WCW United States Tag Team Championship

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WCW United States Tag Team Championship
A shirtless wrestler wearing a head garment poses on a turnbuckle in a wrestling ring and flexes his muscles.
Former U.S. Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner, who held the title along with his older brother Rick
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Alliance (1986–1990)
World Championship Wrestling
(1991–1992)
Date established September 28, 1986
Date retired July 31, 1992
Other name(s) NWA United States Tag Team Championship

The WCW United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the United States-based National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotions. The title was only contestable by male tag teams and in tag team matches. In 1986, NWA President and JCP owner Jim Crockett, Jr.[1] introduced the championship (under the name "NWA United States Tag Team Championship") by announcing a tournament for the newly created title, which was won by Krusher Khruschev and Ivan Koloff on September 28, 1986. Since its establishment, JCP was a subsidiary of the NWA, and as a result, most title defenses occurred under JCP-promoted events.[1]

In 1988, Crockett sold JCP to Ted Turner, who established WCW as its successor;[1] however, the title continued to be defended under the NWA name until January 1991, when WCW withdrew as a subsidiary to the NWA. The final champions under the NWA name were The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott). Following WCW's withdrawal, the title was renamed the "WCW United States Tag Team Championship". On July 31, 1992, WCW stripped the final champions, The Barbarian and Dick Slater, of their titles and retired the championship for unknown reasons.

NWA/WCW United States Tag Team Championship reigns were determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroes. Overall, there were 19 reigns among 15 tag teams, all of which occurred in the United States.[Note 1] From the information known, The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)'s first reign was the longest in the title's history at 346 days, while The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)' second reign was the shortest, at 19 days. The Midnight Express also held the most reigns overall as a tag team and individually, with three.

Contents

[edit] Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Wrestler name (#) The number within parenthesis represents the number of individual reigns by that specific wrestler.
Reign The reign number for the specific tag team listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known or applicable .
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
# Wrestler(s)
(Tag team name)
Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1
Krusher Khruschev and Ivan Koloff
1
01986-09-28 September 28, 1986
&1000000000000007200000072
Atlanta, Georgia
Live event
Won the titles in a tournament final against the Kansas Jayhawks (Dutch Mantel and Bobby Jaggers)
2
Ron Garvin and Barry Windham
1
01986-12-09 December 9, 1986
&1000000000000009500000095
Spartanburg, South Carolina
NWA Pro Wrestling
Aired Dec 13.
3
Dick Murdoch and Ivan Koloff (2)
1
01987-03-14 March 14, 1987
[Note 2]
Atlanta, Georgia
World Championship Wrestling
Vacated
01987-04 April 1987
N/A
N/A
Announced Apr 4. Murdoch was suspended from in-ring competition by the NWA after performing a brainbuster on Nikita Koloff on a concrete floor, and as a result, Ivan Koloff and Murdoch were stripped of the titles.
4
Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane
(The Midnight Express)
1
01987-05-16 May 16, 1987
&10000000000000346000000346
Atlanta, Georgia
World Championship Wrestling
Won the titles in a tournament final by defeating Ron Garvin and Barry Windham
5
Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers
(The Fantastics)
1
01988-04-26 April 26, 1988
&1000000000000007500000075
Chattanooga, Tennessee
World Wide Wrestling
Aired May 14.
6
Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane
(The Midnight Express)
2
01988-07-10 July 10, 1988
&1000000000000006200000062
Baltimore, Maryland
The Great American Bash (1988)
Vacated
01988-09-10 September 10, 1988
N/A
N/A
The NWA vacated the titles after Eaton and Lane won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
7
Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers
(The Fantastics)
2
01988-12-07 December 7, 1988
&1000000000000001900000019
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Clash of the Champions IV: Season's Beatings
Won the titles in a tournament final by defeating Eddie Gilbert and Ron Simmons
8
Kevin Sullivan and Steve Williams
1
01988-12-26 December 26, 1988
&1000000000000006400000064
Norfolk, Virginia
Starrcade (1988)
9
Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner
1
01989-02-28 February 28, 1989
[Note 3]
Columbia, South Carolina
World Wide Wrestling
Aired Mar 18.
Vacated
01989-05 May 1989
N/A
N/A
The NWA vacated the title for unknown reasons
10
Brian Pillman and The Z-Man
1
01990-02-12 February 12, 1990
&1000000000000009600000096
Gainesville, Georgia
World Wide Wrestling
Aired Feb 24. Won the titles in a tournament final by defeating Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin (The Fabulous Freebirds)
11
Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane
(The Midnight Express)
3
01990-05-19 May 19, 1990
&1000000000000009700000097
Washington, D.C.
Capital Combat: Return of Robocop
12
Rick (2) and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
1
01990-08-24 August 24, 1990
[Note 4]
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Live event
Vacated
01991-03 March 1991
N/A
N/A
Announced Apr 7. As a result of The Steiner Brothers winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship, WCW forced them to vacate the WCW United States Tag Team Title.
13
Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes
(The Fabulous Freebirds)
1
01991-05-19 May 19, 1991
&1000000000000008500000085
St. Petersburg, Florida
SuperBrawl
Won the titles by defeating The Young Pistols (Tracey Smothers and Steve Armstrong)
14
Todd Champion and Firebreaker Chip
(The Patriots)
1
01991-08-12 August 12, 1991
&1000000000000008500000085
Gainesville, Georgia
World Championship Wrestling
Aired Sep 7.
15
Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers
(The Young Pistols)
1
01991-11-05 November 5, 1991
&1000000000000007000000070
Gainesville, Georgia
WCW Main Event
Aired Dec 15.
16
Big Josh and Ron Simmons
1
01992-01-14 January 14, 1992
&1000000000000003400000034
Columbus, Georgia
WCW Main Event
Aired Feb 16.
17
Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine
1
01992-02-17 February 17, 1992
&1000000000000009000000090
Rock Hill, South Carolina
World Championship Wrestling
Aired Feb 29.
18
Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes
(The Fabulous Freebirds)
2
01992-05-17 May 17, 1992
&1000000000000003900000039
Jacksonville, Florida
WrestleWar (1992)
19
The Barbarian and Dick Slater
1
01992-06-25 June 25, 1992
&1000000000000003600000036
Kansas City, Missouri
WCW Main Event
Aired July 12. The Barbarian and Slater became the final champions under WCW when the company stripped them of the titles on July 31, 1992 and retired the championship afterwards for unknown reasons.

[edit] Combined reigns by length

[edit] Team

Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Team # of reigns Combined days
1
Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane
(The Midnight Express)
3
505
2
Rick and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
1
146¤
[Note 4]
3
Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes
(The Fabulous Freebirds)
2
124
4
Brian Pillman and The Z-Man
1
96
5
Ron Garvin and Barry Windham
1
95
6
Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers
(The Fantastics)
2
94
7
Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine
1
90
8
Todd Champion and Firebreaker Chip
(The Patriots)
1
85
9
Krusher Khruschev and Ivan Koloff
1
72
10
Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers
(The Young Pistols)
1
70
11
Kevin Sullivan and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams
1
64
12
Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner
1
62¤
[Note 3]
13
The Barbarian and Dick Slater
1
36
14
Big Josh and Ron Simmons
1
34
15
Dick Murdoch and Ivan Koloff
1
18¤
[Note 2]

[edit] Individual

Key
Symbol Meaning
#= The equal sign next to a number means that entry is equal in length with the preceding and/or following entry
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1= Bobby Eaton 3 505
1= Stan Lane 3 505
2 Rick Steiner 2 208¤
[Note 3]
[Note 4]
3 Scott Steiner 1 146¤
[Note 4]
4= Jimmy Garvin 2 124
4= Michael Hayes 2 124
5= Brian Pillman 1 96
5= The Z-Man 1 96
6= Ron Garvin 1 95
6= Barry Windham 1 95
7= Bobby Fulton 2 94
7= Tommy Rogers 2 94
8= Ivan Koloff 2 90¤
[Note 2]
8= Terry Taylor 1 90
8= Greg Valentine 1 90
9= Todd Champion 1 85
9= Firebreaker Chip 1 85
10 Krusher Khruschev 1 72
11= Steve Armstrong 1 70
11= Tracy Smothers 1 70
12= Kevin Sullivan 1 64
12= "Dr. Death" Steve Williams 1 64
13 Eddie Gilbert 1 62¤
[Note 3]
14= The Barbarian 1 36
14= Dick Slater 1 36
15= Big Josh 1 34
15= Ron Simmons 1 34
16 Dick Murdoch 1 18¤
[Note 2]

[edit] See also

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c d The exact date on which Koloff and Murdoch were stripped of the championship is not known, which means that their reign lasted between &1000000000000001800000018 and &1000000000000004700000047 days.
  3. ^ a b c d The exact date on which Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner lost the championship is not known, which means that their reign lasted between &1000000000000006200000062 and &1000000000000009100000091 days.
  4. ^ a b c d The exact date on which The Steiner Brothers lost the championship is not known, which means that their reign lasted between &10000000000000161000000161 and &10000000000000219000000219 days.

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c Beekman, Scott (2006). Ringside: a history of professional wrestling in America. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 129–132. ISBN 027598401X. 
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