NWA Pacific Coast (Vancouver) Tag Team Championship
Encyclopedia
The Vancouver
version of the NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in its National Wrestling Alliance
-affiliated territory, NWA All-Star Wrestling, from 1961 until 1962, when it was replaced by the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship
.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
version of the NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in its National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
-affiliated territory, NWA All-Star Wrestling, from 1961 until 1962, when it was replaced by the Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)
The Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1962 as the top tag team title in NWA All-Star Wrestling. The title held that status until late summer 1985, when the title was renamed the UWA Tag Team Championship upon All-Star Wrestling's departure as a member of...
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Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Thesz Lou Thesz Aloysius Martin "Lou" Thesz was a United States professional wrestler and 18-time world heavyweight champion, most notably holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship three times. Combined, he held the NWA Championship for 10 years, three months and nine days , longer than anyone else in history... & The Outlaw (Dory Funk Sr. Dory Funk Dorrance Wilhelm "Dory" Funk was a professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk.-Career:... ) |
1 | 1961 | Records unclear how they got the title | |
| Vacant | February 1961 | Title vacated | ||
| The Outlaw & Pancho Pico | 1 | February 20, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | Defeat Guy & Joe Brunetti in tournament final |
| Guy & Joe Brunetti | 1 | March 6, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Mitsu Arakawa & Mr. Moto | 1 | March 20, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Guy & Joe Brunetti | 2 | March 27, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Killer Kowalski Killer Kowalski Władek "Killer" Kowalski was a Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the NWA and WWF, and was a known heel wrestler... & Ox Anderson |
1 | August 22, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Vacant | September 1961 | Anderson leaves the area | ||
| Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff The Kalmikoffs The Kalmikoffs were a professional wrestling group of fictitious soviet brothers. It began as a tag team consisting of Ivan and Karol who were later joined by "brothers" Nikita and Stan ... |
1 | October 2, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | Defeat Whipper Billy Watson & Roy McClarty in tournament final |
| Whipper Billy Watson Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, O.Ont was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.-Early life:... & Roy McClarty |
1 | November 6, 1961 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... & Killer Kowalski |
1 | January 22, 1962 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Whipper Billy Watson & Mr. Kleen | 1 | March 5, 1962 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski & Hard Boiled Haggerty | 1 | March 26, 1962 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Whipper Billy Watson & Bearcat Wright | 1 | July 9, 1962 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Gene Kiniski & Hard Boiled Haggerty | 2 | August 7, 1962 | Vancouver, BC | |
| Title retired | November 1962 | Replaced by Vancouver version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team title |