IPW:UK Tag Team Championship

IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Date established17 July 2005
Date retired24 September 2017
Other name(s)
  • IPW:UK Tag Team Championship (2005-2007, 2012-2017)
  • IPW:UK British Tag Team Championship (2007-2012)
Statistics
First champion(s)AK-47 (Ashe and Kris Linnell)
Final champion(s)The Collevtive (Sammy Smooth & James Castle)
Most reignsThe London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) (3 times)
Longest reignThe Leaders Of The New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) (630 days)
Shortest reignThe London Riots (James Davis and Rob Lynch) (27 days)

The IPW:UK Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the English professional wrestling promotion International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. The inaugural champions was AK-47 (Ashe and Kris Linell) and they won the titles on July 7, 2005.[1][2][3]

The championship was originally established on 7 July 2005 as the IPW:UK Tag Team Championship.[1][2][3] At Weekend of Champions Night 2, AK47 (Ashe and Kris Linnell) defeated the Chav Army (Battalion and Flaming Red) in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions.[3][4] On 4 May 2008 at IPW:UK Royale Rewards; the reigning IPW:UK Tag Team Champions The Kartel (Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier) defeated the reigning Real Quality Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Thrillers (Joel Redman and Mark Haskins) to unify both titles. The titles were renamed the IPW:UK British Tag Team Championships.[5][6][7]

In August 2012, then IPW:UK booker Andy Quildan left the company thus Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW or RevPro) was founded. At RevPro Summer Sizzler 2012, Project Ego (Kris Travis and Martin Kirby) cashed-in their Money in the Bank briefcase to become the IPW:UK British Tag Team Champions.[8] After losing the titles on March 30, 2013; Project Ego continued to be recognized as the RPW British Tag Team Champions.[9]

  1. ^ a b "IPW Tag Team Championship - Title History - IPW". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "IPW:UK Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "IPW:UK Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. ^ "IPW:UK Weeknd Of Champions - Night 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  5. ^ "IPW:UK Royale Rewards 2008; The Bromley Debut! Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "IPW:UK Royale Rewards". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "Results from 'IPW:UK Royale Rewards 2008; The Bromley Debut!". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Results from 'Revolution Pro: Summer Sizzler 2012'". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. ^ "RPW British Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved May 12, 2019.