The NZWPW Tag Team Championship was the top professional wrestling tag team championship title in the New Zealand promotion New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling. The title was first won by The Superlatives (Jean Miracle and Nick Silver), who won a tournament final at Power Play IV in Lower Hutt, New Zealand to win the titles on 14 April 2007. It was the first title of its kind to be established by a major promotion since the NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship during the early 1980s and remains the oldest currently active tag team championship in New Zealand.
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| Promotion | New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Date established | 14 April 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | 2018 | ||||||||||||
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The final champions were The Wainui Express (Hayden and Jade Priest), who were in their second reign. On 17 November 2018, at Capital Pro Wrestling's MitchellMania event, the title was deactivated when NZWPW owner Martin Stirling was seen taking the NZWPW Heavyweight Championship from the then current champion Bryant and the promotion went into a hiatus. In 2018, the NZWPW promotion was closed as Stirling retired. Stirling announced over a telephone call that the final champions, The Wainui Express currently own the title belts.
Title history
edit| 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 Superlatives (Jean Miracle and Nick Silver) |
14 April 2007 | Power Play IV | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 1 | 14 | Defeated CD and Dream Catcher in a tournament final. | [1][2] |
| 2 | Company T (Dan Stirling and Rehua) |
28 April 2007 | Kukubash | Horowhenua, New Zealand | 1 | 301 | [1][3] | |
| 3 | The Infinite Avalanche (Adam Avalanche and Infinity) |
23 February 2008 | Pro Wrestling Summit | Lynfield, New Zealand | 1 | 98 | This was an interpromotional show co-hosted by the Australasian Wrestling Federation. | [1][4][5] |
| 4 | Company T (Dan Stirling and Rehua) |
31 May 2008 | Power Play V | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 2 | 77 | [1][6] | |
| 5 | The Infinite Avalanche (Adam Avalanche and Infinity) |
16 August 2008 | Invasion Tour | Wainui, New Zealand | 2 | 181 | Rehua walked out on his tag team partner during the match allowing Dan Stirling to be pinned by Adam Avalanche. | [1][7] |
| — | Vacated | 13 February 2009 | Bringing Down The House | Petone, New Zealand | — | — | The championship is vacated when three of the participants, with the exception of Adam Avalanche, failed to appear. Avalanche attempted to defend the title in a singles match against Axl, however, he was attacked mid-match by Circus of Tragedy who then stole the belts. After previously missing a scheduled title defence at Te Ra O Te Raukura, the NZWPW’s Chief Wrestling Officer (CWO) said he would strip the champions and retire the titles if they did not appear at Bringing Down The House. | [1][8] |
| 6 | The Circus of Tragedy (Dreamcatcher and O’Siris) |
25 February 2009 | NZWPW show | N/A | 1 | 9 | One week before Heretaunga Hellfire, "Dreamcatcher" Phil Woodgate announces The Circus of Tragedy have claimed the titles and begin defending them at NZWPW events. | [1][9] |
| 7 | Dan Stirling (3) and CD | 6 March 2009 | Heretaunga Hellfire | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | 1 | 0 | The team is immediately stripped of the titles due to NZWPW rules prohibiting relatives of promoter Martin Stirling from holding the championship, and the belts are returned to The Circus of Tragedy. Stirling is then attacked by his tag team partner, CD, who is upset at losing the titles. | [1][10] |
| 8 | The Circus of Tragedy (Dreamcatcher and O’Siris) |
6 March 2009 | Heretaunga Hellfire | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | 2 | 48 | The titles are returned to The Circus of Tragedy after Dan Stirling and CD are stripped of the championship. They are officially recognized as the tag team champions when the CWO reinstates the titles at Te Araroa on 9 April. | [1][11] |
| 9 | Tykade and Ben Mana | 23 April 2009 | Power Play VI | Taita, New Zealand | 1 | 92 | [1][12] | |
| 10 | Adam Avalanche (3) and Ben Mana (2) | 24 July 2009 | Bringing Down the House | Petone, New Zealand | 1 | 98 | Won titles when Avalanche revealed his mystery tag team partner was one-half of the tag team champions Ben Mana. After attacking Tykade, Avalanche and Mana walked off with the belts. | [1][13] |
| 11 | The Five Star Revolution (Travis Banks and JC Star) |
30 October 2009 | The Bay Bash | Titahi Bay, New Zealand | 1 | 577 | Adam Avalanche was forced to retire as a result of this match. They had defeated Corey Dallas and Rufguts in a tournament final earlier that night to receive a title shot. | [1][14] |
| 12 | Project Mayhem ("Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol) |
12 August 2011 | NZWPW show | Levin, New Zealand | 1 | 288 | A four corners elimination match crowned new champions. | [15] |
| 13 | The Lost Boys (Mikey Rave and Taylor Adams) |
26 May 2012 | Newtown Knockout | Newtown, New Zealand | 1 | 139 | Tornado Tag | [15][16] |
| 14 | The Circus of Tragedy (Axl (1) and Osiris with "Dream Catcher" Phil Woodgate) |
12 October 2012 | NZWPW show | Petone, New Zealand | 3 | 302 | Axl and Osiris, claiming to be the unofficial NZWPW Tag Team Champions after swiping the belts from the Lost Boys. | [15][16] |
| 15 | The 20/20 Experience (Paul Sayers and Chad Howard) |
10 August 2013 | Road to PowerPlay X | Levin, New Zealand | 1 | 287 | In an impromptu title bout made by CWO Rehua, Chad Howard took Scravenge down with a northern lights suplex to claim the NZWPW Tag Team Championships. | [15][17] |
| 16 | The Wainui Express (Hayden Thiele and Jade Priest) |
24 May 2014 | NZWPW show | Naenae, New Zealand | 1 | 455 | [18] | |
| 17 | Rodeo Drive (Charlie Roberts, Chad Howard (2) and Bryant) |
22 August 2015 | NZWPW show | Belmont, New Zealand | 1 | 287 | This match was contested as a 6-man tag match, with James Shaw joining The Wainui Express. Hayden Thiele was injured early, and left Shaw and Priest to defend the titles. Thiele would eventually submit to Chad Howard. Rodeo Drive currently hold the KPW and NZWPW Tag Team titles, defending them via the Freebird Rule. | [15][17] |
| 18 | Ben Mana (3) and Jade Priest (2) | 4 June 2016 | Over The Top | Belmont, New Zealand | 1 | 139 | ||
| 19 | Ebony and Ivory (Jade Priest and James Shaw) |
21 October 2016 | A Fighting Chance | Otaki, New Zealand | 1 | 404 | Ben Mana had to give up one half of the championship due to knee injuries. Jade Priest chose James Shaw as his replacement partner. | |
| — | Vacated | 29 November 2017 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 20 | The Wainui Express (Hayden and Jade Priest (3)) |
20 July 2018 | Friday Night Live Pro Wrestling | Epuni, New Zealand | 2 | Unknown | The Wainui Express won a tag team tournament for the vacant championship. | |
| — | Deactivated | 2018 | — | — | — | — | The NZWPW Tag Team Championship was deactivated when NZWPW owner Martin Stirling retired. [19] | |
List of combined reigns
edit| Rank | Wrestlers | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Five Star Revolution (Travis Banks and JC Star) |
1 | 577 |
| 2 | The Wainui Express (Hayden and Jade Priest (3)) |
2 | 575 |
| 3 | Ebony and Ivory (Jade Priest (3) and James Shaw) |
1 | 404 |
| 4 | Company T (Dan Stirling (3) and Rehua) |
2 | 378 |
| 5 | The Circus of Tragedy (Dreamcatcher, O’Siris and Axl (1)) |
3 | 359 |
| 6 | Project Mayhem ("Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol) |
1 | 288 |
| 7 | The 20/20 Experience (Paul Sayers and Chad Howard (2)) |
1 | 287 |
| 7 | Rodeo Drive (Charlie Roberts, Chad Howard (2) and Bryant) |
1 | 287 |
| 8 | The Infinite Avalanche (Adam Avalanche (3) and Infinity) |
2 | 279 |
| 9 | The Lost Boys (Mikey Rave and Taylor Adams) |
1 | 139 |
| 9 | Ben Mana (3) and Jade Priest (3) | 1 | 139 |
| 10 | Adam Avalanche (3) and Ben Mana (3) | 1 | 98 |
| 11 | Tykade and Ben Mana (3) | 1 | 92 |
| 12 | The Superlatives (Jean Miracle and Nick Silver) |
1 | 14 |
| 13 | Dan Stirling (3) and CD | 1 | <1 |
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