NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship

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NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
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The Texas Long Riders - Ron Bass (left) and Black Bart (right) - as NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions, c.1985. Bass also holds the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.
Details
Promotion NWA Mid-Atlantic
Date establishedJune 1968
Current champion(s)Vacant
Date wonFebruary 27, 2016
Other name(s)
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
Statistics
First champion(s) Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson
Most reignsAs a team:
Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole and Gene Anderson (6 reigns)
As an individual:
Johnny Weaver (8 reigns)
Longest reignTriple X Drake Dawson and Curtis Thompson (366 days)
Shortest reignRip Hawk and Swede Hanson (2 days)

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a tag team title defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. During this time, the title was the primary tag team championship that was defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling owned by Jim Crockett, Sr. and later by his son, Jim Crockett, Jr. While the current Mid-Atlantic promotion operates primarily out of the same area as the Crockett promotion, they aren't the same, as Jim Crockett, Jr. sold his territory to Ted Turner in November 1988. This promotion would then be renamed World Championship Wrestling. The title was relegated to serve as the secondary tag team championship in Crockett's territory after Mid-Atlantic created its own territorial version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship in January 1975 and was used until sometime in 1985 when it was abandoned. [1] In 2000, the title was revived for the Mid-Atlantic territory.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
1 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson June 2, 1968MACW showWashington, DC1N/ATitle Awarded and defeat Édouard Carpentier and Miguel Perez in a fictitious match.
2 Johnny Weaver and George BeckerMay 1, 1969MACW showWinston-Salem, North Carolina1292
3 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson February 17, 1970MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina228
4 Johnny Weaver and George BeckerMarch 17, 1970MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina29
5 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
March 26, 1970MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina1180
6 Paul Jones and Nelson Royal September 22, 1970MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina178
7 Rip Hawk and Swede HansonDecember 9, 1970MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina3176
8 Johnny Weaver and George BeckerJune 3, 1971MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina3114
9 Rip Hawk and Swede HansonSeptember 25, 1971MACW showHampton, Virginia42
10 Johnny Weaver and George BeckerSeptember 27, 1971MACW showFayetteville, North Carolina415
11 Larry Hamilton and Brute Bernard October 12, 1971MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina1171
12 Johnny Weaver (5) and Art NeilsonMarch 31, 1972MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina1220
13 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
November 6, 1972MACW showCharlotte, North Carolina27
14 Johnny Weaver (6) and Art Neilson (2)November 13, 1972MACW showCharlotte, North Carolina2110
15 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
March 3, 1973MACW showWinston-Salem, North Carolina387
16 Jerry Brisco and Thunderbolt Patterson May 29, 1973MACW showHigh Point, North Carolina137
17 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
July 5, 1973MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina489
18 Sandy Scott and Nelson Royal (2)October 2, 1973MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina1N/A
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
19 Brute Bernard and Jay YorkNovember 26, 1973MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina130Brute and York managed by Beauregarde.
20 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
December 26, 1973MACW showColumbia, South Carolina5103
21 Paul Jones (2) and Bob Bruggers April 8, 1974MACW showFayetteville, North Carolina187
22 Rip Hawk (5) and Ric Flair July 4, 1974MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina1155
23 Paul Jones (3) and Tiger Conway Jr. December 6, 1974MACW showCharleston, South Carolina176Defeat Flair and Brute Bernard, subbing for Hawk.
24 The Andersons
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
February 20, 1975MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina60Won the title vs. title match.
February 20, 1975The Andersons are the reigning NWA World Tag Team Champions (Mid-Atlantic version) and title is inactive until September 22, 1976 when the tournament to crown new champions starts.
25 Dino Bravo and Tim Woods November 3, 1976MACW showRaleigh, North Carolina175Defeat Sgt. Jacques Goulet and Mike "The Judge" DuBois in tournament final.
26 The Hollywood Blonds
(Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown)
January 17, 1977MACW showGreenville, South Carolina183 [2]
27 Dino Bravo (2) and Tiger Conway, Jr. (2)April 10, 1977MACW showCharlotte, North Carolina187
28 Greg Valentine and Ric Flair (2)July 6, 1977MACW showAnderson, South Carolina147Awarded.
29 Paul Jones (4) and Ricky Steamboat August 22, 1977MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina1434Steamboat and Jones win NWA World Tag Team Champions (Mid-Atlantic version) on April 23, 1978 and hold the titles concurrently.
30 Ric Flair (3) and Big John Studd October 30, 1978MACW showGreenville, South Carolina16 [3]
31 Paul Jones (5) and Ricky Steamboat (2)November 5, 1978MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina2N/A
32 Big John Studd (2) and Ken Patera January 2, 1979MACW showN/A1N/A
33 Paul Jones (6) and Ricky Steamboat (3)April 26, 1979MACW showN/A3N/A
Vacated August 8, 1979When Jones turns on Steamboat.
34 Ricky Steamboat (4) and Dino Bravo (3)October 20, 1979MACW showN/A1N/ABravo is actually wrestling in the AWA at this time.
35 Masked Superstar and Masked Superstar 2 (3)March 26, 1980MACW showN/A1N/A
Vacated April 30, 1980When Masked Superstar #2 is unmasked and leaves the area.
36 Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer June 2, 1980MACW showGreenville, South Carolina1118Defeat The Iron Sheik and Jimmy Snuka in tournament final. [4]
37 The Sheepherders
(Butch Miller and Luke Williams)
September 28, 1980MACW showCharlotte, North Carolina175
38 Dewey Robertson and George Wells December 12, 1980MACW showRichmond, Virginia157
39 Genichiro Tenryu and Mr. Fuji February 7, 1981MACW showGreensboro, North Carolina1N/A [5]
40 Dewey Robertson and Johnny Weaver (7)May 25, 1981MACW showN/A1N/A
41The Imperial Russians
(Chris Markoff and Nikolai Volkoff)
June 27, 1981MACW showCharlotte, North Carolina1153
42 Jay Youngblood and Johnny Weaver (8)November 27, 1981MACW showAppalachia, Virginia1N/A
43 Ox Baker and Carl FergieDecember 2, 1981MACW showN/A1N/A
44 Jay Youngblood (2) and Porkchop Cash January 29, 1982MACW showCharleston, South Carolina1N/A
45 Don Kernodle and Pvt. Jim Nelson May 22, 1982MACW showN/A1N/A
46 Porkchop Cash (2) and Iceman Parsons June 1, 1982MACW showN/A116
47 Don Kernodle and Jim NelsonJune 17, 1982MACW showRoanoke, Virginia266
48 Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood (3)August 22, 1982MACW showToronto1202
Vacated March 12, 1983Upon winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
49 One Man Gang and Kelly Kiniski May 23, 1983MACW showGreenville, South Carolina158Defeat Mike Rotunda and Rufus R. Jones in tournament final.
50 Rufus R. Jones and Bugsy McGraw July 20, 1983MACW showEmporia, Virginia1N/A
Vacated August 2, 1983
51Long Riders
(Ron Bass and Black Bart)
August 25, 1984MACW showN/A1N/A
March 23, 1985N/AN/A
NWA MACW Tag Team Championship
52Triple X
(Drake Dawson and Curtis Thompson)
September 11, 1999MACW showElizabeth City, North Carolina1367Reigning Northern Continental Tag Team champions; awarded Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title around March 17, 2000.
Vacated September 12, 2000When Dawson leaves NWA to become pit crew member for a NASCAR Winston Cup team. Title vacated as of September 5, 2002.
53 The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton and Rick Nelson)
December 7, 2002MACW showAsheville, North Carolina1N/ADefeat the Road Warrior Hawk and Mad Maxx.
Vacated December 2, 2004
54 Dusty Rhodes and Buff Bagwell January 22, 2005MACW showSeoul, South Korea1N/ADefeat Terry Taylor and Rikki Nelson.
August 20, 2005
55 Rick Steiner and Terry Taylor September 24, 2005MACW showConcord, North Carolina1N/ADefeat Tommy Gunn and Ricky Morton.
November 8, 2006
56 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick (2) and Scott)
December 9, 2006MACW showEasley, South Carolina145Defeat Chris Hamrick and Rikki Nelson.
January 23, 2007
57 Buff Bagwell (2) and Rick Nelson (2)May 2, 2009MACW showShelby, North Carolina1259Defeat Reid Flair and David Flair.
58 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
January 16, 2010MACW showCaldwell, North Carolina1105
59 Buff Bagwell (3) and Rick Nelson (3)May 1, 2010MACW showAnderson, South Carolina2140
60 The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)
September 18, 2010MACW showMaiden, North Carolina249
61 Brad Armstrong and Ricky Morton (3)November 6, 2010MACW showTaylorsville, North Carolina1N/ABrad Armstrong replaces Robert Gibson to defeats Chris Hamrick and Jeff Lewis, still champions as of December 4, 2010.
Vacated April 8, 2012MACW leaves the NWA in 2012. Title vacated as of October 1, 2012. No Championship by Ricky Nelson or the old MACW is sanctioned or recognized by the NWA after this date
N/AN/AN/A
63The Legion of KAOS
(Damien Wayne and Lance Erickson)
November 2, 2013MACW showKingsport, Tennessee1252Defeat C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander) to win vacant title.
Vacated July 12, 2014MACW showCarolina Beach, North CarolinaWhen Legion Of Kaos split up to pursue singles careers.
64The Brutes
(Mark James and Jimmy Parker)
June 20, 2015MACW showLouisburg, North Carolina1252Defeated The A.H.L. and The Cabellero's in a 3-way for the vacant titles at NWA R.A.G.E. XII.
65The Sound and The Fury
(Will Huckaby and Joe Black)
February 27, 2016MACW showWilliamston, North Carolina1408Defeated The Brutes (Jimmy Parker and Mark James) and 1st Generation (Victor Andrews and James Anthony) in a Triple Threat at "Onslaught". [6]
DeactivatedApril 10, 2017

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