The Crash Tag Team Championship (Campeonato en Parejas de The Crash in Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico based The Crash Lucha Libre and is for two-man tag teams only. The championship was first introduced on May 8, 2015, and was the second championship created by the Crash, after The Crash Cruiserweight Championship was introduced in 2013. As it was a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[a] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[b] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[c] or leaving the company.[d]
| The Crash Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 One of the two belts representing the championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | The Crash Lucha Libre | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 8, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | March 24, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The first champions were the team of Black Boy and Rey Horus who defeated the teams of Bestia 666 and Mosco Negro, and Daga and Steve Pain. Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf and Lucha Brothers are the only tag teams who have held the championship twice, with eight different teams holding the championship. The belts were vacated in March 2017 when then-champions The Broken Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) signed a full-time contract with WWE. The team of Tony Casanova and Zarco have held the championship the longest, 330 days while The Broken Hardys have the record for shortest reign, 41 days. Los Golpeadores (Alpha Wolf and Dragon Bane) are the current champions, they defeated Los Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II) and Dinamico and Emperador Azteca in a three-way match to win the vacant titles at The Crash on March 24, 2023.
Title history edit
| 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 |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Black Boy and Rey Horus | May 8, 2015 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 133 | Black Boy and Rey Horus defeated Bestia 666 and Mosco Negro, and Daga and Steve Pain in the Three way match to become the inaugural champions. | [5][6] |
| 2 | Tony Casanova and Zarco | September 18, 2015 | The Crash | Guaymas, Sonora | 1 | 330 | [7] | |
| 3 | Garza Jr. and Último Ninja | August 13, 2016 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 161 | This was a Two out of Three falls match. | [8] |
| — | Vacated | January 21, 2017 | — | — | — | — | Championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | [9] |
| 4 | The Broken Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) |
January 21, 2017 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 41 | Defeated Juventud Guerrera and Super Crazy to win the vacant titles. | [10][11][12] |
| — | Vacated | March 3, 2017 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after The Broken Hardys left Impact Wrestling. | [9] |
| 5 | MexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita) |
March 17, 2018 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 204 | Defeated Aeroboy and Septimo Dragon and The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) in Three way match to win the vacate titles. | [13] |
| — | Vacated | October 7, 2018 | — | — | — | — | Championship declared vacant for undocumented reasons. | |
| 6 | Los Lucha Bros (The King/Rey Fénix and Penta 0M) |
November 3, 2018 | The Crash VII Aniversario | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 24 | Defeated Nueva Generación Dinamita (El Cuatrero and Sansón) and Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) in Three way match to win the vacate titles. | [14] |
| — | Vacated | November 27, 2018 | — | — | — | — | Championship declared vacant when Rey Fénix was injured and not able to compete. | |
| † | Los Lucha Bros (The King/Rey Fénix and Penta 0M) |
May 4, 2019 | The Crash show | Tijuana, Baja California | 2 | 20 | For unexplained reasons, they were billed as champions again for the May 4, 2019 show. This is considered a continuation of their previous reign. | [15] |
| 7 | La Rebelión Amarilla (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) |
May 24, 2019 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 274 | Some sites listed L.A. Park and El Hijo de L.A. Park as champions from July 5, 2019 and on, but the match was later confirmed to not be for the championship. | [16][17] |
| 8 | Los Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II) |
February 22, 2020 | The Crash show | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 622 | Steel cage match that also included the team of El Mesías and Oráculo | |
| 9 | La Rebelión Amarilla (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) |
November 5, 2021 | The Crash X Aniversario | Tijuana, Baja California | 2 | 308 | The match also included Los Mercenarios (Taurus and Rey Escorpion) and Funny Bone and Super Beast | [18] |
| 10 | La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee and Dralístico) |
September 9, 2022 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 2 | 126 | La Facción Ingobernable defeated Sangre Texano (El Texano Jr. and Super Nova) and LA Park and LA Park Jr. in a three-way match for the vacant titles. | [19] |
| — | Vacated | January 13, 2023 | — | — | — | — | Titles vacated for undocumented reasons. On this date, they also vacated the KAOZ Tag Team Championship. | |
| 11 | Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) |
March 24, 2023 | The Crash | Tijuana, Baja California | 1 | 397+ | Los Golpeadores defeated Arkangel Divino and Ultimo Maldito in a double title match to also determine new KAOZ Tag Team Champions. | |
Combined reigns edit
As of April 24, 2024.
By team edit
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Traumas (Trauma I and Trauma II) |
1 | 622 |
| 2 | La Rebelión Amarilla (Bestia 666 and Mecha Wolf) |
2 | 582 |
| 3 | Los Golpeadores (Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf) † |
1 | 397+ |
| 4 | Tony Casanova and Zarco | 1 | 330 |
| 5 | MexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita) |
1 | 204 |
| 6 | Garza Jr. and Último Ninja | 1 | 161 |
| 7 | Black Boy and Rey Horus | 1 | 133 |
| 8 | La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee and Dralístico) |
1 | 126 |
| 9 | Los Lucha Bros (The King/Rey Fénix and Penta 0M) |
2 | 44 |
| 10 | The Broken Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) |
1 | 41 |
By wrestler edit
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trauma I | 1 | 622 |
| Trauma II | |||
| 3 | Bestia 666 | 2 | 592 |
| Mecha Wolf | |||
| 5 | Tony Casanova | 1 | 330 |
| Zarco | |||
| 7 | Bandido | 1 | 204 |
| Flamita | |||
| 9 | Garza Jr. | 1 | 161 |
| Último Ninja | |||
| 11 | Black Boy | 1 | 133 |
| Rey Horus | |||
| 13 | Dragon Lee | 1 | 126 |
| Dralístico | |||
| 15 | Alpha Wolf † | 1 | 397+ |
| Dragón Bane † | |||
| 17 | The King/Rey Fénix | 2 | 44 |
| Penta 0M | |||
| 19 | Matt Hardy | 1 | 41 |
| Jeff Hardy |
Footnotes edit
- ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on how much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[1]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[2]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[3]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[4]
References edit
- Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
- Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.
- ^ "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 08.05.2015 - 18.09.2015: Black Boy & Rey Horus" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Pérez Navarro, Samuel (May 10, 2015). "¡Pentágon Jr. es el nuevo campeón de peso crucero, y dedica su triunfo al líder de la jauría!" (in Spanish). Gladiatores. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ^ "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 18.09.2015 - 13.08.2016: Tony Casanova & Zarco" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 13.08.2016 - 21.01.2017: Garza Jr. & Ultimo Ninja" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Crash Tag Team Championship" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 21.01.2017 - 03.03.2017: Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "AAA stars, including Pentagon Jr. bolt promotion, TNA spoilers from Mexico". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ^ "Where in the world are Matt & Jeff Hardy?". TNA. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Crash Tag Team Championship >> Reigns >> 17.03.2018 - Today: Bandido & Flamita" (in German). CageMatch. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Crash VII Aniversario". YouTube (in Spanish). Mas Luchas. November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ Romero, Marcos (May 5, 2019). "Rebelión Amarilla, por el título" [The Yellow Rebellion, title challengers] (in Spanish). El Sol de Tijuana. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "La Rebelión Amarilla, nuevos campones en pareja de Crash" (in Spanish). Record. May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Crash". CageMatch. May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "The Crash - 05 November 2021 - Results". 6 November 2021.
- ^ "The Crash". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
