# DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship

The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott & Chance Rizer) were the inaugural champions. The current champions are Violence Is Forever Kevin Ku and Dominic Garrini , who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) at 3rd Anniversary on December 8, 2024. The titles have been defended in the main event of six major DPW events.

## History

The DPW Worlds Tag Team Championship was first announced on the March 17, 2022 edition of DPW Fire by Chris Danger. The inaugural champions would be decided at DPW Forever between The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) and The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer), the latter team of whom would be the winners.

## Reigns

As of March 17, 2025, there have been five reigns between four teams composed of eight individual champions. The current champions are Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson), who are in their first reign as a team and individually. They defeated Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) at No Pressure on February 16, 2025.
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 |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer) | April 16, 2022 | Forever | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 238 | 4 | Defeated The Workhorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry) to become the inaugural champions. Aired on tape delay on April 23. | |
| 2 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | December 10, 2022 | 1st Anniversary | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 190 | 6 | Aired on tape delay on December 17. | |
| 3 | The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) | June 18, 2023 | Tag Festival | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 175 | 2 | This was a four-way tag team elimination match also featuring Best Bros (Baliyan Akki and Mei Suruga) and Above The Rest (Gabriel Skye and Tristen Thai). Aired on tape delay on June 24. | |
| 4 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | December 10, 2023 | 2nd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 91 | 1 | Aired on tape delay on December 16. | |
| 5 | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) | March 10, 2024 | Live 5 | Berwyn, Illinois | 1 | 273 | 3 | | |
| 6 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | December 8, 2024 | 3rd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 2 | 70 | 1 | Aired on tape delay on December 15. | |
| 7 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) | February 16, 2025 | No Pressure | Chicago, Illinois | 1 | 29+ | 0 | Aired on tape delay on February 23. | |

## Combined reigns

As of March 17, 2025.

### By team

| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Speedball x Something (Mike Bailey and Jake Something) | 1 | 3 | 273 |
| 2 | Violence Is Forever (Dominic Garrini and Kevin Ku) | 2 | 7 | 260 |
| 3 | The Reality x NDA (Patrick Scott and Chance Rizer) | 1 | 4 | 238 |
| 4 | The Workhorsemen (Anthony Henry and JD Drake) | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 5 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 6 | Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) † | 1 | 0 | 29+ |

### By wrestler

| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Mike Bailey | 1 | 3 | 273 |
| 1 | Jake Something | 1 | 3 | 273 |
| 3 | Dominic Garrini | 2 | 7 | 260 |
| 3 | Kevin Ku | 2 | 7 | 260 |
| 5 | Patrick Scott | 1 | 4 | 238 |
| 5 | Chance Rizer | 1 | 4 | 238 |
| 5 | Anthony Henry | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 5 | JD Drake | 1 | 2 | 175 |
| 9 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 9 | Chris Sabin | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 11 | James Drake † | 1 | 0 | 29+ |
| 11 | Zack Gibson † | 1 | 0 | 29+ |