IWCCW Tag Team Championship

IWCCW Tag Team Championship
T.D. Madison as Tommy Dreamer in 2008
Details
Promotion	International Championship Wrestling (1984–January 1991) International World Class Championship Wrestling (January 1991–1995)
Date established	1984
Date retired	1995
Other name(s)
ICW Tag Team Championship
Statistics First champion(s) IWCCW Tag Team Championship Most reigns (As a Tag Team) The Madison Brothers/The Billion Dollar Babies (3 reigns) (As Individual) Joe Savoldi (3 reigns) Longest reign The Masked Russians (639 days+)[Note 1] Shortest reign The Billion Dollar Babies/The Equalizers (0 days)

The ICW / IWCCW Tag-Team Championship was the top tag-team championship of International World Class Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1995 where IWCCW closed down operations. Since the ICW/IWCCW championships were not given "world title" status by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, this championship was seen as a regional championship, although it was considered the top singles championship of the promotion. Initially ICW’s main title was the WWC World Tag Team Championship, through a talent exchange program and a close working relationship between ICW and WWC the Universal Title was promoted in the New England area as the main ICW title without ever mentioning the WWC name, nor was it presented as a title owned by ICW. When the arrangement came to an end in 1985 a specific “ICW Tag-Team Championship” was created with the lineage of the WWC Tag-Team title during the time of the working relationship. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.^[1]

Title history

Key

Symbol	Meaning
#	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
	Indicates periods of unknown lineage
(NLT)	Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
ICW Tag Team Championship
1	Super Médico I and Black Gordman	1	December 8, 1984	[Note 2]	N/A	N/A	Super Médico I and Black Gordman were the WWC world tag-team Champions when ICW was founded and recognized as the first tag-team champions to represent ICW.
2	The New York Rockers (Joe Savoldi and Al Perez)	1	January 6, 1985	76	San Juan, Puerto Rico	WWC Live event
—	Vacated	N/A	March 23, 1985	N/A	N/A	N/A	Held up after a match against Fidel Sierra and Mexican Angel. This marked the end of the ICW/WWC joint title lineage.
3	The Masked Russians (??? and ???)	1	1985	[Note 1]	[Note 3]	ICW Live event	The Masked Russians are the first champions to be recognized as the “ICW Tag-Team Champions”.
4	Tom Brandi and Prince Mike Kaluha	1	October 1, 1987 (NLT)	[Note 4]	[Note 3]	ICW Live event
5	The Moondogs (Spot and Spike)	1	December 28, 1987	[Note 5]	[Note 3]	ICW Live event
6	Moondog Spike ^(2) and The Dungeon Master	1	1988	[Note 6]	[Note 3]	ICW Live event	The Dungeon Master replaced Moondog Spot when he left ICW.
7	The S & S Express (Vic Steamboat and Joe Savoldi ^(2))	1	September 1, 1988 (NLT)	[Note 7]	Presque Isle, Maine	ICW Live event
8	The Dynamic Duo (Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia)	1	March 5, 1989	118	Augusta, Maine	ICW Live event
9	The S & S Express (Vic Steamboat ^(2) and Joe Savoldi ^(3))	2	July 1, 1989	163	Marlboro, Massachusetts	ICW Live event
10	The Undertakers (Henchman and Punisher)	1	December 11, 1989	17	Newark, New Jersey	ICW Live event
11	The Dynamic Duo (Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia)	2	December 28, 1989	2	Portland, Maine	ICW Live event
12	The Lethal Weapons (Dennis Condrey and Doug Gilbert)	1	December 30, 1989	169	Augusta, Maine	ICW Live event	Defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat when Eric Sbraccia did not show up.
—	Vacated	N/A	March 30, 1990	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Lethal Weapons left ICW.
IWCCW Tag Team Championship
13	The Undertakers (Henchman and Punisher)	2	March 31, 1990	326	Charlton, Massachusetts	IWCCW Live event	Defeated Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia for the vacant titles.
14	The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)	1	February 20, 1991	0	Monticello, New York	IWCCW Live event
15	The Madison Brothers (T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)	1	February 20, 1991	3	Monticello, New York	IWCCW Live event
16	The Equalizers (Zip and Zap)	1	February 23, 1991	14	Meriden, Connecticut	IWCCW Live event
17	The Madison Brothers (T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)	2	March 9, 1991	41	Staten Island, New York	IWCCW Live event
18	The Georgia Guerillas	1	April 19, 1991	[Note 8]	South China, Maine	IWCCW Live event
19	The Madison Brothers (T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)	3	April 30, 1991 (NLT)	[Note 9]	[Note 3]	IWCCW Live event
20	The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)	2	June 1, 1991	4	Wolfeboro, New Hampshire	IWCCW Live event	Defeated T.D. Madison in a handicap match.
21	The Equalizers (Zip and Zap)	2	June 5, 1991	0	Brooklyn, New York	IWCCW Live event
22	The Billion Dollar Babies (Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)	3	June 5, 1991	299	Brooklyn, New York	IWCCW Live event
—	Vacated	N/A	February 28, 1992	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Million Dollar Babies left the promotion.
23	The Sioux War Party (White Cloud and Dancing Wolf)	1	May 2, 1992	7	Hamburg, Pennsylvania	IWCCW Live event	Defeated the Canadians in the finals of an 8 team tournament.
24	Jimmy Deo and L.A. Gore	1	May 9, 1992	395	Dover, New Hampshire	IWCCW Live event
25	The Sioux War Party (White Cloud and Dancing Wolf)	2	June 8, 1993	[Note 10]	Dover, New Hampshire	IWCCW Live event
—	Vacated	N/A	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Sioux War Party left the promotion.
26	The Samoan Gangsters (Mack Daddy Kane and Sammy the Silk)	1	December 26, 1995	[Note 11]	Hamburg, Pennsylvania	IWCCW Live event	Wins a Tournament Final.
—	Abandoned	N/A	1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	IWCCW Closes down.

Footnotes

1. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 639 days and 921 days
2. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 6 days and 371 days
3. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
4. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 920 days
5. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 247 days
6. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 244 days
7. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 185 days and 428 days
8. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 11 days
9. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 42 days
10. The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 207 days and 571 days
11. The date IWCCW was closed has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 5 days

References

General sources

• Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Boston: International Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
• "International Championship Wrestling (1984-1991/01)/International World Class Championship Wrestling (1991/01-mid-1990s) Tag Team Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

Specific sources

1. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.