History of the IWGP Tag Team Titles

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TAPE 1265 HISTORY OF THE IWGP TAG TEAM TITLES vol. 1 (VG QUALITY) 6HRS

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1. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura v. Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi (Fujinami & Kimura win a tournament and become

the first ever IWGP tag champs on 12/12/85 )

2. Akira Maeda and Osamu Kido v. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura 8/5/86

(DO NOT have Fujinami and Kimura regaining the titles from Maeda and Kido on 9/23/86 )

3. The titles are declared vacant when Kimura and Fujinami split up

4. The Keiji Muto and Shiro Koshinaka v. Akira Maeda and Osamu Kido (Muta & Koshinaka win the vacant titles on 3/20/87 )

5. Akira Maeda and Nabuhiko Takada v. The Keiji Muto and Shiro Koshinaka 3/26/87

(DO NOT have Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Kazuo Yamazaki beating Akira Maeda and Nabuhiko Takada 9/1/87 )

6. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura v. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Kazuo Yamazaki 1/18/88

7. Masa Saito and Riki Choshu v. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura 6/10/88

8. Super Strong Machine and George Takano v. Masa Saito and Riki Choshu 3/19/89

9. Riki Choshu and Takayuki Iizuka v. Super Strong Machine and George Takano 7/13/89

10. Masa Saito and Shinya Hashimoto v. Riki Choshu and Takayuki Iizuka 9/20/89

11. The Keiji Muto and Masa Chono v. Masa Saito and Shinya Hashimoto 4/27/90

12. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki v. The Keiji Muto and Masa Chono 11/2/90

13. Super Strong Machine and Hiro Saito v. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki (FANTASTIC MATCH! 12/26/90 )

14. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuki Sasaki v. Super Strong Machine and Hiro Saito 3/6/91

15. The Steiner Brothers v. Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki (FANTASTIC MATCH! This was the beginning of a

Monster push for Rick & Scott Steiner in both the US and Japan . The Steiners were easily the best tag team IN THE

WORLD at this time.3/21/91)

16. Hiroshi Hase and The Keiji Muto v. Rick Steiner and Scott Norton (subing for the injured Scott Steiner) 11/5/91

17. Bam Bam Bigelow and Vader v. Hiroshi Hase and The Keiji Muto 3/1/92

18. The Steiner Brothers v. Bam Bam Bigelow and Vader 6/26/92

(Do not have Scott Norton and Tony Halme beating The Steiner Brothers 11/22/92 .

TAPE 1266 HISTORY OF THE IWGP TAG TEAM TITLES vol. 2 (VG - GOOD QUALITY) 6HRS

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(NOTE: There are tracking problems on the first two matches. They clear up during the third. This was how I received the tape.)

1. The Hellraisers [Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke “Power Warrior”] v. Scott Norton and Tony Halme 12/14/92

2. The Jurassaic Powers [Scott Norton and Hercules Hernandez] v. The Hellraisers 8/5/93

3. The Hellraisers v. Scott Norton and Hercules 1/4/94

4. Hiroshi Hase and The Keiji Muto v. Kensuke Sasaki and Hawk 11/25/94

5. Masa Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan v. Shinya Hashimoto and Junji Hirata 6/12/95

(DON'T have Shinya Hashimoto and Junji Hirata beating Scott Norton and Mike Enos to win the vacant titles on 7/13/95 )

6. Kazuo Yamazaki and Takashi v. Shinya Hashimoto and Juni Hirata 6/12/96

7. Masa Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan v. Kazuo Yamazaki and Takashi 7/16/96

8. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura v. Masa Chono and Tenzan 1/4/97

9. Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki v. Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura 4/12/97

(DON'T have Satoshi Kojima and Manabu Nakanishi beating Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki 5/3/97 )

(DON'T have Kensuke Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki beating Satoshi Kojima and Manabu Nakanishi 8/10/97 )

10. Masa Chono and Keiji Muto v. Sasaki and Yamazaki 10/19/97 , (The title would be vacated due to Muto knee injury)

11. Masa Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan v. Shiro Koshinaka and Genichiro Tenryu for the vacant titles on 7/15/98

12. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan v. Shiro Koshinaka and Genichiro Tenryu 1/4/99

13. Shiro Koshinaka and Kensuke Sasaki v. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan 3/22/99

14. Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara v. Shiro Koshinaka and Kensuke Sasaki 6/27/99

15. Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi v. Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara 8/28/99

16. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan v. Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi 7/20/00

17. Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Nishimura v. Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyashi Tenzan 9/23/01