- NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
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The NWA Central States Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team championship for the Heart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling promotion from 1979 until the promotion ceased to exist in 1988. The Central States Tag Team Championship had originally existed for a brief period of time in 1961, but its glory days date from 1979 to 1988, where it replaced the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. [1]
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Title History (1961)
Wrestler: Reigns Together: Date: Location: Notes: The Medics
(#1 & #2)1 61/01/19 Kansas City, KS Defeat Sonny Myers & John Paul Henning in 8-team tournament final to become first champions. Bulldog Austin & Tarzan Kowalski 1 1961 Bulldog Austin & Don McClarity 1 May, 1961 Kowalski leaves the area. Sonny Myers & Bobby Graham 1 July 1961 Kansas City, KS Title History (1979–1988)
Wrestler: Reigns Together: Date: Location: Notes: Bryan St. John & Randy Alls 1 February 26, 1979 Wichita, KS Win tournament. Jerry Brown & Hartford Love 1 March 1979 Bryan St. John & Bill Irwin 1 May 17, 1979 Wichita, KS Vacant 1979 Jerry Brown & The Turk 1 July 12, 1979 Kansas City, KS Defeat Bob Brown & Gama Singh in tournament final. Bob Brown & Gama Singh 1 August 11, 1979 Des Moines, IA Vacant 1979. Bruiser Brody & Ernie Ladd 1 February 3, 1980 Kansas City, KS Defeat Ted Oates & Jerry Oates in a tournament final. Bob Brown & Dick Murdoch 1 March 20, 1980 Kansas City, KS Takachiho & Pak Song 1 80/04/17 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown & Pat O'Connor 1 June 18, 1980 Des Moines, IA Takachiho & Killer Karl Kox 1 June 21, 1980 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown & Rufus R. Jones 1 August 14, 1980 Kansas City, KS Mike George & Bob Sweetan 1 October 30, 1980 Kansas City, KS Jerry Roberts & Bruce Reed 1 1980 The Kelly Twins
(Pat & Mike)1 January 1981 Bob Brown & Terry Taylor 1 April 9, 1981 Kansas City, KS Vacant 1981 Terry Taylor leaves the area. Bob Sweetan & Terry Gibbs 1 June 6 ]], 1981 Kansas City, KS Defeat the Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes). Buzz Tyler & James J. Dillon 1 August 27, 1981 Kansas City, KS Rufus R. Jones & Dewey Robertson 1 nlt October 1981 Defeat Bob Sweetan & Jerry Brown in tournament final. Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane 1 1981 Ricky Romero & "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert 1 January 14, 1982 Kansas City, KS Roger Kirby & Jerry Valiant 1 January 25, 1982 Wichita, KS Dewey Robertson & Steve Regal 1 March 1982 Roger Kirby & Jerry Valiant 2 March 25, 1982 Kansas City, KS Dewey Robertson & Steve Regal 2 March 1982 Roger Kirby & Jerry Brown 1 nlt May 1982 Probably May 8 or May 15 Mike George & Mark Romero 1 June 3, 1982 Kansas City, KS. Dewey Robertson & Hercules Hernandez 1 nltAugust 1982 Mike George & Mark Romero 2 August 19, 1982 Kansas City, KS. Dewey Robertson & Hercules Hernandez 2 September 30, 1982 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown & Buzz Tyler 1 November 21, 1982 Kansas City, KS Yasu Fuji & Kim Duk 1 March 3, 1983 Kansas City, KS Vacant May 1983 Kim Duk leaves the area. Bob Brown & Buzz Tyler 2 May 26, 1983 Kansas City, KS Win tournament. The Sheiks
(Roger Kirby & Abdullah the Great)1 July 28, 1983 George Wells & Ron Ritchie 1 August, 1983 The Sheiks
(Roger Kirby & Abdullah the Great)2 August 1983 Bob Brown & Buzz Tyler 3 September 22, 1983 Kansas City, KS Vacant December, 1983 Brown is injured by 666. Jim Starr; Tyler & King Cobra wrestle Tully Blanchard & Ron Starr for the title on January 5, 1984, but the match ends in a DDQ. The Grapplers
(Len Denton & Tony Anthony)# March 29, 1984 Kansas City, KS Defeat Jerry Oates & Ted Oates in tournament final, but the title is held up because Grapplers used a loaded boot. Jerry Oates & Ted Oates 2 April 5, 1984 Kansas City, KS Defeat Grapplers in rematch. The Grapplers
(Len Denton & Tony Anthony)1 April 12, 1984 Kansas City, KS The Uptown Boys
(Marty Jannetty & Tommy Rogers)1 June 21, 1984 Kansas City, KS The Grapplers
(Len Denton & Tony Anthony)2 July 26, 1984 Kansas City, KS The Uptown Boys
(Marty Jannetty & Tommy Rogers)2 August 23, 1984 Kansas City, KS Mr. Pogo & Gypsy Joe 1 October 11, 1984 Kansas City, KS Bob Brown & Marty Jannetty 1 December 9, 1984 Des Moines, IA Vacant August 15, 1985 Brown & Jannetty split after Brown refuses to tag in during a match against Battens in Kansas City, KS. The Batten Twins
(Brad & Bart)1 November 21, 1985 Kansas City, KS Defeat The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton); Vacant February 20, 1986 Title held-up after a match against Akio Sato & Sheik Abdullah in Kansas City, KS. The Batten Twins
(Brad & Bart)2 nlt May 1986 Regain the title. The Midnight Rockers
(Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)1 May 15, 1986 Kansas City, KS The Batten Twins
(Brad & Bart)3 May 22, 1986 Kansas City, KS Hacksaw Higgins & J.R. Hogg 1 May 29, 1986 Kansas City, KS Rufus R. Jones & Mike George 1 June 15, 1986 Sedalia, MO Bobby Jaggers & Moondog Moretti 1 June 26, 1986 Kansas City, KS Joe Lightfoot & Billy Two Eagles 1 July 31, 1986 Kansas City, KS The Thunderfoots
(Joel Deaton & Dave Deaton)1 September 11, 1986 Kansas City, KS Todd Champion & Dave Peterson 1 November 7, 1986 Kansas City, KS The MOD Squad
(Basher & Spike)1 January 2, 1987 Kansas City, KS Rick McCord & Bart Batten 1 February 27, 1987 Kansas City, KS Vacant Title held up after a match against Porkchop Cash & Ken Timbs on April 3, 1987 after Cash uses a foreign object to win the match. Porkchop Cash & Ken Timbs 1 April 10, 1987 Kansas City, KS Defeat McCord & Batten in rematch; Vacant May 1987 Ken Timbs leaves the area. The Warlord & Karl Kovac 1 June 8, 1987 Wichita, KS Win tournament. Brad Batten & Bobby Jaggers 1 June 1987 Awarded when Warlord goes to Japan and Kovac is fired. The Batten Twins
(Brad & Bart)4 August 6, 1987 Kansas City, KS Brad defeats Bobby Jaggers after team splits in 87/06. Porkchop Cash & Rick McCord 1 November 9, 1987 Versailles, MO the Montana Cowboys
(Mike Stone & Rick Patterson)1 November 26, 1987 Kansas City, KS Vacant January 1988 Mike Stone leaves the promotion. Bob Brown & Cuban Assassin 1 February 6, 1988 St. Joseph, MO Defeat Rick Patterson & Steve Ray in tournament final. Rick Patterson & Stevie Ray 1 March 17, 1988 Kansas City, KS Vacant in April 1988 when Patterson leaves the promotion
Promotion withdraws from NWA and closes in 1988.References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
See also
Categories:- Central States Wrestling championships
- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Tag team wrestling championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships
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