CWA World Tag Team Championship (Germany)

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CWA World Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion Catch Wrestling Association
Date establishedNovember 23, 1988
Date retired2000
Statistics
First champion(s) Tony St. Clair and Mile Zrno
Final champion(s) Black Navy Seal and Ricky Santana
Most reigns Ulf Herman/August Smisl and Mad Bull Buster/Larry Cameron (2 reigns)

The CWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team professional wrestling title in the German professional wrestling promotion the Catch Wrestling Association. It was established in 1988, and lasted until the promotion's 2000 closing. [1] [2] The championship was contested under two out of three falls.

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Title history

Key
SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
#TeamReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1 Tony St. Clair and Mile Zrno 1November 23, 1988577 Linz, Austria House show Defeated Dave Finlay and Mark Rocco to become the first champions. 
2 Dave Finlay and Marty Jones 1June 23, 199041 Graz, Austria House show   
3 Franz Schumann and Mile Zrno (2)1August 3, 1990505 Vienna, Austria World Catch Cup  
4 Chris Benoit and David Taylor 1December 21, 1991 [Note 1] Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival   
- Vacated -June 1992N/AN/AN/AVacated when Taylor was injured and Benoit left the promotion to wrestle in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. 
5 Mad Bull Buster and Larry Cameron 1July 11, 1992372 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival Defeated Mile Zrno and Steve Regal in a two out of three falls match to win the vacant title 
6 David Taylor (2) and Mile Zrno (3)1July 18, 199398 Graz, Austria Catch Cup  
7 Mad Bull Buster and Larry Cameron 2October 24, 199350 Hanover, Germany House show   
- Vacated -December 13, 1993N/AN/AN/A Larry Cameron died on December 13 from injuries suffered in a match occurring two days earlier, during which he collapsed, causing the title to be vacated [2] [3]
8Steve Casey and Tony St. Clair (2)1July 9, 199414 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival Defeated Dave Finlay and John Hawk to win the vacant title. 
9The Wrecking Crew
(Fury and Rage)
1July 23, 199424 Vienna, Austria Catch Cup 
10 Ulf Herman and August Smisl 1August 16, 1994446 Vienna, Austria Catch CupDefeated John Hawk, substituting for Rage, and Fury to win the vacant title. Rage had injured his arm on August 13 when the top rope broke during a match. 
11 Cannonball Grizzly and John Hawk 1November 5, 199541 Oldenburg, Germany House show   
12 Tony St. Clair (3) and August Smisl (2)1December 16, 19952 Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival   
- Vacated -December 18, 1995N/AN/AN/AVacated when Smisl was injured. 
13 Brian Armstrong and Cannonball Grizzly (2)1July 6, 199628 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival Defeated Tony St. Clair and Ulf Herman to win the vacant title 
14 Ulf Herman (2) and August Smisl (3)2August 3, 1996 [Note 2] Vienna, Austria House show   
- Vacated -1996N/AN/AN/AVacated for undocumented reasons. 
15 Wildcat Brookside and Cannonball Grizzly (3)1December 21, 1996 [Note 3] Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival Defeated Tony St. Clair and Mick Tierney to win the vacant title. 
- Vacated -July 1997N/AN/AN/AVacated for undocumented reasons 
16 Ulf Herman (3) and Tony St. Clair (4)1July 5, 199798 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival Defeated Robbie Brookside and Mark the Hunter to win the vacant title. 
17 Jean-Pierre Lafitte and Rhino Richards 1October 11, 199742 Hanover, Germany House show Defeated Tony St. Clair and Christian Eckstein, who was substituting Herman. 
18Christian Eckstein and Ulf Herman (4)1November 22, 1997 [Note 4] Bremen, Germany House show   
- Vacated -October 1998N/AN/AN/AVacated when Herman left the promotion. 
19 XL Legend and Rhino Richards (2)1October 10, 1998 [Note 5] Hanover, Germany Catch World CupDefeated Rico de Cuba and August Smisl to win the vacant title. 
- Vacated -October 1998N/AN/AN/AVacated when Rhino Richards left the promotion after signing with Extreme Championship Wrestling. 
20Black Navy Seal and Ricky Santana 1November 27, 1999 [Note 6] Bremen, Germany House show Defeated Michael Kovac and Dirk Rotzek to win the vacant title. 
-Retired-2000N/AN/AN/AThe CWA closed 

Footnotes

  1. The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 163 and 192 days.
  2. The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 140 days.
  3. The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 192 and 166 days.
  4. The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 313 and 322 days.
  5. The exact date that the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 21 days.
  6. The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 35 and 765 days.

References

  1. "CWA World Tag Team Championship" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  2. 1 2 "C.W.A. World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  3. "Larry Cameron profile" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2007-11-26.