{{short description|Professional wrestling tag team championship}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship |championshipname = PWG World Tag Team Championship |image = |image_size = |caption = |currentholder = |won = |aired = |promotion = [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] |created = January 25, 2004<ref name="reignhistory"/> |mostreigns = (as a team)<br>[[The Young Bucks]] (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) ([[List of PWG World Tag Team Champions#By team|4 reigns]])<ref name="reignhistory"/><br>(as an individual)<br>[[Super Dragon]] ([[List of PWG World Tag Team Champions#By wrestler|6 reigns]])<ref name="reignhistory"/> |firstchamp=[[B-Boy (wrestler)|B-Boy]] and [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]]<ref name="reignhistory"/><ref name="reign1"/><ref name="T&CashI-N2"/> |longestreign = The Rascalz<br />{{small|([[Zachary Wentz]] and [[Dezmond Xavier]])}} ([[List of PWG World Tag Team Champions#Title history|{{age in days |month1=04|day1=20|year1=2018}} days]])<ref name="reignhistory"/> |shortestreign = Beaver Boys (Alex Reynolds and John Silver), Monster Mafia ([[Ethan Page]] and [[Josh Alexander (wrestler)|Josh Alexander]]) and Unbreakable F'n Machines ([[Brian Cage]] and [[Michael Elgin]]) ([[List of PWG World Tag Team Champions#Title history|<1 day]])<ref name="reignhistory"/> |oldest = [[Super Dragon]] {{nobr|(36 years, 201 days)}} |youngest = [[Pac (wrestler)|Pac]] {{nobr|(20 years, 271 days)}} |heaviest = [[Brody King]] {{nobr|({{convert|285 |lb|kg|abbr=on}})}} |lightest = [[Candice LeRae]] {{nobr|({{convert|110|lb|kg|abbr=on}})}} |pastnames = *PWG Tag Team Championship<br>(2004–2006) *PWG World Tag Team Championship<br>(2006–2023) |titleretired = November 11, 2023 |pastlookimages = }} The '''PWG World Tag Team Championship''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[World Tag Team Championship|world tag team championship]] contested for in the tag team division of the [[Pro Wrestling Guerrilla]] (PWG) [[Professional wrestling promotion|promotion]]. It was created and debuted on January 25, 2004, at PWG's [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#Tango & Cash Invitational|Tango & Cash Invitational – Night Two]] [[House show|event]], where [[B-Boy (wrestler)|B-Boy]] and [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]] were crowned the inaugural champions.<ref name="reignhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/index.html|title=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Tag Team Champions|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-17}}</ref><ref name="reign1">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion001.html|title=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Champion|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref><ref name="T&CashI-N2">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/2004/show0008.html|title=Tango & Cash Invitational - Night 2|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref>
Being a professional wrestling championship, title reigns are not won legitimately; they are instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The title has been referred to as the PWG Tag Team Championship and as the PWG World Tag Team Championship since 2004. There have been a total of 36 reigns among 38 wrestlers and 27 teams.<ref name="reignhistory"/>
== History == On January 25, 2004, PWG debuted their version of a tag team championship, which they named the PWG Tag Team Championship.<ref name="reignhistory"/> [[B-Boy (wrestler)|B-Boy]] and [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]] won a two night tournament named the [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#Tango & Cash Invitational|Tango & Cash Invitational]] to become the first champions at Tango & Cash Invitational – Night Two.<ref name="reignhistory"/><ref name="reign1"/><ref name="T&CashI-N2"/> The championship was defended for the first time outside the United States on February 18, 2006, when then-champions, [[Davey Richards]] and [[Super Dragon]], defeated Cape Fear ([[El Generico]] and [[Quicksilver (wrestler)|Quicksilver]]) in [[Essen|Essen, Germany]] at PWG's European Vacation – Germany event.<ref name="reign9">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion009.html|title=Davey Richards & Super Dragon|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref><ref name="EVG">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_16937.shtml|title=DVD Review: PWG, "European Vacation," Night 1, Feb. 18, 2006, with Styles-Storm, Bosh-Steen|website=PWTorch.com|last=Vetter|first=Chris|date=2006-06-01|access-date=2009-05-25}}</ref> After this event and one held on February 19, 2006 in [[Orpington|Orpington, England]] where the championship was defended once again, PWG renamed the championship to the PWG World Tag Team Championship.<ref name="reign9"/><ref name="EVE">{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_16996.shtml|title=DVD Review: PWG, "European Vacation," Night 2, Feb. 19, 2006, with Styles-Fleisch, Steen-Generico|website=PWTorch.com|last=Vetter|first=Chris|date=2006-06-08|access-date=2009-05-25}}</ref> The championship later changed hands for the first time outside the United States on October 27, 2007, at PWG's European Vacation II – England event, where then-champions [[Kevin Steen and El Generico]] were defeated by Davey Richards and Super Dragon in [[Portsmouth|Portsmouth, England]].<ref name="reignhistory"/><ref name="reign17">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion017.html|title=Davey Richards & Super Dragon (2nd Reign)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref><ref name="European Vacation II - England">{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/62334/PWG-European-Vacation-II-Night-2:-England-Live-Report.htm|title=PWG European Vacation II Night 2: England Live Report|first=Theo|last=Fraser|website=411Mania.com|date=2007-10-28|access-date=2009-05-25}}</ref> On July 27, 2014,{{Ref|1}} [[Candice LeRae]] became the first female wrestler to hold the title, when she and [[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]] defeated [[The Young Bucks]] (Matt and Nick Jackson) to become the new champions.<ref name="Eleven">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/2014/show0151.html|title=Eleven|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2014-07-27}}</ref> On June 16, 2017, [[Penta el Zero M]] and [[Fénix (wrestler)|Rey Fenix]] successfully defended the title in [[Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=177835|title=Tortas y Cafe Super Astro|access-date=2017-06-20|work=Cagematch}}</ref>
== Reigns == {{Main|List of PWG World Tag Team Champions}} The inaugural champions were [[B-Boy (wrestler)|B-Boy]] and [[Homicide (wrestler)|Homicide]], who won the championship by defeating the team of [[Bryan Danielson|The American Dragon]] and [[Super Dragon]] in the finals of the [[List of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla tournaments#Tango & Cash Invitational|Tango & Cash Invitational Tag Team Tournament]] on January 25, 2004, at PWG's Tango & Cash Invitational – Night Two event.<ref name="reignhistory"/><ref name="reign1"/><ref name="T&CashI-N2"/> At 801 days and counting, The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier) are the longest reigning tag team champions in their first reign.<ref name="reignhistory"/> The Unbreakable F'n Machines' ([[Brian Cage]] and [[Michael Elgin]]) only reign, Monster Mafia's (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) only reign and the Beaver Boys' (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) only reign share the record for the shortest in the title's history at less than one day.<ref name="reignhistory"/><ref name="reign27">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion027.html|title=Unbreakable F'n Machines (Brian Cage & Michael Elgin)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2013-01-13}}</ref> PWG publishes a list of successful championship defenses (victories against challengers for the championship) for each champion on their official website, unlike most other professional wrestling promotions, for unknown reasons. As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, The Young Bucks have the most defenses, with 15;<ref name="reign9"/> Twelve teams are tied for having the least, with 0. Those teams and reigns are B-Boy's and Homicide's only reign,<ref name="reign1"/> The X–Foundation/The Dynasty ([[Joey Ryan (wrestler)|Joey Ryan]] and [[Scott Lost]])'s first and second reigns,<ref name="reign2">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion002.html|title=X-Foundation (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref><ref name="reign5">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion005.html|title=X-Foundation (Scott Lost & Joey Ryan) (2nd Reign)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref> Chris Bosh's and Quicksilver's only reign,<ref name="reign3">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion003.html|title="Photogenic" Chris Bosh & Quicksilver|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref> The Aerial Xpress (Quicksilver and Scorpio Sky)'s only reign,<ref name="reign7">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion007.html|title=Aerial Xpress (Quicksilver & Scorpio Sky)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-15}}</ref> Davey Richards and Roderick Strong's only reign,<ref name="reign12">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion012.html|title=Davey Richards & Roderick Strong|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref> B-Boy and Super Dragon's second reign,<ref name="reign13">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion013.html|title=B-Boy & Super Dragon (2nd Reign)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref> [[Jack Evans (wrestler)|Jack Evans]] and Roderick Strong's only reign,<ref name="reign20">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion020.html|title=Jack Evans & Roderick Strong|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref> [[The Age of the Fall]] ([[Jimmy Jacobs]] and [[Seth Rollins|Tyler Black]])'s only reign,<ref name="reign21">{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/champion021.html|title=Age of the Fall (Tyler Black & Jimmy Jacobs)|website=Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com|access-date=2009-05-16}}</ref> the Unbreakable F'n Machines' (Brian Cage and Michael Elgin) only reign,<ref name="reign27"/> Monster Mafia's (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) only reign, the Beaver Boys' (Alex Reynolds and John Silver) only reign and [[Andrew Everett]] and [[Trevor Lee (wrestler)|Trevor Lee]]'s only reign. The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) hold the record for most reigns, with four.<ref name="reignhistory"/>
== Notes == :1.{{Note|1}} – Though the event "Eleven" started on July 26, 2014, the title change took place after midnight on July 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_79777.shtml|title=Show results - 7/26/27 PWG "Eleven" in Reseda, Calif.: Anniversary show features new PWG Tag Champs, PWG Title match, Guerrilla Warfare, Kevin Steen's farewell, more|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2014-07-27|access-date=2014-07-27|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/ Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com] * [http://www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/results/world_tag_team_champion/index.html PWG World Tag Team Championship reign history] {{Pro Wrestling Guerrilla}} {{PWG World Tag Team Championship}}
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