WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship

The WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship belts

Details

Date established

March 18, 2001

Date retired

March 26, 2001

Promotion

World Championship Wrestling

Statistics
Most reigns	Only two teams held the belt and they both held it once.
Longest reign	Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper (8 days)
Shortest reign	Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. (1 second)
Oldest winner	Elix Skipper (33 years)
Youngest winner	Kid Romeo (25-26 years)
Heaviest champion	Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper (413 lb combined (Kid Romeo 185 lb & Elix Skipper 228 lb))
Lightest champion	Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. (360 lb combined (Billy Kidman 195 lb & Rey Mysterio, Jr. 165 lb))

The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was a short-lived title created in 2001 just prior to World Championship Wrestling being sold to the World Wrestling Federation.

History

The WCW Cruiserweight Championship and the matches contested for that title had always been a unique feature on WCW programming. With the number of cruiserweights signed, it was decided to expand the visibility of the division, and create a tag team title for the cruiserweights in February 2001.

Participants

3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)
Air Raid (Air Paris and Air Styles)
The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio)
Jason B and Scotty O
The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi)
Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee
Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo
Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee

Tournament results

First round

Nitro: The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) defeated Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee (5:14)
Thunder: The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) defeated Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee
Nitro: Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Air Raid (Air Paris and Air Styles) (5:30)
Thunder: 3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore) defeated Jason B and Scotty O

Semifinal round

Nitro: Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Jung Dragons (James Yang and Kaz Hayashi)
Thunder: Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) defeated 3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)

Championship match

Greed: Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship (13:46)

Tournament brackets

First round

Semifinals

Championship

Nitro

Air Raid

3/5

Skipper/Romeo

5:30

Nitro

Skipper/Romeo

3/12

Jung Dragons

Thunder

Jung Dragons

2/28

Sanders/Kwee Wee

Greed

Skipper/Romeo

3/18

Filthy Animals

13:46

Nitro

Filthy Animals

2/26

Swinger/Lee

5:14

Thunder

Filthy Animals

3/14

3 Count

Thunder

3 Count

3/7

Jason B/Scotty O

Title history

#	Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Days held:	Location	Event	Notes
001 !1	Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper	1	000000002001-03-18-0000March 18, 2001	8	Jacksonville, Florida	Greed	Defeated The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) in tournament final to determine the first WCW Crusierweight Tag Team Champions.
002 !2	Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. (The Filthy Animals)	1	000000002001-03-26-0000March 26, 2001	0	Panama City Beach, Florida	Monday Nitro: Night of Champions
002.5 !-	Abandoned	-	000000002001-03-26-0000March 26, 2001	0	N/A	N/A	The World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW and the Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was abandoned.

External links

World Championship Wrestling championships

World	World Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–2001) International World Heavyweight (reigns) (1993–1994)

Secondary	World Television (reigns) (1991–2000) United States (reigns) (1991–2001)

Tag Team	World Tag Team (reigns) (1991–2001) World Six-Man Tag Team (reigns) (1991) United States Tag Team (reigns) (1986–1992) Cruiserweight Tag Team (reigns) (2001)

Divisional	Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight (reigns) (1996–2001) Women's (reigns) (1996–1997) Women's Cruiserweight (reigns) (1997)

Other	Hardcore (reigns) (1999–2001) Triple Crown

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