NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)

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NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)
Details
PromotionSalt Lake Wrestling Club [1] [2]
Northwest Tri-State Wrestling [1] [2]
Date establishedNo later than December 29, 1955 [1] [2]
Date retired1959 [1] [2]
Statistics
First champion(s)Guy Brunett and Joe Tangaro [1] [2]
Most reignsGuy Brunetti/Joe Tagaro and Frank Jares/Great Sasaki (3 reigns)
Individual: The Bat (4 reigns)

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. [3] 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. [4]

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The team of Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro were the first recognized champions in the Utah/Idaho region, being introduced as champions no later than December 29, 1955. Records are unclear as to how they won the championship. [1] [2] The championship was active until 1959 with at least 28 different championship reigns. In 1959 the team of Chico Garcia and Chet Wallick became the final champions, as the championship was abandoned when the Salt Lake Wrestling Club was going out of business. Brunetti and Tangaro ended up holding the championship three times, tied with Frank Jares and Great Sasaki for most championships as a team. The Bat held the championship four times, with four different partners, more than any other wrestler. [1] [2] Brunetti and Tangaro's third championship reign lasted at least 95 days, the longest of any reign. Brunetti and Tangaro's three reigns combined to be at least 237 days long. Due to lack of dates for some championship changes it is impossible to determine who held the championship for the shortest period of time; Bill Melby and Blue Avenger's 14 day reign from November 21 to December 10, 1956, is the shortest confirmed reign, but the possibility exists that a shorter reign actually happened. [1] [2]

Title history

Key

SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
—Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
 Indicates that there was a period where the lineage is undocumented due to the lack of written documentation in that time period.
(nlt)Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed. [Note 1]
No.ChampionsReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef(s)
1Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro1December 29, 1955(NLT) [Note 2] [Note 3] Live event Records are unclear on how Brunetti and Tangaro became champions [1] [2]
2Yvon Quimet and Roy Shire 1May 12, 1956 [Note 4] Ogden, Utah Live event Still listed as champions on July 9, 1956 [1] [2]
 
3Kit Fox and Roger McKay1October 5, 1956(NLT) [Note 5] [Note 3] Live event Still listed as champions on November 5, 1956 [1] [2]
 
4Yvon Quimet and Roy Shire2December 1956(NLT) [Note 6] Spokane, Washington Live event   [1] [2]
5Frank Jares and Great Sasaki1December 10, 195611 Idaho Falls, Idaho Live event   [1] [2]
6Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro2December 21, 19567 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
7Frank Jares and Great Sasaki2December 28, 19561 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
8Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro3December 29, 1956 [Note 7] Ogden, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
8Frank Jares and Great Sasaki3January 6, 1957(NLT) [Note 8] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
— Vacated —January 7, 1957(NLT)N/AN/AN/AChampionship vacated when the Great Sasaki returns to Japan [1] [2]
9Vern Taft and Cliff Thiede1January 7, 1957 [Note 9] Idaho Falls, Idaho Live event Defeated Frank Jares and Yvon Quimet in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. Still listed as champions on February 15, 1957 [1] [2]
 
10Johnny and Jesse James1March 1957(NLT) [Note 10] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
11 Tosh Togo and Great Sasaki1March 20, 19577 Ogden, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
12Johnny and Jesse James2March 27, 1957 [Note 11] Ogden, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
13 Tosh Togo and Great Sasaki2April 25, 1957(NLT) [Note 12] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
14Henry Lenz and Stretch Parks1May 20, 195746 Idaho Falls, Idaho Live event   [1] [2]
15 Rocky Monroe and The Bat1July 5, 1957 [Note 13] Salt Lake City, Utah Live event Still listed as champions on August 26, 1957 [1] [2]
 
16The Bat (2) and Eric the Great1November 19, 1957(NLT) [Note 14] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
 
17 Tony Borne and Rey Urbano1February 8, 1958(NLT) [Note 15] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
 
18 Tony Borne and Paul DeGalles1March 11, 1958(NLT) [Note 16] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
19Gino Angelo and Tony Silipini1March 14, 195891 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
20 Mitsu Arakawa and The Bat (3)1June 13, 195846 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
21Lou Newman and Reggie Siki1July 29, 195848 Twin Falls, Idaho Live event Championship change was repeated in Idaho Falls on August 4, 1958 [1] [2]
22Oni Wiki Wiki and Prince Maiava 1September 15, 195832 Idaho Falls, Idaho Live event   [1] [2]
23Lou Newman and Ox Anderson1October 17, 195835 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
24Bill Melby and Blue Avenger1November 21, 195814 Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
25Mighty Milo and Lou Newman1December 5, 1958 [Note 17] Salt Lake City, Utah Live event   [1] [2]
 
26 Tony Borne (2) and The Bat (4)1April 16, 1959(NLT) [Note 18] [Note 3] Live event   [1] [2]
— Vacated —April 21, 1959N/AN/AN/AChampionship held up after a match against Bill Melby and Kit Fox ended inconclusively. [1] [2]
27Bill Melby and Kit Fox1May 22, 1959(NLT) [Note 19] [Note 3] Live event Could have been awarded the championship after The Bat and Tony Borne break up. [1] [2]
28Chico Garcia and Chet Wallick1June 2, 1959 [Note 20] Twin Falls, Idaho Live event The championship match was possibly repeated on June 11 in Idaho Falls. Still listed as champions as of July 1, 1959 [1] [2]
—Abandoned—1959N/AN/AN/AChampionship was no longer defended in the territory. [1] [2]

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
1Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangaro3237¤
2Gino Angelo and Tony Silipini191
3Lou Newman and Reggie Siki148
4Henry Lenz and Stretch Parks146¤
Mitsu Arakawa and The Bat146
6Lou Newman and Ox Anderson135
7Oni Wiki Wiki and Prince Maiava 132
Tosh Togo and Great Sasaki232¤
9Frank Jares and Great Sasaki314¤
Bill Melby and Blue Avenger114
11Bill Melby and Kit Fox111¤
12Yvon Quimet and Roy Shire210¤
13 Tony Borne and The Bat15¤
14 Tony Borne and Paul DeGalles13¤
15Johnny and Jesse James22¤
16The Bat and Eric the Great11¤
Kit Fox and Roger McKay11¤
Chico Garcia and Chet Wallick11¤
Rocky Monroe and The Bat11¤
Vern Taft and Cliff Thiede11¤
Tony Borne and Rey Urbano11¤
Mighty Milo and Lou Newman11¤

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
1Guy Brunetti3237¤
Joe Tangaro3237¤
3Gino Angelo191
Tony Silipini191
5Lou Newman283
6The Bat453¤
7Reggie Siki148
8Henry Lenz146¤
Stretch Parks146¤
Mitsu Arakawa 146
11Ox Anderson135
12Oni Wiki Wiki132
Prince Maiava 132
Tosh Togo 232¤
Great Sasaki232¤
16Bill Melby225¤
17Frank Jares314¤
Blue Avenger114
Great Sasaki314¤
20Kit Fox212¤
21Yvon Quimet210¤
Roy Shire 210¤
23 Tony Borne 39¤
24Paul DeGalles13¤
25Jesse James22¤
Johnny James22¤
27Chico Garcia11¤
Roger McKay11¤
Rocky Monroe 11¤
Lou Newman11¤
Vern Taft11¤
Cliff Thiede11¤
Rey Urbano11¤
Chet Wallick11¤
Eric the Great11¤
Mighty Milo11¤

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period.
  2. ↑ The exact date that Brunetti and Tangaro won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted at least 135 days.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The location of the match was not captured as part of the documentation.
  4. ↑ The exact date that Quimet and Shire lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 146 days.
  5. ↑ The exact date that Fox and McKay won and lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 210 days.
  6. ↑ The exact date that Quimet and Shire won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 9 days and 60 days.
  7. ↑ The exact date that Brunetti and Tangaro lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 95 days and 124 days.
  8. ↑ The exact date that Jares and Great Sasaki won and lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 8 days.
  9. ↑ The exact date that Taft and Thiede lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 83 days.
  10. ↑ The exact date that The James brothers won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 71 days.
  11. ↑ The exact date that the James brothers lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
  12. ↑ The exact date that Togo and Great Sasaki won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 25 days and 53 days.
  13. ↑ The exact date that Monroe and the Bat won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 137 days.
  14. ↑ The exact date in that The Bat and Eric the Great won and lost the championship is uncertain which means that this reign lasted between 1 day and 165 days.
  15. ↑ The exact date that Borne and Urbano won and lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 111 days.
  16. ↑ The exact date that Borne and DeGalles won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 3 days and 33 days.
  17. ↑ The exact date that Mighty Milo and Newman lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 132 days.
  18. ↑ The exact date that Borne and the Bat won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 5 days and 136 days.
  19. ↑ The exact date that Melby and Fox won the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 11 days and 41 days.
  20. ↑ The exact date thatGarcia and Wallick lost the championship is uncertain which means that the reign lasted between 1 day and 212 days.

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