JAPW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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Promotion | Jersey All Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Date established | December 5, 1997 | ||||||||||||
Date retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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The JAPW Tag Team Championship is a championship in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion. It became official title on December 5, 1997 when The Blood Angels (Diablos Macabre and Lucifer Grimm) defeated Don Montoya and Homicide in a tournament final to crown the first champion. There have been 42 reigns by 33 teams and 53 wrestlers with three vacancies.
No. | Team | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
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1 | The Blood Angels (Diablos Macabre and Lucifer Grimm) | 1 | December 5, 1997 | 65 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Night Of The Barbwire #1 | Defeat Don Montoya and Homicide in Barbed Wire match to become first champions. |
2 | The Sickness (Twiggy Ramirez and Adorable Anthony) | 1 | February 6, 1998 | 44 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Valentine's Day Massacre 1998 | |
3 | The Nation of Immigration (Homicide and Kane D) | 1 | March 22, 1998 | 59 | Newark, NJ | JAPW 1st Annual JAP Convention & Anniversary: Night Of The Barbwire #2 | Defeated The Blood Angels and The Sickness in a three way dance. |
4 | The Skin Head Express (Lord Zieg and Crazy Ivan) | 1 | May 20, 1998 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW | ||
- | Vacant | July, 1998 | North Bergen, NJ | ||||
5 | The Haas Brothers (Russ and Charlie Haas) | 1 | July 22, 1998 | 34 | JAPW | Defeated Skin Head Express and Nation of Immigration in a three way dance. | |
6 | The Nation of Immigration (Homicide(2) and Kane D (2)) | 2 | August 25, 1998 | 157 | JAPW | Nation of Immigration won the titles in a weapons match. | |
7 | D-Sex (Trent Acid and Billy Reil) | 1 | January 29, 1999 | 28 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW | |
8 | The Big Unit (Dave Desire and Rick Silver) | 1 | February 26, 1999 | 84 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Valentine's Day Massacre 1999 | |
9 | The Haas Brothers | 2 | May 21, 1999 | 280 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Night Of The Barbwire #4 | Defeated Rick Silver in a handicap match. |
10 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 1 | February 25, 2000 | 197 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Valentine's Day Massacre 2000 | Defeated The Big Unit and The Haas Brothers in a three way dance. |
11 | Don Montoya and Homicide(3) | 1 | September 9, 2000 | 68 | Sayreville, NJ | JAPW September Slaughter | |
12 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 2 | November 17, 2000 | 180 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Battle In Bayonne | |
13 | Dixie and The Insane Dragon | 1 | May 18, 2001 | 50 | Philadelphia, PA | JAPW The Upset | |
14 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 3 | July 7, 2001 | 42 | Philadelphia, PA | JAPW Royal Consequences | |
15 | Mikey Whipwreck and JT Jobber | 1 | August 18, 2001 | 6 | Philadelphia, PA | JAPW The Hit Squads Revenge: The Body Count Continues | |
16 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 4 | August 24, 2001 | 252 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW The Aftermath | Defeated Youth Gone Wild and Mikey Whipwreck/JT Jobber in a three way dance. |
17 | Mike and Todd Shane | 1 | May 3, 2002 | 71 | St. Petersburg, FL | IPW Hardcore Zero Tolerance: Plex Pandemonium | |
- | Vacant | July 13, 2002 | Seaside Heights, NJ | Mike and Todd Shane were stripped of the titles. | |||
18 | Insane Dragon (2) and Jay Briscoe | 1 | July 13, 2002 | 28 | Seaside Heights, NJ | JAPW Summer Shore Series 2002 - Unfinished Business | Won a 3 way match, when Dragon and Jay Briscoe each pin a member of Da Hit Squad. |
19 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 5 | August 10, 2002 | 182 | Seaside Heights, NJ | JAPW Summer Shore Series 2002 - Royal Consequences 2 | Defeated Jay Briscoe/Insane Dragon and Deranged/Mark Briscoe in a Table, Ladders and Chairs match. |
20 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (E.C. Negro and Casey Blade) | 1 | January 25, 2003 | 245 | Bayonne, NJ | JAPW Tough Love | Defeated Mafia. Monsta Mack had a leg injury and couldn't compete |
21 | April Hunter and Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | September 27, 2003 | 161 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Funkin Homicide | |
22 | Shaolin Wrecking Crew (Magic and Suba) | 1 | March 6, 2004 | 29 | South Plainfield, NJ | JAPW Basebrawl | |
23 | The Solution (Papadon and Havoc) | 1 | April 4, 2004 | 250 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Awesome Sacrifice | |
24 | The Christopher Street Connection (Buff E. and Mace Mendoza) | 1 | December 10, 2004 | 50 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Seasons Beatings 2004 | |
25 | Strong Styles Thugs (B-Boy and Homicide(4)) | 1 | January 29, 2005 | 56 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Wild Card 2005 | |
26 | Teddy Hart and Jack Evans | 1 | March 26, 2005 | 112 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Caged Fury | Hart and Evans won the titles in a steel cage match. |
27 | The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid(2) and Johnny Kashmere) | 1 | July 16, 2005 | 98 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW GORED! | Defeated Jack Evans in a handicap match. Teddy Hart no-showed due to "a problem at the airport". |
28 | Teddy Hart (2) and Homicide (5) | 1 | October 22, 2005 | 21 | Atlantic City, NJ | JAPW 8th Anniversary Show | Defeated The Briscoe Brothers, SATs, and Backseat Boyz in a Four Way match. |
29 | Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid(3) and Johnny Kashmere) | 2 | November 12, 2005 | 21 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Fall Out | Trent Acid defeated Teddy Hart in a Street Fight match to win the title. Chooses Johnny Kashmere for his partner. |
30 | The S.A.T. (Jose and Joel Maximo) | 1 | December 3, 2005 | 168 | Braintree, MA | JAPW Neil Sullivan Jr. Fundraiser | Defeat Trent Acid in a handicap match. |
31 | The Outcast Killahs (Oman Tortuga and Diablo Santiago) | 1 | May 20, 2006 | 161 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Homecoming 2 | Defeat The SAT in a TLC Match. |
32 | Jay Lethal and Azrieal | 1 | October 28, 2006 | 224 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW 9th Anniversary Show | Defeated SAT and Outcast Killaz in a Triple Threat match. |
33 | The Latin American Xchange (Homicide (6) and Hernandez) | 1 | June 9, 2007 | 525 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Back To Business | |
34 | The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) | 1 | November 15, 2008 | 28 | Jersey City, NJ | JAPW Reboot | |
35 | D-N-A (Dixie(2) and Azrieal(2)) | 1 | December 13, 2008 | 105 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW 11th Anniversary Show | |
36 | The Garden State Gods (Corvis Fear and Myke Quest) | 1 | March 28, 2009 | 126 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW Unfinished Business 2009 | |
37 | The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Brodie Lee and Necro Butcher) | 1 | August 1, 2009 | 273 | Jersey City, NJ | JAPW European Homicide | |
38 | The Heavy Hitters (Monsta Mack(6) and Havok) | 1 | January 23, 2010 | 175 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW 12th Anniversary Show | This was a three-way match, also involving The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Nate Hatred) |
39 | The United States Death Machine (Sami Callihan and Chris Dickinson) | 1 | October 23, 2010 | 48 | Jersey City, NJ | JAPW Halloween Hell 2010 | This was a three-way match, also involving The Chair Swinging Freaks (Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney). [1] |
40 | Da Hit Squad (Mafia(6) and Monsta Mack(7)) | 6 | December 10, 2010 | 1 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW 13th Anniversary Show - Tag 1 [2] | |
41 | The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Necro Butcher (2) and Nick Gage) | 2 | December 11, 2010 | 125 | Philadelphia, PA | JAPW 13th Anniversary Show - Tag 2 [2] | |
- | Vacant | April 15, 2011 | On April 15, 2011, JAPW management declared the titles vacant. | ||||
42 | Outlaw Inc (Eddie Kingston and Homicide) | 1 | April 14, 2012 | 627-991 | Rahway, NJ | JAPW 14th Anniversary Show - The Final Countdown | Defeated Philly's Most Wanted (Joker and Sabian) in a Ghetto Street Fight to win the vacant title. |
- | Retired | 2014 | |||||
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1. | Outlaw Inc Eddie Kingston and Homicide | 1 | 627- 991 |
2. | Da Hit Squad (Mafia and Monsta Mack) | 6 | 854 |
3. | The Latin American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) | 1 | 525 |
4. | The Haas Brothers (Russ and Charlie Haas) | 2 | 314 |
5. | The Heavy Hitters (Monsta Mack and Havok) | 1 | 273 |
6. | The Solution (Papadon and Havoc) | 1 | 250 |
7. | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (E.C. Negro and Casey Blade) | 1 | 245 |
8. | Jay Lethal and Azrieal | 1 | 224 |
9. | The Nation of Immigration (Homicide and Kane D) | 2 | 216 |
10. | The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Brodie Lee and Necro Butcher) | 1 | 175 |
11. | The S.A.T. (Jose and Joel Maximo) | 1 | 168 |
12. | April Hunter and Slyk Wagner Brown | 1 | 161 |
The Outcast Killahs (Oman Tortuga and Diablo Santiago) | 1 | 161 | |
14. | The Garden State Gods (Corvis Fear and Myke Quest) | 1 | 126 |
15. | 'The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Necro Butcher and Nick Gage) | 1 | 125 |
16. | The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere) | 2 | 119 |
17. | Teddy Hart and Jack Evans | 1 | 112 |
18. | D.N.A. (Dixie and Azrieal) | 1 | 105 |
19. | The Big Unit (Dave Desire and Rick Silver) | 1 | 84 |
20. | Mike and Todd Shane | 1 | 71 |
21. | Don Montoya and Homicide | 1 | 68 |
22. | The Blood Angels (Diablos Macabre and Lucifer Grimm) | 1 | 65 |
23. | Strong Styles Thugs (B-Boy and Homicide) | 1 | 56 |
24. | Dixie and The Insane Dragon | 1 | 50 |
The Christopher Street Connection (Buff E. and Mace Mendoza) | 1 | 50 | |
26. | The United States Death Machine (Sami Callihan and Chris Dickinson) | 1 | 48 |
27. | The Sickness (Twiggy Ramirez and Adorable Anthony) | 1 | 44 |
28. | The Shaolin Wrecking Crew | 1 | 29 |
29. | D-Sex (Trent Acid and Billy Reil) | 1 | 28 |
Insane Dragon and Jay Briscoe | 1 | 28 | |
The F.B.I. (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) | 1 | 28 | |
32. | Teddy Hart and Homicide | 1 | 21 |
33. | Mikey Whipwreck and JT Jobber | 1 | 6 |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1. | Homicide | 7 | 1531-1797 |
2. | Eddie Kingston | 1 | 627-991 |
3. | Monsta Mack | 7 | 1127 |
4. | Mafia / Dan Maff | 6 | 854 |
5. | Hernandez | 1 | 525 |
6. | Havok | 2 | 523 |
7. | Azrieal | 2 | 329 |
8. | Russ Haas | 3 | 314 |
Charlie Haas | 3 | 314 | |
10. | Necro Butcher | 2 | 300 |
11. | Papadon | 1 | 250 |
12. | E.C Negro | 1 | 245 |
Casey Blade | 1 | 245 | |
14. | Jay Lethal | 1 | 224 |
15. | Kane D | 2 | 216 |
16. | Brodie Lee | 1 | 175 |
17. | Jose Maximo | 1 | 168 |
Joel Maximo | 1 | 168 | |
19. | April Hunter | 1 | 161 |
Slyk Wagner Brown | 1 | 161 | |
Oman Tortuga | 1 | 161 | |
Diablo Santiago | 1 | 161 | |
23. | Trent Acid | 3 | 147 |
24. | Teddy Hart | 2 | 133 |
25. | Corvis Fear | 1 | 126 |
Mike Quest | 1 | 126 | |
27. | Nick Gage | 1 | 125 |
28. | Johnny Kashmere | 2 | 119 |
29. | Jack Evans | 1 | 112 |
30. | Dixie | 1 | 105 |
31. | Dave Desire | 1 | 84 |
Rick Silver | 1 | 84 | |
33. | The Insane Dragon | 2 | 78 |
34. | Mike Shane | 1 | 71 |
Todd Shane | 1 | 71 | |
36. | Don Montoya | 1 | 68 |
37. | Diablos Macabre | 1 | 65 |
Lucifer Grimm | 1 | 65 | |
39. | B-Boy | 1 | 56 |
40. | Buff E. | 1 | 50 |
Mace Mendoza | 1 | 50 | |
42. | Sami Callihan | 1 | 48 |
Chris Dickinson | 1 | 48 | |
44. | Twiggy Ramirez | 1 | 44 |
Adorable Anthony | 1 | 44 | |
46. | Magic | 1 | 29 |
Suba | 1 | 29 | |
48. | Billy Reil | 1 | 28 |
Jay Briscoe | 1 | 28 | |
Little Guido | 1 | 28 | |
Tracy Smothers | 1 | 28 | |
52. | Mikey Whipwreck | 1 | 6 |
JT Jobber | 1 | 6 |
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