Professional wrestling tag team championship
The CWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team professional wrestling title in the German professional wrestling promotion the Catch Wrestling Association . It was established in 1988, and lasted until the promotion's 2000 closing.[1] [2] The championship was contested under two out of three falls .
Title history [ ]
Key
Symbol
Meaning
No.
The overall championship reign
Reign
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event
The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A
The specific information is not known
—
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]
Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
#
Team
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Tony St. Clair and Mile Zrno
1
November 23, 1988
577
Linz , Austria
House show
Defeated Dave Finlay and Mark Rocco to become the first champions.
2
Dave Finlay and Marty Jones
1
June 23, 1990
41
Graz , Austria
House show
3
Franz Schumann and Mile Zrno (2)
1
August 3, 1990
505
Vienna , Austria
World Catch Cup
4
Chris Benoit and David Taylor
1
December 21, 1991
[Note 1]
Bremen , Germany
Euro Catch Festival
-
Vacated
-
June 1992
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated when Taylor was injured and Benoit left the promotion to wrestle in New Japan Pro-Wrestling .
5
Mad Bull Buster and Larry Cameron
1
July 11, 1992
372
Graz , Austria
Euro Catch Festival
Defeated Mile Zrno and Steve Regal in a two out of three falls match to win the vacant title
6
David Taylor (2) and Mile Zrno (3)
1
July 18, 1993
98
Graz , Austria
Catch Cup
7
Mad Bull Buster and Larry Cameron
2
October 24, 1993
50
Hanover , Germany
House show
-
Vacated
-
December 13, 1993
N/A
N/A
N/A
Larry Cameron died on December 13 from injuries suffered in a match occurring two days earlier, during which he collapsed, causing the title to be vacated
[2] [3]
8
Steve Casey and Tony St. Clair (2)
1
July 9, 1994
14
Graz , Austria
Euro Catch Festival
Defeated Dave Finlay and John Hawk to win the vacant title.
9
The Wrecking Crew(Fury and Rage )
1
July 23, 1994
24
Vienna , Austria
Catch Cup
10
Ulf Herman and August Smisl
1
August 16, 1994
446
Vienna , Austria
Catch Cup
Defeated John Hawk, substituting for Rage, and Fury to win the vacant title. Rage had injured his arm on August 13 when the top rope broke during a match.
11
Cannonball Grizzly and John Hawk
1
November 5, 1995
41
Oldenburg , Germany
House show
12
Tony St. Clair (3) and August Smisl (2)
1
December 16, 1995
2
Bremen , Germany
Euro Catch Festival
-
Vacated
-
December 18, 1995
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated when Smisl was injured.
13
Brian Armstrong and Cannonball Grizzly (2)
1
July 6, 1996
28
Graz , Austria
Euro Catch Festival
Defeated Tony St. Clair and Ulf Herman to win the vacant title
14
Ulf Herman (2) and August Smisl (3)
2
August 3, 1996
[Note 2]
Vienna , Austria
House show
-
Vacated
-
1996
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated for undocumented reasons.
15
Wildcat Brookside and Cannonball Grizzly (3)
1
December 21, 1996
[Note 3]
Bremen , Germany
Euro Catch Festival
Defeated Tony St. Clair and Mick Tierney to win the vacant title.
-
Vacated
-
July 1997
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated for undocumented reasons
16
Ulf Herman (3) and Tony St. Clair (4)
1
July 5, 1997
98
Graz , Austria
Euro Catch Festival
Defeated Robbie Brookside and Mark the Hunter to win the vacant title.
17
Jean-Pierre Lafitte and Rhino Richards
1
October 11, 1997
42
Hanover , Germany
House show
Defeated Tony St. Clair and Christian Eckstein, who was substituting Herman.
18
Christian Eckstein and Ulf Herman (4)
1
November 22, 1997
[Note 4]
Bremen , Germany
House show
-
Vacated
-
October 1998
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated when Herman left the promotion.
19
XL Legend and Rhino Richards (2)
1
October 10, 1998
[Note 5]
Hanover , Germany
Catch World Cup
Defeated Rico de Cuba and August Smisl to win the vacant title.
-
Vacated
-
October 1998
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vacated when Rhino Richards left the promotion after signing with Extreme Championship Wrestling .
20
Black Navy Seal and Ricky Santana
1
November 27, 1999
[Note 6]
Bremen , Germany
House show
Defeated Michael Kovac and Dirk Rotzek to win the vacant title.
-
Retired
-
2000
N/A
N/A
N/A
The CWA closed
[ ]
^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 163 and 192 days.
^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is unknown, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 140 days.
^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 192 and 166 days.
^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 313 and 322 days.
^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 21 days.
^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 35 and 765 days.
References [ ]
Championships
World Regional Divisional Tag Team Other
Events Key people