page_title: Apollo 55
section_title: Dissolution and aftermath (2013–2014)
hierarchical_section_title: Apollo 55 / History / Dissolution and aftermath (2013–2014)
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Le catcheur Prince Devitt avec le corps peint durant son dernier combat à la New Japan Pro Wrestling face à Ryusuke Taguchi
context_page_description: Apollo 55 was the professional wrestling tag team of Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi. One of the most accomplished junior heavyweight tag teams in New Japan Pro-Wrestling history, the team held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship four times and successfully defended it during their second reign record-setting seven times. While members of Apollo 55, Devitt and Taguchi also accomplished several singles achievements with Devitt holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, while both he and Taguchi managed to win the annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After four years of teaming together, the team disbanded in April 2013.
context_section_description: On January 4, 2013, at Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, after Devitt had successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match against Low Ki and Kota Ibushi, Taguchi entered the ring to formally challenge his tag team partner to a future title match, which Devitt accepted. The title match between the two Apollo 55 members took place on February 10 at The New Beginning and saw Devitt retain his title. Shortly afterwards, after losing a high-profile non-title main event against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi on March 3, Devitt began portraying a more cocky and villainous persona, regularly disrespecting both partners and opponents, with the exception of Taguchi, whom he tried to get to go along with his new attitude. On April 7 at Invasion Attack, Apollo 55 unsuccessfully challenged the Time Splitters for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. Post-match, Devitt attacked Taguchi with help from Bad Luck Fale, signaling the end of one of the most accomplished junior heavyweight tag teams in NJPW history.
  Following the dissolution of Apollo 55, Prince Devitt formed the villainous Bullet Club stable with Fale, Karl Anderson and Tama Tonga, while also beginning to move out of the junior heavyweight division and even challenging for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Despite this transition, Devitt kept holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, though the title was largely pushed aside and forgotten. He ended up holding the title until January 2014, when he lost it to Kota Ibushi. Meanwhile, Taguchi suffered a hip injury shortly after the breakup of Apollo 55, but returned in February 2014, restarting his rivalry with Devitt. On April 6 at Invasion Attack 2014, one year after the dissolution of Apollo 55, Taguchi defeated Devitt in a grudge match between the two, after which they shook hands with each other. The following day, NJPW announced Devitt's resignation from the promotion.
caption: Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi during their final match against each other at Invasion Attack 2014
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