Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship explained

Championshipname:Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Currentholder:Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki
Won:September 18, 2024
Promotion:WAR (1994–2006)
Tenryu Project (2010–present)
Created:June 30, 1994
Firstchamp:Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado
Longestreign:Genichiro Tenryu, Arashi and Tomohiro Ishii
(1,216 days)
Shortestreign:Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Último Dragón
(<1 day)
Mostreigns:(As a tag team) Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado
(5 times) (As individual) Hiromichi Fuyuki
(6 times)

The is a six-man tag team title contested for in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tenryu Project. The title was established in Wrestle Association R (WAR) in 1994, the first title of its kind in Japan. Since it was reestablished in 2022, the title has been defended in 2-out-of-3 falls match.

The current champions are Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki.

History

Names

NameYears
WAR World 6-Man Tag Team ChampionshipJune 30, 1994 - July 27, 2006
Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team ChampionshipJune 9, 2010 - November 15, 2015
Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team ChampionshipJuly 1, 2021 - present

Inaugural tournament

Genichiro Tenryu had the idea for the WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship from his stay in World Championship Wrestling, where he held the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with The Road Warriors during the time he elevated to the top of All Japan Pro Wrestling. On June 30, 1994, an eight-team single elimination tournament was held in Sendai to crown the inaugural champions. The tournament saw Fuyuki-gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) defeat Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara in the final.[1] This title was essentially WAR's main championship, as it drew both heavyweights and junior heavyweights for competition. The promotion closed in 2000, and the title was abandoned.

Revivals

Genichiro Tenryu revived the title in 2010, for his new Tenryu Project promotion, as the Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship. It was disbanded when Tenryu closed the promotion after his retirement on November 15, 2015.[2]

The title was reactivated in July 2021 as the Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship and a four-team tournament was held between January and February 2022 to crown new champions.[3] [4]

Reigns

As of,, there have been a total of 25 reigns shared among 21 different teams consisting of 47 distinctive wrestlers. Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki are the current champions in their first reign, while it's the second individually for Iwasaki.

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
11 1
21 3 504
3Fuyuki-gun
5 6 323
41 2 270
51 1 268
61 1 247
7Minoru Suzuki, "brother" Yasshi and Kengo 1 2 212
8Arashi, Koki Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya 1 3 170
91 2 119
101 1 113
11Heisei Ishingun
1 3 112
1 1 112
131 2 97
141 1 92
151 0 83
16Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki1 0 +
171 0 33
181 0 17
19Golden Cups
1 1 12
201 0 6
211 0

By wrestler

RankWrestlerdata-sort-type="number"No. of
reigns
data-sort-type="number"Combined
defenses
data-sort-type="number"Combined
days
13 5
22 2
33 3
42 3 537
51 3 504
1 3 504
73 6 380
86 6 340
9Kengo 2 4 331
105 6 323
5 6 323
123 4 283
13Buki 1 2 270
1 0 270
1 2 270
161 1 268
171 1 247
1 1 247
1 1 247
202 4 224
211 2 212
1 2 212
232 2 +
242 2 124
251 2 119
261 1 113
271 3 112
1 3 112
1 1 112
301 2 97
311 1 92
1 1 92
1 1 92
341 0 83
1 0 83
1 0 83
371 0 +
1 0 +
391 0 33
1 0 33
412 1 29
421 0 17
431 1 12
441 0 6
1 0 6
1 0 6
471 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJPW/WAR @ Sendai. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. August 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: https://yu39.net/title/detail?id=5974. ja:天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu. February 2, 2022. ja.
  3. Web site: Tenryu Project Results. www.purolove.net. February 2, 2022. de.
  4. Web site: Tenryu Project Survive The Revolution Vol. 16. www.cagematch.com. Kreikenbohm. Philip. February 3, 2022.