PCW Tag Team Championship
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The PCW Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team
title for Phoenix Championship Wrestling
. It was the second championship introduced by the promotion and first won by The Backseat Boyz
(Trent Acid
and Johnny Kashmere
) from Combat Zone Wrestling
's Ric Blade
& Nicky Benz in Stanhope, New Jersey
on March 3, 2001. It was frequently defended in both Pennsylvania
and New Jersey
, with exception to the 10-month period when it was vacated, from 2001 until the promotion's close two years later.
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...
title for Phoenix Championship Wrestling
Phoenix Championship Wrestling
Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River, New Jersey. It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later...
. It was the second championship introduced by the promotion and first won by The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz
The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together...
(Trent Acid
Trent Acid
Michael Verdi was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Trent Acid. Verdi had worked as a tag team wrestler for most of his career, primarily as part of The Backseat Boyz with Johnny Kashmere, in several independent promotions in America, including Combat Zone Wrestling,...
and Johnny Kashmere
Johnny Kashmere
Johnny Kashmere is an American professional wrestler, best known as one half of The Backseat Boyz, along with the late Trent Acid...
) from Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling is a independent wrestling promotion. In 1999, John Zandig and four of his students, Ric Blade, Lobo, Nick Gage and Justice Pain began to run backyard wrestling shows in New Jersey and Delaware, showcasing a brand of hardcore wrestling dubbed as "ultraviolence"...
's Ric Blade
Ric Blade
Ric Blade is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he was a one time Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one time World Tag Team Champion with Nick Mondo. Blade has wrestled in such companies such as Pro-Pain Pro Wrestling, Big Japan...
& Nicky Benz in Stanhope, New Jersey
Stanhope, New Jersey
-Transportation:Route 183 is the main access road that serves the borough. U.S. Route 206 also passes through in the western section and is partially a limited access road which connects to I-80 in neighboring Mount Olive.-Demographics:...
on March 3, 2001. It was frequently defended in both Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, with exception to the 10-month period when it was vacated, from 2001 until the promotion's close two years later.
Title history
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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The Backseat Boyz The Backseat Boyz The Backseat Boyz were a professional wrestling tag team that consisted of Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid who competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, the Premier Wrestling Federation, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, and Japan together... |
1 | March 3, 2001 | Stanhope, New Jersey Stanhope, New Jersey -Transportation:Route 183 is the main access road that serves the borough. U.S. Route 206 also passes through in the western section and is partially a limited access road which connects to I-80 in neighboring Mount Olive.-Demographics:... |
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Evolution |
1 | July 20, 2001 | Monroeville, Pennsylvania Monroeville, Pennsylvania Monroeville is a home rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located about east of the city of Pittsburgh, Monroeville is a bustling suburb with mixed residential and commercial developments... |
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The PCW Tag Team Championship is vacated after Nova leaves the promotion for World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales... . Nova and Frankie Kazarian surrender the titles at PCW's "Farewell to Nova" show in Toms River, New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township... on May 17, 2002. Their last title defense was a six-man tag team match with Chris Chetti Chris Chetti Christopher "Chris" Chetti is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1996 and 2000.-Extreme Championship Wrestling :... against Cham Pain, Joey Matthews & Christian York Christian York Jason Spence is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Christian York.-York and Matthews:... . |
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Kappa Tegga Kappa |
1 | March 22, 2003 | Lacey, New Jersey | |
The Moxie Family |
1 | June 14, 2003 | Toms River, New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township... |