NWF World Tag Team Championship

NWF World Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion National Wrestling Federation
International Wrestling Association
Date established 1970
Date retired 1974 & 1977
Other name(s)
  • IWA World Tag Team Championship

The NWF World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in the National Wrestling Federation from 1970 to 1974, the entire life of the promotion.[1][2]

Title history

(n) indicates that a title change happened no later than the date listed. Silver marks in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.

Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
NWF World Tag Team Championship
The Outlaws
(Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes)
1 March 12, 1970 Cleveland, Ohio Defeated Ben Justice and The Stomper in a tournament final.
Johnny Powers & Chief White Owl 1 August 29, 1970 Akron, Ohio
Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo 1 January 7, 1971 Cleveland, OH Defeats Chief White Owl & Luis Martinez.
The Mongols
(Bepo and Geeto)
1 June 1971 (n)
Kurt von Hess & Eric the Red 1 July 22, 1971 Cleveland, OH Win tournament.
Chief White Owl (2) and Luis Martinez 1 August 1971 (n)
Title vacated.
Mitsu Arakawa and Yoshino Sato 1 January 19, 1972 Buffalo, New York Defeated Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi in a tournament final.
Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi 1 March 1972 (n)
Don and Johnny Fargo 2 May 11, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio
Dominic DeNucci and Tony Parisi 2 May 1972 (n)
Don and Johnny Fargo 3 May 24, 1972 Buffalo, New York
Wahoo McDaniel and White Owl (3) 1 August 1972 (n) Cleveland, Ohio Sometime after August 14, 1972.
Don Fargo & Johnny Fargo 4 September 15, 1972 (n) Still champion as of November 2, 1972.
Luis Martinez (2) and Tony Parisi (3) 1 December 1972 (n) Cincinnati, Ohio
Johnny Powers (2) and Jacques Rougeau 1 May 2, 1973 Buffalo, New York Defeated The Love Brothers (Hartford and Reginald Love) in a tournament final.
Geeto Mongol (2) & J.B. Psycho 1 May 1973 (n)
Fred Curry & Luis Martinez (3) 1 June 30, 1973 (n)
Kurt Von Hess (2) and Karl Von Schotz 1 May 1974 (n) Also held NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version).
Title retired when the NWF closed in 1974.
IWA World Tag Team Championship
The Mongols
(Geeto (3) & Bolo)
1 February 1975
Title held up after a match against Dino Bravo & Gino Brito in April 1975.
The Mongols
(Geeto (4) & Bolo)
2 April 21, 1975 Winston-Salem, NC Defeat Soul Patrol
(Thunderbolt Patterson & Ernie Ladd).

Johnny Powers (3) & Nelson Royal 1 December 16, 1975 No longer listed as champions as of February 1976.
Kurt von Hess (3) & Karl von Stroheim 1 March 19, 1976 Sometime after January 21, 1976, possibly a phantom switch or defeat Pez Whatley & Bruiser Banks for the vacant title.
Bulldog Brower & Mighty Igor 1 August 11, 1976 Hickory, NC
Hartford Love & Dizzy McShane 1 September 10, 1976 Sometime after August 29, 1976.
Bulldog Brower (2) & Johnny Powers (4) 1 September 19, 1976
Rip Tyler & Buzz Tyler 1 January 22, 1977 Gastonia, NC
Johnny Powers (5) & Nick DeCarlo 1 April 23, 1977 Gastonia, NC Sometime after March 7, 1977; still champions as of May 27, 1977.

See also

References

  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. Tanabe, Hisaharu. "N.W.F. North American Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
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