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. ECW withdrew as a member of the NWA in 1994 and 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 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 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 among 31 teams.
Reigns
editNames
edit| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| ECW Tag Team Championship | June 23, 1992 – September 18, 1993 |
| NWA-ECW Tag Team Championship | September 18, 1993 – August 27, 1994 |
| ECW World Tag Team Championship | August 27, 1994 – April 11, 2001 |
Reigns
edit| 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 |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) |
June 23, 1992 | Live event | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 283 | Defeated Glen Osbourne and Max Thrasher in a tournament final. | |
| 2 | Tony Stetson and Larry Winters | April 2, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Radnor, PA | 1 | 1 | Title change aired on May 11, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| 3 | The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels) |
April 3, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 42 | Hotbody and Candido won the belts, but all three wrestlers were recognized as champions, and were able to defend the titles in any combination via the Freebird Rule. Title change aired on May 25, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| 4 | The Super Destroyers (A. J. Petrucci and Doug Stahl) |
May 15, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | <1 | Defeated Johnny Hotbody and Chris Michaels. Title change aired on July 6, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| 5 | The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody, and Chris Michaels) |
May 15, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 61 | Title change aired on July 20, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| — | Vacated | July 15, 1993 | Hardcore TV | — | — | — | The title was vacated when Chris Candido jumped to Smoky Mountain Wrestling. | |
| 6 | The Dark Patriot and Eddie Gilbert | August 8, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 54 | Defeated Salvatore Bellomo and The Sandman in a tournament final. Title change aired on September 7, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| — | Vacated | October 1, 1993 | Bloodfest: Part 1 | Philadelphia, PA | — | — | The title was vacated when Eddie Gilbert left ECW. | |
| 7 | Johnny Hotbody (3) and Tony Stetson (2) | October 1, 1993 | Bloodfest: Part 1 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 43 | Awarded when Eddie Gilbert no-showed the event. | |
| 8 | Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Gunn | November 13, 1993 | November to Remember | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 21 | ||
| 9 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac | December 4, 1993 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 63 | Sullivan and Tazmaniac defeated Tommy Dreamer and Shane Douglas, who was substituting for an injured Johnny Gunn. Title change aired on December 14, 1993 via tape delay. | |
| — | Vacated | February 5, 1994 | Live event | Philadelphia, PA | — | — | Title was held up due to controversial finish of a title defense against The Bruise Brothers. | |
| 10 | Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac | March 5, 1994 | Live event | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 1 | Defeated The Bruise Brothers in a rematch.[6] | |
| 11 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
March 6, 1994 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 174 | Title change aired on March 8, 1994 via tape delay. | |
| 12 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | August 27, 1994 | NWA World Title Tournament | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 70 | Title change aired on September 6, 1994 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 13 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
November 5, 1994 | November to Remember | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 91 | Title change aired on November 15, 1994 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 14 | The Dangerous Alliance (Sabu and The Tazmaniac (3)) |
February 4, 1995 | Double Tables | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 21 | ||
| 15 | The Triple Threat (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) |
February 25, 1995 | Return of the Funker | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 42 | [7] | |
| 16 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
April 8, 1995 | Three Way Dance | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | 83 | This was a three-way dance also involving Rick Steiner and The Tazmaniac. | |
| 17 | Raven and Stevie Richards | June 30, 1995 | Mountain Top Madness | Jim Thorpe, PA | 1 | 78 | Title change aired on July 4, 1995 via tape delay. | |
| 18 | The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2) |
September 16, 1995 | Gangstas Paradise | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 21 | Title change aired on the September 19, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 19 | Raven and Stevie Richards | October 7, 1995 | South Philly Jam | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | <1 | Title change aired on the October 17, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 20 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) |
October 7, 1995 | South Philly Jam | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | 21 | This was a three-way dance also involving The Gangstas. Title change aired on the October 24, 1995 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 21 | 2 Cold Scorpio and The Sandman | October 28, 1995 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 62 | Scorpio defeated Rocco Rock in a title vs. title singles match to win the tag team title and retain the ECW World Television Championship. He chose Sandman as his partner. Title change aired on November 7, 1995 via tape delay. | |
| 22 | Cactus Jack and Mikey Whipwreck | December 29, 1995 | Holiday Hell | New York, NY | 2 | 36 | 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. | |
| 23 | The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) |
February 3, 1996 | Big Apple Blizzard Blast | New York, NY | 1 | 182 | ||
| 24 | The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) |
August 3, 1996 | The Doctor Is In | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 139 | This was a four-way dance, also involving The Bruise Brothers and The Samoan Gangsta Party. | |
| 25 | The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) |
December 20, 1996 | Hardcore TV | Middletown, NY | 2 | 85 | Title change aired on December 31, 1996 via tape delay. | |
| 26 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
March 15, 1997 | Hostile City Showdown | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 29 | Title change aired on March 20, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 27 | The Eliminators (Kronus and Saturn) |
April 13, 1997 | Barely Legal | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | 68 | ||
| 28 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
June 20, 1997 | Hardcore TV | Waltham, MA | 2 | 29 | The Dudley Boyz defeated John Kronus in a handicap match as a result of a sidelining injury sustained by Saturn. Title change aired on June 26, 1997 via tape delay. | |
| 29 | The Gangstas (Mustafa Saed and New Jack) |
July 19, 1997 | Heat Wave | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 29 | This was a steel cage match. Title change aired on July 24, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 30 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
August 17, 1997 | Hardcore Heaven | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 3 | 34 | The Dudley Boyz won the championship via forfeit as a result of Mustafa Saed leaving the promotion before Hardcore Heaven took place. | |
| 31 | The Gangstanators (Kronus (4) and New Jack (3)) |
September 20, 1997 | As Good as It Gets | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 28 | Title change aired on September 27, 1997 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay.[8] | |
| 32 | The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) |
October 18, 1997 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 48 | Title change aired on November 1, 1997 via tape delay. | |
| 33 | The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon) |
December 5, 1997 | Live event | Waltham, MA | 1 | 1 | ||
| 34 | Chris Candido (3) and Lance Storm | December 6, 1997 | Better Than Ever | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 203 | This was a three way dance also involving Hardcore Chair Swingin' Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney) | |
| 35 | Rob Van Dam and Sabu (2) | June 27, 1998 | Hardcore TV | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 119 | Title change aired on July 1, 1998 via tape delay. | |
| 36 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
October 24, 1998 | Hardcore TV | Cleveland, OH | 4 | 8 | Title change aired on October 28, 1998 via tape delay. | |
| 37 | Balls Mahoney and Masato Tanaka | November 1, 1998 | November to Remember | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 5 | ||
| 38 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
November 6, 1998 | Hardcore TV | New York, NY | 5 | 37 | Title change aired on November 13, 1998 via tape delay. | |
| 39 | Sabu (3) and Rob Van Dam | December 13, 1998 | ECW/FMW Supershow II | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 125 | Title change aired on December 16, 1998 episode of Hardcore TV via tape delay. | |
| 40 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
April 17, 1999 | Hardcore TV | Buffalo, NY | 6 | 92 | D-Von Dudley defeated Rob Van Dam in a singles match to win the championship for his team. Title change aired on April 23, 1999 via tape delay. | [9] |
| 41 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney (2) | July 18, 1999 | Heat Wave | Dayton, OH | 1 | 26 | ||
| 42 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
August 13, 1999 | Hardcore TV | Cleveland, OH | 7 | 1 | Title change aired on August 20, 1999 via tape delay. | |
| 43 | Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney (3) | August 14, 1999 | Hardcore TV | Toledo, OH | 2 | 12 | Title change aired on August 27, 1999 via tape delay. | |
| 44 | The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) |
August 26, 1999 | The Last Show at the Madhouse | New York, NY | 8 | <1 | Title change aired on ECW on TNN on September 3, 1999 via tape delay. | |
| 45 | Tommy Dreamer (2) and Raven (3) | August 26, 1999 | The Last Show at the Madhouse | New York, NY | 1 | 136 | Title change aired on ECW on TNN on September 3, 1999 via tape delay. | |
| 46 | Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm (2)) |
January 9, 2000 | Guilty as Charged | Birmingham, AL | 1 | 48 | ||
| 47 | Tommy Dreamer (3) and Masato Tanaka (2) | February 26, 2000 | Hardcore TV | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 7 | Title change aired on March 7, 2000 via tape delay.[10] | |
| 48 | Mike Awesome and Raven (4) | March 4, 2000 | ECW on TNN | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 8 | Title change aired on March 10, 2000 via tape delay.[11] | |
| 49 | Impact Players (Justin Credible (2) and Lance Storm (3)) |
March 12, 2000 | Living Dangerously | Danbury, CT | 2 | 41 | This was a three-way dance also involving Tommy Dreamer and Masato Tanaka. | |
| — | Vacated | April 22, 2000 | CyberSlam | Philadelphia, PA | — | — | The title was vacated after Justin Credible threw down the titles before challenging Tommy Dreamer for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 50 | The Unholy Alliance Yoshihiro Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck (3) |
August 25, 2000 | Midtown Massacre | New York, NY | 1 | 1 | This was a three-way dance also involving Tommy Dreamer and Jerry Lynn and Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger. Title change aired on September 1, 2000 on ECW on TNN via tape delay. | |
| 51 | Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido (2) and Tony Mamaluke) |
August 26, 2000 | Midtown Massacre | New York, NY | 1 | 99 | Title change aired on September 8, 2000 on ECW on TNN via tape delay. | |
| 52 | Danny Doring and Roadkill | December 3, 2000 | Massacre on 34th Street | New York, NY | 1 | 129 | Doring and Roadkill's reign was the final one in the title's history. | |
| — | Deactivated | April 11, 2001 | — | — | — | — | Abandoned when the promotion closed. | |
Combined reigns
editBy team
editBy wrestler
edit| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Grunge | 4 | 369 |
| Rocco Rock | 4 | 369 | |
| 3 | Kronus | 4 | 363 |
| 4 | Saturn | 3 | 335 |
| 5 | Chris Candido | 3 | 291 |
| 6 | A. J. Petrucci | 2 | 283 |
| Doug Stahl | 2 | 283 | |
| 08 | Lance Storm | 3 | 282 |
| 09 | Sabu | 3 | 265 |
| 10 | Rob Van Dam | 2 | 244 |
| 11 | Buh Buh Ray Dudley | 8 | 230 |
| D-Von Dudley | 8 | 230 | |
| 13 | Raven | 4 | 222 |
| 14 | New Jack | 3 | 196 |
| 15 | Mustapha Saed | 2 | 168 |
| 16 | Tommy Dreamer | 3 | 164 |
| 17 | Little Guido | 2 | 149 |
| 18 | Johnny Hotbody | 3 | 131 |
| 19 | Roadkill | 1 | 129 |
| Danny Doring | 1 | 129 | |
| 21 | Mikey Whipwreck | 3 | 107 |
| 22 | Cactus Jack | 2 | 106 |
| 23 | Tony Mamaluke | 1 | 99 |
| 24 | Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 64 |
| 25 | Chris Michaels | 2 | 88 |
| 26 | The Tazmaniac | 3 | 84 |
| 27 | Justin Credible | 2 | 79 |
| 28 | Stevie Richards | 2 | 78 |
| 29 | The Sandman | 1 | 62 |
| 2 Cold Scorpio | 1 | 62 | |
| 31 | Eddie Gilbert | 1 | 54 |
| The Dark Patriot | 1 | 54 | |
| 33 | Tracy Smothers | 1 | 48 |
| 34 | Tony Stetson | 2 | 44 |
| 35 | Balls Mahoney | 3 | 43 |
| 36 | Chris Benoit | 1 | 42 |
| Dean Malenko | 1 | 42 | |
| 38 | Spike Dudley | 2 | 38 |
| 39 | Johnny Gunn | 1 | 21 |
| Pitbull #1 | 1 | 21 | |
| Pitbull #2 | 1 | 21 | |
| 42 | Masato Tanaka | 2 | 12 |
| 43 | Mike Awesome | 1 | 8 |
| 44 | Larry Winters | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Furnas | 1 | 1 | |
| Phil LaFon | 1 | 1 | |
| Yoshihiro Tajiri | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- General
- "ECW Tag Team Championship reign history". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie.org. Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- "ECW Tag Team Championship reign history at WWE.com". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. 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 1-4165-1058-3. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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- ^ Hoffman, Brett. "An Extreme Debut". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- ^ "ECW Tag Team Championship History at WWE.com". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 5, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/05): The Hardy Boyz win WWF tag team gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 25, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/25): WWF No Way Out 2001". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (September 20, 2015). "On this date in pro wrestling history (9/20): Flair defeats McDaniel, Gagne beats Von Raschke". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (April 17, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 4, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
External links
edit- ECW World Tag Team Championship at www.wrestling-titles.com Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ECW World Tag Team Championship at WWE.com Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine