The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a 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...

 professional wrestling

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 created by the Mexican

Lucha libre

Lucha libre is a term used in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries, for a form of professional wrestling that has developed within those countries...

 Universal Wrestling Association

Universal Wrestling Association

The Universal Wrestling Association was a Mexican Lucha Libre or professional wrestling promotion based in Naucalpan, Mexico State that operated from 1975 until 1995...

 and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995.

After the UWA's closing, the title was inactive until 2008, when El Dorado Wrestling

El Dorado Wrestling

El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...

 revived the title. On March 26, 2008, Kota Ibushi

Ibushi Kota

is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Career:...

 and KAGETORA won the title in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

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 at El Dorado's Eye of the Treasure event, defeating MAZADA and NOSAWA

Kazushige Nosawa

, better known by his ring names NOSAWA and NOSAWA Rongai, is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.-Career:...

.
The current champions are Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei

Shu & Kei Sato

and are identical twins, and wrestlers for the Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. They are former UWA World Tag Team Champions and WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions and former 3 times Tohoku Tag Team Champions...

.
Nine different teams have held the championship, combining for 12 total reigns.

Title history

Wrestlers:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Riki Choshu Riki Choshu Mitsuo Yoshida , better known by his stage name Riki Chōshū , is a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a wrestler and a booker...  and Gran Hamada Gran Hamada , better known by his ring name , is Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre...	1	August 1, 1982	Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Defeated Baby Face and El Canek El Canek Felipe Estrada , known as Canek and El Canek, is a masked Mexican professional wrestler and former Mixed Martial Arts fighter currently performing part time for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. In 1972, he debuted as "El Universitario" at the age of 18. In 1973, he would change his name to Canek, a...  to become the first champions.
The title was vacated in 1984, and became inactive.
Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro Brazo de Oro (wrestler) Jesús Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador who works under the name Brazo de Oro . Alvarado currently works as a booker for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and as head of the wrestlers' union...  and Brazo de Plata José Alvarado Nieves José Alvarado Nieves is a Mexican Luchador best known under the ring name Brazo de Plata that he has been using since his debut in 1977 and also for his appearences for WWE as "Super Porky"... )	1	March 10, 1991	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	Defeated Perro Aguayo and Gran Hamada.
Perro Aguayo Perro Aguayo Pedro Aguayo better known as "Perro Aguayo" and El Can de Nochistlan , was a famous Mexican wrestler through 1970s to 1990s. His son also wrestles as Perro Aguayo, Jr. or El Hijo del Perro Aguayo . He is one of the biggest box office attractions in lucha libre history and was the last major rival...  and Gran Hamada (2)	1	June 13, 1991	Tokyo, Japan
The title was vacated on January 19, 1992, after Perro Aguayo wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico... .
Gran Hamada (3) and Kendo	1	January 19, 1992	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Los Brazos (Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata).
Los Cowboys / Los Effectivos (Silver King and El Texano)	1	January 19, 1992	Tokyo, Japan
The Can-Am Connection Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon Doug Furnas and Phil LaFon were a professional wrestling tag team that wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling , Extreme Championship Wrestling , Universal Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation . They teamed up together for nine years from 1989 to 1999 and held success as tag team... (Doug Furnas Doug Furnas Doug Furnas is a former American professional wrestler and powerlifter. Furnas briefly worked for World Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s...  and Dan Kroffat)	1	June 28, 1992	Naucalpan Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is a city and municipality located just northwest of Mexico City in adjoining Mexico State. The name Naucalpan comes from Nahuatl and means “place of the four neighborhoods or four houses. “de Juárez was added to the official name in 1874 in honor of... , México, Mexico
Los Villaños (Villaño IV Villano IV Thomas Díaz Mendoza is a Mexican professional wrestler. Within the stable Los Villanos, he has wrestled for Universal Wrestling Association , Asistencia Asesoría y Administración , and World Championship Wrestling . While popular and successful in Mexico, he frequently performed as a jobber in WCW...  and Villaño V Villano V Raymundo Díaz Mendoza Jr. is a Mexican professional wrestler who has performed under the name Villano V until he was unmasked on March 20, 2009, after which he became known as "Ray Mendoza, Jr.". Mendoza and is part of the Mendoza family, a well known Mexican wrestling family that includes all... )	1	November 8, 1992	Naucalpan, México, Mexico
The Can-Am Connection	2	March 7, 1993	Naucalpan, México, Mexico
Los Villaños	2	April 1993	Mexico
The UWA closed in 1995.
Distrito Federal Tag Team Champions Los Rayos Tapatios began defending the title around 2000, with MAZADA and NOSAWA Kazushige Nosawa , better known by his ring names NOSAWA and NOSAWA Rongai, is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.-Career:...  claiming to have defeated them in July 2000.
El Endeivor and Vuelo Especial defeated Los Rayos Tapatios in Oaxaca Oaxaca, Oaxaca The city and municipality of Oaxaca de Juárez, or simply Oaxaca, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name . It is located in the Centro District in the Central Valleys region of the state, in the foothills of the Sierra Madre at the base of the Cerro del Fortín... , Oaxaca Oaxaca Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions... , Mexico on March 11, 2001, but it is unknown as to whether the match was for the UWA title or the Distrito Federal title.
Los Villaños began defending the title again no later than 2004.
Emilio Charles, Jr. Emilio Charles, Jr. Sergio Emilio Charles Garduño is a semi-retired Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Emilio Charles, Jr. He is the son of professional wrestler Emilio Charles. Over the years Emilio Charles, Jr...  and Scorpio, Jr. Scorpio, Jr. Rafael Núñez Juan is a Mexican Luchador or professional wrestler who is best known under his Ring name Scorpio, Jr. Núñez is the son of professional wrestler "Scorpio" and was trained by his father and Rafael Salamanca before making his debut on August 30, 1985...	1	April 7, 2004	Acapulco Acapulco Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history... , Guerrero Guerrero Guerrero officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guerrero is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo.... , Mexico
Los Villaños	3	April 14, 2004	Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Los Villaños' last defense of the title was on October 26, 2006 in Pachuca Pachuca Pachuca, formally Pachuca de Soto is the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat... , Hidalgo, Mexico. After this date, it is unknown whether Los Villaños vacated or simply abandoned the title.
The title was revived by El Dorado Wrestling El Dorado Wrestling El Dorado was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion that was seen as the evolution of dragondoor. Most of El Dorado's wrestlers were graduates from Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion was based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers,...  in 2008.
MAZADA and NOSAWA Kazushige Nosawa , better known by his ring names NOSAWA and NOSAWA Rongai, is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.-Career:...	1	2008		Nosawa and Mazada proclaimed themselves as UWA World Tag Team Champions, claiming they had defeated Rayo de Tapatio I and Rayo de Tapatio II in July 2000.
Kota Ibushi Ibushi Kota is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team and New Japan Pro Wrestling.-Career:...  and KAGETORA Fumiyuki Hashimoto , known by his stage name Kagetora , is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla...	1	March 26, 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated MAZADA and NOSAWA Kazushige Nosawa , better known by his ring names NOSAWA and NOSAWA Rongai, is a Japanese freelance professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions.-Career:...  at Eye of the Treasure.
Vacated due to inactivity.
Speed Of Sound (Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Oosenga)	1	November 25, 2008	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated KAGETORA and Jumping Kid Okimoto at FACE BUSTA VOL. 12 in a decision match.
Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei Shu & Kei Sato and are identical twins, and wrestlers for the Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. They are former UWA World Tag Team Champions and WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champions and former 3 times Tohoku Tag Team Champions...	1	December 3, 2008	Tokyo, Japan
Speed Of Sound (Tsutomu Oosugi and Hercules Oosenga)	2	April 14, 2010	Tokyo, Japan	Defeated Brahman Shu and Kei at Kou-haku Puroresu Wars