IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship

The IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental de Parejas IWRG in Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since 2000. As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[lower-alpha 1] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[lower-alpha 2] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[lower-alpha 3] or leaving the company.[lower-alpha 4]

IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship
One of the belts representing the championship
Details
PromotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group
Date establishedJanuary 2, 2000[1]
Current champion(s)Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett[2]
Date wonDecember 1, 2019[2]

Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett are the current champions, having defeated five other teams on December 1, 2019 to win the vacant championship. A total of 46 individuals have held the championship, 27 different teams for a combined 35 reigns. The tag team championship was created in 2000 when Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki defeated Fantasy and Black Dragon to win the tournament.[7] Los Junior Dinamitas (Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.) holds the record for the longest reign, 801 days, while the team of American Gigolo and MAZADA is the team to have held the title the shortest time, nine days. Los Megas (Mega and Ultra Mega) is the only team to have held the title three times while Dr. Cerebro has held it three times as well but with two different partners.

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki  January 2, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  63 Defeated Fantasy and Black Dragon in a tournament final to become the first champions. [1][7]
 2  Fantasy and Star Boy  March 5, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  238   [1][7]
 3  Los Megas
(Mega and Ultra Mega)		  October 29, 2000  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  224   [1][7]
 4  Tokyo Gurentai
(MAZADA and NOZAWA)		  June 10, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  137    [8]
 5  Fantasy and Star Boy  October 25, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  126 Titles awarded by forfeit when Nozawa failed to appear for a scheduled title defence. Fantasy and Star Boy then defeated Mazada and Paramedico in an exhibition match. [8]
 6  Los Megas
(Mega and Ultra Mega)		  February 28, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  73    [9]
 7  Dr. Cerebro and Bombero Infernal  May 12, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  [lower-alpha 5] Titles awarded by forfeit when Mega failed to appear for a scheduled title defence. [9]
 8  Los Megas
(Mega and Ultra Mega)		  2003  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  [lower-alpha 6] The exact date of the title change has not been documented. [10]
 9  Dr. Cerebro (2) and Cerebro Negro  July 4, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  151    [11]
 10  American Gigolo and MAZADA (2)  December 2, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  24    [11]
 11  Los Cerebros
(Dr. Cerebro (3) and Cerebro Negro (2))		  December 26, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  550    [11]
 12  El Felino and Pantera  June 29, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  336    [12]
 13  Los Junior Dinamitas
(El Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.)		  May 31, 2007  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  801    [13]
 14  Ricky Cruzz and Scorpio, Jr.  August 9, 2009  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  158    [14]
— Vacated  January 14, 2010 — — — — Championship vacated as neither champion had worked for IWRG in months. [15]
 15  Los Piratas
(Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan)		  January 31, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  140 Defeated Negro Navarro and Trauma I in the finals of a tournament to crown new champions. [15]
 16  Los Junior Dinamitas
(El Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.)		  June 20, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  147    [16]
 17  Los Piratas
(Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan)		  November 14, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  490    [17]
 18  Negro Navarro and Trauma I  March 18, 2012  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  511    [18]
 19  La Familia de Tijuana
(Eterno and X-Fly)		  August 11, 2013  Festival de las Máscaras Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  21    [19]
 20  Los Traumas
(Trauma I (2) and Trauma II)		  September 1, 2013  Zona XXI Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  88    [20]
 21  Alan Extreme and Veneno  November 28, 2013  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  174     
 22  Los Gringos VIP
(Apolo Estrada, Jr. and El Hijo del Diablo)		  May 21, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  25    [21]
 23  Los Oficiales
(Oficial AK-47 and Oficial 911)		  June 15, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  168    [22]
— Vacated  November 30, 2014 — — — — Championship vacated when Oficial AK-47 fails to show up for a title defense.
 24  Canis Lupus and Eterno  December 25, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  31 Defeated Chicano and Imposible in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant title. [23]
 25  Chicano and Danny Casas  January 25, 2015  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  171   [24]
— Vacated  July 15, 2015 — — — — Title declared vacant by IWRG.
 26  Los Panteras
(El Hijo del Pantera and El Pantera (2))		  July 19, 2015  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  59 Defeated Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 Jr. in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant title. [25]
 27  Los Gringos VIP
(Apolo Estrada, Jr. and El Hijo del Diablo)		  September 16, 2015  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  67 [26]
 28  Los Panteras
(El Hijo del Pantera and El Pantera (3))		  November 22, 2015  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  294   [27]
 29  Chicano (2) and Veneno (2)  September 11, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  168   [28]
 30  El Diablo Jr. I and Black Terry  September 11, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  190   [29]
 31  Black Warrior and Warrior Jr.  September 3, 2017  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  175   [30]
 32  Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr.  March 11, 2018  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  259   [31]
 33  Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur  November 25, 2018  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  37   [32]
 34  Los Oficiales
(Oficial AK-47 and Oficial 911)		  January 1, 2019  IWRG 23rd Anniversary Show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  54    [33]
— Vacated  February 24, 2019 — — — — Championship vacated when Oficial 911 is unable to defend the championshio [34]
 35  Aramís and Imposible  March 24, 2019  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  246 Defeated Heddi Karaoui and Death Metal to win the vacant championship [35]
— Vacated  November 25, 2019 — — — — Championship vacated for undisclosed reasons [36]
 36  Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett  December 1, 2019  PALL 1st Anniversary Show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  436+ Won a six-team tag team tournament for the vacant championship [2]

Combined reigns

As of February 9, 2020.

† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
Rank Team No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Los Junior Dinamitas
(El Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.)		2948
2 Los Cerebros
(Dr. Cerebro and Cerebro Negro)		2701
3 Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan2630
4 Negro Navarro and Trauma I1511
5 Fantasy and Star Boy2364
6 El Hijo del Pantera and El Pantera2354
7 El Felino and Pantera1336
8 Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett †1436+
9 Los Megas
(Mega and Ultra Mega)		3297 ¤[lower-alpha 6]
10 Aramís and Imposible1246
11 Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr.1259
12 Los Oficiales
(Oficial AK-47 and Oficial 911)		2222
13 El Diablo Jr. I and Black Terry1204
14 Black Warrior and Warrior Jr.1175
15 Alan Extreme and Veneno1174
16 Chicano and Danny Casas1171
17 Chicano and Veneno1169
18 MAZADA and NOZAWA1137
19 Apolo Estrada, Jr. and El Hijo del Diablo292
20 Trauma I and Trauma II188
21 Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki163
22 Ricky Cruzz and Scorpio, Jr.158
23 Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur137
24 Canis Lupus and Eterno131
25 American Gigolo and MAZADA124
26 Eterno and X-Fly121
27 Dr. Cerebro and Bombero Infernal1N/A ¤[lower-alpha 5]

By wrestler
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 El Hijo de Cien Caras2948
Máscara Año 2000, Jr.2948
3 Pantera / Pantera II3747
4 Dr. Cerebro3701 ¤
5 Cerebro Negro2701
6 Pirata Morgan2630
Hijo de Pirata Morgan2630
7 Trauma I2599
8 Negro Navarro1511
9 Fantasy2364
Star Boy2364
11 El Hijo del Pantera2354
12 Veneno1342
13 Chicano1339
14 El Felino1336
15 Bryce Benjamin †1436+
Marshe Rockett †1436+
17 Mega3297 ¤
Ultra Mega3297 ¤
19 Rokambole Jr.1256
Villano V Jr.1258
21 Aramís1246
Imposible1246
23 Black Terry1240
El Diablo Jr. I1240
25 Oficial AK-472222
Oficial 9112222
27 Black Warrior1175
Warrior Jr.1175
29 Alan Extreme1174
30 Danny Casas1171
31 MAZADA2161
32 NOZAWA1137
33 Apolo Estrada, Jr.292
El Hijo del Diablo292
35 Trauma II188
36 Susumu Mochizuki163
Yasushi Kanda163
38 Ricky Cruzz158
Scorpio, Jr.158
40 Eterno252
41 Capo del Norte137
Capo del Sur137
43 Canis Lupus131
44 American Gigolo124
45 X-Fly121
46 Bombero Infernal1N/A ¤

Championship tournaments

2010 Tag Team Tournament

On January 14, 2010, IWRG announced that they had stripped then reigning IWRG Tag Team Champions, Ricky Cruzz and Scorpio, Jr., of the championship due to inactivity. At the same time, they announced an eight-team tag team tournament to crown new tag team champions. The tournament was announced as a "Father / Son" Tag team tournament with all teams being composed of fathers and sons. The first block took place on January 17, 2010 and featured four teams: El Canek and Hijo del Canek, Pantera and Hijo del Pantera, Olímpico and Exodia, and Negro Navarro and Trauma I. Block B took place on January 24, 2010, and featured the following teams: Brazo de Plata and Brazo de Plata, Jr., Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera, Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Máscara Año 2000 and Máscara Año 2000, Jr. Negro Navarro and Trauma I won "Block A" while Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan won "Block B", which meant that the two teams met to determine the next Tag Team champions. On January 31, 2010 Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan won the championship.[15]

2015 Tag Team Tournament

In July 2015 IWRG announced that they were holding a tournament for the now vacant IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship after IWRG stripped previous champions Chicano and Danny Casas of the championship.[25]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Coloso Chris and Príncipe Orión W
8 Los Oficiales
(Oficial 911 and Oficial AK-47) 		[25]
Coloso Chris and Príncipe Orión [25]
Los Junior Capos W
5 Los Junior Capos
(El Hijo de Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 Jr.) 		W
4 Eterno and Hip Hop Man [25]
Los Junior Capos [25]
Los Panteras W
3 Los Panteras
(El Hijo del Pantera and Pantera II) 		W
6 Golden Magic and Súper Nova [25]
Los Panteras W
Canis Lupus and Negro Navarro [25]
7 Danny Casas and Veneno W
2 Canis Lupus and Negro Navarro [25]

2020 #1 contender tournament
Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
                   
Los Golpeladors
(Dragon Bane and El Hijo de Canis Lupus)		 W  
Los Japones
(Shun Skywalker and Yoshioka)		 [37]     Los Golpeladors    
Los Negociantes
(Demonio Infernal and Fresero Jr.)		 W   Los Negociantes    
Los Strippers Big
(Big Chico Che and Big Ovett)		 [37]       TBD  
Los Traumas
(Trauma I and Trauma II)		 W       TBD  
Los Capos
(Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur)		 [38]     Los Traumas  
Los Exóticos
(Jessy Ventura and Pasion Crystal)		 W   Los Exóticos    
Los Juniors
(El Hijo del Espectro and Hijo de Kahoz)		 [38]  

Footnotes
  1. Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win/loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[3]
  2. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[4]
  3. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[5]
  4. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[6]
  5. The exact date on which the title change took place is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 234 and 598 days.
  6. The exact date on which the title change took place is not known, which means the title reign lasted between 186 and 550 days.

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