WEW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current champion(s) |
Natural Born Killaz | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | June 29, 2014 (aired June 29, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Brand | Adrenaline | ||||||||||||||||||
Promotion | World Elite Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
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The WEW Tag Team Championship were the main tag team division championship titles in the World Elite Wrestling federation. The first champions were The Hellcats, who won the belts at WEW's inaugural pay-per-view, Free Fall to Fury against The Bella Twins. As a team, The British Alliance and The Divas of Harlem have held the championships the most times, having had two reigns each. Individually, Brutus Magnus, Tom Sykes, Neffeteria Jones, Deidra Johnson, and Cassidy Hightower were all Tag Team Champions twice. The final champions, Natural Born Killaz, set a record 453 days as champion until the deactivation of the titles; this also eclipsed Shady Layne’s World Title record as the longest championship reign in WEW history. Cataclysm holds the shortest reign at 22 days. In the belts history, the British Alliance were the only all-male team to hold the Tag Team Championships.
History[]
The first champions are The Hellcats who won the at WEW's first pay-per-view, Free Fall to Fury after defeating The Bella Twins. On October 25, 2011 The Hellcats passed their 100th day of being the Tag Team Champions, a first in WEW. On February 2, 2012 The champions made yet another milestone with their reign being 200 days long and still being undefeated as a team. On February 21, 2012, The Hellcats vacated the titles after having a 219 day reign. The titles were finally given new owners on April 8, 2012 at the WEW Retribution pay-per-view event when Angelica Monroe pinned Justin Blade to win her and her tag team partner, Randy Orton, the vacant titles. The pair were defeated in their first defense against The British Alliance. The British Alliance went on to be defeated in their first defense as well, against Cataclysm. Paula Gonzalez departed from the company on August 20, leaving Cassidy as the sole holder of both belts. After Cassidy defeated Brutus Magnus for sole possession of the championships, she announced her new co-holder, boyfriend Nathaniel Saint, a week later on Adrenaline. The pair lost their championships to La Lolitas on an edition of Adrenaline not long after. In La Lolitas first defense, they lost the championships to The British Alliance, making the British Alliance the first two-time Tag Team Champions. In an unfortunate turn of events on Monday Night Animosity's Super Show, Sophie Oliveira pinned Flame to win Inked's first Tag Team Championships. Inked lost the Tag Team Championships to the Divas of Harlem at Legacy: Hawaii when Deidra Johnson pinned Karolina Graf. The Divas of Harlem were defeated by American Prominence to end their first reign, however, they regained the titles a month later for their second reign. At the Retribution III pay-per-view, the Divas of Harlem were stripped of the championships by orders of then-owner, Mrs. Vanderbilt. The Divas failed to regain the championships at Legacy: Jamaica in a Four Corners match; it was won by the Natural Born Killaz. On September 25, 2015, after the deactivation of the Tag titles following WEW’s final event at Legacy: Japan, The Natural Born Killaz became the final, longest-reigning Tag Team Champions, and also the longest reigning champions in WEW history with a total 453 days.
Reigns[]
Key[]
# | Indicates what number the reign is |
Date | The date in which the championship was obtained |
Venue | The event where the championship was obtained |
Notes | Any additional important information on how the championship changed hands |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
# | Wrestler Name | Date | Venue | Notes |
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1 |
(Zharya Burke & Shauvon) |
July 17, 2011 | Free Fall to Fury | The Hellcats defeated The Bella Twins in order to become the inaugural Tag Team Champions. |
— | Vacated | February 21, 2012 | WEW Monday Night Animosity | The Hellcats vacated the titles after claiming there was no competition left for them in the tag team division. |
2 | Randy Orton & Angelica Monroe | April 8, 2012 | WEW Retribution | Monroe & Orton defeated the team of SM Raye and Justin Blade when Monroe pinned Blade in order to capture the vacant Championships. |
3 |
The British Alliance (Brutus Magnus & Tom Sykes)[] |
June 15, 2012 | WEW Friday Night Adrenaline | |
4 |
Cataclysm (Cassidy Hightower & Paula Gonzalez)[] |
July 22, 2012 | WEW Crossroads | |
4 | Cassidy Hightower | August 20, 2012 | — | Cassidy became the sole holder of the Championships after the departure of her tag team partner, Paula. This time period isn't officially recognized as a fifth reign, or Cassidy's second reign, but just a continuation of the reign she had with Paula. |
5 |
Cassidy Hightower (2) & Nathaniel Saint |
September 14, 2012 | WEW Friday Night Adrenaline | Cassidy's new co-holder was announced as Nathaniel Saint, making their partnership her official second reign as a WEW Tag Team Champion and the fifth overall reign for the Tag Team Championship belt. |
6 |
(Brooklyn Carter & Daniella Carter)[] |
October 14, 2012 |
WEW Friday Night Adrenaline | |
7 |
The British Alliance (Brutus Magnus & Tom Sykes)[] |
January 18, 2013 | WEW Friday Night Adrenaline | The match was contested under a Fatal Four Way Elimination Tag Team Match including The Hellcats, La Lolitas. |
8 |
(Karolina Graf & Sophie Oliveira)[] |
May 6, 2013 | WEW Monday Night Animosity Super Show | In a Four Way free for all, Inked captured their first Tag Team Championships. |
9 |
(Neffeteria Jones & Deidra Johnson)[] |
July 28, 2013 | WEW Legacy: Hawaii | |
10 |
(Brian James & Phoenix Winterborn)[] |
December 23, 2013 | WEW Monday Night Animosity Super Show | |
11 |
Divas of Harlem (2) (Neffeteria Jones & Deidra Johnson)[] |
January 26, 2014 | Free Fall 2 Fury | |
— | Vacated | April 27, 2014 | WEW Retribution III | After a few months of inactivity, WEW's then-owner, Mrs. Vanderbilt, stripped the Divas of Harlem of the championships due to 30 days of not defending their belts. |
12 |
Natural Born Killaz (Peyton Banx & Daniel Richards)[] |
June 29, 2014 | WEW Legacy: Jamaica | The Natural Born Killaz won the championships in a traditional Four Corners match including Venom, The Divas of Harlem, and The Men of War. |
— | Deactivated | — | Following WEW’s final PPV, Legacy: Japan, the Tag titles were deactivated. |
Reigns[]
Key[]
† | Indicates the current champion |
<1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
By Team[]
WEW Tag Team Championship Reigns
Rank | Team | # of Reigns |
Combined Days |
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1. | Natural Born Killaz (Daniel Richards & Peyton Banx) | 1 | 453 |
2. | Divas of Harlem (Neffeteria Jones & Deidra Johnson) | 2 | 241 |
3. | The Hellcats (Zharya Burke & Shauvon) | 1 | 219 |
4. | The British Alliance (Tom Sykes & Brutus Magnus) | 2 | 147 |
5. | La Lolitas (Brooklyn Carter & Daniella Carter) | 1 | 96 |
6. | INKED (Karolina Graf & Sophie Oliveira) | 1 | 86 |
7. | Angelica Monroe & Randy Orton | 1 | 69 |
8. | Cassidy Hightower & Nathaniel Saint | 1 | 30 |
9. | American Prominence (Brian James & Phoenix Winterborn) | 1 | 34 |
10. | Cataclysm (Cassidy Hightower & Paula Gonzalez) | 1 | 22 |
By Wrestler[]
WEW Tag Team Champion Reigns
Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns |
Combined Days |
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1. | Peyton Banx | 1 | 453 |
2. | Daniel Richards | 1 | 453 |
3. | Neffeteria Jones | 2 | 241 |
4. | Deidra Johnson | 2 | 241 |
5. | Shauvon | 1 | 219 |
6. | Zharya Burke | 1 | 219 |
7. | Brutus Magnus | 2 | 147 |
8. | Tom Sykes | 2 | 147 |
9. | Brooklyn Carter | 1 | 96 |
10. | Daniella Carter | 1 | 96 |
11. | Karolina Graf | 1 | 86 |
12. | Sophie Oliveira | 1 | 86 |
13. | Angelica Monroe | 1 | 69 |
14. | Randy Orton | 1 | 69 |
15. | Cassidy Hightower | 2 | 67 |
16. | Brian James | 1 | 34 |
17. | Phoenix Winterborn | 1 | 34 |
18. | Nathaniel Saint | 1 | 30 |
19. | Paula Gonzalez | 1 | 22 |