FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship
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The FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship was a tag team
hardcore wrestling
championship
contested in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
.
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
contested in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on July 28, 1989 by Atsushi Onita that specialized in hardcore wrestling involving weapons such as barbed wire and fire. They held their first show on October 6, 1989...
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WWA World Martial Arts Tag Team Championship (1991-1994)
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsushi Onita Atsushi Onita Atsushi Onita is a Japanese former politician and active professional wrestler best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling... and Tarzan Goto Tarzan Goto , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler who has wrestled on the independent circuit most of his career. He is best known for his exploding steel cage matches againest Atsushi Onita and Pat Tanaka in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling .... |
1 | December 9, 1991 | Tokyo | Defeated Grigory Verichev Grigory Verichev Grigory Vladimirovich Verichev was a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class.-External links:*... and Koba Krutanize in the finals of a ten-team tournament. |
| Sabu and Horace Boulder Horace Hogan Michael Bollea is an American professional wrestler. In wrestling, he is best known by his ring name, Horace Hogan. He is the nephew of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan and cousin of the late Mike Awesome.... |
1 | May 7, 1992 | Tokyo | |
| Tarzan Goto and Grigory Verichev Grigory Verichev Grigory Vladimirovich Verichev was a Russian judoka who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 he won the bronze medal in the heavyweight class.-External links:*... |
1 | May 25, 1992 | Tokyo | |
| Title retired | ||||
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (1994-1999)
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Titan and The Gladiator Mike Awesome Michael Lee Alfonso , better known by his ring name Mike Awesome, was an American professional wrestler best known in America for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and in World Wrestling Federation and also in Japan for his work with Frontier Martial-Arts... |
1 | January 18, 1994 | Saitama | Defeat Atsushi Onita Atsushi Onita Atsushi Onita is a Japanese former politician and active professional wrestler best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling... and Katsutoshi Niiyama in tournament final. |
| Mr. Pogo and Hisakatsu Oya Hisakatsu Oya Kenichi Oya is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hisakatsu Oya. Although he started out for New Japan Pro Wrestling, he is well-known for his stint in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.... |
1 | April 21, 1994 | Aomori | |
| Atsushi Onita and Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 1 | July 31, 1994 | Yokohama | |
| Title vacant | Vacated when Onita and Matsunaga split up. | |||
| Mr. Pogo and The Gladiator | 1 | October 28, 1994 | Tokyo | Defeated Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke for vacant title. |
| Atsushi Onita and Mr. Gannosuke Mr. Gannosuke is a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Gannosuke, who competed primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling promotion. He also held the NWA World Tag Team Championship.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... |
1 | February 24, 1995 | Tokyo | |
| Mr. Pogo and Yukihiro Kanemura | 1 | March 7, 1995 | Iwate | |
| Ricky Fuji Ricky Fuji is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known under his ring name .-Professional wrestling career:Morimura started training in the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo in 1984. He then left Japan in January 1987 for a training expedition in Canada, where he was trained in the Dungeon by Stu Hart and... and Hisakatsu Oya Hisakatsu Oya Kenichi Oya is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Hisakatsu Oya. Although he started out for New Japan Pro Wrestling, he is well-known for his stint in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.... |
1 | May 5, 1995 | Kawasaki | |
| Daisuke Ikeda Daisuke Ikeda Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan.-Professional wrestling career:... and Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshiaki Fujiwara is a Japanese actor, and professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF.-New Japan Pro Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation :... |
1 | September 5, 1995 | Sapporo | |
| Hisakatsu Oya and Horace Boulder | 1 | December 21, 1995 | Yokohama | |
| Super Leather and Jason the Terrible Jason the Terrible Jason the Terrible is a frequently used ringname used by:*Karl Moffat, the original Jason the Terrible who debuted in Stampede Wrestling*Roberto Rodriguez, wrestles using the name in the W*ing Federation... |
1 | January 5, 1996 | Tokyo | |
| The Headhunters The Headhunters (professional wrestling) The Headhunters is a professional wrestling tag team that consists of twin brothers Manuel and Victor Santiago , better known by their respective ring names, Headhunter A and Headhunter B.-Career:The Santiago brothers trained under Johnny Rodz and both debuted in 1987.In the early 1990s, The... (A and B) |
1 | March 30, 1996 | Tokyo | |
| W*ING Kanemura and Hido | 1 | April 25, 1997 | Osaka | |
| Mr. Gannosuke and Hisakatsu Oya | 1 | August 21, 1997 | Yokosuka | |
| Atsushi Onita and Yukihiro Kanemura | 1 | October 19, 1997 | Sendai | |
| Title vacant | November 1997 | |||
| Mr. Gannosuke and Yukihiro Kanemura | 1 | November 28, 1997 | Tokyo | Defeated Hayabusa & Masato Tanaka for the vacant title. |
| Kodo Fuyuki and Hido | 1 | March 29, 1998 | Niigata | |
| Hayabusa Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa , who worked primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... and Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... |
1 | April 17, 1998 | Sapporo | |
| Kodo Fuyuki and Yukihiro Kanemura | 1 | May 27, 1998 | Fukuoka | |
| Hayabusa and Daisuke Ikeda Daisuke Ikeda Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | October 26, 1998 | Chiba | |
| Title vacant | January 1999 | Title vacated due to Ikeda's health problems. | ||
| Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 1 | May 3, 1999 | Nagoya | Defeated Hayabusa and Kodo Fuyuki in an eight-team round-robin tournament final for vacant title. |
| Koji Nakagawa and Gedo | 1 | June 13, 1999 | Okayama City | |
WEW World Tag Team Championship (1999-2002)
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Hisakatsu Oya | 1 | August 23, 1999 | Tokyo | |
| H Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa , who worked primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... and Mr. Gannosuke |
1 | December 1, 1999 | Osaka | |
| Kodo Fuyuki and Kyoko Inoue Kyoko Inoue is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. She is also the founder of the joshi promotion NEO Japan... |
1 | February 25, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Koji Nakagawa and Gedo | 1 | April 1, 2000 | Yokosuka | |
| Title vacant | May 28, 2000 | Vacated title when Nakagawa & Gedo split up. | ||
| Jado and Gedo | 1 | July 14, 2000 | Takamatsu | Defeated H and Tetsuhiro Kuroda for the vacant title. |
| Masao Inoue Masao Inoue is a professional wrestler who currently works for Pro Wrestling Noah as a member of Dark Agents. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling.-All Japan Pro Wrestling:... and Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
1 | July 28, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Tamon Honda Tamon Honda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently a freelancer, he most recently worked for Pro Wrestling Noah.-1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics:Honda represented Japan in three Olympic Games in freestyle wrestling in 1984, 1988, and 1992... and Naomichi Marufuji Naomichi Marufuji is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions like Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling, among others. Marufuji is the first of only two Grand Slam Champion in Pro... |
1 | October 22, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Kodo Fuyuki and Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 1 | December 23, 2000 | Tokyo | |
| Masato Tanaka and Gedo | 1 | January 7, 2001 | Tokyo | |
| Title vacant | March 21, 2001 | Title vacated when Tanaka and Gedo leave FMW. | ||
| GOEMON Goemon Goemon is a Japanese given name which may refer to:* Ishikawa Goemon , a legendary ninja warrior and bandit hero notable for being boiled alive after a failed assassination attempt on Toyotomi Hideyoshi.... and Onryo |
1 | May 5, 2001 | Kawasaki | Defeated Super Crazy and Super Nova to win the vacant title. |
| Mr. Gannosuke and Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | September 5, 2001 | Sapporo | |
| Hayabusa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 1 | September 9, 2001 | Tokyo | |
| Title vacant | November 5, 2001 | Title vacated when Hayabusa is injured. | ||
| Mr. Gannosuke and Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | November 23, 2001 | Yokohama | Defeated Biomonster DNA and Dr. Luther for vacant title. |
| Title vacant | Mr. Gannosuke and Mammoth Sasaki vacate titles after winning them. | |||
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Mr. Gannosuke | 1 | December 21, 2001 | Tokyo | Defeated Kintaro Kanemura and Mammoth Sasaki in the final of an eight-team tournament. |
| Title vacant | April 6, 2002 | Title vacated when Gannosuke breaks his ankle. | ||
| Kodo Fuyuki and The Sandman | 1 | February 4, 2002 | Tokyo | Defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda and Sabu for vacant title. |
| Title retired | February 15, 2002 | FMW closes. |