MLW World Tag Team Championship
The MLW World Tag Team Championship belt
(May 2018 — present)
Details
PromotionMajor League Wrestling (MLW)
Date establishedJuly 8, 2003
Current champion(s)World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.)
Date wonFebruary 29, 2024
Other name(s)
  • MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship
    (2003–2004)
Statistics
First champion(s)The Extreme Horsemen
(C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
Most reignsAs a team: All titleholders (1 reign)
As individual: Davey Boy Smith Jr. (2 reigns)
Longest reignThe Von Erichs
(Marshall and Ross Von Erich) (438 days)
Shortest reign5150
(Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) (112 days)
Oldest championL.A. Park (55 years, 60 days)
Youngest championMaxwell Jacob Friedman (23 years, 113 days)
Heaviest championJuicy Finau (449 lbs)
Lightest championRey Fénix (167 lbs)

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 titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown 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, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown 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 (since 2018)

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)

Reigns

As of March 1, 2024, there have been nine reigns between eight teams composed of 19 individual champions one vacancy. The inaugural champions were The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond). The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross Von Erich) reign is the longest at 438 days, while 5150 (Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) have the shortest reign at 112 days. L.A. Park is the oldest champion at 55 while MJF is the youngest at 23.

The current champions are The Second Gear Crew (Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. Justice and Manders defeated The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page) on November 18, 2023 at Fightland in Philadelphia, PA.

Names

Name Years
MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship April 21, 2003 – February 10, 2004
MLW World Tag Team Championship June 7, 2018 – present
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
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. [9]
— 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]
— Deactivated 2004 — — — — The title became deactivated when the company stopped hosting events.
2 The Lucha Brothers
(Pentagón Jr. 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 revived championship.
The episode aired on tape delay on June 15, 2018. During this reign, the championship's name was changed to the MLW World Tag Team Championship. 		[10]
3 The Hart Foundation
(Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.) 		February 2, 2019 SuperFight 2019 Philadelphia, PA 1 154 Hart and Smith won the titles, but Pillman was allowed to defend via Freebird rule [11]
4 The Dynasty
(Maxwell Jacob Friedman 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. 		[12]
5 The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich) 		November 2, 2019 Saturday Night SuperFight Cicero, IL 1 438 This was a Texas Tornado match. [13]
6 Los Parks
(El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park) 		January 13, 2021 Fusion Orlando, FL 1 297 This was a Texas Tornado match, where Tom Lawlor served as the special guest referee. [14][15]
7 5150
(Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie) 		November 6, 2021 War Chamber Philadelphia, PA 1 112 This was a Philadelphia street fight
L.A. Park Jr. filled in for L.A. Park who was wrestling against Homicide later in the night. 		[16]
8 Hustle & Power
(EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman) 		February 26, 2022 SuperFight Charlotte, NC 1 315 The episode aired on tape delay on March 31, 2022. [17]
9 The Samoan SWAT Team
(Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa'i) 		January 7, 2023 Blood and Thunder Philadelphia, PA 1 182 The episode aired on tape delay on March 14, 2023. [18]
10 The Calling
(Akira and Rickey Shane Page) 		July 8, 2023 Never Say Never Philadelphia, PA 1 133 [19]
11 The Second Gear Crew
(Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders) 		November 18, 2023 Fightland Philadelphia, PA 1 103 This was a ladder match. During this reign, Masked Good Brother #3 defended the title once but was not recognized as champion. [20]
12 World Titan Federation
(Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) 		February 29, 2024 Intimidation Games New York City, NY 1
(1, 2) 		1+ [21]

Combined reigns

By tag team

As of March 1, 2024.

The longest reigning champions are The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich(left) and Ross Von Erich(right))
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich)		 1 438
2 Hustle & Power
(EJ Nduka and Calvin Tankman)		 315
3 Los Parks
(El Hijo de L.A. Park and L.A. Park)		 297
4 The Extreme Horsemen
(C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)		 277
5 Lucha Brothers
(Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix)		 240
6 The Samoan SWAT Team
(Juicy Finau and Lance Anoa'i)		 182
7 The Hart Foundation
(Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr., and Brian Pillman Jr.)		 154
8 The Calling
(Akira and Rickey Shane Page)		 133
9 The Dynasty
(Maxwell Jacob Friedman and Richard Holliday)		 119
10 5150
(Danny Rivera and Slice Boogie)		 112
11 The Second Gear Crew
(Matthew Justice and 1 Called Manders)		 103
12 World Titan Federation †
(Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.)		 1+

By wrestler

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Marshall Von Erich 1 438
Ross Von Erich 438
3 Calvin Tankman 315
EJ Nduka 355
5 El Hijo de L.A. Park 297
L.A. Park 297
7 Penta el 0M 240
Rey Fénix 240
9 C.W. Anderson 227
Simon Diamond 227
11 Juicy Finau 182
Lance Anoa'i 182
13 Davey Boy Smith Jr. † 2 155+
14 Teddy Hart 1 154
Brian Pillman Jr. 154
16 Akira 133
Rickey Shane Page 133
18 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 119
Richard Holliday 119
20 Danny Rivera 112
Slice Boogie 112
22 Matthew Justice 103
1 Called Manders 103
24 Tom Lawlor † 1+

Notes

References

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