MCW Tag Team Championship
Professional wrestling tag team championship
MCW Tag Team Championship Promotion MCW Pro Wrestling Date established August 18, 1998 Current champion(s) Ronnie & Ryan Zukko Date won December 27, 2024 First champion(s) The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher ) Most reigns (as team)6 reigns )6 reigns ) Longest reign Rush Hour (Deion Epps and Tommy Seto) Shortest reign The Slackers and The Ghetto Mafia
The MCW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the MCW Pro Wrestling promotion . The titles were created and debuted on August 18, 1998, at a MCW live event . The current champions are Ronnie Zukko and Ryan Zukko, together known as The Zukkos, who are in their first reign as a team, individually third for Ronnie and first for Ryan.
The inaugural champions were The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher ), who defeated Jimmy Cicero and Julio Sanchez in the finals of a tournament to win the championship on August 18, 1998, at an MCW live event.
Title history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
#
Indicates what number the reign is
Event
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
Wrestler name (#)
The number represents the individual reigns of a wrestler when this is distinct from the tag team's reign.
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
No.
Wrestler
Reign
Date
Days
Location
Event
Notes
1
The Headbangers (Mosh Thrasher
1
August 18, 1998
Baltimore , MarylandLive event Defeated Jimmy Cicero and Julio Sanchez in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
2
Jimmy Cicero Julio Sanchez 1
September 20, 1998
Baltimore , MarylandLive event
3
Earl the Pearl and Stevie Richards 1
November 4, 1998
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
4
The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype )
1
February 7, 1999
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Defeated Earl the Pearl and Stevie Richards, and Joey Matthews and Quinn Nash in a three-way match.
5
The Bruiser and Danny Rose 1
May 2, 1999
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
6
The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype )
2
May 16, 1999
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
7
Adam Flash The Bruiser (2)
1
May 22, 1999
Pylesville, Maryland Live event
8
Jimmy Cicero (2) and Romeo Valentino 1
July 8, 1999
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
9
The Bruiser (3) and Jerry Lawler 1
November 13, 1999
Owings Mills, Maryland Live event
–
Vacated —
December 5, 1999
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated after Jerry Lawler is unable to defend the championships.
10
The Holy Rollers (Earl the Pearl (2) and Rich Myers )
1
January 19, 2000
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event Defeated Chad Austin and Jimmy Cicero, and Christian York and Joey Matthews in a three-way match.
11
Christian York Joey Matthews 1
May 17, 2000
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
12
Christopher Carmichael Dino Divine 1
August 2, 2000
Ocean City, Maryland Live event Defeated Christian York and Joey Matthews, The Executions, and Ghetto Mafia in a four-way match.
13
Romeo Valentino (2) and Ronnie Zukko 1
February 21, 2001
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
14
The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype )
3
June 9, 2001
Middle River, Maryland Live event Defeated Romeo Valentino and Ronnie Zukko, and Earl the Pearl and Rich Myers in a three-way match.
15
The Holy Rollers (Earl the Pearl (2) and Rich Myers )
2
July 18, 2001
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event Defeated 2-Dope and Sydeswype (The Ghetto Mafia), and Romeo Valentino and Zukko in a three-way match.
16
Christian York Joey Matthews 2
November 3, 2001
Paw Paw, West Virginia Live event
17
The Slackers (Chad Bowman Dino Divine (2) )
1
May 22, 2002
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
18
The Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Sydeswype )
4
July 16, 2003
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event 2-Dope and Sydeswype (The Ghetto Mafia) defeated Chad Bowman and Dino Divine (The Slackers), and MEWF Tag Team Champions Buzz Stryker and Derek Wayne in a three-way match to unify both championships.
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Unified
—
July 16, 2003
—
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event Maryland Championship Wrestling closes.
19
The Slackers (Chad Bowman Dino Divine (2) )
2
February 26, 2006
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Defeated The Holy Rollers, The Ghetto Mafia, and Jason Static and Judas Young in a four-way match to revive the championship.
20
B.G. Kip James (The James Gang )
1
February 26, 2006
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Defeated The Slackers, and The Holy Rollers in a three-way match.
21
Danny Doring Danny Jaxx 1
March 26, 2006
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Danny Doring and Danny Jaxx defeated B.G. and Kip James (The James Gang), The Holy Rollers, and The Slackers in a four-way match.
22
Jason Static and Scott Fowler 1
May 7, 2006
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
23
The Bruiser (4) and Genesis 1
September 10, 2006
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
24
Buzz Stryker and Kelly Bell (Phat Blues Inc.)
1
December 28, 2006
Glen Burnie, Maryland Live event
25
Ruckus Sabian (BLKOUT )
1
April 21, 2007
Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland Live event Defeated Buzz Stryker and Kelly Bell (Phat Blues Inc.), and Buck Chyld and Doyle Day (The Best of Both Worlds) in a three-way match.
26
The Ghetto Mafia2-Dope (5) and Qenaan Creed 1
September 9, 2007
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
27
Johnny Hardwick and Zachary Shane 1
April 5, 2008
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Johnny Hardwick and Zachary Shane defeated Ghetto Mafia (2-Dope and Qenaan Creed), and Teddy Stigma and Ryan McBride in a three-way.
28
The Ghetto Mafia2-Dope (6) and Qenaan Creed )
2
May 4, 2008
Dundalk, Maryland Live event 2-Dope and Qenaan Creed (The Ghetto Mafia) defeated Johnny Hardwick and Zachary Shane, and Ryan Mcbride and Teddy Stigma in a three-way match
29
Ryan McBride and Teddy Stigma 1
December 27, 2008
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Ryan McBride and Teddy Stigma defeated 2-Dope and Qenaan Creed (The Ghetto Mafia) in a ladder match .
—
Vacated —
April 11, 2009
—
N/A
N/A
Ryan McBride and Teddy Stigma were stripped of the championships.
30
D. J. Hyde Dino Divine (4) 1
April 11, 2009
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Defeated Cole Calloway and Rhett Titus in a tournament final.
31
Tyler Hilton and Zachary Shane (2) 1
July 11, 2009
Dundalk, Maryland Live event Tyler Hilton and Zachary Shane defeated D. J. Hyde and Dino Divine, Cole Calloway and Rhett Titus, Stevie Richards and Sugarmask in a four-way match to win the championships.
32
Kirby Mack T. J. Mack (Team Macktion)
1
December 26, 2009
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
33
(Holy Rollers) Earl the Pearl (4) and Ramblin' Rich Myers (3) 3
July 31, 2010
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
34
C-Fed and G-Fed (Fed-Up)
1
July 30, 2011
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
35
Drolix and Marcus Streets (Black Wallstreet)
1
December 30, 2011
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
36
C-Fed (2) and G-Fed (2) (Fed-Up)
2
April 6, 2012
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
37
Adam Flash (2) Ronnie Zukko (2)
1
December 29, 2012
Dundalk, Maryland Live event
38
Buck Chyld and G-Fed (3) 1
August 10, 2013
Dundalk, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup
39
Napalm Bomb and Solo (Black Wall Street)
1
March 22, 2014
Joppatowne, Maryland Live event
40
Christian York (3) and Ruckus (2)1
October 3, 2014
Waldorf, Maryland Live event
41
Napalm Bomb and Solo (Black Wall Street)
2
October 4, 2014
Joppatowne, Maryland Live event
42
The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve)
1
December 27, 2014
Joppatowne, Maryland Seasons Beatings
43
The Ecktourage (Dirty Money and Eric Chapel)
1
July 18, 2015
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup
44
Sudden Impact (Lio Rush and Patrick Clark)
1
October 3, 2015
Joppatowne, Maryland Live Event Clark and Rush defeated The Ecktourage and The Hell Cats in a triple threat match to win the championships.
45
The Ecktourage (Dirty Money and Eric Chapel)
2
October 16, 2015
Felton, Delaware Autumn Armageddon Tour 2015
46
The Punk Rock All Stars (Drake Carter and Shaun Cannon)
1
April 23, 2016
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Spring Fever Tour 2016 – Day 3 This was a No Disqualification No Count Out Match.
47
The Ecktourage (Dirty Money and Eric Chapel)
3
July 16, 2016
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVI This was a 6-Way Gauntlet Match also including Guns For Hire (Bill Collier and Paul Jordane), Black Wall Street (Napalm Bomb and Solo), The Bruiser and Rayo and Cousin Clay and Bo Nekoda.
48
The Broken Hardys ("Broken" Matt Hardy and Brother Nero )
1
January 28, 2017
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Broken Anniversary MMXVII This match was also for the TNA World Tag Team Championship .
—
Vacated —
April 4, 2017
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated after The Hardys signed with WWE .
49
Guns 4 Hire (Bill Collier and Paul Jordane)
1
April 22, 2017
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Spring Fever 2017 Defeated The Ecktourage for the vacant titles.
50
The Cartel (Dante Caballero and Joe Keys)
1
December 1, 2017
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Seasons Beatings 2017
51
Bobby and Robby 1
March 24, 2018
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Breakthrough: Proving Grounds
52
The Cartel (Dante Caballero and Joe Keys)
2
June 9, 2018
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Breakthrough: Shot At Glory Cashed in their Golden Boot contract.
53
Bobby and Robby 2
July 14, 2018
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII – Day 2
54
Guns 4 Hire (Bill Collier and Paul Jordane)
2
September 29, 2018
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Tag Wars 2018 This was a Tag Team Gauntlet match also including The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve), The Punk Rock All Stars (Drake Carter and Shaun Cannon) and Dirty Money and G-Fed.
55
Sons of Savagery (Bishop Khan and Malcolm Moses)
1
November 9, 2018
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Autumn Armageddon 2018
—
Vacated —
March 31, 2019
—
Joppatowne, Maryland MCW Spring Fever 2019 Vacated after Sons of Savagery signed with Ring of Honor .
56
The Saviors (Eric Martin and John Skyler)
1
July 13, 2019
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2019
Defeated Bobby and Robby in tournament final for the vacant titles.
57
Rush Hour (Deion Epps and Tommy Seto)
1
January 17, 2020
Joppatowne, Maryland Winter Blast 2020
58
Seduce & Destroy (Joe Keys (3) and Breaux Keller)
1
June 23, 2021
Joppatowne, Maryland Breakthrough Ep. 2
59
Black Wallstreet (Drolix (2) and Chuck Lennox)
1
November 12, 2021
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XX
This was a three–way match also involving the team of Ken Dixon and Boom Hayden.
60
The Trade (Killian McMurphy and Myles Hawkins)
1
December 30, 2021
Joppatowne, Maryland Last Call at The MCW Arena
61
Pat Brink (2) and Alec Odin 1
April 16, 2022
Havre De Grace, Maryland Breakthrough
62
The Trade (Robert Locke (3) and Eric Martin (2) )
1
July 23, 2022
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XXI
Defeated Alec Odin and Samuel Shaw , who was substituting for Pat Brink
63
Dante Caballero (3) and Joe Keys (4)
3
December 30, 2022
Joppatowne, Maryland Season’s Beatings 2022
64
Capital Punishment (Spencer Slade and Tim Spriggs)
1
July 22, 2023
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2023
65
The Hype (Khazman Lee and Myron Malone)
1
July 13, 2024
Joppatowne, Maryland Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2024
66
The Zukkos (Ronnie (3) and Ryan Zukko)
1
December 27, 2024
Joppatowne, Maryland Season's Beatings 2024
Combined reigns
As of January 6, 2025.
†
Indicates the current champions
By team
Rank
Team
No.of
Combined days
1
Earl the Pearl and Ramblin' Rich Myers (The Holy Rollers)
3
591
2
Deion Epps and Tommy Seto (Rush Hour)
1
523
3
2-Dope and Qenaan Creed (The Ghetto Mafia)
2
476
4
Dirty Money and Eric Chapel (The Ecktourage)
3
463
5
Chad Bowman Dino Divine (The Slackers)
2
420
C-Fed and G-Fed (Fed-Up)
2
420
7
Spencer Slade and Tim Spriggs (Capital Punishment)
1
357
8
Dante Caballero and Joe Keys (The Cartel)
3
352
9
Napalm Bomb and Solo
2
279
10
Christian York Joey Matthews 2
277
11
Bill Collier and Paul Jordane(Guns 4 Hire)
2
264
12
Adam Flash and Ronnie Zukko (The New Age Scumbags)
1
224
Buck Chyld and G-Fed
1
224
14
Kirby Mack T.J. Mack (Team Macktion)
1
217
15
Christopher Carmichael Dino Divine
1
203
Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve (The Hell Cats)
1
203
17
Eric Martin and John Skyler (The Saviors)
1
188
18
Tyler Hilton and Zachary Shane
1
168
19
Khazman Lee and Myron Malone (The Hype)
1
167
20
Robert Locke and Eric Martin (The Trade)
1
160
21
Robby and Bobby
2
154
22
Bishop Khan and Malcolm Moses (Sons of Savagery)
1
142
Joe Keys and Breaux Keller (Seduce & Destroy)
1
142
24
Ruckus Sabian (BLKOUT )
1
141
25
2-Dope and Sydeswype (The Ghetto Mafia)
4
129
26
Jimmy Cicero Romeo Valentino 1
128
27
Jason Static and Scott Fowler
1
126
28
Buzz Stryker and Kelly Bell (Phat Blues Inc.)
1
114
29
The Bruiser and Genesis
1
109
30
Romeo Valentino and Ronnie Zukko
1
108
31
Myles Hawkins and Killian McMurphy (The Trade)
1
107
32
Ryan McBride and Teddy Stigma
1
105
33
Drolix and Marcus Streets (Black Wallstreet)
1
98
Pat Brink and Alec Odin
1
98
35
Earl the Pearl and Stevie Richards 1
95
36
D. J. Hyde and Dino Divine
1
91
37
Drake Carter and Shaun Cannon (The Punk Rock All Stars)
1
84
38
Brother Nero "Broken" Matt Hardy (The Broken Hardys )
1
65
39
Drolix and Chuck Lennox (Black Wallstreet)
1
48
40
Adam Flash The Bruiser
1
47
41
Jimmy Cicero Julio Sanchez 1
45
42
Danny Doring Danny Jaxx
1
42
43
Mosh Thrasher (The Headbangers )
1
33
44
Johnny Hardwick and Zachary Shane
1
29
45
B.G. Kip James (The James Gang )
1
28
46
The Bruiser and Jerry Lawler 1
22
47
The Bruiser and Danny Rose
1
14
48
Lio Rush Patrick Clark (Sudden Impact)
1
13
49
Ronnie Zukko and Ryan Zukko †(The Zukkos)
1
50
Christian York and Ruckus 1
1
By wrestler
Rank
Wrestler
No. of
Combined days
1
Dino Divine
4
714
2
Earl the Pearl
4
686
3
G-Fed
3
644
4
2-Dope
6
605
5
Ramblin' Rich Myers
3
591
6
Deion Epps
1
523
Tommy Seto
8
Joe Keys
4
494
9
Qenaan Creed
2
476
10
Dirty Money
3
463
Eric Chapel
3
463
12
C-Fed
2
420
Chad Bowman 2
420
14
Spencer Slade
1
357
Tim Spriggs
1
357
16
Dante Caballero
3
352
17
Eric Martin
2
348
18
Ronnie Zukko †
3
19
Robert Locke/Robby
3
314
20
Napalm Bomb
2
279
Solo
2
279
22
Christian York 3
278
23
Joey Matthews 2
277
24
Adam Flash 2
271
25
Bill Collier
2
264
Paul Jordane
2
264
27
Romeo Valentino 2
236
28
Buck Chyld
1
224
29
Kirby Mack 1
217
T.J. Mack
1
217
31
Pat Brink/Genesis
2
207
32
Christopher Carmichael 1
203
Jimmy Starz
1
203
Sexy Steve
1
203
35
Zachary Shane
2
197
36
The Bruiser
4
192
37
John Skyler
1
188
38
Jimmy Cicero 2
173
39
Tyler Hilton
1
168
40
Khazman Lee
1
167
Myron Malone
1
167
42
Bobby
2
154
43
Drolix
2
146
44
Ruckus 2
142
Bishop Khan
1
142
Malcolm Moses
1
142
Breaux Keller
1
142
48
Sabian 1
141
49
Sydeswype
4
129
50
Jason Static
1
126
Scott Fowler
1
126
52
Buzz Stryker
1
114
Kelly Bell
1
114
54
Myles Hawkins
1
107
Killian McMurphy
1
107
56
Ryan McBride
1
105
Teddy Stigma
1
105
58
Marcus Streets
1
98
Alec Odin
1
98
59
Stevie Richards 1
95
60
D. J. Hyde
1
91
61
Drake Carter
1
84
Shaun Cannon
1
84
63
Brother Nero 1
65
"Broken" Matt Hardy 1
65
65
Chuck Lennox
1
48
66
Julio Sanchez 1
45
67
Danny Doring 1
42
Danny Jaxx
1
42
69
Mosh 1
33
Thrasher 1
33
71
Johnny Hardwick
1
29
72
B.G. James 1
28
Kip James 1
28
74
Jerry Lawler 1
22
75
Danny Rose
1
14
76
Lio Rush 1
13
Patrick Clark 1
13
78
Ryan Zukko †
1
Notes
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