NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionNWA Tri-State
Date established1962
Date retired1982
Other name(s)
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version)
Statistics
First champion(s)Jan Madrid and Louie Tillet
Most reignsThe Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) and The Medics (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) (4 reigns)
Longest reignTom Jones and Billy Red Lyons (295 days)
Shortest reignLuke Brown and Danny Hodge (2 days)

The NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship[1] was a tag team title created in 1962, and contested in the National Wrestling Alliance's Tri-State territory, which was promoted by Leroy McGuirk (Arkansas and Oklahoma) and Jack Curtis and Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith (Louisiana). For most of its existence, the title was the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship.[2]

This group of promoters existed until Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling bought out the majority of the Tri-State territory, and also Gil Culkin and George Gulkin's Mississippi territory, in August 1979.[1] After Watts took over, McGuirk took the title to Oklahoma, the only part of the Tri-State territory not owned by Watts. The U.S. Tag Team Championship's name was then changed to the Tri-State Tag Title in 1980.[3]

The title lasted until Tri-State closed in 1982, when Mid-South Wrestling took over Oklahoma from McGuirk.[2]

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version)
1 Jan Madrid and Louie Tillet 1962 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Records are unclear as to whom they defeated. [2]
2 Alberto and Ramon Torres 1962 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2]
3 The Dirty Daltons
(Jack and Jim Dalton) 		July 2, 1962 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 2]
Championship history is unrecorded from July 2, 1962 to September 2, 1963.
4 Jerry Kozak and Bill Watts September 2, 1963 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 2] Defeated The Bolos to win the championship
Championship history is unrecorded from September 2, 1963 to April 1966 (NLT).
— Vacated April 1966 (NLT) — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
5 The Assassins
(Assassin 1 and Assassin 2) 		May 10, 1966 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 [Note 2] Defeated Stan Kowalski and The Great Matsuda in a tournament final.
Championship history is unrecorded from May 10, 1966 to 1966/1967.
6 Jack Brisco and Haystacks Calhoun 1966/1967 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Records are unclear as to whom they defeated. According to his answer to a question on the Wrestlingclassics.com website from 08-01-2002, Jack Brisco said that they beat the Assassins.
Championship history is unrecorded from 1966/1967 to March 10, 1967.
7 The Assassins
(Assassin 1 and Assassin 2) 		March 10, 1967 Tri State show Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2 60 Defeated Skandor Akbar and Swede Karlson.
8 Jack Brisco (2) and Gorgeous George, Jr. May 9, 1967 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 7
9 Togo Shikuma and Chati Yokouchi May 16, 1967 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 [Note 3]
10 Skandor Akbar and Danny Hodge October 1967 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 4]
11 Chuck Karbo and Chati Yokouchi December 1967 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 5]
12 Jack Donovan and Ron Reed April 1968 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 6]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 1968 to May 4, 1968.
13 Skandor Akbar and Danny Hodge May 4, 1968 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 2 [Note 7] Defeated Chuck Karbo and Chati Yokouchi.
Championship history is unrecorded from May 4, 1968 to December 3, 1968.
14 Danny Hodge (3) and Lorenzo Parente December 3, 1968 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 [Note 8] Records unclear as to whom they defeated.
15 Treach Phillips and Karl Von Stroheim January 1969 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 9]
16 Alberto and Ramon Torres May 6, 1969 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 2 [Note 10] [4]
17 The Medics
(Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) 		October 1969 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 [Note 11] [5]
18 Alberto and Ramon Torres 1969 Tri State show [Note 1] 3 [Note 12]
19 The Medics
(Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) 		1969 Tri State show [Note 1] 2 [Note 13] [5]
20 Tarzan Baxter and Karl Karlson November 2, 1969 Tri State show Little Rock, Arkansas 1 91
21 Luke Brown and Dutch Savage February 1, 1970 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 59
— Vacated April 1970 — — — — Championship vacated when Dutch Savage left the promotion
22 The Hollywood Blonds
(Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) 		May 8, 1970 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 19 Records unclear as to whom they defeated.
23 Luke Brown (2) and Danny Hodge (4) May 27, 1970 Tri State show Springfield, Missouri 1 2
24 The Hollywood Blonds
(Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) 		May 29, 1970 Tri State show Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2 [Note 14]
25 Billy Red Lyons and Bill Watts (2) January 1971 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 15]
26 Karl Von Brauner and Waldo Von Erich March 1971 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 16]
27 The Kentuckians
(Luke Brown (3) and Grizzly Smith) 		April 1971 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 17]
28 The Spoilers
(Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) 		1971 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 18] [6]
29 Tom Jones and Billy Red Lyons (2) May 31, 1971 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 295
30 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) 		March 21, 1972 Tri State show Monroe, Louisiana 1 153
31 Tom Jones (2) and Ken Mantell August 21, 1972 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 7
32 Terry Garvin and Duke Myers August 28, 1972 Tri State show Monroe, Louisiana 1 [Note 19] This was a disputed victory. Garvin and Myers defeated The Continental Warriors and Tom Jones and Ken Mantell in a three-team tournament on September 4, 1972 in Shreveport, Louisiana, making them the rightful champions.
33 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi December 1972 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 20] The title change occurred no later than this date.
34 Bull Bullinski and Dennis Stamp February 13, 1973 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 7
35 The Hollywood Blonds
(Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) 		February 20, 1973 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 3 [Note 21]
36 Eddie Sullivan and Rip Tyler 1973 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 22]
37 Dewey Robertson and Dennis Stamp (2) May 1973 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 23]
38 Alex Perez and El Gran Tapio July 1973 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 24]
39 Kim Duk and Stan Kowalski September 1973 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 25]
40 Luke Brown (4) and Klondike Bill January 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 26]
41 Brown and Siegfried Stanke March 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 27] Brown and Stanke also defeated Bob Kelly and Rocket Monroe in March 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana, unifying the Gulf Coast version of the U.S.Tag Team Championship.
42 Chief Thundercloud and Chief White Cloud June 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 28]
43 Steve Lawler and Jim White September 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 29]
44 Johnny Eagles and Terry Lathan October 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 30]
45 Frank Goodish and Stan Hansen October 1974 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 31]
46 Jay Clayton and Danny Hodge (5) July 9, 1975 Tri State show Fort Smith, Arkansas 1 [Note 32]
47 Killer Karl Kox and Dick Murdoch October 1975 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 33]
vacated December 1975 N/A N/A Championship vacated when Knox and Murdoch broke up the team
48 Greg Valentine and Bill Watts (3) January 7, 1976 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 34] Defeated The Hollywood Blonds.
49 Greg Valentine and Gorgeous George Jr. January 1976 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 35] Watts was injured, and Gorgeous George, Jr. replaced him.
50 The Hollywood Blonds
(Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) 		March 18, 1976 Tri State show New Orleans, Louisiana 4 11
51 Buck Robley and Bob Slaughter March 29, 1976 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 30
52 Ted DiBiase and Dick Murdoch (2) April 28, 1976 Tri State show Fort Smith, Arkansas 1 13
53 Killer Karl Kox (2) and Bob Sweetan May 11, 1976 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 161 [7]
54 Killer Karl Kox (3) and Ken Patera October 19, 1976 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 36] Defeated Bob Sweetan and Randy Tyler
55 Billy Robinson and Bill Watts (4) 1976 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 [Note 37]
56 Skandor Akbar (2) and Choi Sun January 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 [Note 38]
57 Tony Rocco and Bob Sweetan March 16, 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 10
58 The Medics
(Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) 		March 26, 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 3 143 [5]
59 Porkchop Cash and Mike George August 16, 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 7
60 The Medics
(Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) 		August 23, 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 4 35 [5]
61 Porkchop Cash and Dr. X September 27, 1977 Tri State show Shreveport, Louisiana 1 30
62 Ciclón Negro and Dr. X October 27, 1977 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 39] Defeated Ray Candy and Porkchop Cash after Cash and Dr. X split up.
63 The Brute and Dr. X 1977 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 40]
64 Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear February 22, 1978 Tri State show Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1 42 [8]
65 The Assassin (3) and Ernie Ladd April 5, 1978 Tri State show Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1 18
66 Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear April 23, 1978 Tri State show Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2 12
67 Jerry Brown (5) and Bobby Jaggers May 5, 1978 Tri State show Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1 197 [9]
68 Mike George (2) and Randy Tyler November 18, 1978 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 41]
vacated December 1978 N/A N/A Championship vacated after a match against Jerry Brown and Bobby Jaggers ended inconclusively.
69 André the Giant and Dusty Rhodes December 25, 1978 Tri State show New Orleans, Louisiana 1 [Note 42] Defeated Stan Hansen and Ernie Ladd in the finals of the 10-team tournament.
70 Dusty Rhodes and The Spoiler (2) January 1979 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 43] The Spoiler took the place of André the Giant.
71 The Angel and The Assassin (4) January 25, 1979 Tri State show New Orleans, Louisiana 1 177 The Spoiler turned on Rhodes.
72 Buck Robley and Bill Watts (5) July 21, 1979 Tri State show New Orleans, Louisiana 1 27
vacated August 17, 1979 N/A N/A Championship vacated when Robley was injured by Angelo Mosca during a match. At this point Bill Watts formed Mid-South Wrestling and introduced the Mid-South Tag Team Championship.
73 Sugar Bear Harris and Oki Shikina October 1979 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 44] Records are unclear as to whom they defeated.
74 Herb Calvert and Jimmy Garvin November 5, 1979 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 45]
75 Steve Lawler and Siegfried Stanke December 1979 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 46]
76 Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert March 3, 1980 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 2] [3]
NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship
77 Ron McFarlane and Doug Somers 1980 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [3]
78 Hector Guerrero and Ron Sexton 1980 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [3]
79 Ron McFarlane and Doug Somers 1980 Tri State show [Note 1] 2 [Note 2] [3]
80 Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert 1980 Tri State show [Note 1] 2 [Note 2] [3]
— Vacated 1980 — — — — Championship vacated when Tommy Gilbert was injured.
81 Chief Frank Hill and Terry Orndorff 1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Won a tournament. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1981.
— Vacated 1981 — — — — Championship vacated after a match against The Akbar Army (Jerry Brown and Ron McFarlane).
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1981.
82 The Akbar Army
(Jerry Brown (6) and Ron McFarlane (3)) 		1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Records unclear as to whom they defeated. [3]
83 Eddie Gilbert (3) and Ricky Morton May 16, 1981 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 [Note 47] [3]
84 Mike George (3) and Ed Wiskoski July 11, 1981 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 1 14 [3]
85 Eddie Gilbert (4) and Ricky Morton July 25, 1981 Tri State show Tulsa, Oklahoma 2 [Note 2] [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from July 25, 1981 to 1981.
86 Dave and Joel Deaton 1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Records unclear as to whom they defeated. [3]
87 Eric Embry and Chief Frank Hill 1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [3]
88 Porkchop Cash and Doug Somers 1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [3]
— Vacated 1981 — — — — Championship vacated when Cash and Somers broke up the team
89 Turk Ali Bey and El Toro 1981 Tri State show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] Records unclear as to whom they defeated. [3]
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1982.
— Deactivated 1982 — — — — NWA Tri-State closed, territory was taken over by Mid-South Wrestling. [3]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq The location of the championship change has not been found documented.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate
  3. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 138 and 138 days.
  4. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 31 and 91 days.
  5. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 92 and 151 days.
  6. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 4 and 33 days.
  7. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 213 days.
  8. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 29 and 59 days.
  9. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 95 and 125 days.
  10. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 148 and 178 days.
  11. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 31 days.
  12. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 30 days.
  13. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 30 days.
  14. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 217 and 247 days.
  15. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 29 and 89 days.
  16. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 60 days.
  17. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 59 days.
  18. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 60 days.
  19. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 95 and 125 days.
  20. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 44 and 74 days.
  21. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 99 days.
  22. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 99 days.
  23. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 91 days.
  24. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 32 and 91 days.
  25. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 93 and 152 days.
  26. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 29 and 89 days.
  27. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 62 and 121 days.
  28. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 63 and 121 days.
  29. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 59 days.
  30. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 30 days.
  31. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 251 and 281 days.
  32. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 84 and 114 days.
  33. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 32 and 91 days.
  34. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 24 days.
  35. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 47 and 77 days.
  36. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 74 days.
  37. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 and 103 days.
  38. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between −321 and −291 days.
  39. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 65 days.
  40. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 53 and 117 days.
  41. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 13 and 36 days.
  42. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 7 and 30 days.
  43. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 25 days.
  44. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 5 and 35 days.
  45. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 26 and 56 days.
  46. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 63 and 93 days.
  47. ^ The exact date the championship was won or lost is unknown, which means the reign lasted between 1 day and 56 days.

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