NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) | |||||||
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Promotion | NWA Mid-America [G1][G2] | ||||||
Date established | February 5, 1957 [G1][G2] | ||||||
Date retired | 1977 [G1][G2] | ||||||
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The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a regional professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was used in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) NWA Mid-America professional wrestling promotion from 1957 until 1977. [G1][G2] The championship, promoted by Nick Gulas, was one of many NWA World Tag Team Championships in existence in the period between 1949 and 1992, each of which was a regional championship restricted to an NWA territory and not a true "world" championship. [1] At one point in 1957 there were at least 13 different, concurrently promoted NWA World Tag Team Championships across the United States. [Championships] The Mid-America version was in use for 20 years, the second longest of any of the NWA World Tag Team Championships of that era, only behind the Central States version. [2] [3] Being a professional wrestling championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship was not won or lost in competitive matches, but determined by the decision of the bookers of NWA Mid-America. [4]
The Mid-America version was primarily defended in the Tennessee/Alabama territory, occasionally also being defended in surrounding states. The first recognized champions of the Mid-America branch of the championship were the Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean), who were presented as champions on February 5, 1957. Records do not specify if the team won a tournament of if they were simply awarded the championship by promoter Nick Gulas. [G1][G2] There were at least 148 championship reigns between 1957 and 1977, when the championship was abandoned, split between 77 different teams and a total of 99 individual wrestlers. Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan were the last Mid-America-recognized NWA World Tag Team Champions, having won the championship in April 1977, a short time before NWA Mid-America abandoned the championship. [G1][G2] At that point the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship became the main championship in the territory. [5]
The reign of Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown from October 2, 1969, until some time in May 1970, lasted at least 211 days and possibly as long as 241 days, making it the longest individual reign on record. The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) hold the records for most championship reigns, a total of 17 reigns that combined to at least 510 days, probably more. [G1][G2] [Note 1] Karl Von Brauner also held the championship with Luke Graham, making his 18 individual championship reigns the most of any wrestler. Due to lack of detail on a multiple championship reigns, it is impossible to determine which team had the shortest reign; the shortest confirmed reign of seven days belonged to Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks, who held the championship from January 5 to January 12, 1959. [G1][G2]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | February 5, 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 3] | [G1][G2] | |
2 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | May 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 4] | [G1][G2] | |
3 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | June 6, 1957(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 5] | [G1][G2] | |
4 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | June 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 6] | Sometime between June 7 and 11, 1957 | [G1][G2] |
5 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | July 23, 1957 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 3 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
6 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | August 5, 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 7] | [G1][G2] | |
7 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | August 17, 1957(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 8] | Sometime between August 18 and 29, 1957 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | April 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. | [G1][G2] |
8 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | October 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 9] | [G1][G2] | |
9 | Lee Fields and Mario Galento | October 9, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
10 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | October 16, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 3 | 113 | [G1][G2] | |
11 | Lee Fields (2) and Lester Welch | February 6, 1958 | GCCW show | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 1 | 20 | [G1][G2] | |
12 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | February 26, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 4 | 83 | [G1][G2] [6] | |
13 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | May 20, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 91 | [G1][G2] | |
14 | Mike and Doc Gallagher | August 19, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
15 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | October 2, 1958 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 7 | 50 | [G1][G2] | |
16 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | November 21, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 10] | [G1][G2] | |
17 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | December 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 11] | [G1][G2] | |
18 | Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks | January 5, 1959 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
19 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | January 12, 1959 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 38 | [G1][G2] | |
20 | Don and Luke Fields | February 19, 1959 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 57 | [G1][G2] [7] | |
— | Vacated | April 17, 1959 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean ended as a no contest. | [G1][G2] |
21 | Don and Luke Fields | April 24, 1959 | GCCW show | Florence, Alabama | 2 | 172 | Defeated the Corsicas in rematch. | [G1][G2] |
22 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | October 13, 1959 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
23 | Don and Luke Fields | October 26, 1959 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 25 | [G1][G2] | |
24 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | November 20, 1959 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 43 | [G1][G2] | |
25 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | January 2, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | 12 | [G1][G2] | |
26 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | January 14, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 6 | 5 | [G1][G2] | |
27 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | January 19, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 70 | [G1][G2] [8] | |
28 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | March 29, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 34 | [G1][G2] | |
29 | Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki | May 2, 1960 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 49 | [G1][G2] | |
30 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | June 20, 1960 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 106 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | October 4, 1960 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Herb Welch and Lester Welch. | [G1][G2] |
31 | Bobby and Don Fields | June 27, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | 7 | Defeated Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner for the championship. Bobby Fields was previously billed as "Luke Fields". | [G1][G2] |
32 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | July 4, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 96 | [G1][G2] | |
33 | Lester (2) and Herb Welch | October 18, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
34 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | November 8, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 11 | [G1][G2] | |
35 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | November 19, 1960 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 79 | [G1][G2] | |
36 | Lester Welch (3) and Joe Scarpa | February 16, 1961 | GCCW show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 56 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | April 13, 1961 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Sputnik Monroe and Rocket Monroe. | [G1][G2] |
37 | Lester Welch (4) and Joe Scarpa | April 20, 1961 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 12] | Won the rematch. | [G1][G2] |
38 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo (7) and Joe Fargo) | May 28, 1961(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 13] | Sometime between April 25, 1961 and May 25, 1961 | [G1][G2] |
39 | Lester Welch (5) and Joe Scarpa | May 29, 1961 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | [Note 14] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | 1961 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated and inactive for a period of time. | [G1][G2] |
40 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | May 1964 | N/A | N/A | 2 | [Note 15] | Awarded the championship when it was brought back. | [G1][G2] |
41 | Perez and Tojo Yamamoto | August 10, 1964 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
42 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | August 24, 1964 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 22 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | September 15, 1964 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against Tojo Yamamoto and Alex Perez | [G1][G2] |
43 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | September 29, 1964 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 4 | 16 | Won the rematch | [G1][G2] |
44 | Perez (2) and Joe Scarpa (3) | October 15, 1964 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
45 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | October 29, 1964 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 4 | [Note 16] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | March 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated as the NWA orders tournament after a match against Wilbur Snyder and Jackie Fargo. | [G1][G2] |
46 | Jackie Fargo (8) and Mario Milano | March 9, 1965 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | Won a 3-team tournament. | [G1][G2] |
47 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | April 13, 1965 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 17] | [G1][G2] | |
April 1965 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. | [G1][G2] | |||
48 | Tojo Yamamoto (2) and Mitsu Hirai | April 29, 1965 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 18] | Won a 3-team tournament. | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | May 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [G1][G2] |
49 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | May 4, 1965 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 6 | [Note 19] | Records are unclear as to how they won the championship | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | September 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [G1][G2] |
50 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | September 21, 1965(NLT) | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 20] | Awarded (announced as having won fictitious tournament) | [G1][G2] |
51 | Tojo Yamamoto (3) and Perez | October 11, 1965 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
52 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | October 25, 1965 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 91 | [G1][G2] | |
53 | Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki | January 24, 1966 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 21] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | February 1966 | — | — | — | — | Announced as Inoki having broken his leg; Inoki returns to Japan where Inoki and Matsuda form Tokyo Pro Wrestling and bill themselves as the NWA World Tag Team Champions. | [G1][G2] |
54 | Herb Welch (2) and Al Costello | May 30, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 65 | Won a tournament by defeating Karl and Eric von Brauner in the finals. | [G1][G2] [9] |
55 | Karl Von Brauner (7) and Luke Graham | August 3, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
56 | Moose and Giant Evans | August 24, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 43 | [G1][G2] | |
57 | Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Tamaya Soto | October 6, 1966 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
58 | Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Professor Ito | October 20, 1966 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 102 | Soto gave his half to Professor Ito. | [G1][G2] |
59 | Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch | January 30, 1967 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
60 | Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Professor Ito | February 6, 1967 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 30 | [G1][G2] | |
61 | Jackie Fargo (9) and Len Rossi (3) | March 8, 1967 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 8 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | March 16, 1967 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after an inconclusive match against the Blue Infernos | [G1][G2] |
62 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) | March 23, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | Won a tournament. | [G1][G2] |
63 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | April 27, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
64 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) | May 11, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 16 | [G1][G2] [10] | |
65 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | May 27, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 35 | [G1][G2] | |
66 | Tamaya Soto (2) and Great Yamaha | July 1, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 22] | [G1][G2] [11] | |
67 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | July 27, 1967(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 23] | Sometime after July 15, 1967 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | July 1967 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated sometime after July 27, 1967 when Billy Hines is hospitalized | [G1][G2] |
68 | Don and Ron Carson | August 9, 1967 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 36 | Defeated Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi. | [G1][G2] |
69 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | September 14, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 4 | [Note 24] | [G1][G2] | |
70 | Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika | October 1967 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 25] | [G1][G2] | |
71 | Len Rossi (4) and Tamaya Soto (3) | December 1967 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 26] | [G1][G2] | |
72 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) | March 14, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 27] | [G1][G2] | |
73 | Len Rossi (5) and Tamaya Soto (4) | June 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 28] | [G1][G2] | |
74 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) | July 9, 1968 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 25 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | August 3, 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas. | [G1][G2] |
75 | Ken Luchas and Dennis Hall | August 3, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
76 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) | August 17, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | [Note 29] | [G1][G2] | |
77 | Len Rossi (6) and Johnny Walker | September 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 30] | [G1][G2] | |
78 | Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Johnny Long | November 13, 1968 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 15 | [G1][G2] | |
79 | Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall (2) | November 28, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 16 | [G1][G2] | |
80 | Tojo Yamamoto (6) and Johnny Long | December 14, 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 31] | [G1][G2] | |
81 | Len Rossi (7) and Don Carson (2) | February 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 32] | Sometime between February 20 and 26, 1969 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | February 1969 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after match against Yamamoto and Long. | [G1][G2] |
82 | Tojo Yamamoto (7) and Johnny Long | February 27, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 14 | [G1][G2] [12] | |
83 | Len Rossi (8) and Don Carson (3) | March 13, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
84 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | April 26, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 33] | [G1][G2] | |
85 | Len Rossi (9) and Johnny Walker (2) | 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 34] | [G1][G2] | |
86 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 35] | [G1][G2] | |
87 | Johnny Walker (2) and Bearcat Brown | June 21, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
88 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | June 28, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
89 | Johnny Walker (3) and Bearcat Brown | July 5, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 36] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
90 | The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) | September 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 37] | [G1][G2] | |
91 | Len Rossi (10) and Bearcat Brown | September 20, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 12 | [G1][G2] | |
92 | The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) | October 2, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 0 | [G1][G2] | |
93 | Len Rossi (11) and Bearcat Brown (3) | October 2, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 38] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
94 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | May 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 39] | [G1][G2] | |
95 | The Mystery Men (Mystery Man #1 (12) and Mystery Man #2 [Note 40] ) | September 18, 1970 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 41] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
96 | Len Rossi (13) and Bearcat Brown | September 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 42] | [G1][G2] | |
97 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | October 1, 1970 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 4 | [G1][G2] | |
98 | Len Rossi (14) and Bearcat Brown | October 15, 1970 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 43] | [G1][G2] | |
99 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | November 23, 1970(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 44] | [G1][G2] | |
100 | Oni Wiki Wiki (2) and Mighty Atlas | December 7, 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 45] | [G1][G2] | |
101 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | December 10, 1970(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 46] | [G1][G2] | |
102 | Oni Wiki Wiki (3) and Mighty Atlas | December 16, 1970 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 47] | [G1][G2] | |
103 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | February 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 48] | [G1][G2] | |
104 | Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall (4) | March 6, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
105 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | March 20, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
106 | The Masked Avengers (Masked Avenger #1 (5) and Masked Avenger #1) | March 27, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 28 | Dennis Hall was the Masked Avenger #1, Jimmy Golden was the Masked Avenger #2 | [G1][G2] |
107 | The Alaskans (Mike York and Frank Monte) | April 24, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 49] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
108 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | May 12, 1971(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 50] | [G1][G2] | |
109 | Big Bad John (3) and Omar Atlaz | May 19, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 10 | [G1][G2] | |
110 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (8)) | May 29, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 7 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
111 | Jackie Fargo (10) and Jerry Jarrett | June 12, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
112 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (9)) | June 19, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 8 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
113 | Len Rossi (15) and Bearcat Brown (5) | August 2, 1971 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | [Note 51] | [G1][G2] | |
114 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10)) | August 16, 1971(NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 9 | [Note 52] | [G1][G2] | |
115 | Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller | September 4, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 53] | [G1][G2] | |
116 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10)) | 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 12 | [Note 54] | [G1][G2] | |
117 | Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (6) | 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 55] | [G1][G2] | |
118 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (11)) | 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 10 | [Note 56] | [G1][G2] | |
119 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | November 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 57] | [G1][G2] | |
120 | Len Rossi (16) and Bearcat Brown (6) | 1971 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | [Note 58] | [G1][G2] | |
121 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | December 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 59] | [G1][G2] | |
122 | Len Rossi (17) and Bearcat Brown (7) | March 25, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 60] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
123 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (12)) | 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 11 | [Note 61] | [G1][G2] | |
124 | Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan | May 24, 1972 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
125 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13)) | May 31, 1972 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 12 | 47 | [G1][G2] | |
126 | Robert Fuller (2) and Sputnik Monroe | July 17, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 3 | [G1][G2] | |
127 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13)) | July 20, 1972 | GCCW show | Florence, Alabama | 14 | 11 | [G1][G2] | |
128 | Robert Fuller (3) and Sputnik Monroe | July 31, 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 62] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
129 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | August 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 5 | [Note 63] | [G1][G2] | |
130 | Jackie Fargo (11) and Eddie Marlin | August 28, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
131 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | September 18, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 6 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
132 | Johnny Walker (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (8) | October 9, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 64] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
133 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) | 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 65] | [G1][G2] | |
134 | Bearcat Brown (8) and Johnny Walker (5) | December 16, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
135 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) | December 30, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 66] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
136 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) | February 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 67] | [G1][G2] | |
137 | Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto (9) | March 29, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 68] | [G1][G2] | |
138 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) | April 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 69] | [G1][G2] | |
139 | Ron and Don Wright | April 11, 1973 | GCCW show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 70] | [G1][G2] | |
140 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) | April 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 71] | [G1][G2] | |
141 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (4) | September 22, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
142 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | October 6, 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | 33 | [G1][G2] | |
143 | Don Greene (7) and Bearcat Brown (9) | November 8, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
144 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | November 15, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
145 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (5) | November 28, 1973 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 72] | [G1][G2] | |
146 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | January 1974 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 73] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
147 | The Disciples (Disciple #1 and Disciple #2) | 1974–1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 74] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
148 | The Untouchables (Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller) | 1974–1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 75] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
149 | The Masked Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) | July 1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 76] | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | [G1][G2] |
150 | The Masked Superstars (Masked Superstar #1 [Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2) | August 1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 78] | [G1][G2] | |
— | April 1977 | — | — | August 1976 | ||||
151 | Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan (2) | April 1977 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 79] | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | [G1][G2] |
— | Deactivated | 1977 | N/A | N/A | — | — | Championship abandoned by NWA Mid-America | [G1][G2] |
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | 17 | 628¤ |
2 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) | 8 | 279¤ |
3 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) | 8 | 238¤ |
4 | Don and Luke Fields | 3 | 234 |
5 | Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown | 7 | 228¤ |
6 | The Masked Superstars (Masked Superstar #1[Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2) | 1 | 213¤ |
7 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) | 6 | 211¤ |
8 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) | 3 | 174¤ |
9 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | 2 | 161 |
10 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | 3 | 147 |
11 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | 2 | 124¤ |
12 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) | 3 | 119¤ |
13 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | 2 | 111¤ |
14 | Tojo Yamamoto and Professor Ito | 1 | 102 |
15 | Tojo Yamamoto and Johnny Long | 3 | 94¤ |
16 | Len Rossi and Tamaya Soto | 2 | 72¤ |
17 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | 4 | 67¤ |
18 | Johnny Walker and Bearcat Brown | 2 | 65¤ |
19 | Herb Welch and Al Costello | 1 | 64 |
20 | Lester Welch and Joe Scarpa | 3 | 62¤ |
21 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) | 2 | 51 |
22 | Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki | 1 | 49 |
23 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | 2 | 48¤ |
Oni Wiki Wiki and Mighty Atlas | 4 | 48¤ | |
25 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente | 2 | 45¤ |
Len Rossi and Don Carson | 2 | 45¤ | |
27 | Len Rossi and Johnny Walker | 2 | 44¤ |
Mike and Doc Gallagher | 1 | 44 | |
29 | Moose and Giant Evans | 1 | 43 |
30 | Don and Ron Carson | 1 | 36 |
31 | Jackie Fargo and Mario Milano | 1 | 35 |
32 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | 4 | 33¤ |
33 | Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika | 1 | 31¤ |
34 | The Masked Avengers (Masked Avenger #1 and Masked Avenger #1) | 1 | 28 |
Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto | 2 | 28 | |
36 | Jackie Fargo and Eddie Marlin | 1 | 21 |
Karl Von Brauner and Luke Graham | 1 | 21 | |
Lester and Herb Welch | 1 | 21 | |
39 | Lee Fields and Lester Welch | 1 | 20 |
40 | Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall | 1 | 16 |
44 | Bearcat Brown and Johnny Walker | 1 | 14 |
Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall | 1 | 14 | |
Ken Lucas and Dennis Hall | 1 | 14 | |
Alex Perez and Joe Scarpa | 1 | 14 | |
Tojo Yamamoto and Tamaya Soto | 1 | 14 | |
49 | Big Bad John and Omar Atlaz | 1 | 10 |
50 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | 3 | 9¤ |
51 | Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi | 1 | 8¤ |
Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki | 1 | 8 | |
53 | Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett | 1 | 7 |
Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch | 1 | 7 | |
Bobby and Don Fields | 1 | 7 | |
Lee Fields and Mario Galento | 1 | 7 | |
Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 7 | |
Don Greene and Bearcat Brown | 1 | 7 | |
Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks | 1 | 7 | |
60 | Robert Fuller and Sputnik Monroe | 2 | 4¤ |
61 | Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | 3¤ |
62 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) | 2 | 2¤ |
Tojo Yamamoto and Mitsu Hirai | 1 | 2¤ | |
64 | The Alaskans (Mike York and Frank Monte) | 1 | 1¤ |
The Disciples (Disciple #1 and Disciple #2) | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Joe Fargo) | 1 | 1¤ | |
Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller | 1 | 1¤ | |
Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Masked Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Mystery Men (Mystery Man #1 and Mystery Man #2) | 1 | 1¤ | |
Tamaya Soto and Great Yamaha | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Untouchables (Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller) | 1 | 1¤ | |
Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto | 2 | 1¤ | |
Ron and Don Wright | 1 | 1¤ |
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Von Brauner | 18 | 630¤ |
2 | Kurt Von Brauner | 17 | 628¤ |
3 | Len Rossi | 16 | 558¤ |
4 | Jackie Fargo | 15 | 359¤ |
5 | Bearcat Brown | 11 | 314¤ |
6 | Don Fargo | 8 | 279¤ |
7 | Tojo Yamamoto | 11 | 244¤ |
8 | Don Fields | 4 | 241 |
9 | Al Costello | 4 | 238¤ |
Corsica Jean | 8 | 238¤ | |
Corsica Joe | 8 | 238¤ | |
12 | Luke Fields | 3 | 234 |
13 | Don Greene | 7 | 218¤ |
14 | Masked Superstar #1 | 1 | 213¤ |
Masked Superstar #2 | 1 | 213¤ | |
16 | Al Greene | 6 | 211¤ |
17 | Don Kent | 3 | 174¤ |
18 | Tex Riley | 2 | 161 |
19 | Mr. Moto | 3 | 147 |
Tor Yamata | 3 | 147 | |
21 | Big Bad John | 3 | 134¤ |
22 | Pepe Lopez | 2 | 124¤ |
Johnny Walker | 7 | 124¤ | |
24 | Mighty Yankee #1 | 3 | 119¤ |
Mighty Yankee #2 | 3 | 119¤ | |
26 | Eddie Graham | 2 | 111¤ |
Sammy Steamboat | 2 | 111¤ | |
28 | Lester Welch | 5 | 103¤ |
29 | Professor Ito | 1 | 102 |
30 | Oni Wiki Wiki | 5 | 97¤ |
31 | Johnny Long | 3 | 94¤ |
32 | Herb Welch | 3 | 92 |
32 | Tamaya Soto | 4 | 87¤ |
34 | Don Carson | 3 | 81¤ |
35 | Lorenzo Parente | 6 | 78¤ |
36 | Joe Scarpa | 4 | 76¤ |
37 | Dennis Hall/Masked Avenger #2 | 5 | 73¤ |
38 | Billy Hines | 4 | 67¤ |
Jimmy Hines | 4 | 67¤ | |
40 | Blue Inferno #1 | 2 | 51 |
Blue Inferno #2 | 2 | 51 | |
42 | Mike Clancy | 1 | 49 |
43 | Intern #1 | 2 | 48¤ |
Intern #2 | 2 | 48¤ | |
Mighty Atlas | 4 | 48¤ | |
46 | Randy Curtis | 2 | 45¤ |
47 | Doc Gallagher | 1 | 44 |
Mike Gallagher | 1 | 44 | |
49 | Giant Evans | 1 | 43 |
Moose Evans | 1 | 43 | |
51 | Jimmy Golden/Masked Avenger #2 | 2 | 42 |
Alex Perez | 3 | 42 | |
53 | Ron Carson | 1 | 36 |
54 | Mario Milano | 1 | 35 |
55 | Bobby Hart | 4 | 33¤ |
56 | Great Kojika | 1 | 31¤ |
Motoshi Okuma | 1 | 31¤ | |
58 | Lee Fields | 2 | 27 |
59 | Luke Graham | 1 | 21 |
Eddie Marlin | 1 | 21 | |
61 | Les Thatcher | 1 | 16 |
62 | Ken Lucas | 1 | 14 |
63 | Robert Fuller | 4 | 12¤ |
64 | Omar Atlaz | 1 | 10 |
65 | Dante | 3 | 9¤ |
The Great Mephist | 3 | 9¤ | |
67 | Kevin Sullivan | 2 | 8¤ |
Kanji Inoki | 1 | 8 | |
Hiro Matsuda | 1 | 8 | |
70 | Bobby Fields | 1 | 7 |
Mario Galento | 1 | 7 | |
Jerry Jarrett | 1 | 7 | |
Yvon Robert | 1 | 7 | |
Billy Wicks | 1 | 7 | |
75 | Sputnik Monroe | 2 | 4¤ |
76 | Ben Justice | 1 | 3¤ |
77 | Mitsu Hirai | 1 | 2¤ |
David Novak | 2 | 2¤ | |
Jerry Novak | 2 | 2¤ | |
80 | Disciple #1 | 1 | 1¤ |
Disciple #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Joe Fargo | 1 | 1¤ | |
Stan Frazier | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike Graham | 1 | 1¤ | |
Great Yamaha | 1 | 1¤ | |
Masked Assassin #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Masked Assassin #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Frank Monte | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mystery Man #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mystery Man #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Spoiler #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Spoiler #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Otto Von Heller | 1 | 1¤ | |
Karl Von Steiger | 1 | 1¤ | |
Don Wright | 1 | 1¤ | |
Ron Wright | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike York | 1 | 1¤ |
The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and originally promoted in Chicago as the NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship. The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced the title as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship, promoting it from 1974 until 1981. In 1984, another NWA territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) brought the concept back, this time as the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship", which continued to be promoted by JCP's successor World Championship Wrestling until 1989. The championship was briefly revived in February 1998 by Dennis Coralluzzo's NWA New Jersey territory, also known as Championship Wrestling America. The championship was retired in December 1998. As the name indicates the championship was exclusively for three man teams that competed in six-man tag team matches. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was won or lost by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion.
The Texas version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main tag team professional wrestling championship in the Dallas/Houston-based Southwest Sports territory of the National Wrestling Alliance. While the name indicates that it was defended worldwide, this version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was mainly defended in the eastern part of Texas. The championship was created in 1957 and actively promoted by Southwest Sports until 1968, when it was abandoned. The championship was later brought back by the Dallas-based World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) promotion in 1981, and was used until 1982 when WCCW decided to use the NWA American Tag Team Championship as their top tag team championship. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.
The Chicago version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by the Chicago-based Fred Kohler Enterprises, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The championship was for two-man tag teams only. While the NWA Board of Directors mandated that there would only be one NWA World Heavyweight Championship, they did not regulate the use of championships labeled "NWA World Tag Team Championship", allowing any member that so desired to create their own local version. As a result, as many as 13 different, regional versions were active in 1957, the highest number of active NWA World Tag Team Championships in existence at the same time.[Championships]
Between May 1955 and 1969 the professional wrestling promotion ABC Booking promoted their own regional version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, a professional wrestling championship for teams of two wrestlers. When the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded in 1948, its board of directors decided to allow any NWA member, referred to as an NWA territory, to use an NWA World Tag Team Championship within their region, essentially making it a regional championship despite the "World" label applied to it. Since the NWA World Tag Team Championships were professional wrestling championships, they were not won or lost in legitimate competitive matches but decided by booker(s) of a wrestling promotion instead.
The Florida version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling championship for tag teams in Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) that was used between 1961 and 1969. When the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was created in 1948, the board of directors decided to allow each NWA member to create its own local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively, but instead determined by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
From January 8, 1957, through August 1960 the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club promoted the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship as the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams on their shows held in and around Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) from its formation in 1948, but left the group in 1960 to help form the American Wrestling Association (AWA). The NWA Board of Directors allowed each member, referred to as a NWA territory, to create and control its own individual "NWA World Tag Team Championship" to be defended within its territory. At one point in 1957, no less than 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship were recognized across the United States.[Championships] As with all professional wrestling championships, this championship was not contested for in competitive matches, but in matches with predetermined outcomes to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member NWA San Francisco promoted a professional wrestling tag team championship under the name NWA World Tag Team Championship from 1950 until 1961 in and around their local territory until it closed. When San Francisco based Big Time Wrestling became a member of the NWA in 1968 they began promoting their version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship as part of their shows until the championship was abandoned in 1979. The NWA rules allowed each individual member to promote a championship under that name, which meant there were several NWA World Tag Team Championships promoted across North America at some point between 1950 and 1982, with two different versions being promoted in San Francisco, although not at the same time. At one point in 1957 no less than 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship were recognized across the United States.[Championships] At least 21 different regional branches of the NWA World Tag Team Championship have identified as being active at some point between 1950 and 1991. In 1992 the NWA Board of Directors sanctioned one main NWA World Tag Team Championship under their control. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via legitimate competition; it is instead won via a scripted ending to a match or on occasion awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline.
The Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams in Heart of America Sports Attractions, later known as Central States Wrestling (CSW) from 1951 to 1959, then again from 1962 to 1963 and then finally from 1973 to 1979. CSW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), whose bylaws allowed any of their members, referred to as NWA territories, to create their own version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship that would be promoted within their territory. The Central States version was primarily defended in CSW's home town of Kansas City and during their shows across Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. As it was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers. The title was awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. In 1957 there were at least 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship being promoted in various NWA territories across the United States.[Championships]
The NWA World Brass Knuckles Championship was a short-lived title promoted by National Wrestling Alliance NWA Mid-America territory from 1978 until 1981. The championship was used in specialty matches in which the combatants would wear brass knuckles. There were other such championships used in a number of NWA territories throughout the United States of America, including versions in the Florida territory, Amarillo, New England, the Mid-Atlantic region and in NWA Tri-State. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship was a secondary tag team title promoted as the name indicates mainly in the Tennessee region from 1967 until 1977, first by Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling and occasionally NWA Mid-America from 1967 to 1974 then by its successor Southeast Championship Wrestling from 1974 to 1977 when it was abandoned. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The NWA Central States Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team championship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1979 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988. The Central States Tag Team Championship had originally existed for a brief period of time in 1961, but its glory days date from 1979 to 1988, where it replaced the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The Heart of America Sports Attractions, or "NWA Central States" version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship was a secondary Tag team championship promoted by the Heart of America Sports Attraction promotion, a National Wrestling Alliance territory based out of Kansas City, Missouri and was defended in Missouri, Kansas and the surrounding states. The Championship was active from 1963 until 1973, originally designed to be a replacement for the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship and after 10 years was replaced with the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship existed from 1971 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Alabama under the banner of NWA Tri-State Wrestling, and at times in Tennessee for NWA Mid-America. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Tri-States Wrestling. The original version was created in 1954, however, it was phased out in favor of the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship.
The Mid-America version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship and promoted by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)'s NWA Mid-America territory from 1962 until 1976. The title was intended solely for tag teams in tag team matches, not individuals, and was the secondary tag team championship in NWA Mid-America, with the Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship being the primary championship. The promotion also had a third tag team championship at its peak, a testament to the popularity of tag team wrestling in the territory, as they promoted the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship as well. The championship was established around March 6, 1962, when Yoshinosato and Taro Sakuro were named champions upon arrival by NWA Mid-America instead of holding a tournament to establish the championship. With a number of NWA territories active at the time this version of the United States Tag Team Championship was one of at least six championships that shared the same name under the NWA's supervision. The team of Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson, also known as "The Bicentennial Kings", held the championship the most times, five in total including the last reign when the titles were abandoned in 1976. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen wrestler "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The Amarillo version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main tag team professional wrestling championship for the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Promoters Doc Sarpolis and Dory Funk introduced the championship in 1955 and continued to use it as their main tag team championship until 1969. The NWA Board of Directors dictated that there would be only one NWA World Heavyweight Champion but allowed any NWA member, also known as a NWA territory, to create its own local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. In 1957 no less than 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship were promoted across the United States.[Championships] This even included another version in East Texas, which was used mainly in Houston and Fort Worth at the time.
The Buffalo Athletic Club version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a regional professional wrestling championship for tag teams that existed from 1956 until 1970. The championship was promoted by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) member the Buffalo Athletic Club under promoters Ed Don George and Bobby Bruins, whose territory covered most of northeast Ohio and portions of Western New York. Many NWA territories used a version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship as the NWA bylaws allowed each territory to use the name. In 1957 no less than 13 different NWA World Tag Team Championships were promoted across the United States.[Championships] In 1970 the Buffalo Athletic Club left the NWA to form an independent wrestling promotion known as the National Wrestling Federation, at which point they replaced the NWA World Tag Team Championship with the NWF World Tag Team Championship. Like all professional wrestling championships, this version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was not won or lost competitively but instead determined by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The Indianapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was actively used between 1951 and 1960, was a professional wrestling championship exclusively for two-man tag teams. As a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the NWA Indianapolis territory was entitled to create an NWA World Tag Team Championship that they could promote within the boundaries of their territory, in this case Indiana, making it a "regional" championship despite being labeled a "world championship". Because the use of the championship was not restricted to one overall championship, a large number of different, regional championships bore the name "NWA World Tag Team Championship" between 1949 and 1992. In 1957 as many as 13 different versions were promoted across the United States.[Championships] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.
The Salt Lake Wrestling Club version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was promoted between 1955 and 1959 in the Salt Lake Wrestling Club territory of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Local promoter Dave Reynolds promoted the championship primarily in Utah, but would occasionally runs shows in Idaho and Washington state. Since the promotion was a member of the NWA, the Salt Lake Wrestling Club was entitled to promote their local version of the championship, as the NWA bylaws did not restrict the use of that championship in the same way they restricted the NWA World Heavyweight Championship to one nationally recognized championship. In 1957 there were no less than 13 distinct versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship promoted across the United States.[Championships] Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was not contested for in legitimate sporting events, but instead determined by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion.
The Iowa/Nebraska version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) professional wrestling tag team championship that was active between 1953 and 1958. The championship was controlled by the NWA's Iowa booking office under Pinkie George and the Nebraska booking office under Max Clayton. Both George and Clayton were founding members of the NWA in 1948 and served on the Board of Directors that decided to let any NWA member, known as a NWA territory to create a local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. The Iowa/Nebraska version was one of at least 13 championships bearing that name in 1957.[Championships] As with all professional wrestling championships, this championship was not won or lost competitively but instead based on the decisions of the bookers of a wrestling promotion which determines the outcome of the matches.
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