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Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Kouki Iwasaki with one of the title belts in July 2023
Details
PromotionWAR (1994–2006)
Tenryu Project (2010–present)
Date establishedJune 30, 1994
Current champion(s)Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki
Date wonSeptember 18, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
    (1994–2006)
  • Tenryu Project World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
    (2010–2015)
  • Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship
    (2021–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado
Most reigns(As a tag team) Hiromichi Fuyuki, Gedo and Jado
(5 times) (As individual) Hiromichi Fuyuki
(6 times)
Longest reignGenichiro Tenryu, Arashi and Tomohiro Ishii
(1,216 days)
Shortest reignGenichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Último Dragón
(<1 day)

The Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 天龍プロジェクト認定WAR世界6人タッグ王座, Hepburn: Tenryū Purojekuto Nintei WAR 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, the first title of its kind in Japan. Since it was reestablished in 2022, the title has been defended in 2-out-of-3 falls match.

The current champions are Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki.

History

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Names

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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–November 15, 2015
Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship July 1, 2021–present

Inaugural tournament

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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]

Quarterfinals Semifinals 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, 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
Hamaguchi, Tenryu and Kitahara N/A
Masao Orihara, Shiryu and The Great Sasuke N/A
Koji Ishinriki, Masanobu Kurisu and Takashi Ishikawa N/A
Orihara, Shiryu and The Great Sasuke N/A
Hamaguchi, Tenryu and 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

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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.[2]

The title was reactivated in July 2021 as the Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship and a four-team tournament was held between January and February 2022 to crown new champions.[3][4]

First round
January 9 		Final
February 1
    
Keita Yano, Toru and Shota 2
Mizuki Watase, Shoki Kitamura and Takuro Niki 1
Yano, Toru and Shota 1
Arai, Sato and Kono 2
Kenichiro Arai, Kohei Sato and Masayuki Kono 2
Rey Paloma, Shigehiro Irie and Jun Tonsho 0

Reigns

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As of November 22, 2024, there have been a total of 25 reigns shared among 21 different teams consisting of 47 distinctive wrestlers. Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki are the current champions in their first reign, while it's the second individually for Iwasaki.

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
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ 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, Jado and Gedo) 		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, The Warlord and Scott Putski August 26, 1994 Revolutionary Ignition '94 Yokohama, Japan 1 6 0 [5]
3 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo) 		September 1, 1994 Revolutionary Ignition '94 Saku, Japan 2 129 3 [6]
4 Heisei Ishingun
(Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara) 		January 8, 1995 Early Spring Super Revolution '95 Tokyo, Japan 1 112 3 [7]
5 Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara April 30, 1995 Warfare: Disruption Tokyo, Japan 1 97 2 [8]
6 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo) 		August 5, 1995 Summer Tour in R Kagoshima, Japan 3 60 0 [9]
7 Arashi, Koki Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya October 4, 1995 The Restart: Restart Hamamatsu, Japan 1
(1, 2, 1) 		170 3 [10]
8 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo) 		March 22, 1996 House show Hamamatsu, Japan 4 65 2 [11]
9 Golden Cups
(Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto) 		May 26, 1996 The R-One Day Special Yokohama, Japan 1 12 0 [12]
10 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo) 		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). [13]
— Vacated June 19, 1996 — — — — — Title vacated so it could be put up for grab in a tournament. [14]
11 Nobuhiko Takada, Yuhi Sano and Masahito Kakihara 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. [15]
12 Hiromichi Fuyuki, Yoji Anjo and Bam Bam Bigelow October 11, 1996 Osaka Crush Night! Osaka, Japan 1
(6, 2, 1) 		17 0 [16]
13 Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Último Dragón October 28, 1996 WAR-ism '96 Osaka, Japan 1
(2, 2, 1) 		<1 0 [17]
— Deactivated October 28, 1996 — — — — — Genichiro Tenryu retired the title in order to create a heavyweight title. [14][18]
14 Koki Kitahara, Nobutaka Araya and Lance Storm July 6, 1997 WAR 5th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 3, 1) 		113 1 Defeated Tommy Dreamer, Nobukazu Hirai and Mitsuharu Kitao to win the revived title. [19]
15 Mitsuharu Kitao, Nobukazu Hirai and Masaaki Mochizuki October 27, 1997 WAR-ism '97 Isesaki, Japan 1 247 1 [20]
— Vacated July 1, 1998 — — — — — Title vacated when Mitsuharu Kitao announced his retirement from wrestling. [14]
— Deactivated July 27, 2006 — — — — — WAR closed in 2000, and held its official final event on July 27, 2006. [14]
Tenryu Project
16 Tatsutoshi Goto, Yoshihiro Takayama and Daisuke Sekimoto June 9, 2010 Next Revolution Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 2, 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. [21]
17 Arashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Suwama September 29, 2010 Never So Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1, 1) 		268 1 [22]
— Vacated June 24, 2011 — — — — — Suwama requests Tenryu to replace him so that he can concentrate on wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). [14]
18 Genichiro Tenryu, Arashi and Tomohiro Ishii June 24, 2011 — — 1
(3, 3, 2) 		1,216 1 Title is awarded to the team of Arashi, Tenryu and Ishii. [14]
— Vacated October 22, 2014 — — — — — Title vacated due to inactivity. [14]
19 Ryuichi Kawakami, Buki and Classic Kid 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. [23][24][25]
— Vacated August 29, 2015 — — — — — Title vacated when Kawakami suffered an injury. [14][26]
— Deactivated November 15, 2015 — — — — — Title retired when Tenryu closed the promotion. [14][27]
— Vacated July 1, 2021 — — — — — Title reactivated but left vacant when Tenryu Project was relaunched in 2021. [28]
20 Kenichiro Arai, Kohei Sato and Masayuki Kono February 1, 2022 Survive the Revolution Vol. 16 Tokyo, Japan 1 504 3 Defeated Keita Yano, Toru and Shota in the finals of a four-team tournament to win the vacant title. [2]
21 Gaina, Kengo and Kouki Iwasaki June 20, 2023 Still Revolution Vol. 3 Tokyo, Japan 1 119 2 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [2][29]
22 Masayuki Kono, Yusuke Kodama and Kumaarashi October 17, 2023 Still Revolution Vol. 7 Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1, 1) 		33 0 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [2][30]
23 Kazuki Hashimoto, Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani November 19, 2023 Ryūkon Cup III: Live For Today Tokyo, Japan 1 92 1 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [2][31]
24 Minoru Suzuki, "brother" Yasshi and Kengo February 19, 2024 Still Revolution Vol. 10 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 1, 2) 		212 2 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [2][32]
25 Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki September 18, 2024 Light My Fire Vol. 6 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 1, 2) 		65+ 0 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [2][33]

Combined reigns

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As of November 22, 2024.

Fuyuki-gun (Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo), record five-time champions
† Indicates the current champion

By team

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Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Genichiro Tenryu, Arashi and Tomohiro Ishii 1 1 1,216
2 Kenichiro Arai, Kohei Sato and Masayuki Kono 1 3 504
3 Fuyuki-gun
(Hiromichi Fuyuki, Jado and Gedo)		 5 6 323
4 Ryuichi Kawakami, Buki and Classic Kid 1 2 270
5 Arashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Suwama 1 1 268
6 Mitsuharu Kitao, Nobukazu Hirai and Masaaki Mochizuki 1 1 247
7 Minoru Suzuki, "brother" Yasshi and Kengo 1 2 212
8 Arashi, Koki Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya 1 3 170
9 Gaina, Kengo and Kouki Iwasaki 1 2 119
10 Koki Kitahara, Nobutaka Araya and Lance Storm 1 1 113
11 Heisei Ishingun
(Shiro Koshinaka, Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara)		 1 3 112
Tatsutoshi Goto, Yoshihiro Takayama and Daisuke Sekimoto 1 1 112
13 Animal Hamaguchi, Genichiro Tenryu and Koki Kitahara 1 2 97
14 Kazuki Hashimoto, Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani 1 1 92
15 Nobuhiko Takada, Yuhi Sano and Masahito Kakihara 1 0 83
16 Shigehiro Irie, Koji Iwamoto and Kouki Iwasaki † 1 0 65+
17 Masayuki Kono, Yusuke Kodama and Kumaarashi 1 0 33
18 Hiromichi Fuyuki, Yoji Anjo and Bam Bam Bigelow 1 0 17
19 Golden Cups
(Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama and Kenichi Yamamoto)		 1 1 12
20 Bob Backlund, The Warlord and Scott Putski 1 0 6
21 Genichiro Tenryu, Nobutaka Araya and Último Dragón 1 0 <1

By wrestler

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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 Masayuki Kono 2 3 537
5 Kenichiro Arai 1 3 504
Kohei Sato 1 3 504
7 Koki Kitahara 3 6 380
8 Hiromichi Fuyuki 6 6 340
9 Kengo 2 4 331
10 Gedo 5 6 323
Jado 5 6 323
12 Nobutaka Araya 3 4 283
13 Buki 1 2 270
Classic Kid 1 0 270
Ryuichi Kawakami 1 2 270
16 Suwama 1 1 268
17 Nobukazu Hirai 1 1 247
Mitsuharu Kitao 1 1 247
Masaaki Mochizuki 1 1 247
20 Tatsutoshi Goto 2 4 224
21 Minoru Suzuki 1 2 212
"brother" Yasshi 1 2 212
23 Kouki Iwasaki † 2 2 184+
24 Yoshihiro Takayama 2 2 124
25 Gaina 1 2 119
26 Lance Storm 1 1 113
27 Shiro Koshinaka 1 3 112
Michiyoshi Ohara 1 3 112
Daisuke Sekimoto 1 1 112
30 Animal Hamaguchi 1 2 97
31 Daichi Hashimoto 1 1 92
Hideyoshi Kamitani 1 1 92
Kazuki Hashimoto 1 1 92
34 Masahito Kakihara 1 0 83
Yuhi Sano 1 0 83
Nobuhiko Takada 1 0 83
37 Koji Iwamoto † 1 0 65+
Shigehiro Irie † 1 0 65+
39 Kumaarashi 1 0 33
Yusuke Kodama 1 0 33
41 Yoji Anjo 2 1 29
42 Bam Bam Bigelow 1 0 17
43 Kenichi Yamamoto 1 1 12
44 Bob Backlund 1 0 6
Scott Putski 1 0 6
The Warlord 1 0 6
47 Último Dragón 1 0 <1

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