WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship
Appearance
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).
History
[edit]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.
Tournament brackets
[edit]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[5] | |||||||||
The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) | Pin | |||||||||
Greed (March 18) | ||||||||||
Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee | 9:36[2] | |||||||||
Romeo and Skipper | Pin | |||||||||
Nitro (February 26) | ||||||||||
Filthy Animals | 13:46[7] | |||||||||
The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) | Pin | |||||||||
Thunder (March 12; aired on March 14) | ||||||||||
Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee | 5:14[3] | |||||||||
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[4] | |||||||||
Reigns
[edit]No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
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] |
References
[edit]- ^ "WCW Monday NITRO #283 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Thunder #152 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Monday NITRO #282 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Thunder #153 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Monday NITRO #284 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Thunder #154 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Greed « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "411MANIA". Kevin’s Random Reviews: WCW Greed 2001. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "WCW Monday NITRO #286 - Night Of Champions « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "411MANIA". The Professional 3 2.24.13: The WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championships. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
See also
[edit]Cruiserweight-classed titles in WCW:
Contemporary junior heavyweight tag team titles: