| Championshipname | IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship |
|---|---|
| Currentholder | Mexa Boy's (Noisy Boy and Spider Fly) |
| Won | January 1, 2025 |
| Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group |
| Created | January 2, 2000[1] |
| Mostreigns | Los Megas (3 reigns) (Mega and Ultra Mega) |
| Firstchamp | Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki |
| Longestreign | Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett (875 days) |
| Shortestreign | American Gigolo and MAZADA (9 days) |
The IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (Campeonato Intercontinental de Parejas IWRG in Spanish) is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) since 2000. As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[a] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[b] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[c] or leaving the company.[d]
Mexa Boy's (Noisy Boy and Spider Fly) are the current champions, having defeated previous champions El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Hell Boy, and Mala Fama (Látigo and Toxin) on January 1, 2025 to win the titles. A total of 59 individuals have held the championship, 34 different teams for a combined 43 reigns. The tag team championship was created in 2000 when Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki defeated Fantasy and Black Dragon to win the tournament.[2] Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett hold the record for the longest reign, 875 days, while the team of American Gigolo and MAZADA is the team to have held the title the shortest time, nine days. Los Megas (Mega and Ultra Mega) is the only team to have held the title three times while Dr. Cerebro has held it three times as well but with two different partners.
Combined reigns
As of , .
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Junior Dinamitas (El Hijo de Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000, Jr.) | 2 | 948 |
| 2 | Bryce Benjamin and Marshe Rockett | 1 | 875 |
| 3 | Los Cerebros (Dr. Cerebro and Cerebro Negro) | 2 | 701 |
| 4 | Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan | 2 | 630 |
| 5 | Mexa Boy's † (Noisy Boy and Spider Fly) | 1 | + |
| 6 | Negro Navarro and Trauma I | 1 | 511 |
| 7 | Los Terribles Cerebros (Cerebro Negro and Cerebro Negro Jr.) | 1 | 406 |
| 8 | Fantasy and Star Boy | 2 | 364 |
| 9 | El Hijo del Pantera and El Pantera | 2 | 354 |
| 10 | El Felino and Pantera | 1 | 336 |
| 11 | Los Megas (Mega and Ultra Mega) | 3 | 297 ¤[e] |
| 12 | Rokambole Jr. and Villano V Jr. | 1 | 259 |
| 13 | Los Oficiales (Oficial AK-47 and Oficial 911) | 2 | 222 |
| 14 | Aramís and Imposible | 1 | 246 |
| 15 | El Diablo Jr. I and Black Terry | 1 | 204 |
| 16 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Rey Leon | 1 | 182 |
| 17 | Black Warrior and Warrior Jr. | 1 | 175 |
| 18 | Alan Extreme and Veneno | 1 | 174 |
| 19 | Chicano and Danny Casas | 1 | 171 |
| 20 | Chicano and Veneno | 1 | 169 |
| 21 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus and Hell Boy | 1 | 157 |
| 22 | The Golden Gods (Atomico Jr. and Golden Dragon) | 1 | 154 |
| 23 | MAZADA and NOZAWA | 1 | 137 |
| 24 | Apolo Estrada, Jr. and El Hijo del Diablo | 2 | 92 |
| 25 | Trauma I and Trauma II | 1 | 88 |
| 26 | Los OGs (Joey Marx and Mason Conrad) | 1 | 70 |
| 27 | Yasushi Kanda and Susumu Mochizuki | 1 | 63 |
| 28 | Ricky Cruzz and Scorpio, Jr. | 1 | 58 |
| 29 | Capo del Norte and Capo del Sur | 1 | 37 |
| 30 | Canis Lupus and Eterno | 1 | 31 |
| 31 | American Gigolo and MAZADA | 1 | 24 |
| 32 | Eterno and X-Fly | 1 | 21 |
| 33 | Mala Fama (Látigo and Toxin) | 1 | 14 |
| 34 | Dr. Cerebro and Bombero Infernal | 1 | N/A ¤[f] |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerebro Negro | 3 | 1,107 |
| 2 | El Hijo de Cien Caras | 2 | 948 |
| Máscara Año 2000, Jr. | 2 | ||
| 4 | Bryce Benjamin | 1 | 875 |
| Marshe Rockett | 1 | ||
| 6 | Pantera / Pantera II | 3 | 747 |
| 7 | Dr. Cerebro | 3 | 701 ¤ |
| 8 | Pirata Morgan | 2 | 630 |
| Hijo de Pirata Morgan | 2 | ||
| 10 | Trauma I | 2 | 599 |
| 11 | Noisy Boy † | 1 | + |
| Spider Fly † | 1 | ||
| 13 | Negro Navarro | 1 | 511 |
| 14 | Cerebro Negro Jr. | 1 | 406 |
| 15 | Fantasy | 2 | 364 |
| Star Boy | 2 | ||
| 17 | El Hijo del Pantera | 2 | 354 |
| 18 | Veneno | 1 | 342 |
| 19 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | 2 | 339 |
| Chicano | 1 | ||
| 21 | El Felino | 1 | 336 |
| 22 | Mega | 3 | 297 ¤ |
| Ultra Mega | 3 | 297 ¤ | |
| 24 | Rokambole Jr. | 1 | 259 |
| Villano V Jr. | 1 | ||
| 26 | Aramís | 1 | 246 |
| Imposible | 1 | ||
| 28 | Black Terry | 1 | 240 |
| El Diablo Jr. I | 1 | ||
| 30 | Oficial AK-47 | 2 | 222 |
| Oficial 911 | 2 | ||
| 32 | Rey Leon | 1 | 182 |
| 33 | Black Warrior | 1 | 175 |
| Warrior Jr. | 1 | ||
| 35 | Alan Extreme | 1 | 174 |
| 36 | Danny Casas | 1 | 171 |
| 37 | MAZADA | 2 | 161 |
| 38 | Hell Boy | 1 | 157 |
| 39 | Atomico Jr. | 1 | 154 |
| Golden Dragon | 1 | ||
| 41 | NOZAWA | 1 | 137 |
| 42 | Apolo Estrada, Jr. | 2 | 92 |
| El Hijo del Diablo | 2 | ||
| 44 | Trauma II | 1 | 88 |
| 45 | Joey Marx | 1 | 70 |
| Mason Conrad | 1 | ||
| 47 | Susumu Mochizuki | 1 | 63 |
| Yasushi Kanda | 1 | ||
| 49 | Ricky Cruzz | 1 | 58 |
| Scorpio, Jr. | 1 | ||
| 51 | Eterno | 2 | 52 |
| 52 | Capo del Norte | 1 | 37 |
| Capo del Sur | 1 | ||
| 54 | Canis Lupus | 1 | 31 |
| 55 | American Gigolo | 1 | 24 |
| 56 | X-Fly | 1 | 21 |
| 57 | Látigo | 1 | 14 |
| Toxin | 1 | ||
| 59 | Bombero Infernal | 1 | N/A ¤ |
Championship tournaments
2010 Tag Team Tournament
On January 14, 2010, IWRG announced that they had stripped then reigning IWRG Tag Team Champions, Ricky Cruzz and Scorpio, Jr., of the championship due to inactivity. At the same time, they announced an eight-team tag team tournament to crown new tag team champions. The tournament was announced as a "Father / Son" Tag team tournament with all teams being composed of fathers and sons. The first block took place on January 17, 2010 and featured four teams: El Canek and Hijo del Canek, Pantera and Hijo del Pantera, Olímpico and Exodia, and Negro Navarro and Trauma I. Block B took place on January 24, 2010, and featured the following teams: Brazo de Plata and Brazo de Plata, Jr., Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera, Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan, Máscara Año 2000 and Máscara Año 2000, Jr. Negro Navarro and Trauma I won "Block A" while Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan won "Block B", which meant that the two teams met to determine the next Tag Team champions. On January 31, 2010 Pirata Morgan and Hijo de Pirata Morgan won the championship.[3]
2015 Tag Team Tournament
In July 2015 IWRG announced that they were holding a tournament for the now vacant IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship after IWRG stripped previous champions Chicano and Danny Casas of the championship.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[5]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[6]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[7]
- ^ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[8]
- ^ The exact date on which the title change took place is not known, which means the title reign lasted between and days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title change took place is not known, which means the title reign lasted between and days.
References
- Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers. Revised ed. New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
- Duncan, Royal & Will, Gary (2000). Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Waterloo, ON: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "SLAM! Wrestling International -- 2000: The Year-In-Review Mexico". Slam Wrestling!. Canoe. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
- ^ "2000 Especial" (in Spanish). Box y Lucha Magazine. January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. issue 2488.
- ^ Boutwell, Josh (February 2, 2010). "Viva La Raza Lucha weekly". WrestleView. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
- ^ Mejía Eguiluz, Diego (July 20, 2015). "Pantera y su hijo, nuevos campeones intercontinentales de parejas" (in Spanish). The Gladiatores. Retrieved July 20, 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 271.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 20.
- ^ Duncan & Will 2000, p. 201.