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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 4, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | April 23, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
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The Asia Tag Team Championship (アジアタッグ王座, ajiataggu ōza) was a tag team championship established and promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It was New Japan Pro-Wrestling's version of the All Asia Tag Team Championship. The first champions were Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi, who defeated Tiger Jeet Singh and Gama Singh in a tournament final. The second and final champions were Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda, who dethroned the previous champions on July 15, 1977. Both tag teams also won the NWA North American Tag Team Championship at some point during their reigns, but the title was defended separately. The title was retired on April 23, 1981 due to an announcement of the IWGP, a new governing body, which would promote their own-branded championships.
Title history
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defences | Number of successful defences |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| 1 | Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi | October 4, 1976 | Asia League Tournament | Sendai, Japan | 1 | 284 | 0 | This was a final of the Asia Tag Team League and two out of three falls match, in which Sakaguchi and Kobayashi defeated Tiger Jeet and Gama Singh 2–1 to become the inaugural champions. | |
| 2 | Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda | July 15, 1977 | Asia Champion Series | Sapporo, Japan | 1 | 1,420 | 0 | This was two out of three falls match, in which Singh and Ueda won 2–1. | |
| — | Deactivated | April 23, 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | Championship retired after announcement of the IWGP. | |
References
- "Champion Belt Gallery New Japan Pro-Wrestling". Archived from the original on 2008-10-21.
- "Asia Tag Team Title (New Japan)". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27.
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