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UWA World Tag Team Championship

The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995.[1] After the UWA's closing, the title was inactive until 2008, when El Dorado Wrestling revived the title. On March 26, 2008, Kagetora and Kota Ibushi won the title in Tokyo, Japan at El Dorado's Eye of the Treasure event, defeating Mazada and Nosawa.[2] It has since been defended in several promotions, including Kohaku Wrestling Wars, Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Union Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of 30 reigns shared between 22 different teams consisting of 41 distinctive champions. The current champions are Gaina and Taro Nohashi who are in their third reign as a team.[3]

UWA World Tag Team Championship
Kohei Kinoshita with one of the titles around his waist in 2023
Details
PromotionEl Dorado Wrestling
Kohaku Wrestling Wars
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
Union Pro Wrestling
Universal Wrestling Association
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (current)
Date established1982
Current champion(s)Aijin Tag (Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano)
Date wonSeptember 11, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada
Most reignsAs a team (5 reigns):

As an individual (5 reigns):

Longest reignLos Villanos (Villano IV and Villano V) (925–1,441 days)
Shortest reignGran Hamada and Kendo (<1 day)

As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[a] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[b] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[c] or leaving the company.[d]

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
N/A Unknown information
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
Universal Wrestling Association
 1  Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada  August 1, 1982  UWA Live Event Naucalpan, Mexico  1  [e] 1[f] Defeated Baby Face and El Canek to become the inaugural champions. [8]
— Vacated  1985 (NLT) — — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons, abandoned by the UWA at this time
 2  Los Brazos
(Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) 		 March 10, 1991  UWA Live Event Tokyo, Japan  1  75 2 Defeated Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada to win the vacant championship [8]
 3  Gran Hamada (2) and Perro Aguayo  June 13, 1991  UWA Live Event Tokyo, Japan  1  220 0 [8]
— Vacated  January 19, 1992 — — — — — The title was vacated on January 19, 1992, after Perro Aguayo began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on a regular basis [8]
 4  Gran Hamada (3) and Kendo  January 19, 1992  UWA Live Event Tokyo, Japan  1  <1 0 Defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) to win the vacant championship. [8]
 5  Los Cowboys
(Silver King and El Texano) 		 January 19, 1992  UWA Live Event Tokyo, Japan  1  161 3 [8]
 6  The Can-Am Express
(Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas) 		 June 28, 1992  UWA Live Event Naucalpan, Mexico  1  133 3 [8]
 7  Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V) 		 November 8, 1992  UWA Live Event Naucalpan, Mexico  1  119 2 [8]
†  The Can-Am Express
(Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat) 		 March 7, 1993  UWA Live Event Naucalpan, Mexico  —  [g] 2 [8]
†  Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V) 		 April 1993 (NLT)  UWA Live Event Mexico  —  [h] N/A [8]
— Deactivated  1995 (NLT) — — — — — The UWA Closed and the titles were abandoned. [8]
†  Los Rayos Tapatío
(Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) 		— — —  — — — Los Rayos Tapatío began defending a title they claimed was the UWA World Tag Team Championship around 2000. They held the Distrito Federal Tag Team Championship and could possibly have made this claim to allow them to defend a championship outside of the Distrito Federal. It was never confirmed that they had physical possession of the original UWA title belts. [9]
†  Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V) 		 2004 (NLT)   —  —  [i] N/A Los Villanos began defending the UWA title again no later than 2004, at this point it was not sanctioned by a promotion but Los Villanos personal championship [10]
 8  Emilio Charles Jr. and Scorpio Jr.  April 7, 2004  Live event Acapulco, Mexico  1  7 0 [10]
 9  Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V) 		 April 14, 2004  Live event Acapulco, Mexico  2  [j] N/A [10]
— Deactivated  October 26, 2006 — Pachuca, Mexico — — — Last known title defense for Los Villanos. After this the UWA title belts were not seen in Mexico again [11]
 10  Tokyo Gurentai
(Nosawa Rongai and Mazada) 		 2008 (NLT)  N/A N/A  1  [k] 0 Nosawa and Mazada proclaimed themselves as UWA World Tag Team Champions, claiming they had defeated Los Rayos Tapatío in July 2000 to win the championship. At this point the championship became the tag title for El Dorado Wrestling.
Pro-Wrestling El Dorado
 11  Kagetora and Kota Ibushi  March 26, 2008  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  [l] 1 [2]
— Vacated  2008 (NLT) — — — — — Championship vacated due to inactivity.
 12  Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) 		 November 25, 2008  Face Busta Vol. 12 Tokyo, Japan  1  8 0 Defeated Jumping Kid Okimoto and Kagetora at Face Busta Vol. 12 in a decision match.
 13  The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu) 		 December 3, 2008  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  497 N/A
Kohaku Pro-Wrestling Wars
 14  Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) 		 April 14, 2010  Live event Tokyo, Japan  2  252 N/A
 15  Masamune and Minoru Fujita  December 22, 2010  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  344
 16  Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) 		 December 1, 2011  Live event Tokyo, Japan  3  667 N/A
†  Ikuto Hidaka and Menso-re Oyaji  November 29, 2012  Live event Tokyo, Japan  —  228 N/A Unrecognized by Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
†  Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) 		 July 15, 2013  Live event Osaka, Japan  —  205 N/A Unrecognized by Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
 17  Hiroki and Yasu Urano  February 5, 2014  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  81 1
Union Pro-Wrestling
 18  Hiroshi Fukuda and Men's Teioh  April 27, 2014  Live event Yokohama, Japan  1  126 2
 19  Fuma and Isami Kodaka  August 31, 2014  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  146 3
 20  Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa  January 24, 2015  Live event Yokohama, Japan  1  144 1
 21  The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu) 		 June 17, 2015  Live event Tokyo, Japan  2  359 0
Michinoku Pro-Wrestling
 22  Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita (2)  June 10, 2016  Live event Tokyo, Japan  1  463 2 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 23  Super Stars
(Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hyugaji) 		 September 16, 2017  Live event Yahaba, Japan  1  183 1 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 24  Gaina and Taro Nohashi  March 18, 2018  Konzen Ittai Sendai, Japan  1  251 2 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 25  Bad Boy
(Ken45° and Kengo) 		 November 24, 2018  Sendai 2 Days Yahaba, Japan  1  163 2 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 26  Gaina and Taro Nohashi  May 6, 2019  Golden Week Series 2019 Yahaba, Japan  2  39 0 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 27  Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita (3)  June 14, 2019  Michinoku 2019 Tokyo Conference Vol. 3 Tokyo, Japan  2  127 1 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship. [12]
 28  Yapper Man #1 and Yapper Man #2  October 19, 2019  Michinoku 2019 Tokyo Conference Vol. 6 Tokyo, Japan  4  563 2 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship. Formerly held the title under the name Speed Of Sounds (Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi). [13]
 29  Skull & Bones
(Jinsei Shinzaki and The Great Sasuke) 		 May 4, 2021  Michinoku Pro Golden Week Tour 2021 Yahaba, Japan  1  152 2 This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 30  Gaina and Taro Nohashi  October 3, 2021  Michinoku Pro Dojo Pro-Wrestling Kobe, Japan  3  245 2 [14]
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
 31  Hub and Eisa8  June 5, 2022  BJW Perfect Style 2022 Osaka, Japan  1  251 3 [15]
 32  Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi  February 11, 2023  BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023 Osaka, Japan  1  316 3 [16]
 33  Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) 		 December 24, 2023 BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023 Osaka, Japan  5  77 0 [17]
 34  Kaji Tomato and Kota Sekifuda  March 10, 2024 BJW Osaka Surprise 71 ~ Shikyosotei no Jin Osaka, Japan  1  185 4 [18]
 35  Aijin Tag
(Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano) 		 September 11, 2024 BASARA Tsukamoto & Nakatsu Anniversary Festival Osaka, Japan  1  71+ 1 [19]

Combined reigns

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As of November 21, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain.

By team

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Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Speed of Sounds/Yapper Man #1 and Yapper Man #2
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		 5 2¤ 1,567
2 Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V)		 2 2¤ 1,044¤
3 The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu)		 2 0 856
4 Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita 2 3 590
5 Gaina and Taro Nohashi 3 4 535
6 Masamune and Minoru Fujita 1 N/A¤ 344
7 Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi 1 3 316
8 Hub and Eisa8 1 3 251
9 Gran Hamada and Perro Aguayo 1 0 220
10 Tomato Kaji and Kota Sekifuda 1 4 185
11 Super Stars
(Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hyugaji)		 1 1 183
12 Bad Boy
(Ken45° and Kengo)		 1 2 163
13 Los Cowboys
(Silver King and El Texano)		 1 3 161
14 Skull & Bones
(Jinsei Shinzaki and The Great Sasuke)		 1 2 152
15 Fuma and Isami Kodaka 1 3 146
16 Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa 1 1 144
17 The Can-Am Express
(Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas)		 1 3 133
18 Hiroshi Fukuda and Men's Teioh 1 2 126
19 Hiroki and Yasu Urano 1 1 81
20 Los Brazos
(Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata)		 1 2 75
21 Aijin Tag †
(Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano)		 1 1 71+
22 Emilio Charles Jr. and Scorpio Jr. 1 0 7
23 Gran Hamada and Kendo 1 0 <1
24 Kagetora and Kota Ibushi 1 1 [m]¤
Tokyo Gurentai
(Nosawa Rongai and Mazada)		 1 0 [n]¤
Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada 1 1 [o]¤

By wrestler

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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Hercules Senga/Yapper Man #1 † 5 2¤ 1,567
Tsutomu Oosugi/Yapper Man #2 † 5 2¤ 1,567
3 Villano IV 2 2¤ 1,044¤
Villano V 2 2¤ 1,044¤
5 Minoru Fujita 3 3¤ 907
6 Brahman Kei 2 0 856
Brahman Shu 2 0 856
8 Ikuto Hidaka 2 3 563
9 Gaina 3 4 535
Taro Nohashi 3 4 535
11 Masamune 1 N/A¤ 344
12 Kohei Kinoshita 1 3 316
Yasushi Tsujimoto 1 3 316
14 Hub 1 3 251
Eisa8 1 3 251
16 Gran Hamada 3 1 220¤
17 Perro Aguayo 1 0 220
18 Tomato Kaji 1 4 185
Kota Sekifuda 1 4 185
20 Ayumu Gunji 1 1 183
Rui Hyugaji 1 1 183
22 Ken45° 1 2 163
Kengo 1 2 163
24 Silver King 1 3 161
El Texano 1 3 161
26 Jinsei Shinzaki 1 2 152
The Great Sasuke 1 2 152
28 Fuma 1 3 146
Isami Kodaka 1 3 146
30 Masato Shibata 1 1 144
Shuji Ishikawa 1 1 144
32 Dan Kroffat 1 3 133
Doug Furnas 1 3 133
34 Hiroshi Fukuda 1 2 126
Men's Teioh 1 2 126
36 Hiroki 1 1 81
Yasu Urano 1 1 81
38 Brazo de Oro 1 2 75
Brazo de Plata 1 2 75
40 Masato Kamino † 1 1 71+
Takato Nakano † 1 1 71+
42 Emilio Charles Jr. 1 0 7
Scorpio Jr. 1 0 7
44 Kendo 1 0 <1
45 Kagetora 1 1 [p]¤
Kota Ibushi 1 1 [q]¤
Mazada 1 0 [r]¤
Nosawa Rongai 1 0 [s]¤
Riki Choshu 1 1 [t]¤

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[4]
  2. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[5]
  3. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[6]
  4. ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[7]
  5. ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.
  6. ^ There was only recorded defense which took place on September 19, 1982 against Perro Aguayo and Sangre Chicana. The exact number of defenses in this reign is unknown.
  7. ^ The exact date on which The Can-Am Connection lost the championship is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 25 and 54 days.
  8. ^ The exact date on which Los Villanos won the championship is unknown and the exact date the UWA Closed is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 611 and 1,004 days.
  9. ^ The exact date on which Los Villanos started defending the championship again is unknown, which means the continued title reign lasted between 1 and 3,659 days.
  10. ^ The exact date on which Los Villanos stopped promoting the vacated the championship is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 925 and 1,441 days.
  11. ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
  12. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
  13. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
  14. ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
  15. ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.
  16. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
  17. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
  18. ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
  19. ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
  20. ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.

References

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  • Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
  • Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  1. ^ "U.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  2. ^ a b "El Dorado Eye of the Treasure results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/UWA World Tag Team Titles". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
  5. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
  6. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
  7. ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Mexico: UWA World Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  9. ^ "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–28. issue 2488.
  10. ^ a b c "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. Issue 91.
  11. ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. Issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  12. ^ 【２０１９年６月２２日(土)１９：００試合開始　岩手・滝沢市大釜幼稚園体育館　観衆:３４人】. michipro.jp (in Japanese). June 14, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Purolove (October 19, 2019). "Michinoku Pro "MICHINOKU PRO 2019 TOKYO EVENT VOL. 6 ~ OKO KAPPO", 19.10.2019 Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 3, 2021). "Michinoku Pro Dojo Pro-Wrestling Taro Nohashi Triumphant Local Return SP". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (June 5, 2022). 「大阪サプライズ59～Perfect Style 2022」大阪市立淀川区民センター大会※新型コロナウィルス対策座席表でのご案内となります｡. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  16. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 11, 2023). "BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  17. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 24, 2023). "BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  18. ^ Black, Ethan (March 10, 2024). "BJW Osaka Surprise 71 Results – March 10, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  19. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 11, 2024). "BASARA Tsukamoto & Nakatsu Anniversary Festival ~ Thank You For Your Continued Support". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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