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| Australian Tag Team Championship | |||||||
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| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | Australian wrestling | ||||||
| Date established | 13 February 1954 | ||||||
| Date retired | 7 December 1957 | ||||||
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The Australian Tag Team Wrestling Championship was one of the first Tag team professional wrestling championship in Australia. [1] [2] [3]
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date won: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Morrow and Snowy Dowton | 1 | 13 February 1954 | Sydney | Defeat Bud Cody and Alan Pinfold in tournament final. |
| Allan Sherry and Allan Pinfold | 1 | 18 February 1956 | Sydney | |
| Bob George and Alf Greer | 1 | 25 February 1956 | Sydney | |
| Vacant | ||||
| Jon Morro and Frank Morro | 1 | 7 December 1957 | Sydney | Defeats Tony Kontellis and Norm Ryan |
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