NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version)

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NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship belt - Florida.png
The Florida version of the U.S. tag team championship
Details
Promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida [1] [2]
Date establishedJanuary 1961 [1] [2]
Date retiredDecember 17, 1986 [1] [2]
Statistics
First champion(s) The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) [1] [2]
Most reigns(As a team) Mike Graham and Steve Keirn (5 reigns) [1] [2] (As individual) Steve Keirn (7 reigns)
Longest reignMike Graham and Steve Keirn
(103 days) [1] [2]
Shortest reignMike Graham and Steve Keirn
(less than in one day) [1] [2]

The Florida version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team championship. The title was defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962, 1978 to 1980, and then 1983 until 1986. [1] [2] While its name suggests it was defended throughout the United States, the title was actually a regional championship that was only defended throughout the Florida territory. The 1978-80 version of the United States Tag Team Championship belt inspired the current design for the NWA United States Tag Team Championship, upon reactivation in 2022.

Contents

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
1 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)
January 1961(NLT)CWF show [Note 1] 1N/AThe Fabulous Kangaroos were billed as champions when they arrived in Florida [1] [2]
2 Eddie Graham and Dick SteinbornNovember 1961CWF showMiami Beach, Florida1N/A  [1] [2]
3 Tojo Yamamoto and Taro MiyakeNovember 16, 1961CWF showJacksonville, Florida114  [1] [2]
4 Eddie Graham and Dick SteinbornNovember 30, 1961CWF showJacksonville, Florida257  [1] [2]
5 The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
January 26, 1962CWF showAtlanta, Georgia191  [1] [2]
Vacated April 27, 1962Championship was vacated after a draw against Ray Gunkel and Bob Ellis [1] [2]
6 Ray Gunkel and Bob Ellis May 4, 1962CWF showAtlanta, Georgia18Defeated The Assassins in the rematch for the held up championship [1] [2]
7 The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
May 12, 1962(NLT)CWF show [Note 1] 2N/A  [1] [2]
Vacated 1962Championship was abandoned for other CWF tag team championships [1] [2]
8The Valiant Brothers
(Jimmy and Johnny)
January 1, 1978CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 124  [1] [2]
9 Mike Graham and Steve Keirn January 25, 1978CWF showMiami, Florida127  [1] [2]
10The Brisco Brothers
(Jack and Jerry)
February 21, 1978CWF showTampa, Florida17  [1] [2]
11 Mike Graham and Steve Keirn February 28, 1978CWF showMiami, Florida2103Mike Graham defeated Jack Brisco in a singles match to win the championship [1] [2]
12 Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato June 11, 1978CWF show [Note 1] 138  [1] [2]
13 Mike Graham and Steve Keirn July 19, 1978CWF showMiami Beach, Florida37 [1] [2]
14 Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato July 26, 1978CWF show [Note 1] 29  [1] [2]
15 Mike Graham and Steve Keirn August 4, 1978CWF show [Note 1] 322  [1] [2]
16 Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato August 26, 1978CWF showLakeland, Florida374  [1] [2]
17 Killer Karl Kox and Dick Slater November 8, 1978CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 1N/A  [1] [2]
Vacated December 1978The championship was vacated when Kox and Slater split up. [1] [2]
18 Killer Karl Kox and Jimmy Garvin December 5, 1978CWF showTampa, Florida142Defeated Dick Slater and Bob Roop to win the championship [1] [2]
19 Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato January 16, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 414  [1] [2]
20The Brisco Brothers
(Jack and Jerry Brisco)
January 30, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 218  [1] [2]
21 Jos LeDuc and Thor the Viking February 17, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 112  [1] [2]
22 Killer Karl Kox and Jimmy Garvin March 1, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 211  [1] [2]
23 Pak Song and Jos LeDuc (2)March 12, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 15  [1] [2]
Vacated March 17, 1979The championship was vacated when Leduc leaves the area.
24 Pak Song (2) and Killer Khan March 31, 1979CWF show [Note 1] 167Defeat The Blonde Bombers (Larry Latham and Wayne Ferris) in a tournament. [1] [2]
25 Mike Graham and Steve Keirn June 6, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 50  [1] [2]
26 Jos Leduc (3) and Don Muraco June 6, 1979CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 1N/A  [1] [2]
Vacated August 1979Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [1] [2]
27 Dusty Rhodes and Bugsy McGraw July 14, 1980CWF showTampa, Florida1N/ADefeat The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk) in a tournament final. [1] [2]
Vacated September 1980 NWA North American Tag Team Championship and NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship replaced the championship. [1] [2]
28The Zambuie Express
(Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad)
September 26, 1983N/A"New Mexico"140Was said to have won a fictitious tournament. [1] [2]
29 Dusty Rhodes (2) and Blackjack Mulligan November 5, 1983CWF showLakeland, Florida124  [1] [2]
30 Ron Bass and One Man Gang November 29, 1983CWF showTampa, Florida143Bass and the One Man Gang defeated Dusty Rhodes and Mike Davis for the championship. [1] [2]
31 Mike Rotunda and Mike Davis January 11, 1984CWF showTampa, Florida126  [1] [2]
32The Long Riders
(Ron Bass (2) and Black Bart)
February 6, 1984CWF showWest Palm Beach, Florida137  [1] [2]
33 The U.S. Express
(Mike Rotunda (2) and Barry Windham)
March 14, 1984CWF showMiami, Florida113  [1] [2]
34The Long Riders
(Ron Bass (3) and Black Bart)
March 27, 1984CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 28  [1] [2]
35The U.S. Express
(Mike Rotunda (3) and Barry Windham)
April 4, 1984CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 221  [1] [2]
36The Long Riders
(Ron Bass (4) and Black Bart)
April 25, 1984CWF showMiami, Florida331  [1] [2]
37The U.S. Express
(Mike Rotunda (4) and Barry Windham)
May 26, 1984CWF showSarasota, Florida38  [1] [2]
38The Long Riders
(Ron Bass (5) and Black Bart)
June 3, 1984CWF showFlorida416 
39The U.S. Express
(Mike Rotunda (5) and Barry Windham)
June 19, 1984CWF showFlorida425 
40Los Guerreros
(Chavo and Hector)
July 14, 1984CWF showFlorida [Note 1] 188  [1] [2]
41 Jim Neidhart and Krusher Khruschev October 3, 1984CWF showTampa, Florida190Defeated Hector Guerrero and Cocoa Samoa to win the championship. [1] [2]
42The Youngbloods
(Jay Youngblood and Mark Youngblood)
January 1, 1985CWF showTampa, Florida156  [1] [2]
43 The PYT Express
(Norvell Austin and Koko Ware)
February 26, 1985CWF showTampa, Florida17  [1] [2] [3]
44The Youngbloods
(Jay Youngblood and Mark Youngblood)
March 5, 1985CWF showTampa, Florida242  [1] [2] [4]
45 Rick Rude and Jesse Barr April 16, 1985CWF showTampa, Florida184  [1] [2]
46 Wahoo McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes July 9, 1985CWF showTampa, Florida1N/A  [1] [2]
Vacated December 1985McDaniel and Haynes split up following loss to National tag team champions Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson at Starrcade 1985 in Atlanta (only the National title was on the line). [1] [2]
47 The Fabulous Ones
(Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (6))
July 12, 1986N/A"Portland, Oregon"187Supposedly defeated the Sheepherders in a (fictitious) tournament final. [1] [2] [5]
48 The Sheepherders
(Butch Miller and Luke Williams)
October 7, 1986CWF showTampa, Florida154  [1] [2]
49 The Fabulous Ones
(Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (7))
November 30, 1986CWF showTampa, Florida216  [1] [2]
50 Kareem Muhammad (2) and Hacksaw HigginsDecember 16, 1986CWF showTampa, Florida11Won the championship by forfeit [1] [2]
DeactivatedDecember 17, 1986Higgins was fired from the CWF and the championship was abandoned. CWF reinstated the state championship as their main tag team championship while recognizing the Mid-Atlantic version of the U.S. Tag Team Championship until its closure on December 1987. [1] [2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 The location of the match has not been captured as part of the championship documentation.

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