The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is a

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owned by the

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. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a match with a predetermined outcome. The Embassy (

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

Bishop Kaun Bishop Kaun is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor (ROH), where he wrestles under the ring name Kaun and is a member of The Embassy stable. He is currently one-third of the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Ch ...

and

Toa Liona Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Toa Liona. He also wrestles for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Hono ...

) are the current champions in their first reign as a team (Kaun's second individually).

History

The title was officially announced in a press release on August 30, 2016, and marked the first new title created by ROH in six years, following the 2010 creation of the

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. ROH promoted the title as the first time in nearly 25 years that a major American promotion had had a six-man tag team title. The championship belts were redesigned in January 2018.

Inaugural championship tournament (2016)

The tournament to crown the inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions took place between September 30 and December 2, 2016. The tournament featured participants from the Mexican

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(NJPW) promotions, both of which ROH had partnerships with. ROH noted how six-man tag team matches were a staple of Mexican '' lucha libre'' and how NJPW had recently created its own six-man tag team championship, the

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was originally announced for the tournament, but ended up being replaced by NJPW wrestler

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. However, Rush eventually returned to the team, replacing ACH in the final due to his departure from ROH. The tournament started on September 30 at the

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pay-per-view (PPV), with the remaining first round and semifinal matches taking place at the October 1 and 29 tapings of the weekly ''

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'' program. The final of the tournament took place at the

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PPV. ;Participants *

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, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) *The Cabinet (

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, Leon St. Giovanni & Shaheem Ali * The Kingdom (

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Vinny Marseglia Vincent Marseglia (born January 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he was a member of Honor No More. He is best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a record setting 4 ...

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Reigns

There have been 14 reigns shared among 12 teams and 33 wrestlers. The Kingdom (

, T. K. O'Ryan &

) were the inaugural champions and they have the record with the most reigns at three as a team, while individually Vinny Marseglia/Vincent has the most reigns with four. The Embassy (

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

& Gates of Agony (

)) are the current champions in their first reign as a team, Indivudually, this is the second reign for Kaun and first for Cage and Lion. They defeated

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& The Boys (

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) in

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on December 10, 2022.

Combined reigns

As of , . ROH_Kingdom

By team

By wrestler

References

External links

ROH Six Man Tag Team Title History
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