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The Mexican National Tag Team Championship (Campeonato Nacional de Parejas) is a national Mexican professional wrestling championship controlled by the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. (Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission) and competed for by two-man tag teams. The championship was created in 1982 (retroactively in 1957), promoted regularly until 2003, and intermittently until 2011 when the last known defense took place. Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) had control of the championship from its creation until 1992,[c] at which point it was transferred to AAA.[d]

Promotion
Date establishedJune 14, 1957 (retroactive)[a]
June 18, 1982 (actual)
Current championsLos Depredadores
(Rugido and Magnus)
Date wonJuly 9, 2023
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Mexican National Tag Team Championship
Close up of the front plate of one of the championship belts
Details
Promotion
Date establishedJune 14, 1957 (retroactive)[a]
June 18, 1982 (actual)
Current championsLos Depredadores
(Rugido and Magnus)
Date wonJuly 9, 2023
Statistics
First championsactual: Los Hermano Mendoza
(Cachorro Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza)
retroactive: Los Hermanos Shadow
(Blue Demon and Black Shadow)[a]
Most reigns
  • Team: Los Destructores (Tony Arce and Volcano; 3)
  • Individual: Tony Arce (4)
Longest reignOctagón and La Parka (3,110 days)[b]
Shortest reignLos Metálicos (6 days)
(Oro and Plata)[b]
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Magazines from around the time of Cachorro & Ringo Mendoza's tournament win on June 18, 1982 claim that they were the first national tag team champions. Although other mentions of prior "national" tag champions exist in records, they consistently line up with records for other titles known to exist at the time, such as the EMLL Arena México Tag Team Championship.[1] Regardless, those prior histories have since been folded into the national championship's own and are generally accepted as part of the currently-recognized lineage. Thus, the "first" champions are apocryphally considered Los Hermanos Shadow (The Shadow Brothers; Blue Demon and Black Shadow), who won an eight-team tournament in 1957.[2][a] The championship was reintroduced in 2020 after previously being abandoned in 2011.

In the mid-1990s there was confusion about who was recognized as champions for a period of time. In December 1995, one half of then-championship team Los Guerreras, Fuerza Guerrera, left AAA, which led to the promotion declaring the title vacant.[4] On January 12, 1996, new champions were crowned as Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis defeated Volador and El Mexicano to claim the titles.[5] When Juventud also left AAA, the Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre decided that Los Guerreras were never officially stripped of the championship, refusing to recognize Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis as champions.[6] In August 1996, the commission finally declared the championship vacant and returned the championship belts to AAA for future use.[6]

The last championship team under AAA's control was Octagón and La Parka,[e] who won the championship on June 20, 2003, when they defeated Electroshock and Chessman. In early 2009, AAA stopped promoting all Mexican National Championships, opting to focus on their AAA branded championships.[8] Octagón and La Parka were never stripped of the championship, but did not defend them on any AAA shows after late 2007. From that point on the championship was only defended twice on the Mexican independent circuit, in March 2009,[9] and then in December 2011.[f] The championship was inactive after the last known defense.[f] until February 19, 2020, when Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; formerly EMLL) announced that they were bringing the championship back.[11]

Los Depredadores (Magnus and Rugido) are the current champions. They defeated Esfinge and Fugaz on July 9, 2023. There have been at least 44 championship reigns since 1957. Los Destructores (Tony Arce and Vulcano) held the championship three times,[12][13][14] the most of all recognized champions, while Tony Arce holds the individual record with four reigns.[15] Los Metálicos (Oro and Plata) had the shortest verified reign, six days in December 1991.[16] Octagón and La Parka's reign lasted 3,110 days, the longest known reign of any champions.[17] As with all professional wrestling championships, matches for the Mexican National Tag Team Championship were not won or lost competitively, but by a pre-planned ending to a match, with the outcome determined by the CMLL bookers and match makers.[g] On occasion a promotion declared the championship vacant, which meant there was no champion at that point in time. This was either due to a storyline,[h] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[i] or leaving the company.[j] All title matches took place under two out of three falls rules.[k]

Tournaments

1997

In 1997, the then-reigning champions Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera began working for different promotions, causing the championship to be vacated by AAA.[4] They held a one-night eight-team tournament on July 20, 1997, at the El Toreo de Naucalpan bullfighting arena in Naucalpan, Mexico State.[23] Some sources mistakenly list the AAA "Young Stars Tag Team" tournament held on May 15, 1997, and broadcast on June 7, as the championship tournament, which was won by the same team, but was not for the vacant championship.[24]

First round Semifinals Final
         
Dos Caras and Heavy Metal [23]
Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced W
Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced W
El Canek and El Hijo del Fantasma [23]
El Canek and El Hijo del Fantasma W
Cibernético and Shu el Guerrero [23]
Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced W
Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. [23]
El Cobarde Jr. and Gran Markus Jr. W
Mil Máscaras and Kato Kung Lee [23]
El Cobarde Jr. and Gran Markus Jr. [23]
Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. W
Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. W
El Signo and Sangre Chicana [23]

2020

Main article: Mexican National Tag Team Championship tournament (2020)

In 1992, then reigning Mexican National Tag Team Champions Los Destructores, left CMLL and doing so taking the championship with them to AAA.[13][25] The championship was defended in AAA from 1992 until 2007,[8] and subsequently only defended twice more on the independent circuit before becoming dormant.[9][f] La Parka, one half of the last recognized championship team, died on January 11, 2020. A couple of weeks later CMLL officially announced that they had regained control of the Mexican National Tag Team Championship and would be holding a tournament for the championship in February and March.[11][26] The tournament ran from February 28 to March 13, and saw Atlantis Jr. and Flyer defeated El Hijo de Villano III and Templario to win the championship.[27]

Tournament brackets
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Disturbio and Virus W
Pegasso and Stigma [28] Disturbio and Virus [28]
El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W
Dulce Gardenia and Fuego [28] El Hijo del Villano III and Templario W
Black Panther and Blue Panther Jr. [28] Soberano Jr. and Titán [28]
Ephesto and Luciferno W Ephesto and Luciferno [28]
Misterioso and El Sagrado [28] Soberano Jr. and Titán W
Soberano Jr. and Titán W El Hijo del Villano III and Templario [27]
Rey Cometa and Star Jr. W Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Pólvora and Vangellys [29] Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W Rey Cometa and Star Jr. [29]
Cancerbero and Raziel [29] Atlantis Jr. and Flyer W
Audaz and Fugaz [29] El Felino and Tiger [29]
El Felino and Tiger W Rey Bucanero and Shocker [29]
Rey Bucanero and Shocker W El Felino and Tiger W
Esfinge and Drone [29]

Title history

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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
N/A Unknown information
(NET) Championship change took place "no earlier than" the date listed
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL)
† Los Hermanos Shadow
(Black Shadow and Blue Demon)		 June 14, 1957 Live event Mexico City 1 [l] Defeated Tarzán López and Enrique Llanes in an eight-team tournament final [2][a]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 14, 1957 to 1958.[30]
† Espectro I and Ray Mendoza 1958 Live event — 1 [l] Uncertain whom Espectro and Mendoza defeated to win the championship [31]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1958 to 1959.[30]
† Tarzán López and Henry Pilusso 1959 Live event — 1 [l] [32]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1959 to 1962.[30]
† Los Rebeldes
(Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde)		 1962 Live event — 1 [l] [33]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1962 to October 16, 1964.[30]
† Los Espantos
(Espanto I and Espanto II)		 1960s EMLL event Mexico City 1 [l] Unclear whom Los Espantos won the championship from [34]
† Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo October 16, 1964 Live event — 1 [l] [35]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 16, 1964 to April 22, 1966.[30]
† Rayo de Jalisco and El Santo April 22, 1966 Live event — 2 [l] Defeated Rene Guajardo and Karloff Lagarde in the final of a tournament [36][37]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 22, 1966 to 1967.[30]
† La Ola Blanca
(Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner)		 1967 Live event — 1 [l] [38]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1967 to 1972.[30]
† Los Villanos
(Villano I and Villano II)		 1972 EMLL event — 1 [l] Uncertain whom Los Villanos defeated to win the championship [m]
† Bruno Victoria and Dr. O'Borman 1972 EMLL show — 1 [l] [m]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1972 to 1980.[30]
† Halcón 78 and Falcón 1980 EMLL show — 1 [l] [34]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1980/1981 to 1981.[30]
† Los Brazos
(Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata)		 1981 EMLL show — 1 [l] [39]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to June 18, 1982.[30]
13 Cachorro Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza June 18, 1982 EMLL show Mexico City 1 1,029 Defeated Los Infernales (El Satánico and Espectro Jr.) in the final of a tournament [40][41]
14 Cien Caras and Sangre Chicana April 12, 1985 Super Viernes Mexico City 1 199 [42][43]
15 Tony Benetto and Rayo de Jalisco Jr. October 28, 1985 EMLL show Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 1 170 [44][45]
16 Los Hermanos Dinamita
(Cien Caras (2) and Máscara Año 2000)		 April 16, 1986 EMLL show Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 344 [46]
17 Los Infernales
(Masakre and MS-1)		 March 26, 1987 EMLL show Cuernavaca, Morelos 1 344 [47][48]
18 Ángel Azteca and Atlantis March 4, 1988 EMLL show Mexico City 1 813 [49][50][51][52]
19 Bestia Salvaje and Pierroth Jr. May 26, 1990 EMLL Sabados Arena Puebla Puebla, Puebla 1 287 [53]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
20 Ángel Azteca and Volador March 9, 1991 EMLL Sabados Arena Puebla Puebla, Puebla 1 81 [54]
21 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce and Volcano)		 May 29, 1991 EMLL show Acapulco, Guerrero 1 189 [12]
22 Los Metálicos
(Oro and Plata)		 December 4, 1991 CMLL show Acapulco, Guerrero 1 6 [16][34][55]
— Vacated December 10, 1991 — — — — Championship held up after a match against Los Destructores [56]
23 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce and Volcano)		 December 17, 1991 CMLL Martes De Coliseo Mexico City 2 82 Defeated Los Metálicos in the rematch [13]
Asistencia, Asesoría y Administración de Espectáculos (AAA)
24 Misterioso and Volador March 8, 1992 CMLL Domingos Arena Mexico Mexico City 1 142 [25]
25 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce and Volcano)		 July 28, 1992 AAA show Monterrey, Nuevo León 3 73 [14]
26 Misterioso and Volador October 9, 1992 Sin Limite Aguascalientes 2 127 [57]
27 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce (4) and Rocco Valente)		 February 12, 1993 Sin Limite Mexico City 1 574 [15]
28 Heavy Metal and Latin Lover September 9, 1994 AAA show Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 84 [58]
29 Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera December 2, 1994 Sin Limite Mexico City 1 181 [59]
30 Latin Lover (2) and Panterita del Ring June 1, 1995 AAA Television taping Texcoco, Mexico State 1 109 [60][61]
31 Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera September 18, 1995 Sin Limite Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 2 74[n] [62]
— Vacated December 1995 — — — — Championship vacated when Promo Azteca and AAA split which meant Fuerza Guerrera left the promotion [4]
† Juventud Guerrera and Psicosis January 12, 1996 AAA show Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State 1 Defeated Volador and El Mexicano for vacant title, the Mexican wrestling commission returns belts to Guerreras stating that they never lost the titles [5]
— Vacated August 1996 — — — — Championship vacated when Fuerza and Juventud Guerrera wrestle for different organizations [6]
32 Fuerza Guerrera (3) and Mosco de la Merced July 20, 1997 Top Win Promotions show Naucalpan, Mexico State 1 323 Defeated Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. in tournament final. The original Mosco de la Merced left AAA in the fall of 1997 and was replaced by Mosco de la Merced (II), without the promotion ever acknowledging the switch. [63]
33 Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr. June 7, 1998 Triplemanía VI Chihuahua, Chihuahua 1 329 [64][65]
34 Los Vipers
(Abismo Negro and Electroshock)		 May 2, 1999 Sin Limite Manzanillo, Colima 1 189 [66]
35 Hator and The Panther November 7, 1999 Sin Limite Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 182 [67]
36 Los Vipers
(Abismo Negro and Electroshock)		 May 7, 2000 Sin Limite Monterrey, Nuevo León 2 63 [68][69]
37 Perro Aguayo Jr. (2) and Héctor Garza July 9, 2000 AAA show Osaka, Japan 1 61 [70][69]
38 Los Consagrados
(Pirata Morgan and El Texano)		 September 8, 2000 Sin Limite Tijuana, Baja California 1 429 [71][69]
39 Máscara Sagrada and La Parka Jr. November 11, 2001 Sin Limite Monterrey, Nuevo León 1 159 [72]
40 Chessman and Electroshock (3) April 19, 2002 AAA show Torreón, Coahuila 1 427 [73][74]
41 Octagón and La Parka (2) June 20, 2003 Sin Limite Xalapa, Veracruz 1 3,110 La Parka was previously known under the name La Parka Jr. Sometime during his reign the title became recognized on the Mexican independent circuit. [17]
Mexican independent circuit
— Deactivated December 25, 2011 (NET) — — — — December 25, 2011 is the date of team's last title defence. [75]
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL)
42 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer March 13, 2020 Super Viernes Mexico City, Mexico 1 483 Defeated El Hijo de Villano III and Templario in a 16-team tournament final [27]
43 Atrapasuenos
(Espiritu Negro and Rey Cometa)		 July 9, 2021 CMLL Mexico City, Mexico 1 87 [76]
44 Felino Jr. & Polvora October 4, 2021 CMLL Mexico City, Mexico 1 167 [77]
45 Esfinge & Fugaz March 20, 2022 CMLL Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,621 [78]
46 Los Depredadores (Magnus & Rugido) June 9, 2023 CMLL Mexico City, Mexico 1 1,175+
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Combined reigns

Fuerza Guerrera, who held the championship with his son Juventud Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced.

By team

Key
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain.
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Octagón and La Parka13,110
2 Los Depredadores
(Magnus and Rugido) †		 1 1,145+
3 Cachorro Mendoza and Ringo Mendoza11,029
4 Ángel Azteca and Atlantis1813
5 Los Destructores
(Tony Arce and Rocco Valente)		1574
6 Atlantis Jr. and Flyer1483
7 Esfinge and Fugaz1476
8 Los Consagrados
(Pirata Morgan and El Texano)		1429
9 Chessman and Electroshock1427
10 Los Infernales
(Masakre and MS-1)		1344
Los Hermanos Dinamita
(Cien Caras and Máscara Año 2000)		1
Los Destructores
(Tony Arce and Volcano)		3
13 Perro Aguayo and Perro Aguayo Jr.1329
14 Fuerza Guerrera and Mosco de la Merced1323
15 Bestia Salvaje and Pierroth Jr.1287
16 Misterioso and Volador2269
17 Fuerza Guerrera and Juventud Guerrera2255¤
18 Los Vipers
(Abismo Negro and Electroshock)		2252
19 Cien Caras and Sangre Chicana1199
20 Hator and The Panther1182
21 Tony Benetto and Rayo de Jalisco Jr.1170
22 Felino Jr. and Polvora1167
23 Máscara Sagrada and La Parka Jr.1159
24 Latin Lover and Panterita del Ring1109
25 Heavy Metal and Latin Lover184
26 Atrapasuenos
(Espiritu Negro and Rey Cometa)		187
27 Ángel Azteca and Volador181
28 Perro Aguayo Jr. and Héctor Garza161
29 Los Metálicos
(Oro and Plata)		16
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By wrestler

Atlantis held the championship for 780 days with Ángel Azteca.
Máscara Año 2000 held the championship with his brother Cien Caras.
Héctor Garza (black shirt) was a one-time champion.
More information Rank, Wrestler ...
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 La Parka Jr./La Parka23,269
2 Octagón13,110
3 Magnus † 1 1,145+
Rugido †
5 Cachorro Mendoza 1 1,029
Ringo Mendoza
7 Tony Arce4918
8 Ángel Azteca2894
9 Atlantis1780
10 Electroshock3679
11 Fuerza Guerrera3578¤
12 Rocco Valente1574
13 Cien Caras2543
14 Atlantis Jr.1483
Flyer
16 Esfinge1476
Fugaz
18 El Texano1429
Pirata Morgan
20 Chessman1427
21 Perro Aguayo Jr.2390
22 Volador3350
23 Máscara Año 20001344
Volcano3
Masakre1
MS-1
27 Perro Aguayo1329
28 Mosco de la Merced1323
29 Bestia Salvaje1287
Pierroth Jr.
31 Misterioso2269
32 Juventud Guerrera2255¤
33 Abismo Negro2252
34 Sangre Chicana1199
35 Latin Lover2193
36 Hator1182
The Panther
38 Rayo de Jalisco Jr.1170
Tony Benetto
40 Felino Jr.1167
Polvora
42 Máscara Sagrada1159
43 Panterita del Ring1109
44 Espiritu Negro187
Rey Cometa
46 Heavy Metal184
47 Héctor Garza161
48 Oro16
Plata
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    At least one publication at the time stated that the belts Los Hermanos Shadow won were actually the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship.[3]
  2. [b]
    Statistics for longest and shortest reigns only count reigns where both the date the championship was won and lost are known.
  3. [c]
    EMLL was renamed Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre; CMLL in late 1991
  4. [d]
    In this, "control" refers to the everyday use of the title, determining which storylines the title is being used it, who gets to challenge for the title, how to use it in a public relations sense.
  5. [e]
    Was referred to as La Parka Jr. at the time of their championship victory, but changed his name to simply "La Parka" in mid-2003[7]
  6. [f]
    Last known championship defense[10]
  7. [g]
    Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[18]
  8. [h]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[19]
  9. [i]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[20]
  10. [j]
    Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[21]
  11. [k]
    Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre p. 44 "Articulo 258.- Cada combate de lucha libre tendrá como limite tres caídas; cada caída será sin limite de tiempo, ganará quien obtenga dos caídas de las tres en disputa" ("Article 258.- Each wrestling match shall have as limit three falls; Each fall will be without time limit. The winner will be the one to first obtain two of the three falls in the match")[22]
  12. [l]
    The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  13. [m]
    La Magia del Ring magazine noted that Victoria and O'Borman defeated Los Villanos in 1972, but provided no details on whom Los Villanos defeated[34]
  14. [n]
    The exact date Los Guerreras were stripped of the championship is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 71 and 104 days.

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