EWF Tag Team Championship

The EWF Tag Team Championship is the tag team professional wrestling title in the Southern California-based Empire Wrestling Federation independent promotion. It was established in 1996, when John Black and Johnny Love, The Ghetto Boyz, were declared the first champions. There have been a total of 44 recognized champion teams who have had a combined 65 official reigns.[1]

EWF Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionEmpire Wrestling Federation
Date establishedDecember 6, 1996
Current champion(s)Los Compas
(Ray Malvado & Flecha Fugaz)
Date wonSeptember 23, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)The Ghetto Boyz (John Black and Johnny Love)
Most reignsThe Havana Pitbulls
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero) (5 reigns)
Longest reignLos MexiMachos
(Tio Chulo and Tortuga) (448 days)
Shortest reignAnchors Away
(David E. Jones and Ryan Stone) (2 days)

Title history

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Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
The Ghetto Boyz
(John Black and Johnny Love)
1 December 6, 1996 San Bernardino, California Awarded the title.
Cruising With Danger
(Dick Danger and Eddie Williams)
1 April 16, 1997 San Bernardino, California
The title was vacated on October 10, 1997.
Johnny Love and Eddie Williams 1 March 15, 1998 Hemet, California Awarded the title.
The Wrecking Crew
(Big Q and Billy D)
1 August 2, 1998 Rialto, California
Knightmare and Krazy K.C. 1 November 8, 1998 Lancaster, California
The Wrecking Crew
(Big Q and Billy D)
2 December 13, 1998 San Jacinto, California
Bad Influence
(Josh Galaxy and Frankie Kazarian)
1 April 17, 1999 Colton, California
The title were vacated on July 18, 1997 when Galaxy was injured.
Los Cubanitos
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
1 September 6, 1999 Colton, California Awarded the title.
Los Cubanitos were stripped of the title on December 4, 1999.
Red Tornado and Sun Warrior 1 February 26, 2000 Parker, Arizona Won a three-way match to win the vacant title.
The title were vacated on April 8, 2000 when Sun Warrior left the promotion.
Aggravated Assault
(Malice and Mayhem)
1 June 25, 2000 San Bernardino, California Awarded the title.
Los Cubanitos
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
2 April 29, 2001 San Bernardino, California
Aggravated Assault
(Malice and Mayhem)
2 June 14, 2001 Pahrump, Nevada
Los Cubanitos
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
3 February 16, 2002 San Bernardino, California
Los Cubanitos were stripped of the title on July 1, 2002 for injuring their opponents.
Threat and Desire 1 July 19, 2002 Covina, California Won a battle royal to win the vacant title.
P.H.A.T.
(Eric Matlock and Devon Willis)
1 August 16, 2002 Covina, California
The Haystacks Brothers
(Kyle Haystacks and Lil' Haystacks)
1 November 15, 2002 Covina, California Defeated Eric Matlock in a handicap match when Devon Willis was unable to attend.
Bo Cooper and Jason King 1 January 24, 2003 Covina, California Defeated Lil' Haystacks and The Graffiti Kid, subbing for Kyle Haystacks.
Los Chivos
(Enigma de Oro and Kayam)
1 May 25, 2003 Covina, California
The Havana Pitbulls
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
4 September 26, 2003 [2]
The West Coast Ryders
(Rudy Luna and Under Pressure)
4 January 23, 2004 Covina, California
Bino Gambino and Rudy Luna 1 April 23, 2004 Covina, California Gambino won a battle royal to become Luna's new partner after Under Pressure left the promotion.
Los Chivos
(Enigma de Oro and Kayam)
2 July 23, 2004 Covina, California
The Havana Pitbulls
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
5 April 22, 2005 [3]
Los Cubanitos were stripped of the title on May 25, 2005.
Los Chivos
(Enigma de Oro and Kayam)
3 July 22, 2005 Covina, California Defeated The K.I.D.D. and Vizzion, Mistrust (Dan Korbick and Rudy Luna) and The War Machines (Joe Kimbal and Plague) in a four-way match to win the vacant title at Independent's Day: Night Two.
Dan Kobrick and Guerrero Negro 1 November 25, 2005 Covina, California Won the title at Bloodlust.[4]
Los Chivos
(Enigma de Oro and Kayam)
4 December 23, 2005 Covina, California This was a Masks vs. Title match at Holiday Fear.[5]
La Ola del Mal
(Extreme Loco and Black Metal)
1 August 11, 2006 Covina, California Won the title at Meltdown 2K6.[6]
The Iron Express
(Hook Bomberry and Joey Harder)
1 September 8, 2006 Covina, California Won the title at Cause 4 Concern.[7]
TNT
(Johnny Dynamite and Brandon Nitro)
1 April 27, 2007 Covina, California Won the title at Overkill 2.[8]
Aggravated Assault
(Malice and Mayhem)
3 August 24, 2007 Covina, California This was a Tables match at No Excuses.[9]
La Ola del Mal
(Extreme Loco and Black Metal)
2 November 11, 2007 San Bernardino, California Won the title at Live at the Hudson.[10]
Famous for Fearless
(T. J. Perkins and Liger Rivera)
1 June 27, 2008 Covina, California Won the title at Knockdown Dragout 2.[11]
The Young Bucks
(Matt and Nick Jackson)
1 January 10, 2009 Covina, California Won the title at Breakin' in the New Year.[12]
The A-List
(Jeremy Jaeger and Roger Ruiz)
1 June 26, 2009 Covina, California Defeated The Young Bucks and The Cutler Brothers (Brandon and Dustin) in a three-way match at Knockdown Dragout 3.[13]
SoCal Crazy and Espiritu Infernal 1 December 27, 2009 Rowland Heights, California
Anchors Away 1 April 23, 2009 Covina, California
SoCal Crazy and Espiritu Infernal 2 May 21, 2010 Covina, California
Los Luchas
(Phoenix Star and Zokre)
1 September 3, 2010 Covina, California
La Familia
(Raunchy Rico and Damian Arsnik)
1 September 23, 2011 Covina, California
The A-List
(Roger Ruiz and Jeremey Jaeger)
2 January 21, 2012 San Bernardino, California
Hollywood Underground
(Dave the Bruiser and Ein Idol)
1 August 3, 2012 Covina, California
Barroom Saints
(D.K. Murphy and Joshua Dunbar)
1 November 2, 2012 Covina, California
Von Dooms
(Cyanide and Vintage Dragon)
1 December 7, 2012 Covina, California Defeat the Barroom Saints, Anchors Away: David E. Jones and Ryan Stone, Andrew Hellman and Mike Maze, Jafar and Muhammed Raccid Najjar, and Nothing But Trouble: Eddie Mattson and Maddix in a gauntlet match.
Fallen Empire
(Ryan Taylor and Mondo Vega)
1 July 13, 2013 San Bernardino, California
Von Dooms
(Cyanide and Vintage Dragon)
2 April 4, 2013 Covina, California
Fallen Empire
(Ryan Taylor and Mondo Vega)
2 December 6, 2013 Covina, California Defeat the Von Dooms, Anchors Away: David E. Jones and Ryan Stone, The Revolution: Che Cabrera and Sasha Darveko, The Mixtape Kings: Jacob Diez and Jerome Robinson, and the A-List: Jeremy Jaeger and Roger Ruiz in a gauntlet match.
Anchors Away 2 May 16, 2014 Azusa, California Defeat Taylor, the Von Dooms: Cyanide and Vintage Dragon, and Los Maravillas: Maravilla Dos and Maravilla Uno in 4-way match.
Fallen Empire
(Ryan Taylor and Mondo Vega)
3 May 18, 2014 Covina, California
Connected
(Tommy Wilson and Tyshaun Prince)
1 January 19, 2015 Covina, California
Congregation of Pain
(Archimedes and Juan Roman)
1 May 8, 2015 Covina, California Defeat the Connected, the Von Dooms: Cyanide and The Vintage Dragon, and the Rebel Renegades: Joe Gamble and Ju Dizz in 4-way match.
Adrian Quest and Andy Brown 1 September 4, 2015 Covina, California
HATE
(Che Cabrera & Rico Dynamite)
1 August 05, 2016 Covina, California
Super Beetle and Ty Ray 1 June 02, 2017 Covina, California
HATE
(Che Cabrera & Rico Dynamite)
2 October, 2017 California
Davion Foreman and Jorel Nelson 1 December 01, 2017 Covina, California
Calder McColl and Dr. Kruger 1 April 06, 2018 Covina, California
True Grit
(Hoss Hogg and Jesse James)
1 May 04, 2018 Covina, California
Honesty Is The Best Policy
(Archimedes and Honest John)
1 March 01, 2019 Covina, California
Los MexiMachos
(MexiMacho I and MexiMacho II)
1 May 03, 2019 Covina, California
Honesty Is The Best Policy
(Archimedes and Honest John)
2 N/A Covina, California
The Wolf Zaddies
(Che Cabrera and Tito Escondido)
1 July 06, 2019 Covina, California
The titles were vacated on October, 2021 when the wolf zaddies left the promotion during the covid 19 pandemic.
Anthony Idol & Raunchy Rico 1 October 23, 2021 San Bernardino, California
Beef Candy
(Richie Slade and Flex Mccallion)
1 December, 2021 San Bernardino, California
Los MexiMachos
(MexiMacho I and MexiMacho II)
2 July 02, 2022 San Bernardino, California
Los Compas
(Ray Malvado and Flecha Fugaz)
1 September 23, 2023 San Bernardino, California

References

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  1. ^ "EWF Tag Team Title History". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results – September 2003". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results – April 2005". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  4. ^ "EWF Bloodlust results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  5. ^ "EWF Holiday Fear results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  6. ^ "EWF Meltdown 2K6 results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  7. ^ "EWF Cause 4 Concern results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  8. ^ "EWF Overkill 2 results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  9. ^ "EWF No Excuses results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  10. ^ "EWF Live at the Hudson results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  11. ^ "Knockdown Dragout 2 results". Empire Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 9, 2009). "EWF Breakin' In The New Year '09". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  13. ^ "Knockdown Dragout 3 results" (in German). Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
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