NWL Tag Team Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling
tag team
championship
in the National Wrestling League
promotion
. The Brothers Superior (Neil Superior & Superior) defeated The Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer
) in Moorefield, West Virginia
in 1989 to become the first champions. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland
, but also in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
. There are 34 recognized known teams with a total of 50 title reigns.
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...
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...
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...
in the National Wrestling League
National Wrestling League
The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...
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...
. The Brothers Superior (Neil Superior & Superior) defeated The Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As one-half of The Cream Team with longtime tag team partner Dino Casanova, they won the MEWF Tag Team Championship in the Mid-Eastern...
) in Moorefield, West Virginia
Moorefield, West Virginia
Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Moorefield is the county seat of Hardy County. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out...
in 1989 to become the first champions. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
, most often 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...
, 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...
. There are 34 recognized known teams with a total of 50 title reigns.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brothers Superior |
1 | 1989 | Moorefield, West Virginia Moorefield, West Virginia Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Moorefield is the county seat of Hardy County. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out... |
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| The title is vacated when The Brothers Superior split up in 1990. | ||||
| The Disciples of Darkness |
1 | 1990 | ||
| The Fantastics Fantastics The Fantastics are a professional wrestling tag team composed of Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers.-History:While in the Mid-Southern area, Terry taylor was teamed with a budding young wrestler named Bobby Fulton, who at the time was a jobber on TV but showed promise... |
1 | 1991 | ||
| The Disciples of Darkness | 2 | 1992 | ||
| Paul Orndorff Paul Orndorff Paul Parlette Orndorff, Jr. is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff... & B. Brian Blair |
1 | 1993 | ||
| The title is vacated in 1994. | ||||
| The Samoan Gangstas |
1 | December 12, 1997 | Boonsboro, Maryland Boonsboro, Maryland Boonsboro is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States, located at the foot of South Mountain. It nearly borders Frederick County and is proximate to the Antietam National Battlefield... |
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| The title is vacated in March 1998. | ||||
| The Headbangers The Headbangers The Headbangers is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mosh and Thrasher, best known for their work in the World Wrestling Federation... |
1 | April 24, 1998 | Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg, Maryland Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,873 at the 2000 census... |
|
| The Grungers |
1 | September 26, 1998 | 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... |
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| The title is vacated in 1998. | ||||
| The Latin Connection |
1 | December 5, 1998 | Berryville, Virginia Berryville, Virginia Berryville is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,963 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
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| The title is vacated on January 1, 1999. | ||||
| The Grungers | 2 | May 29, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Kings of Pain |
1 | October 16, 1999 | Frederick, Maryland Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in north-central Maryland. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland. Frederick is an outlying community of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater... |
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| Morgus the Maniac Morgus the Maniac Morgus the Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern independent promotions including the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League/House of Pain Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship... & Hard Rock Hamilton |
1 | November 7, 1999 | Lewes, Delaware Lewes, Delaware Lewes is an incorporated city in Sussex County, Delaware, USA, on the Delmarva Peninsula. According to the 2010 census, the population is 2,747, a decrease of 6.3% from 2000.... |
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| The title is vacated on January 4, 2000, when neither team shows up for a scheduled match. | ||||
| The Untouchables |
1 | February 19, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Jon Rocker & Gutterboy | 1 | April 25, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated on October 7, 2000. | ||||
| The Grungers |
3 | January 26, 2001 | Winchester, Virginia Winchester, Virginia Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census... |
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| Flex Fenom & Chuckie Manson | 1 | February 10, 2001 | Keyser, West Virginia Keyser, West Virginia Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
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| The Grungers |
4 | February 10, 2001 | Keyser, West Virginia | |
| The title is vacated on May 30, 2001. | ||||
| The House of Pain Bullies |
1 | August 4, 2001 | Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a... |
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| The title is vacated on September 23, 2001, when Gutterboy retires. | ||||
| The Untouchables | 2 | January 12, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Highwaymen |
1 | February 23, 2002 | Keyser, West Virginia | |
| Spazman Anthony & The Gut | 1 | July 9, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Highwaymen | 2 | August 27, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Spazman Anthony & Kevin Featherstone Kevin Featherstone Kevin Featherstone is an American professional wrestler who competes in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit. He is a longtime mainstay of the National Wrestling League and House of Pain Wrestling Federation as one-half of Old School with Scott Vaughn... |
1 | December 28, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Highwaymen | 3 | January 7, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title vacated on February 1, 2003, and put up in a "Special Stipulations" 6-man tag team match at the Fire Hall in Greencastle, Pennsylvania a week later. | ||||
| John Rambo & Kevin Featherstone | 1 | February 28, 2003 | Greencastle, Pennsylvania Greencastle, Pennsylvania Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
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| Leslie Leatherman & Flex Fenom | 1 | May 24, 2003 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland. It is less than 3 miles east of Pen Mar, Maryland... |
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| John Rambo & Headshrinker Samu Samula Anoa'i Samula Anoa'i is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut.... |
1 | June 21, 2003 | Martinsburg, Pennsylvania Martinsburg, Pennsylvania Martinsburg, in Morrisons Cove, is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,236 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Martinsburg is located at .... |
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| Gutterboy & Professor Egon Ecton | 1 | December 13, 2003 | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Chambersburg is a borough in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Chambersburg is the county seat of Franklin County... |
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| John Rambo & Headshrinker Samu | 2 | January 23, 2004 | Newville, Pennsylvania Newville, Pennsylvania Newville is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.Newville is served by the Big Spring School District.... |
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| The Highwaymen | 3 | September 18, 2004 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| The title is vacated on September 30, 2004, when Jake Davis retires. | ||||
| Morgus The Maniac & "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker | 1 | October 9, 2004 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated in early-2005 when Buzz Stryker suffers a knee injury. | ||||
| Morgus the Maniac & Axl Rotten Axl Rotten Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler... |
1 | February 5, 2005 | ||
| The Goodfellos |
1 | February 26, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Old School |
1 | September 10, 2005 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | |
| Shorty Smalls & Doken | 1 | September 13, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Old School | 2 | September 17, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Goodfellos | 2 | November 19, 2005 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| Crucial Impact |
1 | December 17, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| The title is vacated on February 24, 2006, when Crucial Impact failed to appear for a scheduled title defence. A tag team match between their opponents The A-Team (Gutterboy & Jerkface) and Old School (Kevin Featherstone & Scott Vaughn) was held at the event to decide the new champions. | ||||
| A-Team |
1 | February 4, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated. | ||||
| Old School | 3 | April 29, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Wild Boyz |
1 | July 15, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| The title is vacated. | ||||
| John Rambo & Master of Disaster | 1 | September 30, 2006 | Keyser, West Virginia | |
| The title is vacated on November 11, 2006, when Master of Disaster is unable to appear for a scheduled title defence in Newville, Pennsylvania. A tag team match is held between John Rambo & OGB and Wild Boyz (Chris Cline & Robbie Paige) to decide the new champions. | ||||
| John Rambo & OGB | 1 | November 11, 2006 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated on February 20, 2007, when John Rambo suffers a back injury. | ||||
| OGB & Professor Egon Ecton | 1 | February 24, 2007 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| LT & Damien Mulchi | 1 | March 17, 2007 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated on May 25, 2007, when LT & Damien Mulchi failed to defend the title within a 30-day period. | ||||
| Wild Boyz | 3 | June 9, 2007 | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania | |
| Cory Bush & Todd Hill | 1 | October 26, 2007 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Latin Hit Squad |
1 | November 17, 2007 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Wild Boyz | 4 | February 16, 2008 | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania | |
| John Rambo & Master Jimmy Smith | 1 | February 23, 2008 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |