MLW World Tag Team Championship

The MLW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

The current champions are The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich(left) and Ross Von Erich(right))
MLW World Tag Team Championship
The MLW World Tag Team Championship belt
(May 2018 — present)
Details
PromotionMajor League Wrestling (MLW)
Date establishedApril 21, 2003
Current champion(s)The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich)
Date wonNovember 2, 2019
Other name(s)
  • MLW Global Crown Tag Team Championship


The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings on April 21, 2003, under the MLW Global Crown Tag Team Championship name[1]. The titles were vacated on February 10, 2004, after the promotion closed.[2] After the relaunch of the promotion in 2018, Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) would win the vacant titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name on June 7, 2018.[3][4]

History

Establishment and inactivity (2003–2004)

The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings on April 21, 2003, under the MLW Global Crown Tag Team Championship name. MLW would start a four-team single-elimination tournament to crown the first champions.[1] The teams for the tournament were PJ Friedman and Steve Williams, Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders, The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) and Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo).[1] Friedman and Williams and The Extreme Hoursemen would both advance to the finals of the tournament.[1] On May 9 at MLW Revolutions, The Extreme Hoursemen would defeat Friedman and Williams to become the first champions.[5] However their reign would end on February 10, 2004, after the promotion stopped running events.[2]

Inaugural Championship tournament (2004)
Semifinals Final
      
PJ Friedman and Steve Williams
Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders
PJ Friedman and Steve Williams
The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo)

Revival (2018–Present)

After the promotion was revived the July 2017, MLW announced on May 10, 2018, the revival of the titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name, with Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix), Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) facing each other in a three-way elimination match on June 7 to crown the new champions.[6][7] On June 7, Lucha Brothers would defeat Team TBD and The Dirty Blondes in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant championships.[3][8]

Three-way elimination championship match
Eliminated Wrestler Team Eliminated by Method of elimination
1 Michael Patrick The Dirty Blondes Jason Cade Pinned after a Diving splash
2 Jimmy Yuta Team TBD Penta el 0M Pinned after The Land Zone
Winner Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix)

Champions

Names
Name Years
MLW Global Crown Tag Team Championship April 2003 – February 2004
MLW World Tag Team Championship May 2018 – present

Reigns

As of June 27, 2020, there have been 5 reigns and 1 vacancy. The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) are the inaugural champions after defeating Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman in the tournament final at MLW Revolutions on May 9, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.

The current champions are The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) after defeating (MJF and Richard Holliday) and at MLW Saturday Night SuperFight on November 2, 2019 in Cicero, Illinois.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Extreme Horsemen
(C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)		  May 9, 2003 Revolutions Orlando, FL 1  277 The Extreme Horsemen defeated Steve Williams and P.J. Friedman in a four-team single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champions. [5]
— Vacated February 10, 2004 — — — — The Extreme Horsemen were no longer listed as the MLW Global Crown Tag Team Champions after the company stopped hosting events. [2]
2 Lucha Brothers
(Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix)		 June 7, 2018 Fusion Orlando, FL 1  240 The Lucha Brothers defeated Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant championship.
The episode aired on tape delay on June 15, 2018.		 [3]
3 The Hart Foundation
(Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.)		 February 2, 2019 SuperFight Philadelphia, PA 1 154 Hart and Smith won the titles, but Pillman was allowed to defend via Freebird rule [3]
4 The Dynasty
(MJF and Richard Holliday)		 July 6, 2019 Fusion Cicero, IL 1 119 The Dynasty defeated Brian Pillman Jr. and Teddy Hart in a ladder match to win the championship.
The episode aired on tape delay on July 13, 2019.		 [3]
5 The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich)		 November 2, 2019 Saturday Night SuperFight Cicero, IL 1 238+ This was a Texas Tornado match. [3]

References
  1. "MLW Global Tag titles tournament". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  2. "MLW history". Cagematch. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. "MLW FUSION REPORT: TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CROWNED, SIMON GOTCH PRIZE FIGHT CHALLENGE, AND MORE". Pro Wrestling Insider. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. "#AndNEW: New MLW Tag Team Champions Crowned at FUSION Tapings (SPOILERS)". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. "MLW Global Tag titles tournament crowned". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  6. "WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TO BE DECIDED JUNE 7". Major League Wrestling. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. "MLW TAG TEAM TITLES TO BE DECIDED AT MLW'S JUNE 7TH FUSION TV TAPING IN ORLANDO". Pro Wrestling Insider. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  8. "MLW FUSION TV TAPING SPOILERS: TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CROWNED". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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