1966 - today) Title Holders. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. 1/11/75 – Moline TV Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Carlos Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dick Reynolds Chris Taylor defeated Frank Hill Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff defeated Kenny Jay & George GadaskiAmerican Wrestling Association. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship were unified to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at. [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in. Soldat Ustinov. The Road Warriors made their TV debut on June 11th, 1983. This promotion was a. 1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. 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. AEW World Tag Team Championship. By the 1980s, Jim Crockett Promotions was, along with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. Billy Riley [2] Debut. The team defeated Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on January 18, 1986, in a 58-minute match in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded by promoter Steve Neilson in 2002, it is a Utah-based wrestling promotion that promotes events in the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern. Status: inactive. Gordy and Williams were also the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions, having defeated the Steiner. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated The Crusher & Ivan Putski Larry Hennig defeated Boris Breznikoff. AWA himself, Nick Bockwinkel. The territory was originally part of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s. World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) This page was last edited on 27 November 2016, at 23:40 (UTC). On the June 9th, 1973 card at the Amphitheatre, Bockwinkel and Stevens managed to retain their AWA tag team titles against Wahoo McDaniel and Dick the Bruiser. AWA World Tag Team Championship. , Martel in Zbyszko’s corner, LOD vs. 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 folded in 1991. It was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA, the co-operative venture between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates (most. The AWA tag team champions, Red Bastien and the Crusher, would feud with the newly formed team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is a name used for several secondary tag team championship used by various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) members since 1958. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. The duo had a fantastic feud with the Steiners that made them stars while getting into wild stuff like the famous brawl with. 6/6/82 MilwaukeeThe Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking professional wrestling tag team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. Martel and Santana came up. Features clips the following matches: Jimmy Garvin and St. AWA Tag Team Championship Match Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon vs. Live event. AWA World Tag Team Championship. August 28, 2004 – ROH: Ace Steel (of the Second City Saints) defeated Roderick Strong (of Generation Next) by. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. Sale. Their rivalry lasted more than a year with the championship trading. AWA Championship Match Verne Gagne vs. WWE Hall of Famers Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall and "Mr. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The first such company (that would later become Portland Wrestling) was founded by Herb Owen in. Tom Zenk vs. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under both his real name and ring name, the Diamond Studd, and with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name Razor Ramon. The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels was a tag team specialist when he entered WWE in 1988. 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). Michael Hegstrand,. 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 September 1987, Harrell left the AWA to join the World Wrestling Federation , with the explanation given being that Wahoo McDaniel had driven. She began wrestling in the Portland territory in 1980 and in early 1982 won the NWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship with Sabrina. 00 $ 250. 'Greg' Gagne (July 27, 1948) is an American former professional wrestler and is the son of Verne Gagne. After debuting in the ring in 1972, Greg Gagne brought his University of Minnesota football teammate Jim Brunzell into the business, with Brunzell learning how to wrestle in Verne Gagne’s training camp alongside future legends The Iron Sheik and Ric Flair. 1980 - In Winnipeg; AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura, In a Ladder Match Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell, The Crusher & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan and Steve Olsonoski beat Super Destroyer Mark II. Paul, JIP), Freebirds vs. 2012) American Wrestling Association Superstars Of Wrestling (27. Hollywood Blonds [3] 1977-09-05. Bockwinkel defeated McDaniel 3. Brian Knobbs . Hall was named the Diamond Studd, whose gimmick was similar to Ravishing Rick Rude's with the added element of a monster big man heel. George and Robley wrestled a singles match, with George winning, and getting the belts for his team. 01960-05-18. They won the AWA World Tag Team Championships twice and only lost three televised matches at the company. Long Riders (St. The Brain Busters. In addition to teaming with Gagne, Mad Dog received several title shots against AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel. 06. 0/64. There, he reunited with his original tag team partner Randy Rose, using the Midnight Express name and adopting Paul E. On August 29, 1982, Santana and Martel teamed up for the first time. Nine months later, Hogan would. Larry Sharpe. The Midnight Express was originally formed in 1983 as a three-man tag team with Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose and Norvell Austin in Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling. The Miracle Violence Connection defeated Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final. , Gagne int. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from roughly 1975–1985 and also had a successful team with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel that wreaked havoc in Tennessee. Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. AWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; NWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; Steel Domain Wrestling Television title; Winner of the 2001 IWA Mid South Sweet Science 16;. 1949 - 28. Zumhofe cradles Bloom, but Stewart interferes from the floor. In 1986, she started wrestling in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as a face,. 06. 6/24/88 – New Haven, CT AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond. AWA World Tag Team Wrestling Champions Belt 2mm,4mm,6mm - Tag Team Championship Belt - Tag Team Title Belt Replica - AWA Belt - Custom Belts (7) Sale Price $200. Dusty Rhodes is one of the most accomplished and. Joe Laurinaitis, popularly known as Road Warrior Animal, started competing in 1982 primarily for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling promotions as a singles wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early 1980s under the ring name Jules Strongbow, [a] where he held the WWF World Tag Team Championship on two occasions with his kayfabe. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. Current Champions Seth Rollins (WWE Raw). 35 Masked Superstar and Masked Superstar 2 (3) March 26, 1980: MACW show N/A 1 N/A —The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team who attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. Known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling. 99 USD. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. INACTIVE 02. They defeated a ton of 80s wrestling. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. Reginald Lisowski (July 11, 1926 – October 22, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher (sometimes Crusher Lisowski to distinguish him from other Crushers, such as Crusher Blackwell). The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. , Bockwinkel/Stevens Int. Most reigns. PWI Magazine. February 23, 2012. 71. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. ; On March 6 at a taping for WWF Championship Wrestling, The Valiant Brothers beat Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to become the new WWWF Tag Team Championship. AWA Unified World. The AWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team championship for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. 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. Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. He also excelled at Tag-Team wrestling having won 20 Tag Team championships, having held the AWA tag team championship five times and the WWA tag team championship a record 15 times in his career. - Greg Gagne & Tito Santana beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ - Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel by DQ - John Studd beat Dino Bravo - Handicap Match:. Founded in 1931, the promotion emerged as a cornerstone of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Bloom takes a botched spill through the ropes at 12:39. 1992. Paul, MN @ the Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Doug Gilbert defeated Roy. Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan vs. - NWA US Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev. 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. Texas Hangmen. AWA World Tag Team Championship; AWA World Women's Championship; C. AWA World Tag Team Titles Tournament. August 19, 2005 – Gateway Championship Wrestling: Kory Twist won three-way over Ace Steel and Cameron Cage. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. . Default Timer. The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's. Hugh Manatee joined Sober Nation after they had already won the title. AWA Championship Belts. Bray Park, Queensland. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. June 6 - Verne Gagne and Butcher Vachon beat Pat. They both currently perform on Independent circuit and they are best known for their stint in NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling where they were the first and. Sheik Adnan Baron Von Raschke vs. This group disbanded in 1983, but later the same year. In the Minneapolis territory, the pair captured the NWA World Tag Team championships. 10m. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) W. 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. 00. The. RELATED: 10 Things Wrestling Fans Should Know About Adrian Adonis. Scott Hall and Curt Hennig teamed up in the AWA and WCW. The title was abandoned in 1987 when the CWA was renamed the Championship Wrestling Association, and the. Amarillo, Texas: - Dory Funk defeated Roy Shire for the Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title. The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007, where he won. Jonnie Stewart vs. Scott fell prey to a double team by the champs and was beaten in the 3rd fall Sailor Art Thomas (sub Angelo Poffo). The WWE tag team championships date all the way back to 1958. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan - Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke - Ken Patera beat Spike Huber - Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan - Brad Rheingans beat Dr X - Tito Santana drew Rene Goulet. Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association”) (CWA) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. Paul Heyman) as a manager. In the fall of 1989 the Destruction Crew challenged then AWA World Tag Team champions Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans to a "car lifting" contest. Gregory A. In 1981, Adnan Al-Kaissie joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Although remembered as the first AWA Tag Team champions, Kowalski's team with Tiny Mills, dubbed Murder Incorporated, worked all over the world, touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Mills' native Canada. Alan Robert Rogowski (September 22, 1942), better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. Go via DQ Sherri Martel defeated Princess Jasmine via pin. The team's first feud was against the Midnight Rockers, whom they defeated for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19, 1988. Louis, MO. The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced the title as the NWA Six. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. Kansas City, Kansas: - Jim Brunzell. Zurkov, Slaughter int. 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. Paul, MN @ the Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Doug Gilbert defeated Roy Collins 17:10 Dundee and Lawler ventured to the American Wrestling Association together in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles twice. The USWA was created through a merger of. They performed under the name "The Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. A week later, on February 22, a rematch for the held-up titles was held and. Revised & Updated. Together with Road Warrior Animal, the tag team destroyed the AWA, WCW, NWA, and WWE. The rock n roll express: Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson Other members: Ricky Fuji, brad Armstrong, Marty jannetty, David Jericho, Jim cornette and Paul e dangerously Championships and accomplishments: 2 time awa southern tag team champions, 1 time cwa tag team champions, 1 time cwa world tag team champions, 8 time nwa world tag. near St. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. 1. Within the year, Michaels twice challenged for the WWF Championship and won his first Intercontinental Championship , heralding his arrival as one of the industry's premier singles stars. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:For the wrestler William Regal, who competed in World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Lord Steven Regal, see Darren Matthews. 6/6/61 – Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene. The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from 1975 to 1985. AWA Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series that aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. 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. AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Pedro Morales & Peter Maivia when Duncum pinned Maivia at 15:46 Angelo Mosca defeated Jim Brunzell Billy Francis drew Roger Kirby 20:00 Super Destroyer defeated Jan Nelson via pin. Ricky Morton (63 years old) The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. (as team) The Assassins (4 times) Longest reign. Every Major Tag Team Championship Design In 2023, Ranked Worst To Best. 2012) 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 folded in 1991. James Donald Raschke (October 17, 1940) is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Baron von Raschke. Their reign may have lasted even longer if Brunzell didn’t get injured, forcing the duo to vacate in late September 1978 AWA World Tag Team Championship (since xx. 1991) Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's. 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 folded in 1991. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. The event had an attendance of 1,500 fans. match duration match type title(s) rating; 1: Wendi. 03. Jules Strongbow. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon Mad Dog Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff) Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker. 06. June 23, 1989 – AWA War in the Windy City in Chicago, Illinois: Tommy Jammer b Johnny Stewart, Mike George b Rockin’ Randy, Akio Sato b Paul Diamond by DQ, Chavo and Mando and Hector Guerrero b The Texas Hangmen and The Executioner, Wendy Richter b Candi Divine to retain the Women’s title, Ken Patera and Scott Norton b The Destruction. 1978. Raschke was a three-year letterman with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers wrestling team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. 99 USD Sale price From $199. 2010 The team made their first WWF appearance in 1987 only five days after dropping the AWA Tag Team titles at a house show in St. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. Irwin debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation on March 14, 1978 as one half of the Yukon Lumberjacks, where he was given the ring name "Lumberjack Eric" and his tag team partner, Zarinoff Lebeouf, was given the ring name "Lumberjack Pierre". 1999) Promotions: I Believe. Named as the No. Zenk started wrestling in 1984 in the Pacific Northwest territory where he feuded with Bobby Jaggers and also appeared in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) during the mid 1980s. Winters, Garvin int. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell in this AWA Wrestling match for the AWA Tag Team Championship. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby defeated Eddie Sharkey Moose Cholak drew Ivan Kalmikoff. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Tiny Mills & Larry Hennig 2/3 Doug Gilbert defeated Nikita Kalmikoff 2/3 Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig 16:00. Bravo is actually wrestling in the AWA at this time. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. 2010) Title Holders. Percentage. Paul, Minnesota:AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers defeated Midnight Rockers when Somers pinned Shawn Michaels Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated Scott Hall via DQ Taped Fist Match: Scott LeDoux defeated The Mysterious Mr. AWA Southern Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Replica $ 150. xx. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994; PWI ranked them # 53 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003. Finishing and signature moves Teams and stables Entrance Music Nicknames "The Alaskan" American Wrestling Alliance (Indiana) AWA World Tag Team Championship (1-time; with Cyclone Negro) Jim Crockett Promotions NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1-time; with Brute Bernard). The Fabulous Ones were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1991 with brief reunions during the 1990s. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Wahoo McDaniel & George Scott (sub Billy Robinson) in a 2/3 falls match 1. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. 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. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 29, 35, 43, 50 Genesis . 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. The CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). 1/11/87 – Salt Lake. 03. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. Jim Brunzell had made his debut in the early 70s achieving most fame along with Greg Gagne as “The High Fliers" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) where the two won the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two occasions. Indiana to team up with Dick the Bruiser against WWA tag team champions Nature Boy Roger Kirby and Golden Boy Paul Christy. (A battle royal was held with the final two coming down to George and Buck Robley. Martel and Santana briefly formed a tag team and they had several outstanding matches against AWA tag team champions Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell before Santana left the territory. Jim Crockett Promotions. Brass / Zinc Metal Plates. 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. In no time they would capture the NWA National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold three times. 99. 824K subscribers in the SquaredCircle community. Vachon started his career as an amateur wrestler, participating in the 1948 Summer. Hansen is known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to his poor eyesight. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. B. 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. Final champion (s) Team Vision (Chasyn Rance and Mister Saint Laurent) The WSL World Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship in the Wrestling Superstars Live promotion. a. During the late 60s and early 70s, the American Wrestling Association was known primarily as a tag team territory. Hennig was also known for his muscular neck which, to this day, measures. AWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag Team Championship . Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. 1/6/74 – Green Bay, WI @ Brown. Zenk. Verne Gagne was the AWA world champion but he only wrestled once or twice a week. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title. In 2010, the titles were unified with SmackDown’s tag-team titles, and since WWE follows the history of the SmackDown titles, the World Tag Team Championship side of the belts was abandoned. Kokina Maximus. Brunzell was a two-time AWA World Tag Team Champion with Greg Gagne. AWA #23 Page #2. Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella. One AWA tag team was high on Vince McMahon's AWA hit list. The Road Warriors debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1983, and quickly stood out to fans with their unique look and powerhouse style. Yes, you are hearing it completely right. 1 team of the PWI Years by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2003, the Road Warriors will forever have a lasting legacy in the tag team division, and even, one day, fifty years from. Retired. Unit price / per . 00. xx. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Debut. The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags. Even so Crusher continued to wrestle mostly in tag team or six man tag team bouts to hide his ever increasing deficiencies. 1999 - xx. Killer Karl Krupp International Champion Austin Idol vs. But Jardine saw his greatest successes in the. They captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, but a pay dispute led the trio to quit the promotion in 1988 while still champions. Match Four: AWA Tag Team Championship. 2008 - 02. The Nasty Boys - AWA Tag Team Championship Match: March 13, 1988. Art Crews & Jerry. Before battling in the WWE, The Rockers and The Nasty Boys competed for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. He was the father of "Mr. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. Every Major Tag Team Championship Design In 2023, Ranked Worst To Best. Status: inactive. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. p. However, that tag team started in the AWA as the Midnight Rockers, where they won the AWA World Tag Team Championship two times. He later began working for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), forming a tag team with Jesse Ventura called the “East-West Connection,” winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan via DQ Ken Patera defeated Hulk Hogan via DQ Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Jacques Goulet Rick Martel (sub Curt Hennig) defeated Tom Lintz. INACTIVE xx. One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne split from the National. It should have been the match that kickstarted one of the greatest runs in wrestling history. Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW-Zero, formerly known as American Professional Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Salt Lake City, Utah. 02!Carlos Toro May 16, 2017 11:30PM. 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. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange. Fredrick Marty Jannetty (February 3, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as part of the tag team The Rockers with partner Shawn Michaels, and later as a singles competitor. 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. Dutch Mantel King Konga vs. To meet Pro Wrestling Wiki' s quality standards, Please upload some images and put them in the article. Douglas Duane Somerson (September 22, 1951 – May 16, 2017) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers. Southern Tag Team Champions Fabulous Ones double DQ against Moondogs. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Since: August 27, 2023. 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. Genesis . hide this ad. 1973. D - Jeff Jarrett & Bill Dundee beat RPMS by DQ. In 1990 he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF formerly WWWF, now known as the WWE), where he managed Sgt. 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. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. It was run by Angelo Poffo, the father of Randy Savage and "The Genius" Lanny Poffo. While in the WWF, he became a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a one time WWF Tag Team. If the required belt is out of stock In that condition we will ship. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with. xx. 142 Bobby Jaggers October 19, 1987 CWA Show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 33 Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final. Gagne’s American Wrestling Association was synonymous with wrestling in Minnesota for more than three decades, running a taped weekly TV broadcast and live shows throughout the state after its inception in 1960. One of the longest-lasting and most prolific styles of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs. 11. Somers spent many years in the AWA, but has periodically appeared in numerous other promotions throughout his career, including Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, WWE and WCW. Barney William Irwin (born September 17, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin. 6/27/86 – Salt Lake City, UT @ the Salt Palace - AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher by DQ - In a Non Title match, Bill Francis beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel - Peter Maivia beat Mad Dog Vachon. For their time together, they were WWWF Tag Team Champions three times for over a year combined. Stafford takes time off for personal reasons; Mull may win a tournament to replace her; Daisy Mae & Golden Venus are billed as champions in West Virginia in 53-03. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1970s and 1980s. 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 folded in 1991. 6/27/86 –. Anderson started wrestling in 1967 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as. August 20, 2005 – Gateway Championship. AWA Tag Team Champions Quiz - By ostpies. When Verne Gagne inked a deal with the national cable channel ESPN to air AWA telecasts in September of 1985, the Crusher and many other veterans like Larry Hennig and Baron Von Raschke were told their services were no. Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. The schism and reformation of the original Midnight Express would pay off back in WCW, as Dennis Condrey and Randy. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. And they ended their reign as AWA tag champions with a memorable, disputed no-contest match at 1985’s SuperClash against longtime rivals Freebirds Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy, then a loss. com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Wrestling Association ( AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. Practice. [Photo: Pioneer Press] Verne also had famously had problems with Stan Hansen in 1986 when he refused to drop the belt to Nick Bockwinkel and took the title to Japan. 1988)JCP / AWA @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - April 28, 1986 (5,000) Col. 06. ISBN. 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. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. 1977) NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship (xx. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. Minneapolis, Minnesota: - Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig & Harley. A rather infamous knee injury would contribute to Hennig’s retirement from wrestling. Alberta Tag Team Championship.