Wave Tag Team Championship

The Wave Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Pro Wrestling Wave promotion. The title is nicknamed "Dual Shock Wave".[5] The championship was first announced on August 28, 2011, at Wave's fourth anniversary event,[1] and the first champions were crowned on October 30, when kanAyu (Ayumi Kurihara and Kana) defeated Uematsu☆Ran (Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu) to win the Dual Shock Wave 2011 tournament and become the inaugural champions.[2] From 2009 to 2010, Wave had promoted matches for the TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championship, but this was the first title officially created and owned by the promotion.[6][7] Though primarily contested for by female wrestlers, one male team, Yankii Nichokenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto), has also held the title.[8][9]

Wave Tag Team Championship
Risa Sera and Saki
Mio Shirai holding one of the Wave Tag Team Championship belts in August 2015
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling Wave
Date establishedAugust 28, 2011[1]
Current champion(s)Naniwa☆Ordinary Beauty (Hibiscus Mii and Ranmaru)
Date wonMarch 18, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)kanAyu
(Ayumi Kurihara and Kana)[2]
Most reigns(as a team) Las Aventureras (Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata) (3 reigns); (as an individual) Yumi Ohka (4 reigns)
Longest reignSakura Hirota and Yuki Miyazaki (629 days)
Shortest reignYoko Hatanaka
(Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa) (10 days)
Oldest championIkuto Hidaka (50 years, 219 days)
Youngest championHonoka (18 years, 306 days)
Heaviest championGami and Yuko Miyamoto (84 kg (185 lb))[3][4]
Lightest championTsukasa Fujimoto (48 kg (106 lb))[3]

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been a total of 35 reigns shared among 29 teams consisting of 40 different wrestlers. Naniwa☆Ordinary Beauty (Hibiscus Mii and Ranmaru) are the current champions in their first reign as a team.

Reigns edit

kanAyu (Ayumi Kurihara and Kana) were the first champions in the title's history.[2] Las Aventureras' (Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata) third reign holds the record for the longest reign in the title's history at 282 days, while Yoko Hatanaka's (Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa) second reign holds the record for the shortest reign at 10 days. Las Aventureras holds the record for most reigns as a team, with three, while Ayako Hamada, Misaki Ohata, Tomoka Nakagawa and Yuu Yamagata share the record for most reigns individually, with three each.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Title history edit

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 kanAyu
(Ayumi Kurihara and Kana)
October 30, 2011 Like a Virgin Osaka, Japan 1 98 3[18] Kana and Kurihara defeated Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu in the finals of the Dual Shock Wave 2011 tournament to become the inaugural champions. [2]
2 Uematsu☆Ran
(Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu)
February 5, 2012 Osaka Rhapsody Vol. 14 Osaka, Japan 1 85 1[19] [18]
Vacated April 30, 2012 Virgin Shock: Catch the Wave 2012 Opener Tokyo, Japan The championship was vacated when Toshie Uematsu retired from professional wrestling. [20]
3 Yoko Hatanaka
(Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa)
June 17, 2012 Sunday Wave Vol. 10 Tokyo, Japan 1 163 2[21][22] On April 30, 2012, Gami and Nakagawa defeated Hanako Nakamori and Misaki Ohata to become the interim Wave Tag Team Champions. On June 17, they defeated Ayumi Kurihara and Kana to become the official Wave Tag Team Champions. [10][20]
4 Makkurokorosuke
(Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto)
November 27, 2012 The Virgin Mary: Reina de Reinas 2012 Tokyo, Japan 1 145 3[23] This was a cross-over event produced in partnership with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. [11]
5 Triple Tails
(Kana and Mio Shirai)
April 21, 2013 Sapporo Wave Na-Ma-Re Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 1
(2, 1)
85 1[24] [23]
6 Shidarezakura
(Hikaru Shida and Yumi Ohka)
July 15, 2013 Catch the Wave 2013 Finals Tokyo, Japan 1 31 0[12] [24]
7 Yoko Hatanaka
(Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa)
August 15, 2013 Summer Fiesta Tokyo, Japan 2 10 0[25] [12]
8 Classic Gals
(Cherry and Shuu Shibutani)
August 25, 2013 Sunday Wave Vol. 16 Tokyo, Japan 1 66 0[13] [25]
9 Las Aventureras
(Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata)
October 30, 2013 Virginity Tokyo, Japan 1 270 4[8] [13]
10 Yankii Nichokenju
(Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto)
July 27, 2014 Weekday Wave vol–80 Tokyo, Japan 1 28 0[26] Kodaka and Miyamoto were the first male competitors to have ever held the championships. [8]
11 Sakuragohan
(Mika Iida and Sakura Hirota)
August 24, 2014 Happy Anniversary Wave: Seven Tokyo, Japan 1 52 2[16] This was a three-way match, also involving Las Aventureras (Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata). [26]
12 Revolucion Amandla
(Kyoko Kimura and Tomoka Nakagawa)
October 15, 2014 Catch the Wave 2014 Finale Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 3)
14 0[14] This was the finals of the 2014 Dual Shock Wave Tournament. [16]
13 Las Aventureras
(Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata)
October 29, 2014 Virgin Cord Tokyo, Japan 2 137 3[15] [14]
14 Plus Minus 2015
(Mio Shirai and Misaki Ohata)
March 15, 2015 Virgin Killer Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 2)
189 2[27] [15]
Vacated September 20, 2015 M.I.O Tokyo, Japan The championship was vacated when Mio Shirai retired from professional wrestling. [28]
15 Las Aventureras
(Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata)
October 30, 2015 RT 10–Happy Halloween Wave Tokyo, Japan 3 282 3[29] Hamada and Yamagata defeated Haru☆kura (Kayoko Haruyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki) in the finals of the 2015 Dual Shock Wave tournament to win the vacant championship. [17]
16 Avid Rival
(Misaki Ohata and Ryo Mizunami)
August 7, 2016 Sunday Wave Vol. 30: Ma.Ku.A.Ke Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 1)
174 2[30] [29]
17 Over Sun
(Yuki Miyazaki and Yumi Ohka)
January 28, 2017 Saturday Night Fever January Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)
155 4[31] [30]
18 Gokigen BBA
(Cherry and Kaori Yoneyama)
July 2, 2017 Be Exciting! Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 1)
41 0[32] [31]
19 Big Rice Field
(Hiroe Nagahama and Kaho Kobayashi)
August 12, 2017 10th Anniversary ~Never Ending Story~ Tokyo, Japan 1 36 1[33] [32]
20 New-Tra
(Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha)
September 17, 2017 New Chapter Tokyo, Japan 1 132 1 This was the finals of the 2017 Dual Shock Wave Tournament. [33]
Vacated January 27, 2018 Tokyo, Japan The championship was vacated when Takumi Iroha suffered an injury. [34]
21 Fucking Woman Night☆
(Nagisa Nozaki and Yuki Miyazaki)
February 12, 2018 Valentine WAVE Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)
188 4 Miyazaki and Nozaki defeated Hiroe Nagahama and Moeka Haruhi to win the vacant championship. [35]
22 Boss to Mammy
(Mio Momono and Yumi Ohka)
August 19, 2018 Anivarsario Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 3)
132 4[36] [37]
23 Miracle
(Sakura Hirota and Yuki Miyazaki)
December 29, 2018 Phase 1 Final ~Kick Out~ - Misaki Ohata Retirement ~Beautifully Bloom~ Tokyo, Japan 1
(2, 3)
629 3 [38]
24 Boss to Mammy
(Mio Momono and Yumi Ohka)
September 18, 2020 HIRO'e Retirement Last Longbeach Tokyo, Japan 2
(2, 4)
120 1 [39]
25 Aoki&Kadokura
(Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura)
January 16, 2021 Kabuki-cho Week Ender Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)
218 2 [40][41]
26 galaxyPunch!
(Hikari Shimizu and Saki)
August 22, 2021 WAVE Summer Wars 14th Summer Tokyo, Japan 1 175 3 [42]
27 Harassment
(Sakura Hirota and Yumi Ohka)
February 13, 2022 WAVE Valentine Wave 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1
(3, 5)
28 0 [43]
28 Luminous
(Haruka Umesaki and Miyuki Takase)
March 13, 2022 WAVE Osaka Rhapsody Vol. 53 Osaka, Japan 1 19 0 This was a winner-takes-all match also for the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Championship. [44]
29 Brief Sisters
(Hibiscus Mii and Yuki Miyazaki)
April 1, 2022 WAVE PHASE 2 Reboot 3rd ~ NAMI 1 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 4)
134 0 [45]
30 galaxyPunch!
(Hikari Shimizu and Saki)
August 13, 2022 WAVE 15th Anniversary ~ Carnival WAVE Tokyo, Japan 2 211 8 Saki and Shimizu won the titles while being a sub-group of World Wonder Ring Stardom's stable of Cosmic Angels. [46]
31 Team Hokakudo
(Ikuto Hidaka and Itsuki Aoki)
March 12, 2023 WAVE Brand New Wave Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 2)
264 1 Hidaka was the third ever male to win the titles. [47]
32 Calaminence
(Risa Sera and Saki)
December 1, 2023 WAVE PHASE2 Reboot 4th ~ NAMI 1 Tokyo, Japan 1
(1, 3)
23 0 [48]
33 Harmonie
(Honoka and Kizuna Tanaka)
December 24, 2023 WAVE Carnival Wave ~ Christmas Deluxe Kawasaki, Japan 1 42 0 [49]
34 Calaminence
(Risa Sera and Saki)
February 4, 2024 WAVE Valentine Wave 2024 Tokyo, Japan 2
(2, 4)
43 1 [50]
35 Naniwa☆Ordinary Beauty
(Hibiscus Mii and Ranmaru)
March 18, 2024 WAVE Osaka Rhapsody Vol. 60 Osaka, Japan 1
(2, 1)
35+ 1 [51]

Combined reigns edit

 
Former Itsuki Aoki shown here with one of the title belts.
 
Record five-time individual champion as individual, Yumi Ohka.

As of April 22, 2024

Indicates the current champions

By team edit

Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Las Aventureras
(Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata)
3 10 689
2 Miracle
(Sakura Hirota and Yuki Miyazaki)
1 3 629
3 galaxyPunch!
(Hikari Shimizu and Saki)
2 11 386
4 Team Hokakudo
(Ikuto Hidaka and Itsuki Aoki)
1 1 264
5 Boss to Mammy
(Mio Momono and Yumi Ohka)
2 5 252
6 Aoki&Kadokura
(Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura)
1 2 218
7 Plus Minus 2015
(Mio Shirai and Misaki Ohata)
1 2 189
8 Fucking Woman Night☆
Nagisa Nozaki and Yuki Miyazaki)
1 4 188
9 Avid Rival
(Misaki Ohata and Ryo Mizunami)
1 2 174
10 Yoko Hatanaka
(Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa)
2 2 173
11 Over Sun
(Yuki Miyazaki and Yumi Ohka)
1 4 155
12 Makkurokorosuke
(Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto)
1 3 145
13 Brief Sisters
(Hibiscus Mii and Yuki Miyazaki)
1 0 134
14 New-Tra
(Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha)
1 1 132
15 kanAyu
(Ayumi Kurihara and Kana)
1 3 98
16 Triple Tails
(Kana and Mio Shirai)
1 1 85
Uematsu☆Ran
(Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu)
1 1 85
18 Calaminence
(Risa Sera and Saki)
2 1 66
Classic Gals
(Cherry and Shuu Shibutani)
1 0 66
20 Sakuragohan
(Mika Iida and Sakura Hirota)
1 2 52
21 Harmonie
(Honoka and Kizuna Tanaka)
1 0 42
22 Gokigen BBA
(Cherry and Kaori Yoneyama)
1 0 41
23 Big Rice Field
(Hiroe Nagahama and Kaho Kobayashi)
1 1 36
24 Naniwa☆Ordinary Beauty †
(Hibiscus Mii and Ranmaru)
1 1 35+
25 Shidarezakura
(Hikaru Shida and Yumi Ohka)
1 0 31
26 Yankii Nichokenju
(Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto)
1 0 28
Harassment
(Sakura Hirota and Yumi Ohka)
1 0 28
28 Luminous
(Haruka Umesaki and Miyuki Takase)
1 0 19
29 Revolucion Amandla
(Kyoko Kimura and Tomoka Nakagawa)
1 0 14

By wrestler edit

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Yuki Miyazaki 4 11 1,106
2 Ayako Hamada 3 10 689
Yuu Yamagata 3 10 689
4 Sakura Hirota 3 5 709
5 Misaki Ohata 3 7 508
6 Itsuki Aoki 2 3 482
7 Yumi Ohka 5 9 466
8 Saki 4 12 452
9 Hikari Shimizu 2 11 386
10 Rin Kadokura 2 3 350
11 Mio Shirai 2 3 274
12 Ikuto Hidaka 1 1 264
13 Mio Momono 2 5 252
14 Nagisa Nozaki 1 4 188
15 Tomoka Nakagawa 3 2 187
16 Kana 2 4 183
17 Ryo Mizunami 1 2 174
18 Gami 2 2 173
19 Hibiscus Mii 2 1 169+
20 Tsukasa Fujimoto 1 3 145
21 Takumi Iroha 1 1 132
22 Cherry 2 0 107
23 Ayumi Kurihara 1 3 98
24 Ran Yu-Yu 1 1 85
Toshie Uematsu 1 1 85
26 Risa Sera 2 1 66
Shuu Shibutani 1 0 66
28 Mika Iida 1 2 52
29 Honoka 1 0 42
Kizuna Tanaka 1 0 42
31 Kaori Yoneyama 1 0 41
32 Hiroe Nagahama 1 1 36
Kaho Kobayashi 1 1 36
34 Ranmaru † 1 1 35+
35 Hikaru Shida 1 0 31
36 Isami Kodaka 1 0 28
Yuko Miyamoto 1 0 28
38 Haruka Umesaki 1 0 19
Miyuki Takase 1 0 19
40 Kyoko Kimura 1 0 14

See also edit

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