NWA Americas Tag Team Championship
NWA Americas Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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Date established | February, 1964 | ||||||||||
Date retired | December 26, 1982 | ||||||||||
Promotion | NWA Hollywood Wrestling | ||||||||||
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The NWA Americas Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Hollywood Wrestling based out of Los Angeles, California.
The championship began as the WWA World Tag Team Championship for Worldwide Wrestling Associates in 1964.[1] However, when WWA became an NWA affiliate on October 1, 1968, its name was changed to NWA Hollywood Wrestling and the title was renamed the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship in January 1969. The title served as the top tag team championship in the promotion until 1979 when it was relegated to serve as a secondary tag title since the company created its own regional version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. The championship lasted until the promotion closed on December 26, 1982.[2]
Title history
Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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WWA World Tag Team Championship | ||||
Édouard Carpentier and Ernie Ladd | 1 | February 1, 1964 | San Bernardino, California | Previously WWA International Television Tag Team Championship. |
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) |
1 | February 27, 1964 | Bakersfield, California | |
Torres Brothers (Alberto and Ramon Torres) |
1 | April 28, 1964 | Long Beach, California | |
The Destroyer and Hard Boiled Haggerty | 1 | July 30, 1964 | Bakersfield, California | |
Freddie Blassie and Mr. Moto | 1 | October 27, 1964 | Long Beach, California | |
The Destroyer (2) and Hard Boiled Haggerty (2) | 2 | November 3, 1964 | Long Beach, California | |
Édouard Carpentier (2) and Bob Ellis | 1 | December 9, 1964 | Los Angeles, California | |
Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim | 1 | March 8, 1965 | Pedro Morales & Luis Hernandez defeat the Von Stroheims on April 24, 1965 in San Bernardino, California, but the Von Stroheims defend the title in Los Angeles, California on the following day. | |
The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) |
1 | May 13, 1965 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Kentuckians (Luke Brown and Grizzly Smith) |
1 | August 8, 1965 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Assassins (Jody Hamilton & Tom Renesto) |
2 | September 7, 1965 | Long Beach, California | |
The Kentuckians (Luke Brown and Grizzly Smith) |
2 | September 14, 1965 | Long Beach, California | This title change was repeated two days later in Bakersfield, California. |
Luke Graham and Gorilla Monsoon | 1 | November 23, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
El Mongol and Gorilla Monsoon (2) | 1 | January 23, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Luke Graham and Moondog Mayne. |
Thunderbolt Patterson and Alberto Torres (2) | 1 | February 9, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
Buddy Austin and El Mongol (2) | 1 | April 18, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
Luis Hernandez and Pedro Morales | 1 | June 24, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
El Shereef and Hard Boiled Haggerty (3) | 1 | October 28, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
Mark Lewin and Pedro Morales (2) | 1 | December 10, 1966 | Los Angeles, California | |
El Shereef (2) and Hard Boiled Haggerty (4) | 2 | January 3, 1967 | ||
Pedro Morales (3) and Ricky Romero | 1 | February 10, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
Mike DiBiase and Killer Karl Kox | 1 | May 19, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
Kim Il and Mr. Moto (2) | 1 | June 18, 1967 | ||
Pedro Morales (4) and Ricky Romero (2) | 2 | June 29, 1967 | ||
Mike DiBiase (2) and Karl Gotch | 1 | June 30, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
Title Held up on September 13, 1967 in Bakersfield, California after a match against Pedro Morales & Victor Rivera. | ||||
Pedro Morales (5) and Victor Rivera | 1 | July 29, 1967 | San Bernardino, California | Wins the rematch. |
Mike DiBiase (3) and Karl Gotch (2) | 2 | August 5, 1967 | San Bernardino, California | |
Pedro Morales (6) and Victor Rivera (2) | 2 | September 2, 1967 | ||
Buddy Austin (2) and Fred Blassie (2) | 1 | September 20, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
Pedro Morales (7) and Antonio Pugliese | 1 | December 1, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
Buddy Austin & Fred Blassie (3) | 2 | December 15, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Medics (I & II) |
1 | May 4, 1968 | Los Angeles, California | |
Title becomes known as the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship on January 1969 after the promotion joined the National Wrestling Alliance on October 1, 1968 with Los Medicos' title reign carrying over. | ||||
NWA Americas Tag Team Championship | ||||
Fred Blassie (4) & Crybaby Cannon | 1 | November 7, 1968 | Bakersfield, California | |
The Medics (I & II) |
2 | December 1968 | ||
Paul Jones and Nelson Royal | 1 | January 24, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman and Pepper Gomez | 1 | February 7, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Black Angels | 1 | March 15, 1969 | San Bernardino, California | |
Alfonso Dantés and Mil Máscaras | 1 | April 3, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | Repeated on April 5, 1969 in San Bernardino, California as WWA title (Black Angels may have regained on April 4, 1969. |
Black Gordman (2) and Bull Ramos | 1 | May 14, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
Alfonso Dantés (2) and Francisco Flores | 1 | May 21, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (3) & Chris Markoff | 1 | June 11, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
Mil Mascaras (2) & Alfonso Dantés (3) | 2 | July 5, 1969 | San Bernardino, California | |
Black Gordman (4) and Bull Ramos (2) | 2 | July 24, 1969 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Medics (I & II) |
3 | August 30, 1969 | San Bernardino, CA | |
Title vacated on October 1969 when Medico #2 is forced to leave for Mexico. | ||||
Don Carson and Great Kojika | 1 | October 1969 | Sometime after October 17, 1969. | |
Pepe Lopez and El Medico (4) | 1 | December 1, 1969 | Ventura, California | Carson & Kojika defend the title against Medico & Lopez on December 13, 1969 in California (or the newspaper mistakenly reports as such). |
Fred Blassie (5) and Don Carson (2) | 1 | January 16, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | |
Title vacated on March 25, 1970 when Blassie and Carson split up. | ||||
Pantera Negra and Tony Rocco | 1 | April 8, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Karl Helsinger and Kinji Shibuya in a 8 man tournament final to win the vacant title. |
Great Kojika (2) and John Tolos | 1 | June 12, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | |
Pantera Negra (2) and Tony Rocco (2) | 2 | June 20, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | |
Great Kojika (3) and John Tolos (2) | 2 | July 1970 | ||
Pantera Negra (3) and Tony Rocco (3) | 3 | July 15, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (4) and Rocky Montero | 1 | August 8, 1970 | San Bernardino, California | |
Rocky Johnson and Earl Maynard | 1 | September 9, 1970 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Medics (I (5) & II (4)) |
4 | September 17, 1970 | Bakersfield, California | |
Black Gordman (5) and Goliath | 1 | October 10, 1970 | Bakersfield, California | |
The Medics (I (6) & II (5)) |
5 | October 27, 1970 | San Diego, California | |
Black Gordman (6) and Goliath (2) | 2 | November 26, 1970 | Bakersfield, California | Medicos are billed as Pacific Coast champions on December 5, 1970 in San Bernardino, California. |
Mil Máscaras (2) and Ray Mendoza | 1 | January 15, 1971 | Bakersfield, California | |
Black Gordman (7) and Goliath (3) | 3 | January 29, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Masa Saito and Kinji Shibuya | 1 | May 07, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (8) and Goliath (4) | 4 | May 21, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Masa Saito (2) and Kinji Shibuya (2) | 2 | August 27, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (9) and Goliath (5) | 5 | September 10, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Salvador Lothario and Pantera Negra (3) | 1 | October 13, 1971 | ||
Masa Saito (3) and Kinji Shibuya (3) | 3 | November 19, 1971 | Los Angeles, California | |
Earl Maynard (3) and Frankie Laine | 1 | December 7, 1971 | San Diego, California | |
Masa Saito (4) and Kinji Shibuya (4) | 4 | December 14, 1971 | San Diego, California | In Bakersfield, California Shibuya & Saito lose to La Pantera Negra & Salvador Lothario on December 9, 1971 and regain on December 16, 1971. |
Dory Dixon and Earl Maynard (3) | 1 | January 28, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Goliath (6) and Kinji Shibuya (5) | 1 | March 1, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Dory Dixon (2) and Raul Mata | 1 | April 18, 1972 | Costa Mesa, California | |
Killer Kowalski and Kinji Shibuya (6) | 1 | April 25, 1972 | Costa Mesa, California | |
Raul Mata (2) and Ray Mendoza (2) | 1 | May 5, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Raul Mata (3) and Salvador Lothario | 1 | June 1972 | Lothario Replaces Mendoza. | |
Masa Saito (5) and Kinji Shibuya (7) | 5 | June 30, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Eric Froelich and Reuben Juarez | 1 | August 30, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Title Held up after a match against Rocky Montero & Jan Madrid on September 14, 1972 in Bakersfield, California. | ||||
Eric Froelich and Reuben Juarez | 2 | September 21, 1972 | Bakersfield, California | |
Black Gordman (10) and Goliath (7) | 6 | November 10, 1972 | Los Angeles, California | |
Raul Mata (4) and David Morgan | 1 | February 9, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Ripper Collins and Gordon Nelson | 1 | April 11, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Ray Mendoza (3) and Raul Reyes | 1 | May 4, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (11) and Goliath (8) | 7 | May 18, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Ray Mendoza (4) and Raul Reyes (2) | 2 | May 30, 1973 | San Bernardino, California | |
Black Gordman (12) and Goliath (9) | 8 | June 1, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Raul Reyes (3) and Victor Rivera (3) | 1 | July 13, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Pak Song and Mr. Wrestling | 1 | August 15, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Raul Reyes (4) and Reuben Juarez (3) | 1 | August 24, 1973 | Los Angeles, California | |
Great Yamamoto and Colosso Colosetti | 1 | October 1973 | ||
Raul Reyes (5) and Raul Mata (5) | 1 | October 27, 1973 | Hollywood, California | |
Dr. Death and Mr. Wrestling (2) | 1 | December 7, 1973 | Hollywood, California | |
Raul Mata (6) and Victor Rivera (4) | 1 | December 21, 1973 | Hollywood, California | |
Black Gordman (13) and Goliath (10) | 9 | January 18, 1974 | Los Angeles, California | |
Porkchop Cash and Manny Soto | 1 | July 24, 1974 | Los Angeles, California | |
Ángel Blanco and Dr. Wagner | 1 | August 30, 1974 | Los Angeles, California | |
Butcher Brannigan and Mountain Man Mike | 1 | August 31, 1974 | Hollywood, California | |
Porkchop Cash (2) and Victor Rivera (5) | 1 | September 14, 1974 | Hollywood, California | |
Otto Von Heller and Kurt Von Hess | 1 | October 12, 1974 | Hollywood, California | |
Title stripped on October 19, 1974. | ||||
Dino Bravo and Victor Rivera (6) | 1 | October 25, 1974 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Raul Reyes and Tony Rocco to win the vacant title. |
The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
1 | December 6, 1974 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Victor Rivera and Louie Tillet, after Bravo leaves the team to challenge for the Americas Heavyweight Championship. |
Porkchop Cash (3) and S.D. Jones | 1 | January 17, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
2 | January 24, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
Louie Tillet and John Tolos (3) | 1 | February 28, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
3 | March 22, 1975 | Hollywood, California | |
Black Gordman (14) and Goliath (11) | 10 | June 13, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
4 | July 25, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (15) and Goliath (12) | 11 | August 8, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
Chavo Guerrero and Raul Mata (7) | 1 | August 22, 1975 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Infernos | 1 | September 12, 1975 | ||
Chavo Guerrero (2) and Raul Mata (8) | 2 | October 3, 1975 | ||
The Infernos | 2 | October 29, 1975 | ||
Black Gordman (16) and Goliath (13) | 12 | December 2, 1975 | San Diego, California | |
Mickey Doyle and Mando Lopez | 1 | December 9, 1975 | ||
Rock Riddle and John Tolos (4) | 1 | December 16, 1975 | ||
Black Gordman (17) and Goliath (14) | 13 | December 30, 1975 | ||
Chavo Guerrero (3) and John Tolos (5) | 1 | February 13, 1976 | Los Angeles, California | |
Karl Von Brauner and Senior X | 1 | February 14, 1976 | ||
Los Guerreros (Chavo (4) and Gory Guerrero) |
1 | February 27, 1976 | ||
Roddy Piper and Crusher Verdu | 1 | February 28, 1976 | Still/again champion as of May 13, 1976. | |
Crusher Verdu (2) and Frank Monte | 1 | July 22, 1976 | ||
Butcher Vachon and Chavo Guerrero (5) | 1 | August 6, 1976 | Los Angeles, California | |
Porkchop Cash (4) and Frank Monte (2) | 1 | August 13, 1976 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Scorpions (I & II (6)) |
1 | August 21, 1976 | San Bernardino, California | Scorpion II formerly known as Raúl Reyes. |
Carlos and Raul Mata (9) | 1 | September 24, 1976 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Hangman and Roddy Piper (2) | 1 | October 29, 1976 | ||
Cien Caras and Victor Rivera (7) | 1 | January 21, 1977 | ||
Dr. Hiro Ota (Yasu Fuji) and Toru Tanaka | 1 | February 11, 1977 | ||
Victor Rivera (8) and Terry Sawyer | 1 | March 2, 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (18) and Goliath (15) | 14 | March 4, 1977 | ||
Chavo Guerrero (6) and Victor Rivera (9) | 1 | March 18, 1977 | ||
Keith Franks and Black Gordman (19) | 1 | 1977 | Sometime between April 10, 1977 and April 24, 1977. | |
Mando Guerrero and Tom Jones | 1 | April 25, 1977 | Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero are billed as champions on April 26, 1977 in San Diego, California. | |
Keith Franks (2) and Roddy Piper (3) | 1 | July 22, 1977 | ||
Mando Guerrero (2) and Tom Jones (2) | 2 | July 29, 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (20) and Goliath (16) | 15 | August 19, 1977 | ||
Tom (3) and S.D. Jones (2) | 1 | September 18, 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (21) and Goliath (17) | 16 | September 23, 1977 | ||
Texas Red and Victor Rivera (10) | 1 | October 21, 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (22) and Goliath (18) | 17 | October 28, 1977 | ||
The Canadian (4) and Chavo Guerrero (7) | 1 | 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (23) and Goliath (19) | 18 | November 2, 1977 | ||
Tom (4) and S.D. Jones (3) | 2 | November 8, 1977 | ||
Black Gordman (24) and Goliath (20) | 19 | November 9, 1977 | San Diego, California | |
Los Guerreros (Chavo (8) and Hector Guerrero) |
1 | January 13, 1978 | Los Angeles, California | |
Ron Bass and Dr. Hiro Ota (2) | 1 | February 5, 1978 | ||
Chavo Guerrero (9) and El Halcón | 1 | February 24, 1978 | ||
Ron Bass (2) and Moondog Lonnie Mayne | 1 | March 10, 1978 | ||
Black Gordman (25) and Chavo Guerrero (10) | 1 | March 31, 1978 | ||
Ron Bass (3) and Roddy Piper (5) | 1 | April 21, 1978 | Los Angeles, California | |
Black Gordman (26) and Hector Guerrero (2) | 1 | May 26, 1978 | Los Angeles, California | |
Pak Choo and Mr. Ito (Masao Ito) | 1 | June 23, 1978 | ||
Black Gordman (27) and Ryuma Go | 1 | August 11, 1978 | ||
Pak Choo (2) and Roddy Piper (6) | 1 | September 1, 1978 | ||
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
1 | 1978 | ||
Black Gordman (28) and Goliath (21) | 20 | November 17, 1978 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
2 | December 8, 1978 | ||
Chavo Guerrero (11) and Tatsumi Fujinami | 1 | February 2, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
3 | February 9, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
Hector Guerrero (3) and Barry Orton | 1 | May 11, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
Jonathan Boyd and Coloso Colosetti (2) | 1 | May 18, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
4 | May 19, 1979 | Fresno, California | |
Gibson Brothers (Ricky and Robert Gibson) |
1 | June 20, 1979 | ||
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
5 | June 28, 1979 | ||
Los Guerreros (Hector (4) and Mando Guerrero (3) |
1 | June 29, 1979 | ||
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
6 | July 6, 1979 | Bakersfield, California | |
Los Guerreros (Hector (5) and Mando Guerrero (4)) |
2 | 1979 | Billed as champions in San Bernardino, California on July 8, 1978 (Twin Devils' win in Bakersfield on July 5, 1979 may not be for the title). | |
Leroy Brown and Allen Coage | 1 | August 4, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
Mando Guerrero (5) and Carlos Mata (2) | 1 | August 31, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
The Twin Devils (Curtis Thompson and Gene Ligon) |
7 | September 28, 1979 | ||
Allen Coage (2) and Victor Rivera (11) | 1 | October 12, 1979 | Los Angeles, California | |
Chavo Guerrero (10) and Al Madril | 1 | October 26, 1979 | ||
Allen Coage (3) and Victor Rivera (12) | 2 | November 2, 1979 | ||
Mando Guerrero (5) and Al Madril (2) | 1 | December 15, 1979 | ||
Jack and Ray Evans | 1 | February 1, 1980 | Still champions as of February 22, 1980. | |
John and Rick Davidson | 1 | February 27, 1980 | Los Angeles, California | Defeated Chris Adams and Tom Prichard. |
Jack and Ray Evans | 2 | March 30, 1980 | ||
Apolo Jalisco and Tom Prichard | 1 | March 31, 1980 | Bakersfield, California | |
Al Madril (3) and Chief Running Hill | 1 | April 1980 | ||
The Spoiler and The Hood | 1 | April 11, 1980 | ||
Apolo Jalisco and Tom Prichard | 2 | April 1980 | ||
Jack Evans (3) and Pampero Firpo | 1 | April 25, 1980 | ||
Al Madril (4) and Tom Prichard (3) | 1 | May 14, 1980 | ||
Ox Baker and Enforcer Luciano | 1 | May 16, 1980 | ||
Al Madril (5) and Tom Prichard (4) | 2 | 1980 | ||
The Assassin (3) and John Tolos (6) | 1 | December 12, 1980 | ||
Title vacated on 1981. | ||||
Chris Adams and Tom Prichard (5) | 1 | February 13, 1981 | Defeat El Mongol & Mike Masters. | |
John and Rick Davidson | 2 | March 13, 1981 | Los Angeles, California | |
Salvatore Bellomo and Victor Rivera (13) | 1 | May 5, 1981 | San Jose, California | |
John and Rick Davidson | 3 | 1981 | ||
Chino Chou and Gene LeBell | 1 | July 24, 1981 | ||
John and Rick Davidson | 4 | 1981 | ||
Mario and Joel Valenzuela | 1 | 1981 | ||
John and Rick Davidson | 5 | 1981 | ||
Chino Chou (2) and The Kiss | 1 | 1981 | ||
Brazo de Oro and Brazo de Plata | 1 | November 7, 1981 | ||
Carlos Mata (3) and The Kiss (2) | 1 | 1982 | Sometime between November 8, 1981 and November 28, 1981. | |
Black Gordman (29) and Goliath (22) | 21 | December 6, 1982 | ||
Carlos Mata (4) and The Kiss (3) | 2 | February 7, 1982 | ||
The Scorpions (I (2) and II (7)) |
2 | February 12, 1982 | Los Angeles, California | |
Killer Kim and Bobby Lane | 1 | April 1982 | ||
Chris Adams (2) and Ringo Rigsby | 1 | April 4, 1982 | ||
Timothy Flowers and Adrian Street | 1 | May 7, 1982 | ||
Black Gordman (30) and Goliath (23) | 22 | July 2, 1982 | ||
Ryuma Go (2) and Mr. Toyo | 1 | 1982 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
Los Guerreros (Hector (6) and Mando Guerrero (6)) |
3 | July 9, 1982 | Los Angeles, California | |
Timothy Flowers and Adrian Street | 2 | August 1982 | ||
The Flores Brothers (Russo and Chico Flores) |
1 | 1982 | ||
Los Guerreros (Hector (7) and Mando Guerrero (7)) |
4 | 1982 | ||
Black Gordman (31) and Master Lee | 1 | November 12, 1982 | Los Angeles, California | |
Title abandoned on December 26, 1982 when NWA Hollywood closed. |
See also
References
- ↑ WWA World Tag Team title history
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.