IF ONLY I RECEIVED HATEFUL EMAILS AND TWEETS (@mainventzombie).
I am not saying that Impact is not a World Championship.
I am leaning to saying that it is not, but The Pride and The Powerful
and the Lucha Bros both had a cup of coffee there. And when it comes to
Total Nonstop Action, the Dudleys had shown they had showcased the
importance of three championships already.
As
I reviewed that statement in my last blog, it turn out my assumption
was false. It surprised me how little contract disputes have not booked
Ring of Honor into corners (and that is post Gabe Sapolsky). Sadly, it
did not surprise me WWE just forgot to book these titles after they
consolidated their titles with a admirable history. Admirable, unless
you see it as an Attitude Era Redux. After Carlito and Primo held them,
only The Miz was established in the time of TV-PG.
21st to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
TNA Tag Team Champions: The World Tag Team Champions of the World (2) [Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian] - 6/28/12 to 10/14/12
Ring of Honor's tag team renascence has a few months before it begins. I had forgotten that The Colons (Primo and Epico) were even WWE champions for three months. Sandwiching their reign was Kofi Kingston and midcard weight R-Truth and Evan Bourne. The NWA had seeming dominant world champions, but it seemed like that was a result of not booking the championship rather than defending it successfully.
No IWGP?
If
you tag with Karl Anderson, the West will want you back. But, there has
never been a time when New Japan tried to show that their belts were
more important than the Ring of Honor version. Having their World
Champion defend his title successfully against the ROH's is why I
considered that belt to be part of American wrestling. I cannot recall
when the tag team title was booked in the same manner.
22nd to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
TNA Tag Team Champions: Kurt Angle and AJ Styles - 6/10/12 to 6/28/12
This
is definitely a match up question. Would you rather have two
multiple-time world champions or Kofi Kingston and a mid-card weight?
23rd to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
TNA Tag Team Champions: The World Tag Team Champions of the World - 5/13/12 to 6/10/12
Magnus and Samoa Joe - 5/12/12 to 5/13/12
26th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
ROH Tag Team Champions: The Briscoe Brothers (4) - 12/23/2011 to 5/12/12
Before
Nick "Magnus" Aldis and Samoa Joe were champions, the belts belonged to
Matt Morgan and Crimson. ROH had Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton
Benjamin and Charlie Haas) as champions during the majority of Joe and
Aldis's reign, but their last reign had a stipulation where they could
lose the titles via disqualification. They lost them to The All Night
Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) who would vacate them over a
contrast dispute. It just was not the ideal conclusion to WGTT's run
with the company.
27th to Last Real Tag Team Champions:
ROH Tag Team Champions: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) - 4/1/11 to 12/23/2011
The Kings of Wrestling (Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero) - 9/19/2010 to 4/1/11
29th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
Unified WWE Tag Team Champions: The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd and Davey Boy "DH" Smith Jr.)" - 4/26/10 to 9/19/10
Until
the creative genius of Team Hell No and the need to establish The
Shield, this was the end of WWE's most recent attempt at giving tag team
championship its due. Of course, before the conclusion and
establishment of this double championship's time, main event talent was
the only talent featured.
30th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
Unified WWE Tag Team Champions: ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) - 2/8/10 to 4/26/10
Degeneration X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) - 12/19/2009 to 2/8/10
33rd to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
ROH Tag Team Champions: The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) - 6/28/09 to 12/19/09
Chris
Jericho is listed as having two reigns as a unified champion as he was
forced to replace his original partner, the injured Edge, with The Big
Show. That team never truly won the titles.
34th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
Unified WWE Tag Team Champions: The Colons (Carlito and Primo) - 10/27/2008 to 6/28/09
The
Colons did unify the WWE Tag Team Championship and the World Tag Team
Championship to allow for the highlighting of WWE's Tag Team Division.
to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
WWE Tag Team Champions: The Edge Heads (Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder) - 6/20/08 to 10/27/08
John Morrison and The Miz - 12/30/2007 to 6/20/08
37th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
ROH Tag Team Champions: The Briscoe Brothers (5) - 4/17/07 to 12/30/07
Montel
Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Matt Hardy's partnership focused on Hardy
wanting MVP's US Championship. The tag team was a method of adding drama
to the other title.
38th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
WWE Tag Team Champions: Brian Kendrick and Paul London 5/21/2006 to 4/17/07
This
reign was nearly a year long while WWE's other championships was being
used to justify The Spirit Squad having a role in the main event
picture. The main event revolved around Vince McMahon, so the World Tag
Titles were definitely no held in high regard.
39th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny "Nitro" Morrison) - 12/27/2005 to 5/21/2006
In
the end, it may have been a means of solely putting over Nitro and
Melina over, but they were the most over and commanding tag team of
2005.
40th to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
WWE Tag Team Champions: Rey Mysterio and Batista - 12/13/05 to 12/27/05
MNM (2) - 11/1/05 to 12/13/05
42nd to Last Real World Tag Team Champions:
World Tag Team Champions: Trevor Murdock and Lance Cade - 10/5/05 to 11/1/05
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