NZWPW Tag Team Championship

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NZWPW Tag Team Championship
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Details
Promotion New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling
Date established14 April 2007
Date retired2018
Statistics
First champion(s)The Superlatives
(Jean Miracle and Nick Silver)
Final champion(s)The Wainui Express
(Hayden and Jade Priest)
Most reignsAs a tag team:
Company T (2 times)
The Infinite Avalanche (2 times)
The Wainui Express
(Hayden Thiele and Jade Priest) (2 times)

As an individual:
Adam Avalanche (3 times)
Ben Mana (3 times)
Dan Stirling (3 times)
Jade Priest (3 times)
Longest reignThe Wainui Express
(Hayden Thiele and Jade Priest) (455 days)
Shortest reignDan Stirling and CD (<1 day)

The NZWPW Tag Team Championship was the top professional wrestling tag team championship title in the New Zealand promotion New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling. The title was first won by The Superlatives (Jean Miracle and Nick Silver), who won a tournament final at Power Play IV in Lower Hutt, New Zealand to win the titles on 14 April 2007. It was the first title of its kind to be established by a major promotion since the NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship during the early 1980s and remains the oldest currently active tag team championship in New Zealand.

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The final champions were The Wainui Express (Hayden and Jade Priest), who were in their second reign. On 17 November 2018, at Capital Pro Wrestling's MitchellMania event, the title was deactivated when NZWPW owner Martin Stirling was seen taking the NZWPW Heavyweight Championship from the then current champion Bryant and the promotion went into a hiatus. In 2018, the NZWPW promotion was closed as Stirling retired. Stirling announced over a telephone call that the final champions, The Wainui Express currently own the title belts.

Former champions Rodeo Drive (Chad Howard and Bryant) with both the NZWPW and KPW Tag Team Championships NZWPW tag champions.jpg
Former champions Rodeo Drive (Chad Howard and Bryant) with both the NZWPW and KPW Tag Team Championships

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1The Superlatives
(Jean Miracle and Nick Silver)		14 April 2007Power Play IVLower Hutt, New Zealand114Defeated CD and Dream Catcher in a tournament final. [1] [2]
2Company T
(Dan Stirling and Rehua)		28 April 2007KukubashHorowhenua, New Zealand1301 [1] [3]
3The Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche and Infinity)		23 February 2008Pro Wrestling SummitLynfield, New Zealand198This was an interpromotional show co-hosted by the Australasian Wrestling Federation. [1] [4] [5]
4Company T
(Dan Stirling and Rehua)		31 May 2008Power Play VLower Hutt, New Zealand277 [1] [6]
5The Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche and Infinity)		16 August 2008Invasion TourWainui, New Zealand2181Rehua walked out on his tag team partner during the match allowing Dan Stirling to be pinned by Adam Avalanche. [1] [7]
— Vacated 13 February 2009Bringing Down The HousePetone, New Zealand——The championship is vacated when three of the participants, with the exception of Adam Avalanche, failed to appear. Avalanche attempted to defend the title in a singles match against Axl, however, he was attacked mid-match by Circus of Tragedy who then stole the belts. After previously missing a scheduled title defence at Te Ra O Te Raukura, the NZWPW’s Chief Wrestling Officer (CWO) said he would strip the champions and retire the titles if they did not appear at Bringing Down The House. [1] [8]
6The Circus of Tragedy
(Dreamcatcher and O’Siris)		25 February 2009NZWPW showN/A19One week before Heretaunga Hellfire, "Dreamcatcher" Phil Woodgate announces The Circus of Tragedy have claimed the titles and begin defending them at NZWPW events. [1] [9]
7Dan Stirling (3) and CD6 March 2009Heretaunga HellfireUpper Hutt, New Zealand10The team is immediately stripped of the titles due to NZWPW rules prohibiting relatives of promoter Martin Stirling from holding the championship, and the belts are returned to The Circus of Tragedy. Stirling is then attacked by his tag team partner, CD, who is upset at losing the titles. [1] [10]
8The Circus of Tragedy
(Dreamcatcher and O’Siris)		6 March 2009Heretaunga HellfireUpper Hutt, New Zealand248The titles are returned to The Circus of Tragedy after Dan Stirling and CD are stripped of the championship. They are officially recognized as the tag team champions when the CWO reinstates the titles at Te Araroa on 9 April. [1] [11]
9Tykade and Ben Mana23 April 2009Power Play VITaita, New Zealand192 [1] [12]
10Adam Avalanche (3) and Ben Mana (2)24 July 2009Bringing Down the HousePetone, New Zealand198Won titles when Avalanche revealed his mystery tag team partner was one-half of the tag team champions Ben Mana. After attacking Tykade, Avalanche and Mana walked off with the belts. [1] [13]
11The Five Star Revolution
(Travis Banks and JC Star)		30 October 2009The Bay BashTitahi Bay, New Zealand1577Adam Avalanche was forced to retire as a result of this match. They had defeated Corey Dallas and Rufguts in a tournament final earlier that night to receive a title shot. [1] [14]
12Project Mayhem
("Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol)		12 August 2011NZWPW showLevin, New Zealand1288A four corners elimination match crowned new champions. [15]
13The Lost Boys
(Mikey Rave and Taylor Adams)		26 May 2012Newtown KnockoutNewtown, New Zealand1139Tornado Tag [15] [16]
14The Circus of Tragedy
(Axl (1) and Osiris with "Dream Catcher" Phil Woodgate)		12 October 2012NZWPW showPetone, New Zealand3302Axl and Osiris, claiming to be the unofficial NZWPW Tag Team Champions after swiping the belts from the Lost Boys. [15] [16]
15The 20/20 Experience
(Paul Sayers and Chad Howard)		10 August 2013Road to PowerPlay XLevin, New Zealand1287In an impromptu title bout made by CWO Rehua, Chad Howard took Scravenge down with a northern lights suplex to claim the NZWPW Tag Team Championships. [15] [17]
16The Wainui Express
(Hayden Thiele and Jade Priest)		24 May 2014NZWPW showNaenae, New Zealand1455 [18]
17Rodeo Drive
(Charlie Roberts, Chad Howard (2) and Bryant)		22 August 2015NZWPW showBelmont, New Zealand1287This match was contested as a 6-man tag match, with James Shaw joining The Wainui Express. Hayden Thiele was injured early, and left Shaw and Priest to defend the titles. Thiele would eventually submit to Chad Howard. Rodeo Drive currently hold the KPW and NZWPW Tag Team titles, defending them via the Freebird Rule. [15] [17]
18Ben Mana (3) and Jade Priest (2)4 June 2016Over The TopBelmont, New Zealand1139
19Ebony and Ivory
(Jade Priest and James Shaw)		21 October 2016A Fighting ChanceOtaki, New Zealand1404Ben Mana had to give up one half of the championship due to knee injuries. Jade Priest chose James Shaw as his replacement partner.
— Vacated 29 November 2017————
20The Wainui Express
(Hayden and Jade Priest (3))		20 July 2018Friday Night Live Pro WrestlingEpuni, New Zealand2UnknownThe Wainui Express won a tag team tournament for the vacant championship.
—Deactivated2018————The NZWPW Tag Team Championship was deactivated when NZWPW owner Martin Stirling retired. [19]

List of combined reigns

RankWrestlers# of reignsCombined days
1The Five Star Revolution
(Travis Banks and JC Star)		1577
2The Wainui Express
(Hayden and Jade Priest (3))		2575
3Ebony and Ivory
(Jade Priest (3) and James Shaw)		1404
4Company T
(Dan Stirling (3) and Rehua)		2378
5The Circus of Tragedy
(Dreamcatcher, O’Siris and Axl (1))		3359
6Project Mayhem
("Rufguts" Roddy Gunn and Johnny Idol)		1288
7The 20/20 Experience
(Paul Sayers and Chad Howard (2))		1287
7Rodeo Drive
(Charlie Roberts, Chad Howard (2) and Bryant)		1287
8The Infinite Avalanche
(Adam Avalanche (3) and Infinity)		2279
9The Lost Boys
(Mikey Rave and Taylor Adams)		1139
9Ben Mana (3) and Jade Priest (3)1139
10Adam Avalanche (3) and Ben Mana (3)198
11Tykade and Ben Mana (3)192
12The Superlatives
(Jean Miracle and Nick Silver)		114
13Dan Stirling (3) and CD1<1

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