Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
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The Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship(STRONG無差別級タッグ王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū taggu ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's Strong brand and is usually defended at NJPW Strong branded shows in America. The current champions are Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja), who are in their first reign both as a team and individually.
History
On June 8, 2022, NJPW announced the creation of the championship, with it being contested in an eight-team tournament that was then scheduled to determine the inaugural champions, culminating in a final match at Strong: High Alert on July 24, 2022. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
Inaugural championship tournament (2022)
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Semifinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Final Strong: High Alert (7/24) | ||||||||||||
| Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown and Misterioso) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | 8:28 | |||||||||||||
| Stray Dog Army | 7:27 | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | 12:44 | |||||||||||||
| Aussie Open | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | 11:57 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | 9:17 | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | |||||||||||||
| TMDK | 10:02 | |||||||||||||
| West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | 10:21 | |||||||||||||
| TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | Pin |
Reigns
As of April 17, 2026, there have been a total of thirteen reigns shared between ten different teams composed of twenty individual champions. The inaugural champions were Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). United Empire (TJP and Templario)'s reign is the longest, at 189 days, while TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)'s first reign was the shortest at 29 days. Chris Sabin is the oldest champion at 40, while Kyle Fletcher is the youngest at 23.
Los Hermanos Chávez (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) are the reigning champions in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating United Empire (TJP and Templario) at CMLL Viérnes Espectacular at Arena México on November 14, 2025 in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City.
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
Combined reigns
As of April 17, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | Combined days rec. by NJPW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) | 2 | 5 | 215 | |
| 2 | United Empire (TJP and Templario) | 1 | 2 | 189 | |
| 3 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | 2 | 3 | 181 | |
| 4 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | 1 | 3 | 169 | |
| 5 | Los Hermanos Chávez † (Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) | 1 | 1 | 154+ | |
| 6 | World Class Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) | 1 | 2 | 145 | |
| 7 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| 8 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) | 1 | 0 | 97 | |
| 9 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | 1 | 1 | 37 | |
| 10 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | 1 | 0 | 30 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | Combined days rec. by NJPW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hikuleo | 2 | 5 | 215 | |
| El Phantasmo | 2 | 5 | 215 | ||
| 3 | TJP | 1 | 2 | 189 | |
| Templario | 1 | 2 | 189 | ||
| 5 | Mikey Nicholls | 2 | 3 | 181 | |
| Shane Haste | 2 | 3 | 181 | ||
| 7 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 3 | 169 | |
| Chris Sabin | 1 | 3 | 169 | ||
| 9 | Ángel de Oro † | 1 | 1 | 154+ | |
| Niebla Roja † | 1 | 1 | 154+ | ||
| 11 | Royce Isaacs | 1 | 2 | 145 | |
| Jorel Nelson | 1 | 2 | 145 | ||
| 13 | Kyle Fletcher | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| Mark Davis | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 | |
| 15 | Alex Coughlin | 1 | 0 | 97 | |
| Gabe Kidd | 1 | 0 | 97 | ||
| 17 | James Drake | 1 | 1 | 37 | |
| Zack Gibson | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||
| 19 | Hirooki Goto | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Yoshi-Hashi | 1 | 0 | 30 |
Notes
External links
- at New Japan Pro Wrestling
- at Cagematch.net