cho-Ten Hiroyoshi Tenzan 2 & Masahiro Chono 3
- July 16, 1996
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Summer Struggle 1996 - WCW World in Sapporo
- 172 days
172- days
27 
Takashi Iizuka 2 & Kazuo Yamazaki 2
- June 12, 1996
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Best of the Super Jr. III Finals
- 34 days
34- days
26 
Junji Hirata 3 & Shinya Hashimoto 2
- July 13, 1995
- Sapporo, Japan
- | NJPW Best of the Super Jr. II Finals
- 335 days
Defeated Scott Norton & Mike Enos to win the vacant title.335- days
Vacant
- July 7, 1995
- 6 days
The title was vacated when Chono missed a title defense due to his father's death.6- days
25 Cho-Ten Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1 & Masahiro Chono 2
- June 12, 1995
- Osaka, Japan | Fighting Spirit Legend
- 25 days
Defeated Junji Hirata & Shinya Hashimoto to win the vacant title.25- days
Vacant
- May 6, 1995
- 37 days
Mutoh vacated the title after he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.37- days
24 
The Great Muta 4 & Hiroshi Hase 4
- November 25, 1994
- Iwate, Japan
- | NJPW Battle Final 1994: Osaka 2Days Story
- 162 days
162- days
23 
The Hell Raisers Hawk 2 & Power Warrior 4
- January 4, 1994
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW BATTLEFIELD
- 325 days
325- days
22 
The Jurassic Powers Scott Norton 2 & Hercules Hernandez 1
- August 5, 1993
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW G1 Climax 1993 Finals
- 152 days
152- days
21 The Hell Raisers Hawk 1 & Power Warrior 3
- December 14, 1992
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Battle Final 1992
- 234 days
234- days
20 Scott Norton 1 & Tony Halme 1
- November 22, 1992
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Wrestling Scramble 1992 - Battle Zone Space
- 22 days
22- days
19 
The Steiner Brothers Scott Steiner 2 & Rick Steiner 2
- June 26, 1992
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Masters of Wrestling: DRAGON THE REVIVAL
- 149 days
149- days
18 
Big, Bad, and Dangerous Vader 1 & Bam Bam Bigelow 1
- March 1, 1992
- Yokohama, Japan
- | NJPW Big Fight Series 1992: New Japan 20th Anniversary Show Special Event 2nd Super Warriors in Yokohama Arena
- 117 days
117- days
17 The Great Muta 3 & Hiroshi Hase 3
- November 5, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Tokyo 3Days Battle
- 117 days
Scott Norton substituted for an injured Scott Steiner in this match.117- days
16 The Steiner Brothers Scott Steiner 1 & Rick Steiner 1
- March 21, 1991
- Tokyo, Japan
- | WCW/NJPW Japan Supershow I: Starrcade in Tokyo Dome
- 229 days
229- days
15 
Hiroshi Hase 2 & Kensuke Sasaki 2
- March 6, 1991
- Nagasaki, Japan
- | NJPW Big Fight Series 1991
- 15 days
15- days
14 
Hiro Saito 1 & Super Strong Machine 2
- December 26, 1990
- Hamamatsu, Japan
- | NJPW King of Kings in Hamamatsu Arena
- 70 days
70- days
13 Hiroshi Hase 1 & Kensuke Sasaki 1
- November 1, 1990
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Dream Tour 1990
- 55 days
55- days
12 
The Great Muta 2 & Masahiro Chono 1
- April 27, 1990
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Shinto Fight STATION BAY NK
- 188 days
188- days
11 
Shinya Hashimoto 1 & Masa Saito 2
- September 20, 1989
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1989: Super Power Battle in Osaka
- 219 days
219- days
10 
Riki Choshu 2 & Takayuki Iizuka 1
- July 13, 1989
- Tokyo, Japan | Super Fight Series
- 69 days
69- days
9 
Super Strong Machine 1 & George Takano 1
- March 16, 1989
- Yokohama, Japan
- | NJPW Big Fight Series 1989
- 119 days
119- days
8 Riki Choshu 1 & Masa Saito 1
- June 10, 1988
- Hiroshima, Japan
- | NJPW IWGP Champion Series 1988
- 279 days
279- days
7 
Kengo Kimura 3 & Tatsumi Fujinami 3
- January 18, 1988
- Takuyama, Japan
- | NJPW New Year Golden Series 1988: Top of the Super Juniors I Finals
- 144 days
144- days
6 
Yoshiaki Fujiwara 1 & Kazuo Yamazaki 1
- September 1, 1987
- Fukuoka, Japan
- | NJPW Sengoku Battle Series 1987
- 139 days
139- days
5 
Akira Maeda 2 & Nobuhiko Takada 1
- March 26, 1987
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Inoki Toukon Live II
- 159 days
159- days
4 
Keiji Muto 1 & Shiro Koshinaka 1
- March 20, 1987
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Spring Flare Up 1987: Young Lion Cup 1987 & IWGP Tag Team Title League Finals
- 6 days
Defeated Akira Maeda & Nobuhiko Takada in a tournament final to win the vacant title.6- days
Vacant
- February 5, 1987
- 43 days
The title was vacated when Kimura & Fujinami split up.43- days
3 Kengo Kimura 2 & Tatsumi Fujinami 2
- September 23, 1986
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Challenge Spirit 1986
- 135 days
135- days
2 
Akira Maeda 1 & Osamu Kido 1
- August 5, 1986
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Burning Spirit in Summer (1986)
- 49 days
49- days
1 
Kengo Kimura 1 & Tatsumi Fujinami 1
- December 12, 1985
- Sendai, Japan
- | NJPW IWGP Tag Team League '85 Finals
- 236 days
Defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi in a tournament final to become the first champions.236- days
For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the Asia Tag Team Championship and NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version).
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipJanuary 4, 2013
- IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipJanuary 4, 2010January 3, 2013
- IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipJanuary 4, 1998January 3, 2010
- IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipDecember 12, 1985January 3, 1998
IWGP Tag Team Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
December 12, 1985 Present
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling
- GenderMale
- Title TypeTag Team Titles
- Date EstablishedDecember 12, 1985
- Preceded By
Asia Tag Team Championship
NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version)
- First ChampionKengo KimuraTatsumi Fujinami
- Current ChampionTomohiro IshiiTaichi
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga | 7 |
| 2 | Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 6 |
| 3 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono | 5 |
| 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura | 4 |
| 5 | Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI | 4 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono | 1008 | |
| Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 929 | |
| Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga | 755 | |
| Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura | 613 | |
| Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson | 601 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson | June 19, 2010 - January 4, 2012 | 564 | |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono | March 24, 2002 - June 13, 2003 | 446 | |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima | July 20, 2000 - September 23, 2001 | 430 | |
| Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson | January 4, 2014 - January 4, 2015 | 365 | |
| Giant Bernard & Tomko | March 11, 2007 - February 17, 2008 | 343 |