NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version)
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| NWA United States Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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 Ian Rotten, one half of the eighth NWA United States Tag Team Champions with his partner Blaze | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | NWA Jersey | ||||||||||
| Date established | February 3, 1996[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Date retired | April 7, 2000[1][2] | ||||||||||
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The New Jersey version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the New Jersey-based National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion. The title was only contestable by tag teams in tag team matches. The title was established on February 3, 1996 by NWA Jersey, in which The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) won a Triangle tag team match against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). This title is one of at least five championships that share the same name under the NWA's supervision.[3][4][5][6][7] On April 7, 2000, the final champions The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) lost the titles to Chris Candido and Tommy Cairo; however, the NWA reversed the decision and instead of returning the titles to The Pitbulls, the promotion retired the championship for unknown reasons.
Overall, there have been 17 reigns that have occurred in the United States. From the information known, The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis)' fourth reign was the longest in the title's history, at 204 days; their and Downward Spiral (Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez)'s first reigns, respectively, were the shortest, at 21 days. In addition to reigns held by wrestlers, there was one vacant reign, in which the title had to be stripped from the champions.
Title history[edit]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) | February 3, 1996 | Eddie Gilbert Memorial show | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | 1 | 84 | The NWA's version of the United States Tag Team Title was revived by their subsidiary NWA Jersey. The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) won the titles in a Triangle tag team match against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). | [1][2] |
| 2 | Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy) | April 27, 1996 | Live event | Yardville, New Jersey | 1 | 214 | [1][2] | |
| 3 | Downward Spinal Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez | November 16, 1996 | Live event | Blackwood, New Jersey | 1 | 21 | [1][2] | |
| 4 | The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) | December 7, 1996 | Live event | Mount Holly, New Jersey | 2 | 91 | [1][2] | |
| 5 | Downward Spinal Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez | March 8, 1997 | Live event | Paulsboro, New Jersey | 2 | 35 | [1][2][8] | |
| 6 | Beach Bullies (Inferno Kid and Ray Odyssey | April 12, 1997 | Live event | Yardville, New Jersey | 1 | 63 | [1][2] | |
| 7 | The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) | June 14, 1997 | Live event | Vineland, New Jersey | 1 | 98 | [1][2] | |
| 8 | Blaze and Ian Rotten | September 20, 1997 | Live event | Bardstown, Kentucky | 1 | 104 | [1][2] | |
| — | Vacated | January 22, 1998 | — | — | — | — | Rotten surrendered the titles to NWA management for unknown reasons. | [1][2] |
| 9 | The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) | February 7, 1998 | Live event | Somerdale, New Jersey | 2 | 21 | Defeated Twiggy Ramirez and Devon Storm to win the vacant titles | [1][2] |
| 10 | Ace Darling and Devon Storm | February 28, 1998 | Live event | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 22 | [1][2][9] | |
| 11 | The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) | March 22, 1998 | Live event | Garfield, New Jersey | 3 | 131 | [1][2] | |
| 12 | Steve Corino and Lance Diamond | July 31, 1998 | Live event | Mount Holly, New Jersey | 1 | 22 | [1][2] | |
| 13 | The Pitbulls #1 and #2 | August 22, 1998 | Live event | Mount Holly, New Jersey | 1 | 83 | [1][2] | |
| 14 | The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) | November 13, 1998 | Live event | Hazlet, New Jersey | 4 | 204 | [1][2] | |
| 15 | Doug Gilbert and Buddy Landell | June 5, 1999 | Live event | Holmdel, New Jersey | 1 | 178 | [1][2] | |
| 16 | The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock | October 30, 1999 | Live event | North Brunswick, New Jersey | 1 | 42 | Defeated Gilbert and Tommy Rich, who was a substitute for an injured Landell | [1][2] |
| 17 | The Pitbulls #1 and #2 | December 11, 1999 | Live event | West Deptford Township, New Jersey | 2 | 118 | [1] | |
| — | Deactivated | April 7, 2000 | Live event | Toms River, New Jersey | — | — | Chris Candido and Tommy Cairo won the titles on April 7, 2000; however, the NWA reversed the decision and instead of returning the titles to The Pitbulls, the promotion retired the championship for unknown reasons. | [1] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "NWA United States Tag Team Title [New Jersey]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "New Jersey: NWA U.S Tag Team Title [McGuirk & Watts]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 53. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 23. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Florida: NWA U.S. Tag Team title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 157–163. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Louisiana/Oklahoma: NWA U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 232. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 21. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "New Jersey: NWA U.S: Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 53. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
- ^ Johnson, Daryl. "Arena Reports: New Jersey - NWA at the Hill Theater." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 1997: 73+.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.