| SSW Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Southern States Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | October 1, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Shawn Cruz and The Mega Destroyer | ||||||||||
| Date won | July 6, 2019 | ||||||||||
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The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern States Wrestling. It was first won by Danny and Bam Bam Christian when they defeated The Russian Assassins in Hampton, Tennessee on October 1, 1990. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States, most often in its home base in East Tennessee, but has been defended in other parts of the country as well. While touring New England in late-1996, the titles changed hands when Scott Sterling & Dan Cooley lost the belts to Justin St. John & Steve Flynn in Revere, Massachusetts on November 23, 1996. There are 30 recognized known teams with a total of 65 title reigns.
Title history
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Christian Brothers (Bam Bam Christian and Danny Christian) |
October 1, 1990 | House show | Hampton, Tennessee | 1 | 33 | Defeated The Russian Assassins to become the inaugural champions. | |
| 2 | Wayne Rogers and George Hiatt | November 3, 1990 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 517 | ||
| 3 | The Regulators (Stone and Steel) |
April 3, 1992 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 124 | ||
| 4 | The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) |
August 5, 1992 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 177 | ||
| 5 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
January 29, 1993 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 220 | ||
| 6 | G.Q. Stratus and Jimmy Golden | September 6, 1993 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 17 | ||
| 7 | The Christian Brothers (Bam Bam Christian and Danny Christian) |
September 23, 1993 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 2 | 85 | ||
| 8 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
December 17, 1993 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 2 | 210 | ||
| 9 | Alex Shane and Eddie Golden | July 15, 1994 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 22 | ||
| 10 | Mike Powers and Alabama Heartthrob | August 6, 1994 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 70 | ||
| 11 | Steve Flynn and Bobby B. | September 17, 1994 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 42 | ||
| 12 | Beau James and The Hornet | October 15, 1994 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 119 | ||
| 13 | Danny Christian (3) and Eddie Bruiser | February 1, 1995 | House show | Duffield, Virginia | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Beau James (2) and The War Machine | February 3, 1995 | House show | Duffield, Virginia | 1 | 14 | ||
| 15 | Danny Christian (4) and Eddie Bruiser | February 17, 1995 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 2 | 29 | ||
| 16 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
March 17, 1995 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 3 | 63 | ||
| 17 | The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) |
May 19, 1995 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 2 | 84 | ||
| 18 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
August 11, 1995 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 4 | 19 | ||
| 19 | The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) |
August 30, 1995 | House show | Tazewell, Tennessee | 3 | 5 | ||
| 20 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
September 4, 1995 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 88 | ||
| 21 | Beau James (3) and Dan Cooley | December 1, 1995 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
December 2, 1995 | SSW | Princeton, West Virginia | 2 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Beau James (4) and Ricky Morton | December 9, 1995 | SSW | Ledger, North Carolina | 1 | 27 | ||
| 24 | Beautiful Blonds (Eddie Golden (2) and Stan Lee) |
January 5, 1996 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 42 | ||
| 25 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
February 16, 1996 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 3 | 48 | ||
| 26 | The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton (2) and Bobby Fulton) |
April 4, 1996 | SSW | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | ||
| 27 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
May 9, 1996 | SSW | Johnson City, Tennessee | 4 | 116 | ||
| 28 | Scott Sterling (4) and Dan Cooley (2) | September 2, 1996 | House show | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 149 | ||
| 29 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
October 5, 1996 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 5 | 14 | ||
| 30 | Scott Sterling (5) and Dan Cooley (3) | October 19, 1996 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 2 | 35 | ||
| 31 | Justin St. John and Steve Flynn (2) | November 23, 1996 | SSW | Revere, Massachusetts | 1 | 41 | ||
| 32 | Danny Christian (5) and Johnny Thunder | January 3, 1997 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 49 | Butch Black substituted Steve Flynn due to Flynn suffering an injury. | |
| 33 | Beau James (5) and The War Machine (2) | February 21, 1997 | House show | Wytheville, Virginia | 2 | 133 | ||
| 34 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
July 4, 1997 | SSW The Famous Final Scene | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 5 | 106 | ||
| 35 | Legends (Beau James (6) and K. C. Thunder) |
October 18, 1997 | SSW | Mountain City, Tennessee | 1 | 62 | ||
| 36 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
December 19, 1997 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 6 | 100 | ||
| 37 | Mike Cooper and Super Masked Man | March 20, 1998 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | ||
| 38 | Chuck Jones and Roger Ham | April 3, 1998 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | This was a 2-on-1 handicap match in which Jones defeated Mike Cooper and Super Masked Man alone. He later chose Roger Ham as his tag team partner. | |
| 39 | The Brooklyn Bad Boys (Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 & Brooklyn Bad Boy #2) |
April 17, 1998 | SSW | Fall Branch, Tennessee | 1 | 267 | This was a 2-on-1 handicap match in which Chuck Jones faced The Brooklyn Boys alone. It is uncertain if Ham legitimately held the titles with Jones, but cagematch.net shows Ham's presence in the team. | |
| 40 | The Christian Brothers (Bam Bam Christian (4) and Danny Christian (6)) |
January 9, 1999 | House show | Mountain City, Tennessee | 3 | 21 | ||
| 41 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
January 30, 1999 | SSW Little K-Town Showdown | Kingsport, Tennessee | 7 | 85 | ||
| 42 | The Christian Brothers (Bam Bam Christian (5) and Danny Christian (7)) |
April 25, 1999 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 4 | 76 | ||
| 43 | Steve Flynn (3) and K. C. Thunder (2) | July 10, 1999 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 40 | This was a three-way tag team match also involving Frank Parker and Roger Anderson. | |
| — | Vacated | August 19, 1999 | SSW Big Orange Brawl | Kingsport, Tennessee | — | — | Beau James substituted K. C. Thunder in a title defence against Frank Parker and Roger Anderson. The titles were declared vacated after a controversial ending of the match. | |
| 44 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
October 30, 1999 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 8 | 33 | Defeated The Memphis Bodyguards (Beau James and Bruiser Graham) to win the vacant titles. The length of this reign is uncertain due to some documentations stating that somewhere in November there was a short vacancy of the titles. Cagematch.net recognizes Parker's and Anderson's reign as uninterrupted. | |
| 45 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton (2) and Ricky Harrison) |
December 2, 1999 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 72 | Although Harrison was not part of The Rock 'n' Roll Express, certain documentations present him as part of the team. | |
| 46 | Beau James (7) and Buddy Landel | February 12, 2000 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 36 | ||
| 47 | Ricky Harrison (2) and Iron Cross | March 9, 2000 | House show | Saltville, Virginia | 1 | 188 | ||
| 48 | Legends (Beau James (8) and K. C. Thunder (3)) |
September 13, 2000 | House show | Saltville, Virginia | 2 | 17-48 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |
| 49 | Something Else (John Noble and Eddie Browning) |
October 2000 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 87-118 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |
| 50 | Legends (Beau James (9) and K. C. Thunder (4)) |
January 26, 2001 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 3 | 53 | ||
| 51 | The Batten Twins (Bart Batten and Brad Batten) |
March 20, 2001 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 73 | ||
| 52 | The High Flyers (Andy Douglas and Kelly Charles) |
June 1, 2001 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 63 | ||
| 53 | The Batten Twins (Bart Batten and Brad Batten) |
August 3, 2001 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 85 | This was a 2-on-1 handicap match in which Douglas defended the titles alone due to Charles failing to appear. The match was co-hosted by SSW and MECW at the Kingsport Armory. | |
| 54 | Steve Flynn (4) and K. C. Thunder (5) | October 27, 2001 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 258 | ||
| 55 | Beau James (10) and Brian Overbay | July 17, 2002 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 46 | Roger Anderson substituted Steve Flynn in this title defence. The show was held at the Civic Auditorium instead of the Armory which was the main venue of the promotion at the time. | |
| 56 | Scotty McKeever and Jesse Taylor | September 1, 2002 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 58 | ||
| 57 | Beau James (11) and Brian Overbay (2) | October 29, 2002 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 30 | ||
| 58 | The Blond Bombers (Thorn Baldwin and Tim Baldwin) |
November 28, 2002 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 114 | ||
| — | Vacated | March 8, 2003 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | — | — | Titles were vacated after Tim Baldwin suffered an injury. | |
| 59 | The Batten Twins (Bart Batten and Brad Batten) |
March 22, 2003 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 3 | 165 | Defeated Beau James and Gator McAllister in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | |
| 60 | The Blond Bombers (Thorn Baldwin and Tim Baldwin) |
September 3, 2003 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 296 | The exact length of the reign is uncertain due to cagematch.de stating that the reign began on September 4. | |
| 61 | Super Destroyer and Josh Cody | June 25, 2004 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 194 | ||
| 62 | Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens | January 5, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 17 | The exact length of the reign is uncertain due to cagematch.de stating that the reign began on September 18, 2004. | |
| 63 | Super Destroyer and Josh Cody | January 22, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 41 | ||
| 64 | Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens | March 4, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 2 | 7 | ||
| 65 | Nick Hammonds and Wayne Adkins | March 11, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 36 | ||
| 66 | Beau James (12) and Super Destroyer (3) | April 9, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | ||
| 67 | Legends (Beau James (13) and K. C. Thunder (6)) |
April 23, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 4 | 146 | Super Destroyer relinquished one half of the tag titles and was immediately replaced by K. C. Thunder. | |
| 68 | Ricky Morton and Wayne Adkins (2) | September 16, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 8 | ||
| 69 | Jowad Wayne and Wayne Adkins (3) | September 24, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | Adkins betrayed Ricky Morton and he chose Jowad Wayne as a new tag team partner. The previous reign was not followed by any vacancy. | |
| 70 | Adam York and Thorn (3) | October 15, 2005 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 42 | Thorn was previously known as Thorn Baldwin. | |
| — | Vacated | November 26, 2005 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 71 | KMF Inc. (Chris Richards and Steve Fury) |
March 3, 2006 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 202 | ||
| 72 | Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens | September 21, 2006 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 3 | 156 | ||
| 73 | Chris Richards (2) and Wayne Adkins (4) | February 24, 2007 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | 141 | ||
| 74 | Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens | July 15, 2007 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 4 | <1 | ||
| — | Vacated | July 15, 2007 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances. | |
| 75 | Moe Jenkins and Nick Hammonds (2) | 2008 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | The exact lengths of this reign and of the previous vacancy are uncertain. | |
| 76 | John Noble (2) and Earl Fields | 2009 | House show | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |
| 77 | Bulldog Mac and Iron Cross (2) | November 25, 2010 | SSW 19th Annual Thanksgiving Night Extravaganza | Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |
| — | Vacated | 2011 | — | — | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances. | |
| 78 | Jake Booth and Ray Idol | April 18, 2014 | House show | Rogersville, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | Titles were vacated under unknown circumstances. They were inactive for almost 5 years. | |
| 79 | Shawn Cruz and The Mega Destroyer | July 6, 2019 | SSW | Gray, Tennessee | 1 | 1,993+ | Defeated Beau James and JR Martin in a tournament final to win the reactivated titles. | |
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered. |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death & Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) |
8 | 578 |
| 2 | Death Riders (Chic White and Tennessee Equalizer) |
5 | 526 |
| 3 | Wayne Rogers and George Hiatt | 1 | 517 |
| 4 | Shawn Cruz and The Mega Destroyer † | 1 | 1,993+ |
| 5 | The Blond Bombers (Thorn and Tim Baldwin) |
2 | 410 |
| 6 | The Batten Twins (Bart Batten and Brad Batten) |
3 | 323 |
| 7 | Steve Flynn and K. C. Thunder | 2 | 298 |
| 8 | Legends (Beau James and K. C. Thunder) |
4 | 278-309¤ |
| 9 | The Brooklyn Bad Boys (Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 & Brooklyn Bad Boy #2) |
1 | 267 |
| 10 | The Young Guns (Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin) |
3 | 266 |
| 11 | Super Destroyer and Josh Cody | 2 | 235 |
| 12 | The Christian Brothers (Bam Bam Christian and Danny Christian) |
4 | 215 |
| 13 | KMF Inc. (Chris Richards and Steve Fury) |
1 | 202 |
| 14 | Ricky Harrison and Iron Cross | 1 | 188 |
| 15 | Scott Sterling and Dan Cooley | 2 | 184 |
| 16 | Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens | 4 | 180 |
| 17 | Beau James and The War Machine | 2 | 147 |
| 18 | Chris Richards and Wayne Adkins | 1 | 141 |
| 19 | The Regulators (Stone and Steel) |
1 | 124 |
| 20 | Beau James and The Hornet | 1 | 119 |
| 21 | Something Else (John Noble and Eddie Browning) |
1 | 87-118¤ |
| 22 | Beau James and Brian Overbay | 2 | 76 |
| 23 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Ricky Harrison) |
1 | 72 |
| 24 | Mike Powers and Alabama Heartthrob | 1 | 70 |
| 25 | The High Flyers (Andy Douglas and Kelly Charles) |
1 | 63 |
| 26 | Scotty McKeever and Jesse Taylor | 1 | 58 |
| 27 | Danny Christian and Johnny Thunder | 1 | 49 |
| 28 | Adam York and Thorn | 1 | 42 |
| Beautiful Blonds (Eddie Golden and Stan Lee) |
1 | 42 | |
| Steve Flynn and Bobby B. | 1 | 42 | |
| 31 | Justin St. John and Steve Flynn | 1 | 41 |
| 32 | Beau James and Buddy Landel | 1 | 36 |
| Nick Hammonds and Wayne Adkins | 1 | 36 | |
| 34 | The Fantastic Express (Ricky Morton and Bobby Fulton) |
1 | 35 |
| 35 | Danny Christian and Eddie Bruiser | 2 | 31 |
| 36 | Jowad Wayne and Wayne Adkins | 1 | 29 |
| 37 | Beau James and Ricky Morton | 1 | 27 |
| 38 | Alex Shane and Eddie Golden | 1 | 22 |
| 39 | G.Q. Stratus and Jimmy Golden | 1 | 17 |
| 40 | Beau James and Super Destroyer | 1 | 14 |
| Chuck Jones and Roger Ham | 1 | 14 | |
| Mike Cooper and Super Masked Man | 1 | 14 | |
| 43 | Ricky Morton and Wayne Adkins | 1 | 8 |
| 44 | Beau James and Dan Cooley | 1 | 1 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beau James | 13 | 636-667¤ |
| 2 | Frank Parker | 8 | 578 |
| Roger Anderson | 8 | 578 | |
| 4 | K. C. Thunder | 6 | 576-607¤ |
| 5 | Chic White | 5 | 526 |
| Tennessee Equalizer | 5 | 526 | |
| 7 | Wayne Rogers | 1 | 517 |
| George Hiatt | 1 | 517 | |
| 9 | Shawn Cruz † | 1 | 1,993+ |
| The Mega Destroyer † | 1 | 1,993+ | |
| 11 | Thorn Baldwin/Thorn | 3 | 452 |
| 12 | Scott Sterling | 5 | 450 |
| 13 | Tim Baldwin | 2 | 410 |
| 14 | Steve Flynn | 4 | 381 |
| 15 | Chris Richards | 2 | 343 |
| 16 | Bart Batten | 3 | 323 |
| Brad Batten | 3 | 323 | |
| 18 | Danny Christian | 7 | 295 |
| 19 | Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 | 1 | 267 |
| Brooklyn Bad Boy #2 | 1 | 267 | |
| 21 | Jeff Lovin | 3 | 266 |
| 22 | Super Destroyer | 3 | 264 |
| 23 | Ricky Harrison | 2 | 260 |
| 24 | Josh Cody | 2 | 235 |
| 25 | Bam Bam Christian | 4 | 215 |
| 26 | Wayne Adkins | 4 | 214 |
| 27 | Steve Fury | 1 | 202 |
| 28 | Iron Cross | 2 | 188¤ |
| 29 | Dan Cooley | 3 | 185 |
| 30 | Robbie Cassidy | 4 | 180 |
| Tony Givens | 4 | 180 | |
| 32 | The War Machine | 2 | 147 |
| 33 | Ricky Morton | 4 | 142 |
| 34 | Stone | 1 | 124 |
| Steel | 1 | 124 | |
| 36 | The Hornet | 1 | 119 |
| 37 | John Noble | 2 | >87-118¤ |
| Eddie Browning | 1 | 87-118¤ | |
| 39 | Brian Overbay | 2 | 76 |
| 40 | Mike Powers | 1 | 70 |
| Alabama Heartthrob | 1 | 70 | |
| 42 | Eddie Golden | 2 | 64 |
| 43 | Andy Douglas | 1 | 63 |
| Kelly Charles | 1 | 63 | |
| 45 | Scotty McKeever | 1 | 58 |
| Jesse Taylor | 1 | 58 | |
| 47 | Johnny Thunder | 1 | 49 |
| 48 | Adam York | 1 | 42 |
| Bobby B. | 1 | 42 | |
| Stan Lee | 1 | 42 | |
| 51 | Justin St. John | 1 | 41 |
| 52 | Nick Hammonds | 2 | 36¤ |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | 36 | |
| 54 | Bobby Fulton | 1 | 35 |
| 55 | Eddie Bruiser | 2 | 31 |
| 56 | Jowad Wayne | 1 | 29 |
| 57 | Alex Shane | 1 | 22 |
| 58 | G.Q. Stratus | 1 | 17 |
| Jimmy Golden | 1 | 17 | |
| 60 | Chuck Jones | 1 | 14 |
| Mike Cooper | 1 | 14 | |
| Roger Ham | 1 | 14 | |
| Super Masked Man | 1 | 14 | |
| 64 | Bulldog Mac | 1 | N/A¤ |
| Earl Fields | 1 | N/A¤ | |
| Jake Booth | 1 | N/A¤ | |
| Moe Jenkins | 1 | N/A¤ | |
| Ray Idol | 1 | N/A¤ |
References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will; Matt Benaka; Brian Westcott; Eric Roelfsema (2005). "SSW Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2004). "SSW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.de.
- "Solie's Title Histories: SSW - SOUTHERN STATES WRESTLING".