NWL Tag Team Championship
The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in the National Wrestling League promotion. The Brothers Superior (Neil Superior & Superior) defeated The Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer) in Moorefield, West Virginia in 1989 to become the first champions. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland, but also in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. There are 34 recognized known teams with a total of 50 title reigns.{{-}}
Title history
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The Brothers Superior |
1 |
1989 |
Moorefield, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated when The Brothers Superior split up in 1990. |
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The Disciples of Darkness |
1 |
1990 |
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The Fantastics |
1 |
1991 |
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The Disciples of Darkness |
2 |
1992 |
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Paul Orndorff & B. Brian Blair |
1 |
1993 |
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The title is vacated in 1994. |
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The Samoan Gangstas |
1 |
December 12, 1997 |
Boonsboro, Maryland |
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The title is vacated in March 1998. |
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The Headbangers |
1 |
April 24, 1998 |
Frostburg, Maryland |
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The Grungers |
1 |
September 26, 1998 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The title is vacated in 1998. |
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The Latin Connection |
1 |
December 5, 1998 |
Berryville, Virginia |
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The title is vacated on January 1, 1999. |
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The Grungers |
2 |
May 29, 1999 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The Kings of Pain |
1 |
October 16, 1999 |
Frederick, Maryland |
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Morgus the Maniac & Hard Rock Hamilton |
1 |
November 7, 1999 |
Lewes, Delaware |
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The title is vacated on January 4, 2000, when neither team shows up for a scheduled match. |
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The Untouchables |
1 |
February 19, 2000 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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Jon Rocker & Gutterboy |
1 |
April 25, 2000 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The title is vacated on October 7, 2000. |
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The Grungers |
3 |
January 26, 2001 |
Winchester, Virginia |
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Flex Fenom & Chuckie Manson |
1 |
February 10, 2001 |
Keyser, West Virginia |
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The Grungers |
4 |
February 10, 2001 |
Keyser, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated on May 30, 2001. |
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The House of Pain Bullies |
1 |
August 4, 2001 |
Cumberland, Maryland |
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The title is vacated on September 23, 2001, when Gutterboy retires. |
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The Untouchables |
2 |
January 12, 2002 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The Highwaymen |
1 |
February 23, 2002 |
Keyser, West Virginia |
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Spazman Anthony & The Gut |
1 |
July 9, 2002 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The Highwaymen |
2 |
August 27, 2002 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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Spazman Anthony & Kevin Featherstone |
1 |
December 28, 2002 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The Highwaymen |
3 |
January 7, 2003 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The title vacated on February 1, 2003, and put up in a "Special Stipulations" 6-man tag team match at the Fire Hall in Greencastle, Pennsylvania a week later. |
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John Rambo & Kevin Featherstone |
1 |
February 28, 2003 |
Greencastle, Pennsylvania |
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Leslie Leatherman & Flex Fenom |
1 |
May 24, 2003 |
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania |
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John Rambo & Headshrinker Samu |
1 |
June 21, 2003 |
Martinsburg, Pennsylvania |
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Gutterboy & Professor Egon Ecton |
1 |
December 13, 2003 |
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
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John Rambo & Headshrinker Samu |
2 |
January 23, 2004 |
Newville, Pennsylvania |
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The Highwaymen |
3 |
September 18, 2004 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated on September 30, 2004, when Jake Davis retires. |
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Morgus The Maniac & "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker |
1 |
October 9, 2004 |
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
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The title is vacated in early-2005 when Buzz Stryker suffers a knee injury. |
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Morgus the Maniac & Axl Rotten |
1 |
February 5, 2005 |
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The Goodfellos |
1 |
February 26, 2005 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Old School |
1 |
September 10, 2005 |
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
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Shorty Smalls & Doken |
1 |
September 13, 2005 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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Old School |
2 |
September 17, 2005 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The Goodfellos |
2 |
November 19, 2005 |
Newville, Pennsylvania |
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Crucial Impact |
1 |
December 17, 2005 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated on February 24, 2006, when Crucial Impact failed to appear for a scheduled title DeFence. A tag team match between their opponents The A-Team (Gutterboy & Jerkface) and Old School (Kevin Featherstone & Scott Vaughn) was held at the event to decide the new champions. |
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A-Team |
1 |
February 4, 2006 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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The title is vacated. |
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Old School |
3 |
April 29, 2006 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Wild Boyz |
1 |
July 15, 2006 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated. |
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John Rambo & Master of Disaster |
1 |
September 30, 2006 |
Keyser, West Virginia |
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The title is vacated on November 11, 2006, when Master of Disaster is unable to appear for a scheduled title defence in Newville, Pennsylvania. A tag team match is held between John Rambo & OGB and Wild Boyz (Chris Cline & Robbie Paige) to decide the new champions. |
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John Rambo & OGB |
1 |
November 11, 2006 |
Newville, Pennsylvania |
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The title is vacated on February 20, 2007, when John Rambo suffers a back injury. |
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OGB & Professor Egon Ecton |
1 |
February 24, 2007 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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LT & Damien Mulchi |
1 |
March 17, 2007 |
Newville, Pennsylvania |
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The title is vacated on May 25, 2007, when LT & Damien Mulchi failed to defend the title within a 30-day period. |
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Wild Boyz |
3 |
June 9, 2007 |
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
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Cory Bush & Todd Hill |
1 |
October 26, 2007 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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Latin Hit Squad |
1 |
November 17, 2007 |
Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Wild Boyz |
4 |
February 16, 2008 |
McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania |
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John Rambo & Master Jimmy Smith |
1 |
February 23, 2008 |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
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