The British (Open) Tag Team Championship is the top tag team championship contested for throughout the British wrestling circuit. For many years contested for in Brian Dixon's All Star Wrestling.[1] It has recently been revived by Stephen Barker's Rumble Wrestling Promotions.
| British Open Tag Team Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | Rumble Wrestling Promotions previously All Star Wrestling and The Wrestling Alliance | ||||||
| Date established | 1989 | ||||||
| Current champion(s) | Kieron Lacey and Mark Trew | ||||||
| Date won | 25 February 2006 | ||||||
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Although the title was created just after the end of regular wrestling coverage on ITV, nonetheless it has changed hands on national UK television, as footage of Steve Prince and Vic Powers' victory over Liverpool Lads Robbie Brookside and Doc Dean was included on Brookside's episode of Video Diaries on BBC2 in 1994.[2] Also, author Simon Garfield included a detailed description of Brookside and Dean regaining the titles in Liverpool on 31 March 1995 in his book The Wrestling published by Faber and Faber[3]
Many versions of the British Tag Team Titles exist in the independent circuit of the United Kingdom at any given time but the scene is usually dominated by one company's version. When another company becomes dominant the title often manages to unify itself or is brought into that company.
Current champions
editKieron Lacey and Mark Trew won a tournament to determine new champions promoted by Rumble Promotions in Gillingham, Kent on 13 April 2024.
Title history
edit| 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 |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| All Star Wrestling | ||||||||||
| 1 | King Ben and Kid McCoy | 1989 | ASW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 2 | The Superflys (Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean) |
29 March 1990 | ASW show | Bristol | 1 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 3 | Liverpool Lads (Robbie Brookside and "Doc" Dean) |
23 January 1991 | ASW show | Bath | 1 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 4 | Task Force (Steve Prince and Vic Powers) |
23 January 1993 | ASW show | Norwich | 1 | N/A | Title changed screened on BBC2 in Robbie Brookside's Video Diary. Win awarded by technical knockout after Brookside and Dean clashed heads. | [2][4] | ||
| 5 | The Superflys (Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean) |
13 March 1993 | ASW show | Norwich | 2 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 6 | Liverpool Lads (Robbie Brookside and "Doc" Dean) |
31 March 1995 | ASW show | Liverpool | 2 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 7 | The Superflys (Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean) |
1995 | ASW show | N/A | 3 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 8 | Power Rangers (Red and Blue) |
15 June 1995 | ASW show | Bristol | 1 | N/A | [4] | |||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | Belts were vacated when the Power Rangers gimmick was dropped. | [4] | ||
| 9 | Marty Jones and Peter Collins | 1 February 1996 | N/A | Bristol | 1 | N/A | Defeated "Liverpool Lads" (Rob Brookside and "Doc" Dean) | [4] | ||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | N/A | — | — | Belts were vacated sometime later that year. | [4] | ||
| 10 | The Superflys (Ricky Knight and Jimmy Ocean) |
1996 | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A | [4] | |||
| 11 | Jimmy Ocean (5) and Canary Kid | August 1998 | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A | Ocean defeated Ricky Knight in a singles match for the titles and chooses Kid as his partner. | [4] | ||
| — | Deactivated | N/A | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||
| 12 | The New Superflys (Ricky Knight (5) and Roy Knight) |
2001 | TWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 13 | Robbie Brookside (3) and Doug Williams | 2 February 2002 | TWA show | Margate | 1 | N/A | ||||
| — | Deactivated | N/A | — | — | — | — | ||||
| All Star Wrestling | ||||||||||
| 14 | UK Dream Team (Kid Cool and Dean "2 Xtreme" Allmark) |
7 June 2005 | ASW show | Croydon | 1 | 263 | Defeated "The Chippendales" Mikey Whiplash and Johnny Midnight to be recognized by All-Star. | |||
| 15 | Mikey Whiplash and Robbie Dynamite | 25 February 2006 | ASW show | Staffordshire | 1 | 6,819+ | ||||
| — | Deactivated | N/A | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Rumble Wrestling Promotions | ||||||||||
| 16 | Keiron Lacey and Mark Trew | 13 April 2024 | Rumble show | Gillingham, Kent | 1 | 263 | Won an eight team elimination tournament | |||
See also
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- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
- RBW British Tag Team Championship
- RQW/IPW:UK Unified British Tag Team Championship
References
edit- ^ "British Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b Clip of Steve Prince and Vic Powers winning British Open Tag Team title from Liverpool Lads in Norwich, 21 January 1993, Video Diaries: Robbie Brookside BBC2 1994
- ^ Simon Garfield The Wrestling Faber and Faber 1996 reprinted 2007 ISBN 978-0-571-23676-3
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Europe - Great Britain: British Open Tag Team Title". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 404. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.