MDW Tag Team Championship explained

Championshipname:MDW Tag Team Championship
Currentholder:The Soviet Terrors
Won:November 16, 2002
Promotion:Mason-Dixon Wrestling
Created:November 1, 1997
Mostreigns:The Thrillbillies (5)
Firstchamp:The Batten Twins (Brad and Bart Batten)
Longestreign:The Thrillbillies (320 days)
Shortestreign:The Masked Assassins (1 day)
Pastnames:ACCW Tag Team Championship

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

Key
Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
- Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Names

NameYears
ACCW Tag Team Championship1997 - 1999
MDW Tag Team Championship1999 - 2002

Reigns

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and Bart Batten
The Battens defeated Dark Overlord and Gatekeeper to become the first ACCW Tag Team Champions.[1]
and Cousin Elmer
and Roger Anderson
and Mike Morgan
and Seth James
Baltimore Bad Boys
Brute ForceOn December 20, 1998, the title is renamed the MDW Tag Team Championship when the promotion is renamed Mason-Dixon Wrestling.
and Flemo
and Ox Williams
and Tommy Hawk
and Jed Goodman
and Masked Assassin #2
The Thrillbillies
The Masked AssassinsThe 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.
The Thrillbillies
The Masked Assassins
The Thrillbillies
The Masked AssassinsThe titles are returned to Masked Assassins by the MDW executive committee due to a technicality.
The Thrillbillies
The championship is vacated when The Thrillbillies announce their retirement.
and Zubov
The Soviet Terrors defeated Jack Miller and Kid Apollo in a tournament final to win the vacant titles.[2]

List of top combined reigns

By team

RankTeam
  1. Of Reigns
Combined Days
and Jed Goodman
693+
and Masked Assassin #2
234+
and Roger Anderson
182
and Cousin Elmer
154
and Seth James
110
and Ox Williams
95
and Mike Morgan
62
and Tommy Hawk19
and Flemo
19
and Bart Batten
7

By wrestler

RankWrestler
  1. Of Reigns
Combined Days
788+
693+
Masked Assassin #1234+
Masked Assassin #2234+
182
182
154
154
110
10110

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Pro Wrestlers that are Retired, Missing, or Independent . Rich, Brian . BrianRich.net .
  2. Web site: 411 Indy Update: Eaton, Malice, MLW Tag Titles, Results . Nason, Josh . 2002-11-18 . 411mania.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607115250/http://www.411mania.com/boxing/media/17854/411-Indy-Update:-Eaton,-Malice,-MLW-Tag-Titles,-Results.htm . 2011-06-07 . dead .