AWF Tag-Team Championship
Encyclopedia
The AWF Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling
championship
currently inactive in the South Africa
n professional wrestling promotion
Africa Wrestling Alliance
, contested among tag team
s. It was created on December 11, 2004. The Saint and The Gladiator were the first and last champions, having defeated The Missing Link and Trashman to win the belts on the 2-hour live special, AWF on E Slam Series Final. The titles were soon retired in early 2005 after AWA failed to secure another year of television with eTV
.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
currently inactive in the South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Africa Wrestling Alliance
Africa Wrestling Alliance
Africa Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as Africa Wrestling Federation, is a South African professional wrestling promotion founded in 1995 . The regionally-based company is owned by Shaun Koen and Koos Rossouw, and is a traditionally-styled promotion influenced by the international wrestling...
, contested among tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
s. It was created on December 11, 2004. The Saint and The Gladiator were the first and last champions, having defeated The Missing Link and Trashman to win the belts on the 2-hour live special, AWF on E Slam Series Final. The titles were soon retired in early 2005 after AWA failed to secure another year of television with eTV
E.tv
e.tv is the fifth terrestrial television channel in South Africa, following three channels operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net, operated by Multichoice...
.
Title history
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | The Saint and The Gladiator | 1 | December 11, 2004 | North West, South Africa North West (South African province) North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mafikeng. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.-History:... |