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WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship

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WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 17, 1991
Date retiredDecember 4, 1991
Other name(s)
  • NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich
Final champion(s)The York Foundation (Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich and Terrance Taylor)
Most reigns(as team) all (1)
(as individual) Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (2)
Longest reignJunkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (106 days)
Shortest reignThe York Foundation (Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich and Terrance Taylor) (57 days)

The WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a championship contested in World Championship Wrestling throughout 1991. It was considered a revived version of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship that was used in Jim Crockett Promotions; however, unlike the former version, which was often held by main eventers in between singles title feuds, this title was mostly used to push midcarders. The only men to win the title twice are Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich. It was abandoned in November 1991.[1]

Months later, on the May 23 and 30 editions of WCW Magazine during WCW Worldwide, announcer Eric Bischoff mentioned that the Six-Man Tag Team Titles would be on the line at Beach Blast 1992, when Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson and Steve Austin faced Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes and Nikita Koloff. The idea to bring back the titles was apparently changed, as the match ended up a standard six-man tag match.

Reigns

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Key
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
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich  February 17, 1991  House show Atlanta, GA  1  106 Defeated Buddy Landel, Dutch Mantel and Dr. X at a house show. [1]
 2  The Fabulous Freebirds
(Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)
 June 3, 1991  Main Event Birmingham, AL  1  63 Aired June 30, 1991 on tape delay. [1]
 3  Big Josh, Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk  August 5, 1991  Worldwide St. Joseph, MO  1  64 Aired August 24, 1991 on tape delay. [1]
 4  The York Foundation
(Richard Morton (2), Thomas Rich (2) and Terrance Taylor)
 October 8, 1991   Main Event Montgomery, AL  1  57 Aired November 10, 1991 on tape delay.
Deactivated  December 4, 1991

Combined reigns

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By wrestler

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¤ The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct.
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Richard Morton/Ricky Morton 2 160¤
Thomas Rich/Tommy Rich 2 160¤
3 Junkyard Dog 1 106
4 Big Josh 1 64
Dustin Rhodes 1 64
Tom Zenk 1 64
7 Badstreet 1 63
Jimmy Garvin 1 63
Michael Hayes 1 63
10 Terrance Taylor 1 61¤

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Duncan, Royal and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. Information also available at Solie's Title Histories.