Title History
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
(n) signifies that a title change happened no later than the date listed.
Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
---|---|---|---|---|
NWA American Tag Team Championship | ||||
The Internationals (Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner) |
1 | January 1967 | Won a tournament to become the first champions. | |
Fritz and Waldo Von Erich | 1 | February 21, 1967 | Dallas, Texas | |
Brute Bernard and Mike Paidousis | 1 | August 1967 | ||
Fritz and Waldo Von Erich | 2 | September 11, 1967 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Brute Bernard and Mike Paidousis | 2 | October 3, 1967 | ||
Gary Hart and The Spoiler | 1 | October 23, 1967 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Billy Red Lyons and Fritz Von Erich (3) | 1 | January 30, 1968 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 (2) and Spoiler #2) |
1 | April 22, 1968 | Fort Worth, Texas | Spoiler #2 lost a match to Apollo on May 17, 1968 and unmasked as Smasher Sloan. |
Gary Hart and The Spoiler (3) | 2 | 1968 | Sloan gave his half of the title to Hart and left the area. | |
Grizzly Smith and Fritz Von Erich (4) | 1 | July 19, 1968 | Houston, Texas | |
Gary Hart and The Spoiler (4) | 3 | September 10, 1968 | Dallas, Texas | |
Dan Miller and Fritz Von Erich (5) | 1 | December 17, 1969 | Dallas, Texas | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. |
Fred Curry and Fritz Von Erich (6) | 1 | March 1969 | Miller was injured by Johnny Valentine and replaced by Curry. | |
Title vacated in 1969 after Curry was also injured by Johnny Valentine. | ||||
Wahoo McDaniel and Thunderbolt Patterson | 1 | June 27, 1969 | Houston, Texas | Won a tournament. |
Dusty Rhodes and Baron Von Raschke | 1 | 1969 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Wahoo McDaniel and Thunderbolt Patterson | 2 | August 1969 | ||
Title vacated in 1969. | ||||
Boris Malenko and Lord Charles Montagne | 1 | September 1969 (n) | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
Title vacated in 1970. | ||||
Killer Karl Kox and Mike York | 1 | August 1970 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
The Outlaws (Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes (2)) |
1 | 1970 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
George Scott and Tim Woods | 1 | December 15, 1970 | Dallas, Texas | |
Bronko Lubich and Chris Markoff | 1 | August 1971 (n) | ||
Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Johnny Valentine | 1 | September 1971 (n) | ||
Bronko Lubich and Chris Markoff | 2 | 1971 | ||
Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Johnny Valentine (2) | 2 | 1971 | ||
Thunderbolt Patterson (3) and Toru Tanaka | 1 | July 19, 1971 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Thunderbolt Patterson (4)and Johnny Valentine (3) | 1 | January 1972 (n) | Tanaka gave his half of the title to Valentine. | |
Dean Ho and Fritz Von Erich (7) | 1 | January 25, 1972 | Dallas, Texas | |
Brute Bernard (3) and Missouri Mauler | 1 | 1972 | ||
Mark Lewin and The Spoiler (5) | 1 | 1973 | ||
Jose Lothario and Ivan Putski | 1 | March 1973 (n) | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
Black Gordman and Goliath | 1 | August 8, 1973 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Jose Lothario (2) and Mil Máscaras | 1 | 1973 | ||
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan) |
1 | 1973 | Houston, Texas | |
Tex McKenzie and Ken Patera | 1 | July 22, 1974 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
The Blackjacks | 2 | 1974 | ||
Tex McKenzie (2) and Johnny Valentine (4) | 1 | September 23, 1974 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Title vacated in 1974 and became inactive. | ||||
David and Kevin Von Erich | 1 | October 1978 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk. |
Mark Lewin and The Spoiler (5) | 2 | February 19, 1979 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
El Halcón and Jose Lothario (3) | 1 | June 1, 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
Gino Hernandez and El Gran Markus | 1 | July 20, 1979 | ||
El Halcón (2) and Jose Lothario (3) | 2 | September 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
Gino Hernandez and El Gran Markus | 2 | December 14, 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
El Halcón (3) and Jose Lothario (5) | 3 | December 28, 1979 | Houston, Texas | |
Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada | 1 | January 11, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
Tiger Conway, Jr. and Jose Lothario (6) | 1 | March 14, 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada | 2 | June 23, 1980 | Amarillo, Texas | |
Title held up on June 24, 1980 after a match against Kerry and Kevin Von Erich in Amarillo, Texas. | ||||
Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada | 3 | July 1, 1980 | Amarillo, Texas | Defeated Kevin and Kerry Von Erich in a rematch. |
El Halcón (4) and Kevin Von Erich (2) | 1 | August 1980 | Dallas, Texas | |
Gino Hernandez (3) and Gary Young | 1 | October 1980 | Houston, Texas | |
Bruiser Brody and Kerry Von Erich | 1 | January 11, 1981 | Dallas, Texas | |
Title vacated in May 1981 when Brody left the area. | ||||
Brian Blair and Al Madril | 1 | June 1981 | Won a tournament. | |
Killer Tim Brooks and Armand Hussein | 1 | September 1981 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Terry Orndorff and Kerry Von Erich (2) | 1 | October 25, 1981 | Dallas, Texas | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. |
Al Madril (2) and Kerry Von Erich (3) | 1 | 1982 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |
King Kong Bundy and Bugsy McGraw | 1 | April 11, 1982 | Dallas, Texas | |
Kerry (4) and Kevin Von Erich (3) | 1 | July 5, 1982 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
King Kong Bundy (2) and Bill Irwin | 1 | September 12, 1982 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes) |
1 | November 26, 1982 | Dallas, Texas | |
Bruiser Brody (2) and Kerry Von Erich (5) | 2 | June 17, 1983 | Dallas, Texas | |
Title vacated in 1983 when Brody was injured. | ||||
Bulldog Brower and Roddy Piper | 1 | October 1983 | Detroit, Michigan | Won a tournament. |
The Super Destroyers Super Destroyer #1 and Super Destroyer #2) |
1 | October 1983 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
Brian Adias and King Parsons | 1 | December 25, 1983 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Super Destroyers | 2 | January 30, 1984 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Rock 'N Soul (King Parsons (2) and Buck Zumhofe) |
1 | May 6, 1984 | Irving, Texas | |
The Super Destroyers | 3 | May 19, 1984 | San Antonio, Texas | Rock 'N Soul unmasked The Super Destroyers after the match, revealing them to be Bill and Scott Irwin. |
Rock 'N Soul (King Parsons (3) and Buck Zumhofe (2) ) |
2 | July 4, 1984 | Fort Worth, Texas | Parsons defeated Bill Irwin in a singles match. |
The Long Riders (Bill and Scott Irwin) |
4 | September 28, 1984 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
1 | October 22, 1984 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) |
1 | January 11, 1985 | Dallas, Texas | |
Title held up on March 8, 1985 in Dallas, Texas due to interference from Midnight Express manager Jim Cornette. | ||||
The Fantastics | 2 | May 6, 1985 | Irving, Texas | Defeated The Midnight Express in a 2-ring match despite one of the Midnight Express pinning one of the Fantastics. The count by NWA referee Rick Hazzard ended just before a count by WCCW referee David Manning with a Fantastic pinning the other Midnight Express member started. This match appears on "The Triumphs and Tragedies of World Class Championship Wrestling" DVD from WWE Home Video. |
Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez (4) | 1 | June 24, 1985 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Title held up after a match against Kerry and Kevin Von Erich, on September 13, 1985 in Dallas, Texas, results in a double disqualification. | ||||
Kerry (6) and Kevin Von Erich (4) | 2 | September 20, 1985 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez in a rematch. |
Title held up after a match against Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez, on October 18, 1985 in Dallas, Texas. | ||||
Chris Adams (2)and Gino Hernandez (5) | 2 | November 28, 1985 | Dallas, Texas | Defeated Kerry and Kevin Von Erich in a rematch. |
Title vacated in 1986 when Adams and Hernandez split. WCCW left the NWA in the second half of the year, becoming the World Class Wrestling Association. | ||||
WCWA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer | 1 | September 1, 1986 | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated Chris Adams and Lance Von Erich in a tournament final to become the first WCWA World Tag Team Champions. |
Dingo Warrior and Lance Von Erich | 1 | November 17, 1986 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Brian Adias (2) and Al Madril | 1 | December 1, 1986 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
The Fantastics | 3 | March 4, 1987 | Lubbock, Texas | |
Title held up after a match against The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) on April 6, 1987 in Fort Worth, Texas. | ||||
The Fantastics | 4 | May 4, 1987 | Lubbock, Texas | Defeated The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs in a rematch. |
Eric Embry and Frank Lancaster | 1 | June 26, 1987 | Dallas, Texas | |
Shaun and Steve Simpson | 1 | August 7, 1987 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Brian Adias and Frank Lancaster (2) | 1 | September 12, 1987 | Fort Worth, Texas | Defeated Shaun Simpson and Skip Young. |
Kerry (7) and Kevin Von Erich (5) | 3 | October 20, 1987 | Shreveport, Louisiana | |
Iceman Parsons (4) and Terry Taylor | 1 | 1988 | ||
Kerry (8) and Kevin Von Erich (6) | 4 | July 1, 1988 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu and Samu) |
1 | August 12, 1988 | Dallas, Texas | |
Steve Cox and Michael Hayes (2) | 1 | September 16, 1988 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Samoan Swat Team | 2 | September 19, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Steve Cox and Michael Hayes (3) | 2 | October 15, 1988 | Dallas, Texas | |
The Samoan Swat Team | 3 | October 17, 1988 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Kerry (9) and Kevin Von Erich (7) | 5 | February 1989 | Title awarded when The Samoan Swat Team left the promotion. | |
Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden | 1 | February 17, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | Won the title by disqualification. |
Jeff Jarrett and Kerry Von Erich (10) | 1 | March 12, 1989 | Fort Worth, Texas | |
Cactus Jack and Super Zodiac II | 1 | May 19, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | |
Jeff Jarrett (2) and Mil Máscaras (2) | 1 | June 9, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | |
Robert Fuller (2) and Brian Lee | 1 | June 23, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | |
Matt Borne and Jeff Jarrett (3) | 1 | June 30, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | |
Scott Braddock and Cactus Jack (2) | 1 | August 4, 1989 | Dallas, Texas | |
Title renamed the USWA Tag Team Championship in late 1989, with the WCWA closing shortly thereafter. |
Read more about this topic: WCWA World Tag Team Championship
Famous quotes containing the words title and/or history:
“One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to the place where he arose.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes, 1:4-5.
Ernest Hemingway took the title The Sun Also Rises (1926)
“[Men say:] Dont you know that we are your natural protectors? But what is a woman afraid of on a lonely road after dark? The bears and wolves are all gone; there is nothing to be afraid of now but our natural protectors.”
—Frances A. Griffin, U.S. suffragist. As quoted in History of Woman Suffrage, vol. 4, ch. 19, by Susan B. Anthony and Ida Husted Harper (1902)