List of ECW World Tag Team Champions
The ECW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). The title was represented by two championship belts, which were worn by the champions. Originally, ECW was known as Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) when it was a subsidiary for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a promotion that had numerous subsidiaries. In 1992, the NWA created the tag team championship for ECW and oversaw its operation; the NWA also owned the copyrights to the title. ECW withdrew as a subsidiary of the NWA in 1994 and gained ownership of the copyrights to its championships. The company also renamed itself to Extreme Championship Wrestling.[1] The championship remained active until April 2001, when ECW filed for bankruptcy. All of ECW's assets were later purchased by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in mid-2003, including the copyrights to ECW's championships.[2] In May 2006, WWE extended its promotion by adding ECW as a third additional brand, the others being Raw and SmackDown, in a storyline sports extension.[3] The ECW World Heavyweight Championship was the only former ECW championship reactivated by WWE for the new brand.[4] However, the ECW Tag Team Title history was published by WWE on its website.[5]
Title reigns were determined either by professional wrestling matches with different tag teams (a duo of wrestlers) or stables (a group of more than two wrestlers) using ring names, involved in pre-existing scripted feuds or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances; the championship could have also been vacated by the promotion. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. The title was mostly won at live events in Japan and in eight American states. The inaugural champions were The Super Destroyers (A.J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl), who won a tournament final at a live event to win the titles on June 23, 1992. Danny Doring and Roadkill, who won the titles on December 3, 2000 at the Massacre on 34th Street pay-per-view event, were the final wrestlers to have held the championship before ECW filed for bankruptcy. At 283 days, The Super Destroyers' first reign was the longest, while the Dudley Boyz' eighth reign and the team of Raven and Stevie Richards' second reign were the shortest, at less than one day. With eight reigns, The Dudley Boyz held the most reigns as a tag team and individually. Overall, there were 51 reigns.
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[edit] Title history
- Key
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the individual reigns of a wrestler when this is distinct from the tag team's reign. |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Super Destroyers (A.J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) |
1 | June 23, 1992 | 283 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | Petrucci and Stahl won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 2 | Tony Stetson and Larry Winters | 1 | April 2, 1993 | 1 | Radnor, PA | Live event | |
| 3 | The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels) |
1 | April 3, 1993 | 42 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | All three wrestlers were recognized as champions, and were able to defend the titles in any combination via the Freebird rule. |
| 4 | The Super Destroyers | 2 | May 15, 1993 | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 5 | The Suicide Blondes | 2 | May 15, 1993 | 46 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| — | Vacated | 1 | July 1993 | 39 | N/A | N/A | ECW vacated the title after Candido left the promotion for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling organization. |
| 6 | The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert | 1 | August 8, 1993 | 54 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | The Dark Patriot and Gilbert won the titles in a tournament final. |
| — | Vacated | 2 | October 1, 1993 | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | Bloodfest: Part 1 | ECW vacated the championships after The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert left the organization. |
| 7 | Johnny Hotbody (3) and Tony Stetson (2) | 1 | October 1, 1993 | 43 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | Hotbody and Stetson were awarded the titles by ECW. |
| 8 | Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Gunn | 1 | November 13, 1993 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | November to Remember (1993) | |
| 9 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac | 1 | December 4, 1993 | 92 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | Defeat Dreamer and Shane Douglas, who was substituting for an injured Gunn. After the bout, Douglas turned against Dreamer and became a heel. |
| 10 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
1 | March 6, 1994 | 174 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 11 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | 1 | August 27, 1994 | 70 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | Whipwreck was a subsitute for Terry Funk, who left the company. |
| 12 | The Public Enemy | 2 | November 5, 1994 | 91 | Philadelphia, PA | November to Remember (1994) | |
| 13 | Sabu and The Tazmaniac (2) | 1 | February 4, 1995 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | Double Tables | |
| 14 | Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko | 1 | February 25, 1995 | 42 | Philadelphia, PA | Return of the Funker | |
| 15 | The Public Enemy | 3 | April 8, 1995 | 83 | Philadelphia, PA | Three Way Dance | |
| 16 | Raven and Stevie Richards | 1 | June 30, 1995 | 78 | Jim Thorpe, PA | Live event | |
| 17 | The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) |
1 | September 16, 1995 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | Gangsta's Paradise | |
| 18 | Raven and Stevie Richards | 2 | October 7, 1995 | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 19 | The Public Enemy | 4 | October 7, 1995 | 21 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 20 | 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman | 1 | October 28, 1995 | 62 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | Scorpio defeats Rocco Rock in a singles bout and wins the tag team title, choosing Sandman as his partner. |
| 21 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | 2 | December 29, 1995 | 36 | New York, NY | Live event | Whipwreck defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in a singles match to win both the tag team titles and the ECW World Television Championship; Cactus Jack came out and declared himself to be Mikey's partner after he won the match. |
| 22 | The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) |
1 | February 3, 1996 | 182 | New York, NY | Live event | |
| 23 | The Gangstas (Mustapha Saed and New Jack) |
1 | August 3, 1996 | 139 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 24 | The Eliminators | 2 | December 20, 1996 | 85 | Middletown, NY | Live event | |
| 25 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
1 | March 15, 1997 | 29 | Philadelphia, PA | Hostile City Showdown | |
| 26 | The Eliminators | 3 | April 13, 1997 | 68 | Philadelphia, PA | Barely Legal | |
| 27 | The Dudley Boyz | 2 | June 20, 1997 | 29 | Waltham, MA | Live event | The Dudley Boyz defeated Kronus in a handicap match as a result of a sidelining injury sustained by Saturn. |
| 28 | The Gangstas | 2 | July 19, 1997 | 29 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 29 | The Dudley Boyz | 3 | August 17, 1997 | 95 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Hardcore Heaven (1997) | The Dudley Boyz won the championship via forfeit as a result of Mustapha Saed leaving the promotion before Hardcore Heaven took place. |
| 30 | The Gangstanators (Kronus (4) and New Jack (3)) |
1 | September 20, 1997 | 28 | Philadelphia, PA | As Good as it Gets | |
| 31 | Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) |
1 | October 18, 1997 | 48 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 32 | Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon | 1 | December 5, 1997 | 1 | Waltham, MA | Live event | |
| 33 | Chris Candido (3) and Lance Storm | 1 | December 6, 1997 | 203 | Philadelphia, PA | Better than Ever | |
| 34 | Sabu (2) and Rob Van Dam | 1 | June 27, 1998 | 119 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 35 | The Dudley Boyz | 4 | October 24, 1998 | 8 | Cleveland, OH | Live event | |
| 36 | Balls Mahoney and Masato Tanaka | 1 | November 1, 1998 | 5 | New Orleans, LA | November to Remember (1998) | |
| 37 | The Dudley Boyz | 5 | November 6, 1998 | 37 | New York, NY | Live event | |
| 38 | Sabu (3) and Rob Van Dam | 2 | December 13, 1998 | 125 | Tokyo, Japan | Live event | Sabu and Van Dam won the titles during Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling's Year End Sensation tour. |
| 39 | The Dudley Boyz | 6 | April 17, 1999 | 92 | Buffalo, NY | Live event | D-Von Dudley defeated Van Dam in a singles match to win the championship for his team. |
| 40 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney (2) | 1 | July 18, 1999 | 26 | Dayton, OH | Heat Wave (1999) | |
| 41 | The Dudley Boyz | 7 | August 13, 1999 | 1 | Cleveland, OH | Live event | |
| 42 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney (3) | 2 | August 14, 1999 | 12 | Toledo, OH | ECW on TNN | |
| 43 | The Dudley Boyz | 8 | August 26, 1999 | 0 | New York, NY | ECW on TNN | |
| 44 | Tommy Dreamer (2) and Raven (3) | 1 | August 26, 1999 | 136 | New York, NY | ECW on TNN | |
| 45 | Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm (2)) |
1 | January 9, 2000 | 48 | Birmingham, AL | Guilty as Charged (2000) | |
| 46 | Tommy Dreamer (3) and Masato Tanaka (2) | 1 | February 26, 2000 | 7 | Cincinnati, OH | ECW on TNN | |
| 47 | Mike Awesome and Raven (4) | 1 | March 4, 2000 | 8 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 48 | Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm (3)) |
2 | March 12, 2000 | 31 | Danbury, CT | Living Dangerously | |
| — | Vacated | 3 | April 22, 2000 | 125 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | At CyberSlam, Justin Credible threw down the titles to become eligible for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Storm later left for World Championship Wrestling. As a result of the circumstances, Credible vacated the championship. |
| 49 | Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck (3) | 1 | August 25, 2000 | 1 | New York, NY | ECW on TNN | |
| 50 | Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido (2) and Tony Mamaluke) |
1 | August 26, 2000 | 99 | New York, NY | ECW on TNN | |
| 51 | Danny Doring and Roadkill | 1 | December 3, 2000 | 129 | New York, NY | Massacre on 34th Street | Doring and Roadkill's reign was the final one in the title's history. |
[edit] List of top combined reigns
[edit] By team
| Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock (The Public Enemy) |
4 | 369 |
| 2 | Kronus and Saturn (The Eliminators) |
3 | 335 |
| 3 | Buh Buh Ray and D-Von (Dudley Boyz) |
8 | 291 |
| 4 | A.J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl (The Super Destroyers) |
2 | 283 |
| 5 | Sabu and Rob Van Dam | 2 | 244 |
| 6 | Chris Candido and Lance Storm | 1 | 203 |
| 7 | Mustapha Saed and New Jack (The Gangstas) |
2 | 168 |
| 8 | Tommy Dreamer and Raven | 1 | 136 |
| 9 | Danny Doring and Roadkill | 1 | 129 |
| 10 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | 2 | 106 |
| 11 | Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke (Full Blooded Italians) |
1 | 99 |
| 12 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac | 1 | 92 |
| 13 | Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels (The Suicide Blondes) |
2 | 88 |
| 14 | Justin Credible and Lance Storm (Impact Players) |
2 | 79 |
| 15 | Raven and Stevie Richards | 2 | 78 |
| 16 | 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman | 1 | 62 |
[edit] By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Grunge | 4 | 369 |
| 2 | Rocco Rock | 4 | 369 |
| 3 | Kronus | 4 | 363 |
| 4 | Saturn | 3 | 335 |
| 5 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley | 8 | 291 |
| 6 | D-Von Dudley | 8 | 291 |
| 7 | Chris Candido | 3 | 291 |
| 8 | A.J. Petrucci | 2 | 283 |
| 9 | Doug Stahl | 2 | 283 |
| 10 | Lance Storm | 3 | 282 |
[edit] References
- General
- "ECW Tag Team Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/ttecw.html. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- "ECW Tag Team Championship reign history at WWE.com". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- Specific
- ^ Loverro, Thorm (2006). The Rise and Fall of ECW. Paul Heyman, Tazz, Tommy Dreamer. Simon and Schuster. pp. 5–24. ISBN 1416510583. http://books.google.com/books?id=j0dlOLyCj6YC. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "United States Bankruptcy Court: Case No. 01-B-11982 (ASH)" (PDF). United States Bankruptcy Court. http://www.nysb.uscourts.gov/opinions/ash/32381_167_opinion.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "WWE Launches ECW As Third Brand". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. 2006-05-26. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2006/2006_05_25_02.jsp. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ Hoffman, Brett. "An Extreme Debut". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/061320061/. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "ECW Tag Team Championship History at WWE.com". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/history/ecwtaghistory/. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
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