NWL Tag Team Championship

The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in the National Wrestling League promotion. The Brothers Superior (Neil Superior and Doug Superior) defeated The Cream Team (Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer) in Moorefield, West Virginia in 1989 to become the first champions. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland, but also in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.[1] There are 34 recognized known teams with a total of 50 title reigns.[2]

NWL Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion	National Wrestling League
Date established	1989
Current champion(s)	Winner's Circle (R.L Smith and Jiovanni Scortese)
Date won	October 16, 2015
Statistics First champion(s) The Brothers Superior Most reigns The Grungers (4) Wild Boyz (4) Longest reign The Goodfellos (196 days) Shortest reign The Headbangers (<1 day)

Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
The Brothers Superior (Neil Superior and Doug Superior)	1	1989	Moorefield, West Virginia	Defeated The Cream Team (Dino Casanova and Rip Sawyer) to become first champions.[1][2]
The title is vacated when The Brothers Superior split up in 1990.[1][2]
The Disciples of Darkness (Damian and Dragas)	1	1990		Defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) to win vacant titles.[1]
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers)	1	1991		[1][2]
The Disciples of Darkness	2	1992		[1][2]
Paul Orndorff and B. Brian Blair	1	1993		[1][2]
The title is vacated in 1994.[1][2]
The Samoan Gangstas (L.A. Smooth and Matty Smalls)	1	December 12, 1997	Boonsboro, Maryland	Defeated the Grungers (Skank and Gutterboy) to win vacant titles.[1][2]
The title is vacated in March 1998.[1][2]
The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher)	1	April 24, 1998	Frostburg, Maryland	Defeated the Grungers to win vacant titles. The Headbangers refused to accept the titles after the match and championship was vacated.[1]
The Grungers (Skank and Gutterboy)	1	September 26, 1998	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated The Tribal Nation (Chief Jay Foxx and Blackhawk) to win vacant titles.[1][2]
The title is vacated in 1998.[1][2]
The Latin Connection (Fumar and Latin Lover)	1	December 5, 1998	Berryville, Virginia	Defeated Stormy Weather (Steve Storm and DA Thomas) to win vacant titles.[1][2]
The title is vacated on January 1, 1999.[1][2]
The Grungers	2	May 29, 1999	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated Scott Vaughn and Chuckie Manson for vacant title.[1][2]
The Kings of Pain (Rocco Murder and Mark Mason)	1	October 16, 1999	Frederick, Maryland	Defeated Gutterboy and OGB who was substituting for Skank.[1][2]
Morgus the Maniac and Hard Rock Hamilton	1	November 7, 1999	Lewes, Delaware	Defeated The Kings of Pain and Cannonball and Bruiser Blackwell in a three way dance.[1][2]
The title is vacated on January 4, 2000, when neither team shows up for a scheduled match.[1][2]
The Untouchables (Aidean and Flex Fenom)	1	February 19, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland	Won triple threat match against The Highwaymen (Leslie Leatherman and Jake "The Machine" Davis) and Morgus the Maniac and Spazman Anthony to win the vacant titles.[1][2]
Jon Rocker and Gutterboy (3)	1	April 25, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland	[1][2]
The title is vacated on October 7, 2000.[1][2]
The Grungers (Gutterboy and Grime)	3	January 26, 2001	Winchester, Virginia	Defeated The Untouchables in a tournament final to win vacant titles.[1][2]
Flex Fenom (2) and Chuckie Manson	1	February 10, 2001	Keyser, West Virginia	Awarded title when Grime was unable to appear. Match held at Potomac State College.[1][2]
The Grungers (Gutterboy and Scott)	4	February 10, 2001	Keyser, West Virginia	[1][2]
The title is vacated on May 30, 2001.[1][2]
The House of Pain Bullies (Gutterboy and Skagnetti)	1	August 4, 2001	Cumberland, Maryland	Defeated The Big New Yorkers (Slicky D and Jerkface) to win vacant titles.[1][2]
The title is vacated on September 23, 2001, when Gutterboy retires.[1][2]
The Untouchables	2	January 12, 2002	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated Latin Tornado and Jack Hammer for vacant titles.[1][2]
The Highwaymen (Leslie Leatherman and Jake "The Machine" Davis)	1	February 23, 2002	Keyser, West Virginia	[1][2]
Spazman Anthony and The Gut	1	July 9, 2002	Hagerstown, Maryland	[1][2]
The Highwaymen	2	August 27, 2002	Hagerstown, Maryland	[1][2]
Spazman Anthony (2) and Kevin Featherstone	1	December 28, 2002	Hagerstown, Maryland	[1][2]
The Highwaymen	3	January 7, 2003	Hagerstown, Maryland	Awarded titles when Spazman Anthony failed to appear.[1][2]
The title vacated on February 1, 2003, and put up in a "Special Stipulations" 6-man tag team match at the Fire Hall in Greencastle, Pennsylvania a week later.[2]
John Rambo and Kevin Featherstone (2)	1	February 28, 2003	Greencastle, Pennsylvania	Won title in a "Special Stipulations" 6-man tag team match.[1][2]
Leslie Leatherman (3) and Flex Fenom (4)	1	May 24, 2003	Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania	[1][2]
John Rambo (2) and Headshrinker Samu	1	June 21, 2003	Martinsburg, Pennsylvania	[1][2]
Gutterboy (7) and Professor Egon Ecton	1	December 13, 2003	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	[1][2]
John Rambo (3) and Headshrinker Samu	2	January 23, 2004	Newville, Pennsylvania	[1][2]
The Highwaymen	3	September 18, 2004	Martinsburg, West Virginia	[1][2]
The title is vacated on September 30, 2004, when Jake Davis retires.[1][2]
Morgus The Maniac (2) and "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker	1	October 9, 2004	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	Defeated Old School (Kevin Featherstone and Scott Vaughn) for vacant titles.[1][2]
The title is vacated in early-2005 when Buzz Stryker suffers a knee injury.[2]
Morgus the Maniac (3) and Axl Rotten	1	February 5, 2005		Defeated Headshrinker Samu and Super Destroyer for the vacant title.[2]
The Goodfellos (Shorty Smalls and Deuce Donnatelli)	1	February 26, 2005	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Dino Devine and Chad Bowman, Chuckie Manson and Blood and Morgus the Maniac and Buzz Stryker in a 4 Way Weapons match.[2]
Old School (Kevin Featherstone and Scott Vaughn)	1	September 10, 2005	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania	[2]
Shorty Smalls (2) and Doken	1	September 13, 2005	Hagerstown, Maryland	Won titles by forfeit when Scott Vaughn was unable to appear.[2]
Old School	2	September 17, 2005	Hagerstown, Maryland	[2]
The Goodfellos	2	November 19, 2005	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated Old School and John Rambo and Headshrinker Samu in a 3-Way Dance.[2]
Crucial Impact (Doken and Harlen Kano)	1	December 17, 2005	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Old School and The Goodfellos in a triple threat title match.[2]
The title is vacated on February 24, 2006, when Crucial Impact failed to appear for a scheduled title defence. A tag team match between their opponents The A-Team (Gutterboy and Jerkface) and Old School (Kevin Featherstone and Scott Vaughn) was held at the event to decide the new champions.[2]
A-Team (Gutterboy and Jerkface)	1	February 4, 2006	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated Old School to win the vacant title.[2]
The title is vacated.[2]
Old School	3	April 29, 2006	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Crucial Impact, The Latin Connection and Brooklyn Panther and "Pretty Boy" Chris Cline in a Fatal Four Way match to win the vacant title.[2]
Wild Boyz ("Pretty Boy" Chris Cline and "Wild Man" Robbie Paige)	1	July 15, 2006	Martinsburg, West Virginia	[2]
The title is vacated.[2]
John Rambo (4) and Master of Disaster	1	September 30, 2006	Keyser, West Virginia	Defeated Leslie Leatherman and Kage to win the vacant title.[2]
The title is vacated on November 11, 2006, when Master of Disaster is unable to appear for a scheduled title defence in Newville, Pennsylvania. A tag team match is held between John Rambo and OGB and Wild Boyz (Chris Cline and Robbie Paige) to decide the new champions.[2]
John Rambo (5) and OGB	1	November 11, 2006	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated Wild Boyz to win the vacant title.[2]
The title is vacated on February 20, 2007, when John Rambo suffers a back injury.[2]
OGB (2) and Professor Egon Ecton (2)	1	February 24, 2007	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Dexter Alexander and LT for the vacant title.[2]
LT and Damien Mulchi	1	March 17, 2007	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated OGB and Professor Egon Ecton, Robbie Paige and Brandon Scott and Old School in an 8-man Tornado Tag Team match.[2]
The title is vacated on May 25, 2007, when LT and Damien Mulchi failed to defend the title within a 30-day period.[2]
Wild Boyz	3	June 9, 2007	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania	Defeated John Rambo and Headshrinker Samu to win the vacant title.[2]
Cory Bush and Todd Hill	1	October 26, 2007	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated Wild Boyz and Latin Hit Squad in a 3-Way Elimination match.[2]
Latin Hit Squad (Rush and Enforcer)	1	November 17, 2007	Martinsburg, West Virginia	[2]
Wild Boyz	4	February 16, 2008	McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania	[2]
John Rambo (6) and Master Jimmy Smith	1	February 23, 2008	Hagerstown, Maryland	[2]
Body Count (Lawless and Tytan)	1	September 6, 2008	Martinsburg, West Virginia	[2]
Big Easy (Cory Bush and EZ Money)	1	January 31, 2009	Martinsburg, West Virginia	[2]

References

1. Tsakiries, Phil (2004). "NWL Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
2. "National Wrestling League Heavyweight Champion History". National Wrestling League. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2010-05-04.