Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship

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Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionWrestle Association R (1994–2006)
Tenryu Project (2010–present)
Date establishedJune 30, 1994
Current champion(s)Vacant
Other name(s)
WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship

The Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship (天龍プロジェクト認定世界6人タッグ王座, Tenryū Purojekuto Nintei Sekai Roku-nin Taggu Ōza) 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.

There have been a total of nineteen reigns shared among fifteen teams and thirty-two wrestlers. The title is currently vacant.

Title history[]

Name Years
WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship June 30, 1994–July 27, 2006
Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship June 9, 2010–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]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		N/A
Hideo Takayama, Hiroshi Itakura and Ichiro Yaguchi N/A
Fuyuki-gun N/A
Dos Caras, Brett Como and Lionheart N/A
Arashi, Ashura Hara and Super Strong Machine Dec
Dos Caras, Brett Como and Lionheart 30:00
Fuyuki-gun N/A
Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara N/A
Masao Orihara, Shiryu and The Great Sasuke N/A
Koji Ishinriki, Masanobu Kurisu and Takashi Ishikawa N/A
Masao Orihara, Shiryu and The Great Sasuke N/A
Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara N/A
Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara N/A
Kendo Nagasaki, Kishin Kawabata and Ryo Miyake N/A

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.

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
Wrestle Association R (WAR)
1 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		June 30, 1994 WAR Sendai, Japan 1 57 0 Defeated Animal Hamaguchi, Koki Kitahara and Genichiro Tenryu in the finals of an eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. [1]
2 Bob Backlund, Scott Putski and The Warlord August 26, 1994 Revolutionary Ignition '94 Yokohama, Japan 1 6 0 [2]
3 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		September 1, 1994 Revolutionary Ignition '94 Saku, Japan 2 129 3 [3]
4 Heisei Ishingun
(Tatsutoshi Goto, Shiro Koshinaka and Michiyoshi Ohara) 		January 8, 1995 Early Spring Super Revolution '95 Tokyo, Japan 1 112 3 [4]
5 Animal Hamaguchi, Koki Kitahara and Genichiro Tenryu April 30, 1995 Warfare: Disruption Tokyo, Japan 1 97 2 [5]
6 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		August 5, 1995 Summer Tour in R Kagoshima, Japan 3 60 0 [6]
7 Arashi, Nobutaka Araya and Koki Kitahara (2) October 4, 1995 The Restart: Restart Hamamatsu, Japan 1 170 3 [7]
8 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		March 22, 1996 House show Hamamatsu, Japan 4 65 2 [8]
9 Golden Cups
(Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto) 		May 26, 1996 The R-One Day Special Yokohama, Japan 1 12 0 [9]
10 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) 		June 7, 1996 UWFi vs. WAR: Tosen! Sapporo, Japan 5 12 1 This was a show co-produced with Union of Wrestling Forces International (UWFi). [10]
— Vacated June 19, 1996 — — — — — Title vacated so it could be put up for grab in a tournament. [11]
11 Masahito Kakihara, Yuhi Sano and Nobuhiko Takada July 20, 1996 WAR 4th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 1 83 0 Defeated Fuyuki-gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant title. [12]
12 Yoji Anjo (2), Bam Bam Bigelow and Hiromichi Fuyuki (6) October 11, 1996 Osaka Crush Night! Osaka, Japan 1 17 0 [13]
13 Nobutaka Araya (2), Genichiro Tenryu (2) and Último Dragón October 28, 1996 WAR-ism '96 Osaka, Japan 1 [a] 0 [14]
— Deactivated 1996 — — — — — Genichiro Tenryu retired the title in order to create a heavyweight title. [11]
14 Nobutaka Araya (3), Koki Kitahara (3) and Lance Storm July 6, 1997 WAR 5th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 1 113 1 Defeated Tommy Dreamer, Nobukazu Hirai and Mitsuharu Kitao to win the revived title. [15]
15 Nobukazu Hirai, Mitsuharu Kitao and Masaaki Mochizuki October 27, 1997 WAR-ism '97 Isesaki, Japan 1 247 1 [16]
— Vacated July 1, 1998 — — — — — Title vacated when Mitsuharu Kitao announced his retirement from wrestling. [11]
— Deactivated July 27, 2006 — — — — — WAR closed in 2000, and held its official final event on July 27, 2006. [11]
Tenryu Project
16 Tatsutoshi Goto (2), Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihiro Takayama (2) June 9, 2010 Next Revolution Tokyo, Japan 1 112 1 Defeated Koki Kitahara, Mitsuo Momota and Genichiro Tenryu to win the revived title, now renamed Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Tenryu Project introduces the rule that any one of the champion team members can be replaced by another wrestler. Aired on tape delay on June 25, 2010. [17]
17 Arashi (2), Suwama and Tomohiro Ishii September 29, 2010 Never So Tokyo, Japan 1 268 1 [18]
— Vacated June 24, 2011 — — — — — Suwama requests Tenryu to replace him so that he can concentrate on wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). [11]
18 Arashi (3), Genichiro Tenryu (3) and Tomohiro Ishii (2) June 24, 2011 N/A N/A 1 1,216 1 Title is awarded to the team of Arashi, Tenryu and Ishii. [11]
— Vacated October 22, 2014 — — — — — Title vacated due to inactivity. [11]
19 Buki, Classic Kid and Ryuichi Kawakami December 2, 2014 Survive Tokyo, Japan 1 270 2 Defeated Arashi, Nosawa Rongai and Ricky Fuji in the finals of a four-team tournament to win the vacant title. This was a show co-produced with VKF Pro-Wrestling. After Classic was sidelined with a neck injury in March 2015, both Heddi French and Hikaru Sato were given the role of one-off replacements, defending the title alongside Buki and Kawakami, while Classic was still recognized as one third of the official champions.[19][20] [21]
— Vacated August 29, 2015 — — — — — Title vacated when Kawakami suffered an injury. [11][22]
— Deactivated November 15, 2015 — — — — — Title retired when Tenryu closed the promotion. [11][23]
— Vacated July 1, 2021 — — — — — Title reactivated but left vacant when Tenryu Project was relaunched in 2021. [24]

Combined reigns[]

† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.

By team[]

Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Arashi, Genichiro Tenryu and Tomohiro Ishii 1 1 1,216
2 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado)		 5 6 323
3 Buki, Classic Kid and Ryuichi Kawakami 1 2 270
4 Arashi, Suwama and Tomohiro Ishii 1 1 268
5 Nobukazu Hirai, Mitsuharu Kitao and Masaaki Mochizuki 1 1 247
6 Arashi, Nobutaka Araya and Koki Kitahara 1 3 170
7 Nobutaka Araya, Koki Kitahara and Lance Storm 1 1 113
8 Heisei Ishingun
(Tatsutoshi Goto, Shiro Koshinaka and Michiyoshi Ohara)		 1 3 112
Tatsutoshi Goto, Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihiro Takayama 1 1 112
10 Animal Hamaguchi, Koki Kitahara and Genichiro Tenryu 1 2 97
11 Masahito Kakihara, Yuhi Sano and Nobuhiko Takada 1 0 83
12 Yoji Anjo, Bam Bam Bigelow and Hiromichi Fuyuki 1 0 17
13 Golden Cups
(Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto)		 1 1 12
14 Bob Backlund, Scott Putski and The Warlord 1 0 6
15 Nobutaka Araya, Genichiro Tenryu and Último Dragón 1 0 <1¤

By wrestler[]

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Arashi 3 5 1,654
2 Tomohiro Ishii 2 2 1,484
3 Genichiro Tenryu 3 3 1,313¤
4 Koki Kitahara 3 6 380
5 Hiromichi Fuyuki 6 6 340
6 Gedo 5 6 323
Jado 5 6 323
8 Nobutaka Araya 3 4 283¤
9 Buki 1 2 270
Classic Kid 1 0 270
Ryuichi Kawakami 1 2 270
12 Suwama 1 1 268
13 Nobukazu Hirai 1 1 247
Mitsuharu Kitao 1 1 247
Masaaki Mochizuki 1 1 247
16 Tatsutoshi Goto 2 4 224
17 Yoshihiro Takayama 2 2 124
18 Lance Storm 1 1 113
19 Shiro Koshinaka 1 3 112
Michiyoshi Ohara 1 3 112
Daisuke Sekimoto 1 1 112
22 Animal Hamaguchi 1 2 97
23 Masahito Kakihara 1 0 83
Yuhi Sano 1 0 83
Nobuhiko Takada 1 0 83
26 Yoji Anjo 2 1 29
27 Bam Bam Bigelow 1 0 17
28 Kenichi Yamamoto 1 1 12
29 Bob Backlund 1 0 6
Scott Putski 1 0 6
The Warlord 1 0 6
32 Último Dragón 1 0 <1¤

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The exact date the championship was deactivated has not been confirmed, putting their title reign at between 0 and 64 days.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "NJPW/WAR @ Sendai". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "WAR @ Yokohama". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "WAR @ Saku". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "WAR @ Tokyo". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WARFARE ~ Disruption ~ - Tag 9". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR SUMMER TOUR in R - Tag 6". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR THE RESTART ~ Restart ~ - Tag 4". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR THE R-ONE DAY SPECIAL". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "UWF-I UWF-I Vs. WAR Tosen". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "World 6-man Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR Revolution Anniversary FOUR - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR OSAKA CRUSH NIGHT!". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR-ISM '96 - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  15. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR 5th Anniversary of WAR & 10th Anniversary of the Tenryu Revolution". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WAR WAR-ISM '97 - Tag 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tenryu Project Next Revolution". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tenryu Project Next Revolution". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  19. ^ 4/3対戦ｶｰﾄﾞ変更のお知らせ. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  20. ^ 9/2後楽園大会　全対戦カード決定！！. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). August 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tenryu Project/VKF ~Survive~". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  22. ^ 9/2後楽園大会　対戦カード変更のお知らせ. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  23. ^ 9/2後楽園大会　対戦カード変更のお知らせ. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). August 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  24. ^ 王座遍歴 [Championships History]. Tenryu Project (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2021.

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