As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.

[a] The first champions were The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts), who won the championship on December 25, 1982 as part of WCCW's annual Christmas Star Wars show.

[1][2] For storyline purposes David Von Erich actually substituted for Buddy Roberts in the match, citing "travel difficulties".

The Freebird combination of Hayes, Roberts and Gordy held the championship a total of five times, the most of any trio.

[1][2] The longest individual reign lasted 282 days as Kevin, Mike and Lance held the title from July 4, 1986 to April 12, 1987.