NWF World Tag Team Championship

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NWF World Tag Team Championship
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Promotion National Wrestling Federation
International Wrestling Association
Date established1970
Date retired1974 and 1977
Other name(s)
  • IWA World Tag Team Championship

The NWF World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in the National Wrestling Federation from 1970 to 1974, the entire life of the promotion. [1] [2]

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
NWF World Tag Team Championship
1The Outlaws
(Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes)		March 12, 1970NWF showCleveland, Ohio1170Defeated Ben Justice and The Stomper in a tournament final. [3]
2 Johnny Powers and Chief White OwlAugust 29, 1970NWF showAkron, Ohio1 [Note 1] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 29, 1970 to January 7, 1971.
3The Fabulous Fargos
(Don and Johnny)		January 7, 1971NWF showCleveland, Ohio1 [Note 2] Defeated Chief White Owl and Luis Martinez. [3]
4The Mongols
(Bepo and Geeto)		June 1971(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 3] [3]
5 Kurt von Hess and Eric the Red July 22, 1971NWF showCleveland, Ohio1 [Note 4] Won a tournament. [3]
6Chief White Owl (2) and Luis MartinezAugust 1971(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 5] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 1971(NLT) to January 19, 1972.
7 Mitsu Arakawa and Yoshino Sato January 19, 1972NWF showBuffalo, New York1 [Note 6] Defeated Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi in a tournament final. [3] [4]
8 Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi March 1972(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 7] [3]
9The Fabulous Fargos
(Don and Johnny)		May 11, 1972NWF showCleveland, Ohio2 [Note 8] [3] [5]
10 Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi May 1972(NLT)NWF showN/A2 [Note 9] [3]
11The Fabulous Fargos
(Don and Johnny)		May 24, 1972NWF showBuffalo, New York3 [Note 10] [3]
12 Wahoo McDaniel and Chief White Owl (3)August 1972(NLT)NWF showCleveland, Ohio1 [Note 11] Sometime after August 14, 1972. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 1972(NLT) to September 15, 1972(NLT).
13The Fabulous Fargos
(Don and Johnny)		September 15, 1972(NLT)NWF showN/A4 [Note 12] Still champion on November 2, 1972. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 15, 1972(NLT) to December 1972(NLT).
14Luis Martinez (2) and Tony Parisi (3)December 1972(NLT)NWF showCincinnati, Ohio1 [Note 13] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 1972(NLT) to May 2, 1973.
15 Johnny Powers (2) and Jacques Rougeau May 2, 1973NWF showBuffalo, New York1 [Note 14] Defeated The Love Brothers (Hartford and Reginald Love) in a tournament final. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from May 2, 1973 to May 1973(NLT).
16 Geeto Mongol (2) and J.B. PsychoMay 1973(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 15] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from May 1973(NLT) to June 30, 1973(NLT).
17 Fred Curry and Luis Martinez (3)June 30, 1973(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 16] [3]
18 Kurt Von Hess (2) and Karl Von Schotz May 1974(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 17] Also held NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version). [3]
— Vacated 1974————Championship abandoned when the NWF closed [3]
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19The Mongols
(Geeto (3) and Bolo)		February 1975NWF showN/A1 [Note 18] [3]
— Vacated April 1975————Championship vacated after a match against Dino Bravo and Gino Brito in April 1975. [3]
20The Mongols
(Geeto (4) and Bolo)		April 21, 1975NWF showWinston-Salem, North Carolina2155Defeated Soul Patrol (Thunderbolt Patterson and Ernie Ladd) [3]
vacatedSeptember 23, 1975N/AN/AChampionship vacated up after a match against held up after a match against Victor Rivera and Dino Bravo on September 23, 1975 ends with a double pinfall. Mongols billed champions on September 25, 1975; still champions as of October 13, 1975. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 23, 1975 to December 16, 1975.
21 Johnny Powers (3) and Nelson RoyalDecember 16, 1975NWF showN/A1 [Note 19] No longer listed as champions in February 1976. [3]
22 Kurt Von Hess (3) and Karl von StroheimMarch 19, 1976(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 20] Sometime after January 21, 1976, possibly a phantom switch or defeat Pez Whatley and Bruiser Banks for the vacant title. [3]
23 Bulldog Brower and Mighty Igor August 11, 1976NWF showHickory, North Carolina1 [Note 21] [3]
24Hartford Love and Dizzy McShaneSeptember 10, 1976(NLT)NWF showN/A1 [Note 22] Sometime after August 29, 1976. [3]
25 Bulldog Brower (2) and Johnny Powers (4)September 19, 1976NWF showN/A1125 [3]
26Rip Tyler and Buzz Tyler January 22, 1977NWF showGastonia, North Carolina191 [3]
27 Johnny Powers (5) and Nick DeCarloApril 23, 1977NWF showGastonia, North Carolina1 [Note 23] [3]
—Deactivated1977————Promotion closed, championship abandoned [3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost are uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 131 days.
  2. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost are uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 174 days.
  3. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost are uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 22 and 195 days.
  4. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost are uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 39 days.
  5. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost are uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 181 days.
  6. ↑ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and −294 days.
  7. ↑ The exact date that the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 31 and 71 days.
  8. ↑ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 11 days.
  9. ↑ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 29 days.
  10. ↑ The exact date the championship was lost is unknown, which means that the championship reign lasted between 69 and 98 days.
  11. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 114 days.
  12. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 48 and 152 days.
  13. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 228 days.
  14. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 28 days.
  15. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 59 days.
  16. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 60 days.
  17. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 335 days.
  18. ↑ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 32 and 88 days.
  19. ↑ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 94 days.
  20. ↑ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 145 and 238 days.
  21. ↑ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 30 days.
  22. ↑ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 30 days.
  23. ↑ The exact date that the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means that the reign lasted between 34 and 252 days.

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