UWA World Tag Team Championship
Professional wrestling tag team championship
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)

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]

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

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
N/AUnknown information
(NLT)Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
†Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
Universal Wrestling Association
 1 Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada August 1, 1982 UWA Live EventNaucalpan, 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 EventTokyo, Japan 1 752Defeated Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada to win the vacant championship[8]
 3 Gran Hamada (2) and Perro Aguayo June 13, 1991 UWA Live EventTokyo, Japan 1 2200[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 EventTokyo, Japan 1 <10Defeated 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 EventTokyo, Japan 1 1613[8]
 6 The Can-Am Express
(Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas)		 June 28, 1992 UWA Live EventNaucalpan, Mexico 1 1333[8]
 7 Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V)		 November 8, 1992 UWA Live EventNaucalpan, Mexico 1 1192[8]
† The Can-Am Express
(Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat)		 March 7, 1993 UWA Live EventNaucalpan, Mexico — [g]2[8]
† Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V)		 April 1993 (NLT) UWA Live EventMexico — [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/ALos 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 eventAcapulco, Mexico 1 70[10]
 9 Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V)		 April 14, 2004 Live eventAcapulco, 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/AN/A 1 [k]0Nosawa 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 eventTokyo, 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. 12Tokyo, Japan 1 80Defeated 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 eventTokyo, Japan 1 497N/A
Kohaku Pro-Wrestling Wars
 14 Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		 April 14, 2010 Live eventTokyo, Japan 2 252N/A
 15 Masamune and Minoru Fujita December 22, 2010 Live eventTokyo, Japan 1 344
 16 Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		 December 1, 2011 Live eventTokyo, Japan 3 667N/A
† Ikuto Hidaka and Menso-re Oyaji November 29, 2012 Live eventTokyo, Japan — 228N/AUnrecognized by Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
† Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		 July 15, 2013 Live eventOsaka, Japan — 205N/AUnrecognized by Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
 17 Hiroki and Yasu Urano February 5, 2014 Live eventTokyo, Japan 1 811
Union Pro-Wrestling
 18 Hiroshi Fukuda and Men's Teioh April 27, 2014 Live eventYokohama, Japan 1 1262
 19 Fuma and Isami Kodaka August 31, 2014 Live eventTokyo, Japan 1 1463
 20 Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa January 24, 2015 Live eventYokohama, Japan 1 1441
 21 The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu)		 June 17, 2015 Live eventTokyo, Japan 2 3590
Michinoku Pro-Wrestling
 22 Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita (2) June 10, 2016 Live eventTokyo, Japan 1 4632This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 23 Super Stars
(Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hyugaji)		 September 16, 2017 Live eventYahaba, Japan 1 1831This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 24 Gaina and Taro Nohashi March 18, 2018 Konzen IttaiSendai, Japan 1 2512This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 25 Bad Boy
(Ken45° and Kengo)		 November 24, 2018 Sendai 2 DaysYahaba, Japan 1 1632This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 26 Gaina and Taro Nohashi May 6, 2019 Golden Week Series 2019Yahaba, Japan 2 390This 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. 3Tokyo, Japan 2 1271This 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. 6Tokyo, Japan 4 5632This 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 2021Yahaba, Japan 1 1522This match was also contested for the Tohoku Tag Team Championship.
 30 Gaina and Taro Nohashi October 3, 2021 Michinoku Pro Dojo Pro-WrestlingKobe, Japan 3 2452[14]
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
 31 Hub and Eisa8 June 5, 2022 BJW Perfect Style 2022Osaka, Japan 1 2513[15]
 32 Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi February 11, 2023 BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023Osaka, Japan 1 3163[16]
 33 Speed of Sounds
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		 December 24, 2023BJW Osaka Surprise 70 ~ Big Thanksgiving 2023Osaka, Japan 5 770[17]
 34 Kaji Tomato and Kota Sekifuda March 10, 2024BJW Osaka Surprise 71 ~ Shikyosotei no JinOsaka, Japan 1 1854[18]
 35 Aijin Tag
(Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano)		 September 11, 2024BASARA Tsukamoto & Nakatsu Anniversary FestivalOsaka, Japan 1 21+1[19]

Combined reigns

As of October 2, 2024.

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

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined days
1Speed of Sounds/Yapper Man #1 and Yapper Man #2
(Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Senga)		52¤1,567
2Los Villanos
(Villano IV and Villano V)		22¤1,044¤
3The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu)		20856
4Ikuto Hidaka and Minoru Fujita23590
5Gaina and Taro Nohashi34535
6Masamune and Minoru Fujita1N/A¤344
7Kohei Kinoshita and Yasshi13316
8Hub and Eisa813251
9Gran Hamada and Perro Aguayo10220
10Tomato Kaji and Kota Sekifuda14185
11Super Stars
(Ayumu Gunji and Rui Hyugaji)		11183
12Bad Boy
(Ken45° and Kengo)		12163
13Los Cowboys
(Silver King and El Texano)		13161
14Skull & Bones
(Jinsei Shinzaki and The Great Sasuke)		12152
15Fuma and Isami Kodaka13146
16Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa11144
17The Can-Am Express
(Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas)		13133
18Hiroshi Fukuda and Men's Teioh12126
19Hiroki and Yasu Urano1181
20Los Brazos
(Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata)		1275
21Aijin Tag †
(Masato Kamino and Takato Nakano)		1121+
22Emilio Charles Jr. and Scorpio Jr.107
23Gran Hamada and Kendo10<1
24Kagetora and Kota Ibushi11[m]¤
Tokyo Gurentai
(Nosawa Rongai and Mazada)		10[n]¤
Riki Choshu and Gran Hamada11[o]¤

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined days
1Hercules Senga/Yapper Man #1 †52¤1,567
Tsutomu Oosugi/Yapper Man #2 †52¤1,567
3Villano IV22¤1,044¤
Villano V22¤1,044¤
5Minoru Fujita33¤907
6Brahman Kei20856
Brahman Shu20856
8Ikuto Hidaka23563
9Gaina 34535
Taro Nohashi34535
11Masamune1N/A¤344
12Kohei Kinoshita13316
Yasushi Tsujimoto13316
14Hub13251
Eisa813251
16Gran Hamada31220¤
17Perro Aguayo10220
18Tomato Kaji14185
Kota Sekifuda14185
20Ayumu Gunji11183
Rui Hyugaji11183
22Ken45°12163
Kengo12163
24Silver King13161
El Texano13161
26Jinsei Shinzaki12152
The Great Sasuke12152
28Fuma13146
Isami Kodaka13146
30Masato Shibata11144
Shuji Ishikawa11144
32Dan Kroffat13133
Doug Furnas13133
34Hiroshi Fukuda12126
Men's Teioh12126
36Hiroki 1181
Yasu Urano1181
38Brazo de Oro1275
Brazo de Plata1275
40Masato Kamino †1121+
Takato Nakano †1121+
42Emilio Charles Jr.107
Scorpio Jr.107
44Kendo10<1
45Kagetora11[p]¤
Kota Ibushi11[q]¤
Mazada10[r]¤
Nosawa Rongai10[s]¤
Riki Choshu11[t]¤

Footnotes

  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

  • 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.
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  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.
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  11. ^ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". Súper Luchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. Issue 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
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  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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