NXT Tag Team Championship
| NXT Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) |
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| Date won | May 2, 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE/NXT Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | January 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by WWE and is competed for exclusively in NXT Wrestling, WWE's developmental territory. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes.
History
The championship was introduced on the January 23, 2013 edition of NXT where it was announced by special guest Shawn Michaels that there would be a tournament to crown the first new champions.[2]
Tournament
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) |
Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| Percy Watson & Yoshi Tatsu | |||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) |
Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty | |||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty | Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| Primo & Epico | |||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) |
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| British Ambition (Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey) |
Pin[4] | ||||||||||||
| British Ambition (Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey) |
Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| 3MB (Drew McIntyre & Heath Slater with Jinder Mahal) |
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| British Ambition (Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey) |
Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger | |||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger | Pin[3] | ||||||||||||
| Alex Riley & Derrick Bateman | |||||||||||||
Title history
| # | Wrestler(s) | Reign | Date | Days held | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1 | British Ambition (Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey) |
1 | January 31, 2013 | 91 | NXT | Defeated The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan and Luke Harper) in the finals of eight–team tournament to become the inaugural champions. Aired on tape delay on February 13, 2013 Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured. |
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| 2 | The Wyatt Family (Erick Rowan & Luke Harper) |
1 | May 2, 2013 | 18+ | NXT | Defeated British Ambition's Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas (who filled in for the injured Oliver Grey). This episode aired on May 8, 2013. |
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List of combined reigns
| Symbol | Meaning |
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| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | The reign is shorter than one day. |
As of May 20, 2013
By team
| Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
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| 1 | British Ambition Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey |
1 | 91 |
| 2 | The Wyatt Family Erick Rowan & Luke Harper† |
1 | 18+ |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Neville | 1 | 91 |
| Oliver Grey | 1 | 91 | |
| 2 | Erick Rowan | 1 | 18+ |
| Luke Harper | 1 | 18+ |
References
- ^ a b Santiago, Andres (2013-05-03). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ^ Bishop, Matt. "WWE NXT: HBK kicks off tag title tournament". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Santiago, Andres (2013-01-11). "DX invades DX taping: Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Florida". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ a b Parry, Josh (2013-01-31). "WWE News: Spoiler - first NXT tag champs, next month's guest". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
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