1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. Champions - Society X (Outpatient and Soul Killer) Society X defeated the makeshift trident team of Slapshot and Blue Tiger to become the new AWA Tag Team Champions. Archeus Communications. It was originally established in 1958 for Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) as a version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship and the. Held up after the match against the Exterminators on 77-08-29 in Memphis, TN ends as a draw; Austin & Barrett are still billed as champions in Louisville, KY against the Blonds on 77-08-30. Gregory A. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match in 31:10. The group's gimmick was the so-called. During 1972, he took on the now well-known nickname of "The Crippler" after he dropped the bombs away onto the leg of Dick Beyer, who was working as Doctor X, helplessly tied up in the ropes. This belt is a high-quality replica of the original belt and has a similar appearance to the belt you have seen in AWA events. The Miracle Violence Connection defeated Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final. The team worked for NWA Central States Wrestling, the American. The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested for in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 1/6/85 – Minneapolis TV Baron Von Raschke defeated Bob Owens Road Warriors defeated Rocky King & Terry Ellis King Kong Brody. The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom square off against Sgt. 99. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. During the late 60s and early 70s, the American Wrestling Association was known primarily as a tag team territory. He was 65 years old. The USWA was created through a merger of. One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as. August 11, 2018. Soon after debuting, The Lumberjacks wrestled against Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci for the WWF Tag. Robinson was one of the few wrestlers who was successful in several continents (Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania), winning titles in promotions. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. , [3] prior to its being purchased in 2017 by Billy Corgan. Under his own name, he made his debut on December 3, 1973 in Rice Lake, Wisconsin in a 10-minute draw with. Originally, WCW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), which had numerous member promotions. Hughes fights off a double-team from Killer and Bloom. Larry Sharpe. 06. This means that this title is not still defended in a promotion and doesn't need to be updated regularly. Sabu (sub Jos Leduc) defeated Austin Idol. near St. Shreveport, Louisiana:. Midnight Rockers defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers via DQ Jimmy Snuka no contest Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ Scott Hall drew Ninja Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine Leon White defeated Boris Zhukov Reported Attendance: 800. AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon vs. By the 1980s, Jim Crockett Promotions was, along with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now. The title is only contestable by male tag. A tournament was held to crown new champions a few weeks later. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. promotion which was usually referred to as Mid-Southern Wrestling or the Memphis territory. Soldat Ustinov Ricky Rice vs. Defeat Jim Garvin & Jim Bryant. Stagger Lee Zambuie Express vs. The title. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. Paul Civic Center: 20,000 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. 824K subscribers in the SquaredCircle community. Their look is iconic and their time in wrestling elevated the tag team division from "a part of the show" to the "biggest attraction. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. Finishing and signature moves Teams and stables Entrance Music Nicknames "The Alaskan" American Wrestling Alliance (Indiana) AWA World Tag Team Championship (1-time; with Cyclone Negro) Jim Crockett Promotions NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1-time; with Brute Bernard). The AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship were unified to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at. The tag team ranks were on fire in the WWA, and the title changed hands often as the years passed. Unit price / per . At the AWA, The Rockers were extremely successful. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Soldat Ustinov. They defeated Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch for the WWE tag team titles in early 1985. John Stanley Hansen II (born August 29, 1949), best known as Stan "the Lariat" Hansen, is an American retired professional wrestler. AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. One of the longest-lasting and most prolific styles of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling. making this belt 50 years old. There, he reunited with his original tag team partner Randy Rose, using the Midnight Express name and adopting Paul E. AWA Tag Team Championship. Status: inactive. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura welcome us to the second edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on KSLM-TV, and they hype up an interesting show tonight, seeing Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat battling the English gentleman Sir William Regal in the main event, as well as a tag team match between. In 2010, the titles were unified with SmackDown’s tag-team titles, and since WWE follows the history of the SmackDown titles, the World Tag Team Championship side of the belts was abandoned. Names: AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (since xx. Professional Wrestling Federation. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s. James Donald Raschke (October 17, 1940) is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Baron von Raschke. Jonnie Stewart vs. Numerical. Brian Knobbs . Revised & Updated. Reginald Lisowski (July 11, 1926 – October 22, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher (sometimes Crusher Lisowski to distinguish him from other Crushers, such as Crusher Blackwell). One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne split from the National Wrestling Alliance and continued to be prominently featured until the promotion was shuttered in 1991. PWI ranked him 180 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. The New Day, Alpha Academy, The Creed Brothers, #DIY, Imperium and Indus Sher are all thirsty for an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title opportunity. 1979. The Fabulous Freebirds started performing together in 1979 when. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. - AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase) - Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr. McDaniel was a major star in the American. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Bastien was about to deliver his "Atomic Drop" finisher to Stevens when he. Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk (November 30, 1958 - December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname The Z-Man. WDB Tag Team Championship Minoru Fujita and Saki Maemura February 26, 2009: World-1 Heavyweight Championship Steve Corino: January 31, 2010AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Floyd Ude beat Larry Hennig. Therefore the tag tam champions main evented most AWA cards and were pushed the hardest on television. The WWE World Tag Team Championships from 1985-2002 are considered one of the best-looking belts in WWE history, with a nickel plate and hints of gold that gave it personality. is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 00 The NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for previously in the United States -based Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotions, with the title now in current use by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Louis, MO. O nce Tito departed, Rick took Santana's spot in the AWA pecking order. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and. 08. In the subsequent rematch on March 13th, 1976 in Indianapolis, Ox Baker and Chuck The Monster O'Connor defeated Crusher and Bruiser to capture the held up WWA tag team titles. Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. The CWA Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. History Before the Bees. Scott Hall and Curt Hennig teamed up in the AWA and WCW. During 1972, Bockwinkel and Stevens also competed in Championship Wrestling from Florida - where they briefly held the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship - and several other promotions. Saito Nick Bockwinkel defeated Curt Hennig Billy Robinson drew Steve Regal Jim Garvin defeated Tom Zenk. 1977) NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship (xx. While in the WWF, he became a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a one time WWF Tag Team. Adonis and Ventura were then awarded the AWA tag team titles by the AWA championship committee. Champions - Society X (Outpatient and Soul Killer) Society X defeated the makeshift trident team of Slapshot and Blue Tiger to become the new AWA Tag Team Champions. Alan West. [3] He also played football for the Cornhuskers as a left tackle in 1959 and 1960. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. Presidents: Stanley Blackburn (1960s - 1989) Joe Blanchard (1989 ~ 1991) Members of National Wrestling Alliance prior to the formation of AWA. 2010 The team made their first WWF appearance in 1987 only five days after dropping the AWA Tag Team titles at a house show in St. Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. The term "world tag team championship" can apply to any world tag team championship in general or to a specific one in particular, though this often creates confusion over which tag team championship is being referenced when the term is used. B. Golden Lion and The Russian Brute ( 903 days) The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis -based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until. 99 USD. USWA World Tag Team Championship; USWA. 1/10/83 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South ColiseumThis is for Buddy Rose & Doug Somers’ American Wrestling Association Tag Team Championship. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's. The AWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team championship for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. The duo, led by “Pretty Boy” (later, “The Brain”) Bobby Heenan, is considered to be perhaps the greatest AWA tag team. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Magnificent Mimi Brad Rheingans defeated Iron Sheik Jay Strongbow Jr defeated Mike Enos Reported Attendance: 1,117. Scott fell prey to a double team by the champs and was beaten in the 3rd fall Sailor Art Thomas (sub Angelo Poffo). The Road Warriors are certainly one of the most decorated tag teams in pro wrestling history. match duration match type title(s) rating; 1: Wendi. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known. Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. Curt and Scott were short-lived champions as they dropped the tag team titles by countout to Playboy Buddy Rose and Pretty Boy Doug Sommers on May 17 th, 1986 in Hammond, Indiana thanks to interference by Colonel DeBeers. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. Dangerously (a. Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. Fabulous Ones defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors The Crusher no contest Mr. Won: Defeated Hikaru Shida at All In. 10 Original Midnight Express, AWA Tag Team Championship. 6/6/61 – Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene. 00. DeBeers defeated Davey Gee Mike Rotunda pinned Doug Somers Bruiser Brody pinned Steve O NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Baron Von Raschke AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall defeated the Barbarian & Boris Zhukov when. 9 Wilbur Snyder (4) and Dick the. Initially, he formed a devastating team with Ray “The Crippler” Stevens and the duo went on to become three-time AWA World Tag Team champions, holding the title belts for a combined 3 1/2 years between 1971-1975. "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Kevin Kelly & Jerry Saggs Wahoo McDaniel vs. Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. The Texas Hangmen was the name of a professional wrestling tag team formed in the 1980s. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. Several teams of note made their mark during this time. Steve O. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. The title began in 1957 and lasted first until 1980 when it was first abandoned when Jerry Jarrett took over the Mid-American titles from Nick Gulas. The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Had working relationships with International Wrestling Enterprise between 1970 and 1981 and with All Japan Pro-Wrestling between 1980 and 1988. There are 9 brand new Championships featured in WWE 2K18, including the Universal Championship, the Raw/SmackDown Tag. 08. RELATED: 10 Things Wrestling Fans Should Know About Adrian Adonis. AWA: 20-Man Battle Royal October 23, 1983: St. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. Asia Dream Tag Team Championship. Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan vs. Strike Force got their official start as a tag team in the then-WWF in July of 1987, but it was five years earlier, on August 29, 1982, when Tito Santana and Rick Martel teamed up for the first time. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American. Paul, Minnesota:When Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens lost the AWA tag team titles to Bruiser and Crusher on July 16th, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, it freed up both Bockwinkel and Stevens to challenge Verne Gagne for the AWA heavyweight championship on a full time basis. Debut. Ricky Morton (63 years old) The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. Paul, Minnesota; - Jerry Blackwell & Boom Boom (King Kong) Bundy won tag battle royal - Lights Out match: Jerry Blackwell beat King Kong Brody - Fabulous Ones no contest AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors AWA SuperClash: Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois: - NWA Champion Ric Flair beat Magnum TA - Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy beat AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors to win title (Decision reversed by video replay) Whether it was WCW, NWA or AWA, tag team wrestling's Golden Era would have been in the 1980s. Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. The team was a quick success. Greg Gagne & Ray Stevens Wahoo McDaniel vs. CWI Tag Team Championship (1 time) North American Wrestling Association / South Atlantic Pro Wrestling. Genesis Team Exile Season 8: Episode 33 . 1973. J. AWA Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series that aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. - Greg Gagne & Tito Santana beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ - Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel by DQ - John Studd beat Dino Bravo - Handicap Match:. The pair broke out in 1984 as the U. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hall of Fame was an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WWE Hall of Famers Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall and "Mr. August 7, 2004 – ROH: Alex Shelley defeated Jay Lethal (pinned) and Ace Steel and 2 Cold Scorpio in a 4-WAY. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. August 19, 2005 – Gateway Championship Wrestling: Kory Twist won three-way over Ace Steel and Cameron Cage. 35 Masked Superstar and Masked Superstar 2 (3) March 26, 1980: MACW show N/A 1 N/A —The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team who attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. AWA Tag Team Champions Quiz - By ostpies. 6/27/86 –. In the Minneapolis territory, the pair captured the NWA World Tag Team championships. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. They were also known as The Destruction Crew in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and the Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Zumhofe misses a charge to the corner and he s gone at 11:31. Nine months later, Hogan would. CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship; N. Perfect" Curt Hennig began teaming in 1984 in the AWA. He is listed in the university's wrestling media guide as Jim Raschke. 1991) Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and the AWA International Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. The Road Warriors made their TV debut on June 11th, 1983. Vachon continued to wrestle into the 1980s, joining the Worldwide Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1984. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship . James, Diamond Dallas Page and Sean Waltman) defeated Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The Outlaw) in a Lethal Lockdown match AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers defeated Midnight Rockers when Somers pinned Shawn Michaels Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated Scott Hall via DQ Taped Fist Match: Scott LeDoux defeated The Mysterious Mr. In the. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother. Go via DQ Sherri Martel defeated Princess Jasmine via pin. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. 02!Carlos Toro May 16, 2017 11:30PM. The AWA Midwest tag team titles were created in 1967. August 28, 2004 – ROH: Ace Steel (of the Second City Saints) defeated Roderick Strong (of Generation Next) by. Kids Klassics 1986 VHS. It was one of the coveted tag team championships in the United States from the beginning until the late 1980s, when the AWA's talent roster was depleted by the World Wrestling. Practice. It was created in 1999 as the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Tag Team Championship . Date: Sun, Oct 1st 1989: Pay Per View: no: Venue: Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota: Promotion: AWA: Attendance: unknown : Matches for World Tag Team Titles Tournament. Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis AWA • March 22, 1980. Popular Quizzes Today. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in. Express in WWE, with Captain Lou Albano as their manager. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. On March 26, 2008, Kagetora and. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. The team defends under the Freebird Rule. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. It was during. St. 11. MEX; Carol Cook & Ruth Boatcallie are billed as NWA world champions in Tennessee and Alabama in 53-09 but lose to Byers & Mull on 53-12-14 in Birmingham, AL. 06. The AWA Midwest. - AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco - Superstar Billy Graham beat Bill Watts - Rene Goulet beat George Scott - Reggie Parks beat Lord Blears - Ken Patera beat Johnny Heidman. - Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura & Steve Strong - Sam Steamboat beat John Tolos to win North American title - Missing Link Pampero Firpo beat Steve Lawler. He was the father of "Mr. On August 29, 1982, Santana and Martel teamed up for the first time. 1978 - xx. The Brain Busters. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. , Slaughter vs. 03. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "the. After a lengthy World Tag Team Championship run in AWA, the duo jumped ship to WWE in 1981, where they’d continue the act. 1/22/77 – Minneapolis TVAWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Adult Size2MM Brass Metal PlatesGOLD PlatedAdult SizeFit UpTo 46 WaistSnapClosureHand Made BeltWe manufacture all types of wrestling and boxing belts and also made customized belts contact us for further detail. After debuting in the ring in 1972, Greg Gagne brought his University of Minnesota football teammate Jim Brunzell into the business, with Brunzell learning how to wrestle in Verne Gagne’s training camp alongside future legends The Iron Sheik and Ric Flair. World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) This page was last edited on 27 November 2016, at 23:40 (UTC). The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the. The following is the full list of all the 52 Championship Titles included in WWE 2K18. Jerry Lawler defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ in 32:35. Society X showed a strong arsenal of tag team moves with a tag team finish which allowed them to pick up the victory on Blue Tiger. Memphis, TN *. Bloom takes a botched spill through the ropes at 12:39. The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. The. Memphis, TN. 00. (Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills) als erste AWA. The CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). 2. 1968. It. Their first match on February 15, 1988, ended in controversy, causing the AWA World Tag Team title to be held up. Dundee and Lawler ventured to the American Wrestling Association in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice. January 8, 1957--August 11, 1990. AWA World Tag Team Championship. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. It lasted from 1980 through 1983. Amarillo, Texas: - Dory Funk defeated Roy Shire for the Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title. Sheik Adnan Baron Von Raschke vs. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura when Brunzell pinned Adonis Sheik Adnan defeated Mad Dog Vachon with help from Jerry Blackwell Hulk Hogan defeated Jerry Blackwell COR in 16:00 when Blackwell walked back to the dressing room- Non Title Death Match: Flying Redheads, Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon - Bill Watts beat Blackjack Lanza by DQ - Bodyslam Challenge Match: Man Mountain Mike beat Luke Graham - Larry Hennig beat Billy Howard. Brunzell was a two-time AWA World Tag Team Champion with Greg Gagne. Louis, Missouri; recognized as the first AWA World Champion in May 1960, but was given 90 days to defend the title against Verne Gagne or be stripped of the title. AWA #23 Page #2. They defeated a ton of 80s wrestling. 2008 - 02. Alan Robert Rogowski (September 22, 1942), better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. The team competed in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, where they received their highest amount of exposure, but had more success in the World Wrestling Council where they held the company's world tag team. Here is a list of Rick Martel's earliest matches in the AWA. The AWA World Tag Team Championship was the tag team championship for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. Keith Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. , Bockwinkel/Stevens Int. During their year-long title reign Badd Company would feud heavily with Chavo and Mando Guerrero and the team known as the Top Guns ( Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes ). Paul, MN @ the Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Doug Gilbert defeated Roy. Michael Hegstrand,. billed weight. The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Perfect" Curt Hennig and was best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation. xx. Born in St. The title was abandoned in 1987 when the CWA was renamed the Championship Wrestling Association, and the. 03. 1. Kaissey bought the contract of strongman Ken. One AWA tag team was high on Vince McMahon's AWA hit list. The term. The two spent 119 days as AWA tag champions and were a major tag team force at the company. Irwin debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation on March 14, 1978 as one half of the Yukon Lumberjacks, where he was given the ring name "Lumberjack Eric" and his tag team partner, Zarinoff Lebeouf, was given the ring name "Lumberjack Pierre". The Beverly Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Cloud, Minnesota. Status: inactive. The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced the title as the NWA Six. The Moondogs AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell vs. 1/22/77 – Davenport TV Roger Kirby defeated Tom Demarco. Joe Laurinaitis, popularly known as Road Warrior Animal, started competing in 1982 primarily for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling promotions as a singles wrestler. August 20, 2005 – Gateway Championship. Jarrett revived it in 1981, making it a part of the Memphis-based. 1972 #32 Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski (4)Robert Remus (August 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler known by the ring name Sgt. Although remembered as the first AWA Tag Team champions, Kowalski's team with Tiny Mills, dubbed Murder Incorporated, worked all over the world, touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Mills' native Canada. 2012. Sgt Jacques Goulet Tom Lintz vs. 1/1/84 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South Coliseum. - NWA US Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. Edward Hugh McDaniel (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE. Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. Percentage. Wilbur Snyder won several tag championships with various partners, and co-owner Dick the Bruiser also tore up the ranks with his AWA compatriot,. As real-life brothers-in-law, it made sense Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham got along well as a team. To meet Pro Wrestling Wiki' s quality standards, Please upload some images and put them in the article. 1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. G. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. Billy Riley [2] Debut. AWA World Tag Championship Tournament (1989) was a Special Event and Tournament produced by American Wrestling Association, which took place on October 1, 1989, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Comments. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. On July 15, 1975 in Davenport, Iowa, the AWA World Heavyweight title belt was stolen after aThis would prove to be their final reign at AWA Tag Team Champions, however. Paul, Minnesota: St. Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella. Instead of opting for a carbon copy, they introduced a complete redesign and awarded it to Nick Bockwinkel. AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Boris Zhukov and replacement partner Doug Somers; Pro Wrestling Illustrated. AWA TV 6/27/85 (24/7) Verne int. 3 AWA SET Wrestling championship belt ZINC 4mm METAL DUAL LAWYER. . TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby defeated Eddie Sharkey Moose Cholak drew Ivan Kalmikoff. Paul, Minnesota:AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers defeated Midnight Rockers when Somers pinned Shawn Michaels Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated Scott Hall via DQ Taped Fist Match: Scott LeDoux defeated The Mysterious Mr. (as team) The Assassins (4 times) Longest reign. The feeling in the AWA was Hennig and Hall should both be pushed as singles competitors. Ken was unable to defend the tag team titles so the AWA stripped Patera and Rheingans of the belts on September 18th, 1989. JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 17, 1986 (8,500)Aired February 7, 2005. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags. They debuted for the World Wrestling. 00 $ 200. AWA Southern Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Replica $ 150. Sgt. NWA and, most notably, the AWA World Tag Team Titles five times. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from 1975 to 1985. Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal: American Wrestling Association Tag Champions. Austin Idol and Dutch Mantel (122 days) Shortest reign. The Road Warriors, also known as the Legion of Doom, were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Road Warrior Hawk & Road Warrior Animal.