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 | |||||||||||
| Promotion | El Dorado Wrestling Kohaku Wrestling Wars Michinoku Pro Wrestling Union Pro Wrestling Universal Wrestling Association Big Japan Pro Wrestling (current) | ||||||||||
| Date established | 1982 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Speed of Sounds (Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga) | ||||||||||
| Date won | December 24, 2023 | ||||||||||
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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
edit| 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 | 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 | 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 | 192+ | 0 | [17] | ||
Combined reigns
editAs of July 3, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain. |
By team
edit| 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¤ | 1,682+ |
| 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 | Super Stars (Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hyugaji) | 1 | 1 | 183 |
| 11 | Bad Boy (Ken45° and Kengo) | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| 12 | Los Cowboys (Silver King and El Texano) | 1 | 3 | 161 |
| 13 | Jinsei Shinzaki and The Great Sasuke | 1 | 2 | 152 |
| 14 | Fuma and Isami Kodaka | 1 | 3 | 146 |
| 15 | Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | 144 |
| 16 | The Can-Am Express (Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas) | 1 | 3 | 133 |
| 17 | Hiroshi Fukuda and Men's Teioh | 1 | 2 | 126 |
| 18 | Hiroki and Yasu Urano | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| 19 | Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata) | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| 20 | Emilio Charles Jr. and Scorpio Jr. | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 21 | Gran Hamada and Kendo | 1 | 0 | <1 |
| 22 | Kagetora and Kota Ibushi | 1 | 1 | [m]¤ |
| Nosawa Rongai and Mazada | 1 | 0 | [n]¤ | |
| Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada | 1 | 1 | [o]¤ |
By wrestler
edit| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hercules Senga/Yapper Man #1 † | 5 | 2¤ | 1,682+ |
| Tsutomu Oosugi/Yapper Man #2 † | 5 | 2¤ | 1,682+ | |
| 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 | Ayumu Gunji | 1 | 1 | 183 |
| Rui Hyugaji | 1 | 1 | 183 | |
| 20 | Ken45° | 1 | 2 | 163 |
| Kengo | 1 | 2 | 163 | |
| 22 | Silver King | 1 | 3 | 161 |
| El Texano | 1 | 3 | 161 | |
| 24 | Jinsei Shinzaki | 1 | 2 | 152 |
| The Great Sasuke | 1 | 2 | 152 | |
| 26 | Fuma | 1 | 3 | 146 |
| Isami Kodaka | 1 | 3 | 146 | |
| 28 | Masato Shibata | 1 | 1 | 144 |
| Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | 1 | 144 | |
| 30 | Dan Kroffat | 1 | 3 | 133 |
| Doug Furnas | 1 | 3 | 133 | |
| 32 | Hiroshi Fukuda | 1 | 2 | 126 |
| Men's Teioh | 1 | 2 | 126 | |
| 34 | Hiroki | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| Yasu Urano | 1 | 1 | 81 | |
| 36 | Brazo de Oro | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Brazo de Plata | 1 | 2 | 75 | |
| 38 | Emilio Charles Jr. | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Scorpio Jr. | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| 40 | Kendo | 1 | 0 | <1 |
| 41 | Kagetora | 1 | 1 | [p]¤ |
| Kota Ibushi | 1 | 1 | [q]¤ | |
| Mazada | 1 | 0 | [r]¤ | |
| Nosawa Rongai | 1 | 0 | [s]¤ | |
| Riki Choshu | 1 | 1 | [t]¤ |
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[7]
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
- ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 and 243 days.
- ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
- ^ It is most likely that Mazada and Nosawa made up the story of winning the championship to legitimize their claim.
- ^ The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 884 and 1,248 days.
References
edit- 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.
- ^ "U.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ a b "El Dorado Eye of the Treasure results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/UWA World Tag Team Titles". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–28. issue 2488.
- ^ a b c "Número Especial - Lo mejor de la lucha libre mexicana durante el 2004". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). January 24, 2005. Issue 91.
- ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. Issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ^ 【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 3, 2021). "Michinoku Pro Dojo Pro-Wrestling Taro Nohashi Triumphant Local Return SP". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 11, 2023). "BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 24, 2023). "BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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