NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | 1951 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | 1969 | ||||||||||
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The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) was the Mid-Atlantic territory version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship and was defended between 1953 until 1968 when it became the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. It is one of the earliest titles to be defended in the Carolinas, most often in Lenoir, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2]
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Wampler & Jack O'Brien | 1 | September 25, 1951 | George Becker & Mike Clancy vs Jim Austeri & Johnny Heidman on September 27, 1953 in Lexington, North Carolina. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Smith Brothers (Al & John Smith) |
1 | November 11, 1951 | Recognized in Tennessee as early as September 1953. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Smith Brothers (Al & John Smith) |
2 | December 5, 1953 | ||
| The Becker Brothers (George Becker & Bobby Becker) |
1 | March 1954 | ||
| The Smith Brothers (Al Smith & John Smith} |
3 | March 8, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Curtis Brothers (George Curtis & Jack Curtis) |
1 | May 29, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina? | |
| The Smith Brothers (Al & John Smith) |
4 | June 5, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina? | |
| Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya | 1 | July 19, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Becker Brothers (George & Bobby Becker) |
2 | October 18, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (3) & Jack Witzig | 1 | November 25, 1954 | Bobby Becker died on November 26, 1954; Witzig was chosen as George Becker's new partner. | |
| Vacated | January 13, 1955 | With a tournament being held. | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. A championship match was held in Lenoir, North Carolina, between George Becker & Tex Riley vs. Al Kashey & Dave Jones on February 26 and March 5, 1955. It is unknown which team held the title. | ||||
| The Dusek Family (Emil and Ernie Dusek) |
1 | July 2, 1955 | Lexington, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (4) & Jack Witzig (2) | 2 | July 27, 1955 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Title held up in Lexington, North Carolina after a match against Babe Zaharias & Hombre Montana on October 22, 1955. | ||||
| George Becker (5) & Jack Witzig (3) | 3 | October 29, 1955 | Lexington, North Carolina | Win rematch. |
| Title held up in Lexington, NC after a match against Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher ends as no contest on March 3, 1956 and the rematch on March 10, 1956 also ends as a no contest. | ||||
| George Becker (6) & Jack Witzig (4) | 4 | March 17, 1956 | Lexington, North Carolina | Defeats Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher in rematch. |
| Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya | 2 | May 7, 1956 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Leo Garibaldi & Chick Garibaldi | 1 | June 20, 1956 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Tiny Mills & Jim Austeri | 1 | June 26, 1956 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| George Becker (7) & Jack Witzig (5) | 5 | September 17, 1956 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Jim Austeri (2) & Ali Bey | 1 | December 8, 1956 | Lexington, North Carolina | |
| The Flying Scotts (George & Sandy Scott) |
1 | March 18, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Dusek Family (Ernie & Emil Dusek) |
2 | May 20, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ivan Bornov & Karol Fozoff | 1 | June 1957 | Sometime between June 4, 1957 and June 14, 1957. | |
| The Flying Scotts (George Scott & Sandy Scott) |
2 | July 6, 1957 | Sometime after June 29, 1957. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| George Becker (8) & Dick Steinborn | 1 | July 27, 1957 | Still champions as of August 10, 1957. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Gallagher Brothers (Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher) |
1 | September 21, 1957 | ||
| George Becker (9) & Dick Steinborn (2) | 2 | September 30, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto (3) & Duke Keomuka | 1 | March 31, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (10) & Mike Clancy | 1 | May 26, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Frank Jares & Hans Schnabel | 1 | June 21, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (11) & Mike Clancy (2) | 2 | July 5, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| The Von Erichs (Fritz & Waldo Von Erich) |
1 | October 13, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (12) & Mike Clancy (3) | 3 | October 27, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Smith Brothers (Al & John Smith) |
5 | January 26, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (13) & Billy Two Rivers | 1 | March 31, 1959 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| The Torres Brothers (Alberto Torres & Enrique Torres) |
1 | April 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto (4) & Duke Keomuka (2) | 2 | July 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton & The Great Bolo | 1 | August 24, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (14) & Enrique Torres (2) | 1 | November 23, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton & Great Bolo | 2 | December 19, 1959 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | |
| Amazing Zuma & Haystacks Calhoun | 1 | April 11, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton & Great Bolo | 3 | April 25, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Still champions as of June 23, 1960. |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Tosh Togo & Ike Eakins | 1 | September 1960 | ||
| Ray Villmer & Jack Curtis (2) | 1 | October 30, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Gypsy Joe & Louis Tillet | 1 | November 21, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ray Villmer & Jack Curtis (3) | 2 | December 1960 | ||
| Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon | 1 | January 9, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (15) & Sandy Scott (2) | 2 | March 27, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Great Bolo (4) & Mike Paidousis | 1 | April 1, 1961 | ||
| George Becker (16) & Sandy Scott (3) | 3 | April 9, 1961 | ||
| Great Bolo (5) & Mike Paidousis (2) | 2 | April 28, 1961 | ||
| The Von Brauners (Kurt & Karl Von Brauner) |
1 | June 26, 1961 | Still champions as of November 11, 1961. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Don Curtis & Joe Scarpa | 1 | September 6, 1962 | ||
| Ike Eakins (2) & Pancho Villa | 1 | September 17, 1962 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Don Curtis & Joe Scarpa | 2 | September 24, 1962 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title Vacated in November 1962 when the team leaves territory. | ||||
| Title history is unrecorded | ||||
| Ray Andrews & Eric Pomeroy | 1 | June 8, 1963 | ||
| The Canadian Wrecking Crew (Chris Tolos & John Tolos) |
1 | July 30, 1963 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Ray Andrews & Eric Pomeroy | 2 | August 6, 1963 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Swede Hanson & Rip Hawk | 1 | October 26, 1963 | ||
| Johnny Weaver & "Cowboy" Bob Ellis | 1 | December 2, 1963 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title Vacant in 1964 when Ellis leaves the area. | ||||
| Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat | 1 | May 1965 | Billed as champions upon arrival. | |
| Bronko Lubich & Aldo Bogni | 1 | May 24, 1965 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (17) & Johnny Weaver (2) | 1 | September 9, 1965 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Bronko Lubich & Aldo Bogni | 2 | February 2, 1966 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (18) & Johnny Weaver (3) | 2 | November 3, 1966 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Stan Kowalski & Black Jack Daniels | 1 | February 14, 1967 | Tampa, Florida | Continue to be recognized in the Carolinas. |
| Infernos (Frankie Cain & Rocky Smith) |
1 | July 20, 1967 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Title held up as of August 1967. | ||||
| P.Y. Chung & Haru Sasaki | 1 | August 15, 1967 | Columbia, South Carolina | Chung and Sasaki refuse to give up the title. |
| George Becker (19) & Johnny Weaver (4) | 3 | August 22, 1967 | Columbia, South Carolina | Win rematch. |
| Larry Hamilton (4) & Pampero Firpo | 1 | September 1967 | Sometime after September 7, 1967. | |
| Title held up as of September 21, 1967. | ||||
| Larry Hamilton (5) & Pampero Firpo (2) | 2 | September 21, 1967 | Norfolk, Virginia | Becker & Weaver refuse to give up the title. |
| George Becker (20) & Johnny Weaver (5) | 4 | September 28, 1967 | Norfolk, Virginia | Win rematch. |
| Title held up after a match against Larry Hamilton & Pampero Firpo on June 29, 1967 in Lynchburg, Virginia. | ||||
| George Becker (21) & Johnny Weaver (6) | 5 | October 6, 1967 | Lynchburg, Virginia | Win rematch. |
| Title held up after a match against Gene Anderson & Lars Anderson on March 5, 1968 in High Point, North Carolina. | ||||
| George Becker (22) & Johnny Weaver (7) | 6 | April 4, 1968 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Defeated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew in a rematch. |
| Anderson family (Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson) |
1 | January 13, 1969 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (23) & Johnny Weaver (8) | 7 | January 20, 1969 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Defeat Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 1, 1969 to win the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title. |
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Carolinas) Charlotte: NWA Southern Tag Team Title [Jim Crockett]". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 114. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
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