NWA United States Tag Team Championship
A male wrestler dressed casually in a wrestling ring holding a microphone
Ian Rotten, one half of the eighth NWA United States Tag Team Champions with his partner Blaze
Details
PromotionNWA Jersey
Date establishedFebruary 3, 1996[1][2]
Date retiredApril 7, 2000[1][2]
Statistics
First champion(s)The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf)[1][2]
Most reignsThe Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) (4 reigns)[1][2]
Longest reignBad Additude (Seek and Destroy)[1][2]
Shortest reignThe Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis)[1][2]

The New Jersey version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the New Jersey-based National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) promotion. The title was only contestable by tag teams in tag team matches. The title was established on February 3, 1996 by NWA Jersey, in which The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) won a Triangle tag team match against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). This title is one of at least five championships that share the same name under the NWA's supervision.[3][4][5][6][7] On April 7, 2000, the final champions The Pitbulls (#1 and #2) lost the titles to Chris Candido and Tommy Cairo; however, the NWA reversed the decision and instead of returning the titles to The Pitbulls, the promotion retired the championship for unknown reasons.

Overall, there have been 17 reigns that have occurred in the United States. From the information known, The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis)' fourth reign was the longest in the title's history, at 204 days; their and Downward Spiral (Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez)'s first reigns, respectively, were the shortest, at 21 days. In addition to reigns held by wrestlers, there was one vacant reign, in which the title had to be stripped from the champions.

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Lost Boys
(Yar and Wolf) 		February 3, 1996 Eddie Gilbert Memorial show Cherry Hill, New Jersey 1 84 The NWA's version of the United States Tag Team Title was revived by their subsidiary NWA Jersey. The Lost Boys (Yar and Wolf) won the titles in a Triangle tag team match against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). [1][2]
2 Bad Attitude
(Seek and Destroy) 		April 27, 1996 Live event Yardville, New Jersey 1 214   [1][2]
3 Downward Spinal
Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez 		November 16, 1996 Live event Blackwood, New Jersey 1 21   [1][2]
4 The Lost Boys
(Yar and Wolf) 		December 7, 1996 Live event Mount Holly, New Jersey 2 91   [1][2]
5 Downward Spinal
Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez 		March 8, 1997 Live event Paulsboro, New Jersey 2 35   [1][2][8]
6 Beach Bullies
(Inferno Kid and Ray Odyssey 		April 12, 1997 Live event Yardville, New Jersey 1 63   [1][2]
7 The Misfits
(Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) 		June 14, 1997 Live event Vineland, New Jersey 1 98   [1][2]
8 Blaze and Ian Rotten September 20, 1997 Live event Bardstown, Kentucky 1 104   [1][2]
— Vacated January 22, 1998 — — — — Rotten surrendered the titles to NWA management for unknown reasons. [1][2]
9 The Misfits
(Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) 		February 7, 1998 Live event Somerdale, New Jersey 2 21 Defeated Twiggy Ramirez and Devon Storm to win the vacant titles [1][2]
10 Ace Darling and Devon Storm February 28, 1998 Live event Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 22   [1][2][9]
11 The Misfits
(Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) 		March 22, 1998 Live event Garfield, New Jersey 3 131   [1][2]
12 Steve Corino and Lance Diamond July 31, 1998 Live event Mount Holly, New Jersey 1 22   [1][2]
13 The Pitbulls
#1 and #2 		August 22, 1998 Live event Mount Holly, New Jersey 1 83   [1][2]
14 The Misfits
(Derek Domino and Harley Lewis) 		November 13, 1998 Live event Hazlet, New Jersey 4 204   [1][2]
15 Doug Gilbert and Buddy Landell June 5, 1999 Live event Holmdel, New Jersey 1 178   [1][2]
16 The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock 		October 30, 1999 Live event North Brunswick, New Jersey 1 42 Defeated Gilbert and Tommy Rich, who was a substitute for an injured Landell [1][2]
17 The Pitbulls
#1 and #2 		December 11, 1999 Live event West Deptford Township, New Jersey 2 118 [1]
— Deactivated April 7, 2000 Live event Toms River, New Jersey — — Chris Candido and Tommy Cairo won the titles on April 7, 2000; however, the NWA reversed the decision and instead of returning the titles to The Pitbulls, the promotion retired the championship for unknown reasons. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "NWA United States Tag Team Title [New Jersey]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "New Jersey: NWA U.S Tag Team Title [McGuirk & Watts]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 53. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 23. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  4. ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Florida: NWA U.S. Tag Team title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 157–163. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  5. ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Louisiana/Oklahoma: NWA U.S. Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 232. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  6. ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 21. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  7. ^ Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "New Jersey: NWA U.S: Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 53. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1.
  8. ^ Johnson, Daryl. "Arena Reports: New Jersey - NWA at the Hill Theater." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 1997: 73+.
  9. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen & Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.


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