United National Tag Team Championship
Tenryu Project United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Tenryu Project (2023–present) | ||||||||||||||||
Date established | April 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato | ||||||||||||||||
Date won | November 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Tenryu Project United National Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (PWF rules.
History
The title was created in April 2023 with the approval of
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
, representing AJPW and their stable Zennichi Shin Jidai, ended up winning the tournament.Round 1 | Final | ||||||||
Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama | Pin | ||||||||
Hideyoshi Kamitani and Kazumasa Yoshida | 10:35[5] | ||||||||
Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama | 16:30[5] | ||||||||
Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi | Pin | ||||||||
Sushi
| 9:02[5] | ||||||||
Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi | Pin |
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Tag Team Championship belts are almost exact replicas of the old NWA United National Championship singles belt, originally made in 1970 and retired from use for the
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 阿吽 is more common).[6]
Reigns
As of April 30, 2024, 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.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
1 | Zennichi Shin Jidai[a] (Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi) |
June 10, 2023 | Tenryu Project UN Tag Team Inaugural Championship 1 Day Tournament | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 36 | 1 | Defeated Masayuki Kono and Yusuke Kodama in the final of a four-team tournnament to win the inaugural title. | [5] |
2 | Evolution )
(Suwama and Dan Tamura |
July 16, 2023 | Summer Action Series 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 126 | 3 | This was an All Japan Pro Wrestling event. | [7] |
3 | Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato | November 19, 2023 | Ryūkon Cup III: Live For Today | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 163+ | 2 | [8] |
Combined reigns
As of April 30, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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By team
Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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1 | Hideki Suzuki and Hikaru Sato † | 1 | 2 | 163+ |
2 | Evolution )(Suwama and Dan Tamura |
1 | 3 | 126 |
3 | Zennichi Shin Jidai[a] (Yuma Aoyagi and Atsuki Aoyagi) |
1 | 1 | 36 |
By wrestler
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
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1 | Hikaru Sato † | 1 | 2 | 163+ |
Hideki Suzuki † | 1 | 2 | 163+ | |
3 | Suwama | 1 | 3 | 126 |
Dan Tamura | 1 | 3 | 126 | |
5 | Atsuki Aoyagi | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Yuma Aoyagi | 1 | 1 | 36 |
See also
- Tenryu Project International Junior Heavyweight Championship
- World Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
- NWA United National Championship
References
Notes
Footnotes
- ^ "Title History | Genichiro Tenryu/Tenryu Project Official Site" 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. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 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" 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」. Daily Sports (in Japanese). May 16, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "[Tenryu Project】June 10 "Tenryu Project UN Tag Team Belt 1DAY Tournament to determine the first champions" 【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. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). May 26, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "[Tenryu Project] "UN Tag Team Belts" newly established and June 10 "1DAY Tournament" held!" 【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!. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). April 21, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Saalbach, Axel. "Tenryu Project United National Tag Team Titles 1 Day Tournament". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Jisho.org Japanese Dictionnary". jisho.org. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AJPW Summer Action Series 2023 - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ 「俺たちが合体技をするのはSNSだけだ!」鈴木秀樹&佐藤光留が諏訪魔との因縁対決を制しUNタッグ王座戴冠!. battle-news.com (in Japanese). November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.