Apollo 55

Apollo 55
Tag team
MembersPrince Devitt
Ryusuke Taguchi
Name(s)Apollo 55[1]
Billed heightsDevitt:
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Taguchi:
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Combined
billed weight		172 kg (379 lb)[2][3]
DebutJanuary 30, 2009[4]
DisbandedApril 7, 2013[5]
Years active2009–2013

Apollo 55 (アポロ・ゴー・ゴー, Aporo Gō Gō) was the professional wrestling tag team of Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi. One of the most accomplished junior heavyweight tag teams in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) history, the team held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship four times and successfully defended it during their second reign record-setting seven times. While members of Apollo 55, Devitt and Taguchi also accomplished several singles achievements with Devitt holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, while both he and Taguchi won the annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After four years of teaming together, the team disbanded in April 2013.

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  2. ^ a b プリンス・デヴィット. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b 田口 隆祐. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
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