- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)
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NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) Details Promotion NWA All-Star Wrestling Date established 1962-11-12 Date retired 1985 (renamed UWA Tag Team Championship) Statistics Most reigns The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan), Bob Brown & John Quinn and Steven Little Bear & Dutch Savage (4 reigns) First champion(s) Sandor Kovacs and Dan Miller Longest reign Chris and John Tolos (182 days) The Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1962 as the top tag team title in NWA All-Star Wrestling. The title held that status until late summer 1985, when the title was renamed the UWA Tag Team Championship upon All-Star Wrestling's departure as a member of the National Wrestling Alliance, aside from the period from June 1966 to December 1967, when the promotion had a version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was abandoned after that time.[1][2]
Title history
Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Sandor Kovacs and Dan Miller 1 1962-11-12 Vancouver, BC Defeated Gene Kiniski and Clyde Stevens in a tournament final. Gene Kiniski and Mr. X 1 1963-02-11 Vancouver, BC Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya 1 1963-03-11 Vancouver, BC Ron Etchison and Dan Miller 1 1963-03-11 Vancouver, BC Kinji Shibuya and Sweet Daddy Siki 1 1963-07-22 Vancouver, BC Dan Miller and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1963-10-01 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in 1963. Don Leo Jonathan and Kinji Shibuya 1 1964-01-20 Vancouver, BC Defeated Dory Funk and Dory Funk, Jr. in a tournament final. Enrique Torres and Bearcat Wright 1 1964-04-13 Vancouver, BC The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)1 1964-05-25 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Roy McClarty 1 1964-09-28 Vancouver, BC The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)2 1964-10-19 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski 1 1965-01-11 Vancouver, BC The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)3 1965-02-01 Vancouver, BC Red Bastien and Jim Hady 1 1965-03-01 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)4 1965-03-22 Vancouver, BC Jim Hady and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1965-05-17 Vancouver, BC Ivan Kameroff and Art Nelson 1 1965-09-20 Vancouver, BC Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen 1 1965-11-08 Vancouver, BC Black Terror and John Tolos 1 1966-01-31 Vancouver, BC Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen 2 1966-02-28 Vancouver, BC Tony Borne and John Tolos 1 1966-05-09 Vancouver, BC Haystacks Calhoun and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1966-07-04 Vancouver, BC Tony Borne and John Tolos 2 1966-07-11 Vancouver, BC Don Jardine and Dutch Savage 1 1966-09-26 Vancouver, BC Dominic DeNucci and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1966-10-31 Vancouver, BC Chris and John Tolos 1 1967-01-16 Vancouver, BC Rocky Johnson and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1967-04-03 Vancouver, BC Chris and John Tolos 2 1967-04-24 Vancouver, BC Abdullah the Butcher and Jerry Graham 2 1967-10-23 Vancouver, BC The Assassins 1 1967-12-04 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Sky-Hi Jones 1 1968-03-25 Vancouver, BC The Assassins 2 1968-04-15 Vancouver, BC Haystacks Calhoun and Don Leo Jonathan 2 1968-06-03 Vancouver, BC Abdullah the Butcher and Armand Hussein 1 1968-07-01 Vancouver, BC Paddy Barrett and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1968-07-22 Vancouver, BC Dutch Savage and Stan Stasiak 1 1968-09-02 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Johnny Kostas 1 1968-09-23 Vancouver, BC Dutch Savage and John Tolos 1 1968-12-09 Vancouver, BC Title vacated on 1969-03-31 when Savage and Tolos split up. Dean Higuchi and Earl Maynard 1 1969-05-12 Vancouver, BC Defeated Gene Kiniski and Bad Boy Shields in a tournament final. Bob Brown and Dutch Savage 1 1969-06-09 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and John Tolos 1 1969-08-25 Vancouver, BC Bob Brown and Dutch Savage 2 1969-09-29 Vancouver, BC Steve Bolus and Dean Higuchi 1 1969-12-08 Vancouver, BC Bob Brown and John Quinn 1 1970-02-09 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Duncan McTavish 1 1970-09-07 Vancouver, BC Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi 1 1970-10-12 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Steven Little Bear 1 1970-11-09 Vancouver, BC John Quinn and Dutch Savage 1 1971-02-15 Vancouver, BC Dean Higuchi and Steven Little Bear 1 1971-03-15 Vancouver, BC The Skull Brothers 1 1971-06-14 Vancouver, BC Dean Higuchi and Steven Little Bear 2 1971-07-05 Vancouver, BC Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski 1 1971-10-11 Vancouver, BC Mark Lewin and Steven Little Bear 1 1971-11-29 Vancouver, BC Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski 2 1972-01-24 Vancouver, BC Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage 1 1972-04-24 Vancouver, BC Bob Brown and John Quinn 2 1972-08-07 New Westminster, BC Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage 2 1972-08-14 New Westminster, BC Bob Brown and John Quinn 3 1972-09-04 New Westminster, BC Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage 3 1972 Bob Brown and John Quinn 4 1972 Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage 4 1973-01-22 (n) The Brute and Mike Webster 1 1973-01-22 New Westminster, BC John Quinn and Gerry Romano 1 1973-07-16 New Westminster, BC The Brute and Gene Kiniski 1 1973-08-20 New Westminster, BC The Wild Samoans
(Afa and Sika)1 1973-11-05 Vancouver, BC Buck Ramstead and Mr. X 1 1973-12-17 Vancouver, BC Flash Gordon and Leo Madril 1 1974-01-28 Vancouver, BC Gene Kiniski and Mr. X 2 1974-04-17 Vancouver, BC Dan Kroffat and Leo Madril 1 1974-04-29 Vancouver, BC The Brute and Mr. X 1 1974-05-27 Vancouver, BC Gene Kiniski and Dutch Savage 1 1974-08-05 Vancouver, BC Wayne Bridges and Dan Kroffat 1 1974-10-28 Vancouver, BC Gene Kiniski and Mr. Saito 1 1974-11-11 Vancouver, BC Ormand Malumba and Guy Mitchell 1 1975-03-03 Vancouver, BC Gene Kiniski and Dale Lewis 1 1975-05-19 Vancouver, BC Ricky Hunter and Guy Mitchell 1 1975-06-16 Vancouver, BC Dale Lewis and Mr. Saito 1 1975-08-10 Vancouver, BC Tiger Jeet Singh and Dennis Stamp 1 1975-09-08 Vancouver, BC Dale Lewis and Siegfried Steinke 1 1975-10-10 Vancouver, BC Mike and Pat Kelly 1 1975-11-24 Vancouver, BC Dale Lewis and Siegfried Steinke 2 1975-12-08 Vancouver, BC Dean Higuchi and George Wells 1 1976-01-12 Vancouver, BC Gene Kiniski and Siegfried Steinke 1 1976-02-09 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Jimmy Snuka 1 1976-04-12 Vancouver, BC John Quinn and Kinji Shibuya 1 1976-05-17 Vancouver, BC John Anson and Don Leo Jonathan 1 1976-10-04 Vancouver, BC John Quinn and Kurt Von Hess 1 1976-10-28 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and Dutch Savage 1 1977-01-17 Vancouver, BC John Anson and Sky-Hi Morse 1 1977-03-07 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in April 1977. Joe Palardy and The Texas Outlaw 1 1977-05-02 Vancouver, BC Defeated Eddie and Jerry Morrow in a tournament final. Eddie and Jerry Morrow 1 1977-07-11 Vancouver, BC Black Avenger and The Texas Outlaw 1 1977-08-22 Vancouver, BC Eric Froelich and Guy Mitchell 1 1977-08-29 Vancouver, BC Black Avenger and Mike Sharpe 1 1977-10-03 Vancouver, BC Gama Singh and Igor Volkoff 1 1977-12-21 Vancouver, BC Black Avenger and Don Wayt 1 1978-01-25 Vancouver, BC Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn 1 1978-02-27 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in 1978. The Iron Sheik and The Texas Outlaw 1 1978-07-24 Vancouver, BC Defeated Don Leo Jonathan and Jake Roberts in a tournament final. Salvatore Martino and Mike Sharpe 1 1978-10-09 Vancouver, BC UFO and Igor Volkoff 1 January 1979 (n) Bill Cody and Salvatore Martino 1 1979-02-12 Vancouver, BC The Mongol and Igor Volkoff 1 1979-03-12 Vancouver, BC Defeated Salvatore Martino and Joe Ventura. Bobby Bass and Joe Ventura 1 April 1979 Chris Colt and Bobby Jaggers 1 July 1979 Bobby Bass and Yaki Joe 1 September 1979 Chris Colt and Buddy Rose 1 1979-11-12 Vancouver, BC Defeated Bobby Bass and The Texas Outlaw. Dutch Savage and Stan Stasiak 2 December 1979 The Kiwi Sheepherders
(Butch Miller and Luke Williams)1 1980-02-11 Vancouver, BC Rick Martel and Roddy Piper 1 1980-05-19 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in 1980. Fidel Cortez and Rip Oliver 1 1980-10-06 Vancouver, BC Defeated Mike Popovich and Al Tomko. Joe Ventura and Jay Youngblood 1 1980-11-03 Vancouver, BC Rip Oliver and Buddy Rose 1 1981-01-12 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in 1981. Terry Adonis and Moondog Moretti 1 1981-05-04 Vancouver, BC Defeated Klondike Mike and Al Tomko in a tournament final. Klondike Mike and Danny O 1 1981-06-29 Vancouver, BC Al Tomko and Igor Volkoff 1 September 1981 Dean Ho and Klondike Mike 1 1981-11-30 Vancouver, BC Title vacated in 1982. Timothy Flowers and Rick Patterson 1 June 1983 Cloverdale, BC Bob Brown and Al Tomko 1 1983-07-24 Cloverdale, BC Title vacated in 1983. Rick Patterson and Randy Rich 1 1983-12-31 Cloverdale, BC Defeated Star Rider and Snake Williams. Athol Foley and Snake Williams 1 1984-01-23 Cloverdale, BC Moondog Moretti and Star Rider 1 1984-02-25 Cloverdale, BC The Warlords
(Easy Rider and Snake Williams)1 1984-04-02 Vancouver, BC Ole Olson and Randy Rich 1 1984-06-23 Cloverdale, BC Bruiser Costa and Spider Web 1 1984-10-27 Cloverdale, BC Title vacated in January 1985 when Bruiser Costa left the area. Butch Moffat and Elton Stanton 1 January 1985 Cloverdale, BC Defeated Moondog Moretti and Rick Davis. Rick Davis and Tim Patterson 1 1985-01-19 Cloverdale, BC Mike Dupree and Sonny Myers 1 1985-04-13 Cloverdale, BC Rick Davis and Ole Olsen 1 1985-05-11 Cloverdale, BC Sonny Myers and Tim Patterson 1 1985-06-08 Cloverdale, BC Rick Davis and Ole Olsen 2 1985-07-06 Cloverdale, BC Title renamed the UWA (Universal Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team Championship upon All-Star Wrestling's departure from the National Wrestling Alliance between July and September 1985. References
- ^ Duncan, Royal and Will, Gary (4th Edition, 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "N.W.A. Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/nwa/bc-can-t.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
See also
Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Sport in Vancouver
- Tag team wrestling championships
- Professional wrestling in Canada
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