(as of 11/01/01)
Hans Schmidt & Hans Herman 10/57< [...] Wild Red Berry & Tosh Togo 58< Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek 06/58< Sonny Myers & Thor Hagen 06/27/58 St. Joseph, MO Ernie Dusek & Emil Dusek [2] 01/59 Roy & Ray Shires 08/06/59 Indianapolis, IN Defeat Dick Afflis & Angelo Poffo in tournament to be recognized as NWA World Tag Team Champions in Indiana. Gene Kiniski & Dick Afflis 02/11/60 Roy & Ray Shires [2] 04/09/60 Renamed AWA World Tag Team Titles when promotion leaves NWA in 60. Kurt & Karl von Brauner 01/61 Eddie Graham & Ike Eakins 08/15/61 Tampa, FL Kurt & Karl von Brauner [2] 08/22/61 Tampa, FL Don Curtis & Joe Scarpa 03/29/62 Jacksonville, FL The Assassins 07/05/62 Jacksonville, FL Vacant in 08/62. Boris Malenko & Russian Crusher 08/30/62 Jacksonville, FL Defeat the Kentuckians (Len Montana & Mike Paidousis) in tournament final. Tony Baillargeon & Maurice LaPointe 10/13/62 Tampa, FL Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Roy Heffernan) 11/22/62 Jacksonville, FL Don Curtis & Mark Lewin 01/24/63 Vacant in 01/63. Kurt & Karl Von Brauner [3] 01/29/63 Jacksonville, FL Win tournament. Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres 04/63 Hiro Matsuda & Duke Keomuka 06/06/63 Jacksonville, FL Vacant in 63. Hiro Matsuda & Duke Keomuka [2] 09/09/63 Jacksonville, FL Win tournament. The Assassins [2] 11/63 Don Curtis & Mark Lewin [2] 11/23/63 Jacksonville, FL Lewin vacates the title when he leaves the area in 01/64. Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard 01/28/64 Tampa, FL Defeat don Curtis & Haystacks Calhoun in tournament final. Hiro Matsuda & Duke Keomuka [3] 03/10/64 Tampa, FL Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard [2] 02/18/64 Tampa, FL Hiro Matsuda & Duke Keomuka [4] 03/10/64 Tampa, FL Don Curtis & Abe Jacobs 05/05/64 Tampa, FL Chris Tolos & John Tolos 06/11/64 Jacksonville, FL Awarded. Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice 03/05/65 Bobo Brazil & Art Thomas Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Volkoff Fred Curry & Billy Red Lyons The Kangaroos (Al Costello & Ray St. Clair) Fred Curry & Dan Miller 68 Hell's Angels (Ron & Paul Dupree) 68 Ben Justice & Rocky Johnson 01/18/69 Detroit, MI Hell's Angels [2] 69 Lou & Roy Klein 08/30/69 Detroit, MI Skull Brothers 69 Ben Justice & The Stomper 01/31/70 Detroit, MI Texas Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch) 03/21/70 Detroit, MI Bobo Brazil & Lord Athol Layton 08/08/70 Detroit, MI Vacant on 12/19/70 when Layton injured by The Sheik. Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) [2] 12/18/71 Detroit, MI Defeat Ben Justice & The Stomper in tournament final. Ben Justice & The Stomper [2] 07/72 Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz 12/09/72 Detroit, MI Fred Curry & Tony Marino 12/72 Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz [2] 01/05/73 Detroit, MI Fred Curry & Tony Marino [2] 02/02/73 Detroit, MI Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz [3] 02/18/73 Detroit, MI Fred Curry & Luis Martinez 04/73 Detroit, MI Ben Justice & Killer Brooks 73 The Stomper & Bobo Brazil 07/21/73 Detroit, MI Ben Justice & Killer Brooks [2] 73 Fred Curry & Tony Marino [3] 73 Kurt Von Hess & Karl von Shotz [4] 74 Fred Curry & tony Marino [4] 74 Kurt Von Hess & Karl Von Shotz [5] 74 Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil 74 Title held up after match against Ben Justice & Killer Brooks. Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil [2] 06/15/74 Defeat Justice & Brooks in rematch. Killer Brooks & Abdullah the Butcher 74 Tony Marino & Bobo Brazil [3] 74 The Mongols 74 Fred Curry & Bobo Brazil 11/74 Awarded when Mongols no-show. Angelo & Lanny Poffo 01/75 Hank James & Mighty Igor 75 Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson 03/75 California Claim to the title reverts to Jim Crockett Promotions even though Big Time Wrestling continues to promote their version of the title until 1980. Wahoo McDaniel & Paul Jones 75 Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [2] 75 Win tournament. Steve Kiern & Tiger Conway Jr. 11/03/75 Charlotte, NC Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [3] 11/17/75 Charlotte, NC Wahoo McDaniel & Rufus R. Jones 02/76 Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [4] 03/02/76 Raliegh, NC Mr. Wrestling (Tim Woods) & Dino Bravo 05/05/76 Raliegh, NC Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [5] 06/28/76 Greenville, SC Ric Flair & Greg Valentine 12/26/76 Greensboro, NC Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [6] 05/08/77 Charlotte, NC Mr. Wrestling & Mr. Wrestling II 77 Atlanta, GA Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [7] 77 Atlanta, GA Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater 09/23/77 Atlanta, GA Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [8] 09/30/77 Atlanta, GA Ric Flair & Greg Valentine [2] 10/30/77 Stripped in 04/78. Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat 04/23/78 Greensboro, NC Defeated Masked Superstar & Ken Patera in final of 10-team tournament. Baron Von Raschke & Greg Valentine 06/07/78 Raliegh, NC Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff 12/78 Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones 04/28/79 Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan 08/08/79 Greensboro, NC Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones 08/22/79 Raliegh, NC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 10/24/79 Raliegh, NC Ray Stevens & Greg Valentine 03/29/80 Charlotte, NC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood [2] 05/10/80 Greensboro, NC Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka 06/22/80 Greensboro, NC Paul Jones & Masked Superstar 11/27/80 Greensboro, NC Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff 02/22/81 Greensboro, NC Paul Jones & Masked Superstar [2] 03/22/81 Greensboro, NC Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson [9] 05/01/81 Richmond, VA Vacant in 12/81 after Gene injured in 10/81. Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen 02/28/82 Atlanta, GA Defeats Jack & Jerry Brisco to win the Eastern division of the tournament; awarded the World title by forfeit when the Western division winners Wahoo McDaniel & Don Muraco split; title declared vacant in 09/82. Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle 09/82 Awarded; allegedly defeat Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki in a fictitious tournament final. Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood [3] 03/12/83 Greensboro, NC Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco 06/18/83 Greenville, SC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood [4] 10/03/83 Greenville, SC Jack & Jerry Brisco [2] 10/21/83 Richmond, VA Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood [5] 11/24/83 Greensboro, NC Vacate on 12/25/83 when Steamboat announced his retirement. Don Kernodle & Bob Orton Jr. 01/08/84 Charlotte, NC Defeat Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Valiant in tournament final. Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood 03/04/84 Charlotte, NC Jack & Jerry Brisco [3] 04/04/84 Spartanburg, SC Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood [2] 05/05/84 Greensboro, NC Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle 05/08/84 Raliegh, NC Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez 10/20/84 Greensboro, NC Russians (Ivan & Nikita Koloff) 03/18/85 Fayetteville, NC Krusher Khrushchev joins the Russians to form a 3-man team, all 3 defend the belts in different combinations. Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) 07/09/85 Shelby, NC Defeat Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khrushchev. Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff [2] 10/13/85 Charlotte, NC Rock 'n' Roll Express [2] 11/28/85 Greensboro, NC Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) 02/02/86 Atlanta, GA Rock 'n' Roll Express [3] 08/16/86 Philadelphia, PA Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude 12/06/86 Atlanta, GA Manny Fernandez & Ivan Koloff# 05/87 Announced as new champions after Rude is injured. Rock 'n' Roll Express [4] 05/26/87 Spokane, WA* Announced as having defeated Fernandez and Rude. Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard 09/29/87 Misenheimer, NC Barry Windham & Lex Luger 03/27/88 Greensboro, NC Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard [2] 04/20/88 Jacksonville, FL Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) 09/10/88 Philadelphia, PA Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) 10/29/88 New Orleans, LA Varsity Club (Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams) 04/02/89 New Orleans, LA Stripped on 05/07/89 after Varsity Club attacked special referee Nikita Koloff. Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) 06/14/89 Ft. Bragg, NC Defeat Midnight Express in 8-team tournament final. Rick & Scott Steiner 11/01/89 Atlanta, GA Doom (Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) 05/19/90 WAshington, DC Title exclusively referred to as WCW World Tag Team Titles from 01/91; NWA World title considered vacant. Terry Gordy & Steve Williams 07/12/92 Albany, GA Have defeated Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner on 07/05/92 in Atlanta, GA to win WCW World Tag Team Titles; defeat Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes in tournament final on 07/12/92 to win revived NWA World Tag Team Titles and unify both titles. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes 09/21/92 Atlanta, GA Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas 11/18/92 Macon, GA Steve Austin & Brian Pillman 03/02/93 Macon, GA Arn Anderson & Paul Roma 08/18/93 Daytona, FL Defeat Austin and Lord Steven Regal, who subbed for the injured Pillman; recognition dropped by NWA in 09/93 when WCW withdraws from NWA; Anderson & Roma continue to be recognized as WCW World Tag Team champions; NWA holds a tournament for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Titles in 04/95. The Rock 'N' Roll Express (Rick Morton & Robert Gibson) 04/11/95 Dallas, TX Defeat Dirty Murdock and Randy Rhodes in a tournament final; vacant in 07/95. Masa Chono & The Great Muta 07/21/95 Tokyo, Japan The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) [2] 12/26/95 St. Louis, MO Stripped of the titles on 03/15/96 due to an injury to Animal. Brian Caruthers & Gary Orth 04/01/96 San Juan, PR Won titles in international tournament. The Steiner Brothers [2] 07/21/96 Los Angeles, CA The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) 10/13/96 Detroit, MI Death Inc. (Mortis & Wrath) 01/22/97 Atlanta, GA Titles vacated in 12/97 due to NWA inactivity. WCW becomes part of the NWA again on 01/01/98. Fear & Adam Riggs 03/24/98 Sudsbury, Ontario Defeated The Steiner Brothers in tournament final. The Crazy Ones (Maniac Mike & Missing Link) 06/01/98 St. Louis, MO Maximum Carnage (Lord & Mt. Maximus) 10/31/98 Portland, OR The Crazy Ones [2] 11/26/98 Anchorage, AK Chris Mann defeated The Crazy Ones on 03/19/99 in a handicap match to win the belts, but NWA president Don Owens nullified the title change, claiming Mann pinned the wrong man. The Rebels (Matt Tullio & Mike Bell) 03/20/99 Toronto, Ontario Axel Hagar/Martin Bauer 06/02/99 San Juan, PR Stripped of titles on 09/16/99 for failing to defend them. The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley) 10/31/99 Las Vegas, NV Vacated the titles on 11/09/99 upon leaving the NWA. Seek n Destroy (Tony & Dave McMillan) 01/01/99 London, England Defeated Techno Shock in tournament final. The Rave (Lenny Lane & Shane Eden) 03/25/00 Herne Bay, England The Dreadknocks (Ratt & Scavenger) 03/26/00 Chicago, IL Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) 05/07/00 Charlotte, NC Hard Rockers (Remi Rocket & Black Ninja) 05/21/00 Richwood, WV Brian Danzig & Tony Ricconelli 06/11/00 Wellington, NZ The Gladiators (Lex Luger & Mike Awesome) 07/23/00 San Francisco, CA Stripped of title on 05/01/01 when Prime Time Sports, the present owner of the NWA, is purchased by Sports Entertainment Productions, the parent company of World Professional Wrestling. The Hell-Raisers (Steve Austin & Bill Goldberg) 06/10/01 Kansas City, MO Defeated Barry Windham & Scott Steiner for vacant titles. Ron Simmons & Tully Blanchard 07/05/01 Atlanta, GA The Hell-Raisers [2] 07/06/01 Cornelia, GA Shane Eden & Frenchy Riviera 08/10/01 Monroe, LA Hawk & Power Warrior 08/21/01 Atlanta, GA The Hell-Raisers [3] 10/21/01 Columbia, SC Defeated Hawk & Power Warrior in a best-of-7 series. Canadian Country (Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart) 11/01/01 Washington, DC |
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