AEW World Tag Team Championship
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| AEW World Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The AEW World Tag Team Championship belts | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Vacant (as of March 3, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The AEW World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a standard tag team championship, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. Established on October 30, 2019, the inaugural champions were SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). As of March 3, 2024[update], the championship is vacant as the most recent champions, Sting and Darby Allin, disbanded as a team following Sting's retirement. The next champions will be crowned in a tournament final at the pay-per-view event Dynasty on April 21, 2024.
History[edit]
On June 18, 2019, six months after the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was founded,[1][2][3] a tournament was announced to crown the promotion's inaugural tag team champions. That same day, a three-way tag team match for AEW's event Fyter Fest on June 29 was scheduled,[4] featuring Best Friends (Trent? and Chuck Taylor), SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky), and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) with the winning team advancing to All Out for an opportunity at a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament.[5] Later, AEW's President and Chief executive officer Tony Khan announced that the tournament would occur on episodes of their TNT show, later revealed as Dynamite.[6] During the Buy In pre-show of Fyter Fest, Best Friends defeated Private Party and SoCal Uncensored to earn their spot at All Out.[7]
On July 11, AEW's Executive Vice President and wrestler Matt Jackson announced a second three-way tag team match to take place at Fight for the Fallen on July 13 with the winners facing Best Friends at All Out.[8] At Fight for the Fallen, The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) and Angélico and Jack Evans to advance to All Out.[9] At the event on August 31, The Dark Order defeated Best Friends to receive the first round bye in the tournament.[10]
Inaugural tournament[edit]
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The first official match of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament was announced on August 9, 2019, with The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) facing Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) on October 9 during the second episode of Dynamite in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] It was later announced that the semifinals for the tournament would take place on the October 23 episode in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[12] with the finals on the October 30 episode in Charleston, West Virginia.[13] On October 30, SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated the Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.[14]
| Quarterfinals Dynamite October 9 and 16, 2019 | Semifinals Dynamite October 23, 2019 | Final Dynamite October 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) | 13:39 | |||||||||||||
| Private Party | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Lucha Brothers | 12:24 | |||||||||||||
| The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) | 11:31 | |||||||||||||
| Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt)[note 1] | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Lucha Brothers | Pin | |||||||||||||
| SoCal Uncensored | 12:36 | |||||||||||||
| Best Friends (Trent? and Chuck Taylor) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)[note 2] | 9:57 | |||||||||||||
| SoCal Uncensored | 13:59 | |||||||||||||
| The Dark Order | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) | ||||||||||||||
| BYE[note 3] | ||||||||||||||
- ^ Stunt replaced Luchasaurus due to a hamstring injury.
- ^ Sky replaced Christopher Daniels after he was injured in an attack by The Lucha Brothers prior to the match.
- ^ The Dark Order defeated Best Friends (Trent? and Chuck Taylor) at All Out to receive a first round bye.
Belt design[edit]
The AEW World Tag Team Championship belts were designed by Ron Edwardsen of Red Leather Belts. They have five gold plates on a black leather strap. The center plate has a blue globe at its center. At the center of the globe is AEW's logo, below the logo is a black banner that says "TAG TEAM" in gold, and below that is a nameplate for the reigning champions. Above the globe is a black banner that says "WORLD" in gold and below the globe is another black banner that says "CHAMPION" in gold. On either side of the center plate are two side plates each that each prominently display AEW's logo. The inner side plates additionally have a wrestler performing a piledriver while the outer side plates show a wrestler performing a standing choke hold. After FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) first won the title in September 2020, the belts received a minor update with a relief AEW logo on the center plate.[15]
Reigns[edit]
As of April 19, 2024, there have been 13 reigns between 11 teams composed of 22 individual champions and one vacancy. The inaugural champions were SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) are tied for the most reigns at two, both as a team and individually. The Young Bucks are also the longest reigning champions for their first reign, which lasted 302 days, and they have the longest combined reign at 330 days. Sting and Darby Allin have the shortest reign at 25 days (26 days as recognized by AEW) as they vacated the title due to Sting's retirement. Sting is also the oldest champion at 64 while Jungle Boy is the youngest at 24.
Following Sting's retirement match at Revolution on March 3, 2024, he and tag partner Darby Allin vacated the title. The next champions will be crowned in a tournament final at the pay-per-view event Dynasty on April 21, 2024.[16]
| 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 |
| Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | SCU (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) | October 30, 2019 | Dynamite | Charleston, WV | 1 | 83 | 83 | Defeated The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | [14] |
| 2 | Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page | January 21, 2020 | Dynamite: Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea | Nassau, Bahamas | 1 | 228 | 228 | Took place aboard Norwegian Pearl. Taped and aired as part of the January 22 episode of Dynamite. | [17] |
| 3 | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) | September 5, 2020 | All Out | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 63 | 63 | [18] | |
| 4 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | November 7, 2020 | Full Gear | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 302 | 302 | This was a Last Chance match where if The Young Bucks had lost, they would have never been able to challenge for the championship again. Additionally, FTR's manager Tully Blanchard was barred from ringside. | [19] |
| 5 | Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) | September 5, 2021 | All Out | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 122 | 122 | This was a Steel Cage match. | [20] |
| 6 | Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) | January 5, 2022 | Dynamite | Newark, NJ | 1 | 161 | 161 | [21] | |
| 7 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | June 15, 2022 | Dynamite: Road Rager | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 28 | 28 | This was a ladder match. | [22] |
| 8 | Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) | July 13, 2022 | Dynamite: Fyter Fest Night 1 | Savannah, GA | 1 | 70 | 70 | This was a three-way tag team match, also involving Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks) who Swerve in Our Glory pinned. | [23] |
| 9 | The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | September 21, 2022 | Dynamite: Grand Slam | Flushing, Queens, NY | 1 | 140 | 140 | [24] | |
| 10 | The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) | February 8, 2023 | Dynamite: Championship Fight Night | El Paso, TX | 1 | 56 | 56 | [25] | |
| 11 | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) | April 5, 2023 | Dynamite | Elmont, NY | 2 | 185 | 185 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [26] |
| 12 | Ricky Starks and Big Bill | October 7, 2023 | Collision | Salt Lake City, UT | 1 | 123 | 123 | [27] | |
| 13 | Sting and Darby Allin | February 7, 2024 | Dynamite | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 25 | 26 | This was a tornado tag team match. | [28] |
| — | Vacated | March 3, 2024 | Revolution | Greensboro, NC | — | — | — | Following Sting's retirement match at the event, he and Darby Allin relinquished the title. | [29] |
| 14 | TBD | April 21, 2024 | Dynasty | St. Louis, MI | — | — | — | Tournament final ladder match for the vacant title. | [16] |
Combined reigns[edit]
As of April 19, 2024.
| Rec | Recognized by the promotion |
|---|---|
| † | Current champion; reign changing daily |
| <1 | Reign was less than a day |
By team[edit]
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Recognized by AEW | |||
| 1 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | 2 | 330 | |
| 2 | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) | 2 | 248 | |
| 3 | Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page | 1 | 228 | |
| 4 | Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) | 1 | 161 | |
| 5 | The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | 1 | 140 | |
| 6 | Ricky Starks and Big Bill | 1 | 123 | |
| 7 | Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) | 1 | 122 | |
| 8 | SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) | 1 | 83 | |
| 9 | Swerve in Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) | 1 | 70 | |
| 10 | The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) | 1 | 56 | |
| 11 | Sting and Darby Allin | 1 | 25 | 26 |
By wrestler[edit]
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Recognized by AEW | |||
| 1 | Matt Jackson | 2 | 330 | |
| Nick Jackson | ||||
| 3 | Cash Wheeler | 2 | 248 | |
| Dax Harwood | ||||
| 5 | "Hangman" Adam Page | 1 | 228 | |
| Kenny Omega | ||||
| 7 | Jungle Boy | 1 | 161 | |
| Luchasaurus | ||||
| 9 | Anthony Bowens | 1 | 140 | |
| Max Caster | ||||
| 11 | Big Bill | 1 | 123 | |
| Ricky Starks | ||||
| 13 | Penta El Zero Miedo | 1 | 122 | |
| Rey Fénix | ||||
| 15 | Frankie Kazarian | 1 | 83 | |
| Scorpio Sky | ||||
| 17 | Keith Lee | 1 | 70 | |
| Swerve Strickland | ||||
| 19 | Austin Gunn | 1 | 56 | |
| Colten Gunn | ||||
| 21 | Darby Allin | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Sting | ||||
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Tessier, Colin (March 15, 2024). "AEW Announces Bracket For AEW World Tag Team Title Tournament, Finals To Be Held At AEW Dynasty". Fightful. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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- ^ Powell, Jason (September 21, 2022). "9/21 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Bryan Danielson for the vacant AEW World Championship, Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee vs. The Acclaimed for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Jericho for the ROH Title, Toni Storm vs. Athena vs. Britt Baker vs. Serena Deeb for the Interim AEW Women's Title, Pac vs. Orange Cassidy for the AEW All-Atlantic Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
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- ^ Powell, Jason (February 7, 2024). "AEW Dynamite results (2/7): Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page for a shot at the AEW Title at Revolution, Ricky Starks and Big Bill vs. Darby Allin and Sting for the AEW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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Notes[edit]
- ^ 26 days as recognized by AEW.
External links[edit]
- AEW World Tag Team Championship history
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