NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionGeorgia Championship Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 30, 1974
Date retiredNo later than February 1977
Statistics
First champion(s)Ron Garvin and Terry Garvin
Most reignsToo uncertain to determine
Longest reignToo uncertain to determine
Shortest reignToo uncertain to determine

The NWA Columbus Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). A minor title complementing the NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance.

Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. There have been a total of 26 recognized individual champions and 15 recognized teams, who have had a combined 10 official reigns. The earliest recorded champions were Ron Garvin and Terry Garvin, and the last-known champions were Robert Fuller and Bob Armstrong. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Columbus Tag Team Champions by ring name.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Garvin Brothers
(Ron Garvin and Terry Garvin) 		October 30, 1974 Live event Columbus, GA 1 28 Won a 6-team tournament final. [1]
2 The Mighty Yankees
(Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) 		November 27, 1974 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 56 [2]
3 Mr. Wrestling II and Danny Little Bear January 22, 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 70 [3]
4 Assassin #2 and Professor Tanaka April 2, 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 64 [4]
5 Mr. Wrestling and Mr. Wrestling II June 5, 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 34
6 Dick Slater and Bob Orton Jr. July 9, 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [Note 1] [5]
7 Luke Graham and Moondog Mayne 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 N/A
8 Dick Slater and Bobo Brazil December 3, 1975 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 N/A [6]
9 Luke Graham and Moondog Mayne January 4, 1976 (NLT) GCW show Columbus, GA 2 [Note 2]
10 Mr. Wrestling II and Bob Armstrong January 14, 1976 GCW show N/A 1 N/A [7]
Championship history is unrecorded from January 14, 1976 (NLT) to June 1976 (NLT).
11 The Spoiler and Abdullah the Butcher June 1976 (NLT) GCW show Columbus, GA 1 [Note 3]
12 Mark Lewin and Leon Ogle June 23, 1976 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 35 [8]
13 Johnny Valiant and Jimmy Valiant July 28, 1976 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 49 [9]
14 Pork Chop Cash and Tom Jones September 15, 1976 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 21 [10]
15 Killer Brooks and Bill Howard October 6, 1976 GCW show Columbus, GA 1 N/A [11]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 6, 1976 (NLT) to February 1977 (NLT).
16 Robert Fuller and Bob Armstrong February 1977 (NLT) GCW show N/A 1

Note

  1. ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 98 days.
  2. ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 10 days.
  3. ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 22 days.

References

General

Specific

  1. ^ "Garvins Cop Tag Team Title". Columbus Ledger. Columbus, Georgia. October 31, 1974. p. 24. Ron and Terrence Garvin took an elimination tournament and won the Columbus Tag Team championship Wednesday night at the Municipal Auditorium's wrestling card.
  2. ^ "Yankees Claim Columbus Title". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. November 28, 1974. p. 36. [The] Mighty Yankees, managed by J. C. Dykes, became the new Columbus tag team champions by beating the Garvin Brothers.
  3. ^ "Brisco Wins Over Dykes". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. January 23, 1975. p. 40. Mr. Wrestling No. 2 and Danny Little Bear became the new Columbus tag team champions by defeating the Mighty Yankees
  4. ^ "Assassin, Prof. Win Tag Title". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. April 3, 1975. p. 44. The team of Assassin No. 2 and Professor Tanaka won the Columbus Tag Team title with a victory over Danny Little Bear and Mr. Wrestling No. 2 Wednesday night
  5. ^ "Slater, Ortin New Champs". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. July 10, 1975. p. 36. Dick Slater and Bob Orton Jr. became the new Columbus tag team champions with a victory over Mr. Wrestling No. 1 and Mr. Wrestling No. 2 in a special four man challenge
  6. ^ "Spoiler Failed In Title Shot". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. December 4, 1975. p. 25. In the other main event Dick Slater and Bobo Brazil became the new Columbus tag team champions by defeating Luke Graham and Moon Dog Mayne
  7. ^ "Rhodes Beats The Spoiler". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. January 15, 1976. p. 30. Mr. Wrestling No. 2 and Bob Armstrong became the new Columbus tag team champions by defeating Moon Dog Mayne and Crazy Luke Graham
  8. ^ "Spoiler Spoiled In Tag Match". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. June 24, 1976. p. 52. At the auditorium last night the new Columbus tag team wrestling champs were found when Mark Lewin and Leon Ogle defeated The Spoiler and Abdullah the Butcher
  9. ^ "WRESTLING". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. July 29, 1976. p. 46. The Fabulous Valiants Johnny and Jimmy, defeated Mark Lewin and Leon Ogle in the main event of Fred Ward Wrestling at Municipal Auditorium Wednesday night.
  10. ^ "WRESTLING". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. September 16, 1976. p. 51. Pork Chop Cash and Tom Jones became the new Columbus tag team champs by defeating Johnny and Jimmy Valiant
  11. ^ "Mr. Wrestling Wins". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. October 7, 1976. p. 66. Meanwhile Killer Brooks and Bill Howard took over as Columbus tag team champions by defeating Pork Chop Cash and Tom Jones

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