NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship

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NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion NWA Tri-State
Date establishedApril 14, 1959
Date retiredNo later than June 1979
Statistics
First champion(s)Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo
Final champion(s) Bill Watts and Buck Robley
Most reignsThe Blue Demons (3)
Longest reign The Assassin and The Angel (175 days)
Shortest reign Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox (7 days)
Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear (7 days)
The Blue Demons (7 days)

The NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in NWA Tri-State. A secondary title after NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship, and complementing the NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance.

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Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. There have been a total of 31 recognized individual champions and 18 recognized teams, who have had a combined 23 official reigns. The first champions were Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo, and the final champions were "Cowboy" Bill Watts and Buck Robley. [1] At 175 days, The Assassin and The Angel's first and only reign was the longest. The teams of Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox, Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear, and The Blue Demons are tied for the shortest reigns at 7 days each.

The team with the most reigns is The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2) with three. Danny Little Bear has the most individual reigns with four. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Louisiana Tag Team Champions by ring name.

Key

ReignsThe number of times a specific set of wrestlers have won the titles
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/AThe information is not available.
Wrestler name (#)The number represents the number of times the wrestler has held the title individually
—Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parenthesis, if different
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Frankie Kovacs and Gino AngeloApril 14, 1959Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA121Defeated Prince Nero and Firpo Zybysko in a tournament final.
— Vacated May 5, 1959Tri-State show———The championship is vacated when Gino Angelo is injured.
2Pretty Boy Collins and Duke ScarboughMay 6, 1959Tri-State showN/A123Defeated Frankie Kovacs and Al Massey.
3Frankie Kovacs and Al MasseyMay 29, 1959Tri-State showLafayette, LA1 [Note 1]
4Mickey Sharpe and The Black PantherAugust, 1959 (n)Tri-State showN/A1 [Note 2]
— Vacated October 1959Tri-State show———The championship is vacated for unknown reasons.
Championship history is unrecorded from to .
5 Adrien Baillargeon and Tony JiminezMarch, 1960 (n)Tri-State showN/A1
— Vacated March 22, 1963Tri-State showMonroe, LA——The championship is vacated when the team breaks up during a title defense.
6 Danny Little Bear and Kit FoxMay 28, 1968Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA152Defeated The Hines Brothers in a tournament final.
7The Dalton Brothers
(Jack and Frank)		July 19, 1968Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA127
8Gorgeous George Jr. and Haystack MuldoonAugust 15, 1968Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA1 [Note 3]
9The Dalton Brothers
(Jack and Frank)		August, 1968 (n)Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA2 [Note 4]
10 Danny Little Bear and Kit FoxOctober 6, 1968Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA27
11The Blue Demons
(Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2)		October 13, 1968Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA194
12Manuel Perez and Pepe PerezJanuary 15, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA113 [2]
13The Blue Demons
(Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2)		January 28, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA221
14Frank Dalton and Danny Little BearFebruary 18, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA17
15The Blue Demons
(Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2)		February 25, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA37
16Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear March 4, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA261
17Jerry Miller and Jim OsborneMay 4, 1969Tri-State showBaton Rouge, LA1
— Vacated June 1968————The championship is vacated for unknown reasons.
18Steven Little Bear and Ray Candy March 24, 1978Tri-State showLafayette, LA1Won tournament. [3] [4]
19Seigfried Stanke and Kurt Von Hess 1978Tri-State showN/A1 [5] [6]
20Terry Latham and Ricky Fields1978Tri-State showN/A1 [7] [8]
21 The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)		December 2, 1978Tri-State showAlexandria, LA1 [Note 5] [1] [9]
— Vacated 1978————The championship is vacated when Assassin #2 leaves the territory. [1]
22The Assassin and The AngelJanuary 6, 1979Tri-State showShreveport, LA1175Defeated Terry Latham and Ricky Fields in a tournament final. [9] [10]
23 Bill Watts and Buck RobleyJune 30, 1979Tri-State showAlexandria, LA148On July 21, 1979, Watts and Robley defeated The Assassin and The Angel in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. [11] [12]
—DeactivatedAugust 17, 1979————The championship is abandoned when Watts is injured and leaves the promotion to form Mid-South Wrestling.

List of top combined reigns

¤The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.

By team

RankTeamNo. of reignsCombined days
1.The Assassin and The Angel1175
2.The Blue Demons3122
3.Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear 268
4.Frankie Kovacs and Al Massey164¤
5.Mickey Sharpe and The Black Panther161¤
6.Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox259
7. Bill Watts and Buck Robley148
8. The Assassins 129¤
9.The Dalton Brothers227¤
10.Pretty Boy Collins and Duke Scarbough123
11.Adrien Baillargeon and Tony Jiminez122¤
12.Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo121
13.Manuel Perez and Pepe Perez113
14.Gorgeous George Jr. and Haystack Muldoon11¤
15.Jerry Miller and Jim Osborne1N/A
16.Steven Little Bear and Ray Candy 1N/A
17.Seigfried Stanke and Kurt Von Hess 1N/A
18.Terry Latham and Ricky Fields1N/A

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined Days
1.Assassin #12204¤
2.The Angel1175
3.Danny Little Bear4127
4.Blue Demon #13122
5.Blue Demon #2
6.Frank Dalton495¤
7.Frankie Kovacs285¤
8.Al Massey164¤
9.Mickey Sharpe61¤
10.The Black Panther
11.Kit Fox59
12. Bill Watts 48
13.Buck Robley
14.Assassin #229¤
15.Jack Dalton227¤
16.Pretty Boy Collins123
17.Duke Scarbough
18.Adrien Baillargeon22¤
19.Tony Jiminez
20.Gino Angelo21
21.Pepe Perez13
22.Gorgeous George Jr.1¤
23.Haystack Muldoon
24.Jerry MillerN/A
25.Jim Osborne
26.Steven Little Bear
27. Ray Candy
28.Seigfried Stanke
29. Kurt Von Hess
30.Terry Latham
31.Ricky Fields

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 64 and 94 days.
  2. ↑ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 61 and 91 days.
  3. ↑ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 15 days.
  4. ↑ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 36 and 51 days.
  5. ↑ The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 29 days.

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