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 champion was Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher.
The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's United States brand/television program NJPW Strong.
The current champion is the team of United Empire (TJP and Templario), who won the title at NJPW Resurgence (2025) on May 9, 2025, and has been reigning for 106 days.
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Title History
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 12 
United Empire TJP 1 & Templario 1
- May 9, 2025
- Ontario, CA
- | NJPW Resurgence (2025)
- 106+ days
106+- days
11 
West Coast Wrecking Crew Jorel Nelson 1 & Royce Isaacs 1
- December 15, 2024
- Long Beach, CA
- | NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024
- 145 days
145- days
10 
Grizzled Young Veterans Zack Gibson 1 & James Drake 1
- November 8, 2024
- Lowell, MA
- | NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
- 37 days
37- days
9 
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 Finals
- 152 days
This was a 4-Way Winners Take All Match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship; TMDK won both titles.152- days
8 
Guerrilas of Destiny Hikuleo 2 & El Phantasmo 2
- May 11, 2024
- Ontario, CA
- | NJPW Resurgence (2024)
- 29 days
29- days
7 TMDK Mikey Nicholls 1 & Shane Haste 1
- April 12, 2024
- Chicago, IL
- | NJPW Windy City Riot (2024)
- 29 days
29- days
6 Guerrilas of Destiny Hikuleo 1 & El Phantasmo 1
- October 9, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Destruction 2023
- 186 days
186- days
5 
Bullet Club War Dogs Alex Coughlin 1 & Gabe Kidd 1
- July 4, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan
- | NJPW Strong Independence Day
- 97 days
97- days
4 
Bishamon Hirooki Goto 1 & YOSHI-HASHI 1
- June 4, 2023
- Osaka, Japan
- | NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023)
- 30 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.30- days
Vacant
- May 21, 2023
- Long Beach, CA
- | NJPW Resurgence (2021)
- 14 days
Fletcher vacated the titles after Davis suffered an injury.14- days
3 
Aussie Open Mark Davis 2 & Kyle Fletcher 2
- April 15, 2023
- Washington, D.C.
- | NJPW Capital Collision (2023)
- 36 days
36- days
2 
Motor City Machine Guns Chris Sabin 1 & Alex Shelley 1
- October 28, 2022
- New York, NY
- | NJPW Rumble on 44th Street
- 169 days
169- days
1 
Aussie Open Mark Davis 1 & Kyle Fletcher 1
- August 13, 2022
- Charlotte, NC
- | NJPW Strong: High Alert
- 76 days
Defeated Christopher Daniels & Yuya Uemura in a tournament finals to become the inaugural champions.76- days
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship: Names & Belt Designs
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- 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
- GenderMale
- Title TypeTag Team Titles
- Date EstablishedJune 8, 2022
- First ChampionMark DavisKyle Fletcher
- Current ChampionTJPTemplario
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 | Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley | 1 |
| 5 | Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| El Phantasmo & Hikuleo | 215 | |
| Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls | 181 | |
| Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley | 169 | |
| Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs | 145 | |
| Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis | 112 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikuleo & El Phantasmo | October 9, 2023 - April 12, 2024 | 186 | |
| Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley | October 28, 2022 - April 15, 2023 | 169 | |
| Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste | June 9, 2024 - November 8, 2024 | 152 | |
| Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs | December 15, 2024 - May 9, 2025 | 145 | |
| TJP & Templario | May 9, 2025 - August 23, 2025 | 106+ |