History of the ROH World Tag Team Championship Belt
The ROH World Tag Team Championship Belt has a more enticing history than any other award in tag team wrestling, with years of action behind it. The Ring of Honor (ROH) World Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship held by the Ring of Honor, an independent professional wrestling organization.
The ROH Tag Team Championship debuted on September 21, 2002, at Unscripted, with ROH holding a match to award the first champions. ROH did not have championship belts at the time. Thus the winners, Donovan Morgan, and Christopher Daniels were given a trophy instead.
The championship has been a subject of numerous battles, such as:
● The TLC Matches involving The Hardys, Edge & Christian, and The Dudleys
● Owen Hart and Yokozuna's victory over The Smokin' Gunns in the WrestleMania XI
● Hart Foundation/Demolition Best-of-three Match at SummerSlam 1990
At WrestleMania 25, the World Tag Team Championship was combined with the Unified Tag Team Championship to form the Unified Tag Team Championship, currently being defended in WWE.
Afterward, when Roderick Strong and Austin Aries beat Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi on July 9, 2006, while on tour with Dragon Gate in Japan, the championship was renamed the ROH World Tag Team Championship. And since then, the championship has been contested in both the US and UK.
List of ROH World Tag Team Champions
The ROH Championship Belt has been held by 36 teams since its inception 11 years ago. The last one was held this year on May 25. Here is a detailed list of all these teams.
AJ Styles and Amazing Red
Defeated: The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Xavier)
Where: Cambridge, Mass.
Event: Expect the Unexpected
When: March 15, 2003
Title Reign: 175 days
The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid)
Defeated: The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos), Special K (Hydro and Deranged, Izzy and Dixie), The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark,
Where: Philadelphia
When: September 20, 2003
Event: Glory by Honor II
Title Reign: 26 days
Special K (Izzy and Dixie)
Defeated: The Backseat Boyz
Where: Glen Burnie, Md.
When: October 16, 2003
Event: Tradition Continues
Title Reign: 16 days
The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay)
Defeated: Special K
Where: Elizabeth, N.J.
When: November 1, 2003
Event: Main Event Spectacles
Title Reign: 175 days
The Second City Saints (CM Punk and Colt Cabana)
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Chicago Ridge, Ill.
When: April 24, 2004
Event: Reborn: Stage Two
Title Reign: 21 days
The Prophecy (BJ Whitmer and Dan Maff)
Defeated: The Second City Saints
Where: Lexington, Mass.
When: May 15, 2004
Event: Round Robin Challenge III
Title Reign: a few minutes
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: The Prophecy
Where: Lexington
When: May 15, 2004
Event: Round Robin Challenge III
Title Reign: a few minutes
The Second City Saints
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Lexington
When: May 15, 2004
Event: Round Robin Challenge III
Title Reign: 84 days
The Rottweilers (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
Defeated: The Second City Saints
Where: Philadelphia
When: August 7, 2004
Event: Testing the Limit
Title Reign: 196 days
BJ Whitmer and Dan Maff
Defeated: The Rottweilers
Where: Elizabeth, N.J.
When: February 19, 2005
Event: Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 1
Title Reign: 42 days
BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs
Defeated: Samoa Joe and Jay Lethal
Where: Asbury Park, N.J.
When: April 2, 2005
Event: Best of American Super Juniors Tournament
Title Reign: 98 days
The Carnage Crew (HC Loc and Tony DeVito)
Defeated: BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs
Where: New York City
When: July 9, 2005
Event: Escape from New York
Title Reign: 14 days
BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs
Defeated: The Carnage Crew
Where: Philadelphia
When: July 23, 2005
Event: The Homecoming
Title Reign: 70 days
Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke
Defeated: BJ Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs
Where: New York City
When: October 1, 2005
Event: Joe vs. Kobashi
Title Reign: 77 days
Generation Next (Austin Aries and Roderick Strong)
Defeated: Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke
Where: Edison, N.J.
When: December 17, 2005
Event: Final Battle
Title Reign: 273 days
The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)
Defeated: Austin Aries and Roderick Strong
Where: New York City
When: September 16, 2006
Event: Glory by Honor V: Night 2
Title Reign: 70 days
Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal
Defeated: The Kings of Wrestling
Where: Edison, N.J.
When: November 25, 2006
Event: Dethroned
Title Reign: 91 days
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal
Where: Chicago
When: February 24, 2007
Event: Fifth Year Festival: Chicago
Title Reign: seven days
Naruki Doi and Shingo
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Liverpool, England
When: March 3, 2007
Event: Fifth Year Anniversary: Liverpool
Title Reign: 27 days
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: Naruki Doi and Shingo
Where: Detroit
When: March 30, 2007
Event: All-Star Extravaganza III
Title Reign: 275 days
The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: New York City
When: December 30, 2007
Event: Final Battle
Title Reign: 27 days
No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero)
Defeated: The Age of the Fall
Where: Chicago Ridge
When: January 26, 2008
Event: Without Remorse
Title Reign: 77 days
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: No Remorse Corps
Where: Edison, N.J.
When: April 12, 2008
Event: Injustice
Title Reign: 28 days
The Age of the Fall
Defeated: Kevin Steen and El Generico
Where: Hartford, Conn.
When: June 6, 2008
Event: Up For Grabs
Title Reign: 105 days
Kevin Steen and El Generico
Defeated: The Age of the Fall
Where: Boston
When: September 19, 2008
Event: Driven
Title Reign: 203 days
The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
Defeated: Kevin Steen and El Generico
Where: Philadelphia
When: April 10, 2009
Event: Ring of Honor Wrestling
Title Reign: 253 days
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: The American Wolves
Where: New York City
When: December 19, 2009
Event: Final Battle
Title Reign: 105 days
The Kings of Wrestling
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Charlotte, N.C.
When: April 3, 2010
Event: The Big Bang
Title Reign: 363 days
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas)
Defeated: The Kings of Wrestling
Where: Atlanta
When: April 1, 2011
Event: Honor Takes Center Stage Chapter 1
Title Reign: 250 days
The Briscoe Brother
Defeated: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
Where: New York City
When: December 23, 2011
Event: Final Battle
Title Reign: 141 days
Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Toronto
When: May 12, 2012
Event: Border Wars
Title Reign: 43 days
The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King)
Defeated: Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
Where: New York City
When: June 24, 2012
Event: Best in the World
Title Reign: 16 days
SCUM (Steve Corino and Jimmy Jacobs)
Defeated: Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus
Where: Chicago Ridge
When: September 15, 2012
Event: Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency
Title Reign: 92 days
The Briscoe Brothers
Defeated: S.C.U.M., Caprice Coleman, and Cedric Alexander
Where: New York City
When: December 16, 2012
Event: Final Battle: Doomsday
Title Reign: 76 days
reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish)
Defeated: The Briscoe Brothers
Where: Chicago Ridge
When: March 2, 2013
Event: 11th Anniversary Show
Title Reign: 53 days and counting
In Conclusion
The Briscoe Brothers had the most reigns (8 reigns), while The Kings of Wrestling had the longest-holding reigning, 363 days. The Briscoe Brothers had the longest combined reign at 8 reigns for 807 days, and they are still the ones who held the title for the shortest time (a few minutes each).
The ROH World Tag Team Championship Belt has always been thrilling. This championship has always been and continues to be, populated with powerful teams, including some of wrestling's best fighters.
Ring of Honor demonstrates to fans that their championships count and that the belt's division is a part of matters as well. ROH Wrestling is given far less credit than it deserves. Thanks to Ring of Honor, the sport of tag team wrestling is still very much active.
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