| Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Chikara | ||||||||||||
| Date established | February 26, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | June 24, 2020 | ||||||||||||
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The Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (Chikara Tag Team championship) was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based promotion Chikara.
The Campeonatos de Parejas was introduced in February 2006. The creation of the title was the foundation of that year's Tag World Grand Prix tag team tournament, scheduled to be the final TWGP for the promotion. The title was to be awarded to the winning team of the tournament. The eventual winners were the team of Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli, The Kings of Wrestling, who defeated Milano Collection A.T. and Skayde (Team DragonDoor) in the finals of the tournament to be crowned the first Campeones de Parejas.
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) were the first champion in the title's history, having won the title on February 26, 2006. [1] Pieces of Hate (Jigsaw and The Shard) holds the record for the longest reign in the title's history, at 413 days. The Rumblebees (Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee) hold the record for the shortest reign, at less than one day. 3.0 (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews), Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.) and F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano) share the record for most reigns as a team with two, while Parker, Matthews, El Hijo del Ice Cream, Ice Cream Jr., Taylor, Gargano, Claudio Castagnoli and Jigsaw share the record for most reigns individually, also with two. [1] Overall, there have been 25 reigns shared among 42 different wrestlers and 23 teams.
This title, when compared to other titles, is unorthodox due to the nature of how a team earns a title shot. A team becomes eligible to challenge for the Campeonatos de Parejas as soon as they earn three points. Teams rack up points by winning tag team matches. As soon as they get the three points, they can challenge the reigning Campeones for the title. However, if they lose a match, the team loses all of their points and must start again. Essentially, when a duo wins three tag team matches in a row, they are eligible to have a title shot. As of You Only Live Twice, all previous points accumulated by teams have been reset and removed entirely. Per Lucha Libre tradition, title defenses are Campeones vs. Retadores in Two out of Three Falls match.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) | February 26, 2006 | Tag World Grand Prix 2006: Night Three | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 264 | 2 | Castagnoli and Hero defeated Milano Collection A.T. and Skayde in the finals of the Tag World Grand Prix 2006 tournament to become the inaugural champions. | [1] [2] |
| 2 | Team F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma and Icarus) | November 17, 2006 | Brick | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 343 | 3 | [3] | |
| 3 | Incoherence (Delirious and Hallowicked) | October 26, 2007 | Bruised | Reading, PA | 1 | 331 | 5 | Delirious and Hallowicked defeated Icarus and Chuck Taylor, who replaced an injured Gran Akuma, to win the championship. | [4] |
| 4 | Super Smash Bros. (Stupefied and Player Uno) | September 21, 2008 | Laying In The Gutter, Looking At The Stars | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 28 | 0 | [5] | |
| 5 | The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) | October 19, 2008 | The Global Gauntlet: Night Two | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 329 | 3 | [6] | |
| 6 | The Colony (Fire Ant and Soldier Ant) | September 13, 2009 | Hiding In Plain Sight | Nashua, NH | 1 | 188 | 4 | [7] | |
| 7 | Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Ares and Claudio Castagnoli (2)) | March 20, 2010 | Wit, Verve And A Bit O' Nerve | Easton, PA | 1 | 267 | 4 | [8] | |
| 8 | Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush | December 12, 2010 | Reality Is Relative | Reading, PA | 1 | 280 | 2 | [9] | |
| 9 | F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano) | September 18, 2011 | Martyr Yourself To Caution | New York City, NY | 1 | 188 | 4 | [10] | |
| 10 | 3.0 (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) | March 24, 2012 | Green Ice | Vaughan, ON | 1 | 36 | 0 | Parker and Matthews defeated Chuck Taylor and Icarus, who replaced an injured Johnny Gargano, to win the championship. | [11] |
| 11 | F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano) | April 29, 2012 | The Contaminated Cowl | Lafayette, IN | 2 | 34 | 0 | [12] | |
| 12 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | June 2, 2012 | Chikarasaurus Rex: How To Hatch A Dinosaur | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 253 | 3 | [13] | |
| 13 | 3.0 (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) | February 10, 2013 | While The Dawn Is Breaking | Easton, PA | 2 | 112 | 2 | [14] | |
| 14 | Pieces of Hate (Jigsaw (2) and The Shard) | June 2, 2013 | Aniversario: Never Compromise | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 413 | 0 | [15] | |
| 15 | The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and Mark Angelosetti) | July 20, 2014 | The World Is Not Enough | Revere, MA | 1 | 139 | 1 | [16] [17] | |
| 16 | The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster) | December 6, 2014 | Tomorrow Never Dies | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 295 | 3 | [18] [19] | |
| 17 | N_R_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon) | September 27, 2015 | The Marta Complex | Norfolk, VA | 1 | 300 | 3 | [18] [20] | |
| — | Vacated | July 23, 2016 | Back in the Habit | Toronto, ON | — | — | — | The championship held up due to a referee error where Los Ice Creams had been awarded the title despite only winning the first fall in a two out of three falls match. | [21] |
| 18 | Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) | August 21, 2016 | No One's First, And You're Next | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 105 – 132 | 0 | This was a double elimination tag team match, also involving The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Flex Rumblecrunch), Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.) and N_R_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon). | [22] |
| — | Vacated | December 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated during season 17, which was taped in secret. The exact date is unknown. | |
| 19 | Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge | December 29, 2016 | The Shape Of Things To Come | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 191 | 3 | Crummels and Defarge defeated The Closers (Rick Roland and Sloan Caprice) and The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and Mark Angelosetti) in a three-way match to win the vacant title. | [23] |
| 20 | The Rumblebees (Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee) | July 8, 2017 | The Lodger | Gibsonville, NC | 1 | <1 | 0 | [24] | |
| 21 | Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.) | July 8, 2017 | The Lodger | Gibsonville, NC | 1 | 224 | 0 | [24] | |
| 22 | The Closers (Rick Roland and Sloan Caprice) | February 17, 2018 | National Pro Wrestling Day 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 294 | 3 | [25] | |
| 23 | Princess KimberLee and The Whisper | December 8, 2018 | Let's Get Invisible | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 140 | 1 | [26] | |
| 24 | F.I.S.T. (Tony Deppen and Travis Huckabee (2)) | April 27, 2019 | Fright Night | Pocono Summit, PA | 1 | 196 | 1 | [27] | |
| 25 | The Bird And The Bee (Solo Darling (2) and Willow Nightingale) | November 9, 2019 | Tug of War | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 228 | 0 | [28] | |
| — | Deactivated | June 24, 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Deactivated when Chikara closed down. | |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pieces of Hate (Jigsaw and The Shard) | 1 | 0 | 413 |
| 2 | Team F.I.S.T. (Gran Akuma and Icarus) | 3 | 343 | |
| 3 | Incoherence (Delirious and Hallowicked) | 5 | 331 | |
| 4 | The Osirian Portal (Amasis and Ophidian) | 3 | 329 | |
| 5 | N_R_G (Hype Rockwell and Race Jaxon) | 3 | 300 | |
| 6 | The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster) | 3 | 295 | |
| 7 | The Closers (Rick Roland and Sloan Caprice) | 2 | 294 | |
| 8 | Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush | 2 | 280 | |
| 9 | Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Ares and Claudio Castagnoli) | 4 | 267 | |
| 10 | The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) | 2 | 264 | |
| 11 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | 3 | 253 | |
| 12 | Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream and Ice Cream Jr.) | 2 | 0 | 228 |
| 13 | F.I.S.T. (Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano) | 4 | 222 | |
| 14 | The Bird And The Bee (Solo Darling and Willow Nightingale) | 1 | 0 | 228 |
| 15 | F.I.S.T. (Tony Deppen and Travis Huckabee) | 1 | 196 | |
| 16 | Cornelius Crummels and Sonny Defarge | 2 | 191 | |
| 17 | The Colony (Fire Ant and Soldier Ant) | 4 | 188 | |
| 18 | 3.0 (Scott Parker and Shane Matthews) | 2 | 2 | 148 |
| 19 | Princess KimberLee and The Whisper | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| 20 | The Throwbacks (Dasher Hatfield and Mark Angelosetti) | 1 | 139 | |
| 21 | Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) | 0 | 105–132 | |
| 22 | Super Smash Bros. (Player Dos and Player Uno) | 0 | 28 | |
| 23 | The Rumblebees (Solo Darling and Travis Huckabee) | 0 | <1 |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jigsaw | 2 | 2 | 693 |
| 2 | Claudio Castagnoli | 6 | 531 | |
| 3 | The Shard | 1 | 0 | 413 |
| 4 | Gran Akuma | 3 | 343 | |
| Icarus | ||||
| 6 | Delirious | 5 | 331 | |
| Hallowicked | ||||
| 8 | Amasis | 3 | 329 | |
| Ophidian | ||||
| 10 | Hype Rockwell | 3 | 300 | |
| Race Jaxon | ||||
| 12 | Blaster McMassive | 3 | 295 | |
| Max Smashmaster | ||||
| 14 | Rick Roland | 2 | 294 | |
| Sloan Caprice | ||||
| 16 | Mike Quackenbush | 2 | 280 | |
| 17 | Ares | 4 | 267 | |
| 18 | Chris Hero | 2 | 264 | |
| 19 | Matt Jackson | 3 | 253 | |
| Nick Jackson | ||||
| 21 | El Hijo del Ice Cream | 2 | 0 | 229 |
| Ice Cream Jr. | ||||
| 23 | Chuck Taylor | 4 | 222 | |
| Johnny Gargano | ||||
| 25 | Solo Darling | 0 | 228 | |
| Willow Nightingale | ||||
| 27 | Cornelius Crummels | 1 | 2 | 189–216 |
| Sonny Defarge | ||||
| 29 | Travis Huckabee | 2 | 1 | 196 |
| Tony Deppen | ||||
| 31 | Fire Ant | 1 | 4 | 188 |
| Soldier Ant | ||||
| 33 | Scott Parker | 2 | 2 | 148 |
| Shane Matthews | ||||
| 35 | Princess KimberLee | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| The Wisper | ||||
| 37 | Dasher Hatfield | 1 | 139 | |
| Mark Angelosetti | ||||
| 39 | Trent Seven | 0 | 105–132 | |
| Tyler Bate | ||||
| 41 | Player Dos | 0 | 28 | |
| Player Uno |
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