Puroresu Central

Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima

Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Birthdate: March 23rd, 1971
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 253 lbs.
Debut: January 11th, 1991
Background: New Japan Dojo
Ring Attire: Black and purple tights

Satoshi Kojima

Birthdate: September 14th, 1970
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Debut: July 16th, 1991
Background: New Japan Dojo
Ring Attire: Orange and black tights

Promotion History: New Japan (1999 to 2001)
Tournaments Won: G1 Tag League (2001) and the Real World Tag League (2006)
Major Puroresu Titles Held: IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (Held 2 Times)

Biggest Matches:
- January 4th, 1999 vs. Genichiro Tenryu and Shiro Koshinaka (title win)
- July 20th, 2000 vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata (title win)
- October 9th, 2000 vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata (title defense)
- December 11th, 2001 vs. Mike Barton and Jim Steele (tournament win)
- January 4th, 2007 vs. Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh

Career Highlights:

One of the most popular tag teams from 1999 to 2001, TenKoji (as they were affectionately called) had a great deal of success in New Japan. After winning the titles for the first time on 1/4/99, they would have the titles for only a few months before losing them to Kensuke Sasaki and Shiro Koshinaka. Their next title reign would be far more successful, as on July 20th, 2000 they would win the titles from Nakanishi and Nagata. It would be one of the most successful tag runs in New Japan history, as they would have six successful defense before losing the titles to Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Nishimura. In 2002, Kojima would leave New Japan for All Japan and in the process broke up the tag team. They would re-form in late 2006 and together won the All Japan Real World Tag League. They would team up one last time on January 4th, 2007 in New Japan, but they would fall to Keiji Mutoh and Masahiro Chono.

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