MDW Tag Team Championship
| MDW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Mason-Dixon Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | November 1, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | The Soviet Terrors | ||||||||||
| Date won | November 16, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||
ACCW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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The MDW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original tag team title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Tag Team Championship.
The inaugural champions were The Batten Twins (Brad and Bart Batten), after defeating Dark Overlord and Gatekeeper in New Martinsville, West Virginia on November 1, 1997 to become the first ACCW Tag Team Champions. The Thrillbillies (Ox Williams and Jed Goodman) hold the record for most reigns, with five. At 320 days, The Thrillbillies's first championship reign is the longest in the title's history. The Masked Assassins' fourth and final reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 20 reigns shared between 11 teams, with two vacancies.
Title history[edit]
- Key
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Names[edit]
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| ACCW Tag Team Championship | 1997 — 1999 |
| MDW Tag Team Championship | 1999 — 2002 |
Reigns[edit]
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad and Bart Batten (The Batten Twins) |
1 | November 1, 1997 | 7 | New Martinsville, West Virginia | Live event | The Battens defeated Dark Overlord and Gatekeeper to become the first ACCW Tag Team Champions. | [1] |
| 2 | R.J. Stomper and Cousin Elmer (Country Cousins) |
1 | November 8, 1997 | 154 | Kingwood, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 3 | Frank Parker and Roger Anderson (Death and Destruction) |
1 | April 11, 1998 | 182 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 4 | Eddie Edmonds and Mike Morgan (Baltimore Bad Boys) |
1 | October 10, 1998 | 56 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 5 | Brute Shooter and Seth James (Brute Force) |
1 | December 5, 1998 | 7 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 6 | Baltimore Bad Boys | 2 | December 12, 1998 | 6 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 7 | Brute Force | 2 | December 20, 1998 | 103 | Shinnston, West Virginia | Live event | On December 20, 1998, the title is renamed the MDW Tag Team Championship when the promotion is renamed Mason-Dixon Wrestling. | |
| 8 | Chico and Flemo (El Guanos) |
1 | April 2, 1999 | 19 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 9 | Nevada Crippler and Ox Williams (Mass Destruction) |
1 | April 21, 1999 | 95 | Nutter Fort, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 10 | DOA and Tommy Hawk | 1 | July 25, 1999 | 19 | Charlestown, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 11 | Ox Williams and Jed Goodman (The Thrillbillies) |
1 | August 13, 1999 | 320 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | [1] | |
| 12 | Masked Assassin #1 and Masked Assassin #2 (The Masked Assassins) |
1 | June 28, 2000 | 164 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 13 | The Thrillbillies | 2 | December 9, 2000 | N/A | Morgantown, West Virginia | Live event | [1] | |
| 14 | The Masked Assassins | 2 | March 2001 | N/A | N/A | Live event | The Masked Assassins are awarded the titles when The Thrillbillies fail to appear for scheduled title defenses due to injuries. The team later unmask revealing themselves as Punchy McGee and Boomer Payne. | |
| 15 | The Thrillbillies | 3 | August 4, 2001 | 56 | Nutter Fort, West Virginia | Blackberry Festival (2001) | [1] | |
| 16 | The Masked Assassins | 3 | September 29, 2001 | 69 | Morgantown, West Virginia | Live event | ||
| 17 | The Thrillbillies | 4 | December 7, 2001 | 20 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | [1] | |
| 18 | The Masked Assassins | 4 | December 7, 2001 | 1 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | The titles are returned to Masked Assassins by the MDW executive committee due to a technicality. | |
| 19 | The Thrillbillies | 5 | December 8, 2001 | 297 | Morgantown, West Virginia | Live event | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | — | October 1, 2002 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when The Thrillbillies announce their retirement. | |
| 20 | Nikita Allanov and Zubov (The Soviet Terrors) |
1 | November 16, 2002 | N/A | Morgantown, West Virginia | Live event | The Soviet Terrors defeated Jack Miller and Kid Apollo in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | [2] |
List of top combined reigns[edit]
By team[edit]
| Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox Williams and Jed Goodman (The Thrillbillies) |
5 | 693+ |
| 2 | Masked Assassin #1 and Masked Assassin #2 (The Masked Assassins) |
4 | 234+ |
| 3 | Frank Parker and Roger Anderson (Death and Destruction) |
1 | 182 |
| 4 | R.J. Stomper and Cousin Elmer (Country Cousins) |
1 | 154 |
| 5 | Brute Shooter and Seth James (Brute Force) |
2 | 110 |
| 6 | Nevada Crippler and Ox Williams (Mass Destruction) |
1 | 95 |
| 7 | Eddie Edmonds and Mike Morgan (Baltimore Bad Boys) |
2 | 62 |
| 8 | DOA and Tommy Hawk | 1 | 19 |
| 09 | Chico and Flemo (El Guanos) |
1 | 19 |
| 10 | Brad and Bart Batten (The Batten Twins) |
1 | 7 |
By wrestler[edit]
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ox Williams | 6 | 788+ |
| 2 | Jed Goodman | 5 | 693+ |
| 3 | Masked Assassin #1 | 4 | 234+ |
| 4 | Masked Assassin #2 | 3 | 234+ |
| 5 | Frank Parker | 1 | 182 |
| 6 | Roger Anderson | 1 | 182 |
| 7 | R.J. Stomper | 3 | 154 |
| 8 | Cousin Elmer | 2 | 154 |
| 9 | Brute Shooter | 2 | 110 |
| 10 | Seth James | 2 | 110 |
References[edit]
- General
- "Mason Dixon Wrestling Tag Team Title History". Mason-Dixon Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- Roelfsema, Eric; Brian Westcott (2003). "ACCW/MDW Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
- Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2000). "(West Virginia) MDW / ACCW Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f Rich, Brian. "List of Pro Wrestlers that are Retired, Missing, or Independent". BrianRich.net.
- ^ Nason, Josh (2002-11-18). "411 Indy Update: Eaton, Malice, MLW Tag Titles, Results". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07.