HIROSHI TANAHASHI & SHINSUKE NAKAMURA (first reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions - 12/11/04 to 10/30/05 - 4 defenses)
1. (1/30/05 @ Tsukisamu Green Dome) Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Yuji Nagata (32:35) when Tanahashi used a Dragon suplex hold on Nagata (1st defense).
2. (3/13/05 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi & Scott Norton (22:04) when Nakamura pinned Norton after Tanahashi used a Shining Wizard (2nd defense).
3. (5/14/05 @ Tokyo Dome) Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Manabu Nakanishi & Kendo Kashin (17:59) when Nakamura used a cross armbreaker on Kashin (3rd defense).
4. (9/30/05 @ Arena Mexico, Mexico / 2/3 Falls) Shinsuke Nakamura & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Rey Bucanero & Olimpico (14:55). Nakamura used a cross armbreaker on Bucanero (4:05). Bucanero pinned Tanahashi (1:53). Tanahashi used a Dragon suplex hold on Bucanero (8:57).
