SSW Tag Team Championship

SSW Tag Team Championship
Details
Current champion(s)	Robbie Cassidy & Tony Givens
Date won	March 4, 2005
Date established	October 1, 1990
Promotion	Southern States Wrestling
Statistics First champion(s) Danny and Bam Bam Christian Most reigns Death & Destruction (8) Longest reign The Blond Bombers (490 days) Shortest reign Danny Christian and Eddie Bruiser (2 days)

The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern States Wrestling. It was first won by Danny and Bam Bam Christian when they defeated The Russian Assassins in Hampton, Tennessee on October 1, 1990. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States, most often in its home base in East Tennessee, but has been defended in other parts of the country as well. While touring New England in late-1996, the titles changed hands when Scott Sterling & Dan Cooley lost the belts to Justin St. John & Steve Flynn in Revere, Massachusetts on November 23, 1996.^[1] There are 30 recognized known teams with a total of 65 title reigns.^[2][3]

Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
Danny and Bam Bam Christian	1	October 1, 1990	Hampton, Tennessee	Defeated The Russian Assassins to become the first champions.[1][2][3]
Wayne Rogers and George Hiatt	1	November 3, 1990	Kingsport, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
The Regulators (Stone and Steel)	1	April 3, 1992	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin)	1	August 5, 1992	Kingsport, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer)	1	January 29, 1993	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Danny and Bam Bam Christian	2	June 23, 1993	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2]
Jimmy Golden and G.Q. Stratus	1	September 6, 1993	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Danny and Bam Bam Christian	3	September 23, 1993	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death Riders	2	December 17, 1993	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Alex Shane and Eddie Golden	1	July 15, 1994	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Mike Powers and Alabama Heartthrob	1	August 6, 1994	Kingsport, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Steve Flynn and Bobby B.	1	September 17, 1994	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Beau James and The Hornet	1	October 15, 1994	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Danny Christian (4) and Eddie Bruiser	1	February 1, 1995	Duffield, Virginia	[1][2][3]
Beau James (2) and The War Machine	1	February 3, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Danny Christian (5) and Eddie Bruiser	2	February 17, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death Riders	3	March 18, 1995	Church Hill, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
The Young Guns	2	May 19, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death Riders	4	August 11, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
The Young Guns	3	August 30, 1995	Tazewell, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson)	1	September 4, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Beau James (3) and Dan Cooley	1	December 1, 1995	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	2	December 2, 1995	Princeton, West Virginia	[1][2][3]
Beau James (4) and Ricky Morton	1	December 9, 1995	Ledgar, North Carolina	[1][2][3]
Beautiful Blonds (Eddie Golden and Stan Lee)	1	January 5, 1996	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	3	February 16, 1996	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton and Bobby Fulton)	1	April 4, 1996	Johnson City, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	4	May 9, 1996	Johnson City, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Scott Sterling and Dan Cooley	1	September 2, 1996	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death Riders	5	October 5, 1996	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Scott Sterling and Dan Cooley	2	October 19, 1996	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Justin St. John and Steve Flynn (2)	1	November 23, 1996	Revere, Massachusetts	[1][2][3]
Danny Christian (6) and Johnny Thunder	1	January 3, 1997	Fall Branch, Tennessee	Defeated Justin St. John and Butch Black who was substituting for Steve Flynn.[1][2][3]
Beau James (5) and The War Machine (2)	2	February 21, 1997	Wytheville, Virginia	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	5	July 4, 1997	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Legends (Beau James and K.C. Thunder)	1	October 18, 1997	Mountain City, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	6	December 19, 1997	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Mike Cooper and Super Masked Man	1	March 20, 1998	Fall Branch, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Chuck Jones and Roger Ham	1	April 3, 1998	Fall Branch, Tennessee	Jones beat Cooper and Super Masked Man in a Handicap match.[1][2][3]
The Brooklyn Bad Boys (Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 & Brooklyn Bad Boy #2)	1	April 17, 1998	Fall Branch, Tennessee	Defeated Chuck Jones in a Handicap match.[1][2][3]
Danny and Bam Bam Christian	4	January 9, 1999	Mountain City, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	7	January 30, 1999	Kingsport, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Danny and Bam Bam Christian	5	April 25, 1999	Kingsport, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Steve Flynn (3) and K.C. Thunder (2)	1	July 10, 1999	Kingsport, Tennessee	Defeated the Christians and Death & Destruction in a Three Way match.[1][2][3]
The titles are held-up following an August 19th match between Steve Flynn & Beau James (substituting for K.C. Thunder) and Death & Destruction at the Big Orange Brawl in Kingsport, Tennessee. As a result of the fight following their match, the titles are declared vacant.[1][2][3]
Death & Destruction	8	October 30, 1999	Kingsport, Tennessee	Defeated The Memphis Bodyguards to win the vacant titles.[1][2][3]
'The titles are vacated.[1][2]
The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Ricky Harrison)	1	December 2, 1999	Johnson City, Tennessee	[1][2][3]
Beau James (7) and Buddy Landel	1	February 12, 2000	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Ricky Harrison (2) and Iron Cross	1	March 9, 2000	Saltville, Virginia	[2][3]
Beau James (8) and K.C. Thunder (3)	3	September 13, 2000	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Something Else (John Noble and Eddie Browning)	1	October 2000	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Beau James (9) and K.C. Thunder (4)	4	January 26, 2001	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad Batten)	1	March 20, 2001	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
The High Flyers (Andy Douglas and Kelly Charles)	1	June 1, 2001	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
The Batten Twins	2	August 3, 2001	Kingsport, Tennessee	Defeated Andy Douglas in a handicap match when his tag team partner Kelly Charles failed to appear. The match was co-hosted by SSW and MECW at the Kingsport Armory.[2][3]
Steve Flynn (4) and K.C. Thunder (5)	2	October 27, 2001	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Beau James (10) and Brian Overbay	1	July 17, 2002	Kingsport, Tennessee (Civic Auditorium)	Defeated K.C. Thunder and Roger Anderson who was substituting for Steve Flynn.[2][3]
Scotty McKeever and Jesse Taylor	1	September 1, 2002	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Beau James (11) and Brian Overbay	2	October 29, 2002	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
The Blond Bombers (Thorn and Tim Baldwin)	1	November 28, 2002		[2][3]
The titles are vacated on March 8, 2003, when Tim Baldwin is injured.[2][3]
The Batten Twins	3	March 22, 2003	Kingsport, Tennessee	Defeated Beau James and Gator McAllister in a tournament final.[2][3]
The Blond Bombers (Thorn and Tim Baldwin)	2	September 3, 2003	Kingsport, Tennessee	Awarded titles.[2][3]
Super Destroyer & Josh Cody	1	June 25, 2004	Kingsport, Tennessee	[3]
Robbie Cassidy & Tony Givens	1	January 5, 2005	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2]
Super Destroyer & Josh Cody	1	January 22, 2005	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2][3]
Robbie Cassidy & Tony Givens	2	March 4, 2005	Kingsport, Tennessee	[2]

References

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. Royal Duncan, Gary Will, Matt Benaka, Brian Westcott and Eric Roelfsema (2005). "SSW Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org.
3. Kreikenbohm, Philip (2004). "SSW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.de.

External links

• Official Tag Team Championship Title History