{{short description|Professional wrestling tag team championship}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship | championshipname = IPWA Tag Team Championship | image = | image_size = | caption = | promotion = Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance | brand = | created = October 9, 1995 | mostreigns = Death & Destruction (3) | firstchamp = Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) | finalchamp = Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael<br />(won January 23, 1999) | longestreign = Death & Destruction (292 days) | shortestreign = Big Slam and Chris Stephenson (14 days) | oldest = | youngest = | heaviest = | lightest = | pastnames = | titleretired = 2001 | pastlookimages = }} The '''IPWA Tag Team Championship''' was a professional wrestling tag team championship in the Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (IPWA). The inaugural champions were Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson), who defeated the American Patriot and Kevin Dillon in Manassas, Virginia on October 10, 1995 to become the first IPWA Tag Team Champions.
There were six officially recognized champions with Death & Destruction winning the championship a record three-times. They also held the record for longest-reigning champions at 292 days. Several notable tag teams wrestled for the championship during its near six-year history with former champions including Darkside (Glen Osbourne and Rockin' Rebel), The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher), and Steve Corino and Adam Flash.
==Title history== {| class="wikitable" |'''#''' |Order in reign history |- |'''Reign''' |The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |- |'''Event''' |The event in which the title was won |- | — |Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |- |N/A |The information is not available or is unknown |- |'''+''' |Indicates the current reign is changing daily |}
===Names=== {|class="wikitable" border="1" |- !Name !Years |- |IPWA Tag Team Championship |1995 — 2001 |}
===Reigns=== {| class="wikitable sortable" width=98% style="text-align:center;" !width=0%| # !width=20%|Wrestlers !width=0%|Reign !width=10%|Date !width=0%|Days<br />held !width=16%|Location !width=18%|Event !width=60% class="unsortable"|Notes !width=0% class="unsortable"|Ref. |- |{{sort|01|1}} |{{sort|Death & Destruction|Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{dts|1995|10|9}} |{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=09|year1=1995|month2=07|day2=27|year2=1996}} |{{sort|Manassas|Manassas, Virginia}} |{{sort|IPWA Debut Show|IPWA Debut Show (1995)}} |align="left"|Death & Destruction defeated American Patriot and Kevin Dillon to become the first IPWA Tag Team Champion. |align="left"|<ref name="Titles">{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2000|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}</ref> |- |{{sort|02|2}} |{{sort|The Fraternity|The Fraternity (Brian Perry and Sean Powers)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="DiMuzio">DiMuzio, Michael J. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove Sports Arena." ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''. August 1996: 61+.</ref> |- |{{sort|03|3}} |{{sort|Death & Destruction|Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)}} |{{sort|02|2}} |{{dts|1996|03|09}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|Alexandria|Alexandria, Virginia}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="DiMuzio"/><ref name="Solie3">{{cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttipwa.html |title=IPWA Tag Team Title History |author=Westcott, Brian |year=1998 |work=Solie's Title Histories |publisher=Solie.org |accessdate=November 8, 2011}}</ref> <ref name="WrestlingData">{{cite web |url=http://www.WrestlingData.com/index.php?befehl=titles&titel=1851 |title=IPWA Tag Team Title |author= |date= |work=Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance |publisher=WrestlingData.com |accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Cagematch">{{cite web |url=http://www.cagematch.de/?id=5&nr=838 |title=IPWA Tag Team Championship |author= |date= |work=Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance |publisher=Cagematch.de |accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref> |- |{{sort|04|4}} |{{sort|Darkside|Darkside (Glen Osbourne and Rockin' Rebel)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{dts|1996|07|27}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|Alexandria|Alexandria, Virginia}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"|This was a "champions vs. champions" match. As a result of their victory, Darkside held both the IPWA and MEWF Tag Team Championships. |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/> |- |{{sort|05|5}} |{{sort|The Headbangers|The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher)}} |{{sort|02|2}} |1996 |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/> |- |{{sort|06|6}} |{{sort|Lethal Weapon|Lethal Weapon (Steve Corino and Adam Flash)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{dts|1997|01|19}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=19|year1=1997|month2=03|day2=22|year2=1997}} |{{sort|Washington|Washington, Pennsylvania}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/> |- |{{sort|07|7}} |{{sort|Death & Destruction|Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)}} |{{sort|03|3}} |{{dts|1997|03|22}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|Kinston|Kinston, North Carolina}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/><ref>Watkins, Marcus. "Arena Reports: North Carolina - IPWA at Lenoir High School." ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''. August 1997: 74+.</ref> |- |{{sort|7.5|—}} |{{sort|Vacated|Vacated}} |{{sort|zz|—}} |{{dts|1997|05}} |{{sort|zz|—}} |N/A |N/A |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/> <!-- Cagematch, WrestlingData, and Solie.org claim the title became vacant in 1998. --> |- |{{sort|08|8}} |{{sort|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{dts|1998|09|02}} |{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=02|year1=1998|month2=01|day2=09|year2=1999}} |{{sort|Richmond|Richmond, Virginia}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael defeated Shorty Smalls and "Big" Dan Rage to win the vacant championship. |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/> |- |{{sort|09|9}} |{{sort|Big Slam and Chris Stephenson|Big Slam and Chris Stephenson}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{dts|1999|01|09}} |{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=09|year1=1999|month2=01|day2=23|year2=1999}} |{{sort|Chincoteague|Chincoteague, Virginia}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://itscwrestling.com/ipwa/results.htm |title=IPWA Results - 9 January, 1999 |author=Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance |year=1999 |work=Results |publisher=ITSCwrestling.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000305031307/http://itscwrestling.com/ipwa/results.htm |archivedate=March 5, 2000 |accessdate=November 10, 2011}}</ref> |- |{{sort|10|10}} |{{sort|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael}} |{{sort|02|2}} |{{dts|1999|01|23}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|Woodbridge|Woodbridge, Virginia}} |{{sort|Live event|Live event}} |align="left"| |align="left"|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Solie3"/><ref name="WrestlingData"/><ref name="Cagematch"/> |- |{{sort|11.5|—}} |{{sort|Deactivated|Deactivated}} |{{sort|zz|—}} |2001 |{{sort|zz|—}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |{{sort|zz|N/A}} |align="left"|The IPWA ceases promoting events and closes in the spring of 2001. |align="left"| |}
==List of combined reigns== {| class="wikitable" |'''<1''' |Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" !Rank<ref group="N" name="Rank">Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.</ref> !Wrestler !# of reigns !Combined days |- |{{sort|01|1}} |align="left"|{{sort|Death & Destruction|Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)}} |{{sort|03|3}} |{{sort|292|292+}} |- |{{sort|02|2}} |align="left"|{{sort|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael|Jimmy Cicero and Cueball Carmichael}} |{{sort|02|2}} |{{sort|129|129+}} |- |{{sort|03|3}} |align="left"|{{sort|Steve Corino and Adam Flash|Steve Corino and Adam Flash)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{sort|62|62}} |- |{{sort|04|4}} |align="left"|{{sort|Big Slam and Chris Stephenson|Big Slam and Chris Stephenson)}} |{{sort|01|1}} |{{sort|14|14}} |}
==Footnotes== {{Reflist|group=N}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20010708043449/http://www.itscwrestling.com/ipwa/ Official website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of IPWA Tag Team Champions}} Category:Tag team wrestling championships