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tag team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...
title
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in the
Japanese professional wrestling
Professional wrestling in Japan has existed for many years. The first Japanese to involve himself in catch wrestling, the basis of traditional professional wrestling, was former sumo wrestler Sorakichi Matsuda. There were subsequent attempts before ...
promotion
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Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
Osaka Pro Wrestling
Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 1998 by Super Delfin. The promotion held a major flagship event called the Osaka Hurricane each year from 2003 to 2012 and also hosted the fourth edition of the Supe ...
. The title was established in 2001 when Daio Quallt and
Gamma
Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter re ...
won a seven-team
round-robin tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
to win the inaugural titles.
Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. There have been forty-two reigns by thirty-six teams among thirty-seven individual wrestlers. The current champions are
Gaina and Hub, who are in their second reign as a team.
Title history
Names
Reigns
Combined reigns
By team
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Tigers Mask
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!5
,
Jushin Thunder Liger
, better known as and later , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is the longest-tenured member of the NJPW roster, having wrestled for the company since h ...
and
Takehiro Murahama
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, Momo no Seishun Tag
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, Infinity
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"Big Boss" MA-G-MA , , 1 , , 234
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!11
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The Big Guns , , 2 , , 210
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!12
, Billyken Kid and
Black Buffalo
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, Bad Stream
, , 1 , , 161
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!14
, Caramel Boy and Kaiju New World , , 1 , , 155
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!15
,
Don Fujii
(born July 6, 1970), better known by his ring name Don Fujii, is a Japanese wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions and is also a former two-time Open the Twin Gate Champ ...
and
Masaaki Mochizuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah. Mochizuki is a former FIP World Champion and three-time Open the Dream Gate Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Early years
A former karateka ...
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!16
, JOKER
, , 1 , , 121
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!rowspan=2, 17
, Billyken Kid and Hideyoshi , , 1 , , 119
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Gamma
Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter re ...
and
Super Shisa
Yoshiyuki Saito (born April 9, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Super Shisa, currently wrestling for Dragon Gate. His gimmick is inspired by the Ryukyuan Shisa. He claimed to be a student of Toryumon alumni ...
, , 1 , , 119
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!19
,
Kagetora and
Rasse , , 1 , , 111
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!20
,
Tigers Mask
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He previously worked for Osaka Pro Wrestling under the ring name . His ring name and original wrestling attire were inspired by the Hanshin Tigers baseba ...
and
Black Buffalo
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, , 2 , , 104
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!21
, Mucha Lucha
, , 1 , , 94
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!22
,
Takehiro Murahama
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*, Japanese footballer
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*, Jap ...
and
Kaiju Zeta Mandora , , 1 , , 92
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!23
,
Rising Hayato and Santaro Ishizuchi , , 1 , , 83
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!24
, Joker
, , 1 , , 77
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!25
,
Gaina and
Zeus
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, , 1 , , 72
, -
!26
, Daio QUALLT and
Gamma
Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter re ...
, , 1 , , 69
, -
!27
, Mucha Lucha
, , 1 , , 67
, -
!28
, Daio QUALLT and
Black Buffalo
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, , 1 , , 56
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!29
, Billyken Kid and Perro , , 1 , , 55
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!30
, Miracleman and Azteca , , 1 , , 40
, -
!31
,
Gamma
Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter re ...
and
Super Delfin
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently runs Kaisen Puroresu and is also working as a wrestler there. He is better known by his stage name .
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1989, 1994)
Hiroto Wakita joined N ...
, , 1 , , 39
, -
!32
,
Tsubasa and Billyken Kid , , 1 , , 36
, -
!33
,
Magnitude Kishiwada
(born May 19, 1971), better known under his ring name Magnitude Kishiwada (マグニチュード岸和田), is a Japanese wrestler.
Career
During his highschool life, Fujita trained in artistic gymnastics, mixed martial arts and powerlifting, a ...
and
Takashi Yoshida
is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name . He currently wrestles for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate under his real name.
Professional wrestling career
Cyber Kong's career started in 2006. He competed as an arm wre ...
, , 1 , , 31
By wrestler
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!Wrestler
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!data-sort-type="number", Combined days
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Gaina † , , 3 , , +
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!2
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Zero/HUB † , , 2 , , +
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!3
, Billyken Kid , , 5 , , 766
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!4
,
Black Buffalo
The black buffalo (''Ictiobus niger'') is a North American species of freshwater fish in the Catostomidae or sucker family.* . At 56 years old for one specimen's age, it is one of the longest-lived catostomids. Found in the Mississippi Basin a ...
, , 7 , , 607
, -
!5
, Hideyoshi , , 4 , , 578
, -
!6
,
Tadasuke
, known mononymously as is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He is best known for his work in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he is a former one-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Champion, three-time Osaka Pro Wrestl ...
, , 3 , , 533
, -
!7
,
Hayata , , 2 , , 489
, -
!8
,
Tigers Mask
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He previously worked for Osaka Pro Wrestling under the ring name . His ring name and original wrestling attire were inspired by the Hanshin Tigers baseba ...
, , 3 , , 483
, -
!rowspan=2, 9
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Takoyakida , , 1 , , 463
, -
, Ultimate Spider Jr. , , 1 , , 463
, -
!11
,
Takehiro Murahama
Takehiro (written: , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese actor
*Takehiro Honda (born 1945), Japanese jazz pianist
*, Jap ...
, , 2 , , 400
, -
!12
,
Asian Cooger/Asian Cougar/Kuuga , , 4 , , 399
, -
!13
, Daio QUALLT , , 3 , , 359
, -
!14
,
Magnitude Kishiwada/Kaiju Zeta Mandora/"Big Boss" MA-G-MA. , , 3 , , 357
, -
!15
,
Jushin Thunder Liger
, better known as and later , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is the longest-tenured member of the NJPW roster, having wrestled for the company since h ...
, , 1 , , 308
, -
!16
, Tsubasa , , 4 , , 306
, -
!rowspan=2, 17
,
Atsushi Kotoge
(born October 18, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record eleven-time GHC Junior Heavyweigh ...
, , 3 , , 287
, -
,
Daisuke Harada
(born November 13, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He’s a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and a six-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
Harada is also known for his time ...
, , 3 , , 287
, -
!19
,
Zeus
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, , 3 , , 282
, -
!20
,
Gamma
Gamma (uppercase , lowercase ; ''gámma'') is the third letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 3. In Ancient Greek, the letter gamma represented a voiced velar stop . In Modern Greek, this letter re ...
, , 3 , , 227
, -
!21
,
The Bodyguard , , 2 , , 210
, -
!22
, Kazuaki Mihara , , 1 , , 161
, -
!23
,
Orochi
, or simply , is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon/serpent.
Mythology
Yamata no Orochi legends are originally recorded in two ancient texts about Japanese mythology and history. The 712 AD transcribes this dragon name ...
, , 2 , , 156
, -
!rowspan=2, 24
, Caramel Boy , , 1 , , 155
, -
, Kaiju New World , , 1 , , 155
, -
!26
,
Super Shisa
Yoshiyuki Saito (born April 9, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Super Shisa, currently wrestling for Dragon Gate. His gimmick is inspired by the Ryukyuan Shisa. He claimed to be a student of Toryumon alumni ...
, , 1 , , 119
, -
!rowspan=2, 27
,
Don Fujii
(born July 6, 1970), better known by his ring name Don Fujii, is a Japanese wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate. He was one-half of the inaugural Open the Owarai Twin Gate Champions and is also a former two-time Open the Twin Gate Champ ...
, , 1 , , 106
, -
,
Masaaki Mochizuki
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah. Mochizuki is a former FIP World Champion and three-time Open the Dream Gate Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Early years
A former karateka ...
, , 1 , , 106
, -
!rowspan=2, 29
,
Rising Hayato , , 1 , , 83
, -
, Santaro Ishizuchi , , 1 , , 83
, -
!31
, Perro , , 1 , , 55
, -
!rowspan=2, 32
, Azteca , , 1 , , 40
, -
, Miracleman , , 1 , , 40
, -
!34
,
Super Delfin
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently runs Kaisen Puroresu and is also working as a wrestler there. He is better known by his stage name .
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1989, 1994)
Hiroto Wakita joined N ...
, , 1 , , 39
, -
!35
,
Takashi Yoshida
is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name . He currently wrestles for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate under his real name.
Professional wrestling career
Cyber Kong's career started in 2006. He competed as an arm wre ...
, , 1 , , 31
References
External links
*http://osaka.puroresufan.com/?page_id=652
{{Osaka Pro Wrestling
Tag team wrestling championships
Tag Team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...