The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (IWGPジュニアタッグ王座, IWGP juniataggu ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri). The title was introduced on August 8, 1998, at an NJPW live event.[1] The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is one of two tag team titles contested for in NJPW; the IWGP Tag Team Championship is also sanctioned by NJPW.[2] According to NJPW's official website, the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship is listed as the "IWGP Jr. Tag Class", while the IWGP Tag Team Championship is considered the "IWGP Heavyweight Class".[2] The title is contested for by junior heavyweight wrestlers; the weight-limit for the title is 100 kg (220 lb) per partner.[3] Being a professional wrestling championship, the title is won as a result of a predetermined outcome.
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship |
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The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship belts |
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) |
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Date established | August 8, 1998 |
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Current champion(s) | Bullet Club War Dogs (Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) |
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Date won | February 4, 2024 |
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- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1998–present)
- IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship
- IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championship
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