World Tag Team Championship
The World Tag Team Championship ( to German World Team Championship ) is the highest title that can be won in tag team wrestling. Here, the wrestler in teams of two compete against each other.
For the first time he was awarded in 1950 in San Francisco. However, already appeared in 1953 (Chicago and Indianapolis ) and 1954 (Georgia ) more tag team titles on. In 1960 there were already 6 different leagues, who claimed to lead the only true World Tag Team title. An original way, they were all together in the National Wrestling Alliance, which however, were unable to establish a generally accepted title. Overall, there were at least 23 different World Tag Team titles, most of which, however, did not come out on a regional status.
- 2.1 WCW World Tag Team Championship
- 2.2 ECW World Tag Team Championship
Current World Tag Team Titles
There are currently seven leagues who claim to lead the true World Tag Team title.
World Tag Team Championship (WWE Version)
The most realistic this claim is probably at World Wrestling Entertainment. The local title was introduced in 1971 as the World Wide Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title. In 1979, the League was renamed to World Wrestling Federation, and the "Wide " in the title fell away. 1983 left the league and evaluated the NWA World Title for the title then on.
NWA World Tag Team Championship
After the various regional promotions which led World Tag Team Championship had been partially paid and had to leave part way the federation, a single World led the NWA 1995 Tag Team Championship one. This was first obtained from the Rock'n'Roll Express in a tournament. Between 2002 and 2007 the title was almost exclusively defended in TNA.
TNA World Tag Team Championship
TNA Wrestling was between 2002 and 2007, the biggest promotion in the NWA Association. After the separation of the NWA TNA World Tag Team Title a was created and made tag team title in the tradition of the NWA, which was defended in TNA so far.
World Tag Team Championship ( All Japan Version)
This title is located at All Japan Pro Wrestling. It was created in 1988 from the PWF World Teag Team Championship and the NWA International Tag Team Championship. He was held by such renowned teams like Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue or Terry Gordy & Steve Williams.
WWA World Tag Team Championship
The WWA is a Mexican league. The title was introduced in 1991, was vacant between 1997 and 2003 and has since fought back. He was the first title of the later WWE Superstar Chris Jericho won. He defeated on 21 July 1993 under the name Corazon de Leon ( Lionheart ) on the side of Silver King & El Dandy Texano.
CMLL World Tag Team Championship
Although the CMLL or emll was founded in 1933, the World Tag Team Championship was introduced in 1991. He is considered the most important tag team titles in Mexico
ROH World Tag Team Championship
Ring of Honor is one based in Philadelphia Wrestling League, although among experts has a good reputation, but does not have broad appeal. The title was introduced in 2002. Since then he has been held, among others, the Briscoe Brothers and the Backseat Boyz.
Important former World Tag Team Titles
WCW World Tag Team Championship
The History of the WCW World Tag Team title began in 1953. Sr. This year the Southern Tag Team Championship was introduced in the NWA Mid-Atlantic by Jim Crockett. This was supported in the following years, George P. Becker, who was able to win him with changing partners sixteen times. Other champions were the Von Erichs, the Vachons or the Von Brauner. In 1969 the title shortly before created on Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. This was until 1973 by George P. Becker & Johnny Weaver and Anderson ( Gene & Ole ) dominates that could win it four times each. At this time the title in favor of the NWA World Tag Team Title [ Mid Atlantic Version] was abolished. This rose in the 1980s by institutions such as the Road Warriors, the Midnight Express and The Fabulous Freebirds on one of the main tag team title. In 1990, the title in WCW World Tag Team was renamed Title. Between July 1992 and September 1993, he was led into a personal union with the meantime otherwise assigned NWA World Tag Team Championship before the WCW seceded from the NWA. After the WWF bought WCW, he went to the WWF World Tag Team title on 18 November 2001.
ECW World Tag Team Championship
The title was introduced on 23 September 1992 as Eastern Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship and in September 1994, when the ECW NWA left, continue as Extreme Championship Wrestling World Tag Team Championship. In the following years he was held by well-known teams such as the Dudley Boys or Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko. The title existed until the ECW was closed due to financial difficulties in 2001.