British Tag Team Championship (RevPro)

The Undisputed British Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 17 July 2005. The inaugural champions were AK-47 (Ashe and Kris Linell). The current champions are Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) at Revolution Rumble in London, England on March 31, 2024.

Undisputed British Tag Team Championship[1]
Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper) with the titles on their left shoulder in 2022
Details
PromotionRevolution Pro Wrestling
Date established17 July 2005
Current champion(s)Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
Date wonMarch 31, 2024
Other name(s)
  • IPW:UK Tag Team Championship
    (2005 - 2013)
  • British Tag Team Championship
    (2013 - 2017)
  • Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
    (2017 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s)AK-47
(Ashe and Kris Linell)
Most reignsAs tag team (2 reigns):

As individual (4 reigns):

Longest reignThe Leaders of the New School (630 days)
Shortest reignThe Inner City Machine Guns (1 day)

Title history edit

As of June 10, 2024, there have been 30 reigns shared between 26 different teams consisting of 50 distinctive champions with three vacancies. The inaugural champions were AK-47(Ashe and Kris Linell). The team of Aussie Open, The Kartel, The Leaders of the New School and The Thrillers have the most reigns as a team at two, while individually, Joel Redman and Sha Samuels have the most with four. The team with the longest reign is The Leaders of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.), who held the title for 630 days, while the shortest reign belongs to The Inner City Machine Guns (Rich Swann and Ricochet), who held the title for 1 days.

The current champions are Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) at Revolution Rumble on March 31, 2024 in London, England.

Reigns edit

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
IPW:UK
1AK-47
(Ashe and Kris Linell)
17 July 2005Weekend of Champions: Night IIOrpington, Kent, England1216Defeated The Chav Army (Battalion and Flaming Red) in the tournament final to become inaugural champions.[2]
2The Untouchables
(Dave Moralez and Jack Storm)
18 February 2006A Taste of IPWOrpington, Kent, England1218[3]
3Dragon Hearts
(Dragon Phoenix and Spud)
24 September 20062nd Anniversary Weekend: Night IIOrpington, Kent, England177This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[4]
4$wiss Money Holding
(Ares and Claudio Castagnoli)
10 December 2006The Dome ShowColchester, Essex, England1287Defeated Luke Phoenix (aka Dragon Phoenix) and Bubblegum, who substituted for Spud.[5]
5The Kartel
(Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier)
23 September 20073rd Anniversary Weekend: Night IIOrpington, Kent, England1371[6]
6The Thrillers
(Doug Basham, Iestyn Rees, Joel Redman, Mark Haskins and Ricky Hype)
28 September 2008Fourth Anniversary Tour - WolvesWolverhampton, West Midlands, England1217Defended the title under the Freebird Rule.[7]
7The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
3 May 2009The Sittingbourne SpectacularSittingbourne, Kent, England1495Defeated Joel Redman and Mark Haskins, who represented The Thrillers.[8]
8The All Stars
(Mikey Whiplash and Robbie Dynamite)
10 September 2010Dragon Gate Yokosuka vs. SHINGO 2Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England186This was a Dark match[9]
9The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
5 December 2010Brawl At The HallSittingbourne, Kent, England2630Defeated ¡Peligro Abejas! (El Generico and Paul London) in the finals of a three-team round-robin tournament, also involving The All Stars.[10]
10Project Ego
(Kris Travis and Martin Kirby)
26 August 2012Summer SizzlerSittingbourne, Kent, England1293[11]
RevPro
11The Swords of Essex
(Paul Robinson and Will Ospreay)
15 June 2013When Thunder StrikesBethnal Green, Greater London, England1273[12]
12The Inner City Machine Guns
(Rich Swann and Ricochet)
15 March 2014High StakesBethnal Green, Greater London, England11[13]
13The Kartel
(Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier
16 March 2014Sittingbourne SpectacularSittingbourne, Kent, England291[14]
14England's Calling
(Joel Redman (2) and Martin Stone)
15 June 2014Summer SizzlerBethnal Green, Greater London, England1245[15]
15The Thrillers
(Joel Redman (3) and Mark Haskins (2)
15 February 2015High StakesBethnal Green, Greater London, England2119Mark Haskins replaced Martin Stone as Joel Redman's tag team partner.[16]
16The Revolutionists
(James Castle and Sha Samuels (3))
14 June 2015Summer SizzlerBethnal Green, Greater London, England1364Defeated Joel Redman and Jake McCluskey, who substituted for Mark Haskins.[17]
17Charlie Garrett and Joel Redman (4)12 June 2016Angle vs. Sabre Jr.Bethnal Green, Greater London, England1266[18]
18CCK
(Chris Brookes and Travis Banks)
5 March 2017Live At The CockpitMarylebone, London, England1232[19]
19Moustache Mountain
(Trent Seven and Tyler Bate)
23 October 2017Monday Night MayhemPortsmouth, Hampshire, England189[20]
20Suzuki-gun
(Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr. (3))
20 January 2018High StakesBethnal Green, Greater London, England1475[21]
21Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
10 May 2019Epic EncounterBethnal Green, Greater London, England150[22]
22Josh Bodom and Sha Samuels (4)29 June 2019UngovernableManchester, England171This was a four-way match, also involving Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi & Evil) and Team WhiteWolf (A-Kid & Carlos Romo).[23]
VacatedSeptember 8, 2019Stripped of the championships after Bodom was fired by RevPro following a shoot attack on referee Aaren Wilde on August 30, 2019.[24]
23The Legion
(Great-O-Kharn and Rampage Brown)
13 October 2019Live In SouthamptonSouthampton, England1560Defeated Dan Magee and Kurtis Chapman for the vacant titles. On 24 November 2019, edition of British J Cup, Legion defeated Moonlight Express (Mao and Mike Bailey) to unify the titles with SWE Tag Team Championship.[25][26]
Vacated25 April 2021Vacated when Rampage Brown signed with WWE and Great-O-Kharn returned to Japan.
24Destination Everywhere
(Michael Oku and Connor Mills)
21 August 2021IX AnniversaryManchester, England129Defeated The Legion (Lucian Phillips and Screwface Ahmed) in the finals of Great British Tag League to win the vacant titles.[27][28]
25Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
19 September 2021High StakesManchester, England263This was a winner takes all match, where Aussie Open's PWA Tag Team Championship was also in the line.[29]
26Ricky Knight Jr. and Roy Knight21 November 2021UprisingLondon, England149[30]
27Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper)
9 January 2022Live In LondonLondon, England1287Defeated Ricky Knight Jr. and Zak Knight, who substituted for Roy Knight.[31]
28Greedy Souls
(Brendan White and Danny Jones)
23 October 2022Live In LondonLondon, England1259[32]
29Subculture
(Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews)
9 July 2023Epic Encounter 2023London, England1266[33]
30Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
March 31, 2024Revolution RumbleLondon, England171+[34]

Combined reigns edit

Record tying two-time and longest reigning champions The Leaders of the New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)

As of June 10, 2024.

Indicates the current champion

By team edit

RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1The Leaders of the New School
(Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.)
21,125
2The Legion
(Great-O-Khan and Rampage Brown)
1560
3Suzuki-gun
(Minoru Suzuki and Zack Sabre Jr.)
1475
4The Kartel
(Sha Samuels and Terry Frazier)
2462
5The Revolutionists
(James Castle and Sha Samuels)
1364
6The Thrillers
(1st reign: Doug Basham, Iestyn Rees, Joel Redman, Mark Haskins and Ricky Hype)
(2nd reign: Redman and Haskins)
2336
7Project Ego
(Kris Travis and Martin Kirby)
1293
8Sunshine Machine
(Chuck Mambo and TK Cooper)
1287
$wiss Money Holding
(Ares and Claudio Castagnoli)
1287
10The Swords of Essex
(Paul Robinson and Will Ospreay)
1273
11Charlie Garrett and Joel Redman1266
Subculture
(Flash Morgan Webster and Mark Andrews)
1266
13Greedy Souls
(Brendan White and Danny Jones)
1259
14England's Calling
(Joel Redman and Martin Stone)
1245
15CCK
(Chris Brookes and Travis Banks)
1232
16The Untouchables
(Dave Moralez and Jack Storm)
1218
17AK-47
(Ashe and Kris Linell)
1216
18Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
2113
19Moustache Mountain
(Trent Seven and Tyler Bate)
189
20The All Stars
(Mikey Whiplash and Robbie Dynamite)
186
21Dragon Hearts
(Dragon Phoenix and Spud)
177
22Josh Bodom and Sha Samuels171
23Grizzled Young Veterans
(James Drake and Zack Gibson)
171+
24Ricky Knight Jr. and Roy Knight149
25Destination Everywhere
(Michael Oku and Connor Mills)
129
26The Inner City Machine Guns
(Rich Swann and Ricochet)
11

By wrestler edit

Record tying four-time champion (with Sha Samuels) Joel Redman.
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1Zack Sabre Jr.31,600
2Marty Scurll21,125
3Sha Samuels4897
4Joel Redman4847
5Great-O-Khan1560
Rampage Brown1560
7Minoru Suzuki1475
8Terry Frazier2462
9James Castle1364
10Mark Haskins2336
11Kris Travis1293
Martin Kirby1293
13Ares1287
Chuck Mambo1287
Claudio Castagnoli1287
TK Cooper1287
17Paul Robinson1273
Will Ospreay1273
19Charlie Garrett1266
Flash Morgan Webster1266
Mark Andrews1266
22Brendan White1259
Danny Jones1259
24Martin Stone1245
25Chris Brookes1232
Travis Banks1232
27Dave Moralez1218
Jack Storm1218
29Doug Basham1217
Iestyn Rees1217
Ricky Hype1217
32Ashe1216
Kris Linell1216
34Kyle Fletcher2113
Mark Davis2113
36Trent Seven189
Tyler Bate189
38Mikey Whiplash186
Robbie Dynamite186
40Dragon Phoenix177
Spud177
42Josh Bodom171
43James Drake171+
Zack Gibson171+
45Ricky Knight Jr.149
Roy Knight149
47Michael Oku129
Connor Mills129
49Rich Swann11
Ricochet11

See also edit

References edit

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