NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship
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The NWA Fusion Tag Team Championship are the tag team
titles
of the Virginia
territory of the National Wrestling Alliance
.
The titles were formed in the WWC promotion in 1994 when Thunderstorm (Jimmy Jack Thunder & Matt Storm) defeated Carjacker and Cat Burglar in a tournament final
. The title has stayed with the promotion throughout its various name changes and NWA membership being known as the WWC, APWA , RCW (Richmond Championship Wrestling), and NWA New York (State) Tag Team Championship before the promotion finally relocated to the Commonwealth of Virginia and became known as NWA Virginia. NWA Virginia was renamed NWA Fusion in mid 2008.
Tag team
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titles
Championship (professional wrestling)
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of the Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
territory of 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...
.
The titles were formed in the WWC promotion in 1994 when Thunderstorm (Jimmy Jack Thunder & Matt Storm) defeated Carjacker and Cat Burglar in a tournament final
Professional wrestling tournament
On various occasions in professional wrestling a single-elimination tournament of varying match types are held, often to determine a championship or number-one contendership therein...
. The title has stayed with the promotion throughout its various name changes and NWA membership being known as the WWC, APWA , RCW (Richmond Championship Wrestling), and NWA New York (State) Tag Team Championship before the promotion finally relocated to the Commonwealth of Virginia and became known as NWA Virginia. NWA Virginia was renamed NWA Fusion in mid 2008.
Title history
Wrestlers | Times | Date | Place | Notes |
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WWC Tag Team Championship | ||||
Thunderstorm (Jimmy Jack Thunder & Matt Storm) |
1 | June 1994 | Barnegat, NJ | Defeated Carjacker and Cat Burglar in a tournament final to be crowned first champions |
Lover's Express (Overweight Lover & Eric Idol) |
1 | May 1995 | Bayville, NJ | Bouncer was subbing for injured Jimmy Jack Thunder in the match |
Renamed APWA Tag Team Championship | ||||
Thunderstorm | 2 | August 1996 | Manhawkin, NJ | |
Honor Roll (Slayer & Tommy Logan) |
1 | December 1996 | Manhawkin, NJ | |
Thunderstorm | 3 | May 1997 | Bayville, NJ | |
Extremists (Ace Darling & 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 | August 10, 1997 | Staten Island, NY | |
Renamed RCW Tag Team Championship | ||||
Vacated on March 7, 1998 when the Extremists were stripped due to their NWA-CWA commitments. | ||||
Renamed NWA New York Tag Team Championship | ||||
Mr. Motion and Jeff Grant | 1 | March 17, 1998 | Staten Island, NY | Defeat Sir Christopher Michaels & American Superstar in a tournament final. |
Guillotine LeGrande & Kamikaze Kid | 1 | June 12, 1999 | Staten Island, NY | |
Soul Brothers (Elvin & Jack Soul) |
1 | November 27, 1999 | Staten Island, NY | The Intruder subbed for the injured Kamikaze Kid in the match. |
Vacated on January 29, 2000 when the Soul Brothers no-showed a title defense. | ||||
Big Unit (Rick Silver & Dave Desire) |
1 | January 29, 2000 | Staten Island, NY | Won vacant titles in a 13 man battle royal. The final two remaining wrestlers were crowned the champions |
Soul Brothers | 2 | January 29, 2000 | Queens, NY | |
Vacated in 2000 when the promotion moved to Virginia. | ||||
Renamed NWA Virginia Tag Team Championship on October 13, 2001. | ||||
The Untouchables (Sean Lei and Kory James) |
1 | September 21, 2002 | Richmond, VA | Defeated Greg Steel and Idol X to determine the first champions. |
Vacated on July 18, 2003 when the titles were stripped from The Untouchables due to Sean Lei's back injury. | ||||
Old School Empire (Damian Wayne & Mike Booth) |
1 | July 18, 2003 | Richmond, VA (Blackwell Community Ctr) |
Defeated The Owens Bros. (Jay and Trey) and The Premiere Players (Dash Bennett and "The Ace" Ryan Spade) for the vacant titles. |
Scotty Blaze & Frank Parker | 1 | November 13, 2004 | Richmond, VA (Powhatan Hill Recreation Ctr) |
Preston Quinn & Malicious Murphy stood in for the other Old School Empire members. |
Preston Quinn & Mike Booth (2) | 1 | April 23, 2005 | Richmond, VA | Pharaoh filled in for the missing Frank Parker. |
Phil Brown & Dirty Money | 1 | March 25, 2006 | Saluda, VA | |
Vacated on 11/18/06 - Dirty Money going to OVW Ohio Valley Wrestling Ohio Valley Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky. OVW is run by owner Danny Davis and was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance from 1997 until 2000... , Phil Brown also leaves NWA Virginia |
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Totally Awesome (Kamikaze Kid & El Sucio) | 1 | February 3, 2007 | Saluda, VA | Defeated Fusion GX, Mike Vaughn & Chris Dramin and HorrorShow & 6D6 to win the vacant titles in a four corners elimination match. This Kamikaze Kid is not the same wrestler as the one who held this title in 1999. |
Renamed NWA Fusion Tag Team Championship on October 1, 2008. Titles vacated at that time. | ||||
Da Nu Bloods (Da Curse & Da Gift) | 2 | February 21, 2009 | Saluda, VA | Defeated Assault & Battery in the tournament finals |
Assault and Battery ("Diamond" Victor Griff and Carlos Hotness) | 1 | October, 17 2009 | Mattaponi, VA | |
Preston Quinn and Grail | 2 | February 27, 2010 | Saluda, VA | |
The Geordie Bulldogs (Sean Denny and Marky D) | 1 | October 16, 2010 | King and Queen, VA | 4-way elimination match for the titles where The Bulldogs outlasted Da Nu Bloods, A-1, and Preston Quinn/Larry Horsley (Horsley changed his ring name from "Grail" during the title reign). |
A-1 ("Number One" Jefferson Early and "The A-Lister" Zak Hilton) | 1 | January 15, 2011 | King and Queen, VA | A-1 was able to pick up the victory after Marky D knocked Sean Denny out, effectively turning heel. |