NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
Encyclopedia
The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Tennessee
and Alabama
.
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
and Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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Title history
| Team: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 1 | February 5, 1957 | ? | |
| Jackie Jackie Fargo Henry Faggart, known by his ringname Jackie Fargo, is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s... & Don Fargo |
1 | May 1957 | ? | |
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 2 | July 23, 1957 | Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |
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| Jackie & Don Fargo | 2 | August 5, 1957 | ? | |
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 3 | October 1957 | ? | |
| Yvon Robert Yvon Robert Yvon Robert was a French Canadian professional wrestler who was best known to fans as Yvon "The Lion" Robert.- American Wrestling Association :... & Billy Wicks |
1 | January 5, 1958 | Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
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| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 4 | January 12, 1958 | Memphis, TN | |
| Lee Fields & Mario Galento | 1 | October 9, 1957 | Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... |
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| Jackie & Don Fargo | 3 | October 16, 1957 | Mobile, AL | |
| Lee Fields & Lester Welch | 1 | February 6, 1958 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County... |
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| Jackie & Don Fargo | 4 | February 26, 1958 | Mobile, AL | |
| Tex Riley & Len Rossi | 1 | June 1958 | ? | |
| Mike & Doc Gallagher | 1 | September 1958 | ? | |
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 5 | October 2, 1958 | Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the US state of Tennessee , with a population of 169,887. It is the seat of Hamilton County... |
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| Don & Luke Fields | 1 | February 14, 1959 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Don & Al Greene | 1 | October 13, 1959 | Nashville, TN | |
| Don & Luke Fields | 2 | October 26, 1959 | Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S... |
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| Jackie & Don Fargo | 5 | November 23, 1959 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Don & Al Greene | 2 | December 1959 | ? | |
| Jackie & Don Fargo | 6 | January 1960 | ? | |
| Tex Riley & Len Rossi | 2 | January 19, 1960 | Nashville, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 1 | March 29, 1960 | Nashville, TN | |
| Mike Clancy & Oni Wiki Wiki | 1 | May 2, 1960 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Tor Yamata & 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... |
1 | June 20, 1960 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Lester & Herb Welch | 1 | October 18, 1960 | Nashville, TN | |
| Tor Yamata & Mr. Moto | 2 | November 8, 1960 | Nashville, TN | |
| Don & Al Greene | 3 | November 17, 1960 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa Joe Scarpa Joseph Luke Scarpa is a former professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow... |
1 | February 16, 1961 | Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region... |
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| Jackie & Joe Fargo | 1 | 1961 | ? | |
| Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa | 2 | May 29, 1961 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Vacated | 1961 | Title inactive. | ||
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 2 | May 1964 | Awarded. | |
| Tojo Yamamoto Tojo Yamamoto Harold Watanabe was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tojo Yamamoto. He was born in Hawaii.-In-ring career:... & Al Perez |
1 | August 10, 1964 | Memphis, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 3 | August 24, 1964 | Memphis, TN | |
| Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa | 1 | October 15, 1964 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 4 | October 29, 1964 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Vacated | March 1965 | NWA orders tournament after match with Wilbur Snyder Wilbur Snyder Wilbur Snyder was an American football player and professional wrestler.-Wrestling career:Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during the 1953 offseason. He was trained by Sandor Szabo and Warren Bockwinkel in Southern California. In 1954, Snyder retired from football completely to pursue a full-time... & Jackie Fargo. |
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| Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano | 1 | March 2, 1965 | Nashville, TN | Win 3-team tournament. |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 5 | April 13, 1965 | Nashville, TN | |
| Vacated | 1965 | Kurt injured. | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai | 1 | April 29, 1965 | Chattanooga, TN | Win 3-team tournament. |
| Vacated | May 1965 | Titles vacant. | ||
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 6 | May 1965 | Records unclear as to how they got the titles. | |
| Vacated | 1965 | Titles vacant. | ||
| 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 Sam Mokuahi, Jr. Sam "Steamboat" Mokuahi, Jr., or simply Sammy Steamboat, was an American professional wrestler whose career spanned from the 1950s through to the 1970s.... |
1 | September 1965 | Awarded (announced as having won fictitious Kayfabe In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature... tournament) |
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| Hiro Matsuda Yasuhiro Kojima was a professional wrestler and the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Keiji Mutoh, and many other professional wrestlers. He was better known as Hiro Matsuda, an identity he adopted while competing in the southern U.S., inspired by earlier wrestlers... & Kanji Inoki Antonio Inoki is a Japanese professional wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides between New York City and Tokyo. He was also the founder and former owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling before selling his controlling share in the promotion to Yukes... |
1 | January 24, 1966 | Memphis, TN | |
| Vacated | February 1966 | Inoki injured - broken leg. | ||
| Herb Welch & 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... |
1 | May 31, 1966 | Nashville, TN | Win tournament. |
| Karl Von Brauner & Luke Graham Grady Johnson James Grady Johnson better known as professional wrestler Crazy Luke Graham, was a member of the Graham family, a storyline family of wrestlers.-Career:... |
1 | August 3, 1966 | Nashville, TN | |
| Moose Evans & Giant Evans | 1 | August 24, 1966 | Nashville, TN | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Tamaya Soto | 1 | October 6, 1966 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito Umanosuke Ueda Hiroshi Ueda is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, known by his ring name Umanosuke Ueda, who mainly distinguished himself as the rare Japanese who wrestled with bleached blonde hair... |
1 | October 1966 | Soto gave his half to Ito. | |
| Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi | 1 | March 9, 1967 | Nashville, TN | |
| Stripped | March 16, 1967 | Stripped after match against the Blue Infernos. | ||
| Blue Infernos | 1 | March 23, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | Won tournament. |
| Billy & Jimmy Hines | 1 | April 27, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Blue Infernos | 2 | May 11, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Billy & Jimmy Hines | 2 | May 27, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Tamaya Soto & Great Yamaha Kantaro Hoshino Takeo Hoshino was a Japanese born, Korean professional wrestler, manager, and promoter best known for his time in New Japan Pro Wrestling. As a wrestler he was perhaps best known for his team: The Yamaha Brothers with Kotetsu Yamamoto... |
1 | July 1, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Vacated | 1967 | Titles vacant. | ||
| Don & Ron Carson (AKA 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 | August 9, 1967 | Nashville, TN | Defeated Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi. |
| Billy & Jimmy Hines | 3 | September 14, 1967 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Motoshi Okuma & Great Kojika | 1 | October 1967 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto | 1 | December 1967 | ? | |
| Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) | 1 | March 14, 1968 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto | 2 | June 1968 | ? | |
| Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) | 2 | July 9, 1968 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Ken Lucas & Dennis Hall | 1 | August 3, 1968 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Mighty Yankees (Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell) | 3 | August 17, 1968 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Len Rossi & Johnny Walker Mr. Wrestling II John "Johnny" Walker , better known as Mr. Wrestling II, is a retired American professional wrestler. As Mr... |
1 | September 1968 | ? | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long | 1 | November 13, 1968 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Les Thatcher Les Thatcher Leslie Alan Malady better known by the name Les Thatcher is a former professional wrestler who achievied many accolades over his career... & Dennis Hall |
1 | November 28, 1968 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long | 2 | December 1968 | ? | |
| Held Up | February 1969 | Title held up after match against Len Rossi & Don Carson. | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long | 3 | February 27, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | Won rematch with Rossi & Carson. |
| Len Rossi & Don Carson | 1 | March 13, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Great Mephisto & Dante | 1 | April 26, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Len Rossi & Johnny Walker | 2 | 1969 | ? | |
| Great Mephisto & Dante | 2 | 1969 | ? | |
| Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown | 1 | June 21, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Great Mephisto & Dante | 3 | June 28, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown | 2 | July 5, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| The Spoilers (#1 Don Jardine Don Jardine was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as "The Spoiler".-Career:Jardine began wrestling in the mid-1950s,making his wrestling debut in 1955 at the age of 15... & #2) |
1 | September 1969 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown | 1 | October 2, 1969 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez | 1 | May 1970 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Dennis Hall | 1 | September 12, 1970 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente | 1 | October 1, 1970 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas | 1 | December 16, 1970 | Nashville, TN | |
| Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente | 2 | February 1971 | ? | |
| Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden Jimmy Golden James "Jimmy" Golden is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck.Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch... |
1 | March 6, 1971 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente | 3 | March 20, 1971 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Masked Avengers (Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden) | 2 | March 27, 1971 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez | 2 | 1971 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown | 2 | 1971 | ? | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 7 | May 1971 | ? | |
| Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett Jerry Jarrett Jerry W. Jarrett is an American promoter and former professional wrestler, and the father of wrestler Jeff Jarrett. He is the co-founder and former part-owner of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
1 | June 12, 1971 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 8 | June 19, 1971 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown | 3 | August 2, 1971 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 9 | 1971 | ? | |
| Dennis Hall & Stan Frazier Stan Frazier Stanley C. Fraizer was a professional wrestler from Pascagoula, Mississippi, better known as Uncle Elmer and Plowboy Frazier .... |
1 | 1971 | ? | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 10 | 1971 | ? | |
| Interns | 1 | November 1971 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown | 4 | 1971 | Birmingham, AL | |
| Don & Al Greene | 3 | December 1971 | ? | |
| Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown | 5 | March 25, 1972 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 11 | 1972 | ? | |
| Robert Fuller Robert Fuller Robert Welch is a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring names Robert Fuller and Col. Robert Parker. Robert and his brother Ron co-owned Continental Championship Wrestling for a time.-Career:... & Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) Kevin Francis Sullivan is an American professional wrestler and booker, perhaps best known for his role in WCW as "The Taskmaster" and his leading of the "Dungeon of Doom".-Early career:... |
1 | May 24, 1972 | Nashville, TN | |
| Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 12 | May 31, 1972 | Nashville, TN | |
| Don & Al Greene | 4 | August 1972 | ? | |
| 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 and Don Kent Don Kent (wrestler) Leo Joseph "Joe" Smith Jr. was an American professional wrestler who wrestled as Don Kent and also as The Black Dragon, Doug Kent, Joe Smith and Super Medico III during his 20 years in professional wrestling.Don Kent is one half of The Fabulous Kangaroos alongside partners Al Costello, Bruno... ) |
1 | February 1973 | ? | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Ben Justice | 1 | March 29, 1973 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
2 | April 1973 | ? | |
| Ron & Don Wright | 1 | April 11, 1973 | Knoxville, TN | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
3 | April 1973 | ? | |
| Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis | 1 | September 22, 1973 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Interns | 2 | October 6, 1973 | ? | |
| Don Greene & Bearcat Brown | 1 | November 8, 1973 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Interns | 3 | November 15, 1973 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis | 2 | November 28, 1973 | Nashville, TN | |
| Interns | 4 | January 1974 | ? | |
| Assassin #1 & #2 Jody Hamilton Joseph "Jody" Hamilton is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer. In his active days Hamiltion was best known as known as one half of the tag team The Assassins where he was called "Assassin #1"... |
1 | July 1976 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
| Masked Superstar #1 Bill Eadie Bill Eadie is a professional wrestler who has competed under the names of Ax as part of Demolition and The Masked Superstar... & #2 |
1 | August 1976 | ? | |
| Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan | 1 | April 1977 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
| Titles Retired | 1977 | Titles abandoned. | ||