MEWF Tag Team Championship
Encyclopedia
This is a chronological list of MEWF tag team champions. The MEWF Tag Team Championship is the oldest championship title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
having been established when the Lords of Darkness (Pain
& Agony
) defeated Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer
) at the MEWF's first show in Pasadena, Maryland
on August 2, 1991. The titles were later unified with the MCW Tag Team Championship
during Maryland Championship Wrestling
's last show on July 16, 2003.
The championship has been known as:
The tag team title was later revived after Maryland Championship Wrestling
began promoting events in the Maryland-area in 2007.
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|The Goodfellows
||2||August 14, 1993||Baltimore, MD||
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|Hollywood Hunks
||1||November 1994||Unknown||
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|Road Warrior Hawk
& Ultimate Comet
||1||November 11, 1994||Catonsville, MD
||
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|Mason Dixon
||1||Unknown||Unknown||
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|Sweet & Sour
||1||March 28, 1995||Unknown||
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|Models Inc.
||1||April 23, 1995||Unknown||
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|Joe Thunder
& Mad Dog O'Mally||1||July 8, 1995||Unknown||
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|Quinn Nash & Adam Flash
||1||July 9, 1995||Unknown||
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|Bad Crew
||1||October 5, 1995||Unknown||
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|Lucifer & Cat Burglar||3||December 3, 1995||Unknown||
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|Darkside
||1||February 25, 1996||Unknown||Defeated Lucifer in a handicap match.
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|The Headbangers
||1||June 30, 1996||Unknown||
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|Darkside||2||July 27, 1996||Unknown||
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|Axl Rotten
& Corporal Punishment
||1||August 16, 1996||Unknown||
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|Menace 2 Society
||1||September 13, 1996||New York, NY||
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|The Headbangers||2||September 14, 1996||Philadelphia, PA||
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|Darkside||3||November 10, 1996||New York, NY||
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|The Headbangers||3||November 16, 1996||Allentown, PA||
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|colspan=2|Vacated||February 2, 1997||New York, NY||
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|Mark "The Shark" Schrader & Devon Storm
||1||March 2, 1997||Philadelphia, PA||Defeated Thomas Rodman & Rebel in a tournament final.
|-
|Steve Corino
& Jimmy Cicero
||1||June 29, 1997||Allentown, PA||
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|Mark Schrader & Corporal Punishment ||1||July 17, 1997||Allentown, PA||
|-
|Steve Corino and Jimmy Cicero||2||August 10, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
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|The Misfits
||2||September 17, 1997||||
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|Steve Corino and Jimmy Cicero||3||October 18, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
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|Joey Matthews & Christian York||2||October 23, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
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|Jimmy Cicero & Julio Sanchez||1||November 13, 1997||||
|-
|colspan=2|Vacated||December 22, 1997||||
|-
|Bad Crew||2||February 1, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Marvelous Inc.
||1||April 17, 1998||||
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|Bob Starr & Joe Thunder||1||September 18, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
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|Bad Crew||3||October 10, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
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|Max Thrasher & Dino Cassanova||1||October 1999||||
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|Ricky Blues & The New Patriot
||1||November 13, 1999||Hampstead, MD||
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|The Good, The Bad And The Ugly||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
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|Joe Thunder & Mad Dog O'Mailey||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
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|Rayne & Jim Christian||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
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|Flexx Wheeler & O-Dogg ||1||2000||||
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|The Tokyo Terrors
||1||April 29, 2000||Middle River, MD||
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|Bob Starr & Lucifer ||1||September 22, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Rayne & Buzz Stryker||1||October 16, 2001||Peoria, IL
||
|-
|The Tokyo Terrors||2||November 25, 2001||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Eagle & Stevie Riggs||1||February 9, 2002||Baltimore, MD||
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|Derek Wayne & Derek Frazier||1||April 7, 2002||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|The KPA
||1||June 9, 2002||||
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|Lucifer & Max Thrasher||1||June 9, 2002||||
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|Chad Bowman & Dino Casanova ||1||November 24, 2002||||
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|The Holy Rollers
||1||January 12, 2003||||
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|"Sure Shot" Derek Wayne & "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker||1||March 12, 2003||Glen Burnie, MD||
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|G-Dawg & The Buck Child||1||June 8, 2003||Northpoint, MD||
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|Buzz Strker & Derek Wayne ||1||July 13, 2003||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Dope & Sideswype||1||July 16, 2003||Glen Burnie, MD||
|-
|Suicide & Bruiser||2||January 11, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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|The Slackers
||1||January 11, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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|Alex Lunar & Eagle||1||March 28, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid-Atlantic independent professional wrestling promotion based in Essex, Maryland. Founded by promoter Dennis Wippercht and wrestler Tim "Lucifer" Burke in 1991, the MEWF was one of the leading independent promotions on the East Coast during the 1990s...
having been established when the Lords of Darkness (Pain
Duane Gill
Duane Gill is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation as Gillberg, a parody of then-rival promotion World Championship Wrestling's top star Goldberg. During his tenure in the WWF, Gill became a one time Light Heavyweight Champion...
& Agony
Barry Hardy
Barry Hardy is an American professional wrestler and trainer who has competed in North American independent promotions since 1987, including East Coast Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance, New Millennium Wrestling and Larry Sharpe's World Wrestling...
) defeated Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer
Rip Sawyer is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the late 1980s and early 1990s. As one-half of The Cream Team with longtime tag team partner Dino Casanova, they won the MEWF Tag Team Championship in the Mid-Eastern...
) at the MEWF's first show in Pasadena, Maryland
Pasadena, Maryland
Pasadena is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,093 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pasadena is located at ....
on August 2, 1991. The titles were later unified with the MCW Tag Team Championship
MCW Tag Team Championship
The MCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Maryland Championship Wrestling promotion. The title was created and debuted on August 18, 1998 at a MCW live event....
during Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
's last show on July 16, 2003.
The championship has been known as:
- MEWF Tag Team Championship (1991 – 2003)
- MEWF Unified Tag Team Championship (2003 – 2004)
The tag team title was later revived after Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...
began promoting events in the Maryland-area in 2007.
Title history
| Wrestlers (individual reigns): |
Reigns together: |
Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lords of Darkness |
1 | August 2, 1991 | Pasadena, MD Pasadena, Maryland Pasadena is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 12,093 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pasadena is located at .... |
|
| Cream Team |
1 | December 1, 1991 | Dunbolt, MD | |
| Vacant | 1 | October 11, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
|
| Leather & Lace |
1 | October 23, 1992 | Essex, MD Essex, Maryland -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 39,078 people, 15,952 households, and 10,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,104.1 people per square mile . There were 16,997 housing units at an average density of 1,785.1 per square mile... |
|
| Sonic Express |
1 | November 14, 1992 | Gaithersburg, MD Gaithersburg, Maryland Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The city had a population of 59,933 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest incorporated city in the state, behind Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville... |
|
| The Outrageous Ones |
1 | March 6, 1993 | Dundalk, MD Dundalk, Maryland -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,306 people, 24,772 households, and 16,968 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,689.5 people per square mile . There were 26,385 housing units at an average density of 1,985.9 per square mile... |
|-
|The Goodfellows
||2||August 14, 1993||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Hollywood Hunks
||1||November 1994||Unknown||
|-
|Road Warrior Hawk
Road Warrior Hawk
Michael James Hegstrand was an American professional wrestler. He is best remembered as Road Warrior Hawk, one half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors or The Legion of Doom , with Road Warrior Animal.-Early life:While living in Chicago, Hegstrand met Joe Lauranaitis, who would be later...
& Ultimate Comet
Corporal Punishment (wrestler)
Daniel "Dan" McDevitt , best known by his ring name Corporal Punishment, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter...
||1||November 11, 1994||Catonsville, MD
Catonsville, Maryland
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:In 2010 Catonsville had a population of 41,567...
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|Mason Dixon
||1||Unknown||Unknown||
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|Sweet & Sour
||1||March 28, 1995||Unknown||
|-
|Models Inc.
||1||April 23, 1995||Unknown||
|-
|Joe Thunder
Joe Thunder
Joe Carter , better known by his ring name Joe Thunder, is a retired American professional wrestler and trainer who competed on the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit during the 1990s and early 2000s, primarily working for the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation in Essex, Maryland during...
& Mad Dog O'Mally||1||July 8, 1995||Unknown||
|-
|Quinn Nash & Adam Flash
Adam Flash
Douglas Adam Becker in York, Pennsylvania is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adam Flash. Over his career, he has worked for various independent promotions, including Maryland Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, and Combat Zone...
||1||July 9, 1995||Unknown||
|-
|Bad Crew
Bad Crew
The Bad Crew was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Bad Crew #1 and Bad Crew #2 , who competed in North American regional and independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Extreme Championship Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling...
||1||October 5, 1995||Unknown||
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|Lucifer & Cat Burglar||3||December 3, 1995||Unknown||
|-
|Darkside
||1||February 25, 1996||Unknown||Defeated Lucifer in a handicap match.
|-
|The Headbangers
The Headbangers
The Headbangers is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mosh and Thrasher, best known for their work in the World Wrestling Federation...
||1||June 30, 1996||Unknown||
|-
|Darkside||2||July 27, 1996||Unknown||
|-
|Axl Rotten
Axl Rotten
Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler...
& Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment (wrestler)
Daniel "Dan" McDevitt , best known by his ring name Corporal Punishment, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter...
||1||August 16, 1996||Unknown||
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|Menace 2 Society
||1||September 13, 1996||New York, NY||
|-
|The Headbangers||2||September 14, 1996||Philadelphia, PA||
|-
|Darkside||3||November 10, 1996||New York, NY||
|-
|The Headbangers||3||November 16, 1996||Allentown, PA||
|-
|colspan=2|Vacated||February 2, 1997||New York, NY||
|-
|Mark "The Shark" Schrader & Devon Storm
Devon Storm
Christopher "Chris" Ford is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he...
||1||March 2, 1997||Philadelphia, PA||Defeated Thomas Rodman & Rebel in a tournament final.
|-
|Steve Corino
Steve Corino
Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994...
& Jimmy Cicero
Jimmy Cicero
Matt Bowman, best known by his ring name "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero, is an American professional wrestler who has competed in several promotions on the independent circuit. He had also competed for the United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation...
||1||June 29, 1997||Allentown, PA||
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|Mark Schrader & Corporal Punishment ||1||July 17, 1997||Allentown, PA||
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|Steve Corino and Jimmy Cicero||2||August 10, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|The Misfits
||2||September 17, 1997||||
|-
|Steve Corino and Jimmy Cicero||3||October 18, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
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|Joey Matthews & Christian York||2||October 23, 1997||Baltimore, MD||
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|Jimmy Cicero & Julio Sanchez||1||November 13, 1997||||
|-
|colspan=2|Vacated||December 22, 1997||||
|-
|Bad Crew||2||February 1, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Marvelous Inc.
||1||April 17, 1998||||
|-
|Bob Starr & Joe Thunder||1||September 18, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Bad Crew||3||October 10, 1998||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Max Thrasher & Dino Cassanova||1||October 1999||||
|-
|Ricky Blues & The New Patriot
Tom Brandi
Tom Brandi is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East...
||1||November 13, 1999||Hampstead, MD||
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|The Good, The Bad And The Ugly||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
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|Joe Thunder & Mad Dog O'Mailey||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Rayne & Jim Christian||1||January 7, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Flexx Wheeler & O-Dogg ||1||2000||||
|-
|The Tokyo Terrors
||1||April 29, 2000||Middle River, MD||
|-
|Bob Starr & Lucifer ||1||September 22, 2000||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|Rayne & Buzz Stryker||1||October 16, 2001||Peoria, IL
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
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|The Tokyo Terrors||2||November 25, 2001||Dundalk, MD||
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|Eagle & Stevie Riggs||1||February 9, 2002||Baltimore, MD||
|-
|Derek Wayne & Derek Frazier||1||April 7, 2002||Dundalk, MD||
|-
|The KPA
||1||June 9, 2002||||
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|Lucifer & Max Thrasher||1||June 9, 2002||||
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|Chad Bowman & Dino Casanova ||1||November 24, 2002||||
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|The Holy Rollers
||1||January 12, 2003||||
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|"Sure Shot" Derek Wayne & "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker||1||March 12, 2003||Glen Burnie, MD||
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|G-Dawg & The Buck Child||1||June 8, 2003||Northpoint, MD||
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|Buzz Strker & Derek Wayne ||1||July 13, 2003||Dundalk, MD||
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|Dope & Sideswype||1||July 16, 2003||Glen Burnie, MD||
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|Suicide & Bruiser||2||January 11, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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|The Slackers
||1||January 11, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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|Alex Lunar & Eagle||1||March 28, 2004||Dundalk, MD||
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