# Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship

The Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (STRONG無差別級王座, STRONG musabetsu-kyū ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and promoted by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The title is exclusively featured on NJPW's United States based television program NJPW Strong Live. The reigning champions are West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson), who are in their first reign. They defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) at Strong Style Evolved on December 15, 2024 in Long Beach, California.

## History

On June 8, 2022, NJPW announced the creation of the championship, with it being contested in an eight-team tournament that was then scheduled to determine the inaugural champions, culminating in a final match at Strong: High Alert on July 24, 2022. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.

## Inaugural championship tournament (2022)
### Tournament bracket

| Quarterfinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Quarterfinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Quarterfinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Semifinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Semifinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Semifinals Strong: Ignition (6/19) | Final Strong: High Alert (7/24) | Final Strong: High Alert (7/24) | Final Strong: High Alert (7/24) |
| Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown and Misterioso) | Stray Dog Army (Barrett Brown and Misterioso) | Pin | | | | | | |
| Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | 8:28 | | | | | | |
| Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl and Ricky Gibson) | 8:28 | Stray Dog Army | Stray Dog Army | 7:27 | | | |
| | | | Aussie Open | Aussie Open | Pin | | | |
| Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | Pin | Aussie Open | Aussie Open | Pin | | | |
| The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | 12:44 | | | | | | |
| The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | The Dark Order (Alan Angels and Evil Uno) | 12:44 | | | | Aussie Open | Aussie Open | Pin |
| | | | | | | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | 11:57 |
| Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | | | | | | | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | 11:57 |
| The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | 9:17 | | | | | | |
| The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | The Factory (Aaron Solo and Nick Comoroto) | 9:17 | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura | Pin | | | |
| | | | TMDK | TMDK | 10:02 | | | |
| West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs) | 10:21 | TMDK | TMDK | 10:02 | | | |
| TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | Pin | | | | | | |

## Reigns

As of February 3, 2025, there have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different teams composed of sixteen individual champions. The inaugural champions were Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). Guerrillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo and Hikuleo) first reign is the longest reign at 186 days, while TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)'s first reign was the shortest at 29 days. Chris Sabin is the oldest champion at 40 while Kyle Fletcher is the youngest at 23.
The West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) are the reigning champions in their first reign as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating Grizzled Young Veterans at Strong Style Evolved on December 15, 2024 in Long Beach, California.
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 |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) | New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) |
| 1 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | July 24, 2022 | Strong: High Alert | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 96 | 76 | 3 | Defeated Christopher Daniels and Yuya Uemura in the finals of an eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. New Japan Pro-Wrestling recognizes this reign as beginning on August 13, 2022, when the match aired on tape delay. | |
| 2 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | October 28, 2022 | Rumble on 44th Street | New York, NY | 1 | 169 | 169 | 3 | This was a three-way tag team match, which also involved The DKC and Kevin Knight. | |
| 3 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | April 15, 2023 | Capital Collision | Washington, D.C. | 2 | 36 | 36 | 1 | This was a three-way tag team match, which also involved Dream Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada). | |
| — | Vacated | May 21, 2023 | Resurgence | Long Beach, CA | — | — | — | — | Kyle Fletcher vacated the Strong and the IWGP Tag Team Championship after Mark Davis suffered an injury. | |
| 4 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | June 4, 2023 | Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | Defeated House of Torture (Evil and Yujiro Takahashi) and United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare) in a three-way tag team match to win the vacant titles. The match was also disputed for the vacant IWGP Tag Team Championship. | |
| 5 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) | July 4, 2023 | Independence Day Night 1 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 97 | 97 | 0 | | |
| 6 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) | October 9, 2023 | Destruction in Ryōgoku | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 186 | 186 | 5 | | |
| 7 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | April 12, 2024 | Windy City Riot | Chicago, IL | 1 | 29 | 29 | 1 | This was a four-corners tag team match also involving Fred Rosser and Tom Lawlor and West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson). | |
| 8 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) | May 11, 2024 | Resurgence | Ontario, CA | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 | | |
| 9 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | June 9, 2024 | Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 152 | 152 | 2 | This was a four-way tornado tag team elimination Winners Take All match also disputed for the IWGP Tag Team Championship which also involved the teams of Bullet Club (Kenta and Chase Owens) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi). | |
| 10 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | November 8, 2024 | Fighting Spirit Unleashed | Lowell, MA | 1 | 37 | 37 | 1 | | |
| 11 | West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) | December 15, 2024 | Strong Style Evolved | Long Beach, CA | 1 | 50+ | 50+ | 1 | | |

## Combined Reigns

As of February 3, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champions |

### By team

| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | Combined days rec. by NJPW |
| 1 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Hikuleo and El Phantasmo) | 2 | 5 | 215 | 215 |
| 2 | TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) | 2 | 3 | 181 | 181 |
| 3 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | 1 | 3 | 169 | 169 |
| 4 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| 5 | Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd) | 1 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 6 | West Coast Wrecking Crew † (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) | 1 | 1 | 50+ | 50+ |
| 7 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| 8 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 |

### By wrestler

| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days | Combined days rec. by NJPW |
| 1 | Hikuleo | 2 | 5 | 215 | 215 |
| 1 | El Phantasmo | 2 | 5 | 215 | 215 |
| 3 | Mikey Nicholls | 2 | 3 | 181 | 181 |
| 3 | Shane Haste | 2 | 3 | 181 | 181 |
| 5 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 3 | 169 | 169 |
| 5 | Chris Sabin | 1 | 3 | 169 | 169 |
| 7 | Kyle Fletcher | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| 7 | Mark Davis | 2 | 4 | 132 | 112 |
| 9 | Alex Coughlin | 1 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 9 | Gabe Kidd | 1 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 11 | Royce Isaacs † | 1 | 1 | 50+ | 50+ |
| 11 | Jorel Nelson † | 1 | 1 | 50+ | 50+ |
| 13 | James Drake | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| 13 | Zack Gibson | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37 |
| 15 | Hirooki Goto | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 15 | Yoshi-Hashi | 1 | 0 | 30 | 30 |