AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship
| AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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 Yoshitatsu with the current belt design (upper) in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | All Japan Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 13, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | October 23, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
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The AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 全日本プロレスTV認定6人タッグ王座, Hepburn: Zen Nihon Puroresu Tī Bui Nintei Roku-nin Taggu Ōza)[1] is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion.[2] The championship was introduced on December 13, 2020, when Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori defeated Daimonji So, Revlon and Ryouji Sai to become the inaugural champions.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been a total of nine reigns shared between eight different teams consisting of twenty distinctive champions. The current champions are Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi) who are in their first reign as a team.
Title history
[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 | Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori | December 13, 2020 | AJP Prime Night | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 195 | 1 | Ito, Menso-re and Omori defeated Daimonji So, Revlon and Ryouji Sai to become the inaugural champions. | [3] |
| 2 | Total Eclipse (Tajiri, Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori) | June 26, 2021 | Champions Night: From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 26 | 0 | [4][5] | |
| 3 | Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Carbell Ito) | July 22, 2021 | Summer Action Series 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1, 2) | 68 | 2 | [6] | |
| — | Vacated | September 28, 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated after Carbell Ito suffered a fractured wrist. | [7] |
| 4 | Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Takayuki Ueki) | October 16, 2021 | Champions Night 2: AJPW 49th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 2, 1) | 249 | 0 | Defeated Raimu Imai, Takao Omori and Kazuhiro Tamura to win the vacant titles. | [8] |
| — | Vacated | June 22, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to a "difference of direction". | [9] |
| 5 | Takao Omori, Black Menso-re and ATM | March 14, 2023 | Dream Power Series 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (2, 2, 3) | 166 | 2 | Defeated Black Tiger, Yusuke Kodama and Masao Hanahata to win the vacant titles. ATM was previously known as Carbell Ito. | [10] |
| 6 | Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani) | August 27, 2023 | Royal Road Tournament 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 55 | 2 | This was a winner takes all match in which Eruption's KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship was also on the line. Akai was the first ever female to win the titles. | [11] |
| 7 | Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi | October 21, 2023 | AJPW 51st Anniversary Tour | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 271 | 2 | Win only the AJPW title; Ozaki and Yukihi are female wrestlers. | [12] |
| 7 | Shuji Ishikawa and Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) | July 18, 2024 | Evolution Vol. 19 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 97 | 1 | Hashimoto and Yuu are female wrestlers. | [13] |
| 8 | Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi) | October 23, 2024 | Evolution Vol. 25 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 2, 1) | 12+ | 1 | [14] | |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of November 4, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito/ATM and Takao Omori | 2 | 3 | 361 |
| 2 | Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi | 1 | 2 | 271 |
| 3 | Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Takayuki Ueki) | 1 | 0 | 249 |
| 4 | Shuji Ishikawa and Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 5 | Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Carbell Ito) | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| 6 | Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani) | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| 7 | Total Eclipse (Tajiri, Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori) | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Hokuto-gun † (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi) | 1 | 1 | 12+ |
By wrestler
[edit]| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbell Ito/ATM | 3 | 5 | 429 |
| 2 | Black Menso-re | 2 | 3 | 361 |
| Takao Omori | 2 | 3 | 361 | |
| 4 | Yoshitatsu | 2 | 2 | 317 |
| Seigo Tachibana | 2 | 2 | 317 | |
| 6 | Mayumi Ozaki | 1 | 2 | 271 |
| Suwama | 1 | 2 | 271 | |
| Maya Yukihi | 1 | 2 | 271 | |
| 9 | Takayuki Ueki | 1 | 0 | 249 |
| 10 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| Chihiro Hashimoto | 1 | 1 | 97 | |
| Yuu | 1 | 1 | 97 | |
| 13 | Saki Akai | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| Hideki Okatani | 1 | 2 | 55 | |
| Yukio Sakaguchi | 1 | 2 | 55 | |
| 16 | Hokuto Omori † | 2 | 1 | 38+ |
| 17 | Yusuke Kodama | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Tajiri | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| 19 | Cyrus † | 1 | 1 | 12+ |
| Kuma Arashi † | 1 | 1 | 12+ |
See also
[edit]- NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship
References
[edit]- ^ 全日本プロレスTV認定 6人タッグ選手権試合 王座. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese).
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AJPW TV Six Man Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Hymantor, Michael (December 13, 2020). "#AndNEW: All Japan Introduces & Crowns Trios Champions". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ Hymantor, Michael (June 26, 2021). "#AndNEW: Three Titles Changes at AJPW Champions Night". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 26, 2021). "AJPW Champions Night ~ From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary - TV-Show @ Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ All Japan Pro Wrestling (July 22, 2021). 7月22日(木・祝)後楽園大会. all-japan.co (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ Carbell Ito announces that he will miss the Ota Ward Tournament on October 16th retrieved October 5, 2021
- ^ "All Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2021". purolove.com (in German). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ 全日本プロレスTV認定6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ All Japan Pro Wrestling (March 14, 2023). 「#ajpwドリームパワーシリーズ2023」東京・新宿FACE≪18:30開始≫. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 27, 2023). "AJPW Royal Road Tournament 2023 - Tag 4". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ All Japan Pro Wrestling (October 21, 2023). 2023年10月21日（土） 東京・後楽園ホール大会. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2024). "Evolution Vol. 19". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 23, 2024). "Evolution Vol. 25". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 23, 2024.