HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship
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The HCW Kekaulike World Tag Team Championship is the championship
for tag team
s in the Hawai'i Championship Wrestling
professional wrestling promotion
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for tag team
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s in the Hawai'i Championship Wrestling
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Title history
Wrestler | Defeated | Date | Location | Notes |
Hawaiian Blood (Kaniela and Kaimana) | Ahuna and AkuA | July 6, 2003 | Kaneohe, HI | Defeated Ahuna and AkuA to become the first champions. |
The Nightmarchers (Ahuna and Akua) | Kaniela & Kaimana | January 10, 2004 | Kaneohe, HI | |
Ahuna and Kaniela | January 10, 2004 | Kaneohe, HI | After the match Ahuna attacked his partner AkuA and Kaniela attacked his partner Kaimana. Afterwards Ahuna & Kaniela declared themselves the tag team champions. | |
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Ahuna & Kaniela | January 17, 2004 | Kaneohe, HI | Title is eventually vacated due to inactivity. |
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Kenjiro Katahira and Kenshin | March 13, 2004 | Kaneohe, HI | Kenshin was dressed up as Kensuke Sasaki and took his place during the match. |
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Eddie Fatu Eddie Fatu Edward Smith "Eki" Fatu was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga... and Taiyō Kea Taiyo Kea Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea . Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion... |
July 21, 2004 | Kaneohe, HI | Title is eventually vacated due to inactivity. |
Ahuna and Kaniela | Kris Kavanaugh and Cholo | October 1, 2005 | Wahiawa, HI | Defeated Kris Kavanaugh and Cholo to win the vacant titles in a tournament final. On 11/18/05 unified the HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Titles with the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. |
The 939 Express (Jody Lopez and Ricky Thunder) | N/A | July 29, 2006 | Wahiawa, HI | Wins title in a tournament after Ahuna forfeits titles due to injury. |
Titles are vacated on September 23, 2006 after HCW withdraws from the National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948... but promotion still keeps AWA Superstars of Wrestling American Wrestling Association The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo... membership. |
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Hawaiian Blood (Kaniela and Kaimana) | N/A | March 4, 2007 | North Hollywood, CA | Defeated The Suicide Kings (Chris Del Sol and Matt Farmer) to win the vacant titles. |
Titles are vacated on June 9, 2006 after Manu Samoa disbands Hawaiian Blood, when Kaniala leaves Kaimana to fight Manu Samoa alone. Micah Taylor steps up to side with Kaimana | ||||
Manu Samoa (Ete and Ativalu) | Kaimana and Micah Taylor | July 6, 2007 | Honolulu, HI | Defeated Kaimana and Micah Taylor. HCW announces titles to be "world" championship titles following the AWA Superstars of Wrestling's withdrawal from HCW. |
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Ete & Ativalu | October 13, 2007 | Honolulu, HI | |
Toa Samoa (Ete & Ativalu) | Mr. Wrestling III and Kaimana | January 12, 2008 | Wahiawa, HI | Kaimana was subbing for Mr. Wrestling II. |