The New Jersey version of the

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was a

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contested for in the New Jersey-based

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(NWA)

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. The title was only contestable by tag teams in tag team matches. The title was established on February 3, 1996 by NWA Jersey, in which

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(Yar and Wolf) won a

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against The Greek Connection (Gus the Greek and Jimmy Londos) and Bad Attitude (Seek and Destroy). This title is one of at least five championships that share the same name under the NWA's supervision. On April 7, 2000, the final champions

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( #1 and #2) lost the titles to

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and

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; however, the NWA reversed the decision and instead of returning the titles to The Pitbulls, the promotion retired the championship for unknown reasons. Overall, there have been 17 reigns that have occurred in the United States. From the information known, The Misfits (Derek Domino and

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)' fourth reign was the longest in the title's history, at 204 days; their and Downward Spiral (Adrian Hall and Twiggy Ramirez)'s first reigns, respectively, were the shortest, at 21 days. In addition to reigns held by wrestlers, there was one

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reign, in which the title had to be stripped from the champions.

Title history

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Title history

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