WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | WCW | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date established | March 18, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date retired | March 26, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was a title created in 2001 just prior to World Championship Wrestling (WCW) being sold to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
The WCW Cruiserweight Championship and the matches contested for that title had long been a unique feature on WCW programming. With the number of cruiserweights signed, it was decided to expand the visibility of the division, and create a tag team title for the cruiserweights in February 2001.
First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
Nitro (March 5) | ||||||||||
Air Raid (Air Paris and Air Styles) | 5:30 [1] | |||||||||
Nitro (March 12) | ||||||||||
Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper | Pin | |||||||||
Romeo and Skipper | Pin | |||||||||
Thunder (February 26; aired on February 28) | ||||||||||
The Jung Dragons | 5:03 [2] | |||||||||
The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) | Pin | |||||||||
Greed (March 18) | ||||||||||
Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee | 9:36 [3] | |||||||||
Romeo and Skipper | Pin | |||||||||
Nitro (February 26) | ||||||||||
Filthy Animals | 13:46 [4] | |||||||||
The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio) | Pin | |||||||||
Thunder (March 12; aired on March 14) | ||||||||||
Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee | 5:14 [5] | |||||||||
Filthy Animals | Pin | |||||||||
Thunder (March 5; aired on March 7) | ||||||||||
3 Count | 9:57 [6] | |||||||||
3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore) | Pin | |||||||||
E. Z. Money and Scotty O | N/A [7] | |||||||||
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo | March 18, 2001 | Greed | Jacksonville, FL | 1 | 8 | Romeo and Skipper defeated The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) in tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | [8] |
2 | The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) | March 26, 2001 | WCW Monday Nitro | Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | 0 | [9] | |
— | March 26, 2001 | — | — | The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) purchased WCW and the Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was abandoned. | [10] |
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Cruiserweight-classed titles in WCW:
Contemporary junior heavyweight tag team titles: