IPW:UK Tag Team Championship

The IPW:UK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the English professional wrestling promotion International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. The inaugural champions was AK-47 (Ashe and Kris Linell) and they won the titles on July 7, 2005.[1][2][3]

IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Date established17 July 2005
Date retired24 September 2017
Other name(s)
  • IPW:UK Tag Team Championship (2005-2007, 2012-2017)
  • IPW:UK British Tag Team Championship (2007-2012)
Statistics
First champion(s)AK-47 (Ashe and Kris Linnell)
Final champion(s)The Collevtive (Sammy Smooth & James Castle)
Most reignsThe London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) (3 times)
Longest reignThe Leaders Of The New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) (630 days)
Shortest reignThe London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) (27 days)

The championship was originally established on 7 July 2005 as the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship.[1][2][3] At Weekend of Champions Night 2, AK47 (Ashe and Kris Linnell) defeated the Chav Army (Battalion and Flaming Red) in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions.[3][4] On 4 May 2008 at IPW:UK Royale Rewards; the reigning IPW:UK Tag Team Champions The Kartel (Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier) defeated the reigning Real Quality Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Thrillers (Joel Redman and Mark Haskins) to unify both titles. The titles were renamed the IPW:UK British Tag Team Championships.[5][6][7]

In August 2012, then IPW:UK booker Andy Quildan left the company thus Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW or RevPro) was founded. At RevPro Summer Sizzler 2012, Project Ego (Kris Travis and Martin Kirby) cashed-in their Money in the Bank briefcase to become the IPW:UK British Tag Team Champions.[8] After losing the titles on March 30, 2013; Project Ego continued to be recognized as the RPW British Tag Team Champions.[9]

Title history edit

As of April 18, 2024.

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref
1 AK-47
(Ashe and Kris Linnell)
1 17 July 2005 216 Orpington, Greater London, England IPW:UK Weekend of Champions: Night 2 They defeated the Chav Army (Battalion and Flaming Red) in the finals of tournament to win the titles. [1][2][3][4][10]
2 The Untouchables
(Dave Moralez and Jack Storm)
1 18 February 2006 218 Orpington, Greater London, England IPW:UK A Taste of IPW [2][3][11][12][13]
3 The Dragon Hearts
(Dragon Phoenix and Spud)
1 24 September 2006 77 Orpington, Greater London, England IPW:UK 2nd Anniversary Weekend: Night 2 This was a Tables, ladders, and chairs match. [1][2][3][14][15][16]
4 Swiss Money Holding
(Ares, Claudio Castagnoli, and Marc Roudin)
1 10 December 2006 287 Colchester, Essex, England IPW:UK The Dome Show They defended the titles under the Freebird Rule though it was mostly Ares and Castagnoli. [1][2][3][17][18][19]
5 The Kartel
(Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier)
1 23 September 2007 371 Orpington, Greater London, England IPW:UK 3rd Anniversary Weekender: Night 2 On May 4, 2008 at Royale Rewards; the Kartel defeated reigning Real Quality Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Thrillers (Doug Basham, Joel Redman, Mark Haskins, and Ricky Hype) to unify both titles. The titles were renamed the IPW:UK British Tag Team Championships. [1][2][3][5][6][7][20][21][22]
6 The Thrillers
(Doug Basham, Joel Redman, Mark Haskins, and Ricky Hype)
1 28 September 2008 217 Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England IPW:UK Fourth Anniversary Tour: Wolves They defended the titles under the Freebird Rule. [1][2][3][23][24]
7 The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
1 3 May 2009 495 Sittingbourne, Kent, England The Sittingbourne Spectacular [1][2][3][25]
8 The All Stars
(Mikey Whiplash and Robbie Dynamite)
1 10 September 2010 86 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England Dragon Gate: Yokosuka vs. SHINGO 2 This took place in a dark match. [1][2][3][26]
9 The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
2 5 December 2010 630 Sittingbourne, Kent, England IPW:UK Brawl at the Hall 2010 Defeated ¡Peligro Abejas! (El Generico and Paul London) in the finals of a three-team round-robin tournament also involving The All Stars. [1][2][3][27][28]
10 Project Ego
(Kris Travis and Martin Kirby)
1 26 August 2012 216 Sittingbourne, Kent, England IPW:UK Summer Sizzler 2012 This was Project Ego's Money in the Bank cash-in match. [1][2][3][8][29]
11 The Wild Cats
(Dark Panther and Lion Kid)
1 30 March 2013 49 Swanley, Kent, England IPW:UK Battle Royale 2013 The Wild Cats cashed-in their 2012 Royale Reward. Project Ego continued to be recognized as the RPW British Tag Team Champions. [1][2][3][9][30][31]
12 The London Riots
(James Davis and Rob Lynch)
1 18 May 2013 134 Swanley, Kent, England IPW:UK Royale Rewards 2013 [1][2][3][32]
13 The Bhangra Knights
(Darrell Allen and RJ Singh)
1 29 September 2013 112 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England IPW:UK 9th Anniversary Show This was a 30-minute Iron man match. [1][2][3][33]
14 The London Riots
(James Davis and Rob Lynch)
2 19 January 2014 539 Tonbridge, Kent, England IPW:UK Zack vs. Hero [1][2][3][34]
15 DND
(Cieran Donnelly and Danny Duggan)
1 12 July 2015 406 Tonbridge, Kent, England IPW:UK Title Showdown [1][2][3][35]
16 The Swords of Essex
(Paul Robinson and Scott Wainwright)
1 21 August 2016 119 Brixton, Greater London, England IPW:UK Biggest Show Ever [1][2][3][36][37]
17 The London Riots
(James Davis and Rob Lynch)
3 18 December 2016 27 Rochester, Kent, England IPW:UK Supershow 5: Ospreay vs. Rhodes This was a three-way match which also included DND and Will Ospreay and Amazon (replacement for Swords of Essex). [1][2][3][38][39]
18 DND
(Cieran Donnelly and Danny Duggan)
2 14 January 2017 246 Selsdon, Greater London, England IPW:UK Tables, Ladders & Chairs Challenges This was a Tables, ladders, and chairs match. [1][2][3][40][41]
19 The Collective
(James Castle, Lewis Howley, and Sammy Smooth)
1 17 September 2017 182 Rochester, Kent, England IPW:UK SuperShow 11: Havoc vs. Noir [1][2][3][42][43]
20 The Filthy Club
(Jack Sexsmith and Robert Sharpe)
1 18 March 2018 136 Clapham, Greater London, England IPW:UK Clapham Calling [1][2][3][44][45]
21 The Anti-Fun Police
(Chief Deputy Dunne and Los Federales Santos Jr.)
1 1 August 2018 189 Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England IPW:UK Live at Unit Nine: August 2018 [1][2][3][46][47]
22 Team Storm
(Andreas Corr and Jonny Storm)
1 6 February 2019 35 Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England IPW:UK International Pro Wrestling #4 Aired on tape delay on March 1. [2][48]
23 Pretty Deadly
(Lewis Howley (2) and Sam Stoker (2))
1 13 March 2019 77 Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England IPW:UK Pro Wrestling #8 Aired on tape delay on March 29. Stoker previously known as Sammy Smooth [2][49]
24 The Anti-Fun Police
(Chief Deputy Dunne and Los Federales Santos Jr.)
2 29 May 2019 538 Canterbury, Kent, England IPW:UK LAX-Treme Measures 2019 This was a Three Way Tables Match also including Latin American Xchange (Ortiz and Santana) [2][50]
Deactivated 27 November 2020 The title was declared vacant and retired on 17 November 2020.

Combined reigns edit

By team edit

Rank Champion No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
2 1,125
2 The Anti-Fun Police
(Chief Deputy Dunne and Los Federales Santos Jr.)
2 727
3 The London Riots
(James Davis and Rob Lynch)
3 700
4 DND
(Cieran Donnelly and Danny Duggan)
2 652
5 The Kartel
(Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier)
1 371
6 Swiss Money Holding
(Ares, Claudio Castagnoli, and Marc Roudin)
1 287
7 The Untouchables
(Dave Moralez and Jack Storm)
1 218
8 The Thrillers
(Doug Basham, Joel Redman, Mark Haskins, and Ricky Hype)
1 217
9 AK-47
(Ashe and Kris Linnell)
1 216
Project Ego
(Kris Travis and Martin Kirby)
1 216
11 The Collective
(James Castle, Lewis Howley, and Sammy Smooth)
1 182
12 The Filthy Club
(Jack Sexsmith and Robert Sharpe)
1 136
13 The Swords Of Essex
(Amazon, Paul Robinson, Scott Wainwright and Will Ospreay)
1 119
14 The Bhangra Knights
(Darrell Allen and RJ Singh)
1 112
15 The All Stars
(Mikey Whiplash and Robbie Dynamite)
1 86
16 Pretty Deadly
(Lewis Howley and Sam Stoker)
1 77
The Dragon Hearts
(Dragon Phoenix and Spud)
1 77
18 The Wild Cats
(Dark Panther and Lion Kid)
1 49
19 Team Storm
(Andreas Corr and Jonny Storm)
1 35

By wrestler edit

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Marty Scurll 2 1,125
Zack Sabre Jr. 2 1,125
3 Chief Deputy Dunne 2 727
Los Federales Santos Jr. 2 727
5 James Davis 3 700
Rob Lynch 3 700
7 Cieran Donnelly 2 652
Danny Duggan 2 652
9 Sha Samuels 1 371
Terry Frazier 1 371
11 Ares 1 287
Claudio Castagnoli 1 287
Marc Roudin 1 287
14 Lewis Howley 2 259
Sammy Smooth/Sam Stoker 2 259
16 Dave Moralez 1 218
Jack Storm 1 218
18 Doug Basham 1 217
Joel Redman 1 217
Mark Haskins 1 217
Ricky Hype 1 217
22 Ashe 1 216
Kris Linnell 1 216
Kris Travis 1 216
Martin Kirby 1 216
26 James Castle 1 182
27 Jack Sexsmith 1 136
Robert Sharpe 1 136
29 Amazon 1 119
Paul Robinson 1 119
Scott Wainwright 1 119
Will Ospreay 1 119
33 Darrell Allen 1 112
RJ Singh 1 112
35 Mikey Whiplash 1 86
Robbie Dynamite 1 86
37 Dragon Phoenix 1 77
Spud 1 77
39 Dark Panther 1 49
Lion Kid 1 49
41 Andreas Corr 1 35
Jonny Storm 1 35

See also edit

References edit

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