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Title History AWA world tag team titles defeating Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum (July 7, 1977); AWA world tag team titles defeating Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura (June 14, 1981); Career Highlights Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell formed the team The High Flyers in the 1970’s and they enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds in […]The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Their reign as AWA World Tag Team Champions finally ended in December 1972 when they lost to the "dream team" of Billy Robinson and Verne Gagne. 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. There are 9 brand new Championships featured in WWE 2K18, including the Universal Championship, the Raw/SmackDown Tag. "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". Bastien was about to deliver his "Atomic Drop" finisher to Stevens when he. Soon after debuting, The Lumberjacks wrestled against Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci for the WWF Tag. By order. Hugh Manatee joined Sober Nation after they had already won the title. [Photo: Pioneer Press] Verne also had famously had problems with Stan Hansen in 1986 when he refused to drop the belt to Nick Bockwinkel and took the title to Japan. Sgt. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. Adonis and Ventura were then awarded the AWA tag team titles by the AWA championship committee. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's partnership with the American Wrestling Association. Sober Nation (Kelso Kahoniz, Joseph Vanzandt and Hugh Manatee) 1. The title was abandoned in 1987 when the CWA was renamed the Championship Wrestling Association, and the. Tom Zenk vs. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as. The AWA Tag Team Southern Wrestling Championship Belt is the latest belt that we have added to our collection. Most fans fell in love with Michaels when he and Marty Jannetty showed up in WWE as The Rockers. Contents 1 1960 2 1961 3 1962 4 1963 5 1964 6 1965 7 1966 8 1967 9 1968 10 1969 11 1971 12 1972 13 1973 14 1974 15 1975 16 1976 17 1977 18 1979 19 1981 20 1982 21 1983 The American Wrestling Association 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. 2012) American Wrestling Association Superstars Of Wrestling (27. Unit price / per . In 1990 he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF formerly WWWF, now known as the WWE), where he managed Sgt. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan via DQ Ken Patera defeated Hulk Hogan via DQ Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Jacques Goulet Rick Martel (sub Curt Hennig) defeated Tom Lintz. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc. . From Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will with additional information from Paul Haney. . Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association”) (CWA) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. Bockwinkel had a lengthy professional wrestling career with matches in 34 consecutive years. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. More About this Item: Plate Material: Brass Plate Thickness: 2-3mm Real Leather Weight: 2 kg. 11. Season 9: Episode 1, 7, Exodus . Sep 1, 2020- Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. When Verne Gagne inked a deal with the national cable channel ESPN to air AWA telecasts in September of 1985, the Crusher and many other veterans like Larry Hennig and Baron Von Raschke were told their services were no. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. AWA Tag Team Champions, Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. August 19, 2005 – Gateway Championship Wrestling: Kory Twist won three-way over Ace Steel and Cameron Cage. They both currently perform on Independent circuit and they are best known for their stint in NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling where they were the first and. xx. To meet Pro Wrestling Wiki' s quality standards, Please upload some images and put them in the article. Was: $139. The Dudley Boyz were the final WCW World Tag Team Champions. Randy Rose (Born Randall Als) competed in 1981 in Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling and formed The Midnight Express with Dennis Condrey and Norvell Austin. 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. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. In 1981 they were joined by Norvell Austin. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title Overview Detailed Statistics Title Reigns Title Matches By Year Ratings Comments Current name: AWA World Tag Team. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. PWI ranked him 49 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Greg Gagne. The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom square off against Sgt. They captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, but a pay dispute led the trio to quit the promotion in 1988 while still champions. They would become the first team to hold all major Tag Team Championships, winning them in the AWA, NWA, NWA Mid-Atlantic (later WCW), and WWF. 1968. Their first match on February 15, 1988, ended in controversy, causing the AWA World Tag Team title to be held up. Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk (November 30, 1958 - December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname The Z-Man. During the challenge the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and injured them and forced them to vacate the tag team titles. 2012. 1966 - today) Title Holders. Paul Perschmann (November 27, 1952 – April 28, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose. 1977) Promotions: Continental Wrestling Association (xx. 2. 2008 - 02. AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum when Gagne pinned Bockwinkel Greg Gagne defeated Ray Stevens on a reverse decision disqualification. On November 1, 1967, during a tag. Therefore the tag tam champions main evented most AWA cards and were pushed the hardest on television. Zenk. After feuding with another Sandy Barr student, Velvet McIntyre, the two united and captured the NWA Women’s tag team titles in May of 1983 at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Canada. All major promotions have a huge tag team presence with some really interesting championship designs to boot. 06. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal: American Wrestling Association Tag Champions. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. Gagne formed the team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell, and on July 7, 1977 they defeated Duncum and Lanza to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. June 23, 1989 – AWA War in the Windy City in Chicago, Illinois: Tommy Jammer b Johnny Stewart, Mike George b Rockin’ Randy, Akio Sato b Paul Diamond by DQ, Chavo and Mando and Hector Guerrero b The Texas Hangmen and The Executioner, Wendy Richter b Candi Divine to retain the Women’s title, Ken Patera and Scott Norton b The Destruction. Give Quiz Kudos-- Ratings. Professional Wrestling Federation. Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. O nce Tito departed, Rick took Santana's spot in the AWA pecking order. Jules Strongbow. After Sheik Adnan had his arm broken in a tag team match against Mad Dog Vachon and Verne Gagne in Gagne's first of many comebacks, Blackwell was left without a healthy tag team partner. Art Crews & Jerry. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. Donald Delbert Jardine [2] (March 24, 1940 – December 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Boris Zhukov and replacement partner Doug Somers; Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 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. Austin Idol and Dutch Mantel (122 days) Shortest reign. Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. Customized Championship Belt. 3/8/80 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura Jerry Blackwell no contest The Crusher Super Destroyer Mark III defeated Super. Sale. 03. Bravo is actually wrestling in the AWA at this time. On the June 9th, 1973 card at the Amphitheatre, Bockwinkel and Stevens managed to retain their AWA tag team titles against Wahoo McDaniel and Dick the Bruiser. 142 Bobby Jaggers October 19, 1987 CWA Show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 33 Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. February 23, 2012. The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. It lasted from 1980 through 1983. 1/6/85 – Minneapolis TV Baron Von Raschke defeated Bob Owens Road Warriors defeated Rocky King & Terry Ellis King Kong Brody. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 39, 41NWA United States Championship Tournament (1979) The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that took place on September 1, 1979, to crown a new United States Champion after Ric Flair vacated the championship due to winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days earlier. The promotion was originally founded by Ricky Otazu in 1999; it was rebranded under its current name in 2015, after a sale to Danny Demanto and current owner Brett Lauderdale. The Brain Busters. The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was the first men's tag team championship to be contested for in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. Kansas City, Kansas: - Jim Brunzell. All major promotions have a huge tag team presence with some really interesting championship designs to boot. Status: inactive. Gordy and Williams were also the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions, having defeated the Steiner. Defeat Jim Garvin & Jim Bryant. Both men. The Rockers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty who teamed from 1985 to 1992. Perfect" Curt Hennig and was best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother. The Road Warriors made their TV debut on June 11th, 1983. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and. Rick Martel & Steve O Brad Rheingans vs. Bruise Brothers defeated Terry Taylor & Stagger Lee. 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). Perfect, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for, among other promotions, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). The Fabulous Ones were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1991 with brief reunions during the 1990s. In no time they would capture the NWA National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold three times. Michael Hegstrand,. August 28, 2004 – ROH: Ace Steel (of the Second City Saints) defeated Roderick Strong (of Generation Next) by. Harlem Heat, but in. ". The Incredible Hulk Hogan was battling for the American Wrestling Association Championship against Mr. Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. They beat Doug Somers and Buddy Rose for the AWA Tag Team Championship and The Midnight Rockers sat on top as the most popular team in the promotion. Teaming with Marty Jannetty as The Midnight Rockers, they would become two-time AWA Tag Team Champions in a series of electrifying matches against Buddy Rose and Doug Somers. 1966 - xx. 8 May 1992. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. - AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Killer Kowalski & The Alaskan in 2 out of 3 falls - Mad Dog Vachon beat Reggie Parks - Doug Gilbert beat Mitsu Arakawa (sub Chris Markoff) by DQ - Moose Cholak drew Jack Lanza. Killer Karl Krupp International Champion Austin Idol vs. Keith Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. Greg Gagne & Ray Stevens Wahoo McDaniel vs. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated The Crusher & Ivan Putski Larry Hennig defeated Boris Breznikoff. Los Angeles, California: - Hector Guerrero defeated The Canadian (Roddy Piper) for the NWA Americas Heavyweight Title Before he became the "Heartbreak Kid," Shawn Michaels cut his teeth in the world of AWA wrestling, crafting a reputation as a daring and talented high-flyer. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match in 31:10. First champion (s) Heaven and Hell. Hollywood Blonds [3] 1977-09-05. The two formed a tag team there and won the tag titles before moving on to the AWA in 1986. He was 65 years old. Status: inactive. - AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson - US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair - Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard - The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill . AWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; NWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; Steel Domain Wrestling Television title; Winner of the 2001 IWA Mid South Sweet Science 16;. Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. In 1984, Miceli trained with Eddie Sharkey in Minneapolis, Minnesota and began working on the independent circuit for $5 a match. Greg did have a successful tag team career with Jumping Jim Brunzell as the High Flyers. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man. (December 21, 1961 – June 30, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, better known by his ring names, The Trooper and The Patriot. Ken was unable to defend the tag team titles so the AWA stripped Patera and Rheingans of the belts on September 18th, 1989. The duo originally found success during the mid-to-late 1980s under the moniker of The Midnight Rockers, becoming two-time AWA World Tag Team Champions and winning various regional titles. 1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. Jardine was a major star in various wrestling promotions. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's. 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. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. Stoney Burke. One of the longest-lasting and most prolific styles of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling. 1991) Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. hide this ad. 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. Revised & Updated. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. The Texas Hangmen was the name of a professional wrestling tag team formed in the 1980s. , Verne int. He was an eight time world. 00 – $ 275. AWA World Tag Team Championship. AEW World Tag Team Championship. He was one of the most hated as well as well. In mid-1968, Anderson began wrestling for the Carolinas-based Jim Crockett Promotions. 1977. 1966 in Chicago, Illinois but continue to be recognized in other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chicago thereafter). Scott fell prey to a double team by the champs and was beaten in the 3rd fall Sailor Art Thomas (sub Angelo Poffo). 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). And deeming yourself the Wild or World Warriors begs comparison. 1991)Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. Current Champions Seth Rollins (WWE Raw). It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. The American Wrestling Association was a uniquely Midwestern institution. xx. Live event. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. At that time, there were three major wrestling promotions in the United States. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the. It was established in 1993 to honor wrestlers who began their careers long before the 1990s, mostly alumni of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Jim Crockett Promotions. For their time together, they were WWWF Tag Team Champions three times for over a year combined. Steve O. 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. They held the WWA World Tag Team Championship in 1984, beating Jeff Van Kamp and legendary Dick the Bruiser for the belts, and toured Japan on multiple occasions, where they earned as much as $3,000 a week. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc. 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. A tournament was held to crown new champions a few weeks later. 11 of these championships were won alongside his long-time Tag-Team partner Crusher Lisowski. Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003), also known by the ring name Mr. The USWA was founded as an attempt to create a fourth national promotion, alongside Jim Crockett Promotions/WCW, AWA and the WWF (now known as WWE). (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. Hennig/Zenk/Zumhofe, Freebirds int. June 6 - Verne Gagne and Butcher Vachon beat Pat. $126. 1960 - xx. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. On November 27th, 1965 at the Armory in St Paul, Minnesota, Crusher and Bob Ellis came extremely close to defeating Handsome Harley Race and Pretty Boy Larry Hennig for the. Billy Riley [2] Debut. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Wrestling Association ( AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. Sheik Adnan Baron Von Raschke vs. In no time they would capture the NWA National Tag Team Championship, a title they would hold three times. 0/64. , Martel in Zbyszko’s corner, LOD vs. Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW-Zero, formerly known as American Professional Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. By Ethan Schlabaugh. The Dangerous Alliance was a professional wrestling stable who was active in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1987 and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. "Ravishing" Randy Rose (born July 19, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American professional wrestler. Their rivalry lasted more than a year with the championship trading. Reddit's largest professional wrestling communityThe reason given was Verne needed a partner that would fight as dirty as AWA tag team champions Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson did. 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. 23. Paul, JIP), Freebirds vs. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. They performed under the name "The Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and. Alan West. This means that this title is not still defended in a promotion and doesn't need to be updated regularly. The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels was a tag team specialist when he entered WWE in 1988. 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. The championship belt is a high-quality product that you can present to the winner of the sports competition you are organizing. Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. Within the year, Michaels twice challenged for the WWF Championship and won his first Intercontinental Championship , heralding his arrival as one of the industry's premier singles stars. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. INACTIVE 02. 1. Hulk Hogan for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship 3. 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