PWA World Tag Team Championship

PWA World Tag Team Championship
Details
Current champion	Johnny Blaze and Osiris
Date won	December 31, 2010
Promotion	PWA
Brand(s)
Date created	June 2, 2006
Date retired
Formerly
Past design(s)
Statistics
First champion	Alex Storm and Captain Cool
Most reigns
Most defenses	Alliance of Defiance (5 defenses)
Longest reign	Reprobate and DeNiro (226 days)
Shortest reign	The Movement (35 days)

The PWA World Tag Team Championship is the oldest division in the Premiere Wrestling Alliance. The title was created on June 2, 2006, and remained active until August 2008 when the GWF ceased operation. It returned for one show when the GWF returned in early 2009, but the title finally returned full-time in early 2010 when the GWF was born again as the PWA.

History

Origin

Main article: GWF World Tag Team Championship

Damian DeNiro and XO Malone, known collectively as The Movement.

The titles trace their lineage to the World Tag Team titles that were featured in the GWF. Although there were a few different tag team titles in GWF's history, the lineage is a combined history that traces back to the beginning of the company. The titles became prominent to PWA's history when XO Malone and Damian DeNiro held the titles, then later when The Reprobate and Damian DeNiro defended them on Sunday Brunch.

The belts are slightly crafted after the final GWF World Tag Team Championship design, when the titles were prominently featured on Brunch. The first Champions under the PWA banner, Frank Washington and Rayn, were crowned on March 2010 in a battle royal where the final two would become a makeshift tag team. The two had become entangled in a rivalry, despite being locked together as partners. They ultimately lost the titles when they battled Austin Virgo and Monty James to a stalemate double pinfall draw in May 2010. The titles were then held up and the top two contenders went at it to crown new champions. Jeff Jones soon debuted and aligned himself with Monty James, making him a more serious wrestler. The two won the titles together and held them for over four months.

On October 31, 2010, former enemies Chris Williams and Michael Smart became co-holders of the titles. The tandem held the titles together for roughly two months before the team imploded due do both men being unable to work with each other. Chris Williams attempted to vehemently defend the belts on his own on December 31, 2010... in a losing effort to Johnny Blaze and Osiris. This marked the first event since January 2010 that featured Chris Williams without a championship belt.

Rules

The rules set in play for the division were established at the same time as the World Heavyweight and World Interbrand division's rules were. The World Tag Team title division is unlike both of the other divisions, thus the rules are somewhat of a middle ground between those divisions.

• Matches are decided by either a three count pinfall, a submission (through verbal quitting or the tapping of a hand on a surface more than three times), or a wrestler being unable to answer a referee's call (TKO). Though competitors may be ejected if they are hurt beyond wrestling capability, their partner may continue the match if he is willing.
• Wrestlers must respect rope breaks, and if a wrestler does not break a submission hold following a rope break after the count of five, it may lead to stoppage and a subsequent referee's decision.
• Wrestlers have a lenient count of 15 seconds to return to the ring when the match has gone to the outside. Ignoring the count or taking advantage of it may also result in stoppage and a subsequent a referee's decision.
• Constant interference by an illegal partner (in non-tornado matches) may result in stoppage, followed by a referee's decision.
• Both champions must be pinned, eliminated by submission, or knocked out, in order for the title to change hands. The champions must only defeat one challenger in order to successfully defend the title.

Reigns

#:	Champion:	Date:	Location:	Length:	Notes:	Title matches:
1	Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	July 4, 2008 (Friday Night Brawl)	Buffalo, New York	35 days	—	def. Shelton Splash and Kevin McAuliffe (Friday Night Brawl on 7/4/08) def. Don Cicinni and Chris O'Malley (Friday Night Brawl on 7/11/08) def. The Reprobate and The Superbeast (Friday Night Brawl on 8/1/08) def. Kevin McAuliffe and Dave Shadow (New Beginnings on 8/3/08) def. Thine Eyes and R-Smith (Friday Night Brawl on 8/8/08)
2	Damian DeNiro and The Reprobate	August 8, 2008 (Friday Night Brawl)	Dover, Delaware	226 days	DeNiro challenged his own partner to a match in which the winner recieved rights to both World Tag Team titles. DeNiro defeated XO and then chose Rep as his partner.	def. Aku Samui and Kreed (Blood and Guts Tour on 9/11/08) def. The Superbeast and Mantequilla (Blood and Guts Tour on 9/12/08) def. Stan Vishis and Baron Trotter (Anniversary Show on 3/22/09)
Title was deactivated when the GWF ceased operation.
3	Frank Washington and Rayn	March 31, 2010 (Life Sentence)	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	61 days	Won in a battle royal. The title was held up due to a stalemate draw with Monty James and Austin Virgo.	—
4	Monty James and Jeff Jones	June 30, 2010 (Gang Wars)	Detroit, Michigan	123 days	—	def. Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler (Gang Wars on 6/30/10) def. The Glasgow Mauler and Joseph Appice (PWA on HBO on 7/25/10) def. Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler (Locked 'n Loaded on 7/31/10) def. Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler, and James Murphy and Kevin McAuliffe (Dead End 2 on 9/6/10) def. Darrius T. Jackson and Angelo Samuels (House show on 10/16/10) def. Stan Vishis and Baron Trotter (House show on 10/21/10)
5	Michael Smart and Chris Williams	October 31, 2010 (Obscene Halloween)	Villa Park, Illinois	61 days	Williams returned to aid Smart in winning the titles in what was originally a handicap match.	def. Monty James and Jeff Jones (Obscene Halloween on 10/31/10) def. Monty James and Jeff Jones (House show on 11/3/10) def. Angelo Samuels and Darrius T. Jackson (House show on 11/20/10)
6	Johnny Blaze and Osiris	December 31, 2010 (House Show)	New York, New York	188 days	Williams wrestled the match alone, as Smart refused to defend his half of the titles.	def. Chris Williams (House show on 12/31/10) [1] def. Dante DeNucci and Constantine Valentine (PWA TV on 2/3/11) [2]

The current champions, Johnny Blaze and Osiris.

List of Reigns

Rank:	Champion:	Reigns:	Length:	Defenses:
1	The Reprobate and Damian DeNiro	1	226 days	3
2	Johnny Blaze and Osiris	1	188 days	1
3	Monty James and Jeff Jones	1	123 days	5
4	Michael Smart and Chris Williams	1	61 days	2
5	Frank Washington and Rayn	1	61 days	0
6	Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	1	35 days	4

Title matches

GWF

Winner:	Loser:	Stipulation:	Date:	Event:	Type:
Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	Shelton Splash and Kevin McAuliffe	Tag team	July 4, 2008	Friday Night Brawl	Title win
Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	Don Cicinni and Chris O'Malley	Tag team	July 11, 2008	Friday Night Brawl	Title defense
Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	The Reprobate and The Superbeast	Tag team	August 1, 2008	Friday Night Brawl	Title defense
Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	Kevin McAuliffe and Dave Shadow	Tag team	August 3, 2008	New Beginnings	Title defense
Damian DeNiro and XO Malone	Thine Eyes and R-Smith	Tag team	August 8, 2008	Friday Night Brawl	Title defense
Damian DeNiro	XO Malone	Tag team	August 8, 2008	Friday Night Brawl	Title win
Damian DeNiro and The Reprobate	Aku Samui and Kreed	Tag team	September 11, 2008	Blood and Guts Tour	Title defense
Damian DeNiro and The Reprobate	The Superbeast and Mantequilla	Tag team	September 12, 2008	Blood and Guts Tour	Title defense
Damian DeNiro and The Reprobate	Stan Vishis and Baron Trotter	Tag team	March 22, 2009	Anniversary Show	Title defense

PWA

Winner:	Loser:	Stipulation:	Date:	Event:	Type:
Frank Washington and Rayn	Various	Battle royal	March 31, 2010	Life Sentence	Title win
Draw	Monty James and Austin Virgo	Tag team	May 31, 2010	Capital Punishment	Title defense
Monty James and Jeff Jones	Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler	Tag team	June 30, 2010	Gang Wars	Title win
Monty James and Jeff Jones	The Glasgow Mauler and Joseph Appice	Tag team	July 25, 2010	PWA on HBO	Title defense
Monty James and Jeff Jones	Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler	Tag team	July 31, 2010	Locked n' Loaded	Title defense
Monty James and Jeff Jones	Josh the Jersey Boy and The Glasgow Mauler, and James Murphy and Kevin McAuliffe	3 way tag team	September 6, 2010	Dead End 2	Title defense
Monty James and Jeff Jones	Darrius T. Jackson and Angelo Samuels	Tag team	October 16, 2010	House show	Title defense
Monty James and Jeff Jones	Stan Vishis and Baron Trotter	Tag team	October 21, 2010	House show	Title defense
Michael Smart and Chris Williams	Monty James and Jeff Jones	Tag team	October 31, 2010	Obscene Halloween	Title win
Michael Smart and Chris Williams	Monty James and Jeff Jones	Tag team	November 3, 2010	House show	Title defense
Michael Smart and Chris Williams	Darrius T. Jackson and Angelo Samuels	Tag team	November 20, 2010	House show	Title defense
Johnny Blaze and Osiris	Chris Williams	Handicap	December 31, 2010	House show	Title win
Johnny Blaze and Osiris	Dante DeNucci and Constantine Valentine	Tag team	February 3, 2011	PWA TV	Title defense

See also

• List of PWA World Tag Team Champions