AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship

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AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion American Wrestling Association [1] [2]
Date establishedOctober 15, 1966 [1] [2]
Date retiredMay 9, 1972 [1] [2]
Statistics
First champion(s) Luke Brown and Jake Smith [1] [2]
Most reigns(As a tag team) Doug Gilbert and Reggie Parks and Reggie Parks and Stan Pulaski (3 times) (As individual) Reggie Parks and Stan Pulaski (7 Times) [1] [2]
Longest reign Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2]
Shortest reignBob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2]

The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area.

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Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
(NLT)Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Dale Lewis and Stan PulaskiMay 28, 1966(NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [1] [2]
2Kentuckians
(Luke Brown and Jake Smith)		October 15, 1966(NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 3] Still champions on November 5, 1966. [1] [2]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 15, 1966 to January 29, 1967. [1] [2]
4Francis St. Claire and Dale Lewis (2)March 17, 1967 House show Omaha, Nebraska1 [Note 4] [1] [2]
— Vacated 1967————Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [1] [2]
5Doug Gilbert [Note 5] and Reggie Parks August 12, 1967 House show Omaha, Nebraska156Defeated Mitsu Arakawa and Dale Lewis. [1] [2]
6 Mike DiBiase and Bob Orton October 7, 1967 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 6] [1] [2]
7Doug Gilbert(2) and Reggie Parks (2)November 1967(NLT) House show [Note 1] 2 [Note 7] [1] [2]
8 Bob Orton (2) and Mad Dog Vachon March 15, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska17 [1] [2]
9Doug Gilbert(3) and Reggie Parks (3)March 22, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska31 [1] [2]
10 Bob Orton (3) and Mad Dog Vachon (2)March 23, 1968 House show [Note 1] 221 [1] [2]
11 Dale Lewis (3) and Stan Pulaski (2)April 13, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska2 [Note 8] [1] [2]
12The Avenger and Mike DiBiase (2)July 27, 1968(NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 9] align= [1] [2]
13Woody Farmer and Reggie Parks (4)October 12, 1968 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 10] [1] [2]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 12, 1968 to January 11, 1969. [1] [2]
15Stan Pulaski(3) and Chris Tolos January 25, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska1168 [1] [2]
16 Bob Geigel and The VikingJuly 12, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska10 [1] [2]
17 Bob Ellis and Stan Pulaski (4)July 12, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska1 [Note 11] [1] [2] [3]
— Vacated 1969————Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [1] [2]
18Reggie Parks(5) and Stan Pulaski (5)November 15, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska1 [Note 12] Defeated Ali Ben Khan and The Great Kimura in a tournament final. [1] [2]
19The Claw and Rock Rogowski 1971 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 13] After January 30, 1971. [1] [2]
20Reggie Parks(6) and Stan Pulaski (6)February 13, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska218 [1] [2]
21 Ox Baker and Rock Rogowski (2)March 3, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska152 [1] [2]
22 Bob Ellis (2) and Alberto TorresApril 24, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska153 [1] [2]
— Vacated June 16, 1971————Torres died due to injuries suffered three days earlier during a match against Ox Baker and The Claw [1] [2]
23 Johnny Valentine Jr. and Jerry MillerAugust 11, 1971 House show Creighton, Nebraska159Defeated Ox Baker and The Claw [1] [2]
24 Ox Baker (3) and The Great KusatsuOctober 9, 1971 House show [Note 1] 17 [1] [2]
25 Johnny Valentine Jr. and Jerry MillerOctober 16, 1971 House show [Note 1] 263 [1] [2]
26 Lars Anderson and Larry Hennig December 18, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska121 [1] [2]
27Reggie Parks(7) and Stan Pulaski (7)January 8, 1972 House show Omaha, Nebraska3 [Note 14] Still champions on May 9, 1972. [1] [2]
—Deactivated1972———— [1] [2]

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The location of the championship match has not been found in available documentation.
  2. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 140 days, possibly more.
  3. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and −139 days.
  4. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 148 days.
  5. ↑ This was a wrestler also known as Doug Lindzy, not Doug Gilbert
  6. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 54 days.
  7. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 106 and 159 days.
  8. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 105 days.
  9. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 77 and −104 days.
  10. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 91 days.
  11. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 125 days.
  12. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 412 and 454 days.
  13. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and −3,610 days.
  14. ↑ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 358 days.

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