Zeus (Japanese wrestler)

Zainichi Korean wrestler (born 1982)

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Zeus

Zeus in 2020

Birth name| Kim Bǒn-u
Born|  (1982-01-27) January 27, 1982 (age 43)[1]
Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Osaka,[1] Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)| Zeus[1]
Kensho Obayashi
Zeus Kanaya[1]
Billed height| 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Billed weight| 105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Trained by| Gamma
Debut| November 11, 2006[1]

Kensho Obayashi (大林 賢将, Ōbayashi Kenshō), born Kim Bǒn-u (Korean: 김번우; January 27, 1982), and formerly Shigemasa Kanaya (金谷 成格, Kanaya Shigemasa),[1] is a Japanese bodybuilder, professional wrestler, and former boxer best known by his ring name Zeus (ゼウス, Zeusu). He is currently signed to Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he also serves as owner and company president.[2][3] He is perhaps best known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and a four-time World Tag Team Champion alongside Bodyguard as The Big Guns.

Obayashi began his career in Osaka Pro, where he is a former Osaka Pro Champion and three-time Osaka Tag Team Champion, winning the championship once with Gaina and twice with longtime rival-turned-partner Bodyguard. Outside of Osaka Pro and All Japan, he is a former NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, NWA United National Heavyweight Champion and winner of the 2012 Furinkazan Tournament with James Raideen in the Zero1 promotion, and a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).

Obayashi is of Korean descent. His Korean name is Kim Bǒn-u (金 繁優, 김번우), but he used the tsūmei Shigemasa Kanaya (金谷 成格, Kanaya Shigemasa) until he legally changed his name to Kensho Obayashi when he was naturalized in 2011.

## Professional wrestling career

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### Osaka Pro Wrestling (2006–2009; 2010–2013; 2021–present)

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#### Early years (2006–2009)

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In the run up to the 2006 Tennozan Finals, a brief video hyped up the debut of a mysterious new wrestler. That man was revealed to be Zeus, who would make his first appearance at that show, first bending a frying pan in a show of strength and then aligning himself with Gaina & Condor, taking out the OPW Seikigun. Soon after joining forces, the group dubbed themselves "Bad Force". Nicknamed "God of Destroy", Zeus went undefeated for several months after his debut. He teamed up with Gaina to win the Osaka Pro Tag Title shortly afterwards,[4] but they would lose them at Hurricane 2007 to Hideyoshi & Masamune in a three-way match also featuring Tsubasa and Flash Moon.[5] Zeus started to break out as a singles wrestler in late 2007, reaching the Tennozan final but losing to the Osaka Pro Champion, Tigers Mask.[6] Super Delfin then started to take an interest in Zeus, offering to teach him more about professional wrestling and give him further training. Despite the rest of Bad Force’s protests, Zeus accepted Delfin’s offer and eventually left the group. After Hurricane 2008, he started the rookie group Blood & Guts (B&G), recruiting Daisuke Harada, Tadasuke and eventually Atsushi Kotoge[7] to join.

Zeus in 2008: In the ring at Christmas Day Hustle (left) and shaking hands after a match with Toshiaki Kawada (right)

In 2008, Zeus started to appear in other promotions, most notably facing and later teaming with veteran Toshiaki Kawada in Hustle.[8] It was in Hustle that he picked up a clean singles win over former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Bob Sapp.[9] Zeus produced his own show in December and hinted at a major announcement at Hurricane 2009. After defeating the Bodyguard,[10] Zeus announced that he was going to start training for a career in boxing and that he would be leaving the wrestling industry effective immediately.

#### Return to OPW (2010–2013)

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After retiring from boxing, Obayashi announced his return to professional wrestling in July 2010. His in-ring return was delayed after he underwent further training and spent time to trying to build up body mass after losing a lot of weight for boxing. His official return to wrestling took place in November 2010 at Osaka Pro: Zeus Will Be Back, where he teamed with Daisuke Sekimoto to defeat Akebono and Don Fujii.[11] Shortly after returning, Zeus re-ignited his old rivalry with the Bodyguard. The two traded wins back and forth for months, but eventually formed a tag team in early 2011 after Bodyguard was kicked out of the Joker stable,[12] and Zeus saved him from an attack by the rest of Joker. Known collectively as the Big Guns, they would go on to hold the Osaka Pro Tag Title for a short time in early 2011. The Big Guns started to achieve major success in 2013, winning the Osaka Tag Festival and the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship for the second time later that year.[13] In the 2013 Tennozan, Zeus and Bodyguard faced each other in the finals with Zeus coming out victorious.[14] On March 1, 2014, it was announced that Osaka Pro would be folding due to financial difficulties. On April 20, all of its workers became freelancers. It was later announced that the promotion would continue under new management, but Zeus and Bodyguard eventually vacated their all of their championships, and on April 20 wrestled their last match in OPW, teaming with Quiet Storm in a losing effort against Billyken Kid, Bull Armor Takuya and Black Buffalo.[15]

#### As owner of OPW (2022–present)

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In October 2021, he announced that he had been appointed as the owner and president of Osaka Pro Wrestling. He became president on July 30, and on August 26, he received a share transfer from former owner Yuji Sakagami. However, he remained under contract with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) for the rest of the year.[2]

### Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2011–2014)

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Zeus debuted with Zero1 in 2011, taking part in the 2011 Fire Festival, finishing with 3 points and therefore not advancing to the final. In September, he teamed with Masato Tanaka to capture the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship from Kohei Sato and Kamikaze.[16] Zeus and Tanaka held the title for over a year, eventually losing them to Yusuke Obata and Shito Ueda in November 2012.[17] Zeus and James Raideen participated in the 2012 Furinkazan tournament, defeating Ueda and Obata in the final on December 15.[18] On February 3, 2013, Kohei Sato and Zeus received an opportunity at the vacated NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship, but lost to Zero64 (Akebono and Daisuke Sekimoto).[19] On July 30, Zeus defeated Ikuto Hidaka to win the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship.[20] Zeus held the championship for 6 months, losing it in January 2014 to Tama Williams in his first defense and last appearance in Zero1 to date.[21]

### DDT Pro-Wrestling (2014)

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Zeus made his debut for DDT in March 2014, when he and The Bodyguard defeated the Nuru Nuru Brothers (Michael Nakazawa & Tomomitsu Matsunaga).[22] On September 13, Zeus received an opportunity at the DDT Extreme Division Championship, losing against Danshoku Dino in a "Kiss Pin" match.[23] On February 15, Zeus won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, defeating Soma Takao, but later that day he lost the championship back to Tomomitsu Matsunaga.

### All Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2021)

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On March 28, Zeus and The Bodyguard made their debut for AJPW, defeating Menso～re Oyaji and Sushi.[24] On May 16, Zeus and The Bodyguard received an opportunity at the World Tag Team Championship, but were unable to defeat defending champions Evolution (Joe Doering and Suwama).[25] Zeus and Bodyguard both participated in the 2014 Ōdō Tournament as singles competitors, with Zeus being eliminated in the second round by eventual winner Go Shiozaki[26] and Bodyguard in the first round by Takao Omori.[26] Zeus and The Bodyguard participated in the 2014 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, finishing with 8 points but not making it to the final.[27]

On January 12, 2015, Zeus defeated Kenso to become the new #1 contender to the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.[28] On February 7, Zeus failed to capture the championship from Go Shiozaki.[29] Both Zeus and The Bodyguard participated in the 2015 Champion Carnival Tournament, with Zeus finishing the tournament with 3 points in Block B and Bodyguard finishing with 2 points in Block A. On May 31, they received another shot at the World Tag Team Championship, but were unable to defeat Xceed (Go Shiozaki and Kento Miyahara).[30] On August 15, Zeus and Bodyguard scored a big win, defeating former World Tag Team Champions Akebono and Yutaka Yoshie.[31] The following day, Zeus made his second challenge for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, this time losing to Akebono.[32] Zeus and The Bodyguard participated in the 2015 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, losing their first two matches but managing to win the rest of their matches, and make it into the finals, finishing the tournament with 8 points. In the final, they were defeated by Kento Miyahara and Suwama.[33] On December 23, Zeus and Bodyguard finally captured the World Tag Team Championship, defeating Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori).[34]

On January 10, 2016, after Zeus, Bodyguard, and Billyken Kid defeated Suwama, Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato,[35] Zeus called out for a shot at the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. On February 12, at the first day of the Jr.Battle Of Glory, Zeus lost to Kento Miyahara for the vacated Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.[36] On February 21, Zeus and Bodyguard retained the World Tag Team Championship against Nextream (Jake Lee and Kento Miyahara).[37] From April 9 to April 24, Zeus participated in the 2016 Champion Carnival Zeus in block B. He finished his block with 10 points, losing only 1 match and advancing to the finals, where he lost to Daisuke Sekimoto.[38] On June 15, Zeus and Bodyguard lost the World Tag Team title to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi.[39] On November 27, Zeus and Bodyguard defeated Sekimoto and Okabayashi to regain the World Tag Team Championship. On May 21, 2017, they lost the titles to Kai and Kengo Mashimo, but managed to regain the titles in a rematch on June 11. However, they would lose the titles in their first defense to Nextream (Jake Lee and Naoya Nomura) on July 17. On February 25, 2018, they defeated Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu to win the titles for the fourth time, but lost them exactly one month later to Ryoji Sai and Dylan James. On July 29, Zeus once more challenged and defeated Kento Miyahara to finally capture the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. He made his first successful defense on August 26 against Shuji Ishikawa. However, he lost the title back to Miyahara on October 21 in his second defense.

## Personal life

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Outside of professional wrestling, Obayashi is a bodybuilder and co-owner of "King Gym", a power and strength gym in Osaka, Japan with tag team partner and former bodybuilder Noboru Kurakawa.[40]

## Championships and accomplishments

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* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Izanagi
* Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with The Bodyguard (4) and Ryoji Sai (1)
* Champion Carnival (2020)
* DDT Pro-Wrestling
* Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[41]
* Osaka Pro Wrestling
* Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship (2 times)
* Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with The Bodyguard (2) and Gaina (1)
* Tennōzan (2013, 2023)[42][43]
* Osaka Tag Festival (2008) – with Daisuke Harada[44]
* Osaka Tag Festival (2013) – with Bodyguard[43]
* Osaka Tag Festival (2024) – with Tigers Mask
* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Ranked No. 91 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[45]
* Pro Wrestling Zero1
* NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masato Tanaka
* Furinkazan (2012) – with James Raideen

## References

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* Mitsunobu Kikuzawa
* Miu Watanabe
* Miyu Yamashita
* Miyuki Matsuyama
* Mizuki
* Mizuki Watase
* Momoka Hanazono
* Konosuke Takeshita
* Hiroyo Matsumoto
* Kanjyuro Matsuyama
* Keita Yano
* Kuishinbo Kamen
* Moeka Haruhi
* Mori Bernard
* MVP
* Munenori Sawa
* Naoki Tanizaki
* Naruki Doi
* Natsuki☆Head
* Nick Jackson
* Nixon Newell
* Nobuhiro Shimatani
* Nodoka-Oneesan
* Orange Cassidy
* Pat Buck
* Penelope Ford
* Peter Avalon
* Poison Julie Sawada
* Puma King
* President Ramu
* Raku
* Rey Mysterio
* Rhyno
* Riara
* Ricochet
* Rika Tatsumi
* Rina Yamashita
* Rocky Romero
* Robbie E
* Royce Isaacs
* Ryan Nemeth
* Ryuichi Sekine
* Sagat
* Saki
* Saki Akai
* Sanshiro Takagi (current)
* Santino Marella
* Saori Anou
* Seiya Morohashi
* Sexxxy Eddy
* Scarlett Bordeaux
* Scott Hall
* Shark Tsuchiya
* Shayna Baszler
* Shigehiro Irie
* Shinobu
* Shinya Aoki
* Shoichi Ichimiya
* Shoko Nakajima
* Shota
* Shunma Katsumata
* Soma Takao
* Su Yung
* Sumie Sakai
* Super Sasadango Machine
* Suzume
* Swoggle
* Tae Honma
* Taiji Ishimori
* Takako Inoue
* Takashi Sasaki
* Takeshi Masada
* Takoyakida
* Tanny Mouse
* Tarzan Goto
* Taya Valkyrie
* Tetsuya Endo
* Thanomsak Toba
* The Sandman
* Tigers Mask
* Timothy Thatcher
* Tommy Dreamer
* Tomomitsu Matsunaga
* Tony Deppen
* Toru Owashi
* Toshie Uematsu
* Tsubasa
* Tsukasa Fujimoto
* Tsukushi
* Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
* Unagi Sayaka
* Veda Scott
* X-Pac
* Yasu Urano
* Yoshiko Hasegawa
* Yuki Arai
* Yuki Iino
* Yuki Kamifuku
* Yuki Miyazaki
* Yuki Sato
* Yuki Ueno
* Yukio Naya
* Yukio Sakaguchi
* Yuko Miyamoto
* Yumi Ohka
* Yuna Manase
* Yuna Mizumori
* Yuni
* Yusuke Kubo
* Yusuke Okada
* Yuu
* Zack Sabre Jr.
* Zeus

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Non-wrestlers|

* Ryota Yamasato
* Akari Suda
* Bryce Remsburg
* Kaori Matsumura
* The Crazy SKB
* Cutie Ellie The Ehime
* Ling Ling
* Erika Yamakawa
* Funky Kato
* Keiko Takeshita
* Masayuki Okano
* Nao Saejima
* Punch Tahara [ja]
* Pokotan [ja]
* Rick Knox
* Ron Funches
* Sayoko Mita
* Sayuri Namba
* Sugi-chan
* Sumire Uesaka
* Tasuku Hatanaka
* Tetsu Inada
* Tsuyoshi Okada
* Tokihiro Nakamura
* Tomoko Kaneda
* Yoshihiko

Collective champions
(teams, groups)|

* Hiroshi Yamato and Toru Owashi
* Mizuki Watase, Antonio Honda, Danshoku Dino and Yukio Naya
* The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)
* The Young Bucks

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Osaka Pro Wrestling Champions

2000s|

* Super Delfin
* Takehiro Murahama
* Gamma
* Daio Quallt
* Billy Ken Kid
* Big Boss MA-G-MA
* Super Dolphin/Hub
* Tigers Mask
* Hideyoshi
* Dick Togo

2010s|

* Cima
* Asian Cougar/Kuuga
* Daisuke Harada
* Black Buffalo
* Quiet Storm
* Zeus
* Tadasuke
* Kushikatsu Oyaji
* Tsubasa

2020s|

* Kazuaki Mihara
* Zeus
* Toru (current)

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Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions

2000s|

* Daio Quallt and Gamma
* Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa)
* Takehiro Murahama and Kaiju Zeta Mandora
* Miracle Man and Azteca
* Daio Quällt and Big Boss MA-G-MA
* Infinity (Black Buffalo and Tsubasa)
* Jushin Liger and Takehiro Murahama
* Universal Global Members (Billy Ken Kid and Tigers Mask)
* Daio Quällt and Black Buffalo
* Billy Ken Kid and Perro
* Sengoku (Hideyoshi and Masamune)
* Tsubasa and Billy Ken Kid
* Billy Ken Kid and Black Buffalo
* Billy Ken Kid and Hideyoshi
* Bad Force (Gaina and Zeus)
* Kagetora and Rasse
* Gaina and Zero/Hub
* Mucha Lucha (Asian Cougar and Tsubasa)
* Tigers Mask and Black Buffalo
* Mucha Lucha (The Great Sasuke and Asian Cougar)

2010s|

* Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada)
* Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki
* Joker (Kuuga and Orochi)
* The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard)
* Joker (Tadasuke and Orochi)
* Joker (Hayata and Kuuga)
* Glare (Hayata and Tadasuke)
* Bad Stream (Kazuaki Mihara and Tadasuke)
* Caramel Boy and Kaiju New World
* Takosupa (Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr.)
* Magnitude Kishiwada and Takashi Yoshida
* Gamma and Super Delfin
* Rising Hayato and Santaro Ishizuchi
* Gamma and Super Shisa

2020s|

* Rogue Nation (Goliath and Toru)
* Tsubasa and Billyken Kid
* Rogue Nation (Shu Asakawa and Yasutaka Oosera)
* Quiet Storm and Shigehiro Irie
* Rogue Nation (Goliath and Shu Asakawa) (current)

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Triple Crown Heavyweight Champions

1980s|

* Jumbo Tsuruta
* Genichiro Tenryu

1990s|

* Terry Gordy
* Stan Hansen
* Mitsuharu Misawa
* Steve Williams
* Toshiaki Kawada
* Akira Taue
* Kenta Kobashi
* Vader

2000s|

* Keiji Muto/The Great Muta
* Shinya Hashimoto
* Satoshi Kojima
* Taiyō Kea
* Minoru Suzuki
* Kensuke Sasaki
* Suwama
* Yoshihiro Takayama

2010s|

* Ryota Hama
* Jun Akiyama
* Masakatsu Funaki
* Akebono
* Takao Omori
* Joe Doering
* Go Shiozaki
* Kento Miyahara
* Shuji Ishikawa
* Zeus

2020s|

* Jake Lee
* Yuji Nagata
* Yuma Aoyagi
* Katsuhiko Nakajima
* Yuma Anzai
* Davey Boy Smith Jr.
* Jun Saito (current)

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AJPW World Tag Team Champions

1980s|

* Gorin Konbi (Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu)
* Fuchin Gyorai (Stan Hansen and Terry Gordy)
* Ryuugenhou (Genichiro Tenryu and Ashura Hara)
* Ryukanhou (Stan Hansen and Genichiro Tenryu)

1990s|

* Satsujin Gyorai (Terry Gordy and Steve Williams)
* Jumbo Tsuruta and The Great Kabuki
* Stan Hansen and Danny Spivey
* Mitsuharu Misawa and Toshiaki Kawada
* Jumbo Tsuruta and Akira Taue
* The Holy Demon Army (Toshiaki Kawada and Akira Taue)
* Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase
* Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi
* Stan Hansen and Gary Albright
* Super Generation Army (Mitsuharu Misawa and Jun Akiyama)
* Steve Williams and Johnny Ace
* G.E.T. (Kenta Kobashi and Johnny Ace)
* T.O.P. (Steve Williams and Gary Albright)
* Burning (Jun Akiyama and Kenta Kobashi)
* Johnny Ace and Bart Gunn
* No Fear (Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama)
* Untouchables‎ (Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa)
* Taiyō Kea and Johnny Smith

2000s|

* Vader and Steve Williams
* Genichiro Tenryu and Yoji Anjo
* BATT (Keiji Muto and Taiyō Kea)
* KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)
* Kojikaz (Satoshi Kojima and Kaz Hayashi)
* Keiji Muto and Arashi
* Kendo Kashin and Yuji Nagata
* Roughly Obsess and Destroy (Jamal and Taiyō Kea)
* Toshiaki Kawada and Taiyō Kea
* Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima and Taru)
* Keiji Muto and Joe Doering
* Gurentai (Taiyō Kea and Minoru Suzuki)

2010s|

* Keiji Muto and Masakatsu Funaki
* Partisan Forces (Taiyō Kea and Akebono)
* Voodoo Murders (Joe Doering and Kono)
* The Great Muta and Kenso
* The Black Family (Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz)
* Get Wild (Takao Omori and Manabu Soya)
* Joe Doering and Seiya Sanada
* Burning (Jun Akiyama and Go Shiozaki)
* Evolution (Suwama and Joe Doering)
* Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori)
* Akebono and Yutaka Yoshie
* Xceed (Go Shiozaki and Kento Miyahara)
* The Big Guns (Zeus and The Bodyguard)
* Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi)
* Kai and Kengo Mashimo
* Nextream (Naoya Nomura and Jake Lee)
* Violent Giants/Evolution (Suwama and Shuji Ishikawa)
* Kento Miyahara and Yoshitatsu
* Sweeper (Dylan James and Ryoji Sai)
* Zeus and Ryoji Sai

2020s|

* Nextream (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi)
* Runaway Suplex (Shotaro Ashino and Suwama)
* Twin Towers (Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato)
* Gungnir of Anarchy (Ryuki Honda and Shotaro Ashino)
* Voodoo Murders (Kono and Suwama)
* Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura
* Yuma Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura
* Kongo (Kenoh and Manabu Soya)
* Zen Nisshin Jidai (Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi)
* Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) (current)
* Hideki Suzuki and Suwama

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Zero1 United National Heavyweight Champions

2000s|

* Masato Tanaka
* Takao Omori
* C. W. Anderson
* Kohei Sato
* Ryouji Sai
* Daisuke Sekimoto
* Yoshihito Sasaki
* Sandy Beach
* Kengo Mashimo

2010s|

* Hartley Jackson
* Shito Ueda/Masakado
* Paul Tracy
* Yusaku Obata
* James Raideen
* Ikuto Hidaka
* Zeus
* Tama Williams
* Hideki Suzuki
* Kamikaze
* Toshiki Iwaki
* Yoshikazu Yokoyama
* Buffa
* Sean Guinness
* Super Tiger
* Chris Vice
* Shogun Okamoto
* Towa Iwasaki

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NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champions

2000s|

* Keiji Sakoda and Samoa Joe
* Mike Rapada and Steve Corino
* Shinjiro Otani and Yuki Ishikawa
* Emblem (Masato Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani)
* Jon Heidenreich and Nathan Jones
* OH-gun (Naoya Ogawa and Shinya Hashimoto)
* Matt Ghaffari and Tom Howard
* C. W. Anderson and Steve Corino
* Shiro Koshinaka and Takao Omori
* Shinya Hashimoto and Yoshiaki Fujiwara
* Shinjiro Otani and Takao Omori
* Masato Tanaka and Wataru Sakata
* Kohei Sato and Ryoji Sai
* Aibo Tag (Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita)
* Steve Corino and Y2P-160kg
* Wild Child (Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori)
* Kohei Sato and Yoshihiro Takayama
* Stepbrother Tag (Minoru Fujita and Takuya Sugawara)
* Charles Evans and Mr. Wrestling 3
* Osamu Namiguchi and Ryoji Sai
* Kamikaze and Kohei Sato
* Ikuto Hidaka and Munenori Sawa

2010s|

* Akebono and Shinjiro Otani
* Masato Tanaka and Zeus
* Shito Ueda and Yusaku Obata
* ZERO64 (Akebono and Daisuke Sekimoto)
* Kamikaze and Shinjiro Otani
* Dangan Yankees (Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura)
* Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato
* James Raideen and Masato Tanaka
* Voodoo Murders (Hartley Jackson and Taru)
* Akebono and Shogun Okamoto
* Kai and Yusaku Obata
* Hideki Suzuki and Kohei Sato
* Shogun Okamoto and Yutaka Yoshie
* Voodoo Murders (Masato Tanaka and Yuji Hino)
* Voodoo Murders (Chris Vice and Taru)
* Masato Tanaka and Takuya Sugawara
* Masashi Takeda and Yuko Miyamoto

2020s|

* Towa Iwasaki and Tsugutaka Sato
* Quiet Storm and Yuji Hino
* Shinjiro Otani and Yumehito Imanari
* Gajo and Tomohiko Hashimoto
* Junya Matsunaga and Takafumi
* Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota)
* Junya Matsunaga and Tsugutaka Sato
* M2J (Kengo Mashimo and Naka Shuma) (current)

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Furinkazan winners

* 2009: Akebono and Shinjiro Otani
* 2010: Kamikaze and Kohei Sato
* 2011: Fujita Hayato and Masato Tanaka
* 2012: James Raideen and Zeus
* 2013: Daemon Ueda and Yusaku Obata
* 2014: Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura
* 2016: Kai and Yusaku Obata
* 2017: Shogun Okamoto and Yutaka Yoshie
* 2018: Kohei Sato and Sugi
* 2019: Yuji Hino and Yuji Okabayashi
* 2020: Shinjiro Otani and Yumehito Imanari
* 2021: Gajo and Tomohiko Hashimoto
* 2022: Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota
* 2023: Masato Tanaka and Yoshikazu Yokoyama

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