With the success of New Japan's junior division and it's top belt, the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title, an IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title was introduced in 1998, the first champions determined in a tournament. Since then, it has set a standard of excellence expected from some of the world's best junior heavyweights. Click each team's name to get a list of title defenses during their reign (if there is no link for a tandem, it means that they had no successful title defenses).
1. (8/8/98 @ Osaka Dome) Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Koji Kanemoto & Dr. Wagner Jr. (20:13) when Otani used a Dragon suplex hold on Wagner (tournament final).
2. (1/4/99 @ Tokyo Dome) Kendo Kashin & Dr. Wagner Jr. beat Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (16:53) when Kashin used an avalanche-style cross armbreaker on Otani.
3. (4/10/99 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger & Great Sasuke beat Kendo Kashin & Dr. Wagner Jr. (15:55) when Liger used an avalanche-style brainbuster on Wagner.
4. (7/13/99 @ Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium) Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (2) beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Great Sasuke (16:31) when Takaiwa used a cross-arm suplex hold on Liger.
5. (6/25/00 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka beat Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (18:25) when Tanaka used a cross armbreaker on Otani.
6. (3/6/01 @ Ota Ward Gymnasium) Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai beat Koji Kanemoto & Minoru Tanaka (8:17) by doctor stop (Liger beat Kanemoto).
7. (7/20/01 @ Sapporo Dome) Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai (19:06) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Samurai.
8. (5/2/02 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka beat Jado & Gedo (17:44) when Liger used a brainbuster on Gedo.
9. (8/29/02 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Minoru Tanaka (22:16) when Kikuchi used the Fireball bomb on Liger.
10. (1/26/03 @ Kobe World Hall) Koji Kanemoto & Jushin Thunder Liger beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (27:11) when Liger used a shotei on Kikuchi.
-- Vacated on 11/4/03 when Kanemoto fractures his left cheekbone.
11. (11/29/03 @ Miyagi Sports Center) Jado & Gedo (2) beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto (12:23) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Goto (decision match).
12. (3/12/04 @ Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2) American Dragon & Curry Man beat Jado & Gedo (17:33) when Curry used a double-arm face crusher on Gedo.
13. (6/5/04 @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium) Jado & Gedo (3) beat American Dragon & Curry Man (19:30) by TKO (Jado beat Curry).
14. (3/4/05 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Jado & Gedo (34:03) when Inoue used the Triangle Lancer on Jado.
15. (5/14/05 @ Tokyo Dome) Minoru & Hirooki Goto beat Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue (14:42) when Goto used a modified front cradle on Kanemoto.
16. (2/19/06 @ Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan) El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Minoru & Hirooki Goto (26:29) when Samurai used a chickenwing armlock on Minoru.
17. (7/8/06 @ Twin Messe Shizuoka) Jado & Gedo (4) beat El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi (30:04) when Jado used the Crossface of JADO on Samurai.
18. (5/2/07 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall) Dick Togo & TAKA Michinoku beat Jado & Gedo (19:57) when Togo used a diving senton on Gedo.
