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UWC Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | United Wrestling Coalition | ||||||||||
Date established | March 21, 1988 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | D-Generation Fat (Grim & Tommy Salami) | ||||||||||
Date won | March 11, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The UWC Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship in the United Wrestling Coalition promotion. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. It became official title on March 21, 1998 when Mr. Meaner and The Menace were awarded the titles. [1] The championships are currently held by D-Generation Fat (Grim & Tommy Salami, who are in their first reign as champions.
As of June23, 2023
# | Order in reign history |
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
† | Indicates the title change is not recognized by UWC |
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+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
# | Team | Reign | Date | Days held | Successful title defenses | Location | Notes |
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1 | CB4 The Menace (1) and Mr. Meaner (1) | 1 | March 21, 1998 | 84 | 2 | Browns Mills, NJ | Stole the tag team titles, but recognized as champions despite larceny [1] |
2 | Storm Riders The Freak (1) and Jersey Hurricane (1) | 1 | June 13, 1998 | 63 | 1 | Pemberton, NJ | [2] |
3 | Dangerous Force Tommy Force (1) and Dom DeVito (1) | 1 | August 15, 1998 | 112 | 1 | Yardville, NJ | [3] |
4 | The Delinquents The Orphan (1) and Glenn Strange (1) | 1 | December 5, 1998 | 148 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | [4] |
5 | Nightmare, Inc. Derik Starr (1) and Karetaker (1) | 1 | May 2, 1999 | 48 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | [5] |
6 | The Delinquents The Orphan (2) and Glenn Strange (2) | 2 | June 19, 1999 | 168 | 0 | Tabernacle, NJ | [6] |
— | Vacated | — | December 4, 1999 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Glenn Strange retires [7] |
7 | The Delinquents The Orphan (3) and Jay Lover (1) | 1 | December 4, 1999 | 84 | 1 | Pemberton, NJ | Defeated Rick Silver and Don Montoya in match for vacant titles [7] |
8 | Unholy Alliance Bobby Piper (1) and The Ripper (1) | 1 | February 26, 2000 | 644 | 6 | Tabernacle, NJ | [8] |
9 | Twiggy Ramirez (1) and The Orphan (4) | 1 | December 1, 2001 | 155 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | Won belts in a match where Twiggy Ramirez lost the UWC Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Piper, when Orphan pinned Ripper at the same time Piper pinned Ramirez. [9] |
10 | The Olympians Dave Patera (1) and Jonny Greco (1) | 1 | May 5, 2002 | 587 | 3 | Pemberton, NJ | Won in a four way match that also included Unholy Alliance (Billy Lassiter and Ripper) and X-Rated (Philly Madison and Max Gaeta) [10] |
11 | X-Rated "Textbook" Philly Madison (1) and Max Gaeta (1) | 1 | December 13, 2003 | 1092 | 5 | Pemberton, NJ | Defeated Dave Patera and Trey Owens (substituting for Jonny Greco) [11] |
12 | Silver Bullets Silver Bullet #1 (1) and Silver Bullet #2 (1) | 1 | December 9, 2006 | 364 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | Defeated "Textbook" Philly Madison and Taylor Nicole (substituting for Max Gaeta) [12] |
— | Vacated | — | December 8, 2007 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when UWC Commissioner Michael Grimaldi declares all UWC titles vacant. [13] |
13 | Silver Bullets Silver Bullet #1 (2) and Silver Bullet #2 (2) | 1 | December 8, 2007 | 364 | 1 | Pemberton, NJ | Defeated Jack Hydraulic and Travis Blackchurch to win vacant titles. [13] |
14 | Ruthless Pain Ryan Sawyer (1) and Kevin Payne (1) | 1 | December 6, 2008 | 364 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | Defeated Silver Bullet #2 and Silver Bullet #4 (substituting for Silver Bullet #1) [14] |
— | Vacated | — | December 5, 2009 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Ruthless Pain fail to make a title defense [15] |
15 | Special Forces Adam Aces (1) and Warhead (1) | 1 | January 16, 2010 | 91 | 1 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated CB4 (Bubba and Big Rig) to win vacant titles [16] |
16 | CB4 Bubba (1) and Big Rig (1) | 1 | April 17, 2010 | 210 | 4 | Browns Mills, NJ | [17] |
17 | Blackhearted Justice Ryan Blackheart (1) and Justice Garrison (1) | 1 | November 13, 2010 | 154 | 4 | Browns Mills, NJ | [18] |
18 | Secret Society Mighty Mo (1), Fierce Fuego (1), Professor Milo Shizo (1), and Diablo Hysterico (1) | 1 | April 16, 2011 | 329 | 7 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated Blackhearted Justice in a 4 on 2 handicap match with UWC Commissioner Michael Grimaldi as special referee. Diablo Hysterico later unmasked during title reign and revealed to be Peter Cross. Benjamin Quinn also defended the tag team titles during title reign. [19] |
19 | Party Rockers Adam Aces (2) and Andd Bivians (1) | 1 | March 10, 2012 | 35 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated Mighty Mo and Peter Cross. [20] |
20 | Staten Island Wrecking Crew Sal DeMarco (1) and Vinny DeMarco (1) | 1 | April 14, 2012 | 0 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | [21] |
21 | Mind and Muscle "Textbook" Philly Madison (2) and Dave Patera (2) | 1 | April 14, 2012 | 56 | 2 | Browns Mills, NJ | [21] |
22 | Staten Island Wrecking Crew Sal DeMarco (2) and Vinny DeMarco (2) | 2 | June 9, 2012 | 91 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | Won the titles in a three way tag team match that also included the Party Rockers. [22] |
23 | Unholy Alliance The Orphan (5) and Billy Lassiter (1) | 1 | September 8, 2012 | 84 | 1 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated Vinny DeMarco and Legion (substituting for Sal DeMarco) [23] |
24 | The Big Sillies Biggie Biggs (1) and Silly Billy (1) | 1 | December 1, 2012 | 42 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated Billy Lassiter and The Ripper [24] |
25 | Unholy Alliance The Orphan (6) and Billy Lassiter (2) | 2 | January 12, 2013 | 56 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | [25] |
26 | Pirate Radio Captain Justice Garrison (2) and DJ Mario Valentino (1) | 1 | March 9, 2013 | 245 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [26] |
27 | Party Rockers Adam Aces (3) and Andd Bivians (2) | 2 | November 9, 2013 | 119 | 1 | Browns Mills, NJ | [27] |
28 | The Blacklist Firm Dave Patera (3) and Geoffrey Bravo (1) | 1 | March 8, 2014 | 189 | 1 | Browns Mills, NJ | Won the titles in an eight man tag team match teaming with Vinny DeMarco and Nathan Avery against the Party Rockers, Ryan Haston, and "Textbook" Philly Madison. DeMarco's UWC Heavyweight Championship and Avery's UWC United States Championship were also defended. [28] |
29 | Party Rockers Adam Aces (4) and Andd Bivians (3) | 3 | September 13, 2014 | 84 | 1 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeated Dave Patera and Nathan Avery (substituting for Geoffrey Bravo). [29] |
30 | Unholy Alliance The Ripper (2) and Billy Lassiter (3) | 1 | December 6, 2014 | 105 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | [30] |
31 | Party Rockers Adam Aces (5) and Andd Bivians (4) | 4 | March 21, 2015 | 28 | 0 | New Egypt, NJ | Defeated The Ripper and Mike Orlando (substituting for Billy Lassiter). [31] |
32 | Commitment to Excellence Serious William (2) and Mr. Rig (2) | 1 | April 18, 2015 | 93 | 0 | Wrightstown, NJ | Serious William formerly known as Silly Billy, and Mr. Rig formerly known as Big Rig. [32] |
— | Vacated | — | July 20, 2015 | — | N/A | N/A | UWC President Joe Rules declares titles vacant due to Serious William's health issues. [33] |
33 | The Short Bus Express Rudo the Heel (1) and Slayer (1) | 1 | September 5, 2015 | 245 | 0 | Wrightstown, NJ | Defeated the Party Rockers to win vacant titles. [34] |
34 | The United Force Warhead (2) and Spectrum (1) | 1 | May 8, 2016 | 126 | 1 | Wrightstown, NJ | Won the titles in a three way match that also included Fredo Majors and Bobby Banks. [35] |
35 | The Fraternity Fredo Majors (1) and Bobby Banks (1) | 1 | September 10, 2016 | 273 | 4 | Wrightstown, NJ | Ace Matthews has also defended the tag team titles as part of The Fraternity under "Fraternity Rules". [36] |
36 | The Sons of Liberty Nate Mustang (1) and Jay Kirby (1) | 1 | June 10, 2017 | 175 | 4 | Wrightstown, NJ | Spectrum has also defended the tag team titles as part of The Sons of Liberty under Freebird Rules. [37] |
The Sons of Liberty Jay Kirby (1) and Spectrum (2) | 1 | December 3, 2017 | 112 | 0 | Wrightstown, NJ | Nate Mustang lost a Loser Leaves Town match on December 2, so Spectrum is recognized as the new champion, replacing Mustang. [38] | |
— | Vacated | — | March 25, 2018 | — | N/A | N/A | UWC President Joe Rules declares titles vacant due to "irreconcilable differences" after the team of Jay Kirby and Spectrum split following a match. [39] |
37 | Kentucky Bluegrass Lance Scaper (1) and Kleetus (1) | 1 | April 14, 2018 | 140 | 2 | Wrightstown, NJ | Won a tag team battle royal for the vacant titles, last eliminating Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf. [40] |
38 | The Pride Charlie Bonifer (1) and Joe Wolf (1) | 1 | September 1, 2018 | 42 | 0 | Wrightstown, NJ | [41] |
39 | Kentucky Bluegrass Kleetus (2) and Lance Scaper (2) | 2 | October 13, 2018 | 140 | 2 | Wrightstown, NJ | [42] |
40 | Age of Aggression Charlie Bonifer (2) and Joe Wolf (2) | 2 | March 2, 2019 | 189 | 2 | Wrightstown, NJ | Defeated Lance Scaper in a 2 on 1 handicap match. Formerly known as The Pride. [43] |
41 | Homeless Heroes Homeless Hank (1) and Hobo Harry (1) | 1 | September 7, 2019 | 91 | 1 | Wrightstown, NJ | [44] |
42 | Perfect Hooligans Kurt Bale (1) and Hollywood Hooligan (1) | 1 | December 7, 2019 | 1190 | 14 | Wrightstown, NJ | Lost Boy Kirby has also defended tag team titles with the Hollywood Hooligan. Team later changed their name to Lost in Hollywood. [45] |
43 | D-Generation Fat Grim (1) and Tommy Salami (1) | 1 | March 11, 2023 | 104 | 0 | Bordentown, NJ |
As of June23, 2023.
Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days | Total Title Defenses |
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1 | Perfect Hooligans (Kurt Bale and Hollywood Hooligan) | 1 | 1190 | 14 |
2 | X-Rated ("Textbook" Philly Madison and Max Gaeta) | 1 | 1092 | 5 |
3 | Silver Bullets (Silver Bullet #1 and Silver Bullet #2) | 2 | 728 | 3 |
4 | Unholy Alliance (Bobby Piper and The Ripper) | 1 | 644 | 6 |
5 | The Olympians (Dave Patera and Jonny Greco) | 1 | 587 | 3 |
6 | Ruthless Pain (Ryan Sawyer and Kevin Payne) | 1 | 364 | 0 |
7 | Secret Society (Mighty Mo, Fierce Fuego, Professor Milo Shizo, and Diablo Hysterico) | 1 | 329 | 7 |
8 | The Delinquents (Glenn Strange and The Orphan) | 2 | 316 | 2 |
9 | The Sons of Liberty (Nate Mustang, Jay Kirby, and Spectrum) | 1 | 288 | 4 |
10 | Kentucky Bluegrass (Kleetus and Lance Scaper) | 2 | 280 | 3 |
11 | The Fraternity (Fredo Majors and Bobby Banks) | 1 | 273 | 4 |
12 | Party Rockers (Adam Aces and Andd Bivians) | 4 | 266 | 2 |
13 | Pirate Radio (Captain Justice Garrison and DJ Mario Valentino) | 1 | 245 | 3 |
The Short Bus Express (Rudo the Heel and Slayer) | 1 | 245 | 0 | |
15 | Age of Aggression (Charlie Bonifer and Joe Wolf) | 2 | 231 | 2 |
16 | CB4 (Bubba and Big Rig) | 1 | 210 | 4 |
17 | The Blacklist Firm (Geoffrey Bravo and Dave Patera) | 1 | 189 | 1 |
18 | Twiggy Ramirez and The Orphan | 1 | 155 | 0 |
19 | Blackhearted Justice (Ryan Blackheart and Justice Garrison) | 1 | 154 | 4 |
20 | Unholy Alliance (The Orphan and Billy Lassiter) | 2 | 140 | 1 |
21 | The United Force (Warhead and Spectrum) | 1 | 126 | 1 |
22 | Dangerous Force (Tommy Force and Dom DeVito) | 1 | 112 | 1 |
23 | Unholy Alliance (Billy Lassiter and The Ripper) | 1 | 105 | 0 |
24 | Commitment to Excellence (Serious William and Mr. Rig) | 1 | 93 | 0 |
25 | Special Forces (Adam Aces and Warhead) | 1 | 91 | 1 |
Staten Island Wrecking Crew (Sal DeMarco and Vinny DeMarco) | 2 | 91 | 0 | |
Homeless Heroes (Homeless Hank and Hobo Harry) | 1 | 91 | 1 | |
28 | Delinquents (The Orphan and Jay Lover) | 1 | 84 | 1 |
CB4 (Mr. Meaner and The Menace) | 1 | 84 | 2 | |
30 | Storm Riders (The Freak and Jersey Hurricane) | 1 | 63 | 1 |
31 | Mind and Muscle ("Textbook" Philly Madison and Dave Patera) | 1 | 56 | 2 |
33 | Nightmare, Inc. (Derik Starr and Karetaker) | 1 | 48 | 0 |
D-Generation Fat (Grim and Tommy Salami) | 1 | 104+ | 0 | |
34 | The Big Sillies (Biggie Biggs and Silly Billy) | 1 | 42 | 0 |
By wrestler
Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
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1 | Kurt Bale | 1 | 1190 |
Hollywood Hooligan | 1 | 1190 | |
3 | "Textbook" Philly Madison | 2 | 1148 |
4 | Max Gaeta | 1 | 1092 |
5 | Dave Patera | 3 | 832 |
6 | The Ripper | 2 | 749 |
8 | Silver Bullet # 1 | 2 | 728 |
Silver Bullet # 2 | 2 | 728 | |
9 | The Orphan | 6 | 695 |
10 | Bobby Piper | 1 | 644 |
11 | Jonny Greco | 1 | 587 |
12 | Justice Garrison | 2 | 399 |
14 | Ryan Sawyer | 1 | 364 |
Kevin Payne | 1 | 364 | |
15 | Adam Aces | 5 | 357 |
19 | Mighty Mo | 1 | 329 |
Peter Cross | 1 | 329 | |
Professor Milo Shizo | 1 | 329 | |
Fierce Fuego | 1 | 329 | |
20 | Glenn Strange | 2 | 316 |
21 | Big Rig | 2 | 303 |
22 | Jay Kirby | 1 | 288 |
24 | Kleetus | 2 | 280 |
Lance Scaper | 2 | 280 | |
26 | Fredo Majors | 1 | 273 |
Bobby Banks | 1 | 273 | |
27 | Andd Bivians | 4 | 266 |
31 | DJ Mario Valentino | 1 | 245 |
Billy Lassiter | 3 | 245 | |
Rudo the Heel | 1 | 245 | |
Slayer | 1 | 245 | |
32 | Spectrum | 2 | 238 |
34 | Charlie Bonifer | 2 | 231 |
Joe Wolf | 2 | 231 | |
35 | Warhead | 2 | 217 |
36 | Bubba | 1 | 210 |
37 | Geoffrey Bravo | 1 | 189 |
38 | Nate Mustang | 1 | 175 |
39 | Twiggy Ramirez | 1 | 155 |
40 | Ryan Blackheart | 1 | 154 |
41 | Serious William | 2 | 135 |
43 | Tommy Force | 1 | 112 |
Dom DeVito | 1 | 112 | |
47 | Sal DeMarco | 2 | 91 |
Vinny DeMarco | 2 | 91 | |
Homeless Hank | 1 | 91 | |
Hobo Harry | 1 | 91 | |
51 | Jay Lover | 1 | 84 |
Mr. Meaner | 1 | 84 | |
The Menace | 1 | 84 | |
53 | The Freak | 1 | 63 |
Jersey Hurricane | 1 | 63 | |
57 | Derik Starr | 1 | 48 |
Karetaker | 1 | 48 | |
Grim | 1 | 104+ | |
Tommy Salami | 1 | 104+ | |
58 | Biggie Biggs | 1 | 42 |
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