The AWA Midwest. But Jardine saw his greatest successes in the. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. 64 Questions. Joe Laurinaitis, popularly known as Road Warrior Animal, started competing in 1982 primarily for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling promotions as a singles wrestler. Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. Southern Tag Team Champions Fabulous Ones double DQ against Moondogs. 1966. Reginald Lisowski (July 11, 1926 – October 22, 2005) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher (sometimes Crusher Lisowski to distinguish him from other Crushers, such as Crusher Blackwell). Nine months later, Hogan would. a. The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels was a tag team specialist when he entered WWE in 1988. no. 00 (20% off) FREE shipping. Perfect" Curt Hennig began teaming in 1984 in the AWA. 1/28/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu. 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 WWE tag team championships date all the way back to 1958. History Before the Bees. The Road Warriors defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin in a non-title match NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-out after both men tumbled over the top rope to the floor. AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Mighty Igor Vodik & Wilbur Snyder Bill Melby defeated Eddie Sharkey Moose Cholak drew Ivan Kalmikoff. Shreveport, Louisiana:. He was the son of wrestler Larry. 824K subscribers in the SquaredCircle community. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion. In 1996, Dale Gagner, calling himself Dale "Gagne. Revised & Updated. A no-contest in Whitewater,. Hennig/Zenk/Zumhofe, Freebirds int. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. xx. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan via DQ Ken Patera defeated Hulk Hogan via DQ Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Jacques Goulet Rick Martel (sub Curt Hennig) defeated Tom Lintz. 08. Even so Crusher continued to wrestle mostly in tag team or six man tag team bouts to hide his ever increasing deficiencies. Comments. Indiana to team up with Dick the Bruiser against WWA tag team champions Nature Boy Roger Kirby and Golden Boy Paul Christy. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated The Crusher & Ivan Putski Larry Hennig defeated Boris Breznikoff. 99. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title Overview Detailed Statistics Title Reigns Title Matches By Year Ratings Comments Current name: AWA World Tag Team. Every Major Tag Team Championship Design In 2023, Ranked Worst To Best. Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2] The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 39, 41NWA United States Championship Tournament (1979) The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that took place on September 1, 1979, to crown a new United States Champion after Ric Flair vacated the championship due to winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days earlier. . Most fans fell in love with Michaels when he and Marty Jannetty showed up in WWE as The Rockers. The Fabulous Ones competed primarily in North American territories such as the Continental Wrestling Association, Florida Championship Wrestling, Southwest Championship. Go via DQ Sherri Martel defeated Princess Jasmine via pin. Dundee and Lawler ventured to the American Wrestling Association in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice. During the challenge the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and injured them and forced them to vacate the tag team titles. Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. After Sheik Adnan had his arm broken in a tag team match against Mad Dog Vachon and Verne Gagne in Gagne's first of many comebacks, Blackwell was left without a healthy tag team partner. Jim Brunzell had made his debut in the early 70s achieving most fame along with Greg Gagne as “The High Fliers" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) where the two won the AWA World Tag Team Championship on two occasions. AWA Super Sunday: St. The CWA Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. " Stevens and Patterson had two runs holding the NWA World Tag Team title and one run with the AWA World Tag Team Championship. 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Pat O’Connor wrestled a little in the 1970s and 80s, but not to the extent he had. (as team) The Assassins (4 times) Longest reign. Three months later at SuperClash 2 on May 2, Curt Hennig defeats Nick Bockwinkel to win the AWA World Title after the soon-to-be. 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. 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 Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American. [3] He also played football for the Cornhuskers as a left tackle in 1959 and 1960. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. The CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. Bockwinkel defeated McDaniel 3. xx. He held numerous NWA World Tag Team Championships with Gene Anderson, who was portrayed as his brother. International Championship Wrestling was an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Lexington, Kentucky that operated from 1978 until 1984. Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. 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. For the next few months, the two teams battled several times with Bastien and Crusher holding on to the AWA tag team titles. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. After losing the AWA heavyweight championship back to Mad Dog Vachon on November 11th, 1965, the Crusher recruited Cowboy Bob Ellis to be his tag team partner. 1/9/71 – Minneapolis TV Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Wilf Caron & Dave CoxIn 1988, The Rock 'n' Roll Express had a brief feud with The Midnight Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty) over the AWA World Tag Team Championship. The Crusher defeated Dusty Rhodes via pin in 9:00. 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. Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. Bockwinkel had a lengthy professional wrestling career with matches in 34 consecutive years. It began in late-1981, when Brunzell and Gagne captured the AWA Tag Team Championship and carried over to dozens of rematches. 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. The Dangerous Alliance was a professional wrestling stable who was active in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in 1987 and in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. 08. They debuted for the World Wrestling. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. 1954. Cloud, Minnesota. This means that this title is not still defended in a promotion and doesn't need to be updated regularly. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 6/6/61 – Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. If Robley had won, he and Bill Watts would have been the champions)The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship was a tag team title defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. Together, Gagne and Bruznell formed a tag team called The High Flyers, who. - AWA Tag Team Champions Jerry Lawler & Bill Dundee beat Hector Guerrero & Dr. On March 26, 2008, Kagetora and. May 12, 2018. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. Most reigns. Brian Knobbs . Season 9: Episode 1, 7, Exodus . Gordy and Williams were also the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions, having defeated the Steiner. Hugh Manatee joined Sober Nation after they had already won the title. They got a start in the AWA and the indies but it was in 1990 WCW that they rose up. 1/6/74 – Green Bay, WI @ Brown. Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. Bravo is actually wrestling in the AWA at this time. 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. 1991) Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. January 8, 1957--August 11, 1990. The team's first feud was against the Midnight Rockers, whom they defeated for the AWA World Tag Team Championship on March 19, 1988. 03. 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. Practice. Archeus Communications. The two spent 119 days as AWA tag champions and were a major tag team force at the company. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. It was a continuation of the earlier ESPN program Pro Wrestling USA, the co-operative venture between the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates (most. 90. And deeming yourself the Wild or World Warriors begs comparison. Hughes with a torture rack on Killer, and a second rope splash gets three at 13:05. 1983 - At the Showboat in Las Vegas, Nevada;. World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) This page was last edited on 27 November 2016, at 23:40 (UTC). 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. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. Express in WWE, with Captain Lou Albano as their manager. Current name: AWA World Tag Team Championship. The Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. 2. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, "Mr. Tom Zenk vs. AWA World Tag Team Championship – with Moose Evans (1), The Crusher (1), Billy Robinson (1), and. is a family-owned professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. AWA Championship Match Verne Gagne vs. Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon defeated Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson to become. The Freebird lineup of Hayes, Roberts, and Gordy was inducted into the. Jim Brunzell defeated Big K via disqualification 15:45. Yes, you are hearing it completely right. The feeling in the AWA was Hennig and Hall should both be pushed as singles competitors. St. Was: $139. It was originally established in 1958 for Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) as a version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship and the. One of the biggest tag team feuds in AWA history was between The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) and The East-West Connection (Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis). Brass / Zinc Metal Plates. Professional Wrestling Federation. The Flyers successfully defended the title in rematches with the former champions as well as other contenders within the AWA ranks for nearly 15 months before they had to vacate the title. The duo began teaming together in Memphis in the early 1980s, followed by Mid-South Wrestling (later to be known as the Universal Wrestling Federation), followed by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Jules Strongbow. The Moondogs AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell vs. [Photo: Pioneer Press] Verne also had famously had problems with Stan Hansen in 1986 when he refused to drop the belt to Nick Bockwinkel and took the title to Japan. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. And they ended their reign as AWA tag champions with a memorable, disputed no-contest match at 1985’s SuperClash against longtime rivals Freebirds Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy, then a loss. Larry Hennig defeated George Scott. Larry Sharpe. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. Knoxville, Tennessee: - Ron Fuller beat Don Carson in a Loser Leaves Town match - Great Mephisto beat The Gladiator The Road Warriors Achieve Early Popularity In AWA, WCW, And Japan . The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling. Brian Knobbs . Steve Regal (August 25, 1951) is a former professional wrestler, better known as "Mr. 00 $ 136. 2012. The first such company (that would later become Portland Wrestling) was founded by Herb Owen in. The NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for previously in the United States-based Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP),. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. Title history. AWA Championship Belts. 1960) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. The Nasty Boys - AWA Tag Team Championship Match: March 13, 1988. Dangerously", the ring name of its founder and manager Paul Heyman . There are eleven different versions of the NWA United States Tag Team Championships have been promoted in various regions across the United States,. The duo, led by “Pretty Boy” (later, “The Brain”) Bobby Heenan, is considered to be perhaps the greatest AWA tag team. Curt Hennig Baron Von Raschke vs. 6/27/86 –. Title History AWA world tag team titles defeating Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum (July 7, 1977); AWA world tag team titles defeating Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura (June 14, 1981); Career Highlights Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell formed the team The High Flyers in the 1970’s and they enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds in […] The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Throughout its history, ICW was considered an "outlaw" promotion, as it was not a member of the. 1949 - 28. 1972) All-Star Wrestling Omaha (xx. (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. p. Genesis Team Exile Season 8: Episode 33 . Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. The tag team ranks were on fire in the WWA, and the title changed hands often as the years passed. August 20, 2005 – Gateway Championship. On November 8th 1975, the lean mean. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. 1/11/75 – Moline TV Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pete Carlos Nick Bockwinkel defeated Dick Reynolds Chris Taylor defeated Frank Hill Larry Heiniemi & Buddy Wolff defeated Kenny Jay & George GadaskiAmerican Wrestling Association. - 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:. The Rockers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty who teamed from 1985 to 1992. 1. 1/6/85 – Minneapolis TV Baron Von Raschke defeated Bob Owens Road Warriors defeated Rocky King & Terry Ellis King Kong Brody. 1991)Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. Both men were champions…Torres held the AWA Midwest Tag Team Title with Bob Ellis and Cortez held the AWA World Tag Team Title with Red Bastien. He was 65 years old. $449. MUCH RECOMMENDATIONS TO SEE!!!The Rockers were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty that teamed from 1985 to 1992. All Asia Tag Team Championship. AWA World Tag Team Championship. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:For the wrestler William Regal, who competed in World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as Lord Steven Regal, see Darren Matthews. 1980 - In Winnipeg; AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon beat Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura, In a Ladder Match Dino Bravo beat Jerry Blackwell, The Crusher & Greg Gagne beat Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Heenan and Steve Olsonoski beat Super Destroyer Mark II. 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). The Road Warriors vs. 1979. - AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase) - Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr. In 1984, Miceli trained with Eddie Sharkey in Minneapolis, Minnesota and began working on the independent circuit for $5 a match. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. Give Quiz Kudos. Status: inactive. American Wrestling Association (1960-1991) In 1960, Gagne formed his own promotion, the American Wrestling Alliance (later it became Association). The Road Warriors are certainly one of the most decorated tag teams in pro wrestling history. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man. AEW crowned its first Women's Champion on the very first episode of Dynamite (October 2, 2019). Golden Lion and The Russian Brute ( 903 days) The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis -based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until. PWI ranked him # 310 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991; NotesIn the late 1970s he turned more to tag team matches, eventually teaming up with his old nemesis, Gagne, and they held the AWA tag team championship for one year, before losing it to Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis. All major promotions have a huge tag team presence with some really interesting championship designs to boot. Theodore James "TJ" Wilson (born July 11, 1980) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd. Have "recently won the tag team title in Memphis" ( Kingsport Times, 52-05-14) or have defeated Masked Marvel & Paul Jones in Atlanta, GA "three. 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;. 03. The Destruction Crew captured the AWA tag team titles by defeating Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in the tournament final on October 1st, 1989. 1966. Notable Tag Teams in the WWA. Donald Delbert Jardine [2] (March 24, 1940 – December 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. 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. Teijo Kahn Derrick Dukes vs. This group disbanded in 1983, but later the same year. com However, Bockwinkel’s greatest success came when he entered the American Wrestling Association in 1970. Hansen is known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to his poor eyesight. Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel (December 6, 1934 – November 14, 2015) was an American professional wrestler. ) (with Konnan) and The Boogie Knights. Photo/Bobby Mathews for prowrestlingstories. AWA World Tag Team Championship. McDaniel was a major star in the American. 1992. 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. Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. Steve O. It was for mid. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. Default Timer. - 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. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship . They held the WWA World Tag Team Championship in 1984, beating Jeff Van Kamp and legendary Dick the Bruiser for the belts, and toured Japan on multiple occasions, where they earned as much as $3,000 a week. Sheik Adnan Baron Von Raschke vs. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship were unified to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at. In the early 1980s, Sherri began her career in the AWA. 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The title is only contestable by male tag. - AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco - Superstar Billy Graham beat Bill Watts - Rene Goulet beat George Scott - Reggie Parks beat Lord Blears - Ken Patera beat Johnny Heidman. 08. The team was a quick success. 80 votes, 17 comments. By order. Skip to content BUY 3 OR MORE & SAVE 30% OFF FREE WORLDWIDE RETURNS. J. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the. On November 1, 1967, during a tag. , Garvin vs. After Sheik Adnan had his arm broken in a tag team match against Mad Dog Vachon and Verne Gagne in Gagne's first of many comebacks, Blackwell was left without a healthy tag team partner. Gagne formed the team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell, and on July 7, 1977 they defeated Duncum and Lanza to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Aired February 7, 2005. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. They captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, but a pay dispute led the trio to quit the promotion in 1988 while still champions. Reveal Map: Guess The Country V. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with. Minneapolis, Minnesota: - Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race for the AWA World Tag Team Titles in a 2 out of 3 falls match - The Alaskan beat Moose Cholak - Chris Markoff beat Mike Sanchez (sub. The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. 1/1/84 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South Coliseum. Published Sep 18, 2023. The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007, where he won. 1978 - xx. Asia Tag Team Championship. Names: AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (since 28. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan - Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke - Ken Patera beat Spike Huber - Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan - Brad Rheingans beat Dr X - Tito Santana drew Rene Goulet. making this belt 50 years old. In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He was the father of "Mr. The. AWA Tag Team Champions, “The High Flyers” Jumping Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne. Their look is iconic and their time in wrestling elevated the tag team division from "a part of the show" to the "biggest attraction. Bruise Brothers defeated Terry Taylor & Stagger Lee. More About this Item: Plate Material: Brass Plate Thickness: 2-3mm Real Leather Weight: 2 kg. 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. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from 1975 to 1985. of Steel Strap match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship - Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper to retain the TNA X Division Championship - Team Nash (B. 6/24/88 – New Haven, CT AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond. 06. Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk (November 30, 1958 - December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname The Z-Man. Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2] The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. Heenan helped him take off as a fantastic villain in several territories. They returned to the AWA and battled Condrey & Rose to the tune of a 30-Minute Time Limit Draw in Minneapolis, Minnesota. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. Go via DQ Sherri Martel defeated Princess Jasmine via pin. Percentage. Anderson started wrestling in 1967 in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) as. They captured the AWA World Tag Team Championship from Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee, but a pay dispute led the trio to quit the promotion in 1988 while still champions. Champions: Beer Money Inc, The Wolves, AJ Styles & Tyson Tomko, Motor City. PWF Tag Team Championship (1. 2012. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. 1/10/83 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South ColiseumThis is for Buddy Rose & Doug Somers’ American Wrestling Association Tag Team Championship. Instead of opting for a carbon copy, they introduced a complete redesign and awarded it to Nick Bockwinkel. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. Paul, JIP), Freebirds 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. James, Diamond Dallas Page and Sean Waltman) defeated Team Jarrett (Jeff Jarrett, Monty Brown and The Outlaw) in a Lethal Lockdown match AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers defeated Midnight Rockers when Somers pinned Shawn Michaels Curt Hennig drew Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated Scott Hall via DQ Taped Fist Match: Scott LeDoux defeated The Mysterious Mr. It should have been the match that kickstarted one of the greatest runs in wrestling history. Jarrett revived it in 1981, making it a part of the Memphis-based. The group's gimmick was the so-called. TNA World Tag Team. He was soon wrestling under the name. 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