NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)
The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team title of the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling. It was originally won by Chris & Babe Zaharias in Atlanta, Georgia in March 1949, and defended for almost twenty years until it was replaced by the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship in 1968. This title was one of several regional NWA Southern Heavyweight Championships which included the Carolinas, Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee versions.[1][2]
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris & Babe Zaharias | 1 | March 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Nick Carter & Don McIntyre | 1 | March 25, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from April 1949 to August 1951. | |||||
| Art Neilson & Jack Steel | 1 | August 31, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Farmer Jones & Al Massey for the title. | |
| Title history is unrecorded from September 1951 to May 1955. | |||||
| Red & Don McIntyre (2) | 1 | May 1955 | |||
| Title history is unrecorded from May to September 1955. | |||||
| Whitney Whittler & El Toro | 1 | September 1955 | |||
| Title history is unrecorded from September 1955 to March 1961. | |||||
| Skull Murphy & Gypsy Joe | 1 | March 14, 1961 | |||
| Bob Rasmussen & Guy Mitchell | 1 | May 5, 1961 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from May to November 1961. | |||||
| Ray Gunkel & Don McIntyre (3) | 1 | November 1961 | |||
| The Assassins (Assassin I & Assassin II) |
1 | December 1, 1961 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from December 1961 to November 1962. | |||||
| The Kentuckians (Luke Brown & Jake Smith) |
1 | November 1962 | |||
| Lenny Montana & Gypsy Joe (2) | 1 | November 23, 1962 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from November 1962 to November 1964. | |||||
| Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat | 1 | November 1964 | |||
| The Mysterious Medics | 1 | November 20, 1964 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Buddy Fuller & Mario Galento | 1 | January 29, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is vacated on January 30, 1965. | |||||
| The Mysterious Medics | 2 | February 5, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Tony Marino & Joe Scarpa in 6-team tournament final. | |
| Buddy Fuller (2) & Jesse James | 1 | March 19, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 1 | April 16, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Joe Scarpa & Chief Little Eagle | 1 | June 4, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Al & Mario Galento (2) | 1 | June 11, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is declared vacant after Al Galento is injured during a match in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 18, 1965. | |||||
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 2 | June 25, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeat Jesse James & Greg Peterson in tournament final. | |
| Billy & Bad Boy Hines | 1 | July 9, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Dick Steinborn & Nick Kozak | 1 | August 27, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from September to October 1965. | |||||
| Dutch Savage & Mario Galento (3) | 1 | October 29, 1965 | |||
| Title is vacated. | |||||
| The Infernos | 1 | April 1, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated Mario Galento & Bobby Shane to win the titles. | |
| Title is vacated in April 1966 but The Infernos may have continued defending the titles in the Columbus area. | |||||
| Enrique & Alberto Torres | 1 | May 6, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | Defeated The Mysterious Medics in the finals of a one-night 8-team tournament; later defeated The Infernos on June 22, 1966, to become officially recognized as NWA Southern Tag Team Champions in Columbus. | |
| Louie Tillet & Butcher Vachon | 1 | September 23, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (2) & Ramon Torres | 1 | October 21, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Louie Tillet & Butcher Vachon | 2 | November 7, 1966 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (3) & Ramon Torres | 2 | November 16, 1966 | Columbus, Georgia | ||
| Title is held up after a match against Gene Anderson & Lars Anderson in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 31, 1966. | |||||
| Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene & Lars Anderson) |
1 | January 1967 | May have won title in a rematch against the Torres Brothers. | ||
| Enrique (4) & Ramon Torres | 2 | April 11, 1967 | Savannah, Georgia | ||
| Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene & Lars Anderson) |
2 | April 28, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (5) & Ramon Torres | 3 | May 12, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Butcher (3) & Stan Vachon | 1 | June 23, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Ramon (5) & Alberto Torres (2) | 1 | August 21, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Butcher (4) & Stan Vachon | 2 | August 28, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (6) & Alberto Torres (3) | 2 | September 5, 1967 | Macon, Georgia | ||
| Butcher (5) & Stan Vachon | 3 | December 18, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (7) & Alberto Torres (4) | 3 | January 5, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is held up after a match against Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 23, 1968. | |||||
| Enrique (8) & Alberto Torres (5) | 4 | March 8, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | Won titles in rematch. | |
| El Mongol & Hans Schmidt | 1 | April 26, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique (9) & Alberto Torres (6) | 5 | May 31, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is replaced by the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship at the end of 1968. Title reigns after November 1968 may be for the new titles. | |||||
| Butcher (6) & Stan Vachon | 4? | November 1968 | |||
| Ramon (6) & Alberto Torres (7) | 6? | November 11, 1968 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 133. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ Puroresu Dojo (2003). "N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
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