Title History
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| Successful defenses | The number of successful defenses the champions had during their reign |
| Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the individual reigns of a wrestler when this is distinct from the tag team's reign. |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestlers (Tag team name) |
Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Successful defenses | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Otani !Shinjiro Otani and Takaiwa !Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 01 !1 | 01998-08-08August 8, 1998 | 7002149000000000000149 | Osaka !Osaka, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | Otani and Takaiwa defeated Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Koji Kanemoto in a tournament final to become the first champions. |
| 02 !2 | Dr. Wagner, Jr. !Dr. Wagner, Jr. and Kashin !Kendo Kashin | 01 !1 | 01999-01-04January 4, 1999 | 700196000000000000096 | Osaka !Tokyo, Japan | Wrestling World !Wrestling World | 02 !2 | |
| 03 !3 | Liger !Jushin Liger and Sasuke !The Great Sasuke | 01 !1 | 01999-04-10April 10, 1999 | 700194000000000000094 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 00 !0 | |
| 04 !4 | Otani !Shinjiro Otani and Takaiwa !Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 02 !2 | 01999-07-13July 13, 1999 | 7002348000000000000348 | Morioka !Morioka, Japan | Live event !Live event | 04 !4 | |
| 05 !5 | Kanemoto !Koji Kanemoto and Tanaka !Minoru Tanaka | 01 !1 | 02000-06-25June 25, 2000 | 7002254000000000000254 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 03 !3 | |
| 06 !6 | Samurai !El Samurai and Liger !Jushin Liger (2) | 01 !1 | 02001-03-06March 6, 2001 | 7002136000000000000136 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 07 !7 | Gedo !Gedo and Jado !Jado | 01 !1 | 02001-07-20July 20, 2001 | 7002286000000000000286 | Sapporo !Sapporo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 06 !6 | |
| 08 !8 | Liger !Jushin Liger (3) and Tanaka !Minoru Tanaka (2) | 01 !1 | 02002-05-02May 2, 2002 | 7002119000000000000119 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | New Japan Pro Wrestling's 30th Anniversary !New Japan Pro Wrestling's 30th Anniversary | 01 !1 | |
| 09 !9 | Kikuchi !Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Kanemaru !Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 01 !1 | 02002-08-29August 29, 2002 | 7002150000000000000150 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 04 !4 | |
| 10 !10 | Liger !Jushin Liger (4) and Kanemoto !Koji Kanemoto (2) | 01 !1 | 02003-01-26January 26, 2003 | 7002282000000000000282 | Kobe !Kobe, Japan | Live event !Live event | 06 !6 | |
| 00 !— | Vacated !Vacated | 00 !— | 02003-11-04November 4, 2003 | 50000000000000000000 !— | 00 !N/A | 00 !N/A | 00 !— | The championship was vacated due to Kanemoto fracturing his left cheekbone. |
| 11 !11 | Gedo !Gedo and Jado !Jado | 02 !2 | 02003-11-29November 29, 2003 | 7002104000000000000104 | Miyagi !Miyagi, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | Gedo and Jado defeated Hirooki Goto and Ryusuke Taguchi to win the vacant championship. |
| 12 !12 | American Dragon !American Dragon and Curry Man !Curry Man | 01 !1 | 02004-03-12March 12, 2004 | 700185000000000000085 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 13 !13 | Gedo !Gedo and Jado !Jado | 03 !3 | 02004-06-05June 5, 2004 | 7002272000000000000272 | Osaka !Osaka, Japan | Live event !Live event | 05 !5 | |
| 14 !14 | Kanemoto !Koji Kanemoto (3) and Inoue !Wataru Inoue | 01 !1 | 02005-03-04March 4, 2005 | 700171000000000000071 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | |
| 15 !15 | Goto !Hirooki Goto and Minoru !Minoru (3) | 01 !1 | 02005-05-14May 14, 2005 | 7002281000000000000281 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | |
| 16 !16 | Samurai !El Samurai (2) and Taguchi !Ryusuke Taguchi | 01 !1 | 02006-02-19February 19, 2006 | 7002139000000000000139 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | |
| 17 !17 | Gedo !Gedo and Jado !Jado | 04 !4 | 02006-07-08July 8, 2006 | 7002298000000000000298 | Shizuoka !Shizuoka, Japan | Live event !Live event | 02 !2 | |
| 18 !18 | Togo !Dick Togo and Michinoku !Taka Michinoku | 01 !1 | 02007-05-02May 2, 2007 | 7002270000000000000270 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 03 !3 | |
| 19 !19 | Minoru !Minoru (4) and Devitt !Prince Devitt | 01 !1 | 02008-01-27January 27, 2008 | 700121000000000000021 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 00 !0 | |
| 20 !20 | Akira !Akira and Liger !Jushin Liger (5) (Legend) |
01 !1 | 02008-02-17February 17, 2008 | 7002155000000000000155 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 21 !21 | Minoru !Minoru (5) and Devitt !Prince Devitt (2) | 02 !2 | 02008-07-21July 21, 2008 | 700184000000000000084 | Sapporo !Sapporo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 22 !22 | Naito !Tetsuya Naitō and Yujiro !Yujiro (No Limit) |
01 !1 | 02008-10-13October 13, 2008 | 700183000000000000083 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 23 !23 | Shelley !Alex Shelley and Sabin !Chris Sabin (The Motor City Machine Guns) |
01 !1 | 02009-01-04January 4, 2009 | 7002182000000000000182 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Wrestle Kingdom III !Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome | 03 !3 | The Motor City Machine Guns defended the championship twice in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion during their reign, as part of an agreement between TNA and NJPW. |
| 24 !24 | Devitt !Prince Devitt (3) and Taguchi !Ryusuke Taguchi (2) (Apollo 55) |
01 !1 | 02009-07-05July 5, 2009 | 7002290000000000000290 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 05 !5 | |
| 24.5 !— | Vacated !Vacated | 00 !— | 02010-04-21April 21, 2010 | 50000000000000000000 !— | 00 !N/A | 00 !N/A | 00 !— | Title held up after the championship was not defended for 30 days. |
| 25 !25 | El Samurai !El Samurai (3) and Kanemoto !Koji Kanemoto (4) | 01 !1 | 02010-05-08May 8, 2010 | 700172000000000000072 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Super J Tag Tournament 1st !Super J Tag Tournament 1st | 00 !0 | El Samurai and Kanemoto defeated Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) in the finals of an eight team tournament to win the vacant title. |
| 26 !26 | Devitt !Prince Devitt (4) and Taguchi !Ryusuke Taguchi (3) (Apollo 55) |
02 !2 | 02010-07-19July 19, 2010 | 700184000000000000084 | Sapporo !Sapporo, Japan | Live event !Live event | 01 !1 | |
| 27 !27 | Omega !Kenny Omega and Ibushi !Kota Ibushi (Golden Lovers) |
01 !1 | 02010-10-11October 11, 2010 | 7002104000000000000104 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Destruction '10 !Destruction '10 | 02 !2 | |
| 28 !28 | Devitt !Prince Devitt (5) and Taguchi !Ryusuke Taguchi (4) (Apollo 55) |
03 !3 | 02011-01-23January 23, 2011 | 7002260000000000000260 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Fantasticamania 2011 !Fantasticamania 2011 | 07 !7 | |
| 29 !29 | Richards !Davey Richards and Romero !Rocky Romero (No Remorse Corps) |
01 !1 | 02011-10-10October 10, 2011 | 700186000000000000086 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Destruction '11 !Destruction '11 | 01 !1 | |
| 30 !30 | Devitt !Prince Devitt (6) and Taguchi !Ryusuke Taguchi (5) (Apollo 55) |
04 !4 | 02012-01-04January 4, 2012 | 700139000000000000039 | Tokyo !Tokyo, Japan | Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome !Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome | 00 !0 | |
| 31 !31 | Richards !Davey Richards and Romero !Rocky Romero (No Remorse Corps) |
02 !2 | 02012-02-12February 12, 2012 | 700180000000000000080 | Osaka !Osaka, Japan | New Beginning !The New Beginning | 00 !0 | |
| 31.5 !— | Vacated !Vacated | 00 !— | 02012-05-02May 2, 2012 | 700145000000000000045 !— | 00 !N/A | 00 !N/A | 00 !— | Title held up after Davey Richards was unable to attend Wrestling Dontaku 2012 due to travel issues. |
| 32 !32 | Liger !Jushin Liger (6) and Tiger !Tiger Mask IV | 01 !1 | 02012-06-16June 16, 2012 | 700136000000000000036 | Osaka !Osaka, Japan | Dominion 6.16 !Dominion 6.16 | 00 !0 | Liger and Tiger Mask IV defeated Suzukigun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) to win the vacant title. |
| 33 !33 | Koslov !Alex Koslov and Romero !Rocky Romero (3) (Forever Hooligans) |
01 !1 | 02012-07-22July 22, 2012 | 7002112000000000000112 | Yamagata !Yamagata, Japan | Kizuna Road !Kizuna Road | 02 !2 | |
| 34 !34 | Shelley !Alex Shelley (2) and Kushida !Kushida (Time Splitters) |
01 !1 | 02012-11-11November 11, 2012 | 700145000000000000045+ | Osaka !Osaka, Japan | Power Struggle !Power Struggle | 00 !0 |
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