NXT Tag Team Championship
| NXT Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 One of the NXT Tag Team Championship belts. The other belt features the same design but with reverse coloring of black and gold. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | NXT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | January 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | November 19, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE on their developmental brand, NXT. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes. Introduced on January 23, 2013, the inaugural champions were the British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey). The current champions are #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), who are in their first reign.
History
The championship was introduced on the January 23, 2013, episode of NXT where it was announced by special guest Shawn Michaels that there would be a tournament to crown the inaugural champions.[1]
On the January 31, 2013, the British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) to become the inaugural champions.[2] However, in the first defense of the title, Neville and Bo Dallas defended the NXT Tag Team title against the Wyatt Family due Grey being injured, where they lost. Dallas is not recognized as champion.[3][4] On June 20, Neville and Corey Graves defeated The Wyatt Family for the titles, making Neville the first person to hold the title on more than one occasion.[5] On June 8, 2016, The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) became the first team to hold the championship on more than one occasion when they defeated American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) at NXT TakeOver: The End.
Inaugural tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | Pin[6] | |||||||||||||
| Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu | ||||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | Pin[6] | |||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty | ||||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty | Pin[6] | |||||||||||||
| Primo & Epico | ||||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | ||||||||||||||
| British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | Pin[6] | |||||||||||||
| 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater) | ||||||||||||||
| British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | Pin[6] | |||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger | ||||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger | Sub[6] | |||||||||||||
| Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman | ||||||||||||||
Reigns
As of December 5, 2016, there have been nine different championship teams, and 17 individual champions with the team of The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) holding the most reigns at 2. Individually, Adrian Neville holds the most reigns, also at 2.[5] The inaugural champions were the British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey). The team with the longest reign is The Ascension (Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor) at 364 days,[7][8] while the shortest reign is The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) at 49 days.[5] Oliver Grey holds the record as the youngest champion at 25, while the oldest is Luke Harper at 33.
The current champions are #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), who are in their first reign both as a team and individually. They defeated The Revival at NXT TakeOver: Toronto in Toronto, ON in a two-out-of-three falls match.
| No. | Team | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) |
1 | January 31, 2013 | 91 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the finals of eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured. Aired on tape delay on February 13, 2013. | [9] |
| 2 | The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) |
1 | May 2, 2013 | 49 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Defeated British Ambition's Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas, who filled in for the injured Oliver Grey. Aired on tape delay on May 8, 2013. | [10] |
| 3 | Adrian Neville (2) and Corey Graves | 1 | June 20, 2013 | 84 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Aired on tape delay on July 17, 2013. | [11] |
| 4 | The Ascension (Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor) |
1 | September 12, 2013 | 364 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Aired on tape delay on October 2, 2013. During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively.[12][13] | [14] |
| 5 | The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) |
1 | September 11, 2014 | 126 | Winter Park, FL | NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way | [15] | |
| 6 | Blake and Murphy (Buddy Murphy/Murphy and Wesley Blake/Blake) |
1 | January 15, 2015 | 219 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Aired on tape delay on January 28, 2015. During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Blake and Murphy, respectively. | [16] |
| 7 | The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) |
1 | August 22, 2015 | 61 | Brooklyn, NY | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn | [17] | |
| 8 | The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) |
1 | October 22, 2015 | 162 | Winter Park, FL | NXT | Aired on tape delay on November 11, 2015. During their reign, Dash and Dawson were renamed to The Revival. | [18] |
| 9 | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) |
1 | April 1, 2016 | 68 | Dallas, TX | NXT TakeOver: Dallas | [19] | |
| 10 | The Revival (Dash Wilder (2) and Scott Dawson (2)) |
2 | June 8, 2016 | 164 | Winter Park, FL | NXT TakeOver: The End | [20] | |
| 11 | #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) |
1 | November 19, 2016 | 16+ | Toronto, ON, Canada | NXT TakeOver: Toronto | This was a two-out-of-three falls match. | [21] |
Combined reigns
As of December 5, 2016.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Ascension (Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor) | 1 | 364 |
| 2 | The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) | 2 | 326 |
| 3 | Blake and Murphy (Buddy Murphy/Murphy and Wesley Blake/Blake) | 1 | 219 |
| 4 | The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) | 1 | 126 |
| 5 | British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | 1 | 91 |
| 6 | Adrian Neville and Corey Graves | 1 | 84 |
| 7 | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) | 1 | 68 |
| 8 | The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) | 1 | 61 |
| 9 | The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) | 1 | 49 |
| 10 | #DIY † (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) | 1 | 16+ |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor O'Brian/Konnor | 1 | 364 |
| Rick Victor/Viktor | 1 | 364 | |
| 3 | Dash Wilder | 2 | 326 |
| Scott Dawson | 2 | 326 | |
| 5 | Buddy Murphy/Murphy | 1 | 219 |
| Wesley Blake/Blake | 1 | 219 | |
| 7 | Neville, AdrianAdrian Neville | 2 | 175 |
| 8 | Kalisto | 1 | 126 |
| Sin Cara | 1 | 126 | |
| 10 | Grey, OliverOliver Grey | 1 | 91 |
| 11 | Graves, CoreyCorey Graves | 1 | 84 |
| 12 | Gable, ChadChad Gable | 1 | 68 |
| Jordan, JasonJason Jordan | 1 | 68 | |
| 14 | English, AidenAiden English | 1 | 61 |
| Gotch, SimonSimon Gotch | 1 | 61 | |
| 16 | Rowan, ErickErick Rowan | 1 | 49 |
| Harper, LukeLuke Harper | 1 | 49 | |
| 18 | Gargano, JohnnyJohnny Gargano † | 1 | 16+ |
| Ciampa, TommasoTommaso Ciampa † | 1 | 16+ |
See also
- NXT Championship
- NXT Women's Championship
- WWE Raw Tag Team Championship
- WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- List of current champions in WWE
References
- ↑ Bishop, Matt. "WWE NXT: HBK kicks off tag title tournament". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT results 2/13 – Week 33: First NXT tag champions crowned, Paige vows to take over the show". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ↑ Santiago, Andres (3 May 2013). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 5/8 Week 45: Wyatt Family captures Tag Titles, Ohno turning face?, Sandow in action, Paige vs. Summer Rae feud continues, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- 1 2 3 Caldwell, James (21 June 2013). "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes – first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Santiago, Andres (2013-01-11). "DX invades DX taping: Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Florida". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ↑ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 10/2: New NXT Tag champions". PWTorch. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "NXT news: NXT Title match result, Kenta gets new ring name, new Tag Champs, main roster champ wrestles, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ Parry, Josh (2013-01-31). "WWE News: Spoiler - first NXT tag champs, next month's guest". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ↑ Santiago, Andres (2013-05-03). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2013-06-21). "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes - first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ↑ "WWE NXT: October 2, 2013". Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "NXT TAG CHAMPIONS GET NEW WWE NAMES - PWInsider.com". Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ Reubens, Josh (13 September 2013). "Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Full Sail University". PWInsider. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Lucha Dragons first reign". WWE. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Parry, Josh (January 15, 2015). "NXT spoilers from Full Sail University". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- ↑ Pappola, Ryan. "The Vaudevillains (w/ Blue Pants) def. Blake and Murphy (w/Alexa Bliss) - NXT Tag Team Championship Match". WWE.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ↑ Twiss, Andrew. "COMPLETE WWE NXT SPOILERS FROM FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "4/1 "NXT Takeover: Dallas" Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "6/8 "NXT Takeover" Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report on "The End"". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES' NXT TAKEOVER: TORONTO REVIEW 11/19: Nakamura vs. Joe, Asuka vs. James, #DIY vs. The Revival, and more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 19, 2016.