The Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (大阪プロレスタッグ王座, Ōsaka Puroresu Taggu Ōza) is the top tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Daio Quällt and Gamma won a seven-team round-robin tournament to win the inaugural titles.
| Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Osaka Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | 2001 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Tsubasa and Billyken Kid | ||||||||||
| Date won | June 23, 2024 | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||
Osaka Tag Team Championship (2019–2023) | |||||||||||
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Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. There have been forty-three reigns by thirty-six teams among thirty-seven individual wrestlers.
The current champions are Tsubasa and Billyken Kid, who are in their second reign as a team.[1][2]
Title history
editNames
edit| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship | May 19, 2001 – January 18, 2019 February 2023 – present |
| Osaka Tag Team Championship | January 18, 2019 – February 2023 |
Reigns
edit| 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 |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Daio Quällt and Gamma | May 19, 2001 | Osaka Pro 2nd Anniversary Spicy Series 2001 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 42 | 0 | Defeated Super Delfin and Takehiro Murahama in the 2001 Osaka Tag Festival tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | [3] |
| — | Vacated | June 30, 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | Titles vacated due to Daio Quällt suffering an injury. | [1] |
| 2 | Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa) |
July 21, 2001 | Osaka Pro Story #4 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 34 | 0 | Defeated Super Delfin and Takehiro Murahama to win the vacant titles. | [4] |
| 3 | Takehiro Murahama and Kaiju Zeta Mandora | August 24, 2001 | Osaka Pro Story #5 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 92 | 0 | [5] | |
| 4 | Miracle Man and Azteca | November 24, 2001 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 40 | 0 | [6] | |
| 5 | Daio Quällt and "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma | January 3, 2002 | Osaka Pro Story #8 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 2) |
234 | 2 | "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma previously held the title under the name Kaiju Zeta Mandora. | [7] |
| 6 | Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa) |
August 25, 2002 | Osaka Pro Story #13 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 160 | 1 | [8] | |
| 7 | Jushin Thunder Liger and Takehiro Murahama | February 1, 2003 | Osaka Hurricane 03.02.01 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) |
308 | 5 | [9] | |
| 8 | Universal Global Members (Billyken Kid and Tigers Mask) |
December 6, 2003 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 379 | 4 | [10] | |
| 9 | Daio Quällt and Black Buffalo | December 19, 2004 | Osaka Pro Story #27 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 3) |
56 | 0 | [11] | |
| 10 | Billyken Kid and Perro | February 13, 2005 | Osaka Hurricane 2005 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
55 | 1 | [12] | |
| — | Vacated | April 9, 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | Titles vacated immediately after the first defense. | [1] |
| 11 | Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) |
July 23, 2005 | Osaka Pro Story #28 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 56 | 0 | Defeated Super Delfin and Tigers Mask in the Osaka Tag Festival 2005 tournament final to win the vacant titles. | [13] |
| 12 | Tsubasa and Billyken Kid | September 17, 2005 | Osaka Pro Story #29 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 3) |
36 | 1 | [14] | |
| — | Vacated | October 23, 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | Tsubasa and Billyken Kid vacated the titles for the Tenpozan 2005 tournament. | [15] |
| 13 | Billyken Kid and Black Buffalo | February 26, 2006 | Osaka Hurricane 2006 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (4, 4) |
153 | 0 | [16] | |
| — | Vacated | July 29, 2006 | — | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | Vacated after Buffalo suffered a legitimate shoulder injury. | [1] |
| 14 | Billyken Kid and Hideyoshi | August 5, 2006 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 (5, 2) |
119 | 1 | Defeated the teams of Gaina and Super Delfin, and Flash Moon and Tigers Mask in a three-way elimination tag team match to win the vacant titles. | [17] |
| 15 | Bad Force (Gaina and Zeus) |
December 2, 2006 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 72 | 0 | [18] | |
| 16 | Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) |
February 12, 2007 | Osaka Hurricane 2007 | Osaka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) |
195 | 1 | This was a three-way elimination tag team match also involving Flash Moon and Tsubasa. | [19] |
| 17 | Kagetora and Rasse | August 26, 2007 | Pro-Wrestling Summit in Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 111 | 1 | This was an interpromotional Winner-takes-All match where Kagetora and Rasse's Tohoku Tag Team Championship was also on the line. | [20] |
| 18 | Zero and Gaina | December 15, 2007 | Michinoku Pro National Tour 2007 | Anan, Japan | 1 (1, 2) |
316 | 5 | [21] | |
| 19 | Asian Cougar and Tsubasa | October 26, 2008 | Osaka Pro Story #44 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 4) |
67 | 0 | [22] | |
| 20 | Tigers Mask and Black Buffalo | January 1, 2009 | New Year Holiday Paradise | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 5) |
45 | 0 | [23] | |
| 21 | The Great Sasuke and Asian Cougar | February 15, 2009 | Osaka Hurricane 2009 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) |
94 | 0 | [24] | |
| 22 | Tigers Mask and Black Buffalo | May 20, 2009 | Osaka Pro 10th Anniversary Show | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (3, 6) |
59 | 0 | [25] | |
| 23 | Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) |
July 18, 2009 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 3 (4, 3) |
208 | 4 | [26] | |
| 24 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) |
February 11, 2010 | Osaka Hurricane 2010 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 156 | 2 | [27] | |
| 25 | Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki | July 17, 2010 | Summer Achoo Series | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 106 | 1 | [28] | |
| 26 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) |
October 31, 2010 | Battle Autumn 2010 | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 27 | 0 | [29] | |
| 27 | Joker (Kuuga and Orochi) |
November 27, 2010 | Winter Starts Series | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 1) |
77 | 1 | Kuuga previously held the title under the name Asian Cougar. | [30] |
| 28 | The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard) |
February 12, 2011 | Gerende ga Tokeruhodo Koishitai Series | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
35 | 1 | [31] | |
| 29 | Joker (Tadasuke and Orochi) |
March 19, 2011 | Spring Samba Series | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) |
121 | 0 | This was a three-way elimination tag team match also involving The Big Guns. | [32] |
| 30 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) |
July 18, 2011 | Summer Achoo Series 2011 | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 104 | 2 | This was a three-way elimination tag team match also involving Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. | [33] |
| 31 | Joker (Hayata and Kuuga) |
October 30, 2011 | Saturday Night Story | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 4) |
238 | 2 | [34] | |
| — | Vacated | June 24, 2012 | Osaka Tag Festival 2012 Final! | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | Hayata and Tadasuke defeated their fellow Joker stablemates Kuuga and Ultimate Spider Jr. in the finals of the 2012 Osaka Tag Festival. Subsequently, they announced their departure from the stable and vacated the titles. | [15] |
| 32 | Glare (Hayata and Tadasuke) |
July 22, 2012 | Osaka Hurricane 2012 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 2) |
251 | 2 | Defeated The Big Guns and Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant titles. | [35] |
| — | Vacated | March 30, 2013 | — | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | The titles were declared vacated after Hayata announced his contract with the promotion was running out on April 29. | [15] |
| 33 | Bad Stream (Kazuaki Mihara and Tadasuke) |
May 19, 2013 | Osaka Holiday Paradise | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 3) |
161 | 3 | Defeated The Big Guns to win the vacant titles. | [36] |
| 34 | The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard) |
October 27, 2013 | Osaka Tornado Vol. 2 | Osaka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) |
175 | 1 | [37] | |
| — | Vacated | April 20, 2014 | — | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | Titles were declared vacated after Zeus and The Bodyguard left Osaka Pro Wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling. | [15] |
| 35 | Caramel Boy and Kaiju New World | May 6, 2017 | Osaka Pro Wrestling 18th Anniversary Show | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 155 | 1 | Defeated Hub and Okonomiyakida in the final of the Osaka Tag Festival tournament to win the vacant titles. | [38] |
| 36 | Takosupa (Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr.) |
October 8, 2017 | It's Osaka Pro Everyone Gather! | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 463 | 2 | [39] | |
| 37 | Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa) |
January 14, 2019 | Road To 20th Anniversary | Osaka, Japan | 3 (7, 5) |
76 | 0 | The title was renamed Osaka Tag Team Championship during this reign. | [40] |
| 38 | Magnitude Kishiwada and Takashi Yoshida | March 31, 2019 | Declaration of Flowering 2019 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 1) |
31 | 0 | Magnitude Kishiwada previously held the title under the names Kaiju Zeta Mandora and "Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma. | [41] |
| 39 | Gamma and Super Delfin | May 1, 2019 | Osaka Pro 20th Anniversary Show | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) |
39 | 0 | [42] | |
| 40 | Rising Hayato and Santaro Ishizuchi | June 9, 2019 | House show | Matsuyama, Japan | 1 | 83 | 0 | This was an Ehime Pro Wrestling event. | [1] |
| 41 | Gamma and Super Shisa | August 31, 2019 | Summer Festival 2019 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 1) |
119 | 1 | [43] | |
| 42 | Hub and Gaina | December 28, 2019 | Osaka Pro Has Come to Noha Hanshin | Osaka, Japan | 2 (2, 3) |
1,240 | 1 | Hub previously held the title under the name Zero. | [44] |
| 43 | Takosupa (Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr.) |
May 21, 2023 | Osaka Castle Festival | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 203 | 2 | [45] | |
| 44 | Rogue Nation (Goliath and Toru) |
May 21, 2023 | Excalibur | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 196 | 1 | [46] | |
| 45 | Tsubasa and Billyken Kid | June 23, 2024 | Osaka Castle Festival | Osaka, Japan | 2 (6, 6) |
126+ | 1 | [47] | |
Combined reigns
edit| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
By team
edit| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zero/Hub and Gaina | 2 | 1,556 |
| 2 | Takosupa (Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr.) |
2 | 666 |
| 3 | Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune) |
3 | 459 |
| 4 | Billyken Kid and Tigers Mask | 1 | 379 |
| 5 | Jushin Thunder Liger and Takehiro Murahama | 1 | 308 |
| 6 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) |
3 | 287 |
| 7 | Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa) |
3 | 270 |
| 8 | Glare (Hayata and Tadasuke) |
1 | 251 |
| 9 | Joker (Hayata and Kuuga) |
1 | 238 |
| 10 | Daio Quällt and "Big Boss" MA-G-MA | 1 | 234 |
| 11 | The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard) |
2 | 210 |
| 12 | Rogue Nation (Goliath and Toru) |
1 | 196 |
| 13 | Billyken Kid and Black Buffalo | 1 | 177 |
| 14 | Bad Stream (Kazuaki Mihara and Tadasuke) |
1 | 161 |
| 15 | Caramel Boy and Kaiju New World | 1 | 155 |
| 16 | Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 136 |
| 17 | Joker (Tadasuke and Orochi) |
1 | 121 |
| 18 | Billyken Kid and Hideyoshi | 1 | 119 |
| Gamma and Super Shisa | 1 | 119 | |
| 20 | Kagetora and Rasse | 1 | 111 |
| 21 | Tigers Mask and Black Buffalo | 2 | 104 |
| 22 | Mucha Lucha (The Great Sasuke and Asian Cougar) |
1 | 94 |
| 23 | Takehiro Murahama and Kaiju Zeta Mandora | 1 | 92 |
| 24 | Rising Hayato and Santaro Ishizuchi | 1 | 83 |
| 25 | Joker (Kuuga and Orochi) |
1 | 77 |
| 26 | Gaina and Zeus | 1 | 72 |
| 27 | Daio Quällt and Gamma | 1 | 69 |
| 28 | Mucha Lucha (Asian Cooger and Tsubasa) |
1 | 67 |
| 29 | Tsubasa and Billyken Kid † | 2 | 162+ |
| 30 | Daio Quällt and Black Buffalo | 1 | 56 |
| 31 | Billyken Kid and Perro | 1 | 55 |
| 32 | Miracle Man and Azteca | 1 | 40 |
| 33 | Gamma and Super Delfin | 1 | 39 |
| 34 | Magnitude Kishiwada and Takashi Yoshida | 1 | 31 |
By wrestler
edit| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaina | 3 | 1,628 |
| 2 | Zero/Hub | 2 | 1,556 |
| 3 | Billyken Kid † | 6 | 868+ |
| 4 | Takoyakida | 2 | 666 |
| Ultimate Spider Jr. | 2 | 666 | |
| 6 | Black Buffalo | 7 | 583 |
| 7 | Hideyoshi | 4 | 578 |
| 8 | Tadasuke | 3 | 533 |
| 9 | Hayata | 2 | 489 |
| 10 | Tigers Mask | 3 | 483 |
| 11 | Asian Cougar/Kuuga | 4 | 476 |
| 12 | Masamune | 3 | 459 |
| 13 | Tsubasa † | 6 | 499+ |
| 14 | Takehiro Murahama | 2 | 400 |
| 15 | Magnitude Kishiwada/Kaiju Zeta Mandora/"Big Boss" Ma-G-Ma | 3 | 357 |
| 16 | Daio Quällt | 3 | 332 |
| 17 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | 308 |
| 18 | Atsushi Kotoge | 3 | 287 |
| Daisuke Harada | 3 | 287 | |
| 20 | Zeus | 3 | 282 |
| 21 | The Bodyguard | 2 | 210 |
| 22 | Gamma | 3 | 200 |
| 23 | Orochi | 2 | 198 |
| 24 | Goliath | 1 | 196 |
| Toru | 1 | 196 | |
| 26 | Kazuaki Mihara | 1 | 161 |
| 27 | Caramel Boy | 1 | 155 |
| Kaiju New World | 1 | 155 | |
| 29 | Super Shisa | 1 | 119 |
| 30 | Kagetora | 1 | 111 |
| Rasse | 1 | 111 | |
| 32 | Don Fujii | 1 | 106 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 106 | |
| 34 | The Great Sasuke | 1 | 94 |
| 35 | Rising Hayato | 1 | 83 |
| Santaro Ishizuchi | 1 | 83 | |
| 37 | Perro | 1 | 55 |
| 38 | Azteca | 1 | 40 |
| Miracle Man | 1 | 40 | |
| 40 | Super Delfin | 1 | 39 |
| 41 | Takashi Yoshida | 1 | 31 |
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