NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Lightning One version)
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| NWA United States Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance (2022–present) | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 28, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Vacant | ||||||||||
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The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship contested in the National Wrestling Alliance. This version is the eleventh version of the championship.
On July 19, 2022, the NWA announced that the United States Tag Team Championship would be revived after five years of inactivity, and new champions would be determined in a 12 team battle royal on Night 2 of NWA 74.[2] All participants except for the final team were announced on NWA programming (Powerrr and USA) in the weeks leading up to NWA 74. The final team was revealed after the first eleven teams had entered the ring for the match.
Belt design[edit]
The original belts have a similar design to a version of the titles from Championship Wrestling from Florida. On the October 29, 2022 edition of NWA USA, NWA President Billy Corgan unveiled new belts, bearing a similar design of the Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. But The Fixers' Wrecking Ball Legursky refused to swap the title belts with Corgan. On January 31, 2023 when the Fixers were defeated by The Country Gentleman for the championship, the title belts were finally swapped out.
Reigns[edit]
As of April 18, 2024, there have been four reigns between four teams, and eight wrestlers. The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) were the inaugural champions. The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrew)'s reign is the longest at 271 days, while Daisy Kill and Talos' reign is the shortest at 62 days.
The most recent champions were The Immortals (JR Kratos and Odinson) are the current champions in their first reign. They defeated Daisy Kill and Talos on October 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio at Samhain, but vacated the titles on April 2, 2024 at Hard Times 4 in order to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
| 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 |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) | August 28, 2022 | NWA 74th Anniversary Show Night 2 | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 156 | This match was a battle royal involving 12 teams to determine the inaugural champions. | [1] |
| 2 | The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrew) | January 31, 2023 | NWA Powerrr | Knoxville, TN | 1 | 208 | [3] | |
| 3 | Daisy Kill and Talos | August 27, 2023 | NWA 75th Anniversary Show Night 2 | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 62 | [4] | |
| 4 | The Immortals (JR Kratos and Odinson) | October 28, 2023 | Samhain | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 173 | [5] | |
| — | Vacated | April 2, 2024 | Hard Times 4 | Dothan, AL | — | — | Aired on tape delay on April 16, 2024 as a special episode of NWA Powerrr. The Immortals (Odinson and Kratos) vacated the titles in order to challenge for the NWA World Tag Team Championship at the aforementioned Hard Times event. | [6] |
Combined reigns[edit]
As of April 18, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
By team[edit]
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fixers (Jay Bradley and Wrecking Ball Legursky) | 1 | 156 |
| 2 | The Country Gentlemen (AJ Cazana and Anthony Andrew) | 1 | 271 |
| 3 | Daisy Kill and Talos † | 1 | 62 |
| 4 | The Immortals (JR Kratos and Odinson) | 1 | 172 |
Individual[edit]
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Bradley | 1 | 156 |
| Wrecking Ball Legursky | 1 | 156 | |
| 3 | AJ Cazana | 1 | 271 |
| Anthony Andrew | 1 | 271 | |
| 5 | Daisy Kill | 1 | 62 |
| Talos | 1 | 62 | |
| 7 | JR Kratos | 1 | 172 |
| Odinson | 1 | 172 |
See also[edit]
- List of National Wrestling Alliance championships
- NWA World Tag Team Championship
- List of NWA World Tag Team Champions
References[edit]
- ^ a b Defelice, Robert (August 28, 2022). "New NWA United States Tag Team Champions Crowned At NWA 74". Fightful. Archived from the original on August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (July 19, 2022). "NWA United States Tag Team Championships Set To Return At NWA 74". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (January 31, 2023). "NWA News: US Tag Team Titles Change Hands on NWA Powerrr Live, NWA Champions Series Winner Crowned". 411MANIA. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (August 27, 2023). "NWA 75 Night Two Results (8/27): Tyrus vs. EC3, More". WrestleZone. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 28, 2023). "JR Kratos and Odinson Win NWA US Tag Team Titles At NWA Samhain". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ Tommy "Milagro" Martinez (April 16, 2024). "NWA POWERRR: Hard Times and Tag Team Trauma". Slam Wrestling. Retrieved April 17, 2024.