CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship
| CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Delta (in white and blue), half of the 4th modern championship team, with Guerrero Maya Jr. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 19, 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | November 7, 2000 (Modern version) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (Campeonato Arena Coliseo de Parejas CMLL in Spanish) is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2000. The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is considered a secondary championship; with the CMLL World Tag Team Championship being the primary championship for the tag team division in CMLL. As it is a professional wrestling championship, its holders are determined by promoters or promotions, not by athletic competition. As the name indicates the championship is only defended in Arena Coliseo in Mexico City, Mexico; one of CMLL's primary venues. CMLL also promotes in "Arena Coliseo" in Guadalajara on a regular basis and occasionally in other regional Arena Coliseos across Mexico but has restricted championship matches to Arena Coliseo except for a few select occasions where the scheduled Arena Coliseo shows were moved to Arena Mexico for various reasons. In January 2016, the title was defended at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.[2] The championship has only been won and lost in Arena Coliseo.
The Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was originally created in the late 1960s or early 1970s by Empressa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; who would change their name to CMLL around 1990) as a secondary title to the Mexican National Tag Team Championship, which was the promotion's top tag team title at the time. Records of champions from that era are sparse with no records of who was the first champion; nor are there any records of exactly when the title was abandoned in the 1980s.[3] Due to sparse record keeping of local wrestling in Mexico between the 1960s and early 1980s no clear history exists from that time, it has been verified that Los Villanos (Villano I and Villano II), Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee and the team of Dios Rojo and Dios Negro all held the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship due to references to the teams defending the championship at an EMLL show.[3] The Championship was brought back in 2000, specifically to help showcase younger wrestling talent as they work on a local level before "graduating" to working full-time for the main CMLL roster.[4] The first champions were found via a one night, eight-team tournament held to determine the first ever CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions. On the night the team of Alan Stone and Chris Stone (Sometimes billed as "Motorcross") defeated the teams of Neutron and La Flecha, Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata and finally Fugaz and Virus to become the first CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions in the modern era.[4] The Stone brothers defended the title until 2002, after which the championship was barely mentioned, much less promoted by CMLL. The title is considered inactive after the Stone brothers' last recorded title defense on October 22, 2002 against Valetin Mayo and Karloff Lagarde Jr.[5] When both Stone brothers left CMLL in 2005 to work for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración the Championship was finally declared vacant.[6]
In June 2008 CMLL announced that they were bringing the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship back. A 16-team tournament was held to crown new champions, the competitors were a mixture of regular teams and random parings of CMLL low to mid-card workers. The preliminary rounds were held on June 22, 2008 and saw the teams of Stuka Jr. and Flash (Collectively known as Los Bombadieros; "The Bombardiers") and Los Infernales ("The Infernal Ones"; Euforia and Nosferatu) each win three matches to qualify for the final.[7] On June 29, 2008 Stuka Jr. and Flash defeated Los Infernales to become the second CMLL Arena Coliseum Tag Team Champions of the modern age.[8] Flash later changed his ring name to "Fuego". On March 3, 2013, La Fiebre Amarilla ("The Yellow Fever"; Namajague and Okumura) defeated Fuego and Stuka Jr. to become the third modern age CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions, ending the previous champions' four and a half year reign.[9] On November 4, 2013, Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. became the fourth modern age Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions.[10] After a long building rivalry with the then champions Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr., La Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"; Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado) became the fifth modern day Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship on February 28, 2015.[11]
The current champions are Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther who defeated La Comando Caribeño (Sagrado and Misterioso Jr. to become the sixth championship of the modern era.[1] Win the victory Guerrero Maya Jr. became the first wrestler to have two documented title reigns as he previously held the titles with Delta. No team has held the championship more than once after it was brought back in 2000, but records indicate that team of Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee held the championship on at least two separate occasions, possibly more.[3] The current champions are also the shortest reigning champions of the modern age, 134, second to only to Namajague and Okumura's reign of 245 days. Los Bombardieros reign is the longest of the modern age, 1,708 days although there were extended periods of time where the championship was not defended.[8][12][13]
Title history
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed. |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation | |
| N/A | The specific information has not been found |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday. |
| No. | Champions | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¤ | Title created | N/A | 1960s | N/A | N/A | N/A | The first Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions have not been identified by sources only that it was not Los Villanos | [3] |
| ¤ | Los Villanos (Villano I and Villano II) |
1 | 1970s | — | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [3] | |
| ¤ | Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee | 1 | 1977 | — | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [3] | |
| ¤ | Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee | 2 | 1978 | — | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [3] | |
| ¤ | Dios Rojo and Dios Negro | 1 | 1979 | — | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [3] | |
| — | Abandoned | N/A | 1980s | N/A | N/A | N/A | [3] | |
| Modern 1 |
Los Hermano Stone (Alan Stone and Chris Stone / Motorcross) |
1 | November 7, 2000 | 714 [Note 1] |
Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Defeated Fugaz and Virus in the finals of a one night, eight-team tournament. | [4] |
| — | Inactive | — | October 22, 2002 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship inactive at some point after the last recorded title defense on this date | |
| — | Vacated | — | 2005 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship officially vacated when Alan and Chris Stone left CMLL | [6] |
| Modern 2 |
Los Bombardieros (Stuka Jr. and Flash / Fuego) |
1 | June 29, 2008 | 1,708 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | Defeated Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) in the finals of a 16-team tournament. | [8] |
| Modern 3 |
La Fiebre Amarilla (Namajague and Okumura) |
1 | March 3, 2013 | 245 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [9] | |
| Modern 4 |
Los Reyes de la Atlantida (Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr.) |
1 | November 3, 2013 | 482 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [10] | |
| Modern 5 |
La Comando Caribeño (Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado) |
1 | February 28, 2015 | 294 | Mexico City, Mexico | Live event | [11] | |
| Modern 6 |
Guerrero Maya Jr. (2) and The Panther | 1 | December 19, 2015 | 134+ | Mexico City, Mexico | Sabados Retros | [1] |
Individual reigns by combined length
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
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| † | Indicates the current champion |
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| + | Indicates the current champions, the calculation changes daily. |
| Rank | Wrestler[Note 2] | # of reigns | Combined days | Ref(s). |
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| 1 | Stuka Jr. | 1 | 1708 | [8][9] |
| Flash / Fuego | 1 | 1708 | [8][9] | |
| 3 | Guerrero Maya Jr. † | 2 | 616+ | [10][1] |
| 4 | Delta | 1 | 482 | [10][11] |
| 5 | Stone, ChrisChris Stone | 1 | 714 | [4][6] |
| Stone, AlanAlan Stone | 1 | 714 | [4][6] | |
| 7 | Misterioso Jr. | 1 | 294 | [11][1] |
| Sagrado | 1 | 294 | [11][1] | |
| 9 | Namajague | 1 | 245 | [9][10] |
| Okumura | 1 | 245 | [9][10] | |
| 11 | Panther, TheThe Panther † | 1 | 134+ | [1] |
Tournaments
2000
CMLL Held a one night, eight-team tournament on November 7, 2000 to determine the first CMLL Arena Coloseo Tag Team Champions of the modern era, bringing the titles back after abandoning them in the 1980s.[4]
| First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata | W | |||||||||||||
| Enemigo Pubico and Mazada | ||||||||||||||
| Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata | ||||||||||||||
| Alan Stone and Motorcross | W | |||||||||||||
| Los Hermanos Stone (Alan Stone and Motorcross) | W | |||||||||||||
| Neutron and La Flecha | ||||||||||||||
| Alan Stone and Motorcross | W | |||||||||||||
| Virus and Fugaz | ||||||||||||||
| Volador Jr. and Mano Negra Jr. | W | |||||||||||||
| Jeque and Sangre Azteca | ||||||||||||||
| Volador Jr. and Mano Negro Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Virus and Fugaz | W | |||||||||||||
| Virus and Fugaz | W | |||||||||||||
| Los Rayos Tapatío (Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) | ||||||||||||||
2008
CMLL held a 16 team tournament in 2008, the top half of the bracket took place on June 15, the bottom half on June 19 and the finals took place on June 29, 2008.[8]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Pandilla Guerrera (Arkangel and Hooligan) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Leono and Tony Rivera | |||||||||||||||
| Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura | W | ||||||||||||||
| Pandilla Guerrera (Arkangel and Hooligan) | |||||||||||||||
| Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura | W | ||||||||||||||
| Los Romanos (Caligula and Messala) | |||||||||||||||
| Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura | |||||||||||||||
| Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Metálico and Metalik | W | ||||||||||||||
| Los Hombres del Camoflaje (Artillero and Super Comando) | |||||||||||||||
| Metálico and Metalik | |||||||||||||||
| Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Los Rayos Tapatío (Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) | |||||||||||||||
| Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) | |||||||||||||||
| Los Bombardieros (Stuka Jr. and Flash) | |||||||||||||||
| Fabian el Gitano and Mictlán | W | ||||||||||||||
| Pólvora and Vaquero | |||||||||||||||
| Fabian el Gitano and Mictlán | |||||||||||||||
| Bronco and Diamante Negro | W | ||||||||||||||
| Loco Max and Vangelis | |||||||||||||||
| Bronco and Diamante Negro | W | ||||||||||||||
| Bronco and Diamante Negro | |||||||||||||||
| Los Bombardieros (Stuka Jr. and Flash) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Pandilla Guerrera (Nitro and Skandalo) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Neutron and Sensei | |||||||||||||||
| Pandilla Guerrera (Nitro and Skandalo) | |||||||||||||||
| Los Bombardieros (Stuka Jr. and Flash) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Los Bombadieros (Stuka Jr. and Flash) | W | ||||||||||||||
| Astro Boy and Molotov | |||||||||||||||
Footnotes
- ↑ While the last date the titles were active is unknown, the last date the titles were defended is known, October 22, 2002 and is used to determine the length of their reign.
- ↑ This list only includes wrestlers from the modern history of the championship. There is not enough data on the EMLL era championship to calculate length.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RESULTADOS ARENA COLISEO® – SÁBADOS RETRO, SÁBADO 19 DE DICIEMBRE ’15" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. December 19, 2015. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
- ↑ "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2016". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: EMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. 2488.
- ↑ "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. 2593.
- 1 2 3 4 "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. 140.
- ↑ Arturo Rosas Plata (June 23, 2008). "Ya están los Finalistas". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). p. 22. Número 21264 Año LXI. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arturo Rosas Plata (June 30, 2008). "La tarde se Pintó de azul". Ovaciones (in Spanish) (Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V.). p. 22. Número 21271 Año LXI. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Okumura y Namajague Campeones de la Coliseo". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Salazar López, Alexis A. (November 4, 2013). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Domingo 3 de Noviembre '13". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Salazar Lopez, Alexis A. (February 28, 2015). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Sabados 20 de Febrero '15" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2009. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
- ↑ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2009". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 8, 2010. 348.
External links
- CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship at Cagematch.net
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