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Promotion | Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Date established | November 2, 1965 | ||||||||||||
Date retired | April 15, 1974 | ||||||||||||
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The NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (GCCW). A secondary title after the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship, it was one of many U.S. tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance. It was unified with the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) on April 15, 1974.
Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. There have been a total of 37 recognized individual champions and 25 recognized teams, who have had a combined 39 official reigns. The first champions were The Dirty Daltons (Jack Dalton and Jim Dalton), and the final champions were "Cowboy" Bob Kelly and Rocket Monroe. At 300 days, The Dirty Daltons' first reign was the longest, while the team of Mike Boyette and The Wrestling Pro's second reign was the shortest, at less than one day.
The team with the most reigns is The Dalton Brothers (Jack Dalton and Frank Dalton) with five. Mike Boyette has the most individual reigns with seven. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been United States Tag Team Champions by ring name.
Reigns | The number of times a specific set of wrestlers have won the titles |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
N/A | The information is not available. |
Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the number of times the wrestler has held the title individually |
— | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
No. | Champions | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Jim/Frank) | 1 | November 2, 1965 | 300 | N/A | House show | Billed as champions upon arrival in the territory. Jim Dalton left GCCW in January 1966. Jack Dalton chose Frank Dalton as his replacement partner. | [1] |
2 | Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 1 | August 29, 1966 | 41 | Alexandria, Louisiana | House show | ||
3 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Frank) | 2 | October 9, 1966 | 122 | Lafayette, Louisiana | House show | This was during an 11-team tournament in which the Fields had put the title on the line. | |
4 | Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall | 1 | February 8, 1967 | 7 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [2] | |
5 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Frank) | 3 | February 15, 1967 | 6 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | ||
6 | Bobby Fields(2) and Danny Little Bear | 1 | February 21, 1967 | 49 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | House show | ||
7 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Frank) | 4 | April 11, 1967 | 99 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | House show | [3] | |
8 | Ramon Perez and Pepe Perez | 1 | July 19, 1967 | 76 | New Orleans, Louisiana | House show | ||
9 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Frank) | 5 | October 3, 1967 | [Note 1] | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | House show | ||
— | Vacated | — | June 1968 | — | House show | The championship was vacated when the Dalton Brothers left the territory. | ||
10 | The Rising Suns (The Great Ota and Mr. Koma) | 1 | April 14, 1971 | 35 | N/A | House show | Billed as champions upon arrival in the territory. | [1] [4] |
11 | Mike Boyette and The Wrestling Pro/Ken Lucas | 1 | May 19, 1971 | 7 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | The Wrestling Pro is suspended immediately after the match. Boyette chose Ken Lucas as his replacement partner. | [5] [6] [7] |
12 | The Rising Suns (The Great Ota and Mr. Koma) | 2 | May 26, 1971 | 7 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | ||
13 | Ken Lucas(2) and Johnny West | 1 | June 2, 1971 | 28 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | Lucas and West were also the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Champions. | [7] [8] |
14 | Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 1 | June 30, 1971 | 14 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [9] | |
15 | Mike Boyette and The Wrestling Pro | 2 | July 14, 1971 | 0 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | Were awarded the title, when Sullivan was unable to defend the title due to a broken leg. | [5] [6] |
— | Vacated | — | July 14, 1971 | — | Mobile, Alabama | House show | The championship is vacated when The Wrestling Pro turns on Mike Boyette after their first title defense against Rip Tyler and Jimmy Hyde. Both wrestlers were allowed to pick new partner after the split. | [6] |
16 | Mike Boyette (3) and Calvin Pullins | 1 | August 11, 1971 | 35 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | Defeated The Wrestling Pro and Rip Tyler to win the vacant title. | [1] [5] |
17 | The Alaskans (Mike York and Frank Monte) | 1 | September 15, 1971 | 46 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] | |
18 | Mike Boyette (4) and Calvin Pullins (2) | 2 | October 31, 1971 | 45 | Pensacola, Florida | House show | In December 1971, Boyette and Pullins broke up and were allowed to pick new partners after the split. | [5] [10] |
19 | Mike Boyette (5) and Cowboy Bob Kelly | 1 | December 15, 1971 | 46 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | Defeated Calvin Pullins and Bobby Shane | [1] [5] [11] [12] |
20 | Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 2 | January 30, 1972 | 38 | Pensacola, Florida | House show | [9] [13] | |
21 | The California Hippies (Mike Boyette (6) and Mickey Doyle) | 1 | March 8, 1972 | 151 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] [5] [11] | |
22 | Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 3 | August 6, 1972 | 108 | Pensacola, Florida | House show | [9] | |
23 | Flash Monroe and Rocket Monroe | 1 | November 22, 1972 | 13 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] [14] | |
24 | The Wrestling Pro(3) and The Mysterious Medic | 1 | December 5, 1972 | 70 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [6] | |
25 | Cowboy Bob Kelly(2) and Ken Lucas (3) | 1 | February 13, 1973 | 42 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] [7] [8] [12] | |
26 | The Mighty Mongol and The Rugged Russian | 1 | March 27, 1973 | 14 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] [15] [16] | |
27 | Ken Lucas (4) and Dennis Hall (2) | 1 | April 10, 1973 | 14 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [7] [8] | |
28 | The Mongol and The Rugged Russian | 2 | April 24, 1973 | 21 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | ||
29 | The California Hippies (Mike Boyette (7) and Mickey Doyle) | 2 | May 15, 1973 | 7 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [5] [11] [17] | |
30 | Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 4 | May 22, 1973 | 96 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [9] | |
31 | Don Bass and Bobby Bass | 1 | August 26, 1973 | 37 | Pensacola, Florida | House show | ||
32 | Flash Monroe and Rocket Monroe | 2 | October 2, 1973 | 35 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [1] [18] | |
33 | The Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) | 1 | November 6, 1973 | 31 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | ||
34 | Ricky Gibson and Steve Keirn | 1 | December 7, 1973 | 7 | Dothan, Alabama | House show | [10] | |
35 | The Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) | 2 | December 14, 1973 | 27 | Dothan, Alabama | House show | ||
36 | Kubla Khan and Gunga Din | 1 | January 10, 1974 | 5 | Atlanta, Georgia | House show | [1] | |
37 | Rocket Monroe(3) and Norvell Austin | 1 | January 15, 1974 | 7 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | [19] | |
38 | Kubla Khan and Gunga Din | 2 | January 22, 1974 | 30 | Mobile, Alabama | House show | ||
39 | Cowboy Bob Kelly(3) and Rocket Monroe (4) | 1 | February 21, 1974 | 53 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | House show | ||
- | Unified | - | April 15, 1974 | - | Shreveport, Louisiana | House show | Unified with the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) when Bob Sweetan and Seigfried Stanke defeated Kelly and Monroe. | [20] |
¤ | The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | The Dirty Daltons | 5 | 769¤ |
2 | Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 4 | 256 |
3 | The California Hippies | 2 | 158 |
4 | Mike Boyette and Calvin Pullins | 2 | 81 |
5 | Ramon Perez and Pepe Perez | 1 | 76 |
6 | The Wrestling Pro and The Mysterious Medic | 1 | 70 |
7 | The Infernos | 2 | 58 |
8 | Cowboy Bob Kelly and Rocket Monroe | 1 | 53 |
9 | Bobby Fields and Danny Little Bear | 1 | 49 |
10 | Flash Monroe and Rocket Monroe | 2 | 48 |
11 | Mike Boyette and Cowboy Bob Kelly | 1 | 46 |
12 | The Alaskans | 1 | 46 |
13 | The Rising Suns | 2 | 42 |
14 | Cowboy Bob Kelly and Ken Lucas | 1 | 42 |
15 | Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 1 | 41 |
16 | Don Bass and Bobby Bass | 1 | 37 |
17 | The Mighty Mongol and The Rugged Russian | 2 | 35 |
18 | Kubla Khan and Gunga Din | 2 | 35 |
19 | Ken Lucas and Johnny West | 1 | 28 |
20 | Ken Lucas and Dennis Hall | 1 | 14 |
21 | Rocket Monroe and Norvell Austin | 1 | 7 |
22 | Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall | 1 | 7 |
23 | Ricky Gibson and Steve Keirn | 1 | 7 |
24 | Mike Boyette and Ken Lucas | 1 | 7 |
25 | Mike Boyette and The Wrestling Pro | 2 | <1 |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined Days |
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1 | Jack Dalton | 5 | 769 |
2 | Frank Dalton | 5 | 709 |
3 | Mike Boyette | 7 | 292 |
4 | Rip Tyler | 4 | 256 |
Eddie Sullivan | 4 | 256 | |
5 | Mickey Doyle | 2 | 158 |
6 | Cowboy Bob Kelly | 3 | 141 |
7 | Rocket Monroe | 4 | 108 |
8 | Ken Lucas | 4 | 91 |
9 | Bobby Fields | 2 | 90 |
10 | Calvin Pullins | 2 | 81 |
11 | Ramon Perez | 1 | 76 |
Pepe Perez | 1 | 76 | |
13 | The Wrestling Pro | 3 | 70 |
The Mysterious Medic | 1 | 70 | |
15 | Jim Dalton | 1 | 60 |
16 | Inferno #1 | 2 | 58 |
Inferno #2 | 2 | 58 | |
17 | Danny Little Bear | 1 | 49 |
18 | Flash Monroe | 2 | 48 |
19 | Mike York | 1 | 46 |
Frank Monte | 1 | 46 | |
21 | The Great Ota | 2 | 42 |
Mr. Koma | 2 | 42 | |
23 | Lee Fields | 1 | 41 |
24 | Don Bass | 1 | 37 |
Bobby Bass | 1 | 37 | |
26 | The Mighty Mongol | 2 | 35 |
The Rugged Russian | 2 | 35 | |
28 | Kubla Khan | 2 | 35 |
Gunga Din | 2 | 35 | |
30 | Johnny West | 1 | 28 |
31 | Dennis Hall | 2 | 21 |
32 | Norvell Austin | 1 | 7 |
Roger Kirby | 1 | 7 | |
Ricky Gibson | 1 | 7 | |
Steve Keirn | 1 | 7 |
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