NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version)

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NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
Date established1968
Date retiredNo later than March 1973
Statistics
First champion(s)The Interns (Joe Turner and Bill Bowman)
Final champion(s)Bob Kelly and Frank Dalton
Most reignsBob Kelly and Frank Dalton/Bob Kelly and Bobby Fields (2)
Longest reignToo uncertain to determine
Shortest reignToo uncertain to determine

The NWA Mississippi Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW). A secondary title complementing the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team 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 13 recognized individual champions and 8 recognized teams, who have had a combined 10 official reigns. The first champions were The Interns (Joe Turner and Bill Bowman), and the final champions were "Cowboy" Bob Kelly and Frank Dalton. At 60 days, Kelly and Dalton's first reign was the longest, while the team of Rip Tyler and Eduardo Perez's first reign was the shortest, at less than two weeks.

The team of Bob Kelly and Frank Dalton and the team of Bob Kelly and Bobby Fields are tied with the most reigns as champions, with two each. Kelly has the most individual reigns with four. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Mississippi Tag Team Champions by ring name.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1The Interns
(Joe Turner and Bill Bowman)
1968GCCW showN/A1N/A [1] [2]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1968 to 1971.
Vacated 1971Championship vacated for unknown reasons. A 5-team tournament is held in Laurel, Mississippi on May 31, 1971, however, the winners are unknown. The tournament final may have been between the team of Bob Kelly and Frank Dalton versus Eddie Sullivan and Jack Morrell on June 7, 1971.
Championship history is unrecorded from 1971 to September, 1971 (NLT).
2Rip Tyler and Eduardo Perez September, 1971 (NLT)GCCW showN/A1 [Note 1] [3] [4]
3Bob Kelly and Frank DaltonSeptember 16, 1971GCCW showHattiesburg, MS160 [5] [6]
4Eddie Sullivan and Prince PullingsNovember 15, 1971GCCW showLaurel, MS1 [Note 2]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 15, 1971 to February, 1972 (NLT).
5Bob Kelly (2) and Bobby FieldsFebruary, 1972 (NLT)GCCW showN/A1N/A [5] [7]
Championship history is unrecorded from February, 1972 (NLT) to March, 1972 (NLT).
7 Billy Red Lyons and Tom JonesMarch, 1972 (NLT)GCCW showN/A1N/A [8] [9]
Championship history is unrecorded from March, 1972 (NLT) to March, 1972 (NLT).
8Bob Kelly (3) and Bobby FieldsMarch, 1972 (NLT)GCCW showN/A2N/A [6] [7]
Championship history is unrecorded from March, 1972 (NLT) to April, 1972 (NLT).
9Rip Tyler (2) and Don Fargo/Eddie Sullivan (2)April, 1972 (NLT)GCCW showN/A1N/ADon Fargo left GCCW in December 1972. Rip Tyler chose Eddie Sullivan as his replacement partner. [3] [10]
Championship history is unrecorded from April, 1972 (NLT) to March, 1973 (NLT).
10Bob Kelly (4) and Frank DaltonMarch, 1973 (NLT)GCCW showN/A2N/A [5] [6]

Footnotes

  1. The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 15 days.
  2. The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 80 days.

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