The wXw World Tag Team Festival, formerly known as the wXw World Tag Team League is an annual single-elimination tournament produced by the Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) promotion. The competition was first conceived in 2015 and has been held every year since then with the exception of the 2020 and 2021 editions which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| World Tag Team Festival | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Westside Xtreme Wrestling |
| First event | 2015 |
| Event gimmick | Round-robin tournament Single-elimination tournament |
2015
editThe 2016 edition of the tournament took place between October 2 and 4 in Oberhausen, Germany.[1]
| Round 1 (October 2 and 3, 2015) | Quarterfinals (October 2 and 3, 2015) | Semifinals (October 4, 2015) | Final (October 4, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| Big Daddy Walter and Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reich Und Schön (Kevin Roadster and Marius van Beethoven) | 11:13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Big Daddy Walter and Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | 14:31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| French Flavour (Lucas Di Leo and Peter Fischer) | 7:16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bullet Club (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Big Daddy Walter and Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Calamari Catch Kings (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) | 13:09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerberus (Julian Nero and Robert Dreissker) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prost (Mike Schwarz and Toby Blunt) | 8:42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cerberus (Julian Nero and Robert Dreissker) | 7:45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Calamari Catch Kings (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) | Count-out | ||||||||||||||||||
| Die Schilds (Bobby Gunns and Vincent The Beast) | 11:11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Calamari Catch Kings (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Big Daddy Walter and Zack Sabre Jr. | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | 18:36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jurn Simmons and Tyler Bate | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Champions Of Champions (Absolute Andy and John Klinger) | 13:37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jurn Simmons and Tyler Bate | 6:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hot And Spicy Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Young Lions (Hakan Aslan and Tarkan Aslan) | 10:06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hot And Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hot And Spicy Axel Dieter Jr. and Da Mack) | 16:01 | ||||||||||||||||||
| reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sumerian Death Squad (Michael Dante and Tommy End) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Super Smash Brothers (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) | 11:17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sumerian Death Squad (Michael Dante and Tommy End) | 13:44 | ||||||||||||||||||
| reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
| ACH and Tommaso Ciampa | 15:10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | Pin | ||||||||||||||||||
2016
editThe 2016 edition of the tournament took place between September 30 and October 2 in Oberhausen, Germany.[2]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| JML (David Starr and Shane Strickland) |
6 | The Leaders Of The New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) |
7 |
| Ringkampf (Walter and Timothy Thatcher) |
6 | Death By Elbow (Chris Hero and J. T. Dunn) |
4 |
| Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) |
3 | A4 (Absolute Andy and Marius Al-Ani) |
3 |
| Los Gueros Del Cielo (Angélico and Jack Evans) |
3 | Cerberus (Ilja Dragunov and Julian Nero) |
3 |
| Block A | Starr Strickland |
Walter Thatcher |
Seven Bate |
Angélico Evans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Strickland |
— | Starr Strickland (15:42) |
Starr Strickland |
Angélico Evans (8:15) |
| Walter Thatcher |
Starr Strickland (15:42) |
— | Gunther Thatcher (11:00) |
Gunther Thatcher |
| Seven Bate |
Starr Strickland |
Gunther Thatcher (11:00) |
— | Seven Bate (12:17) |
| Angélico Evans |
Angélico Evans (8:15) |
Gunther Thatcher |
Seven Bate (12:17) |
— |
| Block B | Scurll Sabre Jr. |
Hero Dunn |
Andy Al-Ani |
Dragunov Nero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scurll Sabre Jr. |
— | Draw (30:00) |
Scurll Sabre Jr. (17:04) |
Scurll Sabre Jr. |
| Hero Dunn |
Draw (30:00) |
— | Andy Al-Ani (20:44) |
Hero Dunn (16:19) |
| Andy Al-Ani |
Scurll Sabre Jr. (17:04) |
Andy Al-Ani (20:44) |
— | Dragunov Nero (14:22) |
| Dragunov Nero |
Scurll Sabre Jr. |
Hero Dunn (16:19) |
Dragunov Nero (14:22) |
— |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | JML (David Starr and Shane Strickland) | Pin[a] | ||
| B1 | The Leaders Of The New School (Marty Scurll and Zack Sabre Jr.) | —[3] | ||
2017
editThe 2017 edition of the tournament took place between October 6 and 8 in Oberhausen, Germany.[3]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Massive Product (David Starr and Jurn Simmons) |
9 | Ringkampf (Walter and Timothy Thatcher) |
6 |
| The Young Lions (Lucky Kid and Tarkan Aslan) |
3 | The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
6 |
| A4 (Absolute Andy and Marius Al-Ani) |
3 | The Rottweilers (Homicide and Low Ki) |
3 |
| Spirit Squad (Kenny and Mikey) |
3 | EYFBO (Angel Ortiz and Mike Draztik) |
3 |
| Block A | Starr Simmons |
Kid Aslan |
Andy Al-Ani |
Kenny Mikey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Simmons |
— | Starr Simmons (13:39) |
Starr Simmons (19:29) |
Starr Simmons (11:32) |
| Kid Aslan |
Starr Simmons (13:39) |
— | Andy Al-Ani (15:43) |
Kid Aslan (11:09) |
| Andy Al-Ani |
Starr Simmons (19:29) |
Andy Al-Ani (15:43) |
— | Kenny Mikey (6:23) |
| Kenny Mikey |
Starr Simmons (11:32) |
Kid Aslan (11:09) |
Kenny Mikey (6:23) |
— |
| Block B | Walter Thatcher |
Briscoe Briscoe |
Homicide Low Ki |
Ortiz Draztik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Thatcher |
— | Walter Thatcher (20:20) |
Homicide Low Ki (17:29) |
Walter Thatcher (11:30) |
| Briscoe Briscoe |
Walter Thatcher (20:20) |
— | Briscoe Briscoe (forfeit) |
Briscoe Briscoe (11:55) |
| Homicide Low Ki |
Homicide Low Ki (17:29) |
Briscoe Briscoe (forfeit) |
— | Ortiz Dratzik (11:30) |
| Ortiz Draztik |
Walter Thatcher (11:30) |
Briscoe Briscoe (11:55) |
Ortiz Dratzik (11:30) |
— |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Massive Product (David Starr and Jurn Simmons) | Pin[b] | ||
| B1 | Ringkampf (Walter and Timothy Thatcher) | 13:10[3] | ||
2018
editThe 2018 edition of the tournament took place between October 5 and 7 in Oberhausen, Germany.[4]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Calamari Catch Kings (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) |
6 | Jay FK (Francis Kaspin and Jay Skillet) |
6 |
| Ringkampf (Walter and Timothy Thatcher) |
6 | Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) |
6 |
| Lucha Brothers (Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) |
3 | Angélico and Jeff Cobb | 3 |
| Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) |
3 | Monster Consulting (Avalanche and Julian Nero) |
3 |
| Block A | Brookes Gresham |
Walter Thatcher |
Miedo Fénix |
Hashimoto Kamitani |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookes Gresham |
— | Brookes Gresham (14:37) |
Brookes Gresham (9:05) |
Hashimoto Kamitani (13:50) |
| Walter Thatcher |
Brookes Gresham (14:37) |
— | Walter Thatcher (15:50) |
Walter Thatcher (10:32) |
| Miedo Fénix |
Brookes Gresham (9:05) |
Walter Thatcher (15:50) |
— | Miedo Fénix (7:08) |
| Hashimoto Kamitani |
Hashimoto Kamitani (13:50) |
Walter Thatcher (10:32) |
Miedo Fénix (7:08) |
— |
| Block B | Kaspin Skillet |
Fletcher Davis |
Angélico Cobb |
Avalanche Nero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspin Skillet |
— | Kaspin Skillet (7:51) |
Kaspin Skillet (14:10) |
Avalanche Nero (10:10) |
| Fletcher Davis |
Kaspin Skillet (7:51) |
— | Fletcher Davis (16:35) |
Fletcher Davis (12:12) |
| Angélico Cobb |
Kaspin Skillet (14:10) |
Fletcher Davis (16:35) |
— | Angélico Cobb (14:07) |
| Avalanche Nero |
Avalanche Nero (10:10) |
Fletcher Davis (12:12) |
Angélico Cobb (14:07) |
— |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Calamari Catch Kings (Chris Brookes and Jonathan Gresham) | Pin[c] | ||
| B1 | Jay FK (Francis Kaspin and Jay Skillet) | 13:10[4] | ||
2019
editThe 2019 edition of the tournament took place between October 4 and 6 in Oberhausen, Germany.[5]
| First rounds (October 4, 2019) | Semifinals (October 5, 2019) | Finals (October 6, 2019) | |||||||||||
| The Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Jay-AA (Absolute Andy and Jay Skillet) | — | The Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) | Pin | ||||||||||
| The Crown (Alexander James and Jurn Simmons) | — | David Starr and Norman Harras | — | ||||||||||
| David Starr and Norman Harras | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Arrows Of Hungary (Dover and Icarus) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Pretty Bastards (Maggot and Prince Ahura) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | — | Arrows Of Hungary (Dover and Icarus) | Pin | ||||||||||
| Arrows Of Hungary (Dover and Icarus) | — | ||||||||||||
| Schadenfreude (Kyle Fletcher and Lucky Kid) | — | The Purge Club (Ivan Kiev and Pete Bouncer) | — | ||||||||||
| Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan | — | ||||||||||||
| The Purge Club (Ivan Kiev and Pete Bouncer) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Anti-Fun Police (Chief Deputy Dunne and Los Federales Santos Jr.) | — | The WorkHorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) | — | ||||||||||
| Ringkampf (Timothy Thatcher and Veit Müller) | 17:09[5] | Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan | Pin | ||||||||||
| Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan | Pin | ||||||||||||
2022
editThe 2022 edition of the tournament took place between October 1 and 3 in Oberhausen, Germany.[6]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchadors (Aigle Blanc and Senza Volto) |
6 | Amboss (Icarus and Robert Dreissker) |
6 |
| Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi) |
4 | Fuminori Abe and Shigehiro Irie | 6 |
| Pretty Bastards (Ahura and Maggot) |
4 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) |
3 |
| SAnitY (Axel Tischer and Eric Young) |
3 | Rott Und Flott (Michael Schenkenberg and Nikita Charisma) |
3 |
| Block A | Blanc Volto |
Brookes Takanashi |
Ahura Maggot |
Tischer Young |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanc Volto |
— | Blanc Volto (17:58) |
Ahura Maggot (10:24) |
Blanc Volto (7:48) |
| Brookes Takanashi |
Blanc Volto (17:58) |
— | Draw (20:00) |
Brookes Takanashi (12:12) |
| Ahura Maggot |
Ahura Maggot (10:24) |
Draw (20:00) |
— | Tischer Young (7:40) |
| Tischer Young |
Blanc Volto (7:48) |
Brookes Takanashi (12:12) |
Tischer Young (7:40) |
— |
| Block B | Icarus Dreissker |
Abe Irie |
Garrini Ku |
Schenkenberg Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icarus Dreissker |
— | Icarus Dreissker (15:57) |
Icarus Dreissker (10:42) |
Schenkenberg Charisma (6:51) |
| Abe Irie |
Icarus Dreissker (15:57) |
— | Abe Irie (15:07) |
Abe Irie (10:38) |
| Garrini Ku |
Icarus Dreissker (10:42) |
Abe Irie (15:07) |
— | Garrini Ku (9:41) |
| Schenkenberg Charisma |
Schenkenberg Charisma (6:51) |
Abe Irie (10:38) |
Garrini Ku (9:41) |
— |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Frenchadors (Aigle Blanc and Senza Volto) | Pin[d] | ||
| B1 | Amboss (Icarus and Robert Dreissker) | 17:48[6] | ||
2023
editThe 2023 edition of the tournament took place between September 22 and 24 in Oberhausen, Germany.
| First rounds (September 22, 2023)[7] | Semifinals (September 23, 2023)[8] | Finals (September 24, 2023)[9] | |||||||||||
| Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Maggot and Psycho Mike | 17:15[7] | Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | Pin | ||||||||||
| Y2Kuties (Aaron Rourke, Ava Everett and Jacob Crane) | 17:15[7] | Jurn Simmons and Levaniel | 9:51[8] | ||||||||||
| Jurn Simmons and Levaniel | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Only Friends (Bobby Gunns and Michael Knight) | Pin[e] | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Rott Und Flott (Michael Schenkenberg and Nikita Charisma) | 10:38[7] | Only Friends (Bobby Gunns and Michael Knight) | Pin[f] | ||||||||||
| Amboss (Laurance Roman and Robert Dreissker) | 23:13[9] | ||||||||||||
| Los Vipers (Arez and Látigo) | 10:37[7] | Amboss (Laurance Roman and Robert Dreissker) | 11:20[8] | ||||||||||
| Renegades (Mizuki Watase and Shigehiro Irie) | — | ||||||||||||
| Amboss (Laurance Roman and Robert Dreissker) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Second Gear Crew (1 Called Manders and Mance Warner) | 12:48[7] | Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) | 16:14[8] | ||||||||||
| Frenchadors (Aigle Blanc and Senza Volto) | 16:41[7] | Renegades (Mizuki Watase and Shigehiro Irie) | Pin | ||||||||||
| Renegades (Mizuki Watase and Shigehiro Irie) | Pin | ||||||||||||
2024
editThe 2024 edition of the tournament took place between October 4 and 6 in Oberhausen, Germany.
| First rounds (October 4, 2024)[10] | Semifinals (October 5, 2024)[11] | Finals (October 6, 2024)[12] | |||||||||||
| Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Elijah Blum and LSG | 9:41[10] | Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) | Pin | ||||||||||
| Y2Kuties (Ava Everett and Jacob Crane) | 7:18[10] | High Performer Ltd. (Icarus and Joseph Fenech Jr.) | 10:25[11] | ||||||||||
| High Performer Ltd. (Icarus and Joseph Fenech Jr.) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Los Desperados (Arez and Gringo Loco) | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Young Blood (Oskar Leube and Yuto Nakashima) | Pin[i] | ||||||||||||
| Lykos Gym (Kid Lykos and Kid Lykos II) | 17:24[10] | Los Desperados (Arez and Gringo Loco) | 9:19[11] | ||||||||||
| KXS (Axel Tischer and Fast Time Moodo) | 20:33[13] | ||||||||||||
| Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus | 10:20[10] | KXS (Axel Tischer and Fast Time Moodo) | Pin[h] | ||||||||||
| 1 Called Manders and Thomas Shire | — | ||||||||||||
| KXS (Axel Tischer and Fast Time Moodo) | Pin[g] | ||||||||||||
| Fuminori Abe and Shigehiro Irie | Pin | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Gunns and Stephanie Maze | 12:12[10] | Fuminori Abe and Shigehiro Irie | 13:21[11] | ||||||||||
| Real (Hideki Suzuki and Timothy Thatcher) | 22:57[10] | 1 Called Manders and Thomas Shire | Pin | ||||||||||
| 1 Called Manders and Thomas Shire | Pin | ||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ This match was also disputed for the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for the vacant wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for Gunns and Knight's wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for Gunns and Knight's wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for Dullnig and Invictus' wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for Tischer and Moodo's wXw World Tag Team Championship.
- ^ This match was also disputed for Tischer and Moodo's wXw World Tag Team Championship.
References
edit- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 4, 2015). "World Tag Team Festival 2015". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2016). "World Tag Team Festival 2016". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 8, 2017). "World Tag Team Festival 2017". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 7, 2018). "World Tag Team Festival 2018". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 6, 2019). "World Tag Team Festival 2019". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 3, 2022). "World Tag Team Festival 2022". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 22, 2023). "wXw World Tag Team Festival 2023 - Tag 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 23, 2023). "wXw World Tag Team Festival 2023 - Tag 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 24, 2023). "wXw World Tag Team Festival 2023 - Tag 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dark Angelita (October 4, 2024). "Resultados wXw World Tag Team Festival (04-10-2024)/Matt Cardon estelar". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Dark Angelita (October 5, 2024). "Resultados wXw World Tag Team Festival (05-10-2024)/Peter Tihanyi y Mike D Vecchio, nuevos monarchs". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ Dark Angelita (October 6, 2024). "Resultados wXw World Tag Team Festival (06-10-2024)". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (October 8, 2024). "WXW "World Tag Team Festival 2024, Night 3" results: Vetter's review of the tag team tournament three-way final". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 17, 2024.