The nwa central states tag team championship was the primary tag team championship for the heart of america sports attractions central states wrestling promotion from 1979 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988. The title was renamed the wcw world tag team championship in 1991 when ted turner bought jcp and became world championship wrestling. In 1996, the public enemy signed with world championship wrestling, where they won the tag team titles and feuded with the nasty boys. History of the wcw and wwe tag team title belts youtube. The wcw world sixman tag team championship was a shortlived championship contested in world championship wrestling throughout 1991. One of those titles was the nwa world tag team championship, which was operated by the nwa member midatlantic championship wrestling macw, the predecessor of wcw. Wcw world tag team championship with johnny grunge. Cagematch titles database nwa world tag team championship. This title was initially midatlantic version of the national.
Today, the wwe tag team championships is defended in wwe. History of the nwawcw united states tag team championship. This new and improved tournament is a doubleelimination tournament. If anyone has learned anything from the history of the wrestling business, its that title defenses get viewers. Petty wrestled in the national wrestling alliance in 1990, appearing at starrcade as colonel deklerk. Like anything in pro wrestling, there are greats and notsogreats. Nwcw television championship secondary singles title if anyone has learned anything from the history of the wrestling business, its that title defenses get viewers. Nwa world tag team championship titles database cagematch. The championship is awarded after the chosen team wins a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. Barr retired all nwa pnw titles with owen and began operating under the company name championship wrestling usa, creating new championships. Edge and christian4 won a 4 team tag match birmingham alabama armageddon 2000. New japan pro wrestling has a history of churning out some of the very best in tag team wrestling. As it is here, the top half is the winners bracket, and the bottom half is the losers bracket.
Nwcw tag team championship 1 time with johnny grunge. In fact, bryan and shane may debut the new titles as early as the tuesday after wwe summerslam live from uncasville, connecticut. Harlem heat booker t and stevie ray held the most reigns as a tag team 10, and booker t held the most individual reigns 11, which is the same number of times the title was vacated. The strong tagteam tradition continues to this day, and wrestle kingdom 9 will showcase some of the best tag teams in the world, including a fourway elimination match for the iwgp junior heavyweight tag team titles in a bout with rohs redragon defending against the young bucks, time splitters and forever hooligans. Wwe raw tag team championship simple english wikipedia, the. The tag teams is a great and pretty thorough look at the historical significance of the tag team in pro wrestling. Krusher kruchev, nikita koloff and ivan koloff and the four horsemen. Wwf title picture for the year 2000 the tag team titles. Cwa tag team title histories pro wrestling history. History of the texas tag team prowrestling title, recognized by nwa southwest. Czw tag team championship titles database cagematch the. This title was initially midatlantic version of the national wrestling alliance world tag team title until 199101.
The public enemy was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of rocco rock and johnny grunge. They would keep their titles another two months until badass billy gunn, the true inring talent of the duo, became hurt ending his association with the road dogg. History of the nwawcw united states tag team championship i actually was up last night and did the wwe international heavyweight championshipwwe united states heavyweight chmapionshipwwe north american championship but today uslickmattyb asked me if it was possible to do the nwawcw us tag titles. There was one attempt at this tournament that the nwo ruined by interfering in matches. Nwcw setting up the promotion breaking it all down. Top 15 worst tag teams in wrestling history thesportster. Definitely a great read for the longtime pro wrestling fan. The colons unified the world tagteam titles with the wwe tagteam titles at wrestlemania 25. So, the next best thing to do is have a good midcard title thats defended on television, to keep people tuning in to the tv show. In fact, tag team wrestling is celebrated in njpw with the series of iwgp tag titles being some.
In 1993, the belts were used to represent the aaaiwc world tag team championship until it was deactivated in 1994. Despite winning the tag titles once, the team did not last long as heidenreich would be released. Uwa light heavyweight championship 1 time 11 world championship wrestling. List of world championship wrestling s world heavyweight champions 1975 2001 dont forget to like and subscibe for more new videos. Wew 6 man tag team titles are retired following this match. Apr 17, 2017 new japan pro wrestling has a history of churning out some of the very best in tag team wrestling.
The wwe raw tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship of wwe, and its wrestled for on the raw brand. The new age outlaws began the year as champions, reclaiming their stake at the title of the greatest tag team of alltime. A few of the disjointed runs from wrestling title histories appear to be from the southern tag team, midamerica tag team, and southeastern tag team title lineages. There were no greater tag teams in wrestling than the road warriors, the rocknroll express, the midnight express with jim cornette, the russians i. The wcw united states tag team championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the united statesbased jim crockett promotions jcp and world championship wrestling wcw promotions. Sep 26, 20 when i think about this title, i think about the time when giants walked the earth. Old world history abebooks abebooks shop for books. The nwa did not officially recognize any tag team champions until 1992 while various affiliates had previously had their own tag team championships. They would keep their titles another two months until badass billy gunn, the true inring talent of the duo, became hurt ending his association with the road dogg and dx.
If you buy stuff from amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus from amazon, not from you. In 1986, nwa president and jcp owner jim crockett, jr. The central states tag team championship had originally existed for a brief period of time in 1961, but its glory days date from 1979 to 1988, where it. During the 1960s and early 1970s, there were several tag titles controlled by the welchgulas promotion. The public enemy professional wrestling wikimili, the. The wwwf is renamed the wwf world wrestling federation. On july 31, 1992, wcw stripped the final champions, the barbarian and dick slater, of their titles and retired the championship in order to put the focus on the wcw world tag team championship. The wwa tag team titles were first won in a 4team single elimination one night tournament on june 29, 1985 at the cow palace in san francisco. The uf on target classification project is designed to identify job titles for teams employees that more accurately reflect what they do. Nwawcw world heavyweight tagteam championship belts. Following the rebranding, the title was referred to as the wcw united states tag team championship. Thats about the number of matches on a typical wwe ppv.
Team 3d 2 10182009irvine, ca won the title in a 4way full metal mayhem match against british invasion, main event mafia booker t and scott steiner, and beer money inc. Ecw withdrew as a member of the nwa in 1994 and renamed itself to. Wcw world tag team championship pro wrestling fandom. Polish power ivan putski and tito santana over the valiants, new york, ny. The nwa pacific northwest tag team championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the national wrestling alliance and defended in its member promotion pacific northwest wrestling, which promoted shows in the u. They won the world tag team championships in each company. The world tag team championship became part of the unified tag team championship at the 25th anniversary of wrestlemania. Uwa tag team championship 1 time, first with johnny grunge 11 universal wrestling association. The wcw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag. World class championship wrestling world tagteam titles.
With an introduction by legendary tag team champion beautiful bobby eaton and an introduction by the writers themselves, the pro wrestling hall of fame. Feb 08, 2016 daniel bryan forms an unlikely bond with kane en route to winning the wwe tag team titles. The ecw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in extreme championship wrestling ecw originally, ecw was known as eastern championship wrestling when it was a member of the national wrestling alliance nwa, an organization that had numerous member promotions. Karl gotch rene goulet 120671 new york city, ny live event baron scicluna king curtis iaukea 020172 philadelphia, pa live event sonny king jay strongbow 052272 new york city, ny. History of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized by world championship wrestling. Nwa central states tag team championship wikipedia.
The nwa operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1992. You can support the development of the website and database backend via patreon. The tag teams covers the history and eveolution of the tag team as wrestling itself grew with the advent of television and its further explosion later on as cable became prominent in. World class championship wrestling world tag team titles. Our first look at how theyll handle it comes in just a matter of days at backlash, which takes place this coming sun. The title was only contestable by male tag teams and in tag team matches. No other wrestling history book ever has gone to the effort that these guys have. Wcw world tag team title tournament january 21 st february 21 st, 1999. From april 5, 2009 to august 16, 2010 it was made into one with the world tag team championship until the other title was retired. There were no greater tagteams in wrestling than the road warriors, the rocknroll express, the midnight express with jim cornette, the russians i. At 282 days, dooms reign during wcws nwa withdrawal was the longest in the championships history. Robert roode and james storm british invasion won the tna world tag team titles in the same match. It was considered a revived version of the nwa world sixman tag team championship that was used in jim crockett promotions.
History of the nwa wcw united states tag team championship i actually was up last night and did the wwe international heavyweight championshipwwe united states heavyweight chmapionshipwwe north american championship but today uslickmattyb asked me if it was possible to do the nwa wcw us tag titles. The nwa world tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in various national wrestling alliance nwa affiliates. Ecw world tag team title history online world of wrestling. The actual retired owen era nwa pacific northwest tag team championship belts were. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Nww tag team title history solies vintage wrestling. See more ideas about the road warriors, midnight express and.
Dec 18, 2014 the strong tagteam tradition continues to this day, and wrestle kingdom 9 will showcase some of the best tag teams in the world, including a fourway elimination match for the iwgp junior heavyweight tag team titles in a bout with rohs redragon defending against the young bucks, time splitters and forever hooligans. Ever tag team written about was either contacted an interviewed or if all the memebers were deceased at least a family member was tracked down and interviewed. Along with sergeant krueger, he represented africa in a tag team match, but the team lost to the steiner brothers. Millennium killaz gino martino and ali mohammed 06252004blackstone, ma defeats men of business paulie gilmorea and jimmy cash to become first champions. Wwe raw tag team championship simple english wikipedia. After all, there are currently nine championship titles on the main roster. Czw tag team championship titles database cagematch. Edge later had to drop out of the team when he tore his achilles tendon. Tag teams are no exception as there have been some truly great teams in the pantheon of pro wrestling, but there have been many more. Xavier took the place of then tag team champion donovan morgan to defend the titles. According to a report from daily wrestling news, wwe has plans in place to introduce a new womens championship and new tag team titles for smackdown very shortly after wwe summerslam. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc.
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