Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship

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Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
File:Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.png
Current design of the titles (2022–present)
Details
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)
BrandStrong
Date establishedJune 8, 2022
Current championsLos Hermanos Chávez
(Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja)
Date wonNovember 14, 2025
Other names
  • Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
    (2022–present)
  • NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship
Statistics
First championsAussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
Most reignsAs a team (2 reigns):

As individual (2 reigns):

Longest reignUnited Empire
(TJP and Templario)
(189 days)
Shortest reignTMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)
(29 days)
Oldest championHirooki Goto
(43 years, 344 days)
Youngest championKyle Fletcher
(23 years, 212 days)
Heaviest championBishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)
(452 lbs combined)
Lightest championThe Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
(420 lbs combined)

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

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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)

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Tournament bracket

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Quarterfinals
Strong: Ignition (6/19)[1][2] 		Semifinals
Strong: Ignition (6/19)[3][4] 		Final
Strong: High Alert (7/24)[5]
         
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

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As of August 13, 2026, there have been a total of twelve reigns shared between nine different teams composed of eighteen individual champions. The inaugural champions were Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo)'s first reign is the longest reign at 186 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.

Key
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
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog. Defenses
New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW)
1 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) 		July 24, 2022 Strong: High Alert Charlotte, NC 1 96 76 3 Defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the finals of an eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. New Japan Pro-Wrestling recognizes this reign as beginning on August 13, 2022, when the match aired on tape delay. [5]
2 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) 		October 28, 2022 Rumble on 44th Street New York, NY 1 169 169 3 This was a three-way tag team match, which also involved The DKC and Kevin Knight. [6]
3 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) 		April 15, 2023 Capital Collision Washington, D.C. 2 36 36 1 This was a three-way tag team match, which also involved Dream Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada). [7]
— Vacated May 21, 2023 Resurgence Long Beach, CA — — — — Kyle Fletcher vacated the Strong and the IWGP Tag Team Championship after Mark Davis suffered an injury. [8]
4 Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) 		June 4, 2023 Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall Chūō-ku, Osaka 1 30 30 0 Defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant titles. The match was also disputed for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship. [9]
5 Bullet Club War Dogs
(Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) 		July 4, 2023 Independence Day
Night 1 		Bunkyo, Tokyo 1 97 97 0 [10]
6 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) 		October 9, 2023 Destruction in Ryōgoku Sumida, Tokyo 1 186 186 5 [11]
7 TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		April 12, 2024 Windy City Riot Chicago, IL 1 29 29 1 This was a four-corners tag team match also involving Fred Rosser and Tom Lawlor and West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson). [12]
8 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) 		May 11, 2024 Resurgence Ontario, CA 2 29 29 0 [13]
9 TMDK
(Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) 		June 9, 2024 Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall Chūō-ku, Osaka 2 152 152 2 This was a four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship which also involved the teams of Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi). [14]
10 Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson) 		November 8, 2024 Fighting Spirit Unleashed Lowell, MA 1 37 37 1 [15]
11 World Class Wrecking Crew
(Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) 		December 15, 2024 Strong Style Evolved Long Beach, CA 1 145 145 2 [16]
12 United Empire
(TJP and Templario) 		May 9, 2025 Resurgence Ontario, CA 1 189 189 2 [17]
13 Los Hermanos Chávez
(Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja) 		November 14, 2025 CMLL Viérnes Espectacular Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City 1 272+ 272+ 0 This was a CMLL event. [18]

Combined reigns

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As of August 13, 2026.

† Indicates the current champions

By team

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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 World Class Wrecking Crew
(Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson)		 1 2 145
6 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)		 2 4 132 112
7 Bullet Club War Dogs
(Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd)		 1 0 97
8 Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)		 1 1 37
9 Los Hermanos Chávez †
(Ángel de Oro and Niebla Roja)		 1 0 272+
10 Bishamon
(Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi)		 1 0 30

By wrestler

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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 Royce Isaacs 1 2 145
Jorel Nelson 1 2 145
11 Kyle Fletcher 2 4 132 112
Mark Davis 2 4 132 112
13 Alex Coughlin 1 0 97
Gabe Kidd 1 0 97
15 James Drake 1 1 37
Zack Gibson 1 1 37
17 Ángel de Oro † 1 0 272+
Niebla Roja † 1 0 272+
19 Hirooki Goto 1 0 30
Yoshi-Hashi 1 0 30

Notes

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