The Big Guns (professional wrestling)

Billed heights1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)- Zeus^[1]
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)- Bodyguard^[2]

Combined
billed weight208 kg (459 lb)

The Big Guns
Zeus (left) and Bodyguard (right)
Tag team
Members	Zeus The Bodyguard
Billed heights	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)- Zeus^[1] 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)- Bodyguard^[2]
Combined billed weight	208 kg (459 lb)
Billed from	Osaka, Japan
Debut	January 29, 2011^[3]

The Big Guns (ザ・ビッグガンズ, Za Biggu Ganzu) is a professional wrestling tag team currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where they are former three-time World Tag Team Champions. They have also worked for Osaka Pro Wrestling, Smash, DDT, Wrestling New Classic, and Pro Wrestling Zero1.

Osaka Pro Wrestling (2011–2013)

The Big Guns was formed after professional wrestler Zeus defeated Bodyguard in a singles encounter in January 2011. After the match, JOKER rushed to the ring to attack Zeus. When Bodyguard refused to join in, he was attacked as well. Zeus and Bodyguard then joined forces against JOKER. Weeks later, they won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship from JOKER's Kuuga & Orochi. They then successfully defended the title against Hideyoshi & Masamune at the February IMP Hall show. Their reign was short-lived as Orochi reunited with Tadasuke and took the belts back in March 2011. The Big Guns have also wrestled against Genichiro Tenryu, Minoru Suzuki, Akebono, and Shinjiro Otani.

They won the Osaka Tag Festival in 2013 and later won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship for the second time. Zeus also won the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship, and at the Tennozan 2013 Zeus defeated Bodyguard in the finals to win the tournament. After it was announced that Osaka Pro Wrestling would continue under new management, Zeus and The Bodyguard vacated the Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship and Tag Team Championship to leave the promotion. On April 20 Zeus and Bodyguard were defeated in their last match with Quiet Storm against Billyken Kid, Bull Armor Takuya and Black Buffalo.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2022)

On March 28 Zeus and The Bodyguard made their debut in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) by defeating Menso re-Oyaji and Sushi. On May 16 Zeus and The Bodyguard had an opportunity for the World Tag Team Championship but they lost to the defending champions Evolution (Joe Doering and Suwama. They also participated in the 2014 Ōdō Tournament but Zeus was eliminated at the second round by the eventual winner of the tournament Go Shiozaki and Bodyguard lost at the first round against Takao Omori. In addition, Zeus and The Bodyguard participated at the 2014 World's Strongest Tag Determination League but failed to win the World Tag Team Championship.

On January 12, 2015, Zeus defeated Kenso to become the number 1 contender for the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. On February 7 Zeus failed to capture the Triple Crown Heavyweight tile from Go Shiozaki. Both Zeus and The Bodyguard participated at 2015 Champion Carnival. On May 31 they had another shot at the World Tag Team Championship but they lost against Xceed (Go Shiozaki and Kento Miyahara).

The Big Guns participated at the 2015 World's Strongest Tag Determination League and were defeated by Kento Miyahara and Suwama at the finals of the tournament. On December 23 they won the World Tag Team Champions by defeating Wild Burning (Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori). 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. Between April 9 to April 24, Zeus and Bodyguard participated at 2016 Champion Carnival, and at the finals Zeus lost to Daisuke Sekimoto. On June 15 Zeus and Bodyguard lost the World Tag Team titles to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi. They won the title back in November 27.

The Big Guns returned to Osaka Pro for one night only on May 1, 2019, for the promotion's 20th anniversary and teamed with Mondai Ryu to defeat Hide Kubota, Kushikatsu Oyaji and TAMURA in a six-man match. The team remained inactive during the pandemic. In 2023, after teaming on and off in All Japan, they reappeared in Osaka Pro.

v t e 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 Quallt and Big Boss MA-G-MA Jushin Liger and Takehiro Murahama Billy Ken Kid and Tigers Mask Black Buffalo and Daio Quallt 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 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 Takoyakida and Ultimate Spider Jr. Magnitude Kishiwada and Takashi Yoshida Gamma and Super Delfin Rising Hayato and Santaro Ishizuchi Gamma and Super Shisa Rogue Nation (Goliath and Toru) Tsubasa and Billyken Kid
2020s	Rogue Nation (Shu Asakawa and Yasutaka Oosera) Quiet Storm and Shigehiro Irie (current)

v t e 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

The Big Guns (professional wrestling)

Osaka Pro Wrestling (2011–2013)

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2014–2022)

Championships and accomplishments

References

Related Articles