New Blood Tag Team Championship Explained

Championshipname:New Blood Tag Team Championship
Currentholder:Oedo Tai/H.A.T.E.
Won:July 23, 2024
Promotion:World Wonder Ring Stardom
Created:December 16, 2022
Firstchamp:Bloody Fate
Longestreign:wing★gori (299 days)
Oldest:Saya Iida
Youngest:Azusa Inaba
Heaviest:Hanan (130 lbs)
Lightest:Starlight Kid (99 lbs)

The is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion and acts as a developmental championship in the "New Blood" branch of events.[1] The current champions are wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan), who are in their first reign as a team.

Title history

Despite first being mentioned in December 2022, the official design of the titles was revealed on March 7, 2023, during a press conference. They are inspired by the designs of New Japan Pro Wrestling's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, having the front larger plate and straps identically with them.[2] On January 20, at New Blood 7, an eight-team tournament to crown the inaugural champions has begun. At New Blood Premium on March 25, Oedo Tai (Karma and Starlight Kid) defeated God's Eye (Mirai and Tomoka Inaba) in the tournament finals to become the first titleholders. Following the match, Karma and Starlight Kid declared they would adopt the team name Bloody Fate.[3]

Inaugural tournament

The first defense of the title was Bloody Fate's successful defense against the team of Hanako and Lady C on May 12, 2023, during New Blood 8.[4]

Reigns

As of,, there have been a total of three reigns shared between three different teams consisting of six distinctive champions. Bloody Fate were the inaugural champions. The current champions are Rina and Azusa Inaba, who are in their first reign as a team. They defeated previous champions wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) at Stardom Nighter in Korakuen II on July 23, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: STARDOM to introduce New Blood Tag Team Titles in 2023. POSTWrestling. Andrew. Thompson. December 17, 2022. March 11, 2023. December 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221230095835/https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/12/17/stardom-to-introduce-new-blood-tag-team-titles-in-2023/. live.
  2. Web site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpIwEAggHU&t=3360s. ja:【生配信】3・25 『FIBREPLEX presents NEW BLOOD Premium』&3・26『CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT 2023~開幕戦~記者会見【STARDOM】. YouTube. World Wonder Ring Stardom. Japanese. March 7, 2023. March 11, 2023. March 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230311171935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LpIwEAggHU&t=3360s. live.
  3. Web site: Starlight Kid And KARMA Crowned Inaugural STARDOM New Blood Tag Team Champions. Wrestling Inc.. Dylan. Murray. March 26, 2023. March 26, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326152423/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1239136/starlight-kid-and-karma-crowned-inaugural-stardom-new-blood-tag-team-champions/. March 26, 2023. live.
  4. Web site: STARDOM NEW BLOOD 8 Results (5/12/23): Tam Nakano vs. Tam Nakano, and More. Fightful. Scott. Edwards. May 12, 2023. December 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811221708/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/stardom-new-blood-8-results-51223-tam-nakano-vs-tam-nakano-and-more. August 11, 2023. live.