Today in Pro Wrestling History: On December 20, 1996, at Hardcore TV #193, The Eliminators (John Kronus & Perry Saturn) defeated The Gangstas (New Jack & Mustafa) to win the ECW World Tag Team Championship.
Today In Pro Wrestling History (Dec 20): Kronus and Saturn Regain the Tag Team Titles
The Eliminators, a renowned tag team in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), achieved their second reign as ECW Tag Team Champions on December 31, 1996.
This significant victory was broadcast on that day’s episode of ECW programming. Their second reign with the tag team titles lasted for a notable period of 85 days.
However, their championship reign came to an end on March 15, 1997, when they were defeated by The Dudley Boyz, another prominent and influential tag team in the ECW landscape, who took over the title reign following this match.
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