William Alfred Robinson (18 September 1938 – 3 March 2014) [3] was a British professional and catch wrestler, wrestling instructor and trainer. Hennig was also known for his muscular neck which, to this day, measures. Retired. Originally, WCW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), which had numerous member promotions. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. A no-contest in Whitewater,. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother. Sgt. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. They were noted for their distinctive all-black "street look", which, while very commonplace among today's. The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling. The following champion history features the AWA Tag. In the late 60s, O’Connor won the AWA and World Wrestling Association Tag Team Titles alongside Wilbur Snyder. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is a name used for several secondary tag team championship used by various National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) members since 1958. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. George and Robley wrestled a singles match, with George winning, and getting the belts for his team. Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura welcome us to the second edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on KSLM-TV, and they hype up an interesting show tonight, seeing Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat battling the English gentleman Sir William Regal in the main event, as well as a tag team match between AWA Tag Team Champions DJ Peterson and The Trooper vs. Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal: American Wrestling Association Tag Champions. The Complete History of the AWA World Tag Team Title Held by some of the greatest names in the history of Wrestling (1960-1991) Updates inc. 06. The team defeated Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on January 18, 1986, in a 58-minute match in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Robinson was one of the few wrestlers who was successful in several continents (Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania), winning titles in promotions. The Road Warriors, also known as the Legion of Doom, were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) and Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis). The WWE tag team championships date all the way back to 1958. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura & Steve Strong - Sam Steamboat beat John Tolos to win North American title - Missing Link Pampero Firpo beat Steve Lawler. Larry Sharpe. For years, Dennis Condrey had partnered with Bobby Eaton on the Midnight Express. It was one of the coveted tag team championships in the United States from the beginning until the late 1980s, when the AWA's talent roster was depleted by the World Wrestling. A week later, on February 22, a rematch for the held-up titles was held and. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. McDaniel pinned Bockwinkel 2. The term "world tag team championship" can apply to any world tag team championship in general or to a specific one in particular, though this often creates confusion over which tag team championship is being referenced when the term is used. WDB Tag Team Championship Minoru Fujita and Saki Maemura February 26, 2009: World-1 Heavyweight Championship Steve Corino: January 31, 2010AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Floyd Ude beat Larry Hennig. - AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee beat Hector Guerrero & Dr. 143 Jerry Lawler November 21, 1987 CWA Show: Memphis, Tennessee 52 16 — Vacated December 7, 1987 — — — —HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT AWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Title Belt 2mm & 4mm Thickness Plates Available This listing is for a beautiful well made Wrestling Championship Belt Comes with Brass & Zinc Very well manufactured, strong material and hardware Will last you for years to come ManufacturedThe Heenan Family was a stable of wrestlers managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beginning in the 1970s. AWA World Tag Team Championship. 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The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and the AWA International Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne split from the National Wrestling Alliance and continued to be prominently featured until the promotion was shuttered in 1991. Barney William Irwin (born September 17, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. Popular Quizzes Today. Alan West. 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Kevin Kelly & Jerry Saggs Wahoo McDaniel vs. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. Vachon started his career as an amateur wrestler, participating in the 1948 Summer. hide this ad. The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels was a tag team specialist when he entered WWE in 1988. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. When the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club operated by Verne Gagne withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in May 1960, Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills were the recognized. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. Curt Hennig Baron Von Raschke vs. Every Major Tag Team Championship Design In 2023, Ranked Worst To Best. The team was a quick success. The team's first feud was against the Midnight Rockers, whom they defeated for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19, 1988. 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Greg was originally dq’ed for tossing Ray over the top rope, but Ray assaulted Greg after the match and earned a via dq of his. WWE Hall of Famers Scott "Razor Ramon" Hall and "Mr. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. AWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; NWA Tag Team titles w/Danny Dominion; Steel Domain Wrestling Television title; Winner of the 2001 IWA Mid South Sweet Science 16;. In addition to teaming with Gagne, Mad Dog received several title shots against AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. 00. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one half of the tag team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. In 2010, the titles were unified with SmackDown’s tag-team titles, and since WWE follows the history of the SmackDown titles, the World Tag Team Championship side of the belts was abandoned. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. He was the older brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon. Most reigns. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Magnificent Mimi Brad Rheingans defeated Iron Sheik Jay Strongbow Jr defeated Mike Enos Reported Attendance: 1,117. PWF Tag Team Championship (1. Curt and Scott were short-lived champions as they dropped the tag team titles by countout to Playboy Buddy Rose and Pretty Boy Doug Sommers on May 17 th, 1986 in Hammond, Indiana thanks to interference by Colonel DeBeers. During 1972, he took on the now well-known nickname of "The Crippler" after he dropped the bombs away onto the leg of Dick Beyer, who was working as Doctor X, helplessly tied up in the ropes. AWA Championship Match Verne Gagne vs. By order. 1954. p. 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(December 21, 1961 – June 30, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, better known by his ring names, The Trooper and The Patriot. - AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson - US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair - Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard - The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill . $449. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura when Brunzell pinned Adonis Sheik Adnan defeated Mad Dog Vachon with help from Jerry Blackwell Hulk Hogan defeated Jerry Blackwell COR in 16:00 when Blackwell walked back to the dressing room- Non Title Death Match: Flying Redheads, Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon - Bill Watts beat Blackjack Lanza by DQ - Bodyslam Challenge Match: Man Mountain Mike beat Luke Graham - Larry Hennig beat Billy Howard. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. Tom Zenk vs. After a lengthy World Tag Team Championship run in AWA, the duo jumped ship to WWE in 1981, where they’d continue the act. fandom. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. Raymond Louis Heenan (November 1, 1944 – September 17, 2017) was an American professional wrestling manager, color commentator, and wrestler. Asia Tag Team Championship. Live event. - Mike George & Bob Sweetan become the first ever Mid-South Tag Team Champions. Jannetty is widely known for his tenure as half of tag team The Rockers, in which he partnered with Shawn Michaels. Dundee and Lawler ventured to the American Wrestling Association in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice. The title was abandoned in 1987 when the CWA was renamed the Championship Wrestling Association, and the. Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. 1/20/89 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium TV. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his. - AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase) - Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr. 6/24/88 – New Haven, CT AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. Founded by promoter Steve Neilson in 2002, it is a Utah-based wrestling promotion that promotes events in the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern. The Road Warriors debuted in Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1983, and quickly stood out to fans with their unique look and powerhouse style. Nine months later, Hogan would. The CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). Debut. Somers spent many years in the AWA, but has periodically appeared in numerous other promotions throughout his career, including Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, WWE and WCW. xx. The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007, where he won. 6/6/61 – Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene. On the June 9th, 1973 card at the Amphitheatre, Bockwinkel and Stevens managed to retain their AWA tag team titles against Wahoo McDaniel and Dick the Bruiser. Hughes with a torture rack on Killer, and a second rope splash gets three at 13:05. He worked in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s as part of a tag team with "Playboy" Buddy Rose, managed by Sherri Martel, and twice held the AWA. 1972) All-Star Wrestling Omaha (xx. Hennig/Zenk/Zumhofe, Freebirds int. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from roughly 1975–1985 and also had a successful team with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel that wreaked havoc in Tennessee. They dominated the tag team scene there until Condrey signed with. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) in a triple threat match to retain the titles - Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title . Unit price / per . For their time together, they were WWWF Tag Team Champions three times for over a year combined. Martel and Santana came up. Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association”) (CWA) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) 12: 1996 — Paul Boesch: Commentating and promoting: Posthumous inductee; promoted the Houston, Texas territory of National Wrestling Alliance: 13: 1996McDaniel and Bruiser defeated Superstar Graham and Ernie Ladd on May 25th, 1973 to earn a shot against AWA tag team champions Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. No Time Limit: AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon defeated Flying Redheads Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons in a 2/3 falls match The Crusher defeated Luke Graham in 9:00 Dr X defeated Joe Scarpello in 16:10 Blackjack Lanza defeated Bob Windham in 17:50 Lars Anderson defeated Buddy Smith in 11:55. billed weight. Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. Fabulous Ones defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors The Crusher no contest Mr. Raschke was a three-year letterman with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers wrestling team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. INACTIVE xx. - Greg Gagne & Tito Santana beat AWA Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura by DQ - Mad Dog Vachon beat Nick Bockwinkel by DQ - John Studd beat Dino Bravo - Handicap Match:. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. Although remembered as the first AWA Tag Team champions, Kowalski's team with Tiny Mills, dubbed Murder Incorporated, worked all over the world, touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Mills' native Canada. Current Champions Seth Rollins (WWE Raw). Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. Stafford takes time off for personal reasons; Mull may win a tournament to replace her; Daisy Mae & Golden Venus are billed as champions in West Virginia in 53-03. The AWA Midwest tag team titles were created in 1967. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed (as was the Southern Heavyweight Championship, also previously an NWA title) the AWA. AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Pedro Morales & Peter Maivia when Duncum pinned Maivia at 15:46 Angelo Mosca defeated Jim Brunzell Billy Francis drew Roger Kirby 20:00 Super Destroyer defeated Jan Nelson via pin. The Super Destroyers is a professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Doug Stahl and A. 01960-05-18. AWA Tag Team Championship/Champion history. The High Flyers will be honored at the upcoming CAC Reunion with a tag team wrestling award! Greg and Jim share many great stories about their time working together, as well as their thoughts on Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Verne Gagne, the AWA’s legacy, and much more! Make sure to check out Jim’s book “MatLands”, which is. 1/22/77 – Davenport TV Roger Kirby defeated Tom Demarco. Give Quiz Kudos. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. xx. By Ethan Schlabaugh. 06. The duo originally found success during the mid-to-late 1980s under the moniker of The Midnight Rockers, becoming two-time AWA World Tag Team Champions and winning various regional titles. 2/13/88 – CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (Minot, ND) The Nasty Boys vs. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant in a 2/3 falls match 1 Johnny Valiant pinned Bruiser at 8:03 after Jimmy Valiant hit Bruiser with a foreign object from behind 2 Bruiser pinned Johnny Valiant at 5:07 3 Crusher pinned Jimmy Valiant in 5:43 Pampero Firpo defeated Baron Von. 64 Questions. Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. Notable Tag Teams in the WWA. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. Named as the No. AWA Unified World. The duo originally found success during the mid-to-late 1980s under the moniker of The Midnight Rockers, becoming two-time AWA World Tag Team Champions and winning various regional titles. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell in this AWA Wrestling match for the AWA Tag Team Championship. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. For the next few months, the two teams battled several times with Bastien and Crusher holding on to the AWA tag team titles. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Most reigns. Champions - Society X (Outpatient and Soul Killer) Society X defeated the makeshift trident team of Slapshot and Blue Tiger to become the new AWA Tag Team Champions. Redeem Gift Card. Ken was unable to defend the tag team titles so the AWA stripped Patera and Rheingans of the belts on September 18th, 1989. Published Sep 18, 2023. The group's gimmick was the so-called. May 18, 1960. AWA #23 Page #2. The Road Warriors made their TV debut on June 11th, 1983. Mary's. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs. They beat Doug Somers and Buddy Rose for the AWA Tag Team Championship and The Midnight Rockers sat on top as the most popular team in the promotion. He is also known for his gimmick as a loud, violent cowboy who wanted to fight everybody, which he further emphasized by appearing in. MEX; Carol Cook & Ruth Boatcallie are billed as NWA world champions in Tennessee and Alabama in 53-09 but lose to Byers & Mull on 53-12-14 in Birmingham, AL. Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. 'The Silence of the Lambs' Start to Finish. 2/18/73 – St Paul, MN @ the Civic Auditorium. Nachdem die AWA nach ihrer Gründung im Mai 1960 zunächst weiterhin die NWA World Tag Team Champions als World Champions anerkannt hatte, zog sie diese Anerkennung drei Monate später zurück und erklärte Murder Incorporated (Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills) als erste AWA World Tag Team Champions. Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW-Zero, formerly known as American Professional Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a. Status: inactive. The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. Art Crews & Jerry. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. The team usually consisted of three wrestlers, although in different situations and points in its history, just two performed under the Freebirds name. Features clips the following matches: Jimmy Garvin and St. In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Hughes fights off a double-team from Killer and Bloom. Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. 1966 in Chicago, Illinois but continue to be recognized in other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chicago thereafter). 1999 - xx. Over the course of his ten-year career, Wilkes wrestled for the American Wrestling Association, the Global Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro. In the subsequent rematch on March 13th, 1976 in Indianapolis, Ox Baker and Chuck The Monster O'Connor defeated Crusher and Bruiser to capture the held up WWA tag team titles. Verne also cut deals behind the scenes to add cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Denver to the growing AWA territory. Not letting the disappointment get the best of them they worked in Birmingham and Memphis over the summer becoming AWA Southern Tag Team Champions. INACTIVE 02. ". The team worked for Central States Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Continental Championship Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Fredrick Marty Jannetty (February 3, 1960) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as part of the tag team The Rockers with partner Shawn Michaels, and later as a singles competitor. Midnight Rockers defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers via DQ Jimmy Snuka no contest Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ Scott Hall drew Ninja Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine Leon White defeated Boris Zhukov Reported Attendance: 800. Retired. The sought after duo was of course the AWA tag team champions, The Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. It lasted from 1980 through 1983. On January 20th, 1972 in Denver, Colorado, Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Red Bastien and The Crusher to capture the AWA World Tag Team Titles. St. Saito Nick Bockwinkel defeated Curt Hennig Billy Robinson drew Steve Regal Jim Garvin defeated Tom Zenk. The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship is any of a group of professional wrestling tag team championship titles in the National Wrestling Alliance . Billy Riley [2] Debut. Many years later, Ramon and Perfect feuded in the WWF. Greg did have a successful tag team career with Jumping Jim Brunzell as the High Flyers. 1960 - xx. " Stevens and Patterson had two runs holding the NWA World Tag Team title and one run with the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 29, 35, 43, 50 Genesis . O nce Tito departed, Rick took Santana's spot in the AWA pecking order. 2012. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. Jim Brunzell defeated Big K via disqualification 15:45. In 1996, Dale Gagner, calling himself Dale "Gagne. Initially, he formed a devastating team with Ray “The Crippler” Stevens and the duo went on to become three-time AWA World Tag Team champions, holding the title belts for a combined 3 1/2 years between 1971-1975.