- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)
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The San Francisco, California version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1950 until 1961, and then from 1968 until 1979[1].
Title history
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Ray Eckert & Hard Boiled Haggerty 1 April 4, 1950 ? Defeated Ronnie Etchison & Larry Moquin Ben & Mike Sharpe 1 May 9, 1950 ? Ray Eckert & Frederick von Schacht 1 May 29, 1950 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 2 June 13, 1950 ? Frederick von Schacht & Tom Rice 1 July 7, 1950 ? Sandor Szabo & Primo Carnera 1 1950 or January 1951 ? Records unclear as to whom they defeated Ben & Mike Sharpe 3 January 30, 1951 ? Vacated 1951 Title vacant Ben & Mike Sharpe 4 May 22, 1951 ? Defeat Killer Kowalski & Sandor Szabo Sandor Szabo & Ron Etchison 1 February 22, 1952 Oakland, CA Ben & MikeSharpe 5 March 1, 1952 ? Leo Nomellini & Hombre Montana 1 March 14, 1952 Oakland, CA Ben & Mike Sharpe 6 March 18, 1952 ? Ray Eckert & Fred Atkins 1 December 16, 1952 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 7 December 30, 1952 ? Leo Nomellini & Enrique Torres 1 May 6, 1953 San Francisco, CA Held Up May 1953 Title held up after match against Sharpe brothers Ben & Mike Sharpe 8 1953 ? Win rematch Leo Nomellini & Rocky Brown 1 May 11, 1954 San Francisco, CA Vacated July 1954 Nomellini returns to San Francisco 49ers Ben & Mike Sharpe 9 February 15, 1955 ? Defeated Leo Nomellini & Hombre Montana Gene Kiniski & Lord James Blears 1 May 7, 1955 ? Enrique Torres & Johnny Barend 1 July 28, 1955 Richmond, CA Gene Kiniski & Lord James Blears 2 August 9, 1955 ? Ronnie Etchison & Ray Stern 1 October 25, 1955 ? Gene Kiniski & Lord James Blears 3 November 1955 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 10 November 29, 1955 ? Rikidōzan & Koukichi Endo 1 May 4, 1956 Osaka, Japan Ben & Mike Sharpe 11 May 19, 1956 Sapporo, Japan Enrique Torres & Bobo Brazil 1 July 13, 1956 Oakland, CA Bill & Ed Miller 1 August 14, 1956 San Francisco, CA Ben & Mike Sharpe 12 October 23, 1956 San Francisco, CA Enrique Torres & Ronnie Etchison 1 December 22, 1956 Fresno, CA Ben & Mike Sharpe 13 December 29, 1956 Fresno, CA Emil and Ernie Dusek 1 January 1957 San Francisco, CA Paul & Adrien Baillergeon 1 February 1957 San Francisco, CA Ben Sharpe & Lord James Blears 1 April 16, 1957 ? Leo Nomellini & Enrique Torres 2 1957 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 14 May 9, 1957 Stockton, CA Enrique Torres & Bobo Brazil 2 May 28, 1957 San Francisco, CA Ben & Mike Sharpe 15 July 1957 ? Ramon Torres & Tex McKenzie 1 September 21, 1957 Fresno, CA Omaya Kato & Karl von Schober 1 November 1957 ? Ramon Torres & Ciclon Anaya 1 December 13, 1957 Oakland, CA Ben & Mike Sharpe 16 January 9, 1958 Stockton, CA Ramon Torres & Ciclon Anaya 2 January 10, 1958 Oakland, CA Hans Hermann & Art Neilson 1 February 18, 1958 San Francisco, CA Ramon Torres & Dick Warren 1 April 28, 1958 Sacramento, CA Hombre Montana & Tiny Mills 1 June 27, 1958 San Jose, CA Ramon Torres & Dick Warren 2 July 14, 1958 Sacramento, CA Gene Dubuque & Mike Valentino 1 August 23, 1958 Fresno, CA Ronnie Etchison & "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1 October 23, 1958 Oakland, CA Gene Dubuque & Fritz von Goehring 1 November 21, 1958 Oakland, CA Ronnie Etchison & Johnny Barend 1 1958 or January 1959 ? Ben Sharpe & Red Hangman 1 January 10, 1959 Fresno, CA Ramon Torres & Great Lothario 1 1959 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 17 August 1959 ? Records unclear as to whom they defeated Enrique Torres & Rip Miller 1 October 1959 ? Ben & Mike Sharpe 18 October 16, 1959 ? Alberto Torres & Ron Etchison 1 December 1959 ? Man Mountain Campbell & Mr. Kleen 1 1960 ? Vacated 1961 Titles vacant Enrique Torres & Reggie Parks 1 August 8, 1961 San Francisco, CA Defeat Magnificent Maurice & Ed Miller Vacated 1961 or 1962 Title abandoned Kinji Shibuya & Masa Saito 1 July 13, 1968 San Francisco, CA Defeat Pepper Gomez & Pedro Morales Ray Stevens & Pepper Gomez 1 October 1969 ? Ray Stevens & Peter Maivia 1 November 1969 Gomez gives his half to Maivia due to injury Pat Patterson & "Superstar" Billy Graham 1 January 1971 San Francisco, CA Rocky Johnson & Pepper Gomez 1 September 18, 1971 San Francisco, CA Lars Anderson & Paul DeMarco 1 May 13, 1972 San Francisco, CA Pat Patterson & Rocky Johnson 1 December 6, 1972 Sacramento, CA Kinji Shibuya & Great Mephisto 1 April 25, 1973 Sacramento, CA Pat Patterson & Rocky Johnson 2 May 2, 1973 Sacramento, CA The Interns 1 August 1, 1973 ? Kinji Shibuya & Masa Saito 2 September 1973 ? May have been fictional Pat Patterson & Rocky Johnson 3 November 1973 ? Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 1 March 6, 1974 Sacramento, CA Pat Patterson & Peter Maivia 1 June 22, 1974 San Francisco, CA The Invaders 1 April 1975 Florida Pat Patterson & Moondog Mayne 1 August 9, 1975 San Francisco, CA The Invaders 2 August 23, 1975 San Francisco, CA Pat Patterson & Pedro Morales 1 October 29, 1975 Sacramento, CA Don Muraco & Invader #1 1 March 24, 1976 Sacramento, CA Pat Patterson & Tony Garea 1 May 15, 1976 San Francisco, CA Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd & Norman Frederick Charles III) 1 September 18, 1976 San Francisco, CA Jimmy & Johnny Valiant 1 December 4, 1976 San Francisco, CA Pat Patterson & Pepper Gomez 1 February 9, 1977 Sacramento, CA Bob Roop & Alexis Smirnoff 1 March 30, 1977 Sacramento, CA Pepper Gomez & Al Madril 1 June 15, 1977 Sacramento, CA Vacated June 1977 Madril injured Kurt & Karl Von Steiger 1 July 16, 1977 San Francisco, CA (win tournament) Ray Stevens & Moondog Mayne 1 November 12, 1977 San Francisco, CA Kurt & Karl Von Steiger 2 December 7, 1977 Sacramento, CA Black Gordman & Goliath 1 January 12, 1978 Sacramento, CA Dean Ho & Moondog Mayne 1 February 22, 1978 Sacramento, CA Vacated April 1978 Title vacant Dean Ho & Ron Starr 1 September 20, 1978 Puerto Rico Win fictitious tournament Ed Wiskoski & Buddy Rose 1 October 25, 1978 Sacramento, CA Ron Starr & Enrique Vera 1 November 23, 1978 Sacramento, CA Ed Wiskoski & Buddy Rose 2 December 7, 1978 Sacramento, CA Ed Wiskoski & Roddy Piper 3/1 February 1979 Rose gave his half to Piper Title Retired April 1979 Title abandoned See also
References
Categories:- National Wrestling Alliance championships
- Tag team wrestling championships
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