MLW World Tag Team Championship
The MLW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
| MLW World Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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 The MLW World Tag Team Championship belt (May 2018 — present) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Major League Wrestling (MLW) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 8, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 7, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship name.[1] The titles were vacated on February 10, 2004, after the promotion closed.[2] After the relaunch of the promotion in 2018, Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) would win the vacant titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name on June 7, 2018.[3][4]
History
Establishment and inactivity (2003–2004)
The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship name. MLW would start a four-team single-elimination tournament to crown the first champions.[1] The teams for the tournament were PJ Friedman and Steve Williams, Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders, The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) and Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo).[1] Friedman and Williams and The Extreme Hoursemen would both advance to the finals of the tournament.[1] On May 9 at MLW Revolutions, The Extreme Hoursemen would defeat Friedman and Williams to become the first champions.[5] However their reign would end on February 10, 2004, after the promotion stopped running events.[2]
Inaugural Championship tournament (2004)
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| PJ Friedman and Steve Williams | |||||||||
| Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders | |||||||||
| PJ Friedman and Steve Williams | |||||||||
| The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) | |||||||||
| The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) | |||||||||
| Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo) | |||||||||
Revival (2018–Present)
After the promotion was revived the July 2017, MLW announced on May 10, 2018, the revival of the titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name, with Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix), Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) facing each other in a three-way elimination match on June 7 to crown the new champions.[6][7] On June 7, Lucha Brothers would defeat Team TBD and The Dirty Blondes in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant championships.[3][8]
Three-way elimination championship match
| Eliminated | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Method of elimination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Patrick | The Dirty Blondes | Jason Cade | Pinned after a Diving splash |
| 2 | Jimmy Yuta | Team TBD | Penta el 0M | Pinned after The Land Zone |
| Winner | Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) | |||
Reigns
As of October 25, 2023, there have been nine reigns between eight teams composed of 19 individual champions one vacancy. The inaugural champions were The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond). The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross Von Erich) reign is the longest at 438 days, while 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) have the shortest reign at 112 days. L.A. Park is the oldest champion at 55 while MJF is the youngest at 23.
The current champions are The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated The Samoan SWAT Team (Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa'i) on July 8, 2023 at Never Say Never in Philadelphia, PA.
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship | April 21, 2003 – February 10, 2004 |
| MLW World Tag Team Championship | June 7, 2018 – present |
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) |
May 9, 2003 | Revolutions | Orlando, FL | 1 | 277 | The Extreme Horsemen defeated Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman in a four-team single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champions. | [9] |
| — | Vacated | February 10, 2004 | — | — | — | — | The Extreme Horsemen were no longer listed as the MLW Global Crown Tag Team Champions after the company stopped hosting events. | [2] |
| — | Deactivated | N/A N/A, 2004 | — | — | — | — | Sometime after the company stopped hosting events the MLW Tag Titles became deactivated. | |
| 2 | The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) |
June 7, 2018 | Fusion | Orlando, FL | 1 | 240 | The Lucha Brothers defeated Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) in a three-way elimination match to win the revived championship. The episode aired on tape delay on June 15, 2018. During this revival the titles name was changed to the MLW World Tag Team Championships. |
[10] |
| 3 | The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.) |
February 2, 2019 | SuperFight 2019 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 154 | Hart and Smith won the titles, but Pillman was allowed to defend via Freebird rule | [11] |
| 4 | The Dynasty (Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday) |
July 6, 2019 | Fusion | Cicero, IL | 1 | 119 | The Dynasty defeated Brian Pillman Jr. and Teddy Hart in a ladder match to win the championship. The episode aired on tape delay on July 13, 2019. |
[12] |
| 5 | The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) |
November 2, 2019 | Saturday Night SuperFight | Cicero, IL | 1 | 438 | This was a Texas Tornado match. | [13] |
| 6 | Los Parks (El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park) |
January 13, 2021 | Fusion | Orlando, FL | 1 | 297 | This was a Texas Tornado match, where Tom Lawlor served as the special guest referee. | [14][15] |
| 7 | 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) |
November 6, 2021 | War Chamber | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 112 | This was a Philadelphia street fight L.A. Park Jr. filled in for L.A. Park who was wrestling against Homicide later in the night. |
[16] |
| 8 | Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman) |
February 26, 2022 | SuperFight | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 315 | The episode aired on tape delay on March 31, 2022. | [17] |
| 9 | The Samoan SWAT Team (Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa'i) |
January 7, 2023 | Blood and Thunder | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 182 | The episode aired on tape delay on March 14, 2023. | [18] |
| 10 | The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) |
July 8, 2023 | Never Say Never | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 109+ | [19] | |
Combined reigns
As of October 25, 2023.
(Marshall Von Erich(left) and Ross Von Erich(right))
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) | 1 | 438 |
| 2 | Hustle & Power (EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman) | 315 | |
| 3 | Los Parks (El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park) | 297 | |
| 4 | The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) | 277 | |
| 5 | Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) | 240 | |
| 6 | The Samoan SWAT Team (Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa'i) | 182 | |
| 7 | The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.) | 154 | |
| 8 | The Dynasty (Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday) | 119 | |
| 9 | 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) | 112 | |
| 10 | The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) † | 109+ |
By Wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Marshall Von Erich | 1 | 438 |
| Ross Von Erich | 438 | ||
| 3 | Calvin Tankman | 315 | |
| EJ Nduka | 355 | ||
| 5 | El Hijo de L.A. Park | 297 | |
| L.A. Park | 297 | ||
| 7 | Penta el 0M | 240 | |
| Rey Fénix | 240 | ||
| 9 | C.W. Anderson | 227 | |
| Simon Diamond | 227 | ||
| 11 | Juicy Finau | 182 | |
| Lance Anoa'i | 182 | ||
| 13 | Teddy Hart | 154 | |
| Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 154 | ||
| Brian Pillman Jr. | 154 | ||
| 16 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 119 | |
| Richard Holliday | 119 | ||
| 18 | Danny Rivera | 112 | |
| Slice Boogie | 112 | ||
| 20 | Akira † | 109+ | |
| Rickey Shane Page † | 109+ | ||
References
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External links
- MLW World Tag Team Title History at Cagematch.net