NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version)
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The Detroit, Michigan
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship
existed from 1964 until 1980, when the Detroit promotion closed.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
existed from 1964 until 1980, when the Detroit promotion closed.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chris Tolos Chris Tolos was a Canadian professional wrestler. Chris stayed close to Hamilton for much of his life, taking care of his mother—who lived to be 101 and died in 2001—and his disabled sister. He died of cancer on Friday, August 13, 2005... & John Tolos John Tolos John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:... |
1 | 1964 | Awarded championship. | |
| Johnny Barend Johnny Barend "Handsome" Johnny Barend , was an American professional wrestler.Barend started wrestling as an amateur at the age of eight. After graduating Jefferson High in Rochester in 1944, he served his country during World War II, and wrestled in the Navy. He was trained to wrestle professionally by Ed Don... & Magnificent Maurice |
1 | March 5, 1965 | ||
| Bobo Brazil & Sailor Art Thomas Sailor Art Thomas Sailor Art Thomas was a bodybuilder working as a professional wrestler.Arthur "Sailor Art" Thomas was born in Gurdon, Arkansas, as the son of Alfred and Jessie Thomas. Early in his life he moved to Wisconsin... |
1 | 1960s | ||
| Nikolai Nikolai Volkoff Josip Nikolai Peruzović , better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation... & Boris Volkoff |
1 | 1960s | ||
| Fred Curry Fred Curry (wrestler) Fred Thomas Koury, Jr. better known by his ring name ”Flyin'” Fred Curry, was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent. The son of "Wild Bull" Curry, Fred Koury was one of the most popular stars in the Midwest United States during the 1960s.-Career:In the 1960s, Koury, Jr. took up... & Billy Red Lyons Billy Red Lyons William Snip was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California,... |
1 | 1960s | ||
| The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos is a former professional wrestling tag team that existed in various forms from 1957 until 1983. The first incarnation of The Fabulous Kangaroos was formed when Italian Australian Al Costello teamed with Australia native Roy Heffernan and adopted an "Ultra Australian" gimmick... (Al Costello Al Costello Giacomo Costa was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of his innovative and very technical style.Costello was the creator and original member of the... and Ray St. Clair) |
1 | 1960s | ||
| Fred Curry & Dan Miller | 1 | 1968 | ||
| "Hell's Angels" Ron & Paul Dupree | 1 | 1968 | ||
| Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he is also known for being the father of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson... & Ben Justice |
1 | January 18, 1969 | Detroit, MI | |
| "Hell's Angels" Ron & Paul Dupree | 2 | 1969 | ||
| Lou & Roy Klein | 1 | August 30, 1969 | Detroit, MI | |
| Skull Brothers | 1 | 1969 | ||
| Ben Justice & The Stomper | 1 | January 31, 1970 | Detroit, MI | |
| "Texas Outlaws" Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes (wrestler) Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE... & Dick Murdoch Dick Murdoch Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers... . |
1 | March 21, 1970 | Detroit, MI | |
| Bobo Brazil & Lord Athol Layton | 1 | August 8, 1970 | Detroit, MI | |
| Vacated | December 19, 1970 | Layton injured by The Sheik Ed Farhat Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik... . |
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| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
1 | December 18, 1971 | Detroit, MI | Defeat Ben Justice & The Stomper in tournament final. |
| Ben Justice & The Stomper | 2 | July 1972 | ||
| Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz | 1 | December 9, 1972 | Detroit, MI | |
| Fred Curry & Tony Marino Tony Marino Tony Silipini is a former American born Italian professional wrestler who is best known as Tony Marino.-Early career:Tony Silipini was born in 1945. He started wrestling in the 1950s near his hometown of Rochester, NY. He wrestled under a number of names over the years in different areas of the... |
1 | December 1972 | ||
| Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz | 2 | January 5, 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Fred Curry & Tony Marino | 2 | February 2, 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz | 3 | February 18, 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Fred Curry & Luis Martinez | 1 | April 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Ben Justice & Killer Tim Brooks Killer Tim Brooks Timothy Paul Brooks is a retired American professional wrestler, better-known by his ring name "Killer Tim Brooks". He competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling during the 1970s and... |
1 | 1973 | ||
| The Stomper & Bobo Brazil | 1 | July 21, 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Ben Justice & Killer Tim Brooks | 2 | 1973 | ||
| Fred Curry & Tony Marino | 3 | November 17, 1973 | Detroit, MI | |
| Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz | 4 | 1974 | ||
| Fred Curry & Tony Marino | 4 | 1974 | ||
| Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz | 5 | 1974 | ||
| Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Held Up | June 1974 | Title held up after match against Ben Justice & Killer Tim Brooks. | ||
| Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil | 2 | June 15, 1974 | Win rematch. | |
| Killer Tim Brooks & Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil | 3 | 1974 | ||
| The Mongols | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Fred Curry & Bobo Brazil | 1 | November 1974 | Awarded when The Mongols no-show title defense. | |
| Angelo & Lanny Poffo Lanny Poffo Lanny Mark Poffo , better known by his ring name "Leaping" Lanny is an American professional wrestler. Poffo was born in Calgary, Canada, to Angelo Poffo, an Italian American Catholic, and Judy, a Jewish American. He is also the brother of wrestling legend "Macho Man" Randy Savage... |
1 | January 1975 | ||
| Hank James & Mighty Igor Mighty Igor Vodic Richard Joseph Garza , better known as Mighty Igor Vodic, or simply Mighty Igor, was a professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion. As Mighty Igor, he was frequently billed as the "World's Strongest Wrestler".-Early years:Garza grew up in Michigan and... |
1 | 1975 | ||
| "Islanders Wild Samoans The Wild Samoans was the professional wrestling tag team of Afa and Sika in Mid-South Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation . The Samoans held 21 tag team championships around the world.-Gimmick:... " Afa & Sika |
1 | 1975 | ||
| Hank James & Fred Curry | 1 | 1975 | ||
| "Islanders" Afa & Sika | 2 | September 4, 1975 | ||
| Karl Von Hess & Kurt Von Brauner | 1 | December 18, 1975 | Toledo, OH | |
| Chris Colt & Count Drummer | 1 | March 1976 | ||
| Chris Colt & Lanny Poffo | 1 | 1975 | Drummer gives his half to Poffo after being injured. | |
| Dominic DeNucci Dominic DeNucci Dominic DeNucci is an Italian-American professional wrestler. He is also an accomplished trainer, counting former World Heavyweight champions Mick Foley and Shane Douglas, as well as referee Brian Hildebrand, among his students.-Early career:... & Chris Markoff |
1 | May 1, 1976 | Detroit, MI | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Tony Charles) |
1 | 1976 | ||
| Luke Graham & Ripper Collins | 1 | 1976 or 1977 | ||
| Hank James & Ed George | 1 | 1976 or 1977 | ||
| Bounty Hunters | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Lou Klein & Ed George | 1 | July 9, 1977 | ||
| Vacated | July 9, 1977 | Klein retired after match. | ||
| Moose Cholak & Ed George | 1 | April 1978 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
| Vacated | Between 1978 & 1980 | Titles vacant. | ||
| John Bonello & Randy Scott | 1 | April 1980 | Defeated Pat & Mike Kelly. | |
| Frankie Laine & George Steele George Steele William James Myers , better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele is a former American professional wrestler and actor... |
1 | May 3, 1980 | Detroit, MI | |
| John Bonello & Randy Scott | 2 | May 24, 1980 | Detroit, MI | |
| Giant Baba Shohei Baba was a professional wrestler and co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was also known as Giant Baba. Baba, along with Antonio Inoki, became one of the most famous Japanese wrestlers of his era, with a popularity in Japan comparable to Hulk Hogan's in the United States of America... & Jumbo Tsuruta Jumbo Tsuruta , better known by his ring name Jumbo Tsuruta, was a professional wrestler who wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling for most of his career, and is well-known for being the first ever AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, having won the PWF Heavyweight Championship, the NWA United National... |
1 | June 28, 1980 | Detroit, MI | |
| Titles retired. | October 1980 | Promotion closes. | ||