NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship | |||||||
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Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||
Date established | September 11, 1952 | ||||||
Current champion(s) | The It Girls (Ella Envy and Miss Star) | ||||||
Date won | August 31, 2024 | ||||||
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The NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship defended in member promotions of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).
From the early 1950s through 1983, it was the first women's world tag team championship in professional wrestling and was initially referred to simply as the Women's World Tag Team Championship, before briefly adopting the NWA prefix. [1] The championship was later acquired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983 when the WWF, once a member of the NWA, bought the rights to the championship from The Fabulous Moolah [2] and continued to use the belts. This ended the lineage of the NWA title and began a new one for the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship. [3]
On July 16, 2021, Mickie James, the producer of NWA EmPowerrr, announced the revival of the championship by the NWA, where the winners would be crowned at the EmPowerrr pay-per-view on August 28. [4] At the event, The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) won the revived titles after defeating the team of Red Velvet and KiLynn King in the tournament final. [5]
Name | Year |
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NWA Women's Tag Team Championship | September 11, 1952 – May 23, 1983 |
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship | August 28, 2021 – present |
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 | ||||||
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) | ||||||||||
1 | Ella Waldek and Mae Young | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 1] | Records are unclear as to whom Waldek and Young had defeated to win the championship. | [6] [7] | ||
2 | June Byers and Millie Stafford | September 4, 1952(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 134 [Note 3] | Due to conflicted reports, it is unclear how Byers and Stafford won the championship. The Jersey Journal reported that the pair won a tournament which lasted for six months to win the titles, while Arizona Daily Star claimed that they won the titles "in the recent Florida tourney". One source from the Omaha World-Herald claimed that Byers and Stafford defeated Ella Waldek and Mae Young in Mexico City, Mexico, to win the titles. | [6] [7] | ||
3 | June Byers and Mary Jane Mull | December 1952 | Live event | Nebraska | 1 (2, 1) | [Note 4] | Millie Stafford had taken time off due to personal reasons. Mull had previously won a tournament to replace her. | [6] [8] [7] | ||
4 | Daisy Mae and Golden Venus | March 1953 | Live event | N/A | 1 | [Note 1] | Mae and Venus were recognized as champions in West Virginia. | [6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from March to September 1953. | ||||||||||
5 | Carol Cook and Ruth Boatcallie | September 1953(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 1 | [Note 5] | Boatcallie and Cook were recognized as champions at Alabama and Tennessee. | [6] | ||
6 | June Byers and Mary Jane Mull | December 14, 1953 | Live event | Birmingham, AB | 2 (3, 2) | [Note 6] | [6] | |||
— | Vacated | August 1954 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after June Byers had won the NWA World Women's title. | [7] | ||
7 | June Byers and Millie Stafford | December 7, 1954(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 2 (4, 2) | [Note 1] | Stafford returned sometimes after June 24, 1954. Byers and Stafford recognized as champions as of May 11, 1955. | [6] | ||
8 | Lorraine Johnson and Penny Banner | 1955 | Live event | Ohio | 1 | [Note 1] | Banner and Johnson won a tournament to be crowned the champions. It isn't known who they defeated to win the titles. | [7] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1955 to March 1956. | ||||||||||
9 | Daisy Mae and Golden Venus | March 1956 | Live event | West Virginia | 2 | [Note 7] | Mae and Venus were recognized as champions in West Virginia. | [6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from March to before July 30, 1956. | ||||||||||
10 | Bonnie Watson and Penny Banner | July 30, 1956(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 1 (1, 2) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from before July 30 to before August 15, 1956. | ||||||||||
11 | June Byers and Mars Bennett | August 15, 1956(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 1 (5, 1) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from before August 15, 1956 to before February 1957. | ||||||||||
12 | Betty Jo Hawkins and Penny Banner | February 1957 | N/A | N/A | 1 (1, 3) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
13 | Barbara Baker and June Byers | February 13, 1957 | Live event | Vancouver, BC | 1 (1, 6) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from February 13 to July 1957. | ||||||||||
14 | Betty Jo Hawkins and Penny Banner | July 1957(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 2 (2, 4) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
15 | June Byers and Ethel Johnson | July 9, 1957 | Live event | N/A | 1 (7, 1) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from July 9, 1957 to before February 2, 1958. | ||||||||||
16 | Lorraine Johnson and Millie Stafford | February 2, 1958 | Live event | Joplin, MO | 1 (2, 3) | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from before February 2 to before June 16, 1958. | ||||||||||
17 | Lorraine Johnson and Penny Banner | June 16, 1958(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 2 (3, 5) | [Note 1] | Records are unclear as to whom Banner and Johnson had defeated. It is possible that Banner replaced Millie Stafford. | [6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from before June 16 to December 4, 1958. | ||||||||||
18 | Kay Noble and Lolita Martinez | December 4, 1958 | Live event | Amarillo, TX | 1 | [Note 1] | As of February 24, 1959, Penny Banner is listed as a co-holder of the title, since she wasn't involved in losing it. | [6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 4, 1958 to before November 23, 1961. | ||||||||||
19 | Adrienne Ames and Pat Lyda | November 23, 1961(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | Harvey, LA | 1 | [Note 1] | Ames and Lyda were billed as "NWA titlists" when they defeated Chris Clark and Ann Regan (holders of the Southern Women's Tag Team Championship) to become "undisputed women's tag team champions". | [6] [9] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from before November 23, 1961 to before November 2, 1967. | ||||||||||
20 | The Fabulous Moolah and Patty Nelson | November 2, 1967(nlt) [Note 2] | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 1] | Moolah and Nelson were billed as champions in Boston, MA. | [6] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from before November 2, 1967 to before May 1970. | ||||||||||
21 | The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose | May 1970(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 1 (2, 1) | [Note 8] | Records are unclear as to whom Moolah and Rose had defeated. It is possible that they defeated Adrienne Ames and Pat Lyda. | [6] [7] [10] | ||
22 | Donna Christanello and Kathy O'Day | May 15, 1970 | Live event | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 21 | [6] [7] | |||
23 | The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose | June 5, 1970 | Live event | Bakersfield, CA | 2 (3, 2) | [Note 1] | [6] [7] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 5 to before October 2, 1970. | ||||||||||
24 | Donna Christanello and Toni Rose | October 2, 1970(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 1 (2, 3) | [Note 1] | Records are unclear as to whom Christanello and Rose had defeated, if anyone. It is possible that Christantello replaced The Fabulous Moolah. | [6] [7] | ||
25 | Sandy Parker and Susan Green | November 21, 1971 | Live event | Honolulu, HI | 1 | 3 | [6] [7] | |||
26 | Donna Christanello and Toni Rose | November 27, 1971 | Live event | Honolulu, HI | 2 (3, 4) | 688 | Other report by Bleacher Report claims that Christanello and Rose won the championship on February 1972 in Hong Kong, China. | [6] [7] | ||
27 | Joyce Grable and Vicki Williams | October 15, 1973 | Live event | New York City, New York | 1 | 677 | [6] [7] [11] | |||
28 | Donna Christanello and Toni Rose | August 23, 1975 | Live event | Boston, MA | 3 (4, 5) | 554 | [6] [7] | |||
29 | Joyce Grable and Vicki Williams | February 27, 1977 | Live event | St. Petersburg, FL | 2 | [Note 1] | Other report by Bleacher Report claims that Christanello and Rose won the championship on April 16, 1978. | [6] [7] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from February 27, 1977 or April 16, 1978 to August 1978. | ||||||||||
30 | Beverly Shade and Natasha the Hatchet Lady | August 1978 | Live event | Memphis, TN | 1 | [Note 9] | Beverly and Natasha were only recognized as champions in Memphis, TN. | [6] [7] | ||
31 | Judy Martin and Leilani Kai | August 23, 1978 | Live event | Key West, FL | 1 | 2 | It is uncertain who Kai and Martin defeated to win the championship. | [6] | ||
32 | Joyce Grable and Vicki Williams | August 25, 1978 | Live event | St. Petersburg, FL | 3 | [Note 1] | [6] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from August 25, 1978 to before December 26, 1979. | ||||||||||
33 | Judy Martin and Leilani Kai | December 26, 1979(nlt) [Note 2] | Live event | N/A | 2 | 126 [Note 3] | It is uncertain who Kai and Martin defeated to win the championship. | [6] | ||
34 | Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter | April 30, 1980 | Live event | Springfield, MO | 1 (4, 1) | 729 | [6] [7] | |||
35 | Princess Victoria and Sabrina | April 29, 1982 | Live event | Kansas City, MO | 1 | 7 | [6] [7] | |||
36 | Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter | May 6, 1982 | Live event | Kansas City, MO | 2 (5, 2) | 372 | [6] [7] [12] | |||
37 | Penny Mitchell and Velvet McIntyre | May 13, 1983 | Live event | Calgary, AB | 1 | 10 [Note 3] | [6] [13] [14] | |||
38 | Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter | May 23, 1983 | Live event | Vancouver, BC | 3 (6, 3) | 317 [Note 10] | Grable and Richter might have won the championship on May 17 in Regina, SK. | [6] [7] [12] | ||
— | Deactivated | April 4, 1984 | — | — | — | — | The championship was sold to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) who established the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship, using the same belts and recognizing Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria as the inaugural champions. April 4, 1984 is the date of the first known title defense under the WWF. | [6] [13] | ||
National Wrestling Alliance/Lightning One Inc. | ||||||||||
39 | The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) | August 28, 2021 | NWA EmPowerrr | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 287 | Defeated Red Velvet and KiLynn King in a tournament final to win the revived titles. | [5] [4] | ||
40 | Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige) | June 11, 2022 | Alwayz Ready | Knoxville, TN | 1 | 245 | [15] | |||
41 | The Renegade Twins (Charlette Renegade and Robyn Renegade) | February 11, 2023 | Nuff Said | Tampa Bay, Florida | 1 | 1 | [16] | |||
42 | Pretty Empowered 2.0 (Ella Envy and Roxy) | February 12, 2023 | NWA Powerrr | Tampa Bay, Florida | 1 (2, 1) | <1 | [17] | |||
43 | M95 (Madi Wrenkowski and Missa Kate) | February 12, 2023 | NWA Powerrr | Tampa Bay, Florida | 1 | 196 | Aired on February 21, 2023. This was their Champions Series cash-in match. | [18] | ||
44 | Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kylie Paige) | August 27, 2023 | NWA 75th Anniversary Show | St. Louis, Missouri | 1 (3, 1) | 139 | [19] | |||
45 | The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee) | January 13, 2024 | Paranoia | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 1 | 231 | Aired on tape delay on February 27, 2024. | [20] | ||
46 | The It Girls (Ella Envy and Miss Star) | August 31, 2024 | NWA 76 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (4, 1) | 7+ | [21] |
As of September7, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champions |
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¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
N/A | The exact length of a title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Joyce Grable and Wendi Richter | 3 | 1,418¤ |
2 | Donna Christanello and Toni Rose | 3 | 1,242¤ |
3 | Joyce Grable and Vicki Williams | 3 | 677¤ |
4 | June Byers and Mary Jane Mull | 2 | 267–327¤ |
5 | The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle) | 1 | 287 |
6 | Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kenzie Paige) | 1 | 246 |
7 | The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee) | 1 | 231 |
8 | M95 (Madi Wrenkowski and Missa Kate) | 1 | 196 |
9 | Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy and Kylie Paige) | 1 | 139 |
10 | June Byers and Millie Stafford | 2 | 134¤ |
11 | Judy Martin and Leilani Kai | 2 | 128¤ |
12 | Daisy Mae and Golden Venus | 2 | 123–182¤ |
13 | Carol Cook and Ruth Boatcallie | 1 | 75–104¤ |
14 | Donna Christanello and Kathy O'Day | 1 | 21 |
15 | Penny Mitchell and Velvet McIntyre | 1 | 10¤ |
16 | The It Girls † (Ella Envy and Miss Starr) | 1 | 7+ |
17 | Princess Victoria and Sabrina | 1 | 7 |
18 | Sandy Parker and Susan Green | 1 | 3 |
19 | The Renegade Twins (Charlette Renegade and Robyn Renegade) | 1 | 1 |
20 | Pretty Empowered 2.0 (Ella Envy and Roxy) | 1 | <1 |
21 | Beverly Shade and Natasha the Hatchet Lady | 1 | <1–22¤ |
- | Adrienne Ames and Pat Lyda | 1 | N/A |
Barbara Baker and June Byers | 1 | ||
Betty Jo Hawkins and Penny Banner | 2 | ||
Bonnie Watson and Penny Banner | 1 | ||
Ella Waldek and Mae Young | 1 | ||
June Byers and Ethel Johnson | 1 | ||
June Byers and Mars Bennett | 1 | ||
Kay Noble and Lolita Martinez | 1 | ||
Lorraine Johnson and Millie Stafford | 1 | ||
Lorraine Johnson and Penny Banner | 2 | ||
The Fabulous Moolah and Patty Nelson | 1 | ||
The Fabulous Moolah and Toni Rose | 2 |
Rank | wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Joyce Grable | 6 | 2,095¤ |
2 | Wendi Richter | 3 | 1,418¤ |
3 | Donna Christanello | 4 | 1,263¤ |
4 | Toni Rose | 5 | 1,242–1,257¤ |
5 | Vicki Williams | 3 | 677¤ |
6 | June Byers | 7 | 401–461¤ |
7 | Ella Envy † | 4 | 391+ |
8 | Mary Jane Mull | 2 | 267–327¤ |
9 | Allysin Kay | 1 | 287 |
Marti Belle | 1 | 287 | |
11 | Kenzie Paige | 1 | 246 |
12 | Charity King | 1 | 231 |
Danni Bee | 1 | 231 | |
14 | Madi Wrenkowski | 1 | 196 |
Missa Kate | 1 | 196 | |
16 | Kylie Paige | 1 | 139 |
17 | Millie Stafford | 3 | 134¤ |
18 | Judy Martin | 2 | 128¤ |
Leilani Kai | 2 | 128¤ | |
20 | Daisy Mae | 2 | 123–182¤ |
Golden Venus | 2 | 123–182¤ | |
22 | Carol Cook | 1 | 75–104¤ |
Ruth Boatcallie | 1 | 75–104¤ | |
24 | Kathy O'Day | 1 | 21 |
25 | Penny Mitchell | 1 | 10¤ |
Velvet McIntyre | 1 | 10¤ | |
27 | Miss Starr † | 1 | 7+ |
28 | Princess Victoria | 1 | 7 |
Sabrina | 1 | 7 | |
30 | Sandy Parker | 1 | 3 |
Susan Green | 1 | 3 | |
32 | Charlette Renegade | 1 | 1 |
Robyn Renegade | 1 | 1 | |
34 | Roxy | 1 | <1 |
35 | Beverly Shade | 1 | <1–22¤ |
Natasha the Hatchet Lady | 1 | <1–22¤ | |
- | Adrienne Ames | 1 | N/A |
Barbara Baker | 1 | ||
Ethel Johnson | 1 | ||
Betty Jo Hawkins | 2 | ||
Bonnie Watson | 1 | ||
Ella Waldek | 1 | ||
Kay Noble | 1 | ||
Lolita Martinez | 1 | ||
Lorraine Johnson | 3 | ||
Mae Young | 1 | ||
Mars Bennett | 1 | ||
Pat Lyda | 1 | ||
Patty Nelson | 1 | ||
Penny Banner | 5 | ||
The Fabulous Moolah | 3 |
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