NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
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The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) was the Mid-Atlantic territory version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship and was defended between 1953 until 1968 when it became the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
. It is one of the earliest titles to be defended in the Carolinas, most often in Lenoir
, Greensboro
and Charlotte, North Carolina
.
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title currently defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship...
. It is one of the earliest titles to be defended in the Carolinas, most often in Lenoir
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains...
, Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
and Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Al & John Smith | 1 | December 5, 1953 | ||
| George & Jack Curtis | 1 | May 29, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... ? |
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| Al & John Smith | 2 | June 5, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina? | |
| Mr. Moto Tor Kamata McRonald Kamaka was an American/Canadian professional wrestler known by the ring name Tor Kamata. He won several Heavyweight and Tag Team championships, including one World Tag Team title. He was a classic "bad guy" wrestler... & Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya was an American professional wrestler and actor.-Professional wrestling career:In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World War II. He wrestled in the United States and... |
1 | July 19, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
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| George & Bobby Becker | 1 | October 18, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Jack Witzig | 1 | November 1954 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. A championship match was held in Lenoir, North Carolina between George Becker & Tex Riley vs. Al Kashey & Dave Jones on February 26 and March 5, 1955. It is unknown which team held the title. | ||||
| Emil and Ernie Dusek The Dusek Family The Dusek family is a professional wrestling family. The Dusek Family name is really Hason. The Dusek family started with four brothers Ernie, Emil, Joe, and Rudy Dusek. The other two members are Wally and Frank Dusek. Both men are not Dusek by blood their last names are Santen. Wally is the father... |
2 | July 11, 1955 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| George Becker & Jack Witzig | 2 | September 12, 1955 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya | 2 | 1956 | ||
| George Becker & Jack Witzig | 3 | 1956 | ||
| Leo & Chick Garibaldi | 1 | 1956 | ||
| Tiny Mills Tiny Mills Henry Mittlestadt was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Tiny Mills. He often teamed with his brother Al Mills.-Career:... & Jim Austeri |
1 | July 28, 1956 | ||
| George Becker & Jack Witzig | 4 | September 17, 1956 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Jim Austeri & Ali Bey | 1 | December 8, 1956 | Lexington, North Carolina Lexington, North Carolina Lexington is the county seat of Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 19,953. It is located in central North Carolina, twenty miles south of Winston-Salem. Major highways include I-85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 52 ... |
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| The Flying Scotts |
1 | March 18, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ernie & Emil Dusek | 1 | May 20, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Ivan Bornov & Karol Fozoff | 1 | June 1957 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Flying Scotts |
2 | July 1957 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| George Becker & Dick Steinborn | 1 | August 1957 | ||
| Doc & Mike Gallagher | 1 | September 1957 | ||
| George Becker & Dick Steinborn | 2 | September 30, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto & Duke Keomuka | 1 | March 31, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Mike Clancy | 1 | May 26, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Frank Jares & Hans Schnabel | 1 | June 21, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Mike Clancy | 2 | July 5, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| Fritz Fritz Von Erich Jack Barton Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich family... & Waldo Von Erich Waldo Von Erich Walter Paul Sieber was a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Waldo Von Erich. He was billed as the brother of Fritz Von Erich, but was not actually related to Fritz or the rest of the Von Erich family.... |
1 | October 13, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Mike Clancy | 3 | October 27, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Al & John Smith | 3 | January 26, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| George Becker & Billy Two Rivers Billy Two Rivers Billy Two Rivers , born May 5, 1935, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. He began wrestling professionally in 1953 and competed until 1977. During his career, he wrestled in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada. After retiring from wrestling, he became a leader of the... |
1 | April 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto & Duke Keomuka | 2 | July 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton Larry Hamilton Larry "Rocky" Hamilton , known by his ringname The Missouri Mauler, was an American professional wrestler who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions, becoming a mainstay of the latter promotion throughout the 1960s.One of... & Great Bolo |
1 | August 24, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Enrique Torres Enrique Torres Enrique Torres was a Mexican-American professional wrestler, the oldest three Torres brothers in wrestling, and a major star in the late 1940s and 1950s.-Personal Background:... |
1 | November 23, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Tosh Togo & Ike Eakins | 1 | September 1960 | ||
| Ray Villmer & Jack Curtis | 1 | October 30, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Gypsy Joe & Louis Tillet | 1 | November 21, 1960 | ||
| Ray Villmer & Jack Curtis | 2 | 1960 | ||
| Mad Dog Maurice Vachon Maurice Vachon is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. He is the brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon... & Butcher Vachon Paul Vachon Paul "Butcher" Vachon is a former professional wrestler. He is a member of the Vachon wrestling family.-Professional wrestling career:Paul Vachon grew up as one of thirteen children of Ferdinand Vachon, a Montreal police officer... |
January 23, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | ||
| George Becker & Sandy Scott | 2 | March 27, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 1 | 1961 | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Swede Hanson Swede Hanson (wrestler) Robert Fort Hanson was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Swede Hanson. He spent much of his career wrestling as part of a tag team with Rip Hawk... & Rip Hawk Rip Hawk Harvey Maurice Evers is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk. He began his wrestling career in the Mid-Western United States before joining Jim Crockett Promotions in the early 1960s. In the company, he teamed with fellow wrestler Swede Hanson as the... |
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| Johnny Weaver Johnny Weaver Kenneth Eugene Weaver was a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better known by his ring name, Johnny Weaver... & "Cowboy" Bob Ellis |
1 | December 2, 1963 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Eddie Graham Eddie Graham Edward Gossett was a professional wrestler. He was also the promoter and booker for Championship Wrestling from Florida and President of the NWA in the 1970s. His son, Mike Graham, was also a professional wrestler.-Career:Edward F... & Sam Steamboat |
1 | May 1965 | ||
| Bronko Lubich Bronko Lubich Bronko Sandor Lupsity was a Hungarian-born Canadian professional wrestler, manager, referee and promoter... & Aldo Bogni |
1 | May 24, 1965 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Johnny Weaver Johnny Weaver Kenneth Eugene Weaver was a professional wrestler and wrestling commentator in the National Wrestling Alliance, better known by his ring name, Johnny Weaver... |
1 | September 9, 1965 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Bronko Lubich & Aldo Bogni | 2 | March 17, 1966 | ||
| George Becker & Johnny Weaver | 2 | November 3, 1966 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Infernos |
1 | July 20, 1967 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Johnny Weaver | 3 | 1967 | ||
| Larry Hamilton & Pampero Firpo | 1 | September 1967 | ||
| George Becker & Johnny Weaver | 4 | November 1967 | ||
| George Becker & Johnny Weaver | 5 | April 4, 1968 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title currently defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship... |
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