WWP World Tag Team Championship

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WWP World Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion World Wrestling Professionals
Date establishedApril 2004
Current champion(s)Inactive
Date won24 December 2018
Statistics
First champion(s)The Coalminers (Blacksmith and Woodcarver)
Most reigns2 (The Coalminers)
Longest reignAnanzi (Due to partner switch is the longest tag team champion)
Shortest reignThe Coalminers

The WWP World Tag Team Championship [1] is a professional wrestling championship in the South African professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Professionals, contested among tag teams of any weight. It was created in April 2004 when WWP debuted its television show, WWP Thunderstrike. [2]

Contents

Title history

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
The Coalminers (Blacksmith and Woodcarver)1April 2004 Johannesburg, South Africa
Tornado 1May 2004 Johannesburg, South Africa Won in a handicap match. [1]
The Coalminers (Blacksmith and Woodcarver)2November 2004 Johannesburg, South Africa
Ananzi and Danie Brits1January 2005 Johannesburg, South Africa
Ananzi and AW Bulldog1January 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa Due to Danie Brits' failure to appear for a scheduled title defense, Ananzi announced that AW Bulldog would be his new tag team partner and co-holder of the WWP Tag Team World Title. [1]
Road Rage (Fury and Rage)1November 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa
Scorpion Kruger and Terri Middoux1November 2007 Johannesburg, South Africa
Kilimanjaro and Kwaito Kid15 December 2007 Johannesburg, South Africa
The Weasels (Mark Beale and Blacksmith)120 December 2008 Johannesburg, South Africa
The Madalas (Tornado and Skull)128 February 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa
The French Connection125 September 2009 Johannesburg, South Africa
Scared Ice (Johnny Sabin and Vic Scar)1unknownunknown
Ananzi116 December 2014Randburg, South Africa
Ananzi and Kilimanjaro1unknownunknownAfter winning the titles alone, Ananzi chose Kilimanjaro as his tag team partner and co-holder of the WWP Tag Team World Title.
Dementors of Chaos (Two Face and Dirty Jackson)17 March 2015Randfontein, South Africa
Shaun Koen and Johnny Palazzio118 July 2015 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
The Sons of Samoa (Afa Jr. and L.A. Smooth)117 April 2017 Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Inactive24 December 2018

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