NWA Macon Tag Team Championship

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NWA Macon Tag Team Championship
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Promotion Georgia Championship Wrestling (events in Macon, Georgia)
Date establishedSeptember 16, 1969
Date retiredDecember 23, 1975
(at the earliest)
Statistics
First champion(s)Cyclone and Roberto Soto
Most reignsIndividual: Bob Armstrong (6)
Team: Bob Armstrong and Bill Dromo (3)

The NWA Macon Tag Team Championship was a tag team professional wrestling championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling, defended exclusively on events held at the Macon City Auditorium and Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia, United States. The title lasted from 1969 to 1975. [1] [2]

Title history

Wrestlers:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Cyclone and Roberto Soto 1September 16, 1969 Macon, Georgia Defeated The Assassins and The Super Assailants in a three-way round-robin match. [3]
Buddy Colt and Homer O'Dell1January 13, 1970Macon, Georgia [4] [5]
El Mongol and Joe Scarpa 1March 17, 1970Macon, Georgia [4]
Buddy Colt (2) and Karl Von Stroheim1June 16, 1970Macon, Georgia [6]
Bill Dromo and Alberto Torres1August 18, 1970Macon, Georgia [7] [8]
Skandor Akbar and Buddy Colt (3)1August 25, 1970Macon, Georgia [7]
Bob Armstrong and Paul DeMarco1November 24, 1970Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [9] [10]
The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)		1December 15, 1970Macon, GeorgiaThe Assassins' NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was also on the line. [9]
Bob Armstrong (2) and El Mongol (2)1January 12, 1971Macon, Georgia [11] [12]
Big Bad John and Buddy Colt (4)1October 19, 1971Macon, Georgia [13]
Bob Armstrong (3) and Bill Dromo (2)1November 16, 1971Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [13]
Flash and Rocket Monroe1January 25, 1972Macon, Georgia [14]
Bob Armstrong (4) and Bill Dromo (3)2April 25, 1972Macon, Georgia [15]
The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)		2May 9, 1972Macon, Georgia [15]
Argentina Apollo and Bob Armstrong (5)1August 22, 1972Macon, Georgia [16]
Skandor Akbar (5) and Rocket Monroe (2)1September 5, 1972Macon, Georgia [16] [17]
Argentina Apollo (2) and Tommy Seigler 1November 14, 1972Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [18]
The title was vacated on November 28, 1972 in Macon, Georgia, after Apollo and Seigler left GCW for the All-South Wrestling Alliance. [18]
The Super Infernos1February 27, 1973Macon, GeorgiaWon a 12-team one-night tournament. [19]
Bob Armstrong (5) and Bill Dromo (4)3July 17, 1973Macon, Georgia [20] [21]
The Super Infernos2August 7, 1973Macon, GeorgiaThis was a Title vs. Masks match. [20]
Mr. Wrestling II and Mr. Wrestling 1October 30, 1973Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [22] [23]
Gorgeous George, Jr. and Bobby Shane 1November 6, 1973Macon, Georgia [22]
The title was vacated no later than March 1974 [2] . Gorgeous George, Jr. and Bobby Shane made their last known defense of the title on December 11, 1973. [22]
Jerry Lawler and Mr. Wrestling II (2)1March 3, 1974Macon, GeorgiaWon an eight-team one-night tournament. [24]
Bob Armstrong (6) and Mr. Wrestling (2)1March 26, 1974Macon, Georgia [24]
The title was vacated in May 1974 [2] .
Ron and Terry Garvin 1June 11, 1974Macon, GeorgiaWon an eight-team one-night tournament. [25]
Tom Jones and Roberto Soto1September 24, 1974Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [26]
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)		11974Macon, GeorgiaRecords are unclear as to how they won the title. [2]
Buddy Colt (5) and Harley Race 1November 12, 1974Macon, Georgia [27]
Rocky Johnson and Danny Little Bear 1December 3, 1974Macon, Georgia [27]
The Mighty Yankees1December 31, 1974Macon, Georgia [27]
Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden 1January 21, 1975Macon, GeorgiaThis was a No Disqualification match. [28]
Ron Garvin (2) and Roger Kirby1February 4, 1975Macon, Georgia [28]
Robert Fuller (2) and Don Muraco 1February 18, 1975Macon, Georgia [28]
Don Greene and Jerry Lawler (2)1March 9, 1975Macon, Georgia [28]
Mr. Wrestling (2) and Mr. Wrestling II (3)1July 22, 1975Macon, GeorgiaDefeated Jerry Lawler and Bob Orton, Jr. in a No Disqualification match. [29]
Bob Orton, Jr. and Dick Slater 1July 29, 1975Macon, Georgia [29]
The title was vacated in December 1975. [30]
Luke Graham and Moondog Mayne 1December 11, 1975Macon, GeorgiaWon an eight-team one-night tournament. [30]
The title was retired no earlier than December 23, 1975, Luke Graham and Lonnie Mayne's last documented defense. [30]

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