HoPWF Six-Man Tag Team Championship
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The HoPWF Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling
tag team
title
in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion
. It was created on October 5, 1999, when Slickyboy, Brian Anthony & Paul Beswick won a championship tournament in Hagerstown, Maryland
. The title was defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
, most often in Maryland
, but also in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
until its retirement on January 12, 2001. There are 6 recognized known teams with a total of 6 title reigns.
Professional wrestling
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tag team
Tag team
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title
Championship (professional wrestling)
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in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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. It was created on October 5, 1999, when Slickyboy, Brian Anthony & Paul Beswick won a championship tournament in Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
. The title was defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
East Coast of the United States
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, most often in Maryland
Maryland
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, but also in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
until its retirement on January 12, 2001. There are 6 recognized known teams with a total of 6 title reigns.
Title history
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Slickyboy, Brian Anthony & Paul Beswick | 1 | October 5, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
Cannonball, Bruiser Blackwell & Body Bag | 1 | October 31, 1999 | Elk Garden, West Virginia Elk Garden, West Virginia Elk Garden is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 217 at the 2000 census. Elk Garden was incorporated in 1890 by the Mineral County Circuit Court... |
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The titles are vacated on January 4, 2000, when Body Bag left the promotion. | ||||
The Highwaymen |
1 | March 11, 2000 | Keyser, West Virginia | |
Jerkface, Jimmy Jessup & Frank Savage | 1 | May 30, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
The Mighty Biggs | 1 | August 15, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
The titles are vacated in November 2000. | ||||
Aidean, Flex Fenom & Spazman Anthony | 1 | November 28, 2000 | ||
The titles are abandoned on January 12, 2001. | ||||