Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. The Road Warriors made their TV debut on June 11th, 1983. Status: inactive. The Road Warriors, also known as the Legion of Doom, were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) and Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis). 1960 - xx. Express in WWE, with Captain Lou Albano as their manager. Francis Huntington (born November 29, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. Bobby Heenan Baron Von Raschke vs. TNA World Tag Team. It lasted from 1980 through 1983. Byers defeated Mildred Burke for the NWA World Women's Championship and continues to be recognized by AWA after it splits from NWA in 1960. ISBN. Brian Knobbs . 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If the required belt is out of stock In that condition we will ship. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum when Gagne pinned Bockwinkel Greg Gagne defeated Ray Stevens on a reverse decision disqualification. AWA Championship Belts. The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. 07. They got a start in the AWA and the indies but it was in 1990 WCW that they rose up. Adonis debuted in 1974 under his real name, until he adopted the Adrian Adonis name in the late 1970s. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was the first men's tag team championship to be contested for in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). 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During their year-long title reign Badd Company would feud heavily with Chavo and Mando Guerrero and the team known as the Top Guns ( Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes ). After winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992. Masanori Saito (斎藤 昌典, Saitō Masanori, February 1, 1942 – July 14, 2018) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994; PWI ranked them # 53 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003. - Ron Ritchie beat 666 (sub Buddy Landell) - Tully Blanchard (sub Buck Robley) beat Buzz Tyler - King Cobra & Tiger Mask beat Roger Kirby & Scott Farris. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. More About this Item: Plate Material: Brass Plate Thickness: 2-3mm Real Leather Weight: 2 kg. 1977. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for, among other promotions, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). There, he reunited with his original tag team partner Randy Rose, using the Midnight Express name and adopting Paul E. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. Reddit's largest professional wrestling communityThe reason given was Verne needed a partner that would fight as dirty as AWA tag team champions Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson did. The NWA North American Tag Team Championship is an inactive professional wrestling tag team championship that was used and defended in various territories throughout the National Wrestling Alliance . In the. CWI Tag Team Championship (1 time) North American Wrestling Association / South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. 80 votes, 17 comments. Their reign as AWA World Tag Team Champions finally ended in December 1972 when they lost to the "dream team" of Billy Robinson and Verne Gagne. James "Jim" Brunzell (August 13, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. O nce Tito departed, Rick took Santana's spot in the AWA pecking order. A tournament was held to crown new champions a few weeks later. The Dangerous Alliance was a professional wrestling stable who was active in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1987 and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. xx. All Asia Tag Team Championship. . Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. Petrucci. 90. Title history. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. The team worked for NWA Central States Wrestling, the American. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. of Marty Jannetty and future WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels finally dethrone Buddy Rose & Doug Somers to become the tag champions. - NWA US Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev. Tom Zenk vs. Together, Gagne and Bruznell formed a tag team called The High Flyers, who. The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. PWI ranked him # 310 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991; NotesIn the late 1970s he turned more to tag team matches, eventually teaming up with his old nemesis, Gagne, and they held the AWA tag team championship for one year, before losing it to Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Since: August 27, 2023. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man. Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura welcome us to the second edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on KSLM-TV, and they hype up an interesting show tonight, seeing Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat battling the English gentleman Sir William Regal in the main event, as well as a tag team match between AWA Tag Team Champions DJ Peterson and The Trooper vs. Features clips the following matches: Jimmy Garvin and St. 99. Genuine 2MM/4MM plates. Michaels and Jannetty were the most exciting tag team seen in the AWA since the Road Warriors and were two of the biggest reasons to watch an AWA. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. Reveal Map: Guess The Country V. He worked in the World Wrestling Federation, first in 1974 and again from 1984 to 1986. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. Dangerously", the ring name of its founder and manager Paul Heyman . Amarillo, Texas: - Dory Funk defeated Roy Shire for the Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title. HBK has had such a successful career in the WWE that many forgot he once competed for one of the WWE's biggest competitors, the AWA. . Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. Kevin Kelly & Jerry Saggs Wahoo McDaniel vs. JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 17, 1986 (8,500)Aired February 7, 2005. Nachdem die AWA nach ihrer Gründung im Mai 1960 zunächst weiterhin die NWA World Tag Team Champions als World Champions anerkannt hatte, zog sie diese Anerkennung drei Monate später zurück und erklärte Murder Incorporated (Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills) als erste AWA World Tag Team Champions. 06. " Stevens and Patterson had two runs holding the NWA World Tag Team title and one run with the AWA World Tag Team Championship. 08. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. Jerry Lawler defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ in 32:35. Teaming with Marty Jannetty as The Midnight Rockers, they would become two-time AWA Tag Team Champions in a series of electrifying matches against Buddy Rose and Doug Somers. As real-life brothers-in-law, it made sense Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham got along well as a team. Killer Karl Krupp International Champion Austin Idol vs. Contents 1 1960 2 1961 3 1962 4 1963 5 1964 6 1965 7 1966 8 1967 9 1968 10 1969 11 1971 12 1972 13 1973 14 1974 15 1975 16 1976 17 1977 18 1979 19 1981 20 1982 21 1983 The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. AWA Unified World. $455. Zumhofe cradles Bloom, but Stewart interferes from the floor. The Road Warriors are certainly one of the most decorated tag teams in pro wrestling history. Both men were champions…Torres held the AWA Midwest Tag Team Title with Bob Ellis and Cortez held the AWA World Tag Team Title with Red Bastien. Skip to content BUY 3 OR MORE & SAVE 30% OFF FREE WORLDWIDE RETURNS. After the UWA's closing, the title was inactive until 2008, when El Dorado Wrestling revived the title. In 1996, Dale Gagner, calling himself Dale "Gagne. 00. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. What a lovely bloodbath, and a guide to hot tag team wrestling. 2012) American Wrestling Association Superstars Of Wrestling (27. Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy But their team reportedly started in 1984, while the Roadies debuted in 1983. World Championship Wrestling – 1/4/86 – featured an opening clip showing Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and the Road Warriors brawling with the Horsemen, taped 1/1/86 at the Omni; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett, with the two announcing Rhodes was the new National Heavyweight Champion and National Tag Team Champion Ole. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 3/3/62 – St. Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. Current Champions Seth Rollins (WWE Raw). August 10, 2004 – World League Wrestling : Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa beat Ace Steel and Jason Bates in 27:31. The two formed a tag team there and won the tag titles before moving on to the AWA in 1986. After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in the United States Army, James Raschke started in professional wrestling in 1966 in the American Wrestling Association as a referee. 9 Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham, WWE Tag Team Championship. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Stoney Burke. Douglas Duane Somerson (September 22, 1951 – May 16, 2017) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. 8 May 1992. Sep 1, 2020- Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. 824K subscribers in the SquaredCircle community. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY. of Steel Strap match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship - Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper to retain the TNA X Division Championship - Team Nash (B. 7 AWA: The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) are the most important tag team unit to ever exist. Soldat Ustinov. He was an eight time world. Select options. The USWA was created through a merger of. The Dudley Boyz were the final WCW World Tag Team Champions. They would become the first team to hold all major Tag Team Championships, winning them in the AWA, NWA, NWA Mid-Atlantic (later WCW), and WWF. 3/3/62 – St. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. Have "recently won the tag team title in Memphis" ( Kingsport Times, 52-05-14) or have defeated Masked Marvel & Paul Jones in Atlanta, GA "three. 4 The AWA And WCW Versions Feuded. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Curt and Scott were short-lived champions as they dropped the tag team titles by countout to Playboy Buddy Rose and Pretty Boy Doug Sommers on May 17 th, 1986 in Hammond, Indiana thanks to interference by Colonel DeBeers. Text is available under the. Founded by promoter Steve Neilson in 2002, it is a Utah-based wrestling promotion that promotes events in the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern. - AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase) - Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr. 143 Jerry Lawler November 21, 1987 CWA Show: Memphis, Tennessee 52 16 — Vacated December 7, 1987 — — — —HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT AWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Title Belt 2mm & 4mm Thickness Plates Available This listing is for a beautiful well made Wrestling Championship Belt Comes with Brass & Zinc Very well manufactured, strong material and hardware Will last you for years to come ManufacturedThe Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. Sandy Shore Spring Break 24/7 Season 8: Episode 43 . WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. 01960-05-18. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) in a triple threat match to retain the titles - Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title . They beat Doug Somers and Buddy Rose for the AWA Tag Team Championship and The Midnight Rockers sat on top as the most popular team in the promotion. 1966) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. In addition to teaming with Gagne, Mad Dog received several title shots against AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel. Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. Gregory A. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. Alan Robert Rogowski (September 22, 1942), better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. RELATED: 8 Things Most Fans Forget About Shawn Michaels' Career Jannetty is widely known for his tenure as half of tag team The Rockers, in which he partnered with Shawn Michaels. [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match in 31:10. The two spent 119 days as AWA tag champions and were a major tag team force at the company. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. Soldat Ustinov. Tag team wrestling was always paramount in the AWA and with teams like The Rockers, The Freebirds and The Road Warriors it's. 00. AWA Tag Team Champions Can you name the AWA World Tag Team Champions from 1960 to 1991? By ostpies. Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on the AWA World Tag Team Championship. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. The title was abandoned in 1987 when the CWA was renamed the Championship Wrestling Association, and the. The duo had a fantastic feud with the Steiners that made them stars while getting into wild stuff like the famous brawl with. Ken was unable to defend the tag team titles so the AWA stripped Patera and Rheingans of the belts on September 18th, 1989. 99. AWA Tag Team Championship Match Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon vs. Raschke was a three-year letterman with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers wrestling team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. This promotion was a. The following is the full list of all the 52 Championship Titles included in WWE 2K18. From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed member promotions to create their own territorial version of the "NWA World Tag Team Championship" without oversight from the board of directors. In 1981 they were joined by Norvell Austin. Finally on February 26th, 1967 in St Paul, Minnesota, Verne. The CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from 1975 to 1985. billed weight. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. The term "world tag team championship" can apply to any world tag team championship in general or to a specific one in particular, though this often creates confusion over which tag team championship is being referenced when the term is used. He was soon wrestling under the name. AWA World Tag Team Championship. The Super Destroyers is a professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Doug Stahl and A. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as. The team competed in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, where they received their highest amount of exposure, but had more success in the World Wrestling Council where they held the company's world tag team. After teaming for more than a year, the two fan favorites defeated Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), formerly known as Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW), is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in New Jersey. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. George and Robley wrestled a singles match, with George winning, and getting the belts for his team. Initially, he formed a devastating team with Ray “The Crippler” Stevens and the duo went on to become three-time AWA World Tag Team champions, holding the title belts for a combined 3 1/2 years between 1971-1975. The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title defended in the US states of Tennessee and Alabama. MEX; Carol Cook & Ruth Boatcallie are billed as NWA world champions in Tennessee and Alabama in 53-09 but lose to Byers & Mull on 53-12-14 in Birmingham, AL. Live event. 11 of these championships were won alongside his long-time Tag-Team partner Crusher Lisowski. Here is a list of Rick Martel's earliest matches in the AWA. Louis, Missouri; recognized as the first AWA World Champion in May 1960, but was given 90 days to defend the title against Verne Gagne or be stripped of the title. Alan West. The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. 1983 - At the Showboat in Las Vegas, Nevada;. 1966. 2012. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. 9-03-1985 AWA Championship Wrestling. Before battling in the WWE, The Rockers and The Nasty Boys competed for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. In an era where the high-flying pretty boy tag teams were the biggest babyfaces in wrestling, they filled that niche nicely for the AWA. Hollywood Blonds [3] 1977-09-05. 99 USD. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification Strong Kobayashi beat Red Bastien Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Windham Nick Bockwinkel beat Big K. Both men. Sabu (sub Jos Leduc) defeated Austin Idol. "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Slaughter. Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2] The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. The Fabulous Ones competed primarily in North American territories such as the Continental Wrestling Association, Florida Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. On July 15, 1975 in Davenport, Iowa, the AWA World Heavyweight title belt was stolen after aThis would prove to be their final reign at AWA Tag Team Champions, however. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura welcome us to the second edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on KSLM-TV, and they hype up an interesting show tonight, seeing Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat battling the English gentleman Sir William Regal in the main event, as well as a tag team match between. According to the Crusher Lisowski record book published by George Lentz, the finish of the match happened this way. 1/22/77 – Minneapolis TVAWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Adult Size2MM Brass Metal PlatesGOLD PlatedAdult SizeFit UpTo 46 WaistSnapClosureHand Made BeltWe manufacture all types of wrestling and boxing belts and also made customized belts contact us for further detail. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a. 1966. Austin Idol and Dutch Mantel (122 days) Shortest reign. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "the. NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. In the late 1970s, Franke adopted the ring name Adrian Adonis and the character of a brawling, leather jacket-clad biker. Zurkov, Slaughter int. Heenan helped him take off as a fantastic villain in several territories. Bockwinkel defeated McDaniel 3. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. After being denied a pay raise at the AWA, The Rockers signed a contract with the WWE, while they were still AWA Tag Team Champions. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and the AWA International Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. Names: AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (since 28. Season 9: Episode 3, 6, Exodus . At that time, there were three major wrestling promotions in the United States. The world tag team championship is the name usually given to the primary tag team championships in professional wrestling promotions. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. 1960) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. 1977) Promotions: Continental Wrestling Association (xx. The promotion was originally founded by Ricky Otazu in 1999; it was rebranded under its current name in 2015, after a sale to Danny Demanto and current owner Brett Lauderdale. 71. - AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Killer Kowalski & The Alaskan in 2 out of 3 falls - Mad Dog Vachon beat Reggie Parks - Doug Gilbert beat Mitsu Arakawa (sub Chris Markoff) by DQ - Moose Cholak drew Jack Lanza. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. This means that this title is not still defended in a promotion and doesn't need to be updated regularly. August 7, 2004 – ROH: Alex Shelley defeated Jay Lethal (pinned) and Ace Steel and 2 Cold Scorpio in a 4-WAY. Throughout its history, ICW was considered an "outlaw" promotion, as it was not a member of the. HBK has had such a successful career in the WWE that many forgot he once competed for one of the WWE's biggest competitors, the AWA. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Red Bastien Mad Dog Vachon no contest Superstar Billy Graham Buddy Wolff defeated Ken Patera Chris Taylor defeated Redbeard Munson Reggie Parks drew Tony Rocco Greg Gagne defeated Paul Perschmann. Bray Park, Queensland. Heenan managed wrestlers under the Heenan Family name in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name. At the AWA, The Rockers were extremely successful. Named as the No. - Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. Ken Raper and Robert Reed (2 days) The CWA World Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. In the late 60s, O’Connor won the AWA and World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles alongside Wilbur Snyder. The AWA Midwest. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag. When Scott Hall, the former tag team partner and former co-holder of the AWA World Tag Team Championship with Curt Hennig, made his return to WCW in 1991, DDP added him to his stable. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. It was the original tag team title of the Carolina Wrestling Federation promotion, later used in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (2001–2004) and AWA Superstars (2005–2007) as a regional. The AWA Midwest tag team titles were created in 1967. Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis AWA • March 22, 1980. Due to the variations of tag team wrestling, other World Tag Team Championships may exclude the "tag. It was established in 1993 to honor wrestlers who began their careers long before the 1990s, mostly alumni of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Jim Crockett Promotions. 'Greg' Gagne (July 27, 1948) is an American former professional wrestler and is the son of Verne Gagne. The AWA tag team champions, Red Bastien and the Crusher, would feud with the newly formed team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed. The WWWF United States Tag Team Championships were the first official version of the titles, that. On March 26, 2008, Kagetora and. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. It was created in 1999 as the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship . NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. AWA world Tag Team Heavyweight Wrestling Championship Title Belt. Society X showed a strong arsenal of tag team moves with a tag team finish which allowed them to pick up the victory on Blue Tiger. Dundee and Lawler ventured to the American Wrestling Association together in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles twice. RELATED: 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The Golden Era (& 5 Worst) The 1980s would produce such legendary tag teams as the Road Warriors, Fabulous Freebirds, Demolition, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Rock and Roll Express, and many others. Popular Quizzes Today. including all AWA and WCCW belts and even the one-time-use Champion of Champions and Greatest Royal Rumble belts. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. Paul, Minnesota:When Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens lost the AWA tag team titles to Bruiser and Crusher on July 16th, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, it freed up both Bockwinkel and Stevens to challenge Verne Gagne for the AWA heavyweight championship on a full time basis. They defeated a ton of 80s wrestling. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. Jay York is an American professional wrestler. The group derives its name from "Paul E. In no time they would capture the NWA National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold three times. Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2] The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. The Road Warriors debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1983, and quickly stood out to fans with their unique look and powerhouse style. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. Scott Hall and Curt Hennig teamed up in the AWA and WCW. The duo began teaming together in Memphis in the early 1980s, followed by Mid-South Wrestling (later to be known as the Universal Wrestling Federation), followed by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Therefore the tag tam champions main evented most AWA cards and were pushed the hardest on television. . By order. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell in this AWA Wrestling match for the AWA Tag Team Championship. The Road Warriors debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1983, and quickly stood out to fans with their unique look and powerhouse style. AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. Aired February 7, 2005. 610 lb (280 kg) Debut. Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. Perfect" Curt Hennig began teaming in 1984 in the AWA. Verne Gagne was the AWA world champion but he only wrestled once or twice a week. . Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since xx. Yes, you are hearing it completely right. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with. In his obituary, The Washington Post described him as "a professional wrestler whose blue-collar bona fides. 03. Hollywood Blonds [2] 1977-08-22. The event had an attendance of 1,500 fans. Scott fell prey to a double team by the champs and was beaten in the 3rd fall Sailor Art Thomas (sub Angelo Poffo). AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby defeated Eddie Sharkey Moose Cholak drew Ivan Kalmikoff. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. DeBeers defeated Davey Gee Mike Rotunda pinned Doug Somers Bruiser Brody pinned Steve O NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Baron Von Raschke AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall defeated the Barbarian & Boris Zhukov when. Paul, JIP), Freebirds vs. 1/11/87 – Salt Lake. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant in a 2/3 falls match 1 Johnny Valiant pinned Bruiser at 8:03 after Jimmy Valiant hit Bruiser with a foreign object from behind 2 Bruiser pinned Johnny Valiant at 5:07 3 Crusher pinned Jimmy Valiant in 5:43 Pampero Firpo defeated Baron Von. After losing the AWA heavyweight championship back to Mad Dog Vachon on November 11th, 1965, the Crusher recruited Cowboy Bob Ellis to be his tag team partner.