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) | CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | May 11, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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, The 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 (since 2018)
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 |
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| 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 July 7, 2024, there have been nine reigns between eight teams composed of 19 individual champions and two vacancies. 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 CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) at Azteca Lucha on May 11, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.
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 | 2004 | — | — | — | — | The title became deactivated when the company stopped hosting events. | |
| 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 reign, the championship's name was changed to the MLW World Tag Team Championship. | [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 | 133 | [19] | |
| 11 | The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) | November 18, 2023 | Fightland | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 103 | This was a ladder match. During this reign, Masked Good Brother #3 defended the title once but was not recognized as champion. | [20] |
| 12 | World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) | February 29, 2024 | Intimidation Games | New York City, NY | 1 (1, 2) | 53 | [21] | |
| — | Vacated | April 22, 2024 | — | — | — | — | Titles vacated when World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) sustained injures in an attack by members of Contra Unit at War Chamber II. | [22] |
| 13 | CozyMax (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) | May 11, 2024 | Azteca Lucha | Cicero, IL | 1 | 57+ | Defeated The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) to win the vacant championship. | [23] |
Combined reigns
By tag team
As of July 7, 2024.
(Marshall Von Erich(left) and Ross Von Erich(right))
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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| 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 Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) | 133 | |
| 9 | The Dynasty (Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday) | 119 | |
| 10 | 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) | 112 | |
| 11 | The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) | 103 | |
| 12 | World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) | 53 | |
| 13 | CozyMax † (Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) | 57+ |
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 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 2 | 207 |
| 15 | Juicy Finau | 1 | 182 |
| Lance Anoa'i | 182 | ||
| 14 | Teddy Hart | 154 | |
| Brian Pillman Jr. | 154 | ||
| 16 | Akira | 133 | |
| Rickey Shane Page | 133 | ||
| 18 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 119 | |
| Richard Holliday | 119 | ||
| 20 | Danny Rivera | 112 | |
| Slice Boogie | 112 | ||
| 22 | Matthew Justice | 103 | |
| 1 Called Manders | 103 | ||
| 24 | Tom Lawlor | 53 | |
| 25 | Satoshi Kojima † | 57+ | |
| Shigeo Okumura † | 57+ |
Notes
References
External links
- MLW World Tag Team Title History at Cagematch.net