The WCW Tag Team Championship was originally known as the NWA World Tag Team Championship of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) run by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Following the title's introduction in 1975, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew became the inaugural champions on January 29. The title was renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship in 1991 when Ted Turner bought JCP and it became World Championship Wrestling. Despite the title's name in MACW, the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) did not recognize its own NWA World Tag Team Championship until 1992, when the NWA held a tournament to crown the first tag team recognized by all of the NWA territories. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams won the tournament.[1] As a result of Gordy and Williams being the WCW World Tag Team Champions when they became NWA World Tag Team Champions, both titles were defended together until WCW left the NWA in September 1993. On January 17, 2008, the NWA withdrew its recognition of every WCW World Tag Team Champion linked to the NWA World Tag Team Championship, officially stating that their titles were formed in 1995.
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased WCW. Soon after, "The Invasion" took place in which the WCW/ECW Alliance was ultimately dismantled. During this time, the title was referred to as the WCW Tag Team Championship,[citation needed] with WWF wrestlers winning WCW titles, and WCW wrestlers winning WWF titles. At SummerSlam, the title was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship in a steel cage match when the WCW Tag Team Champions at that time, KaneandThe Undertaker, defeated Chris Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page for the WWF Tag Team Championship. The titles were only unified temporarily, as Kane and The Undertaker first lost the WWF Tag Team Championship on the September 17 episode of Raw to The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), followed by the loss of the WCW Tag Team Championship on the September 25 episode of SmackDown! to Booker T and Test. At Survivor Series in November 2001, then WCW Tag Team Champions, The Dudley Boyz, defeated then-WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) to unify the WCW and WWF Tag Team Championships. The former was then retired and WWE (the former WWF) officially recognizes The Dudley Boyz as the final WCW Tag Team Champions.
^Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN0-9698161-5-4.
External links
Mid-Atlantic Gateway.com - NWA World Tag Team Title History (Mid-Atlantic version) (partial list)
Wrestling-Titles.com - NWA World Tag Team Title History (Mid-Atlantic version)
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world, team, championship, previously, atlantic, world, team, championship, professional, wrestling, world, team, championship, world, championship, wrestling, later, world, wrestling, federation, original, world, team, title, remained, active, until, unified,. The WCW World Tag Team Championship previously NWA Mid Atlantic World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling WCW and later the World Wrestling Federation WWF now WWE It was the original world tag team title of WCW and remained active until it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship WCW World Tag Team ChampionshipDetailsPromotionNWA JCP 1975 1988 WCW 1988 2001 WWF 2001 Date establishedJanuary 29 1975Date retiredNovember 18 2001 unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship Other name s NWA World Tag Team Championship Mid Atlantic 1975 1991 WCW World Tag Team Championship WCW 1991 2001 WCW Tag Team Championship WWF 2001 StatisticsFirst champion s The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Gene and Ole Anderson Final champion s The Dudley Boyz Bubba Ray Dudley and D Von Dudley Most reignsAs Tag Team 10 reigns Harlem Heat Booker T and Stevie Ray As Individual 11 reigns Booker TLongest reignDoom Butch Reed and Ron Simmons 282 days Shortest reignThe Misfits In Action Cpl Cajun and Lt Loco lt 30 min Oldest championDiamond Dallas Page 44 years 256 days Youngest championDavid Flair 20 years 304 days Heaviest championScott Hall and The Giant 728 lb 330 kg combined Lightest championRey Mysterio and Juventud Guerrera 330 lb 150 kg combined Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory EditMain article List of WCW World Tag Team Champions The WCW Tag Team Championship was originally known as the NWA World Tag Team Championship of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling MACW run by Jim Crockett Promotions JCP Following the title s introduction in 1975 the Minnesota Wrecking Crew became the inaugural champions on January 29 The title was renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship in 1991 when Ted Turner bought JCP and it became World Championship Wrestling Despite the title s name in MACW the National Wrestling Alliance NWA did not recognize its own NWA World Tag Team Championship until 1992 when the NWA held a tournament to crown the first tag team recognized by all of the NWA territories Terry Gordy and Steve Williams won the tournament 1 As a result of Gordy and Williams being the WCW World Tag Team Champions when they became NWA World Tag Team Champions both titles were defended together until WCW left the NWA in September 1993 On January 17 2008 the NWA withdrew its recognition of every WCW World Tag Team Champion linked to the NWA World Tag Team Championship officially stating that their titles were formed in 1995 In March 2001 the World Wrestling Federation WWF purchased WCW Soon after The Invasion took place in which the WCW ECW Alliance was ultimately dismantled During this time the title was referred to as the WCW Tag Team Championship citation needed with WWF wrestlers winning WCW titles and WCW wrestlers winning WWF titles At SummerSlam the title was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship in a steel cage match when the WCW Tag Team Champions at that time Kane and The Undertaker defeated Chris Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page for the WWF Tag Team Championship The titles were only unified temporarily as Kane and The Undertaker first lost the WWF Tag Team Championship on the September 17 episode of Raw to The Dudley Boyz Bubba Ray Dudley and D Von Dudley followed by the loss of the WCW Tag Team Championship on the September 25 episode of SmackDown to Booker T and Test At Survivor Series in November 2001 then WCW Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz defeated then WWF Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy to unify the WCW and WWF Tag Team Championships The former was then retired and WWE the former WWF officially recognizes The Dudley Boyz as the final WCW Tag Team Champions See also EditList of former championships in WWE Tag team championships in WWENotes Edit Royal Duncan amp Gary Will 2006 Wrestling Title Histories 4th ed Archeus Communications ISBN 0 9698161 5 4 External links EditMid Atlantic Gateway com NWA World Tag Team Title History Mid Atlantic version partial list Wrestling Titles com NWA World Tag Team Title History Mid Atlantic version Wrestling Titles com WCW World Tag Team Title History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WCW World Tag Team Championship amp oldid 1123230576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
