IWCCW Tag Team Championship

For the ICW tag-team title promoted by Angelo Poffo from 1978-84, see ICW United States Tag Team Championship.
IWCCW Tag Team Championship

T.D. Madison as Tommy Dreamer in 2008
Details
Promotion International Championship Wrestling
(1984–January 1991)
International World Class Championship Wrestling
(January 1991–1995)
Date established 1984
Date retired 1995
Other name(s)
  • ICW Tag Team Championship

The ICW / IWCCW Tag-Team Championship was the top tag-team championship of International World Class Championship Wrestling between 1984 and 1995 where IWCCW closed down operations. Since the ICW/IWCCW championships were not given "world title" status by Pro Wrestling Illustrated, this championship was seen as a regional championship, although it was considered the top singles championship of the promotion. Initially ICW’s main title was the WWC World Tag Team Championship, through a talent exchange program and a close working relationship between ICW and WWC the Universal Title was promoted in the New England area as the main ICW title without ever mentioning the WWC name, nor was it presented as a title owned by ICW. When the arrangement came to an end in 1985 a specific “ICW Tag-Team Championship” was created with the lineage of the WWC Tag-Team title during the time of the working relationship. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates periods of unknown lineage
(NLT) Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
# Wrestler Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
ICW Tag Team Championship
1 Super Médico I and Black Gordman 1 December 8, 1984 [Note 2] N/A N/A Super Médico I and Black Gordman were the WWC world tag-team Champions when ICW was founded and recognized as the first tag-team champions to represent ICW.
2 The New York Rockers
(Joe Savoldi and Al Perez)		 1 January 6, 1985 76 San Juan, Puerto Rico WWC Live event  
— Vacated N/A March 23, 1985 N/A N/A N/A Held up after a match against Fidel Sierra and Mexican Angel. This marked the end of the ICW/WWC joint title lineage.
3 The Masked Russians
(??? and ???)		 1 1985 [Note 1] [Note 3] ICW Live event The Masked Russians are the first champions to be recognized as the “ICW Tag-Team Champions”.
4 Tom Brandi and Prince Mike Kaluha 1 October 1, 1987 (NLT) [Note 4] [Note 3] ICW Live event  
5 The Moondogs
(Spot and Spike)		 1 December 28, 1987 [Note 5] [Note 3] ICW Live event  
6 Moondog Spike (2) and The Dungeon Master 1 1988 [Note 6] [Note 3] ICW Live event The Dungeon Master replaced Moondog Spot when he left ICW.
7 The S & S Express
(Vic Steamboat and Joe Savoldi (2)) 		1 September 1, 1988 (NLT) [Note 7] Presque Isle, Maine ICW Live event  
8 The Dynamic Duo
(Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia)		 1 March 5, 1989 118 Augusta, Maine ICW Live event  
9 The S & S Express
(Vic Steamboat (2) and Joe Savoldi (3))		 2 July 1, 1989 163 Marlboro, Massachusetts ICW Live event  
10 The Undertakers
(Henchman and Punisher)		 1 December 11, 1989 17 Newark, New Jersey ICW Live event  
11 The Dynamic Duo
(Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia)		 2 December 28, 1989 2 Portland, Maine ICW Live event  
12 The Lethal Weapons
(Dennis Condrey and Doug Gilbert)		 1 December 30, 1989 169 Augusta, Maine ICW Live event Defeated Phil Apollo and Vic Steamboat when Eric Sbraccia did not show up.
— Vacated N/A March 30, 1990 N/A N/A N/A The Lethal Weapons left ICW.
IWCCW Tag Team Championship
13 The Undertakers
(Henchman and Punisher)		 2 March 31, 1990 326 Charlton, Massachusetts IWCCW Live event Defeated Phil Apollo and Eric Sbraccia for the vacant titles.
14 The Billion Dollar Babies
(Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)		 1 February 20, 1991 0 Monticello, New York IWCCW Live event  
15 The Madison Brothers
(T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)		 1 February 20, 1991 3 Monticello, New York IWCCW Live event  
16 The Equalizers
(Zip and Zap)		 1 February 23, 1991 14 Meriden, Connecticut IWCCW Live event  
17 The Madison Brothers
(T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)		 2 March 9, 1991 41 Staten Island, New York IWCCW Live event  
18 The Georgia Guerillas 1 April 19, 1991 [Note 8] South China, Maine IWCCW Live event  
19 The Madison Brothers
(T.D. Madison and G.Q. Madison)		 3 April 30, 1991 (NLT) [Note 9] [Note 3] IWCCW Live event  
20 The Billion Dollar Babies
(Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)		 2 June 1, 1991 4 Wolfeboro, New Hampshire IWCCW Live event Defeated T.D. Madison in a handicap match.
21 The Equalizers
(Zip and Zap)		 2 June 5, 1991 0 Brooklyn, New York IWCCW Live event  
22 The Billion Dollar Babies
(Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus)		 3 June 5, 1991 299 Brooklyn, New York IWCCW Live event  
— Vacated N/A February 28, 1992 N/A N/A N/A The Million Dollar Babies left the promotion.
23 The Sioux War Party
(White Cloud and Dancing Wolf)		 1 May 2, 1992 7 Hamburg, Pennsylvania IWCCW Live event Defeated the Canadians in the finals of an 8 team tournament.
24 Jimmy Deo and L.A. Gore 1 May 9, 1992 395 Dover, New Hampshire IWCCW Live event  
25 The Sioux War Party
(White Cloud and Dancing Wolf)		 2 June 8, 1993 [Note 10] Dover, New Hampshire IWCCW Live event  
— Vacated N/A 1994 N/A N/A N/A The Sioux War Party left the promotion.
26 The Samoan Gangsters
(Mack Daddy Kane and Sammy the Silk)		 1 December 26, 1995 [Note 11] Hamburg, Pennsylvania IWCCW Live event Wins a Tournament Final.
— Abandoned N/A 1995 N/A N/A N/A IWCCW Closes down.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 639 days and 921 days
  2. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 6 days and 371 days
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  4. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 920 days
  5. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 247 days
  6. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 244 days
  7. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 185 days and 428 days
  8. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 11 days
  9. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 32 days and 42 days
  10. ↑ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 207 days and 571 days
  11. ↑ The date IWCCW was closed has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 5 days

References

General sources
Specific sources
  1. ↑ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
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