The ICW / IWCCW Tag-Team Championship was the top tag-team championship of International World Class Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1995 where IWCCW closed down operations. Since the ICW/IWCCW championships were not given "world title" status by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, this championship was seen as a regional championship, although it was considered the top singles championship of the promotion. Initially ICW’s main title was the WWC World Tag Team Championship, through a talent exchange program and a close working relationship between ICW and WWC the Universal Title was promoted in the New England area as the main ICW title without ever mentioning the WWC name, nor was it presented as a title owned by ICW. When the arrangement came to an end in 1985 a specific “ICW Tag-Team Championship” was created with the lineage of the WWC Tag-Team title during the time of the working relationship. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]
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| Promotion | International Championship Wrestling (1984–January 1991) International World Class Championship Wrestling (January 1991–1995) | ||||||||||
| Date established | 1984 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | 1995 | ||||||||||
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Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| ICW Tag Team Championship | ||||||||||
| 1 | Super Médico I and Black Gordman | December 8, 1984 | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | Super Médico I and Black Gordman were the WWC world tag-team Champions when ICW was founded and recognized as the first tag-team champions to represent ICW. | |||
| 2 | The New York Rockers (Joe Savoldi and Al Perez) |
January 6, 1985 | WWC Live event | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1 | 76 | ||||
| — | Vacated | March 23, 1985 | — | — | — | — | Held up after a match against Fidel Sierra and Mexican Angel. This marked the end of the ICW/WWC joint title lineage. | |||
| 3 | The Masked Russians | 1985 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 1] | The Masked Russians were the first champions to be recognized as the “ICW Tag-Team Champions”. | |||
| 4 | Tom Brandi and Prince Mike Kaluha | June 1, 1987 (NLT) | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | ||||
| 5 | The Moondogs (Spot and Spike) |
December 28, 1987 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 5] | ||||
| 6 | Moondog Spike (2) and The Dungeon Master | 1988 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 6] | The Dungeon Master replaced Moondog Spot when he left ICW. | |||
| 7 | The S & S Express (Vic Steamboat and Joe Savoldi (2)) |
August 20, 1988 (NLT) | ICW show | Presque Isle, Maine | 1 | [Note 7] | ||||
| 8 | The Dynamic Duo (Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia) |
March 5, 1989 | ICW show | Augusta, Maine | 1 | 118 | [2] | |||
| 9 | The S & S Express (Vic Steamboat (2) and Joe Savoldi (3)) |
July 1, 1989 | ICW show | Marlboro, Massachusetts | 2 | 163 | ||||
| 10 | The Undertakers (Henchman and Punisher) |
December 11, 1989 | ICW show | Newark, New Jersey | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 11 | The Dynamic Duo (Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia) |
December 28, 1989 | ICW show | Portland, Maine | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | The Lethal Weapons (Dennis Condrey and Doug Gilbert) |
December 30, 1989 | ICW show | Augusta, Maine | 1 | 169 | Defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat when Eric Sbraccia did not show up. | |||
| — | Vacated | March 30, 1990 | N/A | N/A | — | — | The Lethal Weapons left ICW. | |||
| IWCCW Tag Team Championship | ||||||||||
| 13 | The Undertakers (Henchman and Punisher) |
March 31, 1990 | IWCCW show | Charlton, Massachusetts | 2 | 326 | Defeated Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia for the vacant titles. | |||
| 14 | The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus) |
February 20, 1991 | IWCCW show | Monticello, New York | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | The Madison Brothers (T.D. and G.Q.) |
February 20, 1991 | IWCCW show | Monticello, New York | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 16 | The Equalizers (Zip and Zap) |
February 23, 1991 | IWCCW show | Meriden, Connecticut | 1 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | The Madison Brothers (T.D. and G.Q.) |
March 9, 1991 | IWCCW show | Staten Island, New York | 2 | 41 | ||||
| 18 | The Georgia Guerillas | April 19, 1991 | IWCCW show | South China, Maine | 1 | [Note 8] | ||||
| 19 | The Madison Brothers (T.D. and G.Q.) |
April 30, 1991 (NLT) | IWCCW show | [Note 3] | 3 | [Note 9] | ||||
| 20 | The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus) |
June 1, 1991 | IWCCW show | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire | 2 | 4 | Defeated T.D. Madison in a handicap match. | [3] | ||
| 21 | The Equalizers (Zip and Zap) |
June 5, 1991 | IWCCW show | Brooklyn, New York | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus) |
June 5, 1991 | IWCCW show | Brooklyn, New York | 3 | 299 | ||||
| — | Vacated | February 28, 1992 | N/A | N/A | — | — | The Million Dollar Babies left the promotion. | |||
| 23 | The Sioux War Party (Dancing Wolf and White Cloud) |
May 2, 1992 | IWCCW show | Hamburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 7 | Defeated the Canadians in the finals of an 8 team tournament. | |||
| 24 | Jimmy Deo and L.A. Gore | May 9, 1992 | IWCCW show | Dover, New Hampshire | 1 | 395 | ||||
| 25 | The Sioux War Party (Dancing Wolf and White Cloud) |
June 8, 1993 | IWCCW show | Dover, New Hampshire | 2 | [Note 10] | ||||
| — | Vacated | 1994 | N/A | N/A | — | — | The Sioux War Party left the promotion. | |||
| 26 | The Samoan Gangsters (Mack Daddy Kane and Sammy the Silk) |
December 26, 1995 | IWCCW show | Hamburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | [Note 11] | Won a Tournament | |||
| — | Deactivated | 1995 | N/A | N/A | — | — | IWCCW Closed | |||
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 639 days and 921 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 6 days and 371 days
- ^ a b c d e The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 920 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 247 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 244 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 185 days and 428 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 11 days
- ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 42 days
- ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 207 days and 571 days
- ^ The date IWCCW was closed has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 5 days
References
edit- General sources
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Boston: International Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "International Championship Wrestling (1984-1991/01)/International World Class Championship Wrestling (1991/01-mid-1990s) Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- Specific sources
- ^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 5, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/05): The Hardy Boyz win WWF tag team gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (June 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.