NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) | |||||||
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The Mid-America version of the championship | |||||||
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Promotion | NWA Mid-America[G1][G2] | ||||||
Date established | February 5, 1957[G1][G2] | ||||||
Date retired | 1977[G1][G2] | ||||||
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The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a regional professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was used in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) NWA Mid-America professional wrestling promotion from 1957 until 1977.[G1][G2] The championship, promoted by Nick Gulas, was one of many NWA World Tag Team Championships in existence in the period between 1949 and 1992, each of which was a regional championship restricted to an NWA territory and not a true "world" championship.[1] At one point in 1957 there were at least 13 different, concurrently promoted NWA World Tag Team Championships across the United States.[Championships] The Mid-America version was in use for 20 years, the second longest of any of the NWA World Tag Team Championships of that era, only behind the Central States version.[2][3] Being a professional wrestling championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship was not won or lost in competitive matches, but determined by the decision of the bookers of NWA Mid-America.[4]
The Mid-America version was primarily defended in the Tennessee/Alabama territory, occasionally also being defended in surrounding states. The first recognized champions of the Mid-America branch of the championship were the Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean), who were presented as champions on February 5, 1957. Records do not specify if the team won a tournament of if they were simply awarded the championship by promoter Nick Gulas.[G1][G2] There were at least 148 championship reigns between 1957 and 1977, when the championship was abandoned, split between 77 different teams and a total of 99 individual wrestlers. Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan were the last Mid-America-recognized NWA World Tag Team Champions, having won the championship in April 1977, a short time before NWA Mid-America abandoned the championship.[G1][G2] At that point the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship became the main championship in the territory.[5]
The reign of Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown from October 2, 1969, until some time in May 1970, lasted at least 211 days and possibly as long as 241 days, making it the longest individual reign on record. The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) hold the records for most championship reigns, a total of 17 reigns that combined to at least 510 days, probably more.[G1][G2][Note 1] Karl Von Brauner also held the championship with Luke Graham, making his 18 individual championship reigns the most of any wrestler. Due to lack of detail on a multiple championship reigns, it is impossible to determine which team had the shortest reign; the shortest confirmed reign of seven days belonged to Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks, who held the championship from January 5 to January 12, 1959.[G1][G2]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
February 5, 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 3] | [G1][G2] | |
2 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
May 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 4] | [G1][G2] | |
3 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
June 6, 1957 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 5] | [G1][G2] | |
4 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
June 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 6] | Sometime between June 7 and 11, 1957 | [G1][G2] |
5 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
July 23, 1957 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 3 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
6 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
August 5, 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 7] | [G1][G2] | |
7 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
August 17, 1957 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 8] | Sometime between August 18 and 29, 1957 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | April 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. | [G1][G2] |
8 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
October 1957 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 9] | [G1][G2] | |
9 | Lee Fields and Mario Galento | October 9, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
10 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
October 16, 1957 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 3 | 113 | [G1][G2] | |
11 | Lee Fields (2) and Lester Welch | February 6, 1958 | GCCW show | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 1 | 20 | [G1][G2] | |
12 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
February 26, 1958 | GCCW show | Mobile, Alabama | 4 | 83 | [G1][G2][6] | |
13 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | May 20, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 91 | [G1][G2] | |
14 | Mike and Doc Gallagher | August 19, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
15 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
October 2, 1958 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 7 | 50 | [G1][G2] | |
16 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
November 21, 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 10] | [G1][G2] | |
17 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
December 1958 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 11] | [G1][G2] | |
18 | Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks | January 5, 1959 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
19 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
January 12, 1959 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 38 | [G1][G2] | |
20 | Don and Luke Fields | February 19, 1959 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 57 | [G1][G2][7] | |
— | Vacated | April 17, 1959 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean ended as a no contest. | [G1][G2] |
21 | Don and Luke Fields | April 24, 1959 | GCCW show | Florence, Alabama | 2 | 172 | Defeated the Corsicas in rematch. | [G1][G2] |
22 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
October 13, 1959 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
23 | Don and Luke Fields | October 26, 1959 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | 25 | [G1][G2] | |
24 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
November 20, 1959 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | 43 | [G1][G2] | |
25 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
January 2, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | 12 | [G1][G2] | |
26 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
January 14, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 6 | 5 | [G1][G2] | |
27 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | January 19, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 70 | [G1][G2][8] | |
28 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
March 29, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 34 | [G1][G2] | |
29 | Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki | May 2, 1960 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 49 | [G1][G2] | |
30 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | June 20, 1960 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 106 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | October 4, 1960 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Herb Welch and Lester Welch. | [G1][G2] |
31 | Bobby and Don Fields | June 27, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | 7 | Defeated Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner for the championship. Bobby Fields was previously billed as "Luke Fields". | [G1][G2] |
32 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
July 4, 1960 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 96 | [G1][G2] | |
33 | Lester (2) and Herb Welch | October 18, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
34 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | November 8, 1960 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 11 | [G1][G2] | |
35 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
November 19, 1960 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 79 | [G1][G2] | |
36 | Lester Welch (3) and Joe Scarpa | February 16, 1961 | GCCW show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 56 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | April 13, 1961 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Sputnik Monroe and Rocket Monroe. | [G1][G2] |
37 | Lester Welch (4) and Joe Scarpa | April 20, 1961 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 12] | Won the rematch. | [G1][G2] |
38 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo (7) and Joe Fargo) |
May 28, 1961 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 13] | Sometime between April 25, 1961 and May 25, 1961 | [G1][G2] |
39 | Lester Welch (5) and Joe Scarpa | May 29, 1961 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | [Note 14] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | 1961 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated and inactive for a period of time. | [G1][G2] |
40 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
May 1964 | N/A | N/A | 2 | [Note 15] | Awarded the championship when it was brought back. | [G1][G2] |
41 | Perez and Tojo Yamamoto | August 10, 1964 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
42 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
August 24, 1964 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 22 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | September 15, 1964 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against Tojo Yamamoto and Alex Perez | [G1][G2] |
43 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
September 29, 1964 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 4 | 16 | Won the rematch | [G1][G2] |
44 | Perez (2) and Joe Scarpa (3) | October 15, 1964 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
45 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
October 29, 1964 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 4 | [Note 16] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | March 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated as the NWA orders tournament after a match against Wilbur Snyder and Jackie Fargo. | [G1][G2] |
46 | Jackie Fargo (8) and Mario Milano | March 9, 1965 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | Won a 3-team tournament. | [G1][G2] |
47 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
April 13, 1965 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 17] | [G1][G2] | |
April 1965 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. | [G1][G2] | |||
48 | Tojo Yamamoto (2) and Mitsu Hirai | April 29, 1965 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 18] | Won a 3-team tournament. | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | May 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [G1][G2] |
49 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
May 4, 1965 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 6 | [Note 19] | Records are unclear as to how they won the championship | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | September 1965 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [G1][G2] |
50 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | September 21, 1965 (NLT) | N/A | N/A | 1 | [Note 20] | Awarded (announced as having won fictitious tournament) | [G1][G2] |
51 | Tojo Yamamoto (3) and Perez | October 11, 1965 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
52 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | October 25, 1965 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 91 | [G1][G2] | |
53 | Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki | January 24, 1966 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 21] | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | February 1966 | — | — | — | — | Announced as Inoki having broken his leg; Inoki returns to Japan where Inoki and Matsuda form Tokyo Pro Wrestling and bill themselves as the NWA World Tag Team Champions. | [G1][G2] |
54 | Herb Welch (2) and Al Costello | May 30, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 65 | Won a tournament by defeating Karl and Eric von Brauner in the finals. | [G1][G2][9] |
55 | Karl Von Brauner (7) and Luke Graham | August 3, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
56 | Moose and Giant Evans | August 24, 1966 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 43 | [G1][G2] | |
57 | Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Tamaya Soto | October 6, 1966 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
58 | Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Professor Ito | October 20, 1966 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 102 | Soto gave his half to Professor Ito. | [G1][G2] |
59 | Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch | January 30, 1967 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
60 | Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Professor Ito | February 6, 1967 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 30 | [G1][G2] | |
61 | Jackie Fargo (9) and Len Rossi (3) | March 8, 1967 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 8 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | March 16, 1967 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after an inconclusive match against the Blue Infernos | [G1][G2] |
62 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) |
March 23, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 35 | Won a tournament. | [G1][G2] |
63 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | April 27, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
64 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) |
May 11, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 16 | [G1][G2][10] | |
65 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | May 27, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 35 | [G1][G2] | |
66 | Tamaya Soto (2) and Great Yamaha | July 1, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 22] | [G1][G2][11] | |
67 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | July 27, 1967 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 23] | Sometime after July 15, 1967 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | July 1967 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated sometime after July 27, 1967 when Billy Hines is hospitalized | [G1][G2] |
68 | Don and Ron Carson | August 9, 1967 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 36 | Defeated Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi. | [G1][G2] |
69 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | September 14, 1967 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 4 | [Note 24] | [G1][G2] | |
70 | Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika | October 1967 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 25] | [G1][G2] | |
71 | Len Rossi (4) and Tamaya Soto (3) | December 1967 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 26] | [G1][G2] | |
72 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) |
March 14, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 27] | [G1][G2] | |
73 | Len Rossi (5) and Tamaya Soto (4) | June 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 28] | [G1][G2] | |
74 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) |
July 9, 1968 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | 25 | [G1][G2] | |
— | Vacated | August 3, 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas. | [G1][G2] |
75 | Ken Luchas and Dennis Hall | August 3, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
76 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) |
August 17, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | [Note 29] | [G1][G2] | |
77 | Len Rossi (6) and Johnny Walker | September 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 30] | [G1][G2] | |
78 | Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Johnny Long | November 13, 1968 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 1 | 15 | [G1][G2] | |
79 | Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall (2) | November 28, 1968 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 16 | [G1][G2] | |
80 | Tojo Yamamoto (6) and Johnny Long | December 14, 1968 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 31] | [G1][G2] | |
81 | Len Rossi (7) and Don Carson (2) | February 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 32] | Sometime between February 20 and 26, 1969 | [G1][G2] |
— | Vacated | February 1969 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after match against Yamamoto and Long. | [G1][G2] |
82 | Tojo Yamamoto (7) and Johnny Long | February 27, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 14 | [G1][G2][12] | |
83 | Len Rossi (8) and Don Carson (3) | March 13, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
84 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | April 26, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 33] | [G1][G2] | |
85 | Len Rossi (9) and Johnny Walker (2) | 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 34] | [G1][G2] | |
86 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 35] | [G1][G2] | |
87 | Johnny Walker (2) and Bearcat Brown | June 21, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
88 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | June 28, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
89 | Johnny Walker (3) and Bearcat Brown | July 5, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 36] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
90 | The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) |
September 1969 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 37] | [G1][G2] | |
91 | Len Rossi (10) and Bearcat Brown | September 20, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 12 | [G1][G2] | |
92 | The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) |
October 2, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 0 | [G1][G2] | |
93 | Len Rossi (11) and Bearcat Brown (3) | October 2, 1969 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 38] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
94 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | May 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 39] | [G1][G2] | |
95 | The Mystery Men (Mystery Man #1 (12) and Mystery Man #2 [Note 40]) |
September 18, 1970 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 41] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
96 | Len Rossi (13) and Bearcat Brown | September 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 42] | [G1][G2] | |
97 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) |
October 1, 1970 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 4 | [G1][G2] | |
98 | Len Rossi (14) and Bearcat Brown | October 15, 1970 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 43] | [G1][G2] | |
99 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | November 23, 1970 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 44] | [G1][G2] | |
100 | Oni Wiki Wiki (2) and Mighty Atlas | December 7, 1970 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 45] | [G1][G2] | |
101 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) |
December 10, 1970 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 46] | [G1][G2] | |
102 | Oni Wiki Wiki (3) and Mighty Atlas | December 16, 1970 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 47] | [G1][G2] | |
103 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) |
February 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 48] | [G1][G2] | |
104 | Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall (4) | March 6, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
105 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) |
March 20, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
106 | The Masked Avengers (Masked Avenger #1 (5) and Masked Avenger #1) |
March 27, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | 28 | Dennis Hall was the Masked Avenger #1, Jimmy Golden was the Masked Avenger #2 | [G1][G2] |
107 | The Alaskans (Mike York and Frank Monte) |
April 24, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 49] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
108 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
May 12, 1971 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 8 | [Note 50] | [G1][G2] | |
109 | Big Bad John (3) and Omar Atlaz | May 19, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | 10 | [G1][G2] | |
110 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (8)) |
May 29, 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 7 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
111 | Jackie Fargo (10) and Jerry Jarrett | June 12, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
112 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (9)) |
June 19, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 8 | 44 | [G1][G2] | |
113 | Len Rossi (15) and Bearcat Brown (5) | August 2, 1971 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 | [Note 51] | [G1][G2] | |
114 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10)) |
August 16, 1971 (NLT) | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 9 | [Note 52] | [G1][G2] | |
115 | Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller | September 4, 1971 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 53] | [G1][G2] | |
116 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10)) |
1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 12 | [Note 54] | [G1][G2] | |
117 | Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (6) | 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 55] | [G1][G2] | |
118 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (11)) |
1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 10 | [Note 56] | [G1][G2] | |
119 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) |
November 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 57] | [G1][G2] | |
120 | Len Rossi (16) and Bearcat Brown (6) | 1971 | GCCW show | Birmingham, Alabama | 4 | [Note 58] | [G1][G2] | |
121 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
December 1971 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 59] | [G1][G2] | |
122 | Len Rossi (17) and Bearcat Brown (7) | March 25, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 5 | [Note 60] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
123 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (12)) |
1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 11 | [Note 61] | [G1][G2] | |
124 | Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan | May 24, 1972 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
125 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13)) |
May 31, 1972 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 12 | 47 | [G1][G2] | |
126 | Robert Fuller (2) and Sputnik Monroe | July 17, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 3 | [G1][G2] | |
127 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13)) |
July 20, 1972 | GCCW show | Florence, Alabama | 14 | 11 | [G1][G2] | |
128 | Robert Fuller (3) and Sputnik Monroe | July 31, 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 62] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
129 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
August 1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 5 | [Note 63] | [G1][G2] | |
130 | Jackie Fargo (11) and Eddie Marlin | August 28, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
131 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
September 18, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 6 | 21 | [G1][G2] | |
132 | Johnny Walker (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (8) | October 9, 1972 | GCCW show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 64] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
133 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) |
1972 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 65] | [G1][G2] | |
134 | Bearcat Brown (8) and Johnny Walker (5) | December 16, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
135 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) |
December 30, 1972 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 66] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
136 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) |
February 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 67] | [G1][G2] | |
137 | Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto (9) | March 29, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 68] | [G1][G2] | |
138 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) |
April 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | [Note 69] | [G1][G2] | |
139 | Ron and Don Wright | April 11, 1973 | GCCW show | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | [Note 70] | [G1][G2] | |
140 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello (2) and Don Kent) |
April 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 3 | [Note 71] | [G1][G2] | |
141 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (4) | September 22, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 14 | [G1][G2] | |
142 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) |
October 6, 1973 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 2 | 33 | [G1][G2] | |
143 | Don Greene (7) and Bearcat Brown (9) | November 8, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | [G1][G2] | |
144 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) |
November 15, 1973 | GCCW show | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 3 | 13 | [G1][G2] | |
145 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (5) | November 28, 1973 | GCCW show | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | [Note 72] | [G1][G2] | |
146 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) |
January 1974 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 4 | [Note 73] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
147 | The Disciples (Disciple #1 and Disciple #2) |
1974–1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 74] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
148 | The Untouchables (Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller) |
1974–1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 75] | [G1][G2] | |
— | N/A | — | — | |||||
149 | The Masked Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
July 1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 76] | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | [G1][G2] |
150 | The Masked Superstars (Masked Superstar #1[Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2) |
August 1976 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 78] | [G1][G2] | |
— | April 1977 | — | — | August 1976 | ||||
151 | Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan (2) | April 1977 | GCCW show | [Note 2] | 1 | [Note 79] | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | [G1][G2] |
— | Deactivated | 1977 | N/A | N/A | — | — | Championship abandoned by NWA Mid-America | [G1][G2] |
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) |
17 | 628¤ |
2 | The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo) |
8 | 279¤ |
3 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
8 | 238¤ |
4 | Don and Luke Fields | 3 | 234 |
5 | Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown | 7 | 228¤ |
6 | The Masked Superstars (Masked Superstar #1[Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2) |
1 | 213¤ |
7 | The Heavenly Bodies (Don and Al Greene) |
6 | 211¤ |
8 | The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
3 | 174¤ |
9 | Tex Riley and Len Rossi | 2 | 161 |
10 | Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto | 3 | 147 |
11 | Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez | 2 | 124¤ |
12 | The Mighty Yankees (Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2) |
3 | 119¤ |
13 | Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat | 2 | 111¤ |
14 | Tojo Yamamoto and Professor Ito | 1 | 102 |
15 | Tojo Yamamoto and Johnny Long | 3 | 94¤ |
16 | Len Rossi and Tamaya Soto | 2 | 72¤ |
17 | Billy and Jimmy Hines | 4 | 67¤ |
18 | Johnny Walker and Bearcat Brown | 2 | 65¤ |
19 | Herb Welch and Al Costello | 1 | 64 |
20 | Lester Welch and Joe Scarpa | 3 | 62¤ |
21 | The Blue Infernos (Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2) |
2 | 51 |
22 | Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki | 1 | 49 |
23 | The Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2) |
2 | 48¤ |
Oni Wiki Wiki and Mighty Atlas | 4 | 48¤ | |
25 | Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente | 2 | 45¤ |
Len Rossi and Don Carson | 2 | 45¤ | |
27 | Len Rossi and Johnny Walker | 2 | 44¤ |
Mike and Doc Gallagher | 1 | 44 | |
29 | Moose and Giant Evans | 1 | 43 |
30 | Don and Ron Carson | 1 | 36 |
31 | Jackie Fargo and Mario Milano | 1 | 35 |
32 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) |
4 | 33¤ |
33 | Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika | 1 | 31¤ |
34 | The Masked Avengers (Masked Avenger #1 and Masked Avenger #1) |
1 | 28 |
Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto | 2 | 28 | |
36 | Jackie Fargo and Eddie Marlin | 1 | 21 |
Karl Von Brauner and Luke Graham | 1 | 21 | |
Lester and Herb Welch | 1 | 21 | |
39 | Lee Fields and Lester Welch | 1 | 20 |
40 | Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall | 1 | 16 |
44 | Bearcat Brown and Johnny Walker | 1 | 14 |
Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall | 1 | 14 | |
Ken Lucas and Dennis Hall | 1 | 14 | |
Alex Perez and Joe Scarpa | 1 | 14 | |
Tojo Yamamoto and Tamaya Soto | 1 | 14 | |
49 | Big Bad John and Omar Atlaz | 1 | 10 |
50 | The Great Mephisto and Dante | 3 | 9¤ |
51 | Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi | 1 | 8¤ |
Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki | 1 | 8 | |
53 | Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett | 1 | 7 |
Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch | 1 | 7 | |
Bobby and Don Fields | 1 | 7 | |
Lee Fields and Mario Galento | 1 | 7 | |
Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 7 | |
Don Greene and Bearcat Brown | 1 | 7 | |
Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks | 1 | 7 | |
60 | Robert Fuller and Sputnik Monroe | 2 | 4¤ |
61 | Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | 3¤ |
62 | The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) |
2 | 2¤ |
Tojo Yamamoto and Mitsu Hirai | 1 | 2¤ | |
64 | The Alaskans (Mike York and Frank Monte) |
1 | 1¤ |
The Disciples (Disciple #1 and Disciple #2) |
1 | 1¤ | |
The Fabulous Fargos (Jackie Fargo and Joe Fargo) |
1 | 1¤ | |
Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller | 1 | 1¤ | |
Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Masked Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
1 | 1¤ | |
The Mystery Men (Mystery Man #1 and Mystery Man #2) |
1 | 1¤ | |
Tamaya Soto and Great Yamaha | 1 | 1¤ | |
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) |
1 | 1¤ | |
The Untouchables (Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller) |
1 | 1¤ | |
Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto | 2 | 1¤ | |
Ron and Don Wright | 1 | 1¤ |
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Karl Von Brauner | 18 | 630¤ |
2 | Kurt Von Brauner | 17 | 628¤ |
3 | Len Rossi | 16 | 558¤ |
4 | Jackie Fargo | 15 | 359¤ |
5 | Bearcat Brown | 11 | 314¤ |
6 | Don Fargo | 8 | 279¤ |
7 | Tojo Yamamoto | 11 | 244¤ |
8 | Don Fields | 4 | 241 |
9 | Al Costello | 4 | 238¤ |
Corsica Jean | 8 | 238¤ | |
Corsica Joe | 8 | 238¤ | |
12 | Luke Fields | 3 | 234 |
13 | Don Greene | 7 | 218¤ |
14 | Masked Superstar #1 | 1 | 213¤ |
Masked Superstar #2 | 1 | 213¤ | |
16 | Al Greene | 6 | 211¤ |
17 | Don Kent | 3 | 174¤ |
18 | Tex Riley | 2 | 161 |
19 | Mr. Moto | 3 | 147 |
Tor Yamata | 3 | 147 | |
21 | Big Bad John | 3 | 134¤ |
22 | Pepe Lopez | 2 | 124¤ |
Johnny Walker | 7 | 124¤ | |
24 | Mighty Yankee #1 | 3 | 119¤ |
Mighty Yankee #2 | 3 | 119¤ | |
26 | Eddie Graham | 2 | 111¤ |
Sammy Steamboat | 2 | 111¤ | |
28 | Lester Welch | 5 | 103¤ |
29 | Professor Ito | 1 | 102 |
30 | Oni Wiki Wiki | 5 | 97¤ |
31 | Johnny Long | 3 | 94¤ |
32 | Herb Welch | 3 | 92 |
32 | Tamaya Soto | 4 | 87¤ |
34 | Don Carson | 3 | 81¤ |
35 | Lorenzo Parente | 6 | 78¤ |
36 | Joe Scarpa | 4 | 76¤ |
37 | Dennis Hall/Masked Avenger #2 | 5 | 73¤ |
38 | Billy Hines | 4 | 67¤ |
Jimmy Hines | 4 | 67¤ | |
40 | Blue Inferno #1 | 2 | 51 |
Blue Inferno #2 | 2 | 51 | |
42 | Mike Clancy | 1 | 49 |
43 | Intern #1 | 2 | 48¤ |
Intern #2 | 2 | 48¤ | |
Mighty Atlas | 4 | 48¤ | |
46 | Randy Curtis | 2 | 45¤ |
47 | Doc Gallagher | 1 | 44 |
Mike Gallagher | 1 | 44 | |
49 | Giant Evans | 1 | 43 |
Moose Evans | 1 | 43 | |
51 | Jimmy Golden/Masked Avenger #2 | 2 | 42 |
Alex Perez | 3 | 42 | |
53 | Ron Carson | 1 | 36 |
54 | Mario Milano | 1 | 35 |
55 | Bobby Hart | 4 | 33¤ |
56 | Great Kojika | 1 | 31¤ |
Motoshi Okuma | 1 | 31¤ | |
58 | Lee Fields | 2 | 27 |
59 | Luke Graham | 1 | 21 |
Eddie Marlin | 1 | 21 | |
61 | Les Thatcher | 1 | 16 |
62 | Ken Lucas | 1 | 14 |
63 | Robert Fuller | 4 | 12¤ |
64 | Omar Atlaz | 1 | 10 |
65 | Dante | 3 | 9¤ |
The Great Mephist | 3 | 9¤ | |
67 | Kevin Sullivan | 2 | 8¤ |
Kanji Inoki | 1 | 8 | |
Hiro Matsuda | 1 | 8 | |
70 | Bobby Fields | 1 | 7 |
Mario Galento | 1 | 7 | |
Jerry Jarrett | 1 | 7 | |
Yvon Robert | 1 | 7 | |
Billy Wicks | 1 | 7 | |
75 | Sputnik Monroe | 2 | 4¤ |
76 | Ben Justice | 1 | 3¤ |
77 | Mitsu Hirai | 1 | 2¤ |
David Novak | 2 | 2¤ | |
Jerry Novak | 2 | 2¤ | |
80 | Disciple #1 | 1 | 1¤ |
Disciple #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Joe Fargo | 1 | 1¤ | |
Stan Frazier | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike Graham | 1 | 1¤ | |
Great Yamaha | 1 | 1¤ | |
Masked Assassin #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Masked Assassin #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Frank Monte | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mystery Man #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mystery Man #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Spoiler #1 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Spoiler #2 | 1 | 1¤ | |
Otto Von Heller | 1 | 1¤ | |
Karl Von Steiger | 1 | 1¤ | |
Don Wright | 1 | 1¤ | |
Ron Wright | 1 | 1¤ | |
Mike York | 1 | 1¤ |