Tag World Grand Prix 2003 was the first Tag World Grand Prix tournament held by Chikara. The tournament ran over two nights, with the preliminary rounds being held on July 5, 2003, at St. John's Auditorium in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the finals held three weeks later on July 26 at the same venue.[1][2] Twelve teams entered the tournament with the finals being scheduled in a three-way dance format.
* Due to the height difference between the competitors, the rules of the match were changed so that Arakencito only required a two count to win the match, while Hero and Quackenbush had to score a four count in order to pin him[1]
† As a result of the time limit draw, both teams were eliminated from the tournament[1]
Tag World Grand Prix 2005 ran over three nights, from February 18 through 20, 2005. The first and second rounds took place over the first two nights in Reading, Pennsylvania, and Emmaus, Pennsylvania, respectively. The remainder occurred on the third night in Pittston, Pennsylvania.[3][4][5] This time the number of participating teams was expanded to 32. BlackJack Marciano was scheduled to enter the tournament as Eddie Kingston's partner, but had to pull out due to an injury. His replacement was decided by a random draw.[4]
Tag World Grand Prix 2006 was the third Tag World Grand Prix tournament and ran over three nights, from February 24 through 26, 2006, and crowned Chikara's first-ever
New Alhambra Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7][8][9] Like the previous year, 32 teams entered the tournament. The teams of The Dark Breed (Hallowicked and UltraMantis Black) and Angel de Fuego and Equinox were scheduled to enter the tournament, however, UltraMantis Black had to pull out due to an injury, while Angel de Fuego no-showed the event. Their replacements were decided by a random draw.[7]
Tag World Grand Prix 2008 was the fourth Tag World Grand Prix tournament held by Chikara. The tournament ran over two nights, November 8 and 9 and was held in
Tommy End and Zack Sabre Jr. was scheduled to enter the tournament, however, Sabre Jr. no-showed the event and his replacement was decided by a random draw.[10]
The Osirian Portal eliminated Stone/PAC via pinfall (04:49)[11]
The Colony defeated The Osirian Portal via submission (25:00)[11]
2013
On March 8, 2013, Chikara announced that the first Tag World Grand Prix in four and a half years would be taking place on May 18 in
Antonio Thomas and Romeo Roselli) were originally announced for the tournament, but were on the day of the tournament replaced by Submission Squad (Gary Jay and Pierre Abernathy).[13][15]
The 2014 Tag World Grand Prix was held by Chikara's sister promotion Wrestling is Fun! (WiF!) between April 5 and May 24.[16] The upper half of the tournament bracket, including both first round and quarterfinal matches, was held on April 5 in Easton, Pennsylvania, and the lower half on May 3 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The semifinals and finals were held on May 24 in Easton.[16] The winners of the tournament would get to take part in Chikara's You Only Live Twice internet pay-per-view (iPPV) on May 25.[17]
Teams
3.0
(Scott Parker and Shane Matthews)
The Baltic Siege (Estonian ThunderFrog and Latvian Snow Troll)
The Batiri
(Kodama and Obariyon)
The Bloc Party (Mr. Azerbaijan and Proletariat Boar of Moldova)
The Colony: Xtreme Force (Arctic Rescue Ant and Missile Assault Ant)
The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster)
Tag World Grand Prix 2016 took place over two shows on April 2 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; first round matches were held at Phone Home (afternoon show) and the semifinals and the final match at Disk (evening show).[18][19]
Hermit Crab and Rock Lobster were scheduled to wrestle in the tournament, but due to an injury, they were replaced by Le Tabarnak de Team (Mathieu St-Jacques and Thomas Dubois).