PLW Tag Team Championship

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PLW Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion Power League Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 16, 1991
Statistics
First champion(s)Brutal Brigade
Most reignsThe Pillars of Power (4)
Longest reignElements of Suicide (854 days)
Shortest reignCain and Dave (<1)

The PLW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Power League Wrestling. It is the tag team championship of the PLW promotion, and one of three championship titles.

Contents

Overall, there have been 35 reigns among 28 teams. The inaugural champions were The Brutal Brigade ("Brutal" Bob Evans and Maniacal Mark), who defeated Darkside (Shawn Williams and Brian Flynn) in a tournament final on November 16, 1991, to become the first PLW Tag Team Champions. The Pillars of Power (Exterminator and Sub-Zero) hold the record for most reigns, with four. At 854 days, Elements of Suicide's (Onyx and Cinna) second reign is the longest in the title's history. Cain and Dave's (Cain the Executioner and Dave Brown) first and only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as they lost the belts back to their opponents on the same night.

Title history

Key
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

As of January 1, 2016

#WrestlersReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef
1The Brutal Brigade
("Brutal" Bob Evans and Maniacal Mark)		1November 16, 199130 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League WrestlingBrutal Brigade defeated Darkside (Shawn Williams and Brian Flynn) in a tournament final to become the first PLW Tag Team Champions. Aired in November 1991 on tape delay. [1] [2]
2Darkside
(Shawn Williams and Brian Flynn)		1December 16, 199184 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling [1] [3]
3The Lightning Express
(Dutch Davidson and Shane Simons)		1March 9, 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling [4]
3Brian Flynn and The Shadow Warrior1April 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling [5]
4The Lightning Express2April 1992N/A El Paso, Texas Power League Wrestling
5Maniacal Mark and Scott Z.1July 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling [6]
— Vacated —1992——Power League WrestlingThe championship is vacated after Scott Z. and Maniacal Mark won tournaments for the vacant Heavyweight and New England championships.
6The Lightning Express3October 18, 199259 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League WrestlingThe Lightning Express defeated The Fall River Wrecking Crew in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [7]
7Fall River Wrecking Crew
("Ruthless" Ryan Amaral and Jay A.)		1December 16, 1992130 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League WrestlingBlue Thunder substituted for Dutch Davidson. [8]
8The S.W.A.T. Team
(The Punisher and The Enforcer)		1April 25, 1993168 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [9]
9Deadly Alliance
(Atomic Mark and H-Bomb)		1October 10, 1993126 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Midnight Madness (1993) [10]
10Cain and Dave
(Cain the Executioner and Dave Brown)		1February 13, 19940 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [11]
11Deadly Alliance
(Atomic Mark and H-Bomb)		1February 13, 199498 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [12]
12The S.W.A.T. Team2May 22, 199484 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1994)Shane Simons was guest referee. [13]
13Destruction Crew
(Mayhem and The Devastator)		1August 14, 1994112 Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [14]
14Amazin' Jay and Exterminator1December 4, 199435 Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [15]
15The Flawless Foundation
(Max Knight and Scott Thomas)		1January 8, 1995336 Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [16]
16The Pillars of Power
(Exterminator and Sub-Zero)		1December 10, 1995364 Providence, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1995)Exterminator defeated The Flawless Foundation in a handicap match with the help of The Defenseman. Exterminator was allowed keep the title if he chose a partner. He picked Sub-Zero. [17]
17Crush Force
(Crusher and Alex Payne)		1December 8, 199642 Central Falls, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1996)Awarded titles via forfeit. [18]
18The Boston Bulldogs
(Rip Morrison and Johnny Royal)		1January 19, 199721 Warren, Rhode Island The War In WarrenAwarded titles via forfeit. [19] [20]
19The Pillars of Power2February 9, 1997132 Central Falls, Rhode Island Live event The Pillars of Power won the tag titles outside the ring. The Flawless One, their manager, filed a protest claiming the titles were wrongly taken away. [21]
20Knights of the Realm
(The Mighty Bosch and Daedilus Dimmak)		1June 21, 1997155 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1997)This was a Triangle match also involving Fryght (John 3:16 and Vertabreaker). [22]
21The Pillars of Power3November 23, 1997174 Warren, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1997)This was a Triangle match also involving Fryght (John 3:16 and Vertabreaker). [23] [24] [25]
22Maniacal Mark and Don Juan de Santo1May 16, 1998265 Woonsocket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1998) [26] [27] [28] [29]
23The Pillars of Power4February 5, 1999100 Woonsocket, Rhode Island Live event Dr. Heresy substituted for Maniacal Mark. [30]
24Maniacal Mark and Don Juan de Santo2May 16, 1999N/A Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (1999)This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Knights of the Realm and Amazin' Jay and Vertabreaker. The team broke up when Don Juan de Santo won the PLW Heavyweight Championship. [31]
25The Damned
(Mad Dog and Draven)		1March 2000N/AN/APower League WrestlingThe Damned were awarded the title after Draven traded the PLW New England Championship to Maniacal Mark in exchange for his half of the PLW Tag Team Championship.
26Elements of Suicide
(Onyx and Cinna)		1October 29, 2000287 Scituate, Rhode Island Live event This was a Triple Threat match also involving Frankie Armadillo and Damian Houston. [32]
27Jason the Slasher and The Mighty Moco1August 12, 2001140 Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberlandfest (2001) [33]
28Elements of Suicide2December 30, 2001854 West Warwick, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (2001)Paul Lauzon substituted for Jason the Slasher. [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
29Chris Blackheart and Don Vega1May 2, 2004770 Brockton, Massachusetts PowerFest (2004) [40]
30Extreme Heat
(Kid Pyro and Frank Blaze)		1June 11, 2006N/A Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (2006)The previous incarnation of Extreme Heat consisted of Kid Pyro and AK Fuego. This pairing defeated Blackheart and Don Vega to win the tag team title. [41]
— Vacated —2007——N/AWhen AK Fuego announced he was moving to Florida, Kid Pyro was allowed to replace Fuego with a partner of his choice. Pyro was asked to vacate the titles when he was unable to find a replacement.
31Matt Storm and Mr. Munroe1May 31, 2009413 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2009)This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving The Air Devils (Anthony Stone and Brandon Webb), The Baker Boys (Brickhouse and David Baker) and Impact Inc. (Jose Perez and Kevin Karizma). [42]
32The McGraws
(Masky, Mini and Uncle Ulysses McGraw)		1July 18, 2010691 East Providence, Rhode Island Great Outdoors Tour (2010)This was a 6-man tag team match also involving T.J. Richter. The championship is subsequently defended under the Freebird rule. [43]
33Matt Storm and T.J. Richter1June 8, 2012345 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2012) [44] [45]
34Anthony Greene and Rob Araujo1May 19, 2013448 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2013) [46]
35The Glamorous Express
(Buddy Romano and Mike Paiva)		1August 10, 2014509 Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberlandfest (2014)Christian Casanova substituted for Anthony Greene. [47] [48]

List of combined reigns

As of April 22, 2016.

SymbolMeaning
(-)The reign is shorter than one day.
RankTeamNo. of reignsCombined days
1Onyx and Cinna
(Elements of Suicide)		21,141
2Exterminator and Sub-Zero
(The Pillars of Power)		4770
3Chris Blackheart and Don Vega1770
4Masky, Mini and Uncle Ulysses McGraw
(The McGraws)		1691
5Buddy Romano and Mike Paiva
(The Glamorous Express)		1621+
6Anthony Greene and Rob Araujo1448
7Matt Storm and Mr. Munroe1413
8Matt Storm and T.J. Richter1345
9Max Knight and Scott Thomas
(The Flawless Foundation)		1336
10Maniacal Mark and Don Juan de Santo2265
11The Punisher and The Enforcer
(The S.W.A.T. Team)		2252
12Atomic Mark and H-Bomb
(The Deadly Alliance)		2224
13Mad Dog and Draven
(The Damned)		212
14The Mighty Bosch and Daedilus Dimmak
(Knights of the Realm)		1155
15Jason the Slasher and The Mighty Moco1144
16"Ruthless" Ryan Amaral and Jay A.
(Fall River Wrecking Crew)		1130
17Mayhem and The Devastator
(Destruction Crew)		1112
18Shawn Williams and Brian Flynn
(Darkside)		184
19Dutch Davidson and Shane Simons
(The Lightning Express)		259
20Crusher and Alex Payne
(Crush Force)		142
21Amazin' Jay and Exterminator135
22 "Brutal" Bob Evans and Maniacal Mark
(The Brutal Brigade)		130
23Rip Morrison and Johnny Royal
(The Boston Bulldogs)		121
24Cain the Executioner and Dave Brown
(Cain and Dave)		1(-)

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