NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship

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NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
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NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship belt
Details
Promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 17, 1952
Statistics
First champion(s) Harold Sakata and Toi Yamamoto
Most reignsTony Borne and Moondog Mayne

The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and defended in its member promotion Pacific Northwest Wrestling, which promoted shows in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. [1]

Contents

The original version of the title lasted from 1952 until the company's closure in 1992, when Don Owen retired and sold his company to Sandy Barr. [1] Barr retired all NWA PNW titles with Owen and began operating under the company name "Championship Wrestling USA", creating new championships. In 1993, the belts were used to represent the AAA/IWC World Tag Team Championship until it was deactivated in 1994. The actual retired (Owen Era) NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship belts were kept by Sandy Barr, refurbished due to age and were being used by the International Grappler's Alliance, his wrestling organization. With Sandy Barr's passing, Josh Barr started PDX Pro Wrestling in St. Johns, Oregon, in 2007, which is using the original PNW Tag Team belts. They were reactivated in 2015 in St John's NWA Blue Collar Wrestling and would be deactivated again in 2018.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Harold Sakata and Toi YamamotoNovember 17, 1952PNW Show [Note 1] 138 
2Kurt Von Poppenheim and John CretorianDecember 25, 1952PNW Show [Note 1] 115 
3 Harold Sakata and Toi YamamotoJanuary 9, 1953PNW Show [Note 1] 2346 
4David Jones and Carl EngstromDecember 21, 1953PNW Show [Note 1] 121 
5Ivan Gorky and Soldat GorkyJanuary 11, 1954PNW Show [Note 1] 1343 
6Kurt Von Poppenheim (2) and Leo WallickDecember 20, 1954PNW Show [Note 1] 199 
7Bulldog Curtis and Tommy MartinezMarch 29, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 10
8Bulldog Curtis and Tommy MartinezMarch 29, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 114 
9 Luther Lindsay and George DussetteMarch 15, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 188 
10Doug Donovan and Ivan KameroffJune 11, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 144 
11Luigi Macera and Gory Guerrero July 25, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 132 
12Doug Donovan and Ivan KameroffAugust 26, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 224 
13Luigi Macera (2) and Dick TorioSeptember 19, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 131 
14Bill Savage and Buck WeaverOctober 20, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 171 
15Kurt Von Poppenheim (3) and Henry LenzDecember 30, 1955PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
16Kurt Von Poppenheim (4) and Jack O'Reilly1956PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
17Herb Freeman and Larry CheneMay 7, 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 120 [2]
18Doug Donovan (3) and Red DonovanMay 27, 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 133 
19Herb Freeman (2) and Pepper Gomez June 29, 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 130 
20Bulldog Curtis (2) and Henry Lenz (2)July 29, 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 158 
21 Red Bastien and Andre DrappSeptember 25, 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
22 Red Bastien (2) and Roy Heffernan 1956PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
23 Ed Francis and Henry Lenz (3)February 2, 1957PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
24 Ed Francis (2) and Bill Savage (2)1957PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
25Herb Freeman (3) and Luigi Macera (3)May 17, 1957PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
26Herb Freeman (4) and Cowboy Carlson1957PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
27Doug Donovan (4) and Red DonovanAugust 7, 1957PNW Show [Note 1] 276 
28Kurt Von Himmler and Juan OinadaOctober 22, 1957PNW Show [Note 1] 172 
29Herb Freeman (5) and Henry Lenz (4)January 2, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
30Herb Freeman (6) and Nick Kozak 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
31Doug Donovan (5) and Bill Savage (3)March 17, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 150 
32 Nelson Royal and Black HawkMay 6, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 158 [3]
33Eric Pederson and Henry Lenz (5)July 3, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 164 
34 Ed Francis (3) and Tony Borne September 5, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 163 
35Herb Freeman (7) and Seymour FreemanNovember 7, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 146 
36Kurt Von Poppenheim (5) and Kurt Von Himmler (2)December 23, 1958PNW Show [Note 1] 196 
37Nick Kozak (2) and Al KasheyMarch 29, 1959PNW Show [Note 1] 157 
38Kurt Von Poppenheim (6) and Don Manoukian May 25, 1959PNW Show [Note 1] 138 [4]
39 Tony Borne (2) and Bill Savage (4)July 2, 1959PNW Show [Note 1] 150 
40Kurt Von Poppenheim (7) and Fritz Von BraunerAugust 21, 1959PNW Show [Note 1] 174 
41 Ed Francis (4) and Herb Freeman (8)November 3, 1959PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
42 Ed Francis (5) and Ed Sullivan [Note 1] PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/AEd Sullivan replaced Herb Freeman when he was unable to compete due to an injury
43 Tony Borne (3) and Shag ThomasMarch 28, 1960PNW Show [Note 1] 139 
44 Ed Francis (6) and Bill Savage (5)May 6, 1960PNW Show [Note 1] 277 [3]
45Kurt Von Poppenheim (8) and Soldat Gorky (2)July 22, 1960PNW Show [Note 1] 1112 
46 Tony Borne (4) and Shag ThomasNovember 11, 1960PNW Show [Note 1] 220 
47Herb Freeman (9) and Nick Kozak (3)December 1, 1960PNW Show [Note 1] 271 
48Bill Savage (6) and Tito KopaFebruary 10, 1961PNW Show [Note 1] 1120 
49 Luther Lindsay (2) and Bing Ki LeeJune 10, 1961PNW Show [Note 1] 122 [5]
50 Shag Thomas (3) and Don Manoukian (2)July 2, 1961PNW Show [Note 1] 139 
51Herb Freeman (10) and Luther Lindsay (3)August 10, 1961PNW Show [Note 1] 159 
52Herb Freeman (11) and Seymour Freeman (2)October 8, 1961PNW Show [Note 1] 2103 
53 King Iaukea and Haru SasakiJanuary 19, 1962PNW ShowPortland, Oregon162 [6]
54 Fritz Von Goering and Kurt Von Poppenheim (9)March 22, 1962PNW Show [Note 1] 1121 
55 Shag Thomas (4) and Luther Lindsay (4)July 21, 1962PNW Show [Note 1] 162 
56Fritz Von Goering (2) and Mad Dog Vachon September 21, 1962PNW Show [Note 1] 179 
57 Shag Thomas (5) and Luther Lindsay (5)December 9, 1962PNW Show [Note 1] 2N/A
Vacated January 1964Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
58 Jack Dalton and Jim DaltonFebruary 12, 1963PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1113 
59 Shag Thomas (6) and Billy White Wolf June 5, 1963PNW ShowSalem, Oregon127 
60Ivan Kameroff (3) and Soldat Gorky (3)July 2, 1963PNW ShowSalem, Oregon122 
61 Shag Thomas (7) and Luther Lindsay (6)July 24, 1963PNW ShowSalem, Oregon3N/A 
62 Shag Thomas (8) and Danny Hodge1963PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/ADanny Hodge replaced Luther Lindsay when he was unable to compete due to an injury
63 The Destroyer and Art MichalikSeptember 9, 1963PNW ShowSalem, Oregon1128 
64 Shag Thomas (9) and Luther Lindsay (7)January 15, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon47 [7]
65 The Destroyer and Art MichalikJanuary 22, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon256 
66 Nick Bockwinkel and Nick Kozak (4)March 18, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon116 
67 The Destroyer and Art MichalikApril 3, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon319 [8]
68 Nick Bockwinkel and Nick Kozak (5)April 22, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon2N/A Don Manoukian was filling in for Art Michalik
69 Nick Bockwinkel (2) and Buddy Mareno1964PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/ABuddy Mareno replaced Nick Kozak when he was unable to compete due to an injury
70 Pat Patterson and Tony Borne (5)June 17, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon150 
71 Pepper Martin and Billy White Wolf (2)August 6, 1964PNW ShowSalem, Oregon1N/A 
72 Pepper Martin (2) and Luther Lindsay (8)1964PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
73 Pat Patterson (2) and The HangmanSeptember 18, 1964PNW Show [Note 1] 138 
74 Pepper Martin (3) and Luther Lindsay (9)October 26, 1964PNW Show [Note 1] 291 
75Mad Russian and El SheerefJanuary 25, 1965PNW Show [Note 1] 156 
76 Pepper Martin (4) and Shag Thomas (10)March 22, 1965PNW Show [Note 1] 191 
77 Stan Stasiak and Haru Sasaki (2)June 21, 1965PNW ShowPortland, Oregon17 
78 Pepper Martin (5) and Shag Thomas (11)June 28, 1965PNW ShowPortland, Oregon216 
79 Stan Stasiak (2) and Mad Russian (2)July 14, 1965PNW Show [Note 1] 144 
80 Shag Thomas (12) and Armand HusseinAugust 27, 1965PNW Show [Note 1] 162 
81 Shag Thomas (13) and Bearcat WrightOctober 28, 1965PNW Show [Note 1] 170 
82 Stan Stasiak (3) and Mighty UrsusJanuary 6, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 17 
83 Shag Thomas (14) and Bearcat WrightJanuary 13, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 218 [9]
84 Tony Borne (6) and Jay YorkJanuary 31, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 148 
85Bearcat Wright (3) and Billy White Wolf (3)March 20, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 159 
86 Tony Borne (7) and Prof. Hiro May 18, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 114 
87 Rene Goulet and Pepper Martin (6)June 1, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 156 [10]
88 Mr. Fuji and Haru Sasaki (3)July 27, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 171 
89 Rene Goulet (2) and Shag Thomas (15)October 6, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 121 
90 Tony Borne (8) and Mr. Fuji (2)October 27, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 144 
91 Pepper Martin (7) and Shag Thomas (16)December 10, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 34 
92 Tony Borne (9) and Moondog Mayne December 14, 1966PNW Show [Note 1] 144 
93 Pepper Martin (8) and Paul Jones January 27, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 141 
94 Tony Borne (10) and Moondog MayneMarch 9, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 2154 
95Johnny Kostas and Jim OsborneAugust 10, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 115 
96 Tony Borne (11) and Moondog MayneAugust 25, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 312 
97Johnny Kostas (2) and Dean HoSeptember 6, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 116 
98 Tony Borne (12) and Moondog MayneSeptember 22, 1967PNW Show [Note 1] 4147 
99 Moondog Mayne (5) and Beauregard February 16, 1968PNW Show [Note 1] 1239Borne and Mayne split
100 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
October 12, 1968PNW Show [Note 1] 145 
101 Billy White Wolf (4) and Johnny War EagleNovember 26, 1968PNW Show [Note 1] 129 
102 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
December 25, 1968PNW Show [Note 1] 252 
103 Shag Thomas (17) and Luther Lindsay (10)February 15, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 445 
104 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
April 1, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 321 
105 Tony Borne (13) and Moondog Mayne (6)April 22, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 511 
106 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
May 3, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 410 [11]
107 Tony Borne (14) and Moondog Mayne (7)May 13, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 658 [12]
108 Stan Stasiak (4) and Tony Marino July 10, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 114 
109 Tony Borne (15) and Moondog Mayne (8)July 24, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 7135 
110 Beauregard (2) and Roger KirbyDecember 6, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 17 
111 Tony Borne (16) and Moondog Mayne (9)December 13, 1969PNW Show [Note 1] 837 
112 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
January 19, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 567 [6]
113 Moondog Mayne (10) and Frankie Laine March 27, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 185 
114 Beauregard (3) and The ClawJune 20, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 142 
115 Mr. Fuji (3) and Haru Sasaki (4)August 1, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 288 
116 Tony Borne (17) and Moondog Mayne (11)October 28, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 915 
117 Mr. Fuji (4) and Haru Sasaki (5)November 12, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 316 
118 Tony Borne (18) and Moondog Mayne (12)November 28, 1970PNW Show [Note 1] 1041 
119 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger (6) and Karl Von Steiger (6))
January 8, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 6110 
120 Frankie Laine (2) and Bobby NicholsApril 28, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 110 
121 The Von Steigers
(Kurt Von Steiger and Karl Von Steiger)
May 8, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 764 
122 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
July 11, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 112 
123 Frankie Laine (3) and Big Snuka July 23, 1971PNW ShowMedford, Oregon1N/A 
124 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
1971PNW Show [Note 1] 2N/A 
125 Dutch Savage and Beauregard (4)November 26, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 121 
126 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
December 17, 1971PNW Show [Note 1] 3122 
127 Tony Borne (19) and Moondog Mayne (13)April 17, 1972PNW Show [Note 1] 1122  [13]
128 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
May 9, 1972PNW Show [Note 1] 439 
129 Dutch Savage (2) and Moondog Mayne (14)June 17, 1972PNW Show [Note 1] 177 
130 Tony Borne (20) and The Skull September 2, 1972PNW Show [Note 1] 142 
131 Dutch Savage (3) and Moondog Mayne (15)October 14, 1972PNW Show [Note 1] 280 
132 Dutch Savage (4) and Steven Little BearJanuary 2, 1973PNW Show [Note 1] 1150 
133 Bull Ramos and Clay Spencer June 1, 1973PNW Show [Note 1] 131 [10]
134Los Compadres
(Al Madril and Jose Gonzales)
July 2, 1973PNW Show [Note 1] 140 
135 Bull Ramos (2) and Ripper Collins August 11, 1973PNW Show [Note 1] 177 
136 Dutch Savage (5) and Jimmy Snuka (2)October 27, 1973PNW Show [Note 1] 197 
137 Kurt Von Steiger (8) and Killer Karl Krupp February 1, 1974PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
138 Kurt Von Steiger (9) and Mati Suzuki1974PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
139 Dutch Savage (6) and Jimmy Snuka (3)March 22, 1974PNW Show [Note 1] 2342 
140 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
February 27, 1975PNW Show [Note 1] 5301 [14]
141 Dutch Savage (7) and Jimmy Snuka (4)December 25, 1975PNW Show [Note 1] 3107 
142 Jesse Ventura and Bull Ramos (3)April 10, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 156 
143 Royal Kangaroos
(Jonathan Boyd and Norman Frederick Charles III)
June 5, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 63 
144 Jesse Ventura and Bull Ramos (4)June 8, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 256 
145 Dutch Savage (8) and Jimmy Snuka (5)August 3, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 483 
146 Jesse Ventura (3) and Buddy Rose October 25, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 111 
147 Dutch Savage (9) and Jimmy Snuka (6)November 5, 1976PNW Show [Note 1] 571 
148 Jesse Ventura (4) and Buddy RoseJanuary 15, 1977PNW Show [Note 1] 2140 [7]
149 Moondog Mayne (16) and Les ThorntonJune 4, 1977PNW Show [Note 1] 164 
150 Ron Bass and John AnsonAugust 7, 1977PNW Show [Note 1] 1111 
151 Ron Bass (2) and Moondog Mayne (17)November 26, 1977PNW Show [Note 1] 111 
152 Buddy Rose (3) and Ed Wiskoski December 7, 1977PNW Show [Note 1] 1105 
153 Jesse Ventura (5) and Jerry OatesMarch 22, 1978PNW Show [Note 1] 127 
154 Bull Ramos (5) and The Iron Sheik April 18, 1978PNW Show [Note 1] 153 
155 Dutch Savage (10) and Jimmy Snuka (7)June 10, 1978PNW Show [Note 1] 691 [5]
156 Buddy Rose (4) and Ed Wiskoski (2)September 9, 1978PNW Show [Note 1] 273 
157 Dutch Savage (11) and Jonathan Boyd (7)November 21, 1978PNW ShowPortland, Oregon140 
158 Roddy Piper and Killer Brooks December 31, 1978PNW Show [Note 1] 193 
159 Adrian Adonis and Ron Starr April 3, 1979PNW Show [Note 1] 1109 [8]
160 Kiwi Sheepherders
(Brute Miller and Luke Williams)
July 21, 1979PNW Show [Note 1] 163 
161 Dutch Savage (12) and Stan Stasiak (5)September 22, 1979PNW Show [Note 1] 17 
162 Kiwi Sheepherders
(Brute Miller and Luke Williams)
September 29, 1979PNW Show [Note 1] 2174 
163 Roddy Piper (2) and Rick Martel March 21, 1980PNW Show [Note 1] 152  [15]
164 Kiwi Sheepherders
(Brute Miller and Luke Williams)
May 12, 1980PNW Show [Note 1] 385 
165 Roddy Piper (3) and Rick Martel August 5, 1980PNW Show [Note 1] 2N/ADefeated Buddy Rose & Ed Wiskoski in a no disqualification, lumberjack match for the vacant titles after The Sheepherders left the territory. A match between the two teams on Aug 2 to decide new champions ended in a double countout in the third fall.
166 Buddy Rose (5) and Ed Wiskoski (3)1980PNW Show [Note 1] 3N/A 
167 Roddy Piper (4) and Rick Martel (3)1980PNW Show [Note 1] 3N/A 
168 Roddy Piper (5) and Mike PopovichAugust 28, 1980PNW Show [Note 1] 115Martel lost a loser-leaves-town match to Buddy Rose on August 16, 1980; Popovich replaced Martel
169 Rip Oliver and Fidel CortezSeptember 12, 1980PNW ShowGrandview, Washington143 
170 Jay Youngblood and Joe LightfootOctober 25, 1980PNW Show [Note 1] 184 
171 Rip Oliver (2) and The Destroyer January 17, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 191 [16]
172 Buzz and Brett Sawyer April 18, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 151 
173 Rip Oliver (3) and The Destroyer (2)June 8, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 233 
174 Matt Borne and Steve Regal July 11, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 149 
175 Rip Oliver (4) and Buddy Rose (6)August 29, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 17 
176 Matt Borne and Steve Regal September 5, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 260 
177 Stan Stasiak (6) and Buddy Rose (7)November 4, 1981PNW Show [Note 1] 124 
178 Rocky Johnson and Iceman King Parsons November 28, 1981PNW ShowPortland, Oregon149 
179 Rip Oliver (5) and Matt Borne (3)January 16, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 1101 [17]
180 Larry and Curt Hennig April 27, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 14 
181 Rip Oliver (6) and Matt Borne (4)May 1, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 232 
182 Brett Sawyer (2) and Rocky Johnson (2)June 2, 1982PNW ShowSeattle, Washington158 
183 Rip Oliver (7) and Buddy Rose (8)July 30, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 214 
184 Brett Sawyer (3) and Steve PardeeAugust 13, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 129 
185 Rip Oliver (8) and The Assassin (3)September 11, 1982PNW ShowPortland, Oregon192 
186 Stan Stasiak (7) and Billy Jack December 12, 1982PNW Show [Note 1] 120 
187 Rip Oliver (9) and The Assassin (4)January 1, 1983PNW ShowPortland, Oregon168 
188 Stan Stasiak (8) and Billy Jack March 10, 1983PNW ShowSalem, Oregon223 
189 Rip Oliver (10) and The Assassin (5)April 2, 1983PNW ShowPortland, Oregon3140 
190 Buddy Rose (9) and Brian Adias August 20, 1983PNW ShowPortland, Oregon110 
191 Rip Oliver (11) and The Assassin (6)August 30, 1983PNW ShowSeattle, Washington467 
192 Buddy Rose (10) and Curt Hennig (2)November 5, 1983PNW ShowPortland, Oregon17 
193 Dynamite Kid and The Assassin (7)November 12, 1983PNW ShowPortland, Oregon141 
194 Curt Hennig (3) and Pat McGhee December 23, 1983PNW ShowEugene, Oregon150 
195 Rip Oliver (12) and The Assassin (8)February 11, 1984PNW ShowPortland, Oregon5102 
196 Tom Prichard and Brett Sawyer (4)May 23, 1984PNW ShowSeattle, Washington159 
197 Mike Miller and Mr. EbonyJuly 21, 1984PNW Show [Note 1] 128 
198 Tom Prichard and Brett Sawyer (5)August 18, 1984PNW ShowPortland, Oregon235 [18]
199 Tom Prichard (3) and Jerry GraySeptember 22, 1984PNW Show [Note 1] 159Jerry Gray replaced Brett Sawyer when he was unable to compete due to an injury
200 Mike Miller (2) and Mr. Ebony (2)November 20, 1984PNW Show [Note 1] 253 
201Billy Two Eagles and Don Running BearJanuary 12, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon191 
202 Mega Maharishi (4) and Kendo Nagasaki April 13, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon128 
203 Billy Jack Haynes (3) and Ricky Vaughn May 11, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1N/A [19]
Vacated May 1985Haynes left the area
204 Mike Miller (3) and Karl SteinerJune 8, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1108Defeat Bobby Jaggers and Ricky Vaughn in tournament final
205S&S Express
(Steve Simpson and Joe Savoldi)
September 24, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon128 
206 Mike Miller (4) and Moondog Moretti October 22, 1985PNW ShowFort Lewis, Washington153 
207 Tom Zenk and Scott DoringDecember 14, 1985PNW ShowPortland, Oregon143 
208 Bobby Jaggers and Rip Oliver (13)January 26, 1986PNW ShowSalem, Oregon1N/A 
209 Bobby Jaggers (2) and The Assassin (9)1986PNW Show [Note 1] 1N/A 
210 Brady Boone and Cocoa Samoa March 29, 1986PNW ShowPortland, Oregon188 
211 Mike Miller (5) and Abbuda Dein June 25, 1986PNW ShowMadras, Oregon1101 
212 Brady Boone (2) and Ricky Santana October 4, 1986PNW ShowPortland, Oregon137 
213 Mike Miller (6) and Abbuda DeinNovember 10, 1986PNW ShowLongview, Washington258 
214 Ricky Santana (2) and Cocoa Samoa (2)January 7, 1987PNW ShowPortland, Oregon158 
215 Mike Miller (7) and Rip Oliver (14)March 6, 1987PNW ShowPortland, Oregon178 
216 Mike Miller (8) and Black Ninja/Cocoa Samoa (3)May 23, 1987PNW ShowPortland, Oregon163Defeat Rip Oliver and Moondog Moretti who was subbing for Mike Miller; Samoa wins title as masked Black Ninja and immediately unmasks
217 Super Ninja and Rip Oliver (15)July 25, 1987PNW ShowPortland, Oregon155 
218 Super Ninja and Joey JacksonSeptember 18, 1987PNW Show [Note 1] 150Jackson replaced Oliver who left the area
219 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
November 7, 1987PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1140 
220Mike Golden and Avalanche March 26, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon142 
221 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
May 7, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon256 [2]
222 The Grappler and The TerminatorJuly 2, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon17 
223 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
July 9, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon313Title help up after a match against Buddy Rose and Col. DeBeers on July 16, 1988 in Portland, Oregon
224 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
July 22, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon443Defeat Rose and DeBeers in rematch
225Beach Boys
(Buddy Rose (11) and Avalanche (2))
September 3, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon117 [20]
226 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
September 20, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon539 
227 The Grappler (2)) and Abbuda Dein (3))October 29, 1988PNW ShowPortland, Oregon170 
228 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
January 7, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon621 
229 Buddy Rose (12) and Col. DeBeers (Ed Wiskoski) (7)January 28, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon3N/A
Vacated March 1989Ruddy Rose was injured and unable to defend the championship
230 The Southern Rockers
(Scott Peterson and Steve Doll)
April 29, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon770Defeated Col. DeBeers and Nord the Barbarian in tournament final
231 Scotty the Body and Top Gun (10)July 8, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1N/A
Vacated July 22, 1989Title held up after Scotty and Top Gun split
233 Scotty the Body and The Grappler (3)August 5, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon121Scotty defeats Top Gun for titles
234 The Southern Rockers
(Steve Doll (8) and Rex King)
August 26, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon1N/A
Vacated August 9, 1989Held-up after match with Scotty the Body and Grappler
235 The Southern Rockers
(Steve Doll (9) and Rex King)
September 16, 1989PNW ShowPortland, Oregon256Defeat Scotty and Grappler in rematch; help up after a match against Brian Adams in Jeff Warner on November 4, 1989
236 The Southern Rockers
(Steve Doll (10) and Rex King)
November 11, 1989PNW Show [Note 1] 333Defeated Adams and Warner in rematch
237 The Grappler (4)) and Brian AdamsDecember 14, 1989PNW ShowSalem, Oregon144 
238 The Southern Rockers
(Steve Doll (11) and Rex King)
January 27, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon4N/A
Vacated February 1990Doll and King left PNW
240Juice Patrol
(Beatlejuice and Big Juice)
March 31, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon142 
241U.S. Male
(Ricky Santana (3) and Curtis Thompson)
May 12, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon142 
242Juice Patrol
(Beatlejuice and Big Juice)
June 23, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon2N/A
Vacated June 30, 1990Big Juice lost a "Loser leaves town" match
243Latin Connection
(Ricky Santana (4) and Al Madril (2))
August 25, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon14Defeat Steve Doll and Scott Norton; title help up after a match against Rip Oliver and Larry Oliver on September 22, 1990 in Portland, Oregon
244 Rip Oliver (16) and Larry OliverAugust 29, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon166Defeat Latin Connection in rematch
245Wrecking Crew
(The Grappler (5)) and The Equalizer)
November 3, 1990PNW ShowPortland, Oregon130 
246 Steve Doll (12) and Scotty the Boddy (2))December 3, 1990PNW ShowCoos Bay, Oregon12 
247Wrecking Crew
(The Grappler (5)) and The Equalizer)
December 5, 1990PNW ShowGresham, Oregon259 
248 Brad Anderson and The Hood (Ricky Santana (5))February 2, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon114Title held-up after match with Steve Doll and Bart Sawyer in Portland, Oregon
249 Brad Anderson and Ricky Santana (6)February 16, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon2N/A
Vacated N/ADefeat Steve Doll and Bart Sawyer for the held-up title (Santana is unmasked on February 16, 1990 in Portland, Oregon); titles vacated on unknown date for unknown reason
250 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
May 4, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon139Defeated The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Rex King) in tournament final
251 Steve Doll (13) and Jimmy Jack Funk June 12, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon18 
252 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
June 20, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon237 
253 Steve Doll (14) and Demolition Crush (2))July 27, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon136 
254 The Grappler (7)) and Don Harris (3)September 1, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon141 
255 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
October 12, 1991PNW ShowPortland, Oregon329Don Harris defeats The Grappler after they split up
256 The Grappler (8)) and Steve Doll (15)November 10, 1991PNW ShowVancouver, Washington115 
257 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
November 25, 1991PNW ShowFlorence, Oregon413 
258 The Grappler (9)) and Steve Doll (16)December 8, 1991PNW ShowVancouver, Washington2N/A 
259 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
January 19, 1992PNW Show [Note 1] 5N/A 
260 Jesse Barr (2) and Art Barr (3))January 29, 1992PNW ShowVancouver, Washington110 [6]
261 Bruise Brothers
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)
January 29, 1992PNW Show [Note 1] 6N/A
Vacated February 8, 1992Championship held-up after a match against Steve Doll and The Grappler
262 The Grappler (10)) and Steve Doll (17)February 15, 1992PNW ShowPortland, Oregon335Defeated Bruise Brothers in rematch
263 Colonel DeBeers (6) and John Rambo March 21, 1992PNW ShowPortland, Oregon114 
264 The Grappler (11)) and Steve Doll (18)April 4, 1992PNW ShowPortland, Oregon4N/A
DeactivatedJuly 1992Promotion closed

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