NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version)

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NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version)
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Promotion Stampede Wrestling
Date established1954
Date retired1959

The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1954 as the original top tag team championship in Stampede Wrestling; it held that status until 1959, when the title was abandoned in favor of Stampede's then-newly created International Tag Team Championship.

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Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott)		 1954 Stampede showN/A 1  [Note 1]   [1]
 2  Chico Garcia and Roberto Pico July 16, 1954 Stampede showN/A 1 7  [1]
 3 The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott)		 July 23, 1954 Stampede showN/A 2 39  [1]
 4 Al and Tiny Mills  August 31, 1954 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1 63  [1]
 5 Tex McKenzie and Ilio DiPaolo  November 2, 1954 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1 14  [1]
 6 Al and Tiny Mills  November 16, 1954 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 2  [Note 2]   [1]
— Vacated  November 25, 1954(NET) N/AN/A——Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
— N/A —  
 7 Jim Wright and Roberto Pico (2) February 8, 1956 Stampede showSaskatoon, Saskatchewan 1 21Defeated Ray Villmer and Herb Freeman in tournament final. [1]
 8  Luther Lindsay and Ray Villmer February 29, 1956 Stampede showSaskatoon, Saskatchewan 1  [Note 3] Still champions as of May 9, 1956. [1]
 9  Fritz Von Erich and Lou Sjoberg June 16, 1956(NLT) Stampede showN/A 1  [Note 4] Defended against Alberta Tag Team Champions George and Sandy Scott on this day. [1]
 10  Gene Kiniski and Dick Hutton  July 9, 1956 Stampede showN/A 1  [Note 5]   [1]
— N/A —  
 11  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff)		 March 24, 1958 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1  [Note 6] Defeated Guy and Joe Brunetti to win the vacant titles. [1]
 12 The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott)		 1958 Stampede showN/A 3  [Note 7]   [1]
 13  Chico Garcia
(2) and Chet Wallick		 January 13, 1959 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1 35  [1] [2]
 14  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  February 17, 1959 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1 9  [1]
 15 The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott)		 February 26, 1959 Stampede showN/A 4  [Note 8]   [1]
 16  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  March 1959 Stampede showN/A 2  [Note 9]   [1]
 17  Shag Thomas and Mighty Ursus March 10, 1959 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 1  [Note 10]   [1]
 18 Charro Azteca and Chet Wallick (2) May 1959 Stampede showN/A 1  [Note 11]   [1]
 19  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  May 12, 1959 Stampede showEdmonton, Alberta 3  [Note 12]   [1]
— Vacated  1959 N/AN/A——Title abandoned and replaced with the Stampede International Tag Team Championship. [1]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The exact date the championship was created is uncertain, which means that the first title reign lasted between 1 and 196 days.
  2. ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted at least 9 days.
  3. ↑ The exact date that Lindsay and Villmer lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 111 days
  4. ↑ The exact date Von Erich and Sjoberg won the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 23 and 130 days.
  5. ↑ The length of their title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  6. ↑ The exact date the Kalmikoffs lost the championship is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 1 day and 281 days.
  7. ↑ The exact date the Flying Scotts won the championship is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 1 day and 281 days.
  8. ↑ The exact date the Flying Scotts lost the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 3 and 11 days.
  9. ↑ The exact date that the Vachons won the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 1 and 9 days.
  10. ↑ The exact date that Thomas and Ursus lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 52 and 62 days.
  11. ↑ The exact date Charro Azteca and Wallick won the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 1 day and 11 days.
  12. ↑ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 233 days.

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