WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship
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The WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship was the secondary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area-basedWorld Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). The championship was originally known as the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship from its creation in 1942 until 1981. The championship was revived in 1987 as the WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship, and used until 1990, when it was abandoned as WCWA was merged with the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) to become the United States Wrestling Association. The name was also used for a title by NWA Southwest from 1998 to 2011, also known as the NWA Southwest Texas Tag Team Championship. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.[c]
The first time a championship was promoted as the "Texas Tag Team Championship" was in 1943 when records indicate that Ellis Bashara and Angelo Cistoldi won the championship.[1] The Texas Tag Team Championship was not mentioned again until 1945 in what would later become the National Wrestling Alliance's East Texas territory.[4] By 1950 it was promoted by Southwest Sports and was officially recognized by the NWA. The first champions recognized by the NWA was the team of Rito Romero and Miguel Guzmán.[2] In 1966, Fritz Von Erich bought Southwest Sports and renamed it NWA Big Time Wrestling.[2] In the 1981 the championship was abandoned, with Raul Mata and Billy White Wolf as the last champions at the time.[2] The Texas Tag Team Championship was brought back in 1987, with Big Time Wrestling now known as World Class Wrestling Association.[3] The first WCWA Texas Tag Team Champions were Tony Atlas and Skip Young, who won a one-night single elimination tag team tournament to claim the championship.[6] When WCWA merged with the Tennessee based CWA the title was abandoned, with Steve and Shaun Simpson as the last holders of the championship.[3] In 2012 NWA Wrecking Ball Wrestling reactivated the NWA Texas titles. [7]
The team of Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich won the championship on six occasions, the most of any team.[1][2][3][4] Keomuka won the championship a total of 16 times, in addition to teaming with Savich he also won it with Ivan Kalmikoff, Mr. Moto, Don Evans, Tiny Mills, Kinji Shibuya, Tony Martin, Tokyo Joe, John Tolos, and Maurice Vachon.[2] In 1950, Killer Kowalski defeated Keomuka and Savich in a handicap match, to become the only wrestler to hold the tag team championship singled handedly.[2] Romero and Guzmán's reign from March 3 until November 30, 1950 is the longest confirmed reign of any championship team, a total of 272 days.[2] Based on recorded history there were 153 individual reigns between 1943 and 1989, possibly more since there are periods of time where the championship history is unrecorded.[1][2][3][4]
Title history[]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
N/A | Unknown information |
(NLT) | Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Texas Tag Team Championship (Dallas Wrestling Club) | ||||||||||
1 | Ellis Bashara and Angelo Cistoldi | June 1, 1943 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | The first recorded "Texas Tag Team Championship" may not share a lineage with the championship promoted from 1950 and forward. In some places referred to as the "Southwest Tag Team Championship" | [1][8] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 1, 1943 to May 1945. | ||||||||||
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (East Texas NWA territory) | ||||||||||
2 | Bobby Managoff and Otto Kuss | (NLT) May 1945 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | The second recorded "Texas Tag Team Championship" may not share a lineage with the championship promoted from 1950 and forward | [4][9] | ||
3 | Hans Schnable and Marvin Jones | May 14, 1945 | House show | Galveston, Texas | 1 | 7 | [4][9] | |||
4 | Rogers and Otto Kuss (2) | May 21, 1945 | House show | Galveston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [4][9] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1945 to 1950. | ||||||||||
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (Southwest Sports) | ||||||||||
5 | Rito Romero and Miguel Guzmán | March 3, 1950 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 272 | Defeated Red Berry and Danny McShain and later Defeated Al Lovelock and Danny McShain for the title on March 14, 1950. | [2][10] | ||
6 | Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich | November 30, 1950 | House show | Galveston, Texas | 1 | 11 | [2][10] | |||
7 | Killer Kowalski | December 11, 1950 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 1 | Won a handicap match against the champions. | [2][10] | ||
— | Vacated | January 1951 | — | — | — | — | Not defended within 30 days of winning it | [2][10] | ||
8 | Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich | January 1951 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 2 | N/A | Defeated Al Lovelock and Rito Romero to win the vacant championship | [2][10] | ||
9 | Al Lovelock and Rito Romero (2) | January 1951 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
10 | Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich | January 30, 1951 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 3 | 94 | [2][10] | |||
11 | Timothy Geohagen and Big Humphrey | May 4, 1951 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
12 | Duke Keomuka and Danny Savich | June 1951 | House show | N/A | 4 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | June 1951 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
13 | Al Lovelock (2) and Sonny Myers | June 19, 1951 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Miguel Guzmán and Rito Romero. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 19, 1951 to October 1951. | ||||||||||
14 | Ellis Bashara (2) and Danny Savich (5) | October 1951 | House show | N/A | 1 | 8 | [2][10] | |||
15 | Babe and Chris Zaharias | October 9, 1951 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
16 | Miguel Guzman and Rito Romero | October 16, 1951 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 101 | [2][10] | |||
17 | Duke Keomuka (5) and Ivan Kalmikoff | January 25, 1952 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 7 | Defeated Rito Romero and Miguel Guzmán | [2][10] | ||
18 | Miguel Guzman (3) and Ray Gunkel | February 1, 1952 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 25 | Win by DQ. | [2][10] | ||
19 | Duke Keomuka (6) and Mr. Moto | February 26, 1952 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 171 | [11] | [2][10] | ||
20 | Rito Romero (4) and Miguel Guzman (4) | August 15, 1952 | House show | Houston, Texas | 3 | 53 | [2][10] | |||
21 | Duke Keomuka (7) and Danny Savich (6) | October 7, 1952 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 5 | 55 | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | November 1952 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
22 | Gory Guerrero and Cyclone Anaya | December 1, 1952 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | Won a one night tournament to win the vacant championship. | [2][10][12] | ||
— | Vacated | December 1952 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 1952 to January 6, 1953. | ||||||||||
23 | Ray Gunkel (2) and Ricki Starr | January 6, 1953 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Still champions as of April 14, 1953. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from April 14, 1953 to November 3, 1953. | ||||||||||
24 | Rito Romero (5) and Miguel Guzmán (5) | November 3, 1953 | House show | N/A | 4 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | December 1953 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 1953 to December 1953. | ||||||||||
25 | Ray Gunkel (3) and Ricki Starr | December 1953 | House show | Austin, Texas | 2 | N/A | Defeated Duke Keomuka and Kinji Shibuya. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 1953 to March 1954. | ||||||||||
26 | Orville Carlson and Rito Romero (6) | March 1954 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
27 | Ivan Kalmikoff (2) and Karol Krauser | March 30, 1954 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 2 | [2][10] | |||
28 | Ray Gunkel (4) and Ricki Starr (3) | April 1954 | House show | N/A | 3 | 23 | Sometime after April 7, 1954. | [2][10] | ||
29 | Rito Romero (7) and Miguel Guzmán (6) | April 24, 1954 | House show | Houston, Texas | 5 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from April 24, 1954 to May 4, 1954. | ||||||||||
30 | Ivan Kalmikoff (3) and Karol Krauser | (NLT) May 4, 1954 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
31 | Rito Romero (8) and Sugi Sito | (NLT) May 1954 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | N/A | Sometime between May 12, 1954 and May 18, 1954. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 1954 to August 3, 1954. | ||||||||||
32 | Duke Keomuka (8) and Don Evans | August 3, 1954 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from August 3, 1954 to October 1954. | ||||||||||
33 | Rito Romero (9) and George Drake | (NLT) October 1954 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
34 | Roy Shire and The Great Scott | October 12, 1954 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 31 | [2][10] | |||
35 | Rito Romero (10) and Pepe Mendietta | November 12, 1954 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from November 12, 1954 to April 1955. | ||||||||||
36 | Maurice Vachon and Pierre LaSalle | (NLT) April 1955 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
37 | Larry Chene and Raul Zapata | May 10, 1955 | House show | Austin, Texas | 1 | 24 | [2][10] | |||
38 | Hard Boiled Haggerty and Stu Gibson | June 3, 1955 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 55 | [2][10] | |||
39 | Rito Romero (11) and Pepper Gomez | July 28, 1955 | House show | Galveston, Texas | 1 | 68 | [2][10] | |||
40 | Duke Keomuka (9) and Danny Savich (7) | October 4, 1955 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 6 | 17 | [2][10] | |||
41 | Ray Gunkel (5) and Wilbur Snyder | October 21, 1955 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 52 | [2][10] | |||
42 | Duke Keomuka (10) and Tiny Mills | December 12, 1955 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 57 | [2][10] | |||
43 | Pepper Gomez (2) and Luigi Macera | February 7, 1956 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 14 | [13] | [2][10] | ||
44 | Duke Keomuka (11) and Kinji Shibuya | February 21, 1956 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 31 | [2][10] | |||
45 | Ray Gunkel (6) and Prince Maiava | March 23, 1956 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 23, 1956 to May 15, 1956. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | May 15, 1956 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
46 | Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas | May 29, 1956 | House show | N/A | 1 | 14 | Defeated Pepper Gomez and Luther Lindsey in a controversial finish on May 22, 1956 to claim the title. Later defeated Gomez and Lindsey for an official recognition. | [2][10] | ||
— | Vacated | June 4, 1956 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
47 | Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas | June 12, 1956 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 15 | Defeated Don Evans and Duke Keomuka. | [2][10] | ||
— | Vacated | June 27, 1956-July 5, 1956 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
48 | Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas | June 6, 1956 | House show | Houston, Texas | 3 | 51 | Win 4-team tournament. | [2][10] | ||
49 | Duke Keomuka (12) and Tony Martin | July 27, 1956 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 46 | [2][10] | |||
50 | Ray Gunkel (7) and Herb Freeman | September 11, 1956 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
51 | Gene Kelly and Len Crosby | September 18, 1956 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 34 | [2][10][14] | |||
52 | Ray Gunkel (8) and The Amazing Zuma | October 22, 1956 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 22, 1956 to March 13, 1957. | ||||||||||
53 | and Amazing Zuma (2) | (NLT) March 13, 1957 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 13, 1957 to April 23, 1957. | ||||||||||
54 | Duke Keomuka (13) and Tokyo Joe | (NLT) April 23, 1957 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
55 | Pepper Gomez (3) and (2) | June 21, 1957 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 91 | [2][10] | |||
56 | Ivan the Terribl and Nikita Zolotoff | September 20, 1957 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 24 | [2][10][15] | |||
57 | Duke Keomuka (14) and Mr. Moto (2) | October 14, 1957 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 2 | 42 | [2][10] | |||
58 | Pepper Gomez (4) and Bill Melby (2) | November 25, 1957 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 43 | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | December 1957 | — | — | — | — | Pepper Gomez left the promotion | [2][10] | ||
59 | Danny McShain and Casey McShain | January 7, 1958 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 51 | Defeated Jesus Cardenas and Enrique Romero in tournament final after the first match on January 7, 1958 was voided by the commissioner due to a controversial ending. | [2][10] | ||
60 | Enrique Torres and Alberto Torres | February 27, 1958 | House show | Galveston, Texas | 1 | 54 | [16] | |||
61 | Johnny Valentine and Rip Rogers | April 22, 1958 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 31 | [2][10] | |||
62 | Pepper Gomez (5) and Larry Chene (2) | May 23, 1958 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 32 | [2][10] | |||
63 | Duke Keomuka (15) and John Tolos | June 24, 1958 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 45 | [2][10] | |||
64 | Pepper Gomez (6) and (3) | August 8, 1958 | House show | Houston, Texas | 2 | 165 | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | August 22, 1958 | — | — | — | — | Gomez and win the World Tag Team Championship | [2][10] | ||
65 | Frank Valois (2) and Andre Bollet | January 20, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Amazing Zuma and Johnny Walker in tournament final. | [2][10] | ||
66 | Amazing Zuma (3) and Johnny Walker | (NLT) February 1959 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
67 | Frank Valois (3) and Andre Bollet | March 10, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 28 | [2][10] | |||
68 | Chief Big Heart and Little Eagle | April 7, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
69 | Ben and Mike Sharpe | April 14, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 42 | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | May 1959 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
70 | Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean | May 26, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 99 | Defeated Angelo Martinelli and Luis Hernandez.[17] | [2][10] | ||
71 | Nick Kozak and Jerry Kozak | September 2, 1959 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
72 | Danny McShain (2) and Bad Boy Hines | (NLT) November 1959 | House show | 1 | N/A | Sometime after November 5, 1959. | [2][10] | |||
73 | Cyclone Anaya (2) and Leo Garibaldi | December 15, 1959 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 15, 1959 to January 6, 1960. | ||||||||||
74 | Cyclone Anaya (3) and Pepper Gomez (7) | January 6, 1960 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from January 6, 1960 to July 15, 1960. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | July 15, 1960 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
75 | Tony Borne and Danny McShain (3) | July 15, 1960 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Torbellino Blanco and . | [2][10] | ||
76 | Ciclon Negro and Torbellino Blanco | (NLT) September 27, 1960 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
77 | Maurice Vachon (2) and Paul Vachon | November 8, 1960 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
78 | Ciclon Negro and Torbellino Blanco | November 15, 1960 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
79 | Danny McShain (4) and Sputnik Monroe | (NLT) December 25, 1960 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
80 | Ciclon Negro and Torbellino Blanco | December 19, 1960 | House show | Houston, Texas | 3 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
81 | Maurice Vachon (3) and Duke Keomuka (16) | December 1960 | House show | N/A | 1 | 31 | [2][10] | |||
82 | Sputnik Monroe (2) and Rocket Monroe | January 1, 1961 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 19 | [2][10] | |||
83 | Pepper Gomez (8) and Hogan Wharton | January 20, 1961 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 28 | Defeated Sputnik Monroe and Jet Monroe. | [2][10][18] | ||
84 | Tony Borne (2) and Don Manoukian | February 17, 1961 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
85 | Pepper Gomez (9) and Dory Dixon | February 24, 1961 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 77 | [2][10] | |||
86 | Angelo Poffo and Bronko Lubich | May 12, 1961 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
87 | Pepper Gomez (10) and Dory Dixon (2) | June 1961 | House show | Houston, Texas | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 1961 to September 18, 1961. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | 1961 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
88 | Dick Hutton and Sam Steamboat | September 18, 1961 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 14 | Defeated Duke Keomuka and Kojika Saito in 4-team tournament final. | [2][10][14] | ||
89 | The Mighty Yankees | October 2, 1961 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 2, 1961 to November 1961. | ||||||||||
90 | Ricky Romero and Eric Rommel | November 1961 | House show | N/A | 1 | 15 | [2][10] | |||
91 | Nick Roberts and Stan Kowalski | November 16, 1961 | House show | Amarillo, Texas | 1 | N/A | May only be recognized in Amarillo. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from November 16, 1961 to January 11, 1962. | ||||||||||
92 | Jack Dalton and Jim Dalton | (NLT) January 11, 1962 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | January 18, 1962-January 24, 1962 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
93 | Alberto Torres (2) and Ramon Torres | February 8, 1962 | House show | Corpus Christi, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Jack Dalton and Jim Dalton in tournament final; still champions as of March 14, 1962. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from February 8, 1962 to May 1962. | ||||||||||
94 | Ciclon Negro (4) and Dory Dixon (3) | May 1962 | House show | N/A | 1 | 28 | [2][10] | |||
95 | Jack Dalton and Jim Dalton | May 29, 1962 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 29, 1962 to September 4, 1962. | ||||||||||
96 | Alaskan and Tarzan Tyler | September 4, 1962 | House show | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from September 4, 1962 to June 28, 1963. | ||||||||||
97 | Nick and Jerry Kozak | June 28, 1963 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 28, 1963 to May 17, 1964. | ||||||||||
98 | Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson | May 17, 1964 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 17, 1964 to January 6, 1965. | ||||||||||
99 | Tony Borne (3) and Argentina Apollo | January 6, 1965 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | N/A | Win a tag team title in tournament (may not be Texas title). | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from January 6, 1965 to July 11, 1966. | ||||||||||
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (Big Time Wrestling) | ||||||||||
100 | Nick Kozak (2) and Dory Dixon (4) | July 11, 1966 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Louie Tillet and Zebra Kid in 6-team tournament final. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from July 11, 1966 to May 3, 1967. | ||||||||||
101 | Paul DeMarco and Luis Hernandez | May 3, 1967 | House show | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Jim Bernard and Tarzan Tyler in a tournament final for the vacant championship | [2][10][19] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 3, 1967 to 1969. | ||||||||||
102 | Wahoo McDaniel and Antonio Pugliese | 1969 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1969 to March 16, 1970. | ||||||||||
103 | Killer Karl Kox and Great Malenko | March 16, 1970 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 16, 1970 to December 17, 1970. | ||||||||||
104 | Kintaro Ohki and Pak Song | December 17, 1970 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Defeated Rufus R. Jones and Gorgeous George Jr. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from December 17, 1970 to July 14, 1972. | ||||||||||
105 | Red Bastien and Billy Red Lyons | July 14, 1972 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 84 | Defeated the Alaskans (Franke Monte and Mike York). | [2][10] | ||
106 | Chris Colt and Bobby Duncum | October 6, 1972 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 6, 1972 to April 21, 1973. | ||||||||||
107 | Black Gordman and Goliath | April 21, 1973 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
108 | Jose Lothario and Mil Mascaras | 1973 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
109 | Jose Lothario (2) and Ivan Putski | 1973 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
110 | Black Gordman and Goliath | May 26, 1973 | House show | N/A | 2 | 55 | [17] | [2][10] | ||
111 | Jose Lothario (3) and Ivan Putski (2) | July 20, 1973 | House show | N/A | 2 | 17 | [2][10] | |||
112 | Black Gordman and Goliath | August 6, 1973 | House show | N/A | 3 | 116 | [2][10] | |||
113 | Jose Lothario (4) and Mil Mascaras | November 30, 1973 | House show | Houston, Texas | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from November 30, 1973 to 1974. | ||||||||||
114 | Red Bastien (2) and Tex McKenzie | 1974 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1974 to March 1975. | ||||||||||
115 | Jose Lothario (5) and Al Madril | March 1975 | House show | N/A | 1 | 6 | [2][10] | |||
116 | Gran Marcus and The Baron | March 7, 1975 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | Still champions as of March 28, 1975. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 28, 1975 to 1975. | ||||||||||
117 | Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan | 1975 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | 1973 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
118 | Jose Lothario (6) and Al Madril (2) | August 1975 | House show | N/A | 2 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
119 | Stan Hansen and Killer Tim Brooks | 1976 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
120 | Jose Lothario (7) and Rocky Johnson | March 3, 1976 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
121 | Tony Charles (2) and Les Thornton | 1977 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
122 | Lord Al Hayes and Big O | 1977 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
123 | Jose Lothario (8) and Cien Caras | March 15, 1977 | House show | N/A | 1 | 31 | [2][10] | |||
124 | Bruiser Brody and Mike York | April 15, 1977 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 126 | [2][10] | |||
125 | Bull Ramos and Captain USA | August 19, 1977 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
126 | Gino Hernandez and Jimmy Snuka | (NLT) August 1977 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Sometime after May 6, 1977. | [2][10] | ||
127 | Jose Lothario (9) and Al Madril (3) | (NLT) February 1978 | House show | N/A | 3 | N/A | Possibly on October 21, 1977 in Houston, Texas | [2][10] | ||
128 | Killer Tim Brooks and Leroy Brown | March 31, 1978 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 7 | [2][10] | |||
129 | Kevin Von Erich and David Von Erich | April 7, 1978 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 116 | [2][10] | |||
130 | Gino Hernandez (2) and Bruiser Brody (2) | August 1978 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 34 | [2][10] | |||
131 | Kevin Von Erich and David Von Erich | September 4, 1978 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 2 | 56 | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | October 1978 | — | — | — | — | The Von Erichs won the NWA American Tag Team Championship | [2][10] | ||
132 | Mark Lewin and | October 30, 1978 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 48 | Defeated Mando Guerrero and Tiger Conway Jr. in a tournament final. | [2][10][20] | ||
133 | Bull Ramos (2) and Tiger Conway Jr. | December 17, 1978 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 71 | Defeated Lewin and Killer Karl Krupp. | [2][10] | ||
134 | Bill White and El Gran Goliath | February 26, 1979 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 20 | [2][10] | |||
135 | David Von Erich (3) and Tiger Conway Jr. (2) | March 18, 1979 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 18, 1979 to July 23, 1979. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | July 23, 1979 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
136 | Kerry Von Erich and Bruiser Brody (3) | July 23, 1979 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 56 | Defeated Mark Lewin and Killer Tim Brooks. | [2][10] | ||
137 | The Spoiler and Mark Lewin (2) | September 17, 1979 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | 1979 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
138 | Kerry Von Erich (2) and Tiger Conway Jr. (3) | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1980 to 1980. | ||||||||||
139 | Gino Hernandez (3) and Pak Song (2) | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1980 to August 1, 1980. | ||||||||||
140 | Kerry Von Erich (3) and Sweet Brown Sugar | August 1, 1980 | House show | Houston, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Stan Stasiak and Tim Brooks. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from August 1, 1980 to October 30, 1980. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | 1980 | — | — | — | — | championship vacated for undocumented reasons | [2][10] | ||
141 | Mark Lewin (3) and (2) | October 30, 1980 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Mando Guerrero and Tiger Conway Jr. in tournament final. | [2][10] | ||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 30, 1980 to 1980. | ||||||||||
142 | Killer Tim Brooks (2) and Stan Stasiak | 1980 | House show | N/A | 1 | N/A | [2][10] | |||
— | Vacated | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Stasiak was suspended | [2][10] | ||
143 | Raul Mata and Billy White Cloud | January 12, 1981 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | N/A | Defeated Killer Tim Brooks and Raul Castro. | [2][10][21] | ||
— | Deactivated | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Championship not promoted for years | [2][10] | ||
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship | ||||||||||
144 | Tony Atlas and Skip Young | June 29, 1987 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 190 | Defeated Ted Arcidi and Texas Red in the finals of a tournament. | [3][22][6] | ||
145 | John Tatum and Jack Victory | January 5, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 40 | Defeated Skip Young when Atlas no-showed for the match | [3][22] | ||
— | Vacated | January 29, 1988 | — | — | — | — | After a match against the Fantastics (Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton) | [3][22] | ||
146 | John Tatum and Jack Victory | February 14, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 2 | 35 | Tatum and Victory get belts back by high card draw. | [3][22] | ||
147 | Steve Simpson and Shaun Simpson | March 20, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 19 | [3][22] | |||
148 | John Tatum and Jack Victory | April 8, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 3 | 108 | [3][22] | |||
149 | Steve Simpson and Shaun Simpson | July 25, 1988 | House show | Temple, Texas | 2 | 42 | [3][22] | |||
150 | John Tatum (4) and Jimmy Jack Funk | September 5, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 7 | [3][22][23] | |||
151 | The Samoan Swat Team (Fatu and Samu) |
September 12, 1988 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 172 | [3][22] | |||
— | Vacated | December 1988 | — | — | — | — | The Samoan Swat Team left WCWA | [3][22] | ||
152 | Beauty and The Beast (Terrence Garvin and The Beast) |
March 3, 1989 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 56 | Defeated Chris Adams and Jeff Jarrett in tournament final. | [3][22] | ||
153 | Steve Simpson and Shaun Simpson | April 28, 1989 | House show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 3 | N/A | [3][22] | |||
— | Deactivated | 1989 | — | — | — | — | WCWA merged with the Continental Wrestling Association to create the United States Wrestling Association | [3][22] |
Championship tournaments[]
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship Tournament (1952)[]
The NWA Texas Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tag team tournament held in Fort Worth, Texas on December 1, 1952, for the vacant NWA Texas Tag Team Championship.[12]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
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Cowboy Carlson and Billy Varga | ||||||||||||||
Cyclone Anaya and Gory Guerrero | W | |||||||||||||
Cyclone Anaya and Gory Guerrero | W | |||||||||||||
Marvin Jones and Jack O'Reilley | ||||||||||||||
Cyclone Anaya and Gory Guerrero | W | |||||||||||||
Red Berry and Duke Keomuka | ||||||||||||||
Roy Graham and Jack O'Brien | W | |||||||||||||
Andre Drapp and Ray Gunkel | ||||||||||||||
Roy Graham and Jack O'Brien | ||||||||||||||
Red Berry and Duke Keomuka | W | |||||||||||||
BYE | ||||||||||||||
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NWA Texas Tag Team Championship Tournament (1967)[]
The NWA Texas Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tag team tournament held in San Antonio, Texas on May 3, 1967, for the vacant NWA Texas Tag Team Championship.[19]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Paul DeMarco and Luis Hernandez | W | |||||||||||||
Kenji Shibuya and Mike Paidousis | ||||||||||||||
Paul DeMarco and Luis Hernandez | W | |||||||||||||
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Paul DeMarco and Luis Hernandez | W | |||||||||||||
Jim Bernard and Tarzan Tyler | ||||||||||||||
Jim Bernard and Tarzan Tyler | W | |||||||||||||
Bob Ellis and Yamamot | ||||||||||||||
Jim Bernard and Tarzan Tyler | W | |||||||||||||
Bearcat Wright and Buddy Moreno | ||||||||||||||
BYE | ||||||||||||||
Bearcat Wright and Buddy Moreno | W |
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship Tournament (1978)[]
The NWA Texas Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tag team tournament held in Fort Worth, Texas on October 30, 1978, for the vacant NWA Texas Tag Team Championship.[20]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Mark Lewin and White Knight | ||||||||
4 | Al Madril and Reggie Parks | ||||||||
Mark Lewin and White Knight | W | ||||||||
Mando Guerrero and Tiger Conway Jr. | |||||||||
3 | Bruiser Brody and Bill White | ||||||||
2 | Mando Guerrero and Tiger Conway Jr. |
WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship Tournament (1987)[]
The WCCW Texas Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tag team tournament held in Fort Worth, Texas on June 29, 1987, for the vacant WCCW Texas Tag Team Championship.[6]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Tony Atlas and Skip Young | W | ||||||||||||||
Brian Adias and Al Perez | |||||||||||||||
Tony Atlas and Skip Young | W | ||||||||||||||
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Tony Atlas and Skip Young | W | ||||||||||||||
Killer Brooks and Len Denton | |||||||||||||||
The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Tommy Lane and Mike Davis) | W | ||||||||||||||
Al Madril and Manuel Villalobos | |||||||||||||||
The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs | |||||||||||||||
Killer Brooks and Len Denton | W | ||||||||||||||
Matt Borne and Steve Simpson | |||||||||||||||
Killer Brooks and Len Denton | W | ||||||||||||||
Tony Atlas and Skip Young | W | ||||||||||||||
Ted Arcidi and Texas Red | |||||||||||||||
Ted Arcidi and Texas Red | W | ||||||||||||||
Bruiser Brody and The Spoiler | |||||||||||||||
Ted Arcidi and Texas Red | W | ||||||||||||||
The Fantastics | |||||||||||||||
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) | W | ||||||||||||||
BYE | |||||||||||||||
Ted Arcidi and Texas Red | W | ||||||||||||||
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See also[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Longest confirmed reign, with gaps in the documented championship history it is possible that another team had a longer reign.
- ^ Kowalski won the championship but did not return to Texas to defend it.
- ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win/loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[5]
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