Title History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Garza Lozano and Jack Purdin | 1 | November 26, 1945 | ||
| Paul Stanlee & Jack Welch | 1 | April 1948 | ||
| Mike Chacoma and Red Roberts | 1 | June 29, 1948 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Roy Welch. |
| Tex Riley and Herb Welch | 1 | November 23, 1948 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Wild Bill Canny and Carlos Rodriguez Cortez | 1 | February 11, 1949 | ||
| Wild Bill Canny (2) and Buddy Knox | 1 | December 8, 1949 | ||
| Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) and Roy Welch | 1 | August 3, 1950 | ||
| Masked Batt (Danny Dusek) and Finis Hall | 1 | November 15, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Eddie Gossett (2) and Tex Riley | 1 | December 21, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Ray Piret and Herb Welch (2) | 1 | July 1951 | ||
| Eduardo Perez and Red Roberts (2) | 1 | July 12, 1951 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Les Welch, subbing for Piret. |
| Ray Piret (2) and Tex Riley (2) | 1 | November 1951 | ||
| Pat O'Brien and Karl Kowalski | 1 | December 18, 1951 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Henry Harrell and Rex Mobley | 1 | April 1952 | ||
| Golden Hawk and Johnny Kostas | 1 | April 17, 1952 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Herb (3) and Roy Welch (3) | 1 | September 1952 | ||
| Al and John Smith | 1 | September 1953 | ||
| Jim Austeri and Tiny Mills | 1 | June 26, 1956 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Geno and Leo Garibaldi. |
| Don and Luke Fields | 1 | April 1959 | ||
| Don and Jackie Fargo | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Tex Riley (3) and Len Rossi | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Title vacated | July 1959 | |||
| John Smith (2) and Tosh Togo | 1 | October 28, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | Defeated Bobby and Don Fields in a tournament final. |
| Bobby and Don Fields (2) | 1 | November 11, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
1 | January 1960 | ||
| Bobby and Don Fields (3) | 2 | February 22, 1960 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Great Bolo and Joe McCarthy | 1 | April 20, 1960 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 1 | June 1961 | ||
| Tex Riley (4) and Len Rossi | 2 | June 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 2 | July 1961 | ||
| Tex Riley (5) and Len Rossi | 3 | August 22, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 3 | September 5, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tex Riley (6) and Len Rossi | 4 | September 16, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 4 | September 23, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (2) and Lester Welch (2) | 1 | October 17, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 5 | November 28, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (3)and Lester Welch (2) | 2 | November 30, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 6 | February 1962 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (4) and Lester Welch (3) | 3 | February 12, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 7 | March 31, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Mike Clancy and Lester Welch (4) | 1 | April 19, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 8 | July 1962 | ||
| Don and Luke Fields (Bobby Fields) | 1 | July 9, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
1 | August 27, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (5) | 1 | October 15, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
2 | October 22, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (5) and Tex Riley (7) | 1 | November 13, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
3 | November 27, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ray Andrews and Eric Pomeroy (Stan Pulaski) | 3 | December 3, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
4 | January 21, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don and Luke Fields | 2 | February 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
5 | February 20, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Gino and Tony Calza | 1 | April 9, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 1 | May 13, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (6) and Mario Milano (1) | 1 | November 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ivan Malenkov and Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | December 5, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (7) and Mario Milano (2) | 2 | December 26, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Malenkov leaves the area and does not appear for a scheduled defense. |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 2 | January 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (2) | 1 | January 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (8) and The Masked Rebel (Sonny Fargo) | 1 | March 17, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (3) | 2 | January 31, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (9) and Sonny Fargo | 2 | April 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (4) | 3 | April 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don and Jackie Fargo (10) | 2 | May 26, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (5) | 4 | June 9, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano (3) and Len Rossi | 1 | June 23, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
2 | September 22, 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Mitsu Hirai and Tojo Yamamoto (6) | 1 | December 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Frankie Cain and Mike Clancy | 1 | July 13, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (7) | 5 | July 27, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (11) and Len Rossi (2) | 1 | September 10, 1965 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
| Tor Kamata and Tojo Yamamoto (7) | 1 | October 2, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (12) and Len Rossi (3) | 2 | October 19, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Mysterious Medics | 1 | November 25, 1965 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 1965 | Titles vacated and a tournament ordered after a controversial finish in a match against Kanji Inoki (Antonio Inoki) and Hiro Matsuda. | ||
| Mario Milano (3) and Len Rossi (4) | 2 | January 11, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | Won a three-team tournament, defeating The Mysterious Medics and Inoki & Matsuda. |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (8) | 6 | February 9, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano and Len Rossi (5) | 3 | February 15, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Great Higami and Tojo Yamamoto (9) | 1 | June 21, 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Mario Milano (4) and Len Rossi (6) | 4 | July 1966 | ||
| The Blue Infernos | 1 | October 29, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano (4) and Len Rossi (7) | 5 | November 1966 | ||
| Corsica Joe and Chin Lee | 1 | December 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Rip and Tim Tyler | 1 | June 1967 | ||
| Billy and Jimmy Hines | 1 | June 12, 1967 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tomayo Soto and The Great Yamaha (Kantaro Hoshino) | 1 | August 1967 | ||
| Len Rossi (8) and Tomayo Soto | 1 | October 1967 | Defeated Don and Ron Carson. | |
| Title vacated | April 1968 | |||
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 1 | April 1968 | Tampa, Florida | Won a possibly fictitious tournament. |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 1 | April 25, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 2 | May 2, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 2 | May 27, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 3 | June 24, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (13) and Lou Thesz | 1 | August 13, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 4 | August 20, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (7) | 2 | September 9, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 5 | September 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
1 | October 10, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Bobby and Lee Fields | 1 | December 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
2 | January 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 3 | January 18, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
3 | January 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (4) and Johnny Walker | 1 | February 2, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
4 | February 1969 | ||
| Bill and Joe Sky | 1 | February 27, 1969 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
5 | March 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (5) and Johnny Walker | 2 | March 13, 1969 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Bob Ramstead and Johnny Walker (3) | 1 | April 28, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto. |
| Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto (10) | 1 | May 19, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sundown Kid and Johnny Walker (4) | 1 | June 9, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Long (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (11) | 2 | June 16, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker (5) | 1 | August 11, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
1 | October 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (14) and Dennis Hall (2) | 1 | October 20, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
2 | November 3, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bearcat Brown and Les Thatcher | 1 | November 10, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
3 | November 17, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (2) and Johnny Long | 1 | December 15, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
4 | December 23, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (3) and Johnny Walker (6) | 2 | January 19, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1970 | |||
| Al Greene (5) and Frank Martinez | 1 | April 6, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Bearcat Brown (2) and Len Rossi (9) | 1 | May 4, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (4) and Frank Martinez | 2 | May 18, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
1 | May 18, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (5) and Frank Martinez | 3 | July 1970 | ||
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
2 | July 27, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Walker (7) and Tojo Yamamoto (12) | 2 | August 24, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
3 | September 7, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (13) | 1 | October 1970 | Louisville, Kentucky | Guest referee was Eddie Marlin. |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (6) and Don Greene) |
5 | December 1970 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (14) | 2 | January 9, 1971 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (4) and Johnny Walker (7) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (7) and Don Greene) |
6 | 1971 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (15) | 3 | May 31, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (8) and Don Greene) |
7 | June 21, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jarrett and Jackie Fargo, subbing for Yamamoto. |
| Jerry Jarrett (3) and Jackie Fargo (15) | 1 | June 28, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Karl and Kurt Von Brauner | 1 | July 1971 | ||
| Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (5) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
1 | 1971 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (3) and Len Rossi (10) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| Norvell Austin and Sputnik Monroe | 1 | May 1972 | ||
| Karl and Kurt Von Brauner | 2 | June 1972 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
2 | 1972 | ||
| Jackie (16) and Sonny Fargo | 2 | June 17, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
3 | December 30, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi (11) and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 1972 | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
1 | December 23, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
2 | December 30, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Jarrett (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (16) | 4 | January 1973 | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
3 | February 13, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (16) and Jerry Jarrett (5) | 2 | February 20, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 1 | March 28, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (17) and Jerry Jarrett (6) | 3 | April 18, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 2 | May 9, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1973 | |||
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 3 | 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jeff Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Jerry Jarrett (7) and Johnny Marlin | 1 | June 30, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 4 | July 7, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 1 | August 15, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Lawler and Scorpion. |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
6 | September 15, 1973 | ||
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 2 | September 22, 1973 | ||
| Ron and Terry Garvin | 1 | October 9, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) |
1 | January 1974 | ||
| Charlie Fulton and Bobby Mayne | 1 | June 1974 | ||
| Ricky Gibson and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | July 1974 | ||
| Al Greene (9) and Phil Hickerson | 1 | September 1974 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett (8) and Tojo Yamamoto (17) | 5 | October 1974 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (18) | 1 | November 1974 | ||
| Al Greene (11) and Phil Hickerson | 2 | December 1974 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (3) and Tojo Yamamoto (19) | 2 | December 1974 | ||
| Eddie Marlin (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (20) | 1 | January 7, 1975 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| George Barnes and Bill Dundee | 1 | March 10, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jimmy Golden and Tojo Yamamoto (21) | 1 | May 1975 | ||
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 1 | June 16, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (18) and Mr. Wrestling (Don Greene) (6) | 1 | June 23, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 2 | July 1975 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (19)and Don Greene (7) | 2 | July 1975 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
4 | October 1975 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (4) and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | December 21, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
4 | February 1976 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (5) and Tommy Gilbert | 2 | February 1976 | ||
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee | 1 | 1976 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (4) and Playboy Frazier | 1 | April 1976 | ||
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee | 2 | 1976 | ||
| Roger Kirby and David Schultz | 1 | May 1976 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (5) and Scorpion | 1 | May 1976 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (22) and Jerry Jarrett (8) | 4 | 1976 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 1 | June 1976 | ||
| Bill Dundee (2) and Tommy Rich | 1 | June 1976 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 2 | July 1976 | ||
| Danny Little Bear and Chief Thundercloud | 1 | November 1976 | ||
| Dutch Mantel and David Schultz | 1 | December 1976 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. and Porkchop Cash | 1 | February 1977 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. (2) and Jerry Lawler (6) | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. (3) and Jerry Lawler (7) | 2 | 1977 | ||
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 3 | March 1977 | ||
| Bob Ellis and Jimmy Garvin | 1 | July 1977 | ||
| The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
1 | September 1977 | ||
| Norvell Austin and Pat Barrett | 1 | 1977 | ||
| The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
1 | October 1977 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 4 | November 28, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin and Bill Dundee (3) | 1 | December 5, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 5 | February 1978 | ||
| Bill Dundee (4) and Jerry Lawler (8) | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Jos LeDuc and Jean Louie | 1 | May 1978 | Title renamed AWA Southern Tag Team Championship upon partnership with the American Wrestling Association. The title was billed as such starting in July 1978. | |
| AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Jerry Lawler (7) and Mongolian Stomper | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Title vacated | 1978 | Title vacated after the Stomper turns on Lawler. | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
5 | September 1978 | ||
| Bill Dundee (5) and Jerry Lawler (8) | 2 | 1978 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 6 | December 18, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 1979 | |||
| Robert Fuller and Toru Tanaka | 1 | January 22, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fuller defeated Don Carson and Dennis Condrey in a tournament final. Tanaka left the ring during the match. |
| Don Carson (3) and Dennis Condrey | 1 | February 1979 | Won the title by forfeit after Fuller and Tanaka split up as a team. | |
| Bill Dundee (6) and Robert Gibson | 1 | February 26, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
1 | April 23, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (7) and Robert Fuller | 1 | May 7, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka | 1 | May 14, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (8) and Jerry Lawler (9) | 3 | June 4, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
1 | June 15, 1979 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 2 | 1979 | ||
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
2 | August 1979 | ||
| Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes | 1 | September 1979 | ||
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
3 | September 1979 | ||
| Hector Guerrero and Steve Regal | 1 | November 19, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
2 | December 2, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 3 | January 1, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
3 | January 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 1 | February 18, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
4 | February 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 2 | March 6, 1980 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| Paul Ellering and Sheik Ali Hassan | 1 | March 11, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 3 | April 1980 | ||
| Dennis Condrey (4) and David Schultz | 1 | April 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant | 1 | May 12, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 1 | May 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie (20) and Randy Fargo | 1 | June 1980 | ||
| Title vacated | June 18, 1980 | Title vacated when Jackie Fargo retired. | ||
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 2 | June 1980 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Defeated Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant. This title change may not have actually taken place. |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton | 1 | June 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Killer Karl Krupp and El Mongol | 1 | July 28, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Lucas and Paul Ellering, subbing for Morton. |
| Eddie and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | August 25, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Angel (Frank Morrell) and Sonny King | 1 | September 15, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert | 2 | September 29, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Irwin and Larry Latham | 1 | October 27, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton | 2 | November 3, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Roger Kirby and Guy Mitchell | 1 | November 24, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (7) and Tommy Rich | 2 | December 22, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
6 | February 2, 1981 | ||
| Bill Dundee (8) and Tommy Rich | 3 | February 15, 1981 | ||
| Wayne Farris and Tojo Yamamoto (23) | 1 | March 7, 1981 | Farris and Yamamoto defeated Dundee in a handicap match. Rich was unable to wrestle due to an injury. | |
| Bill Dundee (9) and Dream Machine | 1 | March 1981 | ||
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 1 | March 23, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (10) and Dream Machine | 2 | April 6, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wayne Farris and Kevin Sullivan (2) | 1 | May 25, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (11) and Jerry Lawler (11) | 4 | 1981 | ||
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 2 | 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 4 | August 1, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 3 | August 1981 | ||
| Eddie Gilbert (2) and Ricky Morton | 1 | August 31, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heartbreakers (Joey Cagle and Rocky Sortor) |
1 | September 7, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 5 | September 14, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Stan Lane and Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | September 1981 | Defeated Ricky Gibson in a handicap match. | |
| Bill Dundee (12) and Steve Keirn | 1 | November 16, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) |
1 | 1982 | Austin defeated Keirn by disqualification. All three were recognized as champions. | |
| Title vacated | 1982 | Title stripped due to controversial of the Express' title win. | ||
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | March 14, 1982 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Robert Gibson and Stan Lane in a tournament final. |
| Bill Dundee (13) and Steve Keirn | 2 | April 12, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) |
2 | May 1982 | ||
| Ron Bass and Stan Lane | 1 | July 5, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Norvell Austin and Dennis Condrey. |
| Dream Machine (3) and Jim Mitchell | 1 | August 9, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar | 2 | August 16, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Steve Keirn (3) and Terry Taylor | 1 | August 30, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (4) and Stan Lane) |
1 | October 25, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware. |
| Bobby Eaton (4) and Duke Myers | 1 | December 1982 | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (5) and Stan Lane) |
2 | December 1982 | ||
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
1 | December 27, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (6) and Stan Lane) |
3 | February 6, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Williams misses a scheduled defense. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
2 | February 7, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (7) and Stan Lane) |
4 | February 13, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) | 4 | April 4, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (8) and Stan Lane) |
5 | April 25, 1983 | ||
| Bobby Eaton (4) and Duke Myers | 2 | May 16, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (9) and Stan Lane) |
6 | June 14, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Grapplers (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) |
1 | August 8, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel and Koko Ware | 1 | September 19, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruiser Brothers (Troy Graham and Porkchop Cash) |
1 | October 3, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) |
1 | November 7, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruiser Brothers (Troy Graham and Porkchop Cash) |
2 | November 14, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (10) and Stan Lane) |
7 | November 28, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 24, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Zambuie Express win the title by forfeit, however this is disallowed and the title vacated. | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
1 | January 31, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| The Pretty Young Things (Norvell Austin and Sweet Brown Sugar) |
1 | February 6, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
2 | February 14, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (12) and Jos LeDuc | 1 | March 12, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | March 19, 1984 | Title vacated after the team split up following LeDuc and Jimmy Hart's abandonment of Lawler in a six-man tag team match against The Zambuie Express and J.J. Dillon on March 18, 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich (3) | 1 | March 26, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| Phil Hickerson and The Spoiler (Frank Morrell) | 1 | June 18, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 9, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title held up after a match against Dutch Mantel and Porkchop Cash. | |
| Phil Hickerson and The Spoiler | 2 | July 16, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Mantel and Cash in a rematch. |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) |
2 | August 13, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nightmares (Danny Davis and Ken Wayne) |
1 | August 20, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel and Tommy Rich (4) | 1 | September 15, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | October 1, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Mantel and Rich split up. | |
| King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude | 1 | October 8, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Fabulous Ones in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (11) and Steve Keirn) |
8 | October 22, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
1 | December 3, 1984 | ||
| Title vacated | January 7, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after a match against The Dirty White Boys (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) ends in a no-contest. | |
| The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
2 | January 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (12) and Steve Keirn) |
9 | February 18, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The PYT Express (Norvell Austin and Koko Ware) |
2 | April 15, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after The PYT Express use a substitute in a match against The Fabulous Ones. | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (13) ) |
10 | June 17, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
1 | June 22, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Sheepherders were stripped of the titles after they won them, however the belts were given back upon threats of a lawsuit. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (14) ) |
11 | September 5, 1985 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
2 | September 6, 1985 | Blytheville, Arkansas | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (15) ) |
12 | September 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
3 | September 16, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (16) ) |
13 | September 17, 1985 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
4 | September 1985 | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (17) ) |
14 | October 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (13) and Dutch Mantel (2) | 1 | November 11, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Austin Idol and Jerry Lawler (14) | 1 | December 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 30, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Lawler loses a "loser leaves town" match to Bill Dundee. | |
| The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
1 | January 13, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) in a tournament final. |
| The MOD Squad | 1 | March 24, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Won the title via forfeit. |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Jerry Lawler (15) | 1 | June 23, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Fire (Don Bass) and Flame (Roger Smith) | 1 | July 18, 1986 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Cousin Junior | 1 | September 1, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Bass and Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) | 1 | September 1986 | ||
| Big Bubba and Jerry Lawler (15) | 1 | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Bubba turned on Lawler after their win. | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) |
5 | November 10, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 1 | November 17, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
1 | January 5, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 2 | January 12, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
2 | January 19, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) and Pat Tanaka | 1 | February 2, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Big Bubba and Goliath | 1 | February 23, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Soul Train Jones | 1 | April 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Chick Donovan and Jack Hart | 1 | May 4, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 1, 1987 | Title vacated when Donovan left the promotion. | ||
| Mark Starr and Billy Travis (3) | 1 | June 8, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Phil Hickerson and Mr. Shima in a tournament final. |
| The Clones (Mike and Pat Kelly) |
1 | July 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 1987 | Title vacated when one of the Clones is injured. | ||
| Jeff Jarrett (4) and Billy Travis (4) | 3 | July 11, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | Defeated Badd Company in a tournament final. |
| Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka (8) ) |
1 | August 8, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) |
1 | September 14, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
3 | September 21, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) |
2 | October 3, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
4 | October 10, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
1 | October 26, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
5 | November 16, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
2 | November 22, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 27, 1987 | Title vacated when The Midnight Rockers win the AWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
| Title retired | February 1, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title retired and replaced with the CWA Tag Team Championship. | |
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