MCW Southern Tag Team Championship

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MCW Southern Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion Memphis Championship Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 26, 2000
Date retiredJune 14, 2001
Statistics
First champion(s) The New Foundation (The Blue Meanie and Jim Neidhart)
Final champion(s) The Island Boyz (Ekmo and Kimo)
Most reignsThe Island Boyz (3 reigns)

The MCW Southern Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in Memphis Championship Wrestling from 2000 until the promotion closed in 2002. [1]

Contents

Title history

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
The New Foundation
(The Blue Meanie and Jim Neidhart)
12000-02-26 Memphis, Tennessee Meanie and Neidhart were the final two men left in a battle royal and were declared as the first champions.
Todd Morton and Bull Pain 12000-04-12 Robinsonville, Mississippi
The Mean Street Posse
(Joey Abs and Rodney)
12000-05-24 Tunica, Mississippi
The Kingpins
(Price and Schaffer)
12000-07-26Memphis, Tennessee
The Mean Street Posse22000-08-12 Jackson, Mississippi
The Dupps
(Bo and Jack Dupp)
12000-10-28 Jonesboro, Arkansas
The Triad
(Seven and Thrash)
12000-11-18 Newbern, Tennessee Defeated Jack Dupp and Joey Abs, subbing for Bo Dupp.
American Dragon and Spanky 12000-12-01 Manila, Arkansas
The Dupps22001-01-13 Corinth, Mississippi Defeated Spanky and Shooter Schultz, subbing for American Dragon.
The Haas Brothers
(Charlie and Russ Haas)
12001-02-21Jonesboro, Arkansas
The Island Boyz
(Ekmo and Kimo)
12001-05-25 Marmaduke, Arkansas
The Haas Brothers22001-05-25Marmaduke, ArkansasDefeated The Island Boyz and Joey Matthews and Christian York in a three-way match.
The Island Boyz22001-06-01Marmaduke, Arkansas
The Haas Brothers32001-06-01Marmaduke, ArkansasDefeated The Island Boyz and Joey Matthews and Christian York in a three-way match.
A.P.A.
(Bradshaw and Faarooq)
12001-06-13 Poplar Bluff, Missouri
The Island Boyz32001-06-14Jonesboro, Arkansas
The title was abandoned when MCW closed in 2002.

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References

  1. Tanabe, Hisaharu. "M.C.W. Southern Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-08-29.