NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version)
| NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida) | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Championship Wrestling from Florida | ||||||||||
| Date established | January, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | December 17, 1986 | ||||||||||
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The Florida version of the United States Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team championship. The title was defended sporadically in the National Wrestling Alliance affiliated Championship Wrestling from Florida from 1961 to 1962, 1978 to 1980, and then 1983 until 1986.[1] While its name suggests it was defended throughout the United States, the title was actually a regional championship that was only defended throughout the Florida territory.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Reigns Together: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) |
1 | circa January 1961 | Title awarded | |
| Eddie Graham & Dick Steinborn | 1 | November 1961 | Miami Beach, FL | |
| Tojo Yamamoto & Taro Miyake | 1 | November 16, 1961 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| Eddie Graham & Dick Steinborn | 2 | November 30, 1961 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| The Assassins | 1 | January 26, 1962 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Held up | April 27, 1962 | Title held up after a match against Ray Gunkel & Bob Ellis went to a draw in Atlanta, GA | ||
| Ray Gunkel & Bob Ellis | 1 | May 4, 1962 | Atlanta, GA | Defeat The Assassins in rematch |
| The Assassins | 2 | circa May 12, 1962 | ? | |
| Vacant | 1962 | Title inactive | ||
| Jimmy & Johnny Valiant | 1 | January 1978 | Florida | |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 1 | January 25, 1978 | Miarmi, FL | |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 1 | February 21, 1978 | Tampa, FL | |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 2 | March 7, 1978 | Miami, FL | |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 2 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Killer Karl Kox & Bobby Duncum | 1 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 3 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato | 1 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 4 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Killer Karl Kox & Dick Slater | 1 | 1978 | Florida | |
| Held Up | December 1978 | Kox and Slater split up | ||
| Killer Karl Kox & Jimmy Garvin | 1 | December 5, 1978 | Tampa, FL | Defeat Dick Slater & Bob Roop |
| Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato | 2 | January 1979 | Florida | |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 5 | February 1979 | Florida | |
| Jos LeDuc & Thor the Viking | 1 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Killer Karl Kox & Jimmy Garvin | 2 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Pak Song & Jos LeDuc | 1 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Pak Song & Killer Khan | 1 | 1979 | LeDuc gave his half to Khan | |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 3 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Jos LeDuc & Don Muraco | 1 | 1979 | Florida | |
| Vacated | 1979 or 1980 | Title vacant | ||
| Dusty Rhodes & Bugsy McGraw | 1 | July 14, 1980 | Tampa, FL | |
| Vacated | between July 1980 & 1981 | Title inactive; NWA North American Tag Team Championship and NWA Florida Global Tag Team Championship replace the title between 1981 and 1983. | ||
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem & Kareem Muhammad) |
1 | September 1983 | New Mexico | Win fictitious tournament |
| Dusty Rhodes & Blackjack Mulligan | 1 | November 5, 1983 | Lakeland, FL | |
| Ron Bass & One Man Gang | 1 | November 30, 1983 | Tampa, FL | Defeat Rhodes & Mike Davis |
| Mike Rotunda & Mike Davis | 1 | January 11, 1984 | Tampa, FL | |
| Ron Bass & Black Bart | 1 | February 6, 1984 | West Palm Beach, FL | |
| Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham | 1 | March 14, 1984 | Miami, FL | |
| Ron Bass & Black Bart | 2 | 1984 | Florida | |
| Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham | 2 | April 1984 | Florida | |
| Ron Bass & Black Bart | 3 | April 25, 1984 | Miami, FL | |
| Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham | 3 | May 26, 1984 | Sarasota, FL | |
| Chavo & Hector Guerrero | 1 | July 14, 1984 | Florida | |
| Jim Neidhart & Krusher Khruschev | 1 | October 2, 1984 | Tampa, FL | defeat Hector & Cocoa Samoa |
| Jay & Mark Youngblood | 1 | January 1, 1985 | Tampa, FL | |
| The PYT Express (Norvell Austin & Koko Ware) |
1 | February 26, 1985 | Tampa, FL | |
| Jay & Mark Youngblood | 2 | March 5, 1985 | Tampa, FL | |
| Rick Rude & Jesse Barr | 1 | April 16, 1985 | Tampa, FL | |
| Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes | 1 | July 9, 1985 | Tampa, FL | |
| Vacated | December 1985 | Titles vacant | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane & Steve Keirn) |
1 | July 12, 1986 | Portland, OR | Defeat Sheepherders in fictitious tournament |
| The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams) |
1 | October 7, 1986 | Tampa, FL | |
| The Fabulous Ones | 2 | November 30, 1986 | Tampa, FL | |
| Kareem Muhammad & Hacksaw Higgins | 1 | December 16, 1986 | Tampa, FL | Win by forfeit |
| Title Retired | December 17, 1986 | Higgins fired & title abandoned; Mid-Atlantic version is recognized in Florida thereafter. | ||
See also
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
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