CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship

CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship

Delta (in white and blue), half of the 4th modern championship team, with Guerrero Maya Jr.
Details
Promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
Date established November 7, 2000 (Modern version)
Current champion(s) Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther[1]
Date won December 19, 2015[1]

The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Arena Coliseo de Parejas CMLL) is a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by the Mexican Lucha Libre wrestling based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) since 2000. The championship is considered a revival of the EMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship that was used in the 1960s and 1970s when CMLL was known as "Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre" (EMLL). The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is considered a secondary championship; with the CMLL World Tag Team Championship being the primary championship for the tag team division in CMLL. As it is a professional wrestling championship, its holders are determined by promoters or promotions, not by athletic competition. As the name indicates the championship is intended to be defended in Arena Coliseo in Mexico City; one of CMLL's primary venues.

The current champions are the team of Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther who won the championship on December 19, 2015 when they defeated La Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"; Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado) to become the sixth championship team since Arena Coliseo championship was revived in 2000.

Background

The Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was originally created in the late 1960s or early 1970s by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL; who would change their name to CMLL around 1990) as a secondary title to the Mexican National Tag Team Championship, which was the promotion's top tag team title at the time.[2][3] Records of champions from that era are sparse with no records of who was the first champion; nor are there any records of exactly when the title was abandoned in the 1980s.[4] Due to sparse record keeping of local wrestling in Mexico between the 1960s and early 1980s no clear history exists from that time, it has been verified that Los Villanos (Villano I and Villano II), Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee and the team of Dios Rojo and Dios Negro all held the Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship due to references to the teams defending the championship at an EMLL show.[4]

The Championship was revived in 2000, specifically to help showcase younger wrestling talent as they work on a local level before "graduating" to working full-time for the main CMLL roster.[5] The first champions were found via a one night, eight-team tournament held to determine the first CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions. On the night, the team of brothers Alan and Chris Stone (sometimes billed as "Motorcross") defeated the teams of Neutron and La Flecha, Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata and finally Fugaz and Virus to become the first CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions in the modern era.[5] The Stone brothers defended the title until 2002, after which the championship was barely mentioned, much less promoted by CMLL. The title is considered inactive after the Stone brothers' last recorded title defense on October 22, 2002 against Valetin Mayo and Karloff Lagarde Jr.[6] When both Stone brothers left CMLL in 2005 to work for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) the championship was finally declared vacant.[7]

In June 2008 CMLL announced that they were bringing the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship back. A 16-team tournament was held to crown new champions, the competitors were a mixture of regular teams and random parings of CMLL low to mid-card workers. The preliminary rounds were held on June 22, 2008 and saw the teams of Stuka Jr. and Flash (Collectively known as Los Bombadieros; "The Bombardiers") and Los Infernales ("The Infernal Ones"; Euforia and Nosferatu) each win three matches to qualify for the final.[8] On June 29, 2008 Stuka Jr. and Flash defeated Los Infernales to become the second CMLL Arena Coliseum Tag Team Champions of the modern age.[9] Flash later changed his ring name to "Fuego".[10] On March 3, 2013, La Fiebre Amarilla ("The Yellow Fever"; Namajague and Okumura) defeated Fuego and Stuka Jr. to become the third modern age CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions, ending the previous champions' four and a half year reign.[11] On November 4, 2013, Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr. became the fourth modern age Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions.[12] After a long-running rivalry with the then-champions Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr., La Comando Caribeño ("The Caribbean Commando"; Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado) became the fifth modern day Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions on February 28, 2015.[13]

Reigns

The current champions are Guerrero Maya Jr. and The Panther who defeated La Comando Caribeño (Sagrado and Misterioso Jr.) to become the sixth championship team since CMLL brought the championship back.[1] With the victory Guerrero Maya Jr. became the first wrestler to have two documented title reigns with the CMLL version, as he previously held the titles with Delta. No team has held the championship more than once after it was brought back in 2000, but records indicate that team of Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee held the championship on at least two separate occasions, possibly more.[4] The current champions are also the shortest reigning champions of the modern age, 354, second to only to Namajague and Okumura's reign of 245 days,[11][12] but will surpass that if they remain champions until August 22, 2016. Los Bombardieros reign is the longest of the modern age, 1,708 days although there were extended periods of time where the championship went undefended.[9][14][15]

Rules

The CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship is designed for tag team competition only, teams of two, and has not allowed neither individual wrestlers to hold the championship by themselves nor teams of three to share the championship. The championship is considered a secondary championship for the tag team division; with the CMLL World Tag Team Championship being the primary championship for the tag team division in CMLL.[16] As it is a professional wrestling championship, its holders are determined by promoters or promotions, not by athletic competition.[17]

CMLL promotes a number of championships with the "world" label as well as a number of championships restricted by geographical locations such as the Mexican National Championships, or the Guadalajara specific Occidente championships, but the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship was created specifically for Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. Arena Coliseo was once CMLL's primary venue with CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth financing the construction of the building in the 1940s.[18] While CMLL also promotes shows in "Arena Coliseo" in Guadalajara on a regular basis, and occasionally in other regional Arena Coliseos across Mexico it has restricted championship matches to Arena Coliseo in Mexico City. CMLL has only allowed the championship to be defended outside of Arena Coliseo in Mexico City on a few occasions, primarily in Arena México when the regularly scheduled Arena Coliseo shows had to be moved.[19][20] In January 2016, CMLL allowed the championship to be defended in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, as part of the Fantastica Mania 2016 tour.[21] The championship has only been won and lost in Arena Coliseo.[22]

Tournaments

2000

CMLL held a one-night, eight-team tournament on November 7, 2000 to determine the first CMLL Arena Coloseo Tag Team Champions of the modern era, bringing the titles back after abandoning them in the 1980s.[5]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata W
Enemigo Pubico and Mazada  
Ricky Marvin and Sombra de Plata  
Los Hermanos Stone W
Los Hermanos Stone
(Alan Stone and Motorcross) 		W
Neutron and La Flecha  
Los Hermanos Stone W
Virus and Fugaz  
Volador Jr. and Mano Negra Jr. W
Jeque and Sangre Azteca  
Volador Jr. and Mano Negro Jr.  
Virus and Fugaz W
Virus and Fugaz W
Los Rayos Tapatío
(Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) 		 

2008

CMLL held a 16-team tournament in 2008; the top half of the bracket took place on June 15, the bottom half on June 19 and the finals took place on June 29, 2008.[9]

First round Second round Semifinals Final
        
Pandilla Guerrera
(Arkangel and Hooligan) 		W
Leono and Tony Rivera  
Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura W
Pandilla Guerrera
(Arkangel and Hooligan) 		 
Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura W
Los Romanos
(Caligula and Messala) 		 
Ángel Azteca Jr. and Mascara Purpura  
Los Infernales
(Euforia and Nosferatu) 		W
Metálico and Metalik W
Los Hombres del Camoflaje
(Artillero and Super Comando) 		 
Metálico and Metalik  
Los Infernales
(Euforia and Nosferatu) 		W
Los Infernales
(Euforia and Nosferatu) 		W
Los Rayos Tapatío
(Rayo Tapatío I and Rayo Tapatío II) 		 
Los Infernales
(Euforia and Nosferatu)
Los Bombardieros
(Stuka Jr. and Flash) 		 
Fabian el Gitano and Mictlán W
Pólvora and Vaquero  
Fabian el Gitano and Mictlán  
Bronco and Diamante Negro W
Loco Max and Vangelis  
Bronco and Diamante Negro W
Bronco and Diamante Negro  
Los Bombardieros
(Stuka Jr. and Flash) 		W
Pandilla Guerrera
(Nitro and Skandalo) 		W
Neutron and Sensei  
Pandilla Guerrera
(Nitro and Skandalo) 		 
Los Bombardieros
(Stuka Jr. and Flash) 		W
Los Bombadieros
(Stuka Jr. and Flash) 		W
Astro Boy and Molotov  

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
  Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation
N/A The specific information has not been found
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
+ Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes everyday.
No. Champions Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s)
EMLL
A		 Title created N/A 1960s N/A N/A N/A The first Arena Coliseo Tag Team Champions have not been identified by sources only that it was not Los Villanos [4]
                 
EMLL
B		 Los Villanos
(Villano I and Villano II)		 1 1970s — Mexico City Live event   [4]
                 
EMLL
C		 Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee 1 1977 — Mexico City Live event   [4]
                 
EMLL
D		 Kung Fu and Kato Kung Lee 2 1978 — Mexico City Live event   [4]
                 
EMLL
E		 Dios Rojo and Dios Negro 1 1979 — Mexico City Live event   [4]
                 
— Abandoned N/A 1980s N/A N/A N/A   [4]
CMLL
1		 Los Hermano Stone
(Alan Stone and Chris Stone / Motorcross)		 1 November 7, 2000 714
[Note 1]		 Mexico City Live event Defeated Fugaz and Virus in the finals of a one-night, eight-team tournament. [5]
— Inactive — October 22, 2002 N/A N/A N/A Championship inactive at some point after the last recorded title defense on this date  
— Vacated — 2005 — N/A N/A Championship officially vacated when Alan and Chris Stone left CMLL [7]
CMLL
2		 Los Bombardieros
(Stuka Jr. and Flash / Fuego)		 1 June 29, 2008 1,708 Mexico City Live event Defeated Los Infernales (Euforia and Nosferatu) in the finals of a 16-team tournament. [9]
CMLL
3		 La Fiebre Amarilla
(Namajague and Okumura)		 1 March 3, 2013 245 Mexico City Live event   [11]
CMLL
4		 Los Reyes de la Atlantida
(Delta and Guerrero Maya Jr.)		 1 November 3, 2013 482 Mexico City Live event   [12]
CMLL
5		 La Comando Caribeño
(Misterioso Jr. and Sagrado)		 1 February 28, 2015 294 Mexico City Live event   [13]
CMLL
6		 Guerrero Maya Jr. (2) and The Panther 1 December 19, 2015 354+ Mexico City Sabados Retros   [1]

Individual reigns by combined length

Key
Symbol Meaning
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
+ Indicates the current champions, the calculation changes daily.
Rank Wrestler[Note 2] # of reigns Combined days Ref(s).
1 Stuka Jr. 1 1708 [9][11]
Flash / Fuego 1 1708 [9][11]
3 Guerrero Maya Jr. † 2 836+ [12][1]
4 Delta 1 482 [12][13]
5 Stone, ChrisChris Stone 1 714 [5][7]
Stone, AlanAlan Stone 1 714 [5][7]
6 Panther, TheThe Panther † 1 354+ [1]
7 Misterioso Jr. 1 294 [13][1]
Sagrado 1 294 [13][1]
9 Namajague 1 245 [11][12]
Okumura 1 245 [11][12]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ While the last date the titles were active is unknown, the last date the titles were defended is known, October 22, 2002 and is used to determine the length of their reign.
  2. ↑ This list only includes wrestlers from the CMLL era of the championship. There is not enough data on the EMLL era championship to calculate length with any sort of accuracy.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "RESULTADOS ARENA COLISEO® – SÁBADOS RETRO, SÁBADO 19 DE DICIEMBRE '15" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. December 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: National Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 396–397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ↑ "Los Reyes de Mexico: La Historia de Los Campeonatos Nacionales". Lucha 2000 (in Spanish). 2004-12-20. Especial 21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: EMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2000 Especial!". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 9, 2001. pp. 2–20. 2488.
  6. ↑ "2002: considerar detrás". Box y Lucha Magazine (in Spanish). January 19, 2003. 2593.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "2005 Lo Mejor de la Lucha Mexicana". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 3, 2006. 140.
  8. ↑ Arturo Rosas Plata (June 23, 2008). "Ya están los Finalistas". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 22. Número 21264 Año LXI. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arturo Rosas Plata (June 30, 2008). "La tarde se Pintó de azul". Ovaciones (in Spanish). Mexico, D.F.: Editorial Ovaciones, S. A. de C.V. p. 22. Número 21271 Año LXI. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  10. ↑ Maquina, Alva (November 19, 2009). "CMLL- Los Hijos del Averno y No Limit firmaron los contratos para Sin Salida – Se presentan los Cancerberos – Flash ahora será Fuego". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved November 20, 2009.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Okumura y Namajague Campeones de la Coliseo". Medio Tiempo (in Spanish). March 3, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Salazar López, Alexis A. (November 4, 2013). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Domingo 3 de Noviembre '13". Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Salazar Lopez, Alexis A. (February 28, 2015). "Resultados Arena Coliseo Sabados 20 de Febrero '15" (in Spanish). Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2008". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 6, 2009. 296. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana 2009". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). January 8, 2010. 348.
  16. ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "MEXICO: EMLL CMLL Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  17. ↑ Madigan, Dan (2007). ""Okay... what is Lucha Libre?"". Mondo Lucha a Go Go: the bizarre& honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 29–40. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.
  18. ↑ "Los Lutteroth / the Lutteroth". Lucha Libre: Masked Superstars of Mexican Wrestling. Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. pp. 20–27. ISBN 968-6842-48-9.
  19. ↑ "CMLL Guerreros del Ring". Cagematch.net. September 9, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  20. ↑ "CMLL Guerreros del Ring". Cagematch.net. July 14, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ "NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2016". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  22. ↑ "CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

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