Match Four: AWA Tag Team Championship. 1983 - At the Showboat in Las Vegas, Nevada;. The territory was originally part of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s. 8 May 1992. 1/28/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu. Numerical. They were known as the "Blond Bombers. Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. 1978. 1949 - 28. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Their rivalry lasted more than a year with the championship trading. 08. 3/3/62 – St. He was an eight time world. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title. The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 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. xx. 08. Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. 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. On December 7, 1976, he won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship with Chief Jay Strongbow. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Since: August 27, 2023. The American Wrestling Association was a uniquely Midwestern institution. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. 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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. 1/9/71 – Minneapolis TV Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Wilf Caron & Dave CoxIn 1988, The Rock 'n' Roll Express had a brief feud with The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) over the AWA World Tag Team Championship. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated The Crusher & Ivan Putski Larry Hennig defeated Boris Breznikoff. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) W. May 12, 2018. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. 1991) Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. 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AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Boris Zhukov and replacement partner Doug Somers; Pro Wrestling Illustrated. This group disbanded in 1983, but later the same year. 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. 08. They defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the WWE tag team titles in early 1985. Champions - Society X (Outpatient and Soul Killer) Society X defeated the makeshift trident team of Slapshot and Blue Tiger to become the new AWA Tag Team Champions. Both men. 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). 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The title is only contestable by male tag. 2. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship is any of a group of professional wrestling tag team championship titles in the National Wrestling Alliance . 1977) Promotions: Continental Wrestling Association (xx. The AWA Tag Team Southern Wrestling Championship Belt is the latest belt that we have added to our collection. 1981. The title. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. Champions: Beer Money Inc, The Wolves, AJ Styles & Tyson Tomko, Motor City. 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After the tag team dissolved in August 1986, Harrell unsuccessfully challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel on several occasions. 2010) Title Holders. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. Retired. 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. In 1981, Adnan Al-Kaissie joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA). The team's first feud was against the Midnight Rockers, whom they defeated for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19, 1988. 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. Adonis and Ventura were then awarded the AWA tag team titles by the AWA championship committee. - The French Angel defeated Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title . 23. St. 1979. 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Every Major Tag Team Championship Design In 2023, Ranked Worst To Best. The group derives its name from "Paul E. The tag team ranks were on fire in the WWA, and the title changed hands often as the years passed. 1966) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. Founded in 1931, the promotion emerged as a cornerstone of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Statistics. But Jardine saw his greatest successes in the. Hollywood Blonds [2] 1977-08-22. A tournament was set up to crown new tag team champions. CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship; N. James "Jim" Brunzell (August 13, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. Held up after the match against the Exterminators on 77-08-29 in Memphis, TN ends as a draw; Austin & Barrett are still billed as champions in Louisville, KY against the Blonds on 77-08-30. 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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. Joseph Maurice Régis Vachon (September 14, 1929 − November 21, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Mad Dog Vachon. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. August 28, 2004 – ROH: Ace Steel (of the Second City Saints) defeated Roderick Strong (of Generation Next) by. The USWA was founded as an attempt to create a fourth national promotion, alongside Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW, AWA and the WWF (now known as WWE). AWA #23 Page #2. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in. And deeming yourself the Wild or World Warriors begs comparison. Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed. 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. 2012. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and. 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. Their first match on February 15, 1988, ended in controversy, causing the AWA World Tag Team title to be held up. 98 m) Combined. 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There are 9 brand new Championships featured in WWE 2K18, including the Universal Championship, the Raw/SmackDown Tag. (December 21, 1961 – June 30, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, better known by his ring names, The Trooper and The Patriot. Former WOW World Tag Team Champions Crystal Waters . There are eleven different versions of the NWA United States Tag Team Championships have been promoted in various regions across the United States,. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his. The first such company (that would later become Portland Wrestling) was founded by Herb Owen in. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. 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[2] [16] The champions defended against such challengers as Buddy Rose and Doug Somers , Nord the Barbarian and Boris Zhukov , and Bill and Scott Irwin . In no time they would capture the NWA National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold three times. Mary's. Gagne's ego was so large by this point he refused to put the younger team over by losing the belts in a sanctioned match. According to the Crusher Lisowski record book published by George Lentz, the finish of the match happened this way. AWA World Tag Championship Tournament (1989) was a Special Event and Tournament produced by American Wrestling Association, which took place on October 1, 1989, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Presidents: Stanley Blackburn (1960s - 1989) Joe Blanchard (1989 ~ 1991) Members of National Wrestling Alliance prior to the formation of AWA. 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Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. 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. Saito or Masa Saito (マサ斎藤), who wrestled for 33 years around the world. - 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:. Text is available under the. ). Scott fell prey to a double team by the champs and was beaten in the 3rd fall Sailor Art Thomas (sub Angelo Poffo). Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Skip to content BUY 3 OR MORE & SAVE 30% OFF FREE WORLDWIDE RETURNS. 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 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. xx. The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. Hollywood Blonds [3] 1977-09-05. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. AWA World Tag Team Championship. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. George and Robley wrestled a singles match, with George winning, and getting the belts for his team. 1992. They performed under the name "The Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and. Larry Sharpe. 03. In addition to facing Vachon for the AWA belt, Gagne teamed with several partners to feud with AWA tag team champions, Handsome Harley Race and Pretty Boy Larry Hennig. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. Brian Knobbs . 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. Date: Sun, Oct 1st 1989: Pay Per View: no: Venue: Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota: Promotion: AWA: Attendance: unknown : Matches for World Tag Team Titles Tournament. Archeus Communications. Bockwinkel had a lengthy professional wrestling career with matches in 34 consecutive years. McDaniel pinned Bockwinkel 2. Over the course of his ten-year career, Wilkes wrestled for the American Wrestling Association, the Global Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro. Names: AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (since xx. - 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. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. 4 The AWA And WCW Versions Feuded. Australian Tag Team Championship. The championship belt is a high-quality product that you can present to the winner of the sports competition you are organizing. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Greg Gagne in 1982. 1977) NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship (xx. He was soon wrestling under the name. John Stanley Hansen II (born August 29, 1949), best known as Stan "the Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler. 1. If the required belt is out of stock In that condition we will ship. AWA Tag Team Championship. Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom square off against Sgt. The WWWF United States Tag Team Championships were the first official version of the titles, that. 99. The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling. 80 votes, 17 comments. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. Hughes fights off a double-team from Killer and Bloom. Reveal Map: Guess The Country V. 10 Original Midnight Express, AWA Tag Team Championship. 06. 1966 - today) Title Holders. 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. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. Founded by promoter Steve Neilson in 2002, it is a Utah-based wrestling promotion that promotes events in the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. The duo originally found success during the mid-to-late 1980s under the moniker of The Midnight Rockers, becoming two-time AWA World Tag Team Champions and winning various regional titles. 2/13/88 – CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (Minot, ND) The Nasty Boys vs. - Ron Ritchie beat 666 (sub Buddy Landell) - Tully Blanchard (sub Buck Robley) beat Buzz Tyler - King Cobra & Tiger Mask beat Roger Kirby & Scott Farris. August 19, 2005 – Gateway Championship Wrestling: Kory Twist won three-way over Ace Steel and Cameron Cage. ; 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. In the AWA, Lanza teamed with Bobby Duncum to win the AWA tag team titles while Nick Bockwinkel was World champion, making Heenan the first manager in history to have both the World and tag team champs at the same time. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title Overview Detailed Statistics Title Reigns Title Matches By Year Ratings Comments Current name: AWA World Tag Team. Regular price $299. Billy Riley [2] Debut. It began in late-1981, when Brunzell and Gagne captured the AWA Tag Team Championship and carried over to dozens of rematches. Season 9: Episode 3, 6, Exodus . The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. The Super Destroyers is a professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Doug Stahl and A. Select options. . 'The Silence of the Lambs' Start to Finish. 1966. AWA World Tag Team Championship; AWA World Women's Championship; C. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. 1/6/74 – Green Bay, WI @ Brown. 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. 00. S. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. On November 27th, 1965 at the Armory in St Paul, Minnesota, Crusher and Bob Ellis came extremely close to defeating Handsome Harley Race and Pretty Boy Larry Hennig for the. 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. 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. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. Alan West. Perfect" Curt Hennig began teaming in 1984 in the AWA. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 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. Had working relationships with International Wrestling Enterprise between 1970 and 1981 and with All Japan Pro-Wrestling between 1980 and 1988. 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). Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. 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 Wrestling Alliance and continued to be prominently featured until the promotion was shuttered in 1991. Status: inactive. 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. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. It. 1/22/77 – Davenport TV Roger Kirby defeated Tom Demarco. After feuding with another Sandy Barr student, Velvet McIntyre, the two united and captured the NWA Women’s tag team titles in May of 1983 at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Canada. He is listed in the university's wrestling media guide as Jim Raschke. The Texas Hangmen was the name of a professional wrestling tag team formed in the 1980s. 11. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell in this AWA Wrestling match for the AWA Tag Team Championship. History Before the Bees. The AWA Midwest. The following champion history features the AWA Tag. Midnight Rockers defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers via DQ Jimmy Snuka no contest Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ Scott Hall drew Ninja Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine Leon White defeated Boris Zhukov Reported Attendance: 800. February 23, 2012. 2009. WWE Hall of Famers Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall and "Mr. 6/6/82 MilwaukeeThe Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking professional wrestling tag team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. It was for mid. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name.