- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
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The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Tennessee and Alabama.[1]
Title history
Team: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 1 February 5, 1957 ? Jackie & Don Fargo 1 May 1957 ? Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 2 July 23, 1957 Nashville, Tennessee Jackie & Don Fargo 2 August 5, 1957 ? Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 3 October 1957 ? Yvon Robert & Billy Wicks 1 January 5, 1958 Memphis, Tennessee Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 4 January 12, 1958 Memphis, TN Lee Fields & Mario Galento 1 October 9, 1957 Mobile, Alabama Jackie & Don Fargo 3 October 16, 1957 Mobile, AL Lee Fields & Lester Welch 1 February 6, 1958 Hattiesburg, Mississippi Jackie & Don Fargo 4 February 26, 1958 Mobile, AL Tex Riley & Len Rossi 1 June 1958 ? Mike & Doc Gallagher 1 September 1958 ? Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 5 October 2, 1958 Chattanooga, Tennessee Don & Luke Fields 1 February 14, 1959 Chattanooga, TN Don & Al Greene 1 October 13, 1959 Nashville, TN Don & Luke Fields 2 October 26, 1959 Birmingham, Alabama Jackie & Don Fargo 5 November 23, 1959 Birmingham, AL Don & Al Greene 2 December 1959 ? Jackie & Don Fargo 6 January 1960 ? Tex Riley & Len Rossi 2 January 19, 1960 Nashville, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 1 March 29, 1960 Nashville, TN Mike Clancy & Oni Wiki Wiki 1 May 2, 1960 Birmingham, AL Tor Yamata & Mr. Moto 1 June 20, 1960 Birmingham, AL Lester & Herb Welch 1 October 18, 1960 Nashville, TN Tor Yamata & Mr. Moto 2 November 8, 1960 Nashville, TN Don & Al Greene 3 November 17, 1960 Chattanooga, TN Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa 1 February 16, 1961 Knoxville, Tennessee Jackie & Joe Fargo 1 1961 ? Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa 2 May 29, 1961 Birmingham, AL Vacated 1961 Title inactive. Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 2 May 1964 Awarded. Tojo Yamamoto & Al Perez 1 August 10, 1964 Memphis, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 3 August 24, 1964 Memphis, TN Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa 1 October 15, 1964 Chattanooga, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 4 October 29, 1964 Chattanooga, TN Vacated March 1965 NWA orders tournament after match with Wilbur Snyder & Jackie Fargo. Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano 1 March 2, 1965 Nashville, TN Win 3-team tournament. Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 5 April 13, 1965 Nashville, TN Vacated 1965 Kurt injured. Tojo Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai 1 April 29, 1965 Chattanooga, TN Win 3-team tournament. Vacated May 1965 Titles vacant. Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 6 May 1965 Records unclear as to how they got the titles. Vacated 1965 Titles vacant. Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat 1 September 1965 Awarded (announced as having won fictitious tournament) Hiro Matsuda & Kanji Inoki 1 January 24, 1966 Memphis, TN Vacated February 1966 Inoki injured - broken leg. Herb Welch & Al Costello 1 May 31, 1966 Nashville, TN Win tournament. Karl Von Brauner & Luke Graham 1 August 3, 1966 Nashville, TN Moose Evans & Giant Evans 1 August 24, 1966 Nashville, TN Tojo Yamamoto & Tamaya Soto 1 October 6, 1966 Chattanooga, TN Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito 1 October 1966 Soto gave his half to Ito. Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi 1 March 9, 1967 Nashville, TN Stripped March 16, 1967 Stripped after match against the Blue Infernos. Blue Infernos 1 March 23, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Won tournament. Billy & Jimmy Hines 1 April 27, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Blue Infernos 2 May 11, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Billy & Jimmy Hines 2 May 27, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Tamaya Soto & Great Yamaha 1 July 1, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Vacated 1967 Titles vacant. Don & Ron Carson (AKA Dick Murdoch) 1 August 9, 1967 Nashville, TN Defeated Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi. Billy & Jimmy Hines 3 September 14, 1967 Chattanooga, TN Motoshi Okuma & Great Kojika 1 October 1967 ? Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto 1 December 1967 ? Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) 1 March 14, 1968 Chattanooga, TN Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto 2 June 1968 ? Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) 2 July 9, 1968 Birmingham, AL Ken Lucas & Dennis Hall 1 August 3, 1968 Chattanooga, TN Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) 3 August 17, 1968 Chattanooga, TN Len Rossi & Johnny Walker 1 September 1968 ? Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 1 November 13, 1968 Birmingham, AL Les Thatcher & Dennis Hall 1 November 28, 1968 Chattanooga, TN Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 2 December 1968 ? Held Up February 1969 Title held up after match against Len Rossi & Don Carson. Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 3 February 27, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Won rematch with Rossi & Carson. Len Rossi & Don Carson 1 March 13, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Great Mephisto & Dante 1 April 26, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Len Rossi & Johnny Walker 2 1969 ? Great Mephisto & Dante 2 1969 ? Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown 1 June 21, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Great Mephisto & Dante 3 June 28, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown 2 July 5, 1969 Chattanooga, TN The Spoilers (#1 & #2) 1 September 1969 ? Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 1 October 2, 1969 Chattanooga, TN Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez 1 May 1970 ? Len Rossi & Dennis Hall 1 September 12, 1970 Chattanooga, TN Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 1 October 1, 1970 Chattanooga, TN Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas 1 December 16, 1970 Nashville, TN Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 2 February 1971 ? Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden 1 March 6, 1971 Chattanooga, TN Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 3 March 20, 1971 Chattanooga, TN Masked Avengers (Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden) 2 March 27, 1971 Chattanooga, TN Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez 2 1971 ? Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 2 1971 ? Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 7 May 1971 ? Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett 1 June 12, 1971 Chattanooga, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 8 June 19, 1971 Chattanooga, TN Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 3 August 2, 1971 Birmingham, AL Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 9 1971 ? Dennis Hall & Stan Frazier 1 1971 ? Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 10 1971 ? Interns 1 November 1971 ? Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 4 1971 Birmingham, AL Don & Al Greene 3 December 1971 ? Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 5 March 25, 1972 Chattanooga, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 11 1972 ? Robert Fuller & Kevin Sullivan 1 May 24, 1972 Nashville, TN Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 12 May 31, 1972 Nashville, TN Don & Al Greene 4 August 1972 ? The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Don Kent)1 February 1973 ? Tojo Yamamoto & Ben Justice 1 March 29, 1973 Chattanooga, TN The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Don Kent)2 April 1973 ? Ron & Don Wright 1 April 11, 1973 Knoxville, TN The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Don Kent)3 April 1973 ? Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis 1 September 22, 1973 Chattanooga, TN Interns 2 October 6, 1973 ? Don Greene & Bearcat Brown 1 November 8, 1973 Chattanooga, TN Interns 3 November 15, 1973 Chattanooga, TN Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis 2 November 28, 1973 Nashville, TN Interns 4 January 1974 ? Assassin #1 & #2 1 July 1976 Records unclear as to whom they defeated. Masked Superstar #1 & #2 1 August 1976 ? Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan 1 April 1977 Records unclear as to whom they defeated. Titles Retired 1977 Titles abandoned. See also
National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Tag Team Championship
References
Categories:- Tag team wrestling championships
- Mid-Southern Wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- NWA Mid-America championships
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