WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship

Infobox championship

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championshipname=WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship
promotion=World Championship Wrestling
created=March 18, 2001
mostreigns=Only two teams held the belt and they both held it once.
longestreign=Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper (8 days)
shortestreign=Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. (1 second)
oldest=Billy Kidman (26 years)
youngest=Elix Skipper (23 years)
heaviest=Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper (413 lb combined (Kid Romeo 185 lb & Elix Skipper 228 lb))
lightest=Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. (360 lb combined (Billy Kidman 195 lb & Rey Mysterio, Jr. 165 lb))
titleretired=March 26 2001

The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was a short-lived title created in 2001 just prior to World Championship Wrestling being sold to the World Wrestling Federation.

History

The WCW Cruiserweight Championship and the matches contested for that title had always been a unique feature on WCW programming. With the number of cruiserweights signed, it was decided to expand the visibility of the division, and create a tag team title for the cruiserweights in February 2001.

Participants

*3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)
*Air Raid (Air Paris and Air Styles)
*The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.)
*Jason B and Scotty O
*The Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi)
*Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee
*Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo
*Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee

Tournament results

First round

* Nitro: Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) defeated Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee (5:14)
* Thunder: Jung Dragons (Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi) defeated Mike Sanders and Kwee Wee
* Nitro: Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Air Raid (Air Paris and Air Styles) (5:30)
* Thunder: 3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore) defeated Jason B and Scotty O

Semifinal round

* Nitro: Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Jung Dragons (James Yang and Kaz Hayashi)

* Thunder: Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) defeated 3 Count (Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore)

Championship match

* "'Greed: Sam Loman|Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper defeated Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship (13:46)

Tournament brackets

8TeamBracket
RD1=First round
RD2=Semifinals
RD3=Championship

RD1-seed1=Nitro
RD1-seed2=2/26
RD1-team1=Filthy Animals
RD1-team2=Swinger/Lee
RD1-score1=Pin
RD1-score2= 5:14

RD1-seed3=Thunder
RD1-seed4=2/28
RD1-team3=Jung Dragons
RD1-team4=Sanders/Kwee Wee
RD1-score3=Pin
RD1-score4=

RD1-seed5=Nitro
RD1-seed6=3/5
RD1-team5=Air Raid
RD1-team6=Skipper/Romeo
RD1-score5=Pin
RD1-score6=5:30

RD1-seed7=Thunder
RD1-seed8=3/7
RD1-team7=3 Count
RD1-team8=Jason B/Scotty O
RD1-score7=Pin
RD1-score8=

RD2-seed1=Nitro
RD2-seed2=3/12
RD2-team1=Skipper/Romeo
RD2-team2=Jung Dragons
RD2-score1=Pin
RD2-score2=

RD2-seed3=Thunder
RD2-seed4=3/14
RD2-team3=Filthy Animals
RD2-team4=3 Count
RD2-score3=Pin
RD2-score4=

RD3-seed1=Greed
RD3-seed2= 3/18
RD3-team1=Filthy Animals
RD3-team2=Skipper/Romeo
RD3-score1=Pin
RD3-score2=13:46

Title history

The World Wrestling Federation scrapped the championship upon the purchase of WCW in March 2001. The original belts are now still under possession of the final champions, Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman.

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