NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)

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NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Minneapolis version)
Details
Promotion NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club [1] [2]
Date establishedJanuary 8, 1957 [1] [2]
Date retiredAugust 1960 [1] [2]
Statistics
First champion(s) Tiny Mills and Al Mills [1] [2]
Most reignsAs team: The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (4 times) [1] [2]
Individual: Verne Gagne (4 times) [1] [2]
Longest reignMurder Inc. (Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills) (193 days) [1] [2]
Shortest reignHerb and Seymour Freeman (7 days) [1] [2]

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. [1] [2] 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). [3] 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. [3] 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. [4]

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Records indicate that brothers Al and Tiny Mills were recognized as NWA World Tag Team Champions in Minnesota in June 1953, as they lost the championship to Tony Baillargeon and Pat O'Connor on June 20, 1953. The records did not indicate how the Mills brothers won the championship, nor is it clear what happened after Baillargeon and O'Connor won the championship. [1] [2] Records of an active NWA World Tag Team Championship in the Minneapolis area do not indicate new champions until January 8, 1957, when The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) defeated Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober in the finals of a tournament to win the championship. [1] [2] In 1960 the Minneapolis promotion left the NWA to found the AWA, which meant that the last holders of the NWA championship, Murder Inc. (Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills), became the first AWA World Tag Team Champions as all NWA-branded championships were abandoned. [1] [2] [5]

The Kalmikoffs held the championship a total of four times, the record both for teams and for Ivan and Karol Kalmikoffs as individuals. Verne Gagne shares the record of four championship reigns, with three different partners: Leo Nomellini, Bronko Nagurski, and Butch Levy. [1] [2] Due to lack of details surrounding various championship changes, it is uncertain which team had the shortest reign; Herb and Seymore Freeman's reign of seven days is the shortest confirmed reign, but the possibility exists that another team had a shorter reign. [1] [2] The last reign was also the longest reign, as Murder Inc. held the championship for 193 days before being awarded the AWA World Tag Team Championship. [1] [2]

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Al Mills and Tiny  June 10, 1953 House show [Note 1]  1  [Note 2] Records are unclear on who they defeated to win the championship. [1] [2]
 2  Pat O'Connor and Tony Baillargeon  June 20, 1953 House show Saint Paul, MN  1  [Note 3] [1] [2]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 20, 1953 to January 8, 1957.
 3  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)		 January 8, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 49The Kalmikoffs defeated Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1] [2]
 4 The Brunetti Brothers
(Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti)		 February 26, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 100 [1] [2] [6]
 5  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)		 June 6, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  2 68 [1] [2]
 6  Kinji Shibuya and Mitsu Arakawa  August 13, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 105 [1] [2]
 7 The Brunetti Brothers
(Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti)		 November 26, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  2 14 [1] [2]
 8 The Atomic Blonds
(Chet Wallick and Johnny Valentine)		 December 10, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 16 [1] [2]
 9  Bronko Nagurski and Verne Gagne  December 26, 1957 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 86 [1] [2]
 10 The Gallagher Brothers
(Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher)		 March 22, 1958 House show Saint Paul, MN  1 54 Hard Boiled Haggerty and Kinji Shibuya defeated the Gallaghers on April 22, 1958 but the championship was returned a week later due to questionable decisions by referee Ilio DiPaolo. [1] [2]
 11  Leo Nomellini and Verne Gagne (2) May 15, 1958 House show Minneapolis, MN  1  [Note 4] [1] [2]
 12 The Gallagher Brothers
(Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher)		 June 3, 1958 House show [Note 1]  2  [Note 5] [1] [2]
 13  Fritz Von Erich and Hans Hermann July 1, 1958 House show Minneapolis, MN  1  [Note 6] [1] [2] [7]
— Vacated  September 2, 1958————The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. [1] [2]
 14 The Lisowski Brothers
Reggie and Stan Lisowski 		 November 5, 1958 House show [Note 1]  1  [Note 7] The Lisowski Brothers won a tournament to win the vacant championship. [1] [2]
 15 Herb Freeman and Seymour Freeman January 15, 1959 House show Minneapolis, MN  1 7 [1] [2] [8]
 16 The Lisowski Brothers
Reggie and Stan Lisowski 		 January 22, 1959 House show Minneapolis, MN  2 42 [1] [2]
 17  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)		 March 5, 1959 House show Minneapolis, MN  3 36In April 10, 1959 Ivan gave his half to Baron Gattoni after being injured. [1] [2]
 18  Butch Levy and Verne Gagne (3) April 28, 1959 House show Minneapolis, MN  1  [Note 8] [1] [2]
 19  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)		 June 3, 1959 House show [Note 1]  4  [Note 9] The Kalmikoffs were awarded the championship because Verne Gagne was on tour outside the territory. [1] [2]
 20  Butch Levy (2) and Leo Nomellini (2) July 14, 1959 House show Minneapolis, MN  1  [Note 10] [1] [2]
— Vacated  September 2, 1959————The championship was vacated when Leo Nomellini returned to play for the San Francisco 49ers in 1959. [1] [2]
 21 Murder Incorporated
(Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills (2))		 March 5, 1960 N/A 1 193Murder Incorporated claimed to be International Tag Team champions in 1959, awarded the world title on this date. The Minneapolis promotion withdraws from NWA and forms American Wrestling Association in May but initially recognize NWA champions. [1] [2]
 22  Leo Nomellini (3) and Verne Gagne (4) July 19, 1960 House show Minneapolis, MN  2  [Note 11] [1] [2]
 23 Murder Incorporated
(Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills (3))		 August 16, 1960 House show Minneapolis, MN  2  [Note 12] Murder Incorporated were awarded the championship when Leo Nomellini returned to the NFL. Became the first AWA World Tag Team Champions when AWA stopped recognizing NWA champions. [1] [2]
—Deactivated October 4, 1960————AWA stopped promoting the NWA Tag Team Championship.

Team reigns by combined length

Key

SymbolMeaning
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankTeamNo. of reignsCombined days
1Murder, Inc. (Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills)2281¤ [Note 12]
2 The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff)		4174¤ [Note 9]
3Joe and Guy Brunetti2114
4 Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya 1105
5 Verne Gagne and Bronko Nagurski 186
6 Verne Gagne and Butch Levy 185¤ [Note 8]
7Gallagher Brothers
(Doc and Mike Gallagher)		255¤ [Note 4]
8Atomic Blonds
(Johnny Valentine and Chet Wallick)		116
9 Verne Gagne and Leo Nomellini 214¤ [Note 11]
10Herb and Seymour Freeman17
11 Butch Levy and Leo Nomellini 11¤ [Note 10]
12Hans Hermann and Fritz Von Erich 11¤ [Note 6]
13 Tiny and Al Mills11¤ [Note 2]
14Tony Baillargeon and Pat O'Connor 11¤ [Note 3]

Individual reigns by combined length

Key

SymbolMeaning
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1 Tiny Mills 3282¤ [Note 2] [Note 12]
2Stan Kowalski2281¤ [Note 12]
3 Verne Gagne 4185¤ [Note 8] [Note 11]
4 Ivan Kalmikoff 4174¤ [Note 9]
Karol Kalmikoff 4174¤ [Note 9]
6Guy Brunetti2114
Joe Brunetti2114
8 Kinji Shibuya 1105
Mitsu Arakawa 1105
10 Bronko Nagurski 186
Butch Levy 286¤ [Note 8] [Note 10]
12Doc Mike Gallagher255¤ [Note 4]
Mike Gallagher255¤ [Note 4]
14Chet Wallick116
Johnny Valentine 116
16 Leo Nomellini 315¤ [Note 10] [Note 11]
17Herb Freeman17
Seymour Freeman17
19Tony Baillargeon11¤ [Note 3]
Hans Hermann11¤ [Note 6]
Al Mills11¤ [Note 2]
Fritz Von Erich 11¤ [Note 6]
Pat O'Connor 11¤ [Note 3]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 20 days.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 1,297 days.
  4. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and −319 days.
  5. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 46 days.
  6. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 151 days.
  7. ↑ The date the championship won lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 46 days and 75 days.
  8. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 85 days and 115 days.
  9. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 43 days.
  10. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 170 days.
  11. 1 2 3 4 The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 13 days and 43 days.
  12. 1 2 3 4 The exact date the AWA stopped promoting the NWA Tag Team Championship is unclear, leaving length of the reign too uncertain to calculate.

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Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships

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