The Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Wrestle-1. The title was announced on September 22, 2014, in conjunction with the start of a tournament to crown the first Wrestle-1 Champion. In Japanese the title's name includes the katakana term for "championship", Chanpionshippu (チャンピオンシップ), derived from the English language instead of the more common kanji term Ōza (王座).[1]
Overveiw[]
Championship tournament[]
On September 22, 2014, during the second day of a tournament to determine the inaugural Wrestle-1 Champion, it was announced that Wrestle-1 would also be introducing its own tag team championship.[1][5][6] Through Wrestle-1's relationship with American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the promotion had previously presented a match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[7][8] The first Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions would be crowned in the "First Tag League Greatest" round-robin tournament taking place between November 15 and 30, 2014.[1] The two blocks containing the ten participating teams were revealed on November 3.[9][10][11] The teams were later given official team names on November 14.[12] In the tournament, a win was worth two points, a draw one point and a loss zero points. The top two teams from each block advanced to the semifinals and the winners wrestled in the tournament final to determine the inaugural champions.[9] On November 27, Seiki Yoshioka pulled out of the tournament with a knee injury, forcing his team to forfeit their final match in the tournament.[13][14] On November 30, Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) defeated the new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya) in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions.[2][15][16]
Block A | Block B | ||
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Wrestlers | Score | Wrestlers | Score |
Masayuki Kono and Tajiri (Desperado) |
8 | KAI and Ryota Hama (Akatenrou) |
6 |
Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo (Team 246) |
6 | Akira and Manabu Soya (new Wild order) |
5 |
Jiro Kuroshio and Masakatsu Funaki (Ikemen Samurai) |
4 | Minoru Tanaka and Seiki Yoshioka (Too Sharp) |
4 |
Taiyō Kea and Yasufumi Nakanoue (Sunrise) |
2 | Hiroshi Yamato and Seiya Sanada (Seiya to Hiroshi) |
4 |
Mazada and Nosawa Rongai (Tokyo Gurentai) |
0 | Koji Doi and Yusuke Kodama (Novus) |
1 |
A
Block |
Kuroshio Funaki |
Hayashi Kondo |
Kono Tajiri |
Mazada Nosawa |
Kea Nakanoue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kuroshio Funaki |
X | Hayashi Kondo (12:10)[17] |
Kono Tajiri (10:52)[18] |
Kuroshio Funaki (09:55)[19] |
Kuroshio Funaki (12:38)[20] |
Hayashi Kondo |
Hayashi Kondo (12:10)[17] |
X | Kono Tajiri (14:46)[19] |
Hayashi Kondo (06:28)[21] |
Hayashi Kondo (13:28)[18] |
Kono Tajiri |
Kono Tajiri (10:52)[18] |
Kono Tajiri (14:46)[19] |
X | Kono Tajiri (03:35)[20] |
Kono Tajiri (09:18)[21] |
Mazada Nosawa |
Kuroshio Funaki (09:55)[19] |
Hayashi Kondo (06:28)[21] |
Kono Tajiri (03:35)[20] |
X | Kea Nakanoue (07:54)[17] |
Kea Nakanoue |
Kuroshio Funaki (12:38)[20] |
Hayashi Kondo (13:28)[18] |
Kono Tajiri (09:18)[21] |
Kea Nakanoue (07:54)[17] |
X |
B | Akira Soya |
Yamato Sanada |
KAI Hama |
Doi Kodama |
Tanaka Yoshioka |
Akira Soya |
X | Draw (30:00)[18] |
KAI Hama (16:22)[17] |
Akira Soya (09:52)[19] |
Akira Soya (14:46)[21] |
Yamato Sanada |
Draw (30:00)[18] |
X | Yamato Sanada (17:08)[19] |
Draw (30:00)[21] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (15:50)[20] |
KAI Hama |
KAI Hama (16:22)[17] |
Yamato Sanada (17:08)[19] |
X | KAI Hama (12:05)[20] |
KAI Hama (forfeit)[13] |
Doi Kodama |
Akira Soya (09:52)[19] |
Draw (30:00)[21] |
KAI Hama (12:05)[20] |
X | Tanaka Yoshioka (10:20)[17] |
Tanaka Yoshioka |
Akira Soya (14:46)[21] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (15:50)[20] |
KAI Hama (forfeit)[13] |
Tanaka Yoshioka (10:20)[17] |
X |
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
A1 | Kono and Tajiri | Pin | |||||||
B2 | Akira and Soya | 09:15[2] | |||||||
Akira and Soya | Pin | ||||||||
Hayashi and Kondo | 26:05[2] | ||||||||
B1 | KAI and Hama | Pin | |||||||
A2 | Hayashi and Kondo | 11:37[2] |
Title History[]
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Location | Event | Length | Defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) |
1 | November 30, 2014 | Tokyo | First Tag League Greatest | 224
Days |
7 | Hayashi and Kondo defeated new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya) in the finals of a ten-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. |
2 | new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) |
1 | July 12, 2015 | Tokyo | Symbol | 138
Days |
2 | |
3 | TriggeR (Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo (2)) |
1 | November 27, 2015 | Tokyo | Autumn Bout | 100
Days |
0 | |
4 | Real Desperado (Kazma Sakamoto and Yuji Hino) |
1 | March 6, 2016 | Sendai | Trans Magic | 94
Days |
2 | |
5 | Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi | 1 | June 8, 2016 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 51
Days |
1 | |
6 | new Wild order (Jun Kasai and Manabu Soya) |
2 | July 29, 2016 | Tokyo | Symbol | 22
Days |
0 | |
— | Vacated | — | August 20, 2016 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to Soya being sidelined with a shoulder injury. |
7 | Kaz Hayashi (2) and Kotaro Suzuki | 2 | September 18, 2016 | Tokyo | 3rd Anniversary | 183
Days |
3 | Hayashi and Suzuki defeated TriggeR (Shuji Kondo and "brother" YASSHI) to win the vacant title. |
8 | NEWERA (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
1 | March 20, 2017 | Tokyo | Trans Magic | 45
Days |
1 | |
9 | Masayuki Kono (2) and Takanori Ito | 1 | May 4, 2017 | Tokyo | Triumph | 51
Days |
1 | |
10 | DoiKuma (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
2 | June 24, 2017 | Yokohama | Outbreak | 70
Days |
1 | |
11 | Team 246 presidents (Kaz Hayashi (3) and Shuji Kondo (3) |
2 | September 2, 2017 | Yokohama | Pro Wrestling Love in Yokohama | 78 Days | 1 | |
12 | DoiKuma (Koji Doi and Kumagoro) |
3 | October 19, 2017 | Chiba | Autumn Bout | 150 Days | 2 | |
13 | new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya (3)) |
1 | April 18, 2018 | Tokyo | Cherry Blossom | 18 Days | 0 | |
14 | Enfants Terribles (Kuma Arashi (4) and Shotaro Ashino) |
1 | May 6, 2018 | Tokyo | Triumph | 47 Days | 0 | |
15 | Jiro Kuroshio and Masato Tanaka | 1 | June 22, 2018 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 51 Days | 0 | |
16 | Shuji Kondo (4) and Koji Doi (4) | 1 | August 11, 2018 | Tokyo | Wrestle-1 Tour 2018 Flashing Summer | 232 Days | 2 | |
— | Vacated | — | January 31, 2019 | — | — | — | — | Kondo and Doi voluntarily vacated the titles. |
17 | Masayuki Kono (3) and Alejandro | 2 | March 21, 2019 | Oita | Wrestle-1 Wrestle Wars | 82 Days | 1 | |
18 | Shuji Kondo (5) and Seigo Tachibana | 1 | June 11, 2019 | Tokyo | Outbreak | 47 Days | 0 | |
— | Vacated | — | — | — | — | — | Title vacated due to Tachibana being sidelined with a neck injury. | |
18 | Enfants Terribles Shotaro Ashino (2) and Yusuke Kodama |
1 | August 1, 2019 | Tokyo | Flashing Summer Tour | 227 Days | 2 | Defeated Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo in a decision match to win the titles. |
17 | Koji Doi (5) and Daiki Inaba | 1 | March 15, 2020 | Ota | Wrestle-1 Wrestle Wars | 17 Days | 0 | |
— | Inactive | — | April 1, 2020 | — | — | — | — | The title was retired after the promotion suspended its activities. |
Gallery[]
References[]
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- ↑ ja:岡林 裕二 (in Japanese). Wrestle-1. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved on 2016-06-08.
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- ↑ W-1初代王者決定トーナメントは二回戦へ!9.23名古屋大会のカード決定!タッグ王座も新設されることに (in Japanese). Battle News (2014-09-22). Retrieved on 2014-09-22.
- ↑ Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「開戦~Outbreak~」 (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-03-02). Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
- ↑ Show results - 3/2 TNA vs. Wrestle-1 in Tokyo, Japan: "One Night Only" PPV results, set-up for Lockdown . Pro Wrestling Torch (2014-03-02). Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ja:First Tag League Greatest~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~』出場チーム、大会概要、公式戦日程決定!! (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-03). Retrieved on 2014-11-03.
- ↑ ja:W―1初代タッグ王座決定リーグ戦出場チーム決定 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports (2014-11-04). Retrieved on 2014-11-04.
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- ↑ ja:W―1吉岡が緊急入院 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports (2014-11-28). Retrieved on 2014-11-28.
- ↑ ja:W-1 11.30後楽園大会 初代タッグ王者決定リーグ優勝決定戦、W-1王座&EWPインターコンチW前哨戦 (in Japanese). Battle News (2014-11-30). Retrieved on 2014-11-30.
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- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-17). Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-28). Retrieved on 2014-11-28.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-15). Retrieved on 2014-11-15.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-22). Retrieved on 2014-11-22.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 ja:Wrestle-1 Tour 2014 First Tag League Greatest ~初代タッグ王者決定リーグ戦~ (in Japanese). Wrestle-1 (2014-11-19). Retrieved on 2014-11-19.