- NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship
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The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1952 through 1961. The title was then replaced with the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship[1].
Title history
Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Pat Flanagan and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1952-08-28 Toronto, Ontario Defeated Hans Hermann and Lord Athol Layton in a tournament final to become the first champions. Lou Plummer and Dick Raines 1 1952-12-11 Toronto, Ontario Al and Tiny Mills 1 January 1953 Toronto, Ontario Yvon Robert and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1953-01-12 Toronto, Ontario Al and Tiny Mills 2 1953-11-27 Toronto, Ontario Hombre Montana and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1954-01-07 Toronto, Ontario Al and Tiny Mills 3 1954-02-11 Toronto, Ontario Emil and Ernie Dusek 1 1954-03-04 Toronto, Ontario Al and Tiny Mills 4 1954 Toronto, Ontario Tex McKenzie and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1954-06-16 London, Ontario Great Togo and Tosh Togo 1 1954-07-08 Toronto, Ontario Jack Claybourne and Luther Lindsay 1 1954-09-28 Toronto, Ontario Defeated Pat Fraley and Tosh Togo. Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 1 1954-12-09 Toronto, Ontario Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson 1 December 1954 Al and Tiny Mills 5 1955-01-20 Toronto, Ontario Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 2 1955-03-17 Toronto, Ontario Lord Athol Layton and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1955-07-14 Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober 1 1955-10-25 Toronto, Ontario Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1955-12-08 Toronto, Ontario Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober 2 1955-12-29 Toronto, Ontario Guy and Joe Brunetti 1 1956-08-16 Toronto, Ontario Hard Boiled Haggerty and Dick Hutton 1 1956-09-20 Toronto, Ontario Guy and Joe Brunetti 2 1956-09-27 Toronto, Ontario Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto 1 1956-10-25 Toronto, Ontario Guy and Joe Brunetti 3 1957-02-05 Hamilton, Ontario Bill and Ed Miller 1 1957-02-12 Hamilton, Ontario Pat O'Connor and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1957-05-09 Toronto, Ontario Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich 1 1957-10-31 Toronto, Ontario Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-02-13 Toronto, Ontario Reggie and Stan Lisowski 1 1958-03-20 Bobo Brazil and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-05-22 Toronto, Ontario Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff 1 1958-06-12 Toronto, Ontario Dara Singh and Yukon Eric 1 1958-07-10 Reggie and Stan Lisowski 2 1958-08-07 Toronto, Ontario Bernard Vignal and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-08-28 Toronto, Ontario Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff 2 1958-09-24 London, Ontario Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson 2 1958-11-13 Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski 1 1959-10-29 Toronto, Ontario Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 2 1959-12-31 Toronto, Ontario Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 3 1960-03-14 Toronto, Ontario Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 3 1960-04-21 Toronto, Ontario Doc and Mike Gallagher 1 1960 Toronto, Ontario Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 4 1960-08-18 Toronto, Ontario Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills 1 1960-12-29 Toronto, Ontario Ilio DiPaolo and Billy Red Lyons 1 1961-01-26 Toronto, Ontario Title abandoned and replaced with the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version), which had its first champions crowned on 1961-06-08. References
- ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "Canadian Open Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/on/nwa/can-op-t.html. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
See also
Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Maple Leaf Wrestling championships
- Tag team wrestling championships
- Professional wrestling in Canada
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