NWA World Tag Team Championship

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The current title design.
The current title design.
Data
Title holder James Storm & Eli Drake
since January 24, 2020
owner NWA
Introduced April 11, 1995

The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team - Wrestling -Titel the National Wrestling Alliance . From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed its members to establish their own championship for their territory. This often ran under the official name, although each territory had its own title. Hence the story of the title is very complicated. The current version of the title was introduced on April 11, 1995 as part of a tournament.

History of the title

NWA Territories (1950–1982)

NWA territorial system


When the territorial principle of the NWA was proclaimed in 1948, tag team wrestling was not very popular. The NWA did not introduce its own tag team belt, leaving the territories free to introduce their own “World Tag Team Championship”, which, despite the name, was fought exclusively in this territory. This was also possible because wrestling was not reported across states and so each territory could in principle do what it wanted. This status was a problem throughout this phase that was repeatedly raised in the regular meetings but never resolved. The first popular tag team was the Dusek Riot Squad, consisting of the brothers Emil and Ernie Dusek, who held a (first) version of the title in Los Angeles in 1949. It was followed a year later by the territory of San Francisco, which Ray Eckert and Hard Boiled Haggerty held. A month later, the Midwest Wrestling Association (Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa) introduced their version of the title, which in turn was also won by the Dusek Riot Squad (this time represented by Emil and Joe Dusek).

In 1953, Fred Kohler introduced a version of the title in Chicago . There it was pretended that its champions Lord James Blears and Lord Lathol Laytham had won their version in another territory before switching to Kohler. This wasn't true, but it was a popular storyline at the time to make the belt more believable. This title was in turn used to promote the Buffalo Athletic Club version in New York State, which Bill Melby and Billy Darnell won from the Chicago titleholders. In 1954 the Canadian Athletic Promotion also used the title, but this version only lasted one year. In 1954, a version of Geogia Championship Wrestling was also added, which also referred to the Chicago title.

In 1955, Paul "Pinkie" George and Max Clayton drafted a version of the championship that was valid in Iowa (George's Territory) and Nebraska (Clayton's Territory). To do this, they first recognized the Chicago title until 1955 and derived their own version from there. The first champions were Joe Tangaroa and Guy Brunetti. That same year, Doc Sarpolis and Dory Funk's Big Time Wrestling used the same system to create their own belts. They let champions Liwosoki and Neilson defend their title. Liwosoki stayed in West Texas for a while, his partner being replaced by Rip Rogers . In 1956, another championship based on the Chicago version was introduced in Salt Lake City (Idaho-Utah Territory). 1956 also followed an Indeanapolis version by Nicoli and Boris Volkoff.

Also in 1957 three more new versions were introduced. The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol) became champions in Minneapolis, Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder became champions in Houston-Dallas, and The Cosicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) became champions in Nick Gulas' NWA Mid-America .

A total of 13 different versions were created, which were defended until around 1959/1960. In the two years the NWA lost territories after Verne Gagne broke up with her and founded the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Accordingly, part of the World Tag Team Championships was converted into the AWA World Tag Team Championship , which in turn only had one title.

In 1961 Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) was founded in Florida . Kurt and Karl von Brauners, who also won the NWA World Tag Team Championship there, became the top heels in this territory. The title was replaced in 1969 by the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship . Detroit got its version of the title in 1964. Vancouver followed in 1966, but they only used the title for one year to instead establish the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship.

After that, there were no new versions for years until NWA Mid-Atlantic released its version, which lasted the longest of all versions and also became the official title for a while. The last start-up was in 1979 in Los Angeles.

Overview

Introduced To territory additional Singles-

proof

1949 1957 los Angeles Converted to the San Francisco version in 1957
1950 1979 San Francisco set
1950 1979 Central States Replaced by the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
1953 1960 Chicago Replaced by the AWA World Tag Team Championship .
1953 1970 Ohio-New York Replaced by the NWF World Tag Team Championship.
1954 1954 Montreal Discontinued
1954 1969 Georgia Discontinued
1955 1959 Iowa Nebraska Replaced by the AWA World Tag Team Championship
1955 1968 West Texas Replaced by the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship .
1956 1960 Indianapolis Replaced by the AWA World Tag Team Championship .
1956 1959 Idaho Utah Replaced by the AWA World Tag Team Championship .
1957 1960 Minneapolis Replaced by the AWA World Tag Team Championship .
1957 1982 East Texas Replaced by the NWA American Tag Team Championship .
1957 1977 Mid-America Promotion was closed.
1961 1969 Florida Replaced by the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship .
1964 1980 Detroit Promotion was closed.
1966 1967 Vancouver Replaced by the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship .
1975 1991 Mid Atlantic Became the WCW World Tag Team Championship .
1979 1982 los Angeles Promotion was closed.

Official NWA World Tag Team Championship (1982–1991)

When the Los Angeles Territory was closed in 1982, the Mid Atlantic version remained the NWA's only official tag team title. The triumphant advance of Jim Crockett Promotions began . Jim Crockett became president of the NWA in 1980 and had to compete against the strengthened competitor World Wrestling Federation , the promotion led by Vince McMahon since 1982, which made a name for itself nationwide and ignored the territorial structure of the NWA. So Jim Crockett set up his Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling as direct competition and it remained with a champion belt for the entire NWA. In 1988, Crockett was forced to sell his doctorate to Ted Turner . Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling became World Championship Wrestling and so the NWA World Tag Team Championship became the WCW World Tag Team Championship with Doom ( Ron Simmons and Butch Reed ) as the first champions.

Cooperation with the WCW (1992–1998)

Arn Anderson , along with Paul Roma, was the last champion to hold the title in the WCW.

Despite the differences between NWA and WCW, WCW declared itself ready to hold a tournament for the new launch of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which brought together 16 international tag teams from different leagues. The first round took place at Clash of the Champions XIX 1992 and the second and final round at the Great American Bash . First winners were Terry Gordy and Steve Williams , who were also the WCW World Tag Team Champions and thus both won titles.

During the collaboration between WCW and NWA, a total of five title changes took place. But in August 1993 the WCW finally left the NWA and accordingly the title became vacant. The champions at the time, Arn Anderson and Paul Roma , were stripped of the title. Originally recognized by the NWA, the WCW version was later deleted from the official title history.

It wasn't until 1995 that the NWA returned to the title and held another tournament that The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) won. This phase of the title was marked by many breaks. Not a single title change until 1998 happened without a previous vacancy of the title.

World Wrestling Federation (1998)

In 1998 the leadership of the NWA concluded an agreement with the World Wrestling Federation that various NWA titles should also be broadcast on the WWF. A kind of "invasion" was planned, similar to the New World Order . The storyline provided. that Jeff Jarrett should lead some old school wrestlers against the new generation. Jarrett himself won the NWA North American Heavyweight Championship .

The title was stripped of the former carriers Pat and CW Anderson and given to The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson). This then lost him to the WWF tag team The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher), then the title went to The New Midnight Express (Bombastic Bob and Bodacious Bart). Shortly afterwards the NWA-Invasion-Angle was canceled and the cooperation between WWF and NWA ended.

Then the title was fought out at smaller NWA shows.

Total Nonstop Action (2002-2007)

Jeff Jarrett and his father Jerry Jarrett founded their own promotion after the inglorious end of the WCW: NWA Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA), from which Impact Wrestling would later emerge. The two had an agreement with the NWA that both world titles could be fought in their program. To determine the new champions, a tournament was held in which AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn were allowed to win the titles. During the five years that TNA controlled the title, 32 champions have been crowned. In May 2007, the NWA withdrew its support for TNA, so that the promotion to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and this brought the TNA World Tag Team Championship to life.

According to TNA (2007-2019)

A match for the vacant title was scheduled with three teams. The Real American Heroes ( Karl Anderson and Joey Ryan ) were the next champions. The longest reign fell in the time after the separation from TNA: The Skullcrushers (Rache Brown and Keith Walker) held the title for over two years, a total of 777 days.

From 2013 an intensive cooperation began with New Japan Pro Wrestling , where tag team and heavyweight championships were defended.

Billy Corgan as NWA promoter (since 2019)

With Billy Corgan at the helm of the promotion, the title started again.

When Billy Corgan took over NWA in 2019, all titles were declared vacant. He called the Crockett Cup, a collaboration with the Ring of Honor , to determine the next tag team champions. Villain Enterprises and Brody King and PCO , a ROH tag team, won.

Current champions are Eli Drake and James Storm .

Tournaments

First introduction

WCW helped the NWA in 1992 through a tournament to its own title, which was also shown on the WCW television program. In return, the WCW was allowed to decide on the title regency. The WCW organized a tournament with 16 tag teams, seven of which belonged to the WCW. The rest was made up of tag teams from all over the world. The first eight matches took place at WCW's Clash of the Champions. There was a storyline between the Steiner Brothers , the most popular tag team at WCW at the time, and Terry Gordy and Steve Williams , who were the most popular outside tag team. The second round also took place with pay-per-view. In the period between the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, Gordy and Williams also won the WCW Tag Team Champions. At the Great American Bash, Gordy and Williams finally won the tournament. In the Fanle they competed against Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham . So they won both titles.

  First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
                                     
Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff Pin code                  
Joe and Dean Malenko 9:50  
Koloff and Steamboat Pin code
  Liger and Pillman 19:26  
Jūshin Thunder Liger and Brian Pillman Pin code
 
Beef Wellington and Chris Benoit 11:30  
Koloff and Steamboat 21:39
  Gordy and Williams Pin code  
Terry Gordy and Steve Williams Pin code      
 
Jeff and Larry O'Day 2:35  
Gordy and Williams Pin code
  The Steiner Brothers 15:01  
The Steiner Brothers Forfeit
 
Miguel Perez Jr. and Ricky Santana -  
Gordy and Williams Pin code
  Rhodes and Windham 21:10
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham Pin code            
 
Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton 10:23  
Rhodes and Windham Pin code
  Austin and Rude 19:15  
Steve Austin and Rick Rude Pin code
 
Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Tom Zenk 7:54  
Rhodes and Windham Pin code
  Hare and Hashimoto 14:55  
Hiro Hase and Akira Nogami Pin code      
 
The headhunters 5:19  
Hare and Shinya Hashimoto Pin code
  The Faboulous Freebirds 9:16  
Silver King I and Silver King II 6:28
 
The Fabulous Freebirds Pin code  

April 1995

In August 1993 the cooperation between WCW and NWA ended, so the right of WCW to decide on the titles was withdrawn. The title was declared vacant and only fought out again in April 1995, again in tournament form. The tournament was won by The Rock 'n' Roll Express ( Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton ).

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  The Rock 'n' Roll Express Pin code        
The Interns  
The Rock 'n' Roll Express Pin code
  Hector and Chavo Guerrero  
Black Beard and Blue Scorpion Pin code
Hector and Chavo Guerrero  
The Rock 'n' Roll Express Pin code
  Murdoch and Rhodes
Greg Valentine and Al Perez Pin code    
Killer Tim Brooks and Hercules  
Brooks and Hercules
  Murdoch and Rhodes Pin code  
Dick Murdoch and Randy Rhodes Pin code
  Sam Houston and The Masked Marvel  

December 1995

The reign only lasted until August 1995, however, when Ricky Morton was suspended from Smokey Mountain Wrestling . To find a new NWA Tag Team Champion, the NWA worked together with the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan), who launched a multi-week tournament called NWA World Tag League, at the end of which Cactus Jack and Tiger Jeet Singh emerged as new champions. It was a scoring tournament.

IWA-held NWA Word Tag Team Tournament
amse Points
Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh 10
Mr. Gannosuke & Tarzan Goto 10
Terry Funk & Keisuke Yamada 8th
Headhunters 8th
Leatherface & Shoji Nakamaki 8th
Terry Gordy & Keizo Matsuda 6th
Bogeyman & Freddy Krueger 2
Flying Kid Ichikara & Miguel Perez Jr. 2

July 2002

In June 2002 the title was again declared vacant so that it could be used in the context of the NWA-Total Non-Stop Action (NWA-TNA). A four-way taam tournament was held which became the focus of one of their weekly PPVs. America's Most Wanted ( Chris Harris and James Storm ) beat The Johnsons in the semifinals, but they both got injured and were replaced by AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn who beat The Rainbow Express in the final.

  Semifinals final
                 
America's Most Wanted
( Chris Harris and James Storm )
Pin code    
The Johnsons
( Dick and Rod Johnson )
4:42  
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn Pin code
  The Rainbow Express 12:23
The Rainbow Express
(Bruce and Lenny)
Pin code
Buff Bagwell and Gran Apolo 5:49  

September 2002

In August 2002, AJ Style and Lynn fought Jeff Jarrett and Ron Killings , which resulted in a double pin. Therefore the title was declared vacant and a two-part tournament was held. First there was the "Gauntlet for Gold", an elimination match in which the last two wrestlers competed in a tag team match with their respective team partners. Brian Lee and Chris Harris won the Gauntlet for Gold . Harris won the tag team match with partner James Storm (America's Most Wanted) against Brian Lee and his partner Ron Harris .

# Eliminated from
1 Derek Wylde Brian Lawler
2 Joel Maximo Brian Lawler
3 James Storm Brian Lawler
4th Kobain Syxx-Pac
5 Ace Steel Syxx-Pac
6th Jorge Estrada Brian Lee and Ron Harris
7th CM punk Ron Harris
8th Jimmy Rave Brian Lee
9 Buff Bagwell Brian Lee and Ron Harris
10 Brian Lawler Syxx-Pac
11 Jose Maximo Ron Harris
12 Syxx-Pac Brian Lee and Ron Harris
13 Ron Harris Scott Hall
14th Slash Scott Hall
15th Sonny Siaki Disco Inferno
16 Disco Inferno Scott Hall
17th BG James Brian Lee
18th Scott Hall Brian Lee
19th winner Brian Lee and Chris Harris

2004

In 2004 there was another tournament after AJ Styles actually competed with his arch rival The Abyss against the champions The Red-Shirt Security ( Kevin Northcutt and Joe Legend ). After Abyss failed to show up, he still won the handicap match. Three weeks later, Abyss defeated him and was awarded the tag team title. However, he refused to defend the title and choose a new partner. To determine the new champions, a tournament was held, from which Dallas and Kid Kash emerged victorious.

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  Triple X
( Christopher Daniels and Low-Ki)
Pin code        
The New Franchise
( Michael Shane and Shane Douglas )
9:15  
Triple X Pin code
  The Naturals 12:08  
The Naturals
(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)
Pin code
3Live Kru
( BG James and Konnan )
6:38  
Triple X 14:22
  Dallas and Kid Kash Pin code
Dallas and Kid Kash Pin code    
Simon Diamond and Sonny Siaki 10:14  
Dallas and Kid Kash Pin code
  The Disciples of the New Church 8:43  
The Disciples of the New Church Pin code
  David Young and Glen Gilberti 7:08  

Crockett Cup 2019

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary show of the NWA, a new edition of the Crockett Cup was announced, which should be about the title. The tournament, a joint event between the Ring of Honor and the NWA, took place on April 27, 2019. The winner was Villain Enterprises ( Brody King and PCO ).

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
Pin code        
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
7:00  
Briscoe Brothers 9:50
  Villain Enterprises DQ  
Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata 11:40
Villain Enterprises
( Brody King and PCO )
Pin code  
Villain Enterprises Pin code
  Isaacs and Latimer 6:40
Flip Gordon and Bandido Pin code    
Guerrero Maya Jr. and Stuka Jr. 12:30  
Gordon and Bandido 7:15
  Isaacs and Latimer Pin code  
The War Kings
(Crimson and Jax Dane)
7:50
  Royce Isaacs and Thomas Latimer Pin code  

List of title holders

The following table shows the situation of the NWA World Tag Team Championship from 1992 onwards. Not all versions are recognized by the NWA.

World Championship Wrestling

Is not officially recognized.

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
(1.) The Miracle Connection
( Steve Williams and Terry Gordy )
1 71 July 12, 1992 Albany , GA The Great American Bash Won a tournament final and were the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions at the same time
(2.) Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes 1 58 September 21, 1992 Atlanta , GA Saturday night Aired October 3, 1992
(3.) Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas 1 104 November 18, 1992 Macon , GA Clash of the Champions XXI
(4.) The Hollywood Blondes
( Steve Austin and Brian Pillman )
1 169 March 2, 1993 Macon, GA Power hour Aired March 27, 1993
(5.) The Four Horsemen
( Arn Anderson and Paul Roma )
1 14th August 18, 1993 Daytona Beach , FL Clash of the Champions XXIV The Four Horsemen defeated Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal , who stood in for Pillman.
vacancy September 1, 1993 The title was declared vacant after the WCW left the NWA.

National Wrestling Alliance

From here on, the NWA World Tag Team Championship was officially recognized.

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
1. The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
1 76 April 11, 1995 Dallas , TX Houseshow Won a tournament final.
vacancy June 26, 1995 Memphis , TN USWA houseshow After a match against PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D.) the title was declared vacant.
2. The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
2 32 3rd July 1995 Memphis, TN USWA houseshow Won a rematch against PG-13.
vacancy 4th August 1995 Ricky Morton has been suspended from Smoky Mountain Wrestling .
3. Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto 1 236 December 9, 1995 Saitama , Japan IWA house show Won a tournament.
vacancy August 1996 Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto left the IAWA
4th The Andersons
(CW Anderson and Pat Anderson)
1 109 September 14, 1996 Goldston , NC Houseshow The Anderson won a match against The Fantastics.
vacancy 1997 After a contract with the World Wrestling Federation , the title should be defended there. The Andersons were not part of the doctorate.

World Wrestling Federation

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
5. The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
3 36 January 12, 1998 State College , PA The title was awarded to the team
6th The Headbangers
(Mosh and Thrasher)
1 41 February 17, 1998 Waco , TX Raw Is War Aired February 23, 1998
7th The New Midnight Express 1 137 March 30, 1998 Albany , NY Raw Is War

National Wrestling Alliance

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
8th. The Border Patrol
(Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx)
1 29 August 14, 1998 Greenville , NC Houseshow
9. Barry Windham (2) and Tully Blanchard 1 28 September 12, 1998 Lincoln , NC Houseshow
10. The Border Patrol
(Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx)
2 14th October 10, 1998 Cameron Houseshow
11. The Brotherhood
(Eric Sbraccia and Knuckles Nelson)
1 139 October 24, 1998 Cherry Hill , NJ 50th Anniversary Show It was a four corners match with the title winners, Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson) as well as Tom Prichard and Tully Blanchard .
vacancy March 3, 1999 The Brotherhood did not show up for a match on February 26, 1999.
12. The Brotherhood
(Knuckles Nelson (2) and Rick Fuller)
1 7th June 19, 1999 Dallas , TX Houseshow Defeated Team Extreme (Khris Germany and Kit Carson) in a match for the vacant title.
13. The Public Enemy
( Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )
1 2 June 17, 1999 Bolton , MA Houseshow
14th The Brotherhood
(Dukes Dalton and Knuckles Nelson (3))
1 98 June 19, 1999 Dorchester , MA Houseshow
15th Team Extreme
(Khris Germany and Kit Carson)
1 62 September 25, 1999 Charlotte , NC 51th Anniversary Show
16. Murder Incorporated
(Jimmy James and Kevin Northcutt)
1 21st November 26, 1999 North Richland Hills , TX Houseshow
17th Team Extreme
(Khris Germany and Kit Carson)
2 78 December 17, 1999 North Richland Hills , TX Houseshow
18th xXx
(Curtis Thompson and Drake Dawson)
1 34 March 4, 2000 Cornelia , GA Houseshow
19th The Main Event
(Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn)
1 5 April 7, 2000 Eskan , Saudi Arabia Houseshow
20th The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
4th 5 April 12, 2000 Waegwan , South Korea Houseshow Defeated Steven Dunn and Jackie Fulton. The latter stepped in for Reno Riggins.
21st Big Bubba Pain and LA Stephens 1 2 April 17, 2000 Osan , South Korea Houseshow
22nd xXx
(Curtis Thompson and Drake Dawson)
2 118 April 19, 2000 Okinawa , Japan Houseshow
23. Bad Attitude
(David Young and Rick Michaels)
1 172 August 15, 2000 Tampa , FL Houseshow
24. The Bad Street Boys
(David Young and Rick Michaels)
1 14th February 3, 2001 Nashville , TN Houseshow
25th Bad Attitude
(David Young and Rick Michaels)
2 33 February 17, 2001 Cornelia, GA Houseshow
26th Dan Factor and David Flair 1 1 March 22, 2001 Athens , GA Houseshow
27. Bad Attitude
(David Young and Rick Michaels)
3 32 March 23, 2001 Toccoa , GA Houseshow
28. The Heavenly Bodies
(Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci)
1 248 April 24, 2001 Tampa , FL Houseshow
29 Glacier and Jason Sugarman 1 1 December 28, 2001 DeLand , FL Houseshow
30th The Heavenly Bodies
(Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci)
2 28 December 29, 2001 Live Oak , FL Houseshow
31. Disturbing Behavior
(Jeff Daniels and Tim Renesto)
1 81 January 26, 2002 Columbia , TN Houseshow
32. The Heavenly Bodies
(Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci)
3 52 April 17, 2002 Winter Haven , FL Houseshow
33. The Shane Twins
(Mike and Todd Shane)
1 20th June 8, 2002 Lima , Peru Houseshow
Vacant June 28, 2002 St. Petersburg , FL Houseshow The Shane Twins dropped the title because of the takeover by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Total Nonstop Wrestling (NWA-TNA)

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
34. AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn 1 42 July 3, 2002 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 3 Won a tournament final.
Vacant August 14, 2002 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 9 AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn lost the title to a double pin in a match against Jeff Jarrett and Ron Killings .
35. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris and James Storm )

1 56 September 18, 2002 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 12 Won a Gauntlet for the Gold Match.
36. The Disciples of the New Church
(Brian Lee and Slash)
1 56 November 13, 2002 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 21
37. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris and James Storm )

2 14th January 8, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 27
38. Triple X
( Christopher Daniels , Low Ki and Elix Skipper )
1 14th January 22, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 29
vacancy February 5, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 31 Triple X lost the title to a double pin in a match against The Disciples of the New Church.
39. Triple X
( Christopher Daniels , Low Ki and Elix Skipper )
2 35 March 12, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 36 Daniels and Low Ki defeated America's Most Wanted in a match for the vacant title.
40. The Amazing Red and Jerry Lynn (2) 1 21st April 16, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 41 Defeated Christopher Daniels and Elix Skipper.
41. Triple X
( Christopher Daniels , Low Ki and Elix Skipper )
3 49 May 7, 2993 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 44 Daniels won a handicap match via DQ.
42. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris and James Storm )

3 63 June 25, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 51 Defeated Daniels and Skipper in a steel cage match.
43. Simon and Swinger
(Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond)
1 91 August 27, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 60
44. 3Live Kru
( BG James , Konnan and Ron Killings )
1 63 November 26, 2003 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 72 Beat Johnny Swinger, Glenn Gilberti and Simon Diamond in a Six Man Tag Team match.
45. The Red Shirt Security
(Joe Legend and Kevin Northcutt (2))
1 7th January 28, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 79 Defeated BG James and Ron Killings.
46. Abyss and AJ Styles (2) 1 28 February 4, 2008 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 80
vacancy March 3, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 84 Vince Russo declared the title vacant as they were not defending the title.
47. Dallas and Kid Kash 1 14th March 31, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 88 Won a tournament final.
48. D'Lo Brown and El Gran Apolo 1 7th April 14, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 90 Won the title via disqualification.
49. Dallas and Kid Kash 2 43 April 21, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 91 Won the title via disqualification.
50. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris and James Storm )

4th 34 June 3, 2004 Orlando , FL Impact! Match aired on June 4, 2004.
51. The Naturals
(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)
1 63 July 7, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 102
52. Chris Harris (5) and Elix Skipper (4) 1 13 September 8, 2004 Nashville, TN NWA-TNA Weekly pay-per-view event # 111
53, Christopher Daniels (4) and James Storm (5) 1 26th September 21, 2004 Orlando, FL Impact! Match aired on September 24, 2004.
54. Team Canada
( Bobby Roode and Eric Young )
1 26th October 12, 2004 Orlando, FL Impact! Match aired on October 15, 2004.
55. 3Live Kru
( BG James , Konnan and Ron Killings )
2 28 November 7, 2004 Orlando, FL Victory Road James and Konnan won the title.
56. Team Canada
( Bobby Roode and Eric Young )
2 42 December 5, 2004 Orlando, FL Turning point Defeated BG James and Ron Killings.
57. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris (6) and James Storm (6))

5 100 January 16, 2005 Orlando, FL Final resolution
58. The Naturals
(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)
2 162 April 26, 2005 Orlando, FL Impact!
vacancy October 5, 2005 Springfield , TN Houseshow After a match against Eric Young and Cassidy Riley, they were stripped of the title.
59. The Naturals
(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)
3 3 October 8, 2005 Nashville, TN 57th Anniversary Show Defeated Eric Young and Cassidy Riley in a Nashville Street Fight.
60. America's Most Wanted

( Chris Harris (7) and James Storm (7))

6th 250 October 11, 2005 Orlando, FL Impact! Aired October 22, 2005.
61. AJ Styles (3) and Christopher Daniels (5) 1 57 June 18, 2006 Orlando, FL Slammiversary
62. The Latin American Xchange

( Hernandez and Homicide )

1 41 August 14, 2006 Orlando, FL Impact! It was a Border Brawl ( hardcore ) match. Aired on August 24, 2006.
63. AJ Styles (4) and Christopher Daniels (6) 2 28 September 24, 2006 Orlando, FL No surrender It was a so-called Ultimate X-Match.
64. The Latin American Xchange

( Hernandez and Homicide )

2 175 October 22, 2006 Plymouth Township , MI Bound for Glory It was a Six Sides of Steel match.
65. Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) 1 28 April 15, 2007 St. Charles , MI Lockdown It was an Electrified Six Sides of Steel match.
vacancy May 13, 2007 Charlotte, NC Houseshow TNA and NWA separated from each other.

National Wrestling Alliance (from 2007)

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
66. The Real American Heroes
(Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson )
1 217 July 8, 2007 McAllen , TX Houseshow Winner of a three-way tag team match against Billy Kidman and Sean Waltman and Icognito and Sicodelico Jr.
67. Los Luchas

(Phoenix Star and Zokre)

1 237 February 18, 2008 Las Vegas , NV Houseshow
68. The Skullkrushers
(Keith Walker and Rasche Brown)
1 777 October 4, 2008 Robstown , TX Houseshow
69. The Dark City Fight Club
(Jon Davis and Kory Chavis)
1 162 November 20, 2010 Milwaukee , WI Houseshow
70. The Usual Suspects
(AJ Steele and Murder One)
1 14th May 1, 2011 Warner Robins , GA NWA RPW Memorial Mayhem (2011)
71. The Dark City Fight Club
(Jon Davis and Kory Chavis)
2 580 May 15, 2011 Warner Robins, GA NWA RPW
72. The Kingz of the Underground
(Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers)
1 126 December 15, 2012 San Antonio , TX NWA BOW December to Remember Defeated Lance Hoyt and Kory Chavis.
73. Killer Elite Squad
( Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (3))
1 203 April 20, 2013 Houston, TX NWA Houston Parade of Champions The IWGP Tag Team Championship was also at stake.
74. The Iron Godz
(Jax Dane and Rob Conway )
1 148 November 9, 2013 Osaka , Japan Power Struggle
75. Tencozy
(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)
1 190 April 6, 2014 Tokyo , Japan Invasion Attack
76. Killer Elite Squad
( Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (4))
2 362 October 13, 2014 Tokyo, Japan King of Pro Wrestling
77. The Heatseekers
(Elliott Russell and Sigmon)
1 55 October 10, 2015 Dyersburg , TN NWA Mid-South Presents Glory Lasts Forever Also defeated The Illuminati (Chase Owens and Chris Richards)
78. The Iron Empire
(Matt Riviera and Rob Conway (2))
1 280 4th December 2015 Robinsonville , MS NWA Mid-South Presents: Wrestling at the Resorts Casino
79. The Heatseekers
(Elliott Russell and Sigmon)
2 1 September 9, 2016 Ripley , TN NWA Mid-South
80. The Iron Empire
(Matt Riviera and Rob Conway (3))
2 90 September 10, 2016 Dyersburg, TN NWA Mid-South
81. The Heatseekers
(Elliott Russell and Sigmon)
3 28 December 9, 2016 Ripley , TN NWA Mid-South
82. The Iron Empire
(Matt Riviera and Rob Conway (4))
3 48 January 6, 2017 Ripley, TN NWA Mid-South
83. Kazushi Miyamoto and Rob Terry 1 114 23rd February 2017 Tokyo, Japan Diamond Stars Wrestling
84. The Heatseekers
(Elliott Russell and Sigmon)
4th 105 17th June 2017 Dyersburg, TN NWA Mid-South

National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) / Lightning One

No. Title holder Regent-
economy
Days date place event annotation
vacancy September 30, 2017 The championship was suspended after the licenses were renewed after the takeover by Billy Corgan .
85. Villain Enterprises

(Brody king and PCO )

1 133 April 27, 2019 Concord , NC Crockett Cup Won the Crockett Cup.
86- The Wild Cards
(Royce Isaacs and Thomas Latimer)
1 24 7th September 2019 Villa Park , IL Global Wars Espectacular
87. The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)
5 115 1st October 2019 Atlanta , GA NWA Power Aired December 3, 2019.
88 Eli Drake and James Storm (8) 1 217+ January 24, 2020 Atlanta, GA Hard Times Also defeated The Wild Cards.

statistics

The six-time America's Most Wanted title holder .

Records

record Record holder unit
Most regency (as a tag team) America's Most Wanted 6 times
Most regency (as an individual) James Storm 8 times
Longest reign The Skullkrushers 777 days
Shortest reign David Flair & Dan Factor,
Glacier & Jason Sugarman and
The Heatseekers
1 day each
Oldest title holder Ricky Morton 63 years

Teams

rank team number Days
1 The Skullkrushers

(Keith Walker and Rasche Brown)

1 777
2 The Dark City Fight Club

(Jon Davis and Kory Chavis)

2 742
3 Killer Elite Squad

(Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Lance Archer)

2 565
4th America's Most Wanted

(Chris Harris and James Storm)

6th 517
5 The Iron Empire

(Matt Riviera and Rob Conway)

3 418
6th The Heavenly Bodies

(Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci)

3 328
7th The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)

5 264
8th Bad attitude

(David Young and Rick Michaels)

3 237
Los Luchas

(Phoenix Star and Zokre)

1 237
10 Mr. Gannosuke and Tarzan Goto 1 236
11 The Brotherhood

(Eric Sbraccia, Dukes Dalton, Knuckles Nelson and Rick Fuller)

3 235
12 The Naturals

(Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens)

3 228
13 The Real American Heroes

(Joey Ryan and Karl Anderson)

1 217
14th The Latin American Xchange

(Hernandez and Homicide)

2 216
15th Tencozy

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)

1 190
16 The Heatseekers

(Elliot Russell and Sigmon)

4th 189
17th The Hollywood Blonds

(Brian Pillman and Steve Austin)

1 169
18th xXx

(Curtis Thompson and Drake Dawson)

2 152
19th The IronGodz

(Jax Dane and Rob Conway)

1 148
20th Team Extreme

(Khris Germany and Kit Carson)

2 140
21st The New Midnight Express

(Bodacious Bart and Bombastic Bob)

1 137
22nd Villain Enterprises

(Brody King and PCO)

1 133
23 The Kingz of the Underground

(Ryan Genesis and Scot Summers)

1 126
24 Eli Drake and James Storm 1 217+
25th Kazushi Miyamoto and Rob Terry 1 114
26th The Andersons

(Pat and CW)

1 109
27 Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas 1 104
28 Triple X

(Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper and Low Ki)

3 98
29 3Live Kru

(BG James, Konnan and Ron Killings)

2 91
Simon and Swinger

Johnny Swinger and Simon Diamond

1 91
31 AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels 2 85
32 Disturbing Behavior

(Jeff Daniels and Tim Renesto)

1 81
33 The Miracle Violence Connection

(Steve Williams and Terry Gordy)

1 71
34 Team Canada

(Bobby Roode and Eric Young)

2 68
35 Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes 1 58
36 Dallas and Kid Kash 2 57
37 The Disciples of The New Church

(Brian Lee and Slash)

1 56
38 The Border Patrol

(Agent Gunn and Agent Maxx)

2 43
39 AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn 1 42
40 The Headbangers

(Mosh and Thrasher)

1 41
41 AJ Styles and Abyss 1 28
Barry Windham and Tully Blanchard 1 28
Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) 1 28
44 The wild cards

(Royce Isaacs and Thomas Latimer)

1 24
45 Christopher Daniels and James Storm 1 21st
The Amazing Red and Jerry Lynn 1 21st
Murder Incorporated

(Jimmy James and Kevin Northcutt)

1 21st
48 The Shane Twins (Mike and Todd) 1 20th
49 Arn Anderson and Paul Roma 1 14¤
The Bad Street Boys

(Christian York and Joey Matthews)

1 14th
The Usual Suspects

(AJ Steele and Murder One)

1 14th
52 Chris Harris and Elix Skipper 1 13
53 D'Lo Brown and El Gran Apolo 1 7th
The Red Shirt Security

(Joe Legend and Kevin Northcutt)

1 7th
55 The main event

(Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn)

1 5
56 Big Bubba Pain and LA Stephens 1 2
The Public Enemy

( Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock )

1 2
58 Dan Factor and David Flair 1 1
Glacier and Jason Sugarman 1 1

Single wrestler

James Storm was eight times champion
Rank Wrestlers No. of

reigns

Combined

days

1 Keith Walker 1 777
Rapid Brown 1 777
3 Jon Davis 2 742
Kory Chavis 2 742
5 Dallas / Lance Archer 4th 662
6th James Storm 8th 755+
7th Rob Conway 4th 566
8th Davey Boy Smith Jr. 2 565
9 Chris Harris 7th 530
10 Matt Riviera 3 418
11 Vito DeNucci 3 328
Chris Nelson 3 328
13 Ricky Morton 5 264
Robert Gibson 5 264
15th David Young 3 237
Rick Michaels 3 237
Phoenix Star 1 237
Zokre 1 237
19th Mr. Gannosuke 1 236
Tarzan Goto 1 236
21st Knuckles Nelson 3 235
22nd Andy Douglas 3 228
Chase Stevens 3 228
24 Joey Ryan 1 217
Karl Anderson 1 217
26th Hernandez 2 216
Homicide 2 216
28 Christopher Daniels 6th 204
29 Hiroyoshi Tenzan 1 190
Satoshi Kojima 1 190
31 Elliot Russell 4th 189
Sigmon Russell 4th 189
33 Brian Pillman 1 169
Steve Austin 1 169
35 AJ styles 4th 155
36 Drake Dawson 2 152
Curtis Thompson 2 152
38 Jax Dane 1 148
39 Khris Germany 2 140
Kit Carson 2 140
41 Bodacious beard 1 137
Bombastic Bob 1 137
43 Brody King 1 133
PCO 1 133
45 Eric Sbraccia 1 130
46 Ryan Genesis 1 126
Scot Summers 1 126
48 Eli Drake 1 217+
49 Kazushi Miyamoto 1 114
Rob Terry 1 114
51 Elix Skipper 4th 111
52 CW Anderson 1 109¤
Pat Anderson 1 109¤
54 Ricky Steamboat 1 104
Shane Douglas 1 104
56 Dukes Dalton 1 98
Low ki 3 98
58 BG James 2 91
Konnan 2 91
Johnny Swinger 1 91
Simon Diamond 1 91
Ron Killings 2 91
63 Barry Windham 2 86
64 Jeff Daniels 1 81
Tim Renesto 1 81
66 Steve Williams 1 71
Terry Gordy 1 71
68 Bobby Roode 2 68
Eric Young 2 68
70 Jerry Lynn 2 63
71 Dustin Rhodes 1 58
72 Kid Kash 2 57
73 Brian Lee 1 56
Slash 1 56
75 Agent Gunn 2 43
Agent Maxx 2 43
77 Mosh 1 41
Thrashers 1 41
79 Kevin Northcutt 2 28
Abyss 1 28
Brother Devon 1 28
Brother Ray 1 28
Tully Blanchard 1 28
84 Thomas Latimer 1 24
Royce Isaacs 1 24
86 The Amazing Red 1 21st
Jimmy James 1 21st
88 Mike Shane 1 20th
Todd Shane 1 20th
90 AJ Steele 1 14th
Arn Anderson 1 14¤
Christian York 1 14th
Joey Matthews 1 14th
Murder One 1 14th
Paul Roma 1 14¤
96 D'Lo Brown 1 7th
El Gran Apolo 1 7th
Joe Legend 1 7th
Rick fuller 1 7th
100 Reno Riggins 1 5
Steven Dunn 1 5
102 Big Bubba Pain 1 2
Johnny Grunge 1 2
LA Stephens 1 2
Rocco skirt 1 2
105 Dan Factor 1 1
David Flair 1 1
Glacier 1 1
Jason Sugarman 1 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tim Hornbaker: National Wrestling Alliance: The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Professional Wrestling . ECW Press, Toronto 2007, ISBN 978-1-55490-741-0 , pp. 221 f .
  2. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Los Angeles - 1950s). Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  3. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (San Francisco 1950s). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  4. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Central States). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  5. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Illinois & Wisconsin). In: https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/il/nwa/il-nwa-t.html . wrestling-titles.com, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  6. a b World Tag Team Title (Ohio & Upstate New York). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  7. a b World Tag Team Title (Québéc). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  8. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Georgia). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  9. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Iowa / Nebraska). In: Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  10. a b World Tag Team Title (W. Texas). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  11. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Indiana). In: Wrestling-title.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  12. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Minnesota). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  13. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (E. Texas). In: Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  14. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Tennessee & Alabama). In: Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  15. ^ Hornbaker, Tim .: National Wrestling Alliance: the untold story of the monopoly that strangled professional wrestling . ECW Press, Toronto 2007, ISBN 978-1-55490-741-0 , pp. 237 .
  16. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Florida). wrestling-titles.com, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  17. ^ A b NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit). In: Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  18. a b World Tag Team Title (British Columbia). In: wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  19. Kyle Schadler: Abandoned: The History of the WCW World Tag Team Championship, Pt. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2020 (English).
  20. ^ The National Wrestling Alliance - World Tag Team Title. In: nwawrestling.com. April 7, 2008, archived from the original on April 7, 2008 ; accessed on May 18, 2020 .
  21. ^ NWA North American Heavyweight Title. In: Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  22. Hands of Stone Blankenship: Pro Wrestling: Jim Cornette and the 1998 NWA Invasion of the WWF. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  23. Chris Sokol: World title picture muddied after good Sacrifice. In: Slam! Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  24. Clash of the Champiosn 1-20. June 23, 2008, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  25. ^ WCW Tag Title Tournaments. In: prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  26. ^ National Wrestling Alliance Title Tournaments. In: prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  27. International Wrestling Association Japan - "2ND YEAR FINAL BATTLE ~ NWA WORLD TAG LEAGUE". In: PUROLOVE.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  28. ^ TNA Weekly PPVs 2002. In: prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  29. ^ TNA Weekly PPVs 2002. In: prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  30. NWA Total Nonstop Action # 13 ( German ) In: CageMatch . September 18, 2002. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  31. ^ Regencies - NWA World Tag Team Championship - Title Database. In: CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  32. ^ Regencies - NWA World Tag Team Championship - Title Database. In: CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  33. David April 27: NWA Crockett Cup 2019 results: Powell's live review of Nick Aldis vs. Marty Scurll for the NWA Championship, the eight-team Crockett Cup tag team tournament to crown the new NWA Tag Team Champions, Allysin Kay vs. Santana Garrett for the vacant NWA Women's Championship. In: Pro Wrestling Dot Net. April 27, 2019, accessed May 17, 2020 (American English).