The STRONG Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship in New Japan Pro Wrestling, created for the NJPW STRONG program. It is considered an openweight championship. It was first awarded in August 2022 when Aussie Open won a tournament to become inaugural champions.
As of 11/8/2024 there have been 10 STRONG Tag Team Champions.
1-Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher). 1st reign. Length: 8/14/2022-10/28/2022. Successful defenses: 3.
2-Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley). 1st reign. Length: 10/28/2022-4/15/2023. Successful defenses: 3. Won titles in 3-way match.
3-Aussie Open. 2nd reign. Length: 4/15/2023-5/21/2023. Successful defenses: 1. Won titles in 3-way match. Vacated titles on 5/21/2023 due to a Mark Davis injury.
4-YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. 1st reign. Length: 6/4/2023-7/4/2023. Successful defenses: None.
5-Gabriel Kidd & Alex Coughlin. 1st reign. Length: 7/4/2023-10/9/2023. Successful defenses: None.
6-Hikuleo & El Phantasmo. 1st reign. Length: 10/9/2023-4/12/2024. Successful defenses: 5.
7-Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. 1st reign. Length: 4/12/2024-5/11/2024. Successful defenses: None. Won titles in 4-way match.
8-Hikuleo & El Phantasmo. 2nd reign. Length: 5/11/2024-6/9/2024. Successful defenses: None.
9-Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls. 2nd reign. Length: 6/9/2024-11/8/2024. Successful defenses: 2. Won titles in 4-way match. Also won IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on 6/9/2024.
10-James Drake & Zack Gibson. 1st reign. Length: 11/8/2024-Present (Current Champions). Successful defenses: None. Next defense: TBA.
