The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott & Chance Rizer) were the inaugural champions. The current champions are Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) at DPW Live 5 on March 10, 2024. The titles have been defended in the main event of four major DPW events.
| DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | March 17, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) | ||||||||||
| Date won | December 10, 2024 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship was first announced on the March 17, 2022 edition of DPW Fire by Chris Danger. The inaugural champions would be decided at DPW Forever between The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) and The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer), the latter team of whom would be the winners.[citation needed]
Reigns edit
As of May 2, 2024, there have been four reigns between four teams composed of eight individual champions.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer) |
April 16, 2022 | Forever | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 238 | 4 | Defeated The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) to become the inaugural champions. Aired on tape delay on April 23. | [1] |
| 2 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
December 10, 2022 | 1st Anniversary | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 190 | 6 | Aired on tape delay on December 17. | [2] |
| 3 | The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) |
June 18, 2023 | Tag Festival | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 175 | 2 | This was a four-way tag team elimination match also featuring Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) and Above The Rest (Gabriel Skye and Tristen Thai). Aired on tape delay on June 24. | [3] |
| 4 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
December 10, 2023 | 2nd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 91 | 1 | Aired on tape delay on December 16. | [4] |
| 5 | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) |
March 10, 2024 | Live 5 | Berwyn, Illinois | 1 | 53+ | 0 | [5] | |
References edit
- ^ Defelice, Robert (April 24, 2022). "DPW Forever 2022 (4/23) Results: First DPW Tag Champions Crowned". Fightful.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (December 18, 2022). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling 1st Anniversary Results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Colby Corino, More". 411mania.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Tag Festival 2023 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 18, 2023). "DPW 2nd Anniversary Results (12/16): Three New Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW LIVE 5". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 16, 2024.