SSW Tag Team Championship
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The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling
tag team
championship
in Southern States Wrestling
. It was first won by Danny and Bam Bam Christian when they defeated The Russian Assassins in Hampton, Tennessee on October 1, 1990. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States
, most often in its home base in East Tennessee
, but has been defended in other parts of the country as well. While touring New England
in late-1996, the titles changed hands when Scott Sterling & Dan Cooley lost the belts to Justin St. John & Steve Flynn in Revere, Massachusetts
on November 23, 1996. There are 30 recognized known teams with a total of 65 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 Southern States Wrestling
Southern States Wrestling
Southern States Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in eastern Tennessee. Founded by wrestler Beau James in early 1991, SSW succeeded Smoky Mountain Wrestling as the top promotion in eastern Tennessee following its close...
. It was first won by Danny and Bam Bam Christian when they defeated The Russian Assassins in Hampton, Tennessee on October 1, 1990. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
, most often in its home base in East Tennessee
East Tennessee
East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the U.S. state of Tennessee, one of the three Grand Divisions of Tennessee defined in state law. East Tennessee consists of 33 counties, 30 located within the Eastern Time Zone and three counties in the Central Time Zone, namely...
, but has been defended in other parts of the country as well. While touring New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
in late-1996, the titles changed hands when Scott Sterling & Dan Cooley lost the belts to Justin St. John & Steve Flynn in Revere, Massachusetts
Revere, Massachusetts
Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :...
on November 23, 1996. There are 30 recognized known teams with a total of 65 title reigns.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny and Bam Bam Christian | 1 | October 1, 1990 | Hampton, Tennessee | |
| Wayne Rogers and George Hiatt | 1 | November 3, 1990 | Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport, Tennessee Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County... |
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| The Regulators |
1 | April 3, 1992 | Fall Branch, Tennessee Fall Branch, Tennessee Fall Branch is a census-designated place in Washington and Greene counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census.... |
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| The Young Guns |
1 | August 5, 1992 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Death Riders |
1 | January 29, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Danny and Bam Bam Christian | 2 | June 23, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Jimmy Golden Jimmy Golden James "Jimmy" Golden is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck.Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch... and G.Q. Stratus |
1 | September 6, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Danny and Bam Bam Christian | 3 | September 23, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death Riders | 2 | December 17, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Alex Shane and Eddie Golden | 1 | July 15, 1994 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Mike Powers and Alabama Heartthrob | 1 | August 6, 1994 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Steve Flynn and Bobby B. | 1 | September 17, 1994 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and The Hornet | 1 | October 15, 1994 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Danny Christian and Eddie Bruiser | 1 | February 1, 1995 | Duffield, Virginia Duffield, Virginia Duffield is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 91 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol –Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as... |
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| Beau James and The War Machine | 1 | February 3, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Danny Christian and Eddie Bruiser | 2 | February 17, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death Riders | 3 | March 18, 1995 | Church Hill, Tennessee Church Hill, Tennessee Church Hill is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol –Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical... |
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| The Young Guns | 2 | May 19, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death Riders | 4 | August 11, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| The Young Guns | 3 | August 30, 1995 | Tazewell, Tennessee Tazewell, Tennessee Tazewell is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Claiborne County. The town is named for Henry Tazewell , a U.S. senator from Virginia.-Geography:... |
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| Death & Destruction Death & Destruction Death & Destruction was a professional wrestling tag team composed of Frank "The Tank" Parker and "Ruthless" Roger Anderson. They competed in numerous regional and independent promotions throughout the Southern United States in the 1990s, and were arguably one of the region's top "heel" teams... |
1 | September 4, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and Dan Cooley | 1 | December 1, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death & Destruction | 2 | December 2, 1995 | Princeton, West Virginia Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County... |
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| Beau James and Ricky Morton Ricky Morton Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action... |
1 | December 9, 1995 | Ledgar, North Carolina | |
| Beautiful Blonds |
1 | January 5, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death & Destruction | 3 | February 16, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| The Fantastic Express |
1 | April 4, 1996 | Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County... |
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| Death & Destruction | 4 | May 9, 1996 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| Scott Sterling and Dan Cooley | 1 | September 2, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Death Riders | 5 | October 5, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Scott Sterling and Dan Cooley | 2 | October 19, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Justin St. John and Steve Flynn | 1 | November 23, 1996 | Revere, Massachusetts Revere, Massachusetts Revere is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and located approximately from downtown Boston. It is named after the American patriot Paul Revere. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 51,755.- History :... |
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| Danny Christian and Johnny Thunder | 1 | January 3, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and The War Machine | 2 | February 21, 1997 | Wytheville, Virginia Wytheville, Virginia Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985... |
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| Death & Destruction | 5 | July 4, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Legends |
1 | October 18, 1997 | Mountain City, Tennessee Mountain City, Tennessee Mountain City is a town in Johnson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,383 at the 2000 census. It is the northeasternmost county seat in Tennessee; Mountain City is the county seat of Johnson County.-History:... |
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| Death & Destruction | 6 | December 19, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Mike Cooper and Super Masked Man | 1 | March 20, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Chuck Jones and Roger Ham | 1 | April 3, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| The Brooklyn Bad Boys |
1 | April 17, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | |
| Danny and Bam Bam Christian | 4 | January 9, 1999 | Mountain City, Tennessee | |
| Death & Destruction | 7 | January 30, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Danny and Bam Bam Christian | 5 | April 25, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Steve Flynn and K.C. Thunder | 1 | July 10, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The titles are held-up following an August 19th match between Steve Flynn & Beau James (substituting for K.C. Thunder) and Death & Destruction at the Big Orange Brawl in Kingsport, Tennessee. As a result of the fight following their match, the titles are declared vacant. | ||||
| Death & Destruction | 8 | October 30, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The titles are vacated. | ||||
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express |
1 | December 2, 1999 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and Buddy Landel Buddy Landel William Ansor is a professional wrestler better knownas "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.-Career:Buddy Landel started his career in 1979 as a young talented athlete in ICW. He left high school even though he had received letters of intent to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee... |
1 | February 12, 2000 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Ricky Harrison and Iron Cross | 1 | March 9, 2000 | Saltville, Virginia Saltville, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 2,204 people, 909 households, and 660 families residing in the town. The population density was 273.7 people per square mile . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 124.5 per square mile... |
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| Beau James and K.C. Thunder | 3 | September 13, 2000 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Something Else |
1 | October 2000 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and K.C. Thunder | 4 | January 26, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The Batten Twins |
1 | March 20, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The High Flyers |
1 | June 1, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The Batten Twins | 2 | August 3, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Steve Flynn and K.C. Thunder | 2 | October 27, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and Brian Overbay | 1 | July 17, 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee (Civic Auditorium) | |
| Scotty McKeever and Jesse Taylor | 1 | September 1, 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Beau James and Brian Overbay | 2 | October 29, 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers |
1 | November 28, 2002 | ||
| The titles are vacated on March 8, 2003, when Tim Baldwin is injured. | ||||
| The Batten Twins | 3 | March 22, 2003 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers |
2 | September 3, 2003 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Super Destroyer & Josh Cody | 1 | June 25, 2004 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Robbie Cassidy & Tony Givens | 1 | January 5, 2005 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Super Destroyer & Josh Cody | 1 | January 22, 2005 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Robbie Cassidy & Tony Givens | 2 | March 4, 2005 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |