NZWPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship

NZWPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship

"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol holding the titles
Details
Current champion(s) "Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol
Date won 12 August 2011
Promotion New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling
Date established 14 April 2007

NZWPW New Zealand Tag Team Championship is 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.

Contents

Title history

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
 — Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

As of March 16, 2012.

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Superlatives
(Jean Miracle and Nick Silver)		 1 02007-04-14 14 April 2007 &1000000000000001400000014 Lower Hutt, New Zealand Power Play IV (2004) Defeated CD and Dream Catcher in a tournament final. [1][2]
2 Company T
(Dan Stirling & Rehua)		 1 02007-04-28 28 April 2007 &10000000000000301000000301 Horowhenua, New Zealand Kukubash (2007) [1][3]
3 The Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche and Infinity)		 1 02008-02-23 23 February 2008 &1000000000000009800000098 Lynfield, New Zealand Pro Wrestling Summit (2008) This was an interpromotional show co-hosted by the Australasian Wrestling Federation. [1][4][5]
4 Company T 2 02008-05-31 31 May 2008 &1000000000000007700000077 Lower Hutt, New Zealand Power Play V (2008) [1][6]
5 The Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche and Infinity)		 2 02008-08-16 16 August 2008 &10000000000000181000000181 Wainui, New Zealand Invasion Tour (2008) Rehua walked out on his tag team partner during the match allowing Dan Stirling to be pinned by Adam Avalanche. [1][7]
— Vacated — 02009-02-13 13 February 2009 — Petone, New Zealand Bringing Down The House (2009) 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)		 1 02009-02-25 25 February 2009 &100000000000000090000009 N/A Live event 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 and CD 1 02009-03-06 6 March 2009 &100000000000000000000000 Upper Hutt, New Zealand Heretaunga Hellfire (2009) 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)		 2 02009-03-06 6 March 2009 &1000000000000004800000048 Upper Hutt, New Zealand Heretaunga Hellfire (2009) 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 1 02009-04-23 23 April 2009 &1000000000000009200000092 Taita, New Zealand Power Play VI (2009) [1][12]
10 Adam Avalanche(3) and Ben Mana(2) 1 02009-07-24 24 July 2009 &1000000000000009800000098 Petone, New Zealand Bringing Down the House (2009) 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 Travis Banks and JC Star 1 02009-10-30 30 October 2009 &10000000000000577000000577 Titahi Bay, New Zealand The Bay Bash (2009) 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 "Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol 1 02011-08-12 12 August 2011 &10000000000000217000000217+ Levin, New Zealand Live Pro Wrestling A four corners elimination match crowned new champions. }}

List of combined reigns

As of March 16, 2012.

† Indicates the current champions
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
<1 Indicates that the combined total is less than one day.
Rank Wrestler(s) # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 style="background-color:#FFE6BD" Travis Banks and JC Star† 1 &10000000000000868000000868+
2 Company T
(Dan Stirling & Rehua)		 2 301
2 Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche and Infinity)		 2 279
3 Adam Avalanche and Ben Mana 1 98
4 Tykade and Ben Mana 1 92
5 The Circus of Tragedy
(Dreamcatcher and O’Siris)		 2 57
6 The Superlatives
(Jean Miracle and Nick Silver)		 1 14

References

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  9. ^ Dunn, David (1 March 2009). "NZWPW announce Heretaunga Hellfire Card". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. http://www.nzpwi.co.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4783&Itemid=1. Retrieved 8 July 2010. 
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