IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship Promotion IWA Mid-South Date established July 18, 1997 Current champion(s) Dale Patricks & Kevin Giza[ 1] Date won June 24, 2021 First champion(s) The War Machines(War Machine #1 and War Machine #2) Most reigns As a tag team: The Iron Saints (3 times) As a stable:The Player's Club (4 reigns) As individual:Vito Thomaselli , Sal Thomaselli , Rollin' Hard and Mitch page (3 reigns) Longest reign The Players Club(Logan James and Tyler Matrix) (484 days) Shortest reign Southern Comfort(Tracy Smothers and Chris Hamrick ) (1 day) Heaviest champion Mitch Page (363 lb)
The IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship is a tag team title in the IWA Mid-South promotion.[ 2] The title debuted in 1997, but was abandoned before the year was out, and had a brief revival in 2002. The title was brought back from 2004 to 2008 and then once again from 2017-Present. When it was reactivated in 2017 it was done via the Candido Cup, an 8-team tournament held on April 27, 2017. There have been a total of 44 reigns shared between 35 different teams consisting of 67 distinctive champions and five vacancies . The current champions are Dale Patricks and Kevin Giza who are in their first reign as a team.[ 3]
Inaugural tournament
On July 18, 1997, at the Gore Fest 1997 show in Louisville, Kentucky , an eight-team elimination tag team tournament was held to crown the first IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Tom Burton and Tower of Doom
Shark Boy and American Kickboxer
Tom Burton and Tower of Doom
The War Machines
The War Machines (War Machine #1 and War Machine #2)
Twiggy Ramirez and Lost Boy
The War Machines
Bull Pain and Tarek The Great
Bull Pain and Tarek The Great
Rollin' Hard and Brian Taylor
Bull Pain and Tarek The Great
Ian Rotten and Blaze
Ian Rotten and Blaze
The Misfits
Title history
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
<1
Reign lasted less than a day
+
Current reign is changing daily
Combined reigns
As of January 9, 2025.
†
Indicates the current champion
¤
The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain.
By team
By wrestler
Rank
Wrestler
No. of reigns
Combined days
1
Logan James
2
547
Tyler Matrix
2
547
3
Vito Thomaselli
3
496
Sal Thomaselli
3
496
5
Kevin Giza †
3
1,391+
6
Dale Patricks †
2
1,337+
7
Adam Slade
3
278
8
Brad Bradley
2
259
Ryan Boz
2
259
10
Ian Rotten
5
252
11
Eddie Kingston
2
197
12
Trik Davis
1
148
13
Mad Man Pondo
1
147
14
Alice Crowley
1
141
Becky Idol
1
141
16
Mitch Page
3
134
Rollin' Hard
3
134
18
Blackjack Marciano
1
119
19
Derek Domino
1
¤0-118
Harley Lewis
1
¤0-118
21
Timmy Lou Retton
1
111
White Mike
1
111
23
Myron Reed
2
92
24
Axl Rotten
2
90
25
Joe Travis
2
79
Joshie Boy
2
79
27
Homicide
1
78
28
Jake Crist
1
70
29
John Wayne Murdoch
2
68
30
Mance Warner
1
56
Zodiak
1
56
32
Billy The P
1
49
Lukas Jacobs
1
49
Sugar Dunkerton
1
49
35
Elliott Paul
1
48
Pat Monix
1
48
War Machine #1
1
48
War Machine #2
1
48
39
Brain Damage
1
44
Cameron Murphy
1
44
Carson Murphy
1
44
Deranged
1
44
43
Trey Miguel
1
43
44
Joker
1
42
Josh Crane
1
42
Ricky Reyes
1
42
47
Devan Dixon
1
40
Silas Mason
1
40
49
Harry Palmer
1
¤0-28
Mark Wolf
1
¤0-28
51
Corey Storm
1
21
Devon Moore
1
21
Josh Abercrombie
1
21
Mickie Knuckles
1
21
55
Reed Bentley
1
20
56
Prima Donny
1
19
Piper
1
19
58
Dakota Bostock
1
14
Shane Mercer
1
14
60
Aidan Blackhart
1
12
Justin Storm
1
12
62
Tarek The Great
1
8
63
Cash Flo
1
7
64
Chris Hamrick
1
1
Tracy Smothers
1
1
66
Cheech
1
¤N/A
Cloudy
1
¤N/A
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External links
Championships
Tournaments Partnerships
1990s
The War Machines (War Machine #1 and War Machine #2)
The Misfits (Derek Domino and Harley Lewis)
2000s 2010s
Hot Chocolate (Sugar Dunkerton and Myron Reed )
The 4Gotten (Aidan Blackhart and Justin Storm)
The Rejects (John Wayne Murdoch and Reed Bentley)
The Young Dragons (Dale Patricks and Josh Crane)
Mance Warner and Zodiak
Outlaw Inc. (Eddie Kingston and Homicide )
Unfortunate Pairing (Elliott Paul and Pat Monix)
FireArms (Myron Reed and Trey Miguel )
The Gym Nasty Boyz (Timmy Lou Retton and White Mike)
The Murphy Boyz (Cameron Murphy and Carson Murphy)
The Top Guys (Adam Slade and Kevin Giza)
Dakota Bostock and Shane Mercer
The Player's Club (Adam Slade, Kevin Giza, Billy The P and Lukas Jacobs)
Mama's Boiz (Joe Travis and Joshie Boy)
The PD Express/The Player's Club (Logan James and Tyler Matrix/and Adam Slade)
2020s
Alice Crowley and Becky Idol
GK Fam (Prima Donny and Piper)
The Mason Dixon Line (Devan Dixon and Silas Mason)
Jake Crist and John Wayne Murdoch
Born To Die (Corey Storm and Jake Crist )
Team Lotttttttaaaaa Respect (Dale Patricks and Kevin Giza) (current)