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MLW World Tag Team Championship

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MLW World Tag Team Championship
The MLW World Tag Team Championship belt
(May 2018 — present)
Details
PromotionMajor League Wrestling (MLW)
Date establishedJuly 8, 2003
Current championsThe Skyscrapers
(Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer)
Date wonMay 2, 2025
Other names
  • MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship
    (2003–2004)
  • MLW World Tag Team Championship
    (2018–present)
Statistics
First championsThe Extreme Horsemen
(C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
Most reignsAs a team: CozyMax
(Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura) (2 reigns)
As individual: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Satoshi Kojima and Shigeo Okumura (2 reigns)
Longest reignThe Von Erichs
(Marshall and Ross Von Erich) (438 days)
Shortest reignWorld Titan Federation
(Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) (53 days)
Oldest championMinoru Suzuki (56 years, 73 days)
Youngest championMaxwell Jacob Friedman (23 years, 113 days)
Heaviest championJuicy Finau (449 lbs)
Lightest championRey Fénix (167 lbs)

The MLW World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Major League Wrestling (MLW) promotion. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.

The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship name.[1] The titles were vacated on February 10, 2004, after the promotion closed.[2] After the relaunch of the promotion in 2018, The Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix) would win the vacant titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name on June 7, 2018.[3][4]

History

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Inaugural champions C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond of The Extreme Horsemen.

Establishment and inactivity (2003–2004)

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The titles were unveiled on April 21, 2003, during the Underground TV tapings, under the MLW Global Tag Team Crown Championship name. MLW would start a four-team single-elimination tournament to crown the first champions.[1] The teams for the tournament were PJ Friedman and Steve Williams, Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders, The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond) and Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo).[1] Friedman and Williams and The Extreme Hoursemen would both advance to the finals of the tournament.[1] On May 9 at MLW Revolutions, The Extreme Hoursemen would defeat Friedman and Williams to become the first champions.[5] However their reign would end on February 10, 2004, after the promotion stopped running events.[2]

Inaugural Championship tournament (2004)

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Semifinals Final
      
PJ Friedman and Steve Williams
Jimmy Yang and Mike Sanders
PJ Friedman and Steve Williams
The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond)
Los Maximos (José Maximo and Joel Maximo)

Revival (since 2018)

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After the promotion was revived the July 2017, MLW announced on May 10, 2018, the revival of the titles under the MLW World Tag Team Championship name, with Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix), Team TBD (Jason Cade and Jimmy Yuta) and The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Michael Patrick) facing each other in a three-way elimination match on June 7 to crown the new champions.[6][7] On June 7, Lucha Brothers would defeat Team TBD and The Dirty Blondes in a three-way elimination match to win the vacant championships.[3][8]

Three-way elimination championship match

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Eliminated Wrestler Team Eliminated by Method of elimination
1 Michael Patrick The Dirty Blondes Jason Cade Pinned after a Diving splash
2 Jimmy Yuta Team TBD Penta el 0M Pinned after The Land Zone
Winner Lucha Brothers (Penta el 0M and Rey Fénix)

Reigns

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Main article: List of MLW World Tag Team Champions
Current champions The Skyscrapers (Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer)

As of July 23, 2025, there have been seventeen reigns between sixteen teams composed of 32 individual champions and two vacancies. The inaugural champions were The Extreme Horsemen (C.W. Anderson and Simon Diamond). The Von Erichs (Marshall and Ross Von Erich) reign is the longest at 438 days, while World Titan Federation (Tom Lawlor and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) have the shortest reign at 53 days. L.A. Park is the oldest champion at 55 while MJF is the youngest at 23.

The current champions are The Skyscrapers (Donovan Dijak and Bishop Dyer) who defeated Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) in Queens, New York at Summer of the Beasts.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "MLW Global Tag titles tournament". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  2. ^ a b "MLW history". Cagematch. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "MLW FUSION REPORT: TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CROWNED, SIMON GOTCH PRIZE FIGHT CHALLENGE, AND MORE". Pro Wrestling Insider. June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "#AndNEW: New MLW Tag Team Champions Crowned at FUSION Tapings (SPOILERS)". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "MLW Global Tag titles tournament crowned". www.wrestlingdata.com.
  6. ^ "WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TO BE DECIDED JUNE 7". Major League Wrestling. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "MLW TAG TEAM TITLES TO BE DECIDED AT MLW'S JUNE 7TH FUSION TV TAPING IN ORLANDO". Pro Wrestling Insider. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "MLW FUSION TV TAPING SPOILERS: TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CROWNED". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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