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Promotion | JCW (1999–2015) GCW (2015–present) | ||||||||||||
Date established | April 1, 1999 | ||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | ||||||||||||
Date won | November 4, 2023 | ||||||||||||
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The GCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion Game Changer Wrestling. Established on April 1, 1999 as JCW Tag Team Championship, the inaugural champions were Nick Niosi and Ricky O.
There have been a total of 36 reigns and 5 vacancies shared between 28 different teams consisting of 52 distinctive champions.
The current champions are Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated Los Mazicos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) at GCW GCW Si Or No? on November 4, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) | ||||||||||
1 | The MOB (Nick Niosi and Ricky O) | April 1, 1999 | JCW House show | New Jersey | 1 | 274-387 | It is currently unknown how Niosi and Ricky O have been billed as inaugural champions. The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |||
— | Vacated | 2000 | — | — | — | — | The titles were vacated under unknown circumstances somewhere between January and April 22, 2000. | |||
2 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | April 22, 2000 | JCW House show | Elmwood Park, NJ | 1 | 259 | Defeated The Haas Brothers (Charlie Haas and Russ Haas) to win the vacant titles. | [1] | ||
— | Vacated | January 6, 2001 | — | — | — | — | ||||
3 | The Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Molsonn and Moondog Wenzel) | January 14, 2001 | Teaneck Turmoil | Teaneck, NJ | 1 | 80 | [2] | |||
4 | Low Ki and Mafia (2) | April 4, 2001 | Anarchy | Lodi, NJ | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |||
— | Vacated | 2001-2002 | — | — | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances somewhere between April 4, 2001 and 2002. The vacancy period is too long for an estimative duration of Low Ki and Mafia's reign to be determined. | |||
5 | The Solution (Havok and Papadon) | 2001-2002 | JCW House show | New Jersey | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. Neither the exact date when Havok and Papadon won the titles is known. The first documentation of them holding the titles was a defence against Andrew Anderson and Wenzel from March 3, 2002. | [3] | ||
6 | Los Boricuas (Tony Blaze and Warpath) | December 29, 2002 | JCW House show | Paramus, NJ | 1 | 2-70 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |||
7 | The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz (EC Negro and KC Blade) | January–March 2003 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | Cagematch.de states that EC Negro and KC Blade held the titles beginning from somewhere between January and March 2003. However their title win does not appear in the title history list, but it does in a title defence against Tony Blaze and Warpath from March 9, 2003 at the JCW Skin To Win event. | |||
8 | Los Boricuas (Tony Blaze and Warpath) | May 4, 2003 | It All Ends Here | Passaic, NJ | 2 | 147 | [4] | |||
9 | Team Ethic (Dave Greco and Dixie) | September 28, 2003 | Snow Day | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 56 | [5] | |||
10 | Hybrid (Inferno and Wenzel (2)) | November 23, 2003 | Crazy 8 | Garfield, NJ | 1 | 91 | This was a Crazy 8 Tournament semi-final. Wenzel was previously known as Moondog Wenzel. | [6] | ||
11 | Ace Darling and Matt Striker | February 22, 2004 | House show | Garfield, NJ | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |||
— | Vacated | 2004 | — | — | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances somewhere after February 22, 2004. | |||
12 | Joey Janela and Rhett Titus | March 28, 2014 | — | N/A | 1 | 77 | After one successful title defense with Titus on April 26, 2014, Janela defended the title alone on June 13, 2014. [7] | |||
13 | Glitz And Glamour (Jarrett Foster, Steven Sterling and Aaron Stride) | June 13, 2014 | JCW House show | Long Branch, NJ | 1 | 133 | This was a 2-on-1 handicap match in which Janela defended the titles alone. Cagematch.de shows that Stride and Foster won the titles but Steven Sterling is also shown to have taken place in a further title defence, the most plausible explanation being that all three members were recognized as champions under the freebird rule. However, Sterling's reign length remains uncertain. | [8] | ||
14 | The Down Boyz (Steve Gipke and Tony Scorese) | October 24, 2014 | JCW House show | Union, New Jersey | 1 | 28 | [9] | |||
15 | The Playaz Club (Damien Darling and Erik Andretti) | November 21, 2014 | JCW House show | Howell, NJ | 1 | 168 | [10] | |||
16 | Joey Janela (2) and Sean Waltman/X-Pac | May 8, 2015 | JCW House show | Brick, New Jersey | 1 | 8 | [11] | |||
17 | EYFBO (Angel Ortiz and Mike Dratzik) | May 16, 2015 | Skate And Surf Festival Night 1 | Asbury Park, NJ | 1 | 1 | [12] | |||
18 | The Beast Squad (Kyle The Beast and Monsta Mack (2)) | May 17, 2015 | Skate And Surf Festival Night 2 | Asbury Park, NJ | 1 | 228 - 299 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | [13] | ||
Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | January–March 2016 | — | — | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances somewhere between January and March 12, 2016. | |||
19 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia (3) and Monsta Mack (3)) | March 12, 2016 | Finals To Crown A Champion | Howell, NJ | 2 | 224 | Defeated EYFBO (Santana and Ortiz) to win the vacant titles. | [14] | ||
20 | Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) | October 22, 2016 | The Acid Cup | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 371 | This was a four-way tag team match also involving BLKOUT (Ruckus and Robby Mireno and The Nation Of Intoxication (Devon Moore and Lucky 13). | [15] | ||
21 | The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley) | October 28, 2017 | Worst Behavior | Howell, NJ | 1 | 197 | This was a three-way tag team match also involving The Hooligans (Devin Cutter and Mason Cutter). | [16] | ||
22 | Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | May 13, 2018 | The Untouchables | Villa Park, IL | 1 | 1,162 | [17] | |||
23 | Jimmy Lloyd and G-Raver | July 18, 2021 | Zona 23 vs. GCW | Tultitlán, Mexico | 1 | 6 | [18] | |||
24 | The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) | July 24, 2021 | Homecoming Weekend Part One | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 91 | [19] | |||
25 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | October 23, 2021 | War Ready | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 92 | [20] | |||
26 | The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Matt Tremont) | January 23, 2022 | The Wrld on GCW | New York City, NY | 1 | 67 | [21] | |||
27 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | March 31, 2022 | Joey Janela’s Spring Break 6 Part One | Dallas, TX | 2 | 9 | This was a three-way tag team match, which also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice). Slade replaced Matt Tremont in this match, as Tremont was unable to reach the show. | [22] | ||
28 | BUSSY (Allie Katch and Effy) | April 9, 2022 | Paranoid | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 111 | Katch became the first female to become one half of the tag title | [23] | ||
29 | Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | July 29, 2022 | The People vs. GCW | Nashville, TN | 2 | 15 | This was a three-way match, also involving The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice). | [24] | ||
30 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | August 13, 2022 | Homecoming Part 1 | Atlantic City, NJ | 3 | 21 | [25] | |||
31 | Mega Bastards (Alex Colon and John Wayne Murdoch) | September 3, 2022 | The Art of War | Hoffman Estates, IL | 1 | 49 | This was a five-way WarGames match, also involving BUSSY (Allie Katch and Effy), Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) and The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice). | [26] | ||
32 | Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | October 22, 2022 | Drop Dead | Detroit, MI | 3 | 134 | [27] | |||
33 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | March 5, 2023 | Ransom | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 26 | [28] | |||
34 | The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) | March 31, 2023 | Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 142 | [29] | |||
35 | Takashi Sasaki and Toru Sugiura | August 20, 2023 | Homecoming Weekend 2023 | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 53 | [30] | |||
36 | Los Mazicos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | October 12, 2023 | The Wrld On GCW 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 23 | [31] | |||
37 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | November 4, 2023 | GCW Si Or No? | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 167+ | [32] |
As of April19, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered. |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Los Mazisos (Ciclope and Miedo Extremo) | 4 | 1,334 |
2 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 2 | 483 |
3 | Private Party (Isiah Kassidy and Marq Quen) | 1 | 371 |
4 | The MOB (Nick Niosi and Ricky O) | 1 | 274-387¤ |
5 | The Beast Squad (Kyle The Beast and Monsta Mack) | 1 | 228-299¤ |
6 | The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley) | 1 | 197 |
7 | The Playaz Club (Damien Darling and Erik Andretti) | 1 | 168 |
8 | Los Boricuas (Tony Blaze and Warpath) | 2 | 149-219¤ |
9 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) † | 1 | 167+ |
10 | The East West Express (Jordan Oliver and Nick Wayne) | 1 | 142 |
11 | Glitz And Glamour (Jarrett Foster, Steven Sterling and Aaron Stride) | 1 | 133 |
12 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) | 3 | 122 |
13 | BUSSY (Allie Katch and Effy) | 1 | 111 |
14 | The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner and Matthew Justice) | 1 | 91 |
Hybrid (Inferno and Wenzel) | 1 | 91 | |
16 | The Moondogs 2000 (Moondog Molsonn and Moondog Wenzel) | 1 | 80 |
17 | The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Matt Tremont) | 1 | 67 |
18 | Team Ethic (Dave Greco and Dixie) | 1 | 56 |
19 | Takashi Sasaki and Toru Sugiura | 1 | 53 |
20 | Mega Bastards (Alex Colon and John Wayne Murdoch) | 1 | 49 |
21 | The Down Boyz (Steve Gipke and Tony Scorese) | 1 | 28 |
22 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | 1 | 26 |
23 | Joey Janela and Sean Waltman/X-Pac | 1 | 8 |
24 | Jimmy Lloyd and G-Raver | 1 | 6 |
25 | EYFBO (Angel Ortiz and Mike Dratzik) | 1 | 1 |
26 | Ace Darling and Matt Striker | 1 | N/A¤ |
Joey Janela | 1 | N/A¤ | |
Low Ki and Mafia | 1 | N/A¤ | |
The Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz (EC Negro and KC Blade) | 1 | N/A¤ |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Ciclope | 4 | 1,334 |
Miedo Extremo | 4 | 1,334 | |
3 | Monsta Mack | 3 | 711-782¤ |
4 | Mafia | 3 | 483¤ |
5 | Isiah Kassidy | 1 | 371 |
Marq Quen | 1 | 371 | |
7 | Nick Niosi | 1 | 274-387¤ |
Ricky O | 1 | 274-387¤ | |
9 | Kyle The Beast | 1 | 228-299¤ |
10 | John Wayne Murdoch | 2 | 246 |
Reed Bentley | 1 | 197 | |
12 | Moondog Wenzel/Wenzel | 2 | 171 |
13 | Damien Darling | 1 | 168 |
Erik Andretti | 1 | 168 | |
15 | Tony Blaze | 2 | 149-219¤ |
Warpath | 2 | 149-219¤ | |
17 | Dominic Garrini † | 1 | 167+ |
Kevin Ku † | 1 | 167+ | |
19 | Jordan Oliver | 1 | 142 |
Nick Wayne | 1 | 142 | |
21 | Jarrett Foster | 1 | 133 |
Steven Sterling | 1 | 133 | |
Aaron Stride | 1 | 133¤ | |
24 | Jay Briscoe | 3 | 122 |
Mark Briscoe | 3 | 122 | |
26 | Allie Katch | 1 | 111 |
Effy | 1 | 111 | |
28 | Inferno | 1 | 91 |
Mance Warner | 1 | 91 | |
Matthew Justice | 1 | 91 | |
31 | Moondog Molsonn | 1 | 80 |
32 | Nick Gage | 1 | 67 |
Matt Tremont | 1 | 67 | |
34 | Dave Greco | 1 | 56 |
Dixie | 1 | 56 | |
36 | Takashi Sasaki | 1 | 53 |
Toru Sugiura | 1 | 53 | |
38 | Alex Colon | 1 | 49 |
John Wayne Murdoch | 1 | 49 | |
40 | Steve Gipke | 1 | 28 |
Tony Scorese | 1 | 28 | |
42 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 26 |
Chris Sabin | 1 | 26 | |
44 | Joey Janela | 2 | 8¤ |
Sean Waltman/X-Pac | 1 | 8 | |
46 | Jimmy Lloyd | 1 | 6 |
G-Raver | 1 | 6 | |
48 | Angel Ortiz | 1 | 1 |
Mike Draztik | 1 | 1 | |
50 | Ace Darling | 1 | N/A¤ |
EC Negro | 1 | N/A¤ | |
KC Blade | 1 | N/A¤ | |
Low Ki | 1 | N/A¤ | |
Matt Striker | 1 | N/A¤ |
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