United National Tag Team Championship Explained

Tenryu Project United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
Promotion:Tenryu Project (2023 - present)
Created:April 19, 2023
Currentholder:Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato
Won:November 19, 2023
Firstchamp:Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi
Longestreign:Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato (+ days)
Shortestreign:Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi (36 days)
Oldest:Suwama
Youngest:Atsuki Aoyagi
Heaviest:Suwama
(264 lbs)
Lightest:Atsuki Aoyagi
(176 lbs)

The is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the Japanese promotion Tenryu Project. This title is the first championship in Tenryu Project that is not revived from Wrestle Association-R. It is also referred to as the for short.[1] The title matches are fought under PWF rules.

History

The title was created in April 2023 with the approval of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Dory Funk Jr., chairman of the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF), the governing body for AJPW's championships. It was created to honor the career of Genichiro Tenryu, who held the NWA United National Championship two times before it was unified into the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.[2] The title matches are fought under classic PWF rules which make all matches 2-out-of-3 falls with a 60-minute time limit.[3]

Inaugural tournament

A one-day four-team tournament was held on June 10, at the GEN Sports Palace in Shinjuku, Tokyo, to crown the inaugural champions.[4] The Aoyagi brothers, Yuma and Atsuki, representing AJPW and their stable Zennichi Shin Jidai, ended up winning the tournament.

Belt design

The Tenryu Project United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship belts are almost exact replicas of the old NWA United National Championship singles belt, originally made in 1970 and retired from use for the Triple Crown since 2013. They feature the same six side plates on a black leather strap. In the center plate, the word "TAG" has been added between the "UNITED NATIONAL CHAMPION" inscription and the globe. Instead of a red leather background, one of the belt has a yellow background, while the other has a blue background. Instead of a depiction of two grapplers, the globe features a kanji in black enamel; the yellow belt reads "" while the blue belt reads "". Together, those kanji form the word . In Japanese buddhism, it is the syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma, and is akin to the idea of the "Alpha and Omega" (although the spelling is more common).[5]

Reigns

As of,, there have been a total of three reigns shared among three different teams consisting of six distinctive wrestlers. The current champions are Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato who are in their first reign as a team.

Combined reigns

As of, .

Indicates the current champion

By team

RankTeamdata-sort-type="number"No. of
reigns
data-sort-type="number"Combined
defenses
data-sort-type="number"Combined
days
1Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato1 3 +
2Evolution
1 3 126
3
1 1 36

By wrestler

RankWrestlerdata-sort-type="number"No. of
reigns
data-sort-type="number"Combined
defenses
data-sort-type="number"Combined
days
11 3 +
1 3 +
31 3 126
1 3 126
51 1 36
1 1 36

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Title History Genichiro Tenryu/Tenryu Project Official Site . ja:王座遍歴 天龍源一郎/天龍プロジェクトオフィシャルサイト . August 23, 2023 . . ja.
  2. Web site: May 16, 2023 . Genichiro Tenryu's recognition of the "1st UN Tag Team Belt First Championship Match" Tenryu: "I am very attached to the tag team belts. I have high expectations for it. . ja:天龍源一郎氏認定「第1回UNタッグベルト初代王者決定戦」開催 天龍氏「大変思い入れのあるタッグベルト。期待しています」 . August 23, 2023 . . ja.
  3. Web site: May 26, 2023 . [Tenryu Project】June 10 "Tenryu Project UN Tag Team Belt 1DAY Tournament to determine the first champions |script-title=ja:【天龍プロジェクト】6.10『天龍プロジェクト認定UNタッグベルト初代王者決定1DAYトーナメント』 組み合わせ決定 |url=https://proresu-today.com/archives/219351/ |access-date=August 23, 2023 |website=proresu-today.com |language=ja].
  4. Web site: April 21, 2023 . [Tenryu Project] "UN Tag Team Belts" newly established and June 10 "1DAY Tournament" held! ]. ja:【天龍プロジェクト】「UNタッグベルト」を新設し6.10『1DAYトーナメント』開催! . August 23, 2023 . proresu-today.com . ja.
  5. Web site: Jisho.org Japanese Dictionnary . August 23, 2023 . jisho.org.