AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship

The AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Japanese: 全日本プロレスTV認定6人タッグ王座, Hepburn: Zen Nihon Puroresu Tī Bui Nintei Roku-nin Taggu Ōza)^[1] is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion.^[2] The championship was introduced on December 13, 2020, when Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori defeated Daimonji So, Revlon and Ryouji Sai to become the inaugural champions.

AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Yoshitatsu with the current belt design (upper) in 2021
Details
Promotion	All Japan Pro Wrestling
Date established	December 13, 2020
Current champion(s)	Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi)
Date won	October 23, 2024
Statistics First champion(s) Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori Most reigns As a team: Takao Omori, Black Menso-re and ATM (2 reigns) As individual: Carbell Ito/ATM (3 reigns) Longest reign Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi (271 days) Oldest champion Mayumi Ozaki (54 years, 358 days) Youngest champion Hideki Okatani (22 years, 288 days) Heaviest champion Cyrus (348 lb) Lightest champion Saki Akai (117 lb)

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been a total of nine reigns shared between eight different teams consisting of twenty distinctive champions. The current champions are Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi) who are in their first reign as a team.

Title history

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
Defenses	Number of successful defenses
+	Current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics			Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days	Defenses
1	Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori	December 13, 2020	AJP Prime Night	Tokyo, Japan	1	195	1	Ito, Menso-re and Omori defeated Daimonji So, Revlon and Ryouji Sai to become the inaugural champions.	[3]
2	Total Eclipse (Tajiri, Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori)	June 26, 2021	Champions Night: From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary	Tokyo, Japan	1	26	0		[4][5]
3	Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Carbell Ito)	July 22, 2021	Summer Action Series 2021	Tokyo, Japan	1 (1, 1, 2)	68	2		[6]
—	Vacated	September 28, 2021	—	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated after Carbell Ito suffered a fractured wrist.	[7]
4	Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Takayuki Ueki)	October 16, 2021	Champions Night 2: AJPW 49th Anniversary	Tokyo, Japan	1 (2, 2, 1)	249	0	Defeated Raimu Imai, Takao Omori and Kazuhiro Tamura to win the vacant titles.	[8]
—	Vacated	June 22, 2022	—	—	—	—	—	The title was vacated due to a "difference of direction".	[9]
5	Takao Omori, Black Menso-re and ATM	March 14, 2023	Dream Power Series 2023	Tokyo, Japan	2 (2, 2, 3)	166	2	Defeated Black Tiger, Yusuke Kodama and Masao Hanahata to win the vacant titles. ATM was previously known as Carbell Ito.	[10]
6	Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani)	August 27, 2023	Royal Road Tournament 2023	Tokyo, Japan	1	55	2	This was a winner takes all match in which Eruption's KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship was also on the line. Akai was the first ever female to win the titles.	[11]
7	Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi	October 21, 2023	AJPW 51st Anniversary Tour	Tokyo, Japan	1	271	2	Win only the AJPW title; Ozaki and Yukihi are female wrestlers.	[12]
7	Shuji Ishikawa and Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu)	July 18, 2024	Evolution Vol. 19	Tokyo, Japan	1	97	1	Hashimoto and Yuu are female wrestlers.	[13]
8	Hokuto-gun (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi)	October 23, 2024	Evolution Vol. 25	Tokyo, Japan	1 (1, 2, 1)	45+	2		[14]

Combined reigns

As of December 7, 2024.

†	Indicates the current champion

Rank	Team	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Black Menso-re, Carbell Ito/ATM and Takao Omori	2	3	361
2	Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki and Maya Yukihi	1	2	271
3	Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Takayuki Ueki)	1	0	249
4	Shuji Ishikawa and Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu)	1	1	97
5	Yoshitatsu Kingdom (Yoshitatsu, Seigo Tachibana and Carbell Ito)	1	2	68
6	Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani)	1	2	55
7	Hokuto-gun † (Cyrus, Hokuto Omori and Kuma Arashi)	1	2	45+
8	Total Eclipse (Tajiri, Yusuke Kodama and Hokuto Omori)	1	0	26

By wrestler

Rank	Wrestler	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1	Carbell Ito/ATM	3	5	429
2	Black Menso-re	2	3	361
	Takao Omori	2	3	361
4	Yoshitatsu	2	2	317
	Seigo Tachibana	2	2	317
6	Mayumi Ozaki	1	2	271
	Suwama	1	2	271
	Maya Yukihi	1	2	271
9	Takayuki Ueki	1	0	249
10	Shuji Ishikawa	1	1	97
	Chihiro Hashimoto	1	1	97
	Yuu	1	1	97
13	Hokuto Omori †	2	2	71+
14	Saki Akai	1	2	55
	Hideki Okatani	1	2	55
	Yukio Sakaguchi	1	2	55
17	Cyrus †	1	2	45+
	Kuma Arashi †	1	2	45+
19	Yusuke Kodama	1	0	26
	Tajiri	1	0	26

See also

• NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
• WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
• NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship
• Open the Triangle Gate Championship
• Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship

References

1. 全日本プロレスTV認定 6人タッグ選手権試合 王座. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese).
2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AJPW TV Six Man Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. Hymantor, Michael (December 13, 2020). "#AndNEW: All Japan Introduces & Crowns Trios Champions". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
4. Hymantor, Michael (June 26, 2021). "#AndNEW: Three Titles Changes at AJPW Champions Night". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
5. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 26, 2021). "AJPW Champions Night ~ From The Land Of The Triple Crown Unification Flight To The 50th Anniversary - TV-Show @ Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
6. All Japan Pro Wrestling (July 22, 2021). 7月22日(木・祝)後楽園大会. all-japan.co (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
7. Carbell Ito announces that he will miss the Ota Ward Tournament on October 16th retrieved October 5, 2021
8. "All Japan Pro-Wrestling Results: 2021". purolove.com (in German). Retrieved June 24, 2022.
9. 全日本プロレスTV認定6人タッグ選手権. Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved June 23, 2022.
10. All Japan Pro Wrestling (March 14, 2023). 「#ajpwドリームパワーシリーズ2023」東京・新宿FACE≪18:30開始≫. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 14, 2023.
11. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 27, 2023). "AJPW Royal Road Tournament 2023 - Tag 4". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
12. All Japan Pro Wrestling (October 21, 2023). 2023年10月21日（土）　東京・後楽園ホール大会. all-japan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 21, 2023.
13. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2024). "Evolution Vol. 19". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
14. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 23, 2024). "Evolution Vol. 25". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

External links

• All Japan Pro Wrestling's official website
• AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship on Syu-Kaku Kombu (in Japanese)