DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship
| DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | March 17, 2022 | ||||||||||
| Current champions | Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King) | ||||||||||
| Date won | July 13, 2025 | ||||||||||
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The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott & Chance Rizer) were the inaugural champions. The current champions are Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated previous champions Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), The Beast Mortos and Jake Something, and The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) in a four-way tag team elimination match at Tag Festival on July 13, 2025. The titles have been defended in the main event of seven major DPW events.
History
[edit]The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship was first announced on the March 17, 2022 edition of DPW Fire by Chris Danger. The inaugural champions would be decided at DPW Forever between The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) and The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer), the latter team of whom would be the winners.[citation needed]
Reigns
[edit]As of August 7, 2025, there have been eight reigns between seven teams composed of 16 individual champions. The current champions are Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated previous champions Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), The Beast Mortos and Jake Something, and The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry) in a four-way tag team elimination match at Tag Festival on July 13, 2025.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer) |
April 16, 2022 | Forever | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 238 | 4 | Defeated The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) to become the inaugural champions. Aired on tape delay on April 23. | [1] |
| 2 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
December 10, 2022 | 1st Anniversary | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 190 | 6 | Aired on tape delay on December 17. | [2] |
| 3 | The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) |
June 18, 2023 | Tag Festival | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 175 | 2 | This was a four-way tag team elimination match, also featuring Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) and Above The Rest (Gabriel Skye and Tristen Thai). Aired on tape delay on June 24. | [3] |
| 4 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
December 10, 2023 | 2nd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 91 | 1 | Aired on tape delay on December 16. | [4] |
| 5 | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) |
March 10, 2024 | Live 5 | Berwyn, Illinois | 1 | 273 | 3 | [5] | |
| 6 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
December 8, 2024 | 3rd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 2 | 70 | 1 | Aired on tape delay on December 15. | [6] |
| 7 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
February 16, 2025 | No Pressure | Chicago, Illinois | 1 | 147 | 3 | Aired on tape delay on February 23. | [7] |
| 8 | Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King) |
July 13, 2025 | Tag Festival | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 25+ | 0 | This was a four-way tag team elimination match, also featuring The Beast Mortos and Jake Something, and The Workhorsemen (JD Drake and Anthony Henry). Aired on tape delay on July 20. | [8] |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of August 7, 2025.
By team
[edit]| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) |
1 | 3 | 273 |
| 2 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
2 | 7 | 260 |
| 3 | The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer) |
1 | 4 | 238 |
| 4 | The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) |
1 | 2 | 175 |
| 5 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) |
1 | 3 | 147 |
| 6 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
1 | 1 | 91 |
| 7 | Miracle Generation (Dustin Waller and Kylon King) † |
1 | 0 | 25+ |
By wrestler
[edit]| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Bailey | 1 | 3 | 273 |
| Jake Something | 1 | 3 | 273 | |
| 3 | Dominic Garrini | 2 | 7 | 260 |
| Kevin Ku | 2 | 7 | 260 | |
| 5 | Patrick Scott | 1 | 4 | 238 |
| Chance Rizer | 1 | 4 | 238 | |
| 5 | Anthony Henry | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| JD Drake | 1 | 2 | 175 | |
| 9 | James Drake | 1 | 3 | 147 |
| Zack Gibson | 1 | 3 | 147 | |
| 11 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| Chris Sabin | 1 | 1 | 91 | |
| 13 | Dustin Waller † | 1 | 0 | 25+ |
| Kylon King † | 1 | 0 | 25+ |
References
[edit]- ^ Defelice, Robert (April 24, 2022). "DPW Forever 2022 (4/23) Results: First DPW Tag Champions Crowned". Fightful.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (December 18, 2022). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling 1st Anniversary Results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Colby Corino, More". 411mania.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Tag Festival 2023 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 18, 2023). "DPW 2nd Anniversary Results (12/16): Three New Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW LIVE 5". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (December 15, 2024). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "Third Anniversary" results: Vetter's review of Adam Priest vs. LaBron Kozone for the DPW National Title, Jake Something and Mike Bailey vs. Violence is Forever for the DPW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (February 25, 2025). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "No Pressure" results: Vetter's review of Dani Luna vs. Hyan in a street fight for the DPW Women's Title, Violence is Forever vs. Grizzled Young Vets for the DPW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (July 20, 2025). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "Tag Festival" results: Vetter's review of a tag team tournament featuring the Grizzled Young Veterans, Violence is Forever, Beast Mortos and Jake Something, and more". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 20, 2025.