- NWA Western States Tag Team Championship
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NWA Western States Tag Team Championship Details Promotion NWA Western States Sports[1] Date established 1969 Date retired 1981 Statistics Most reigns Team – Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson (3)
Individual – Ricky Romero (8)First champion(s) Mr. Ito and Chati Yokouchi The NWA Western States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Amarillo, Texas territory, NWA Western States Sports.[1]
The title was in use from 1969, when it replaced Amarillo's version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship[2], through the promotion's 1981 closure.[3]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) indicates that a title changes occurred no later than the listed date.
Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Mr. Ito and Chati Yokouchi 1 January 1969 (n) Buddy Colt and Gorgeous George, Jr. 1 August 1969 (n) Art Nelson and Kurt Von Brauner 1 September 1969 (n) Terry Funk and Ricky Romero 1 1969 The Beast and Bull Ramos 1 April 4, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Terry Funk and Ricky Romero 2 August 1970 (n) The Gladiator and Mr. Wrestling (Gordon Nelson) 1 August 20, 1970 Amarillo, Texas Jerry and Nick Kozak 1 1970 Abilene, Texas The Gladiator and Mr. Wrestling 2 1970 Hobbs, New Mexico Bobby Duncum, Sr. and Woody Farmer 1 April 8, 1971 Amarillo, Texas Defeated The Beast and Bulldog Brower. The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)1 May 27, 1971 The Infernos
(Frankie Cain and Rocky Smith)1 1971 Eric Rommel and Mr. Wrestling 1 November 11, 1971 Hobbs, New Mexico Masio Koma and Mr. Okuma 1 May 1972 Bobby Duncum, Sr. and Dick Murdoch 1 July 9, 1972 Clovis, New Mexico Lord Alfred Hayes and Ricki Starr 1 August 24, 1972 Amarillo, Texas Nick Kozak and Moose Morowski 1 November 1972 Ciclón Negro and Karl Von Steiger 1 1972 Lord Alfred Hayes and Nick Kozak 1 December 1972 Don and Johnny Fargo 1 February 1973 Amarillo, Texas Moose Morowski and Ricky Romero 1 May 1973 Hank James and Buck Robley 1 July 1973 Black Gordman and Goliath 1 1973 Moose Morowski and Ricky Romero 2 1973 Don Fargo and Hank James 1 November 1973 The Beast and Leo Burke 1 January 1974 Dory Funk, Jr. and Ricky Romero 1 March 1974 (n) Siegfried Steinke and Karl Von Steiger 1 September 9, 1974 Dory Funk, Jr. and Ricky Romero 2 November 1974 (n) The Interns
(Tom Andrews and Jim Starr)1 July 1975 (n) Ray Candy and Dory Funk, Jr. 1 September 1975 Title vacated in 1975. The Beast and Leo Burke 2 February 20, 1976 Lubbock, Texas Defeated Ricky Romero and Silver Streak in a tournament final. Ricky Romero and Silver Streak 1 February 27, 1976 Bobby Jaggers and Randy Tyler 1 April 1976 Scott Casey and Reggie Parks 1 June 1976 Davey O'Hannon and Dennis Stamp 1 June 1976 Abe Jacobs and Pez Whatley 1 July 1976 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 1 July 16, 1976 Lubbock, Texas Al Perez and Dennis Stamp 1 December 1976 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 2 January 1977 (n) Dory Funk, Jr. and The Super Destroyer 1 February 1977 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 3 April 1977 (n) Dory Funk, Jr. and The Super Destroyer 2 May 1977 (n) Ted DiBiase and ? Smith 1 July 1977 (n) Brute Bernard and Frank Morrell 1 December 2, 1977 Dory Funk, Jr. and Larry Lane 1 February 2, 1978 Amarillo, Texas Blackjack Mulligan and Dick Murdoch 1 November 1978 (n) Mr. Pogo and Mr. Sato 1 November 30, 1978 Amarillo, Texas Ted DiBiase and Merced Solis 1 1979 Mr. Pogo and Mr. Sato 2 February 15, 1979 Amarillo, Texas Ricky Romero and Akihisa Takachiho 1 April 1979 Albuquerque, New Mexico Fictitious title change. Mr. Sato and John Tolos 1 May 3, 1979 Amarillo, Texas Title vacated in June 1979 when Tolos left the area. Mr. Kiyomoto and Mr. Sato 1 June 14, 1979 Amarillo, Texas Defeated Dory Funk, Jr. and Larry Lane in a tournament final. Ati Tago and Reno Tuu Fuli 1 July 21, 1979 Amarillo, Texas Gino Caruso and Gary Young 1 February 1980 (n) Mitsu Ishikawa and Haru Sonoda 1 April 1980 (n) Ted Heath and Larry Lane 1 1980 Title retired in 1981 when the promotion closed. See also
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA North American Tag Team Championship
- NWA Western States Heavyweight Championship
References
- ^ a b "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Amarillo". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
- ^ "N.W.A. North American Tag Team Title (Amarillo)". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/na-am-t.html. Retrieved December 20, 2007. "Replaced with Western States Tag Team Title."
- ^ "N.W.A. Western States Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/amarillo/ws-t.html. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Tag team wrestling championships
- Regional professional wrestling championships
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