NXT Tag Team Championship

NXT Tag Team Championship

The current NXT Tag Team Championship belt
Details
Current champion(s) American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
Date won April 1, 2016
Date established January 23, 2013
Promotion WWE
Brand NXT

The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned and competed for exclusively in WWE NXT, WWE's developmental territory. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes.

History

The championship was introduced on the January 23, 2013, episode of NXT where it was announced by special guest Shawn Michaels that there would be a tournament to crown the inaugural champions.[1]

On the January 31, 2013, the British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) to become the inaugural champions.[2] However, in the first defense of the title, Neville and Bo Dallas defended the NXT Tag Team Title against Wyatt Family due Grey being injured, where they lost. Dallas isn't recognized as champion.[3] On 20 June, Neville and Corey Graves defeated Wyatt Family for the titles, making Neville the first person to hold the title in more than one occasion and Wyatt Family the shortest reign, with 49 days.[4][5] The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) holds the record of longest reign in 364 days (September 12, 2013[6] - September 11, 2014[7]). The current champions are American Alpha in their first reign.

Inaugural tournament

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) 		Pin[8]
Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) 		Pin[8]
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty
Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty Pin[8]
Primo & Epico
The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		Pin
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		Pin[8]
3MB
(Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater)
British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		Pin[8]
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger
Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger Pin[8]
Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman

Reigns

As of May 7, 2016.

No. Team Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)		 1 January 31, 2013 91 Winter Park, FL NXT Defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the finals of eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions. Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured. Aired on tape delay on February 13, 2013. [9]
2 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)		 1 May 2, 2013 49 Winter Park, FL NXT Defeated British Ambition's Adrian Neville and Bo Dallas, who filled in for the injured Oliver Grey. Aired on tape delay on May 8, 2013. [10]
3 Adrian Neville (2) and Corey Graves 1 June 20, 2013 84 Winter Park, FL NXT Aired on tape delay on July 17, 2013. [11]
4 The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor)		 1 September 12, 2013 364 Winter Park, FL NXT Aired on tape delay on October 2, 2013. During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively.[12][13] [14]
5 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)		 1 September 11, 2014 126 Winter Park, FL NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way [15]
6 Blake and Murphy
(Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy)		 1 January 15, 2015 219 Winter Park, FL NXT Aired on tape delay on January 28, 2015. During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Blake and Murphy, respectively. [16]
7 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)		 1 August 22, 2015 61 Brooklyn, NY NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn [17]
8 The Revival/Dash and Dawson
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)		 1 October 22, 2015 162 Winter Park, FL NXT Aired on tape delay on November 11, 2015. [18]
9 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)		 1 April 1, 2016 36+ Dallas, TX NXT TakeOver: Dallas [19]

Combined reigns

As of May 7, 2016.

† Indicates the current champion

By team

The longest reigning NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Rank Team No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 The Ascension
(Konnor and Viktor) 		1 364
2 Blake and Murphy
(Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy) 		1 219
3 The Revival/Dash and Dawson
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) 		1 162
4 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara) 		1 126
5 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		1 91
6 Adrian Neville and Corey Graves 1 84
7 The Vaudevillians
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch) 		1 61
8 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) 		1 49
9 American Alpha †
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) 		1 36+

By wrestler

Current champions American Alpha (Chad Gable (left) and Jason Jordan (right))
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Konnor 1 364
Viktor 1 364
3 Blake 1 219
Murphy 1 219
5 Neville, AdrianAdrian Neville 2 175
6 Wilder, DashDash Wilder 1 162
Dawson, ScottScott Dawson 1 162
8 Kalisto 1 126
Sin Cara 1 126
10 Grey, OliverOliver Grey 1 91
11 Graves, CoreyCorey Graves 1 84
12 English, AidenAiden English 1 61
Gotch, SimonSimon Gotch 1 61
14 Rowan, ErickErick Rowan 1 49
Harper, LukeLuke Harper 1 49
16 Gable, ChadChad Gable † 1 36+
Jordan, JasonJason Jordan † 1 36+

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bishop, Matt. "WWE NXT: HBK kicks off tag title tournament". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT results 2/13 – Week 33: First NXT tag champions crowned, Paige vows to take over the show". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Santiago, Andres (3 May 2013). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, James (21 June 2013). "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes – first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  5. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 5/8 Week 45: Wyatt Family captures Tag Titles, Ohno turning face?, Sandow in action, Paige vs. Summer Rae feud continues, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 10/2: New NXT Tag champions". PWTorch. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  7. ↑ Caldwell, James. "NXT news: NXT Title match result, Kenta gets new ring name, new Tag Champs, main roster champ wrestles, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Santiago, Andres (2013-01-11). "DX invades DX taping: Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Florida". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  9. ↑ Parry, Josh (2013-01-31). "WWE News: Spoiler - first NXT tag champs, next month's guest". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  10. ↑ Santiago, Andres (2013-05-03). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  11. ↑ Caldwell, James (2013-06-21). "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes - first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
  12. ↑ http://wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2013-10-02/the-ascension-nxt-tag-team-champions-26153016
  13. ↑ http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=81485
  14. ↑ Reubens, Josh (13 September 2013). "Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Full Sail University". PWInsider. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Lucha Dragons first reign". WWE. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  16. ↑ Parry, Josh (January 15, 2015). "NXT spoilers from Full Sail University". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ Pappola, Ryan. "The Vaudevillains (w/ Blue Pants) def. Blake and Murphy (w/Alexa Bliss) - NXT Tag Team Championship Match". WWE.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  18. ↑ Twiss, Andrew. "COMPLETE WWE NXT SPOILERS FROM FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Caldwell, James. "4/1 “NXT Takeover: Dallas” Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
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