The rock n roll express: Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson Other members: Ricky Fuji, brad Armstrong, Marty jannetty, David Jericho, Jim cornette and Paul e dangerously Championships and accomplishments: 2 time awa southern tag team champions, 1 time cwa tag team champions, 1 time cwa world tag team champions, 8 time nwa world tag. Default Timer. Somers spent many years in the AWA, but has periodically appeared in numerous other promotions throughout his career, including Mid-Atlantic Wrestling, WWE and WCW. In April 1987, Harrell formed another tag team with Soldat Ustinov, winning a tag team tournament. 1960) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. The Incredible Hulk Hogan was battling for the American Wrestling Association Championship against Mr. Genuine 2MM/4MM plates. Paul, MN @ the Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Doug Gilbert defeated Roy. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. August 28, 2004 – ROH: Ace Steel (of the Second City Saints) defeated Roderick Strong (of Generation Next) by. AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Boris Zhukov and replacement partner Doug Somers; Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 90. The group derives its name from "Paul E. The Road Warriors, also known as the Legion of Doom, were a professional wrestling tag team composed of Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand) and Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis). Skip to content BUY 3 OR MORE & SAVE 30% OFF FREE WORLDWIDE RETURNS. Debut. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1970s and 1980s. com However, Bockwinkel’s greatest success came when he entered the American Wrestling Association in 1970. Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. Their first match on February 15, 1988, ended in controversy, causing the AWA World Tag Team title to be held up. Memphis, TN. Brian Blair was trained by Hiro Matsuda and made his debut in 1977 competing in. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. 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. Jardine was a major star in various wrestling promotions. . RELATED: 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The Golden Era (& 5 Worst) The 1980s would produce such legendary tag teams as the Road Warriors, Fabulous Freebirds, Demolition, Hart Foundation, British Bulldogs, Rock and Roll Express, and many others. INACTIVE 02. billed weight. 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. 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. 2/18/73 – St Paul, MN @ the Civic Auditorium. Sandy Shore Spring Break 24/7 Season 8: Episode 43 . Debuting in 1954,. Robinson was one of the few wrestlers who was successful in several continents (Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania), winning titles in promotions. - Ron Ritchie beat 666 (sub Buddy Landell) - Tully Blanchard (sub Buck Robley) beat Buzz Tyler - King Cobra & Tiger Mask beat Roger Kirby & Scott Farris. 1960 - xx. Status: inactive. Most fans fell in love with Michaels when he and Marty Jannetty showed up in WWE as The Rockers. In March, the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) was renamed to World Wrestling Federation (WWF). , Garvin vs. , Gagne, Zbyszko int. of Marty Jannetty and future WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels finally dethrone Buddy Rose & Doug Somers to become the tag champions. In 1984, Miceli trained with Eddie Sharkey in Minneapolis, Minnesota and began working on the independent circuit for $5 a match. AWA World Tag Team Championship Inactive title. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. Tag team wrestling was always paramount in the AWA and with teams like The Rockers, The Freebirds and The Road Warriors it's. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. It lasted from 1980 through 1983. Statistics. Zenk. 00 – $ 275. The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced the title as the NWA Six. The AWA Midwest tag team titles were created in 1967. MEX; Carol Cook & Ruth Boatcallie are billed as NWA world champions in Tennessee and Alabama in 53-09 but lose to Byers & Mull on 53-12-14 in Birmingham, AL. Most reigns. In the AWA, Lanza teamed with Bobby Duncum to win the AWA tag team titles while Nick Bockwinkel was World champion, making Heenan the first manager in history to have both the World and tag team champs at the same time. 06. AWA Championship Belts. AWA Tag Team Championship. Both men. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Since: August 27, 2023. The Moondogs AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell 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. Vachon started his career as an amateur wrestler, participating in the 1948 Summer. Season 9: Episode 3, 6, Exodus . Security. The Nasty Boys are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags. On January 20th, 1972, Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens defeated Red Bastien and the. 03. 1972 #32 Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski (4)Robert Remus (August 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler known by the ring name Sgt. 2012. Before this, the Minneapolis territory was under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) umbrella. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. - Jack and Jerry Brisco defeated Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Comments. Current name: AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 29, 35, 43, 50 Genesis . St. In addition to facing Vachon for the AWA belt, Gagne teamed with several partners to feud with AWA tag team champions, Handsome Harley Race and Pretty Boy Larry Hennig. NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. AWA World Tag Championship Tournament (1989) was a Special Event and Tournament produced by American Wrestling Association, which took place on October 1, 1989, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. During 1972, Bockwinkel and Stevens also competed in Championship Wrestling from Florida - where they briefly held the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship - and several other promotions. . Named as the No. Bastien was about to deliver his "Atomic Drop" finisher to Stevens when he. Heenan helped him take off as a fantastic villain in several territories. AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Tiny Mills & Larry Hennig 2/3 Doug Gilbert defeated Nikita Kalmikoff 2/3 Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig 16:00. Perfect" Curt Hennig began teaming in 1984 in the AWA. Ken Raper and Robert Reed (2 days) The CWA World Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. Randy Rose (Born Randall Als) competed in 1981 in Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling and formed The Midnight Express with Dennis Condrey and Norvell Austin. Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. AWA World Tag Team Championship. S. From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed member promotions to create their own territorial version of the "NWA World Tag Team Championship" without oversight from the board of directors. Here is a list of Rick Martel's earliest matches in the AWA. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY. 10m. xx. 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. - AWA Tag Team Champions Larry Hennig & Harley Race beat Killer Kowalski & The Alaskan in 2 out of 3 falls - Mad Dog Vachon beat Reggie Parks - Doug Gilbert beat Mitsu Arakawa (sub Chris Markoff) by DQ - Moose Cholak drew Jack Lanza. Was: $139. Petrucci. Initially, he formed a devastating team with Ray “The Crippler” Stevens and the duo went on to become three-time AWA World Tag Team champions, holding the title belts for a combined 3 1/2 years between 1971-1975. Title history. The Fabulous Ones were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1991 with brief reunions during the 1990s. Retired. 824K subscribers in the SquaredCircle community. Gagne's ego was so large by this point he refused to put the younger team over by losing the belts in a sanctioned match. The Midnight Express was the name used by several professional wrestling tag teams of changing members, usually under the management of Jim Cornette. 1937 Kansas City, Kansas: - Ali Baba beat Nanjo Singh by DQ - Bill Lee beat Chris Zaharias - Lou Thesz beat Gene Bowman - Walter Podolak beat Eddie Newman -The American Wrestling Association 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. Sgt. . HBK has had such a successful career in the WWE that many forgot he once competed for one of the WWE's biggest competitors, the AWA. Instead of opting for a carbon copy, they introduced a complete redesign and awarded it to Nick Bockwinkel. In 1981, Adnan Al-Kaissie joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA). On November 1, 1967, during a tag. $449. Due to the variations of tag team wrestling, other World Tag Team Championships may exclude the "tag. Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association”) (CWA) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. 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. 1983. Most reigns. After the tag team dissolved in August 1986, Harrell unsuccessfully challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel on several occasions. 1954. In either a tag team with a younger partner or used as a foe to get a youngster ready for the big time, Parks was a well-respected grappler. Won: Defeated Hikaru Shida at All In. Stagger Lee Zambuie Express vs. All major promotions have a huge tag team presence with some really interesting championship designs to boot. The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. PWI Tag Team of the Year award with Greg Gagne in 1982. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. INACTIVE xx. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. Hughes with a torture rack on Killer, and a second rope splash gets three at 13:05. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. The promotion was originally founded by Ricky Otazu in 1999; it was rebranded under its current name in 2015, after a sale to Danny Demanto and current owner Brett Lauderdale. When the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club operated by Verne Gagne withdrew from the National. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from roughly 1975–1985 and also had a successful team with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel that wreaked havoc in Tennessee. A tournament was set up to crown new tag team champions. Status: inactive. All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE. 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. Donald Delbert Jardine [2] (March 24, 1940 – December 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. 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. Text is available under the. Regular price $299. Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. They dropped the tag titles to Badd Company (Pat Tanaka. It was run by Angelo Poffo, the father of Randy Savage and "The Genius" Lanny Poffo. This is the sort of match that I wish the AWA was remembered for, not the empty arenas that most people bring up when discussing late stage AWA. - Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. 2008 - 02. 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. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. Winters, Garvin int. Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed. Sale. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. They both currently perform on Independent circuit and they are best known for their stint in NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling where they were the first and. The USWA was created through a merger of. [1] He is the brother of the late Scott Irwin . AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond defeated Chavo Guerrero & Mando Guerrero AWA Women’s Champion Wendi Richter defeated Magnificent Mimi Brad Rheingans defeated Iron Sheik Jay Strongbow Jr defeated Mike Enos Reported Attendance: 1,117. 08. The pair broke out in 1984 as the U. a. Bloom takes a botched spill through the ropes at 12:39. Larry Hennig defeated George Scott. 1/8/66 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium Mr Wrestling Tim Woods defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 to win AWA World. 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. Sep 1, 2020- Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. Art Crews & Jerry. 08. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and the AWA International Tag Team Championship) was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. The duo had a fantastic feud with the Steiners that made them stars while getting into wild stuff like the famous brawl with. Larry Sharpe. He was one of the most hated as well as well. Brian Knobbs . - Mike George & Bob Sweetan become the first ever Mid-South Tag Team Champions. p. Give Quiz Kudos. In September 1987, Harrell left the AWA to join the World Wrestling Federation , with the explanation given being that Wahoo McDaniel had driven. 2012) American Wrestling Association Superstars Of Wrestling (27. The Texas Hangmen was the name of a professional wrestling tag team formed in the 1980s. Soldat Ustinov. Champions: Beer Money Inc, The Wolves, AJ Styles & Tyson Tomko, Motor City. 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. 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. At the AWA, The Rockers were extremely successful. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon vs. 1/28/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu. Paul, Minnesota where they challenged the then WWF World Tag Team Champions The Hart Foundation for a title match. ) (with Konnan) and The Boogie Knights. Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer. 1966) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. 1984. Jim Brunzell defeated Big K via disqualification 15:45. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. AWA #23 Page #2. Dutch Mantel King Konga vs. AWA Tag Team Champions Quiz - By ostpies. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. 10 Original Midnight Express, AWA Tag Team Championship. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. - AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Jerry Blackwell beat Dick the Bruiser & Gene Kiniski (sub Ted DiBiase) - Dory Funk Jr drew Bob Orton Jr. 8 May 1992. 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. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) (also known as Big Time Wrestling and Portland Wrestling) is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. 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. Paul, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski via disqualification Jim Hady beat Larry Hennig Joe Scarpello beat Paul DeMarco Nick. 'Greg' Gagne (July 27, 1948) is an American former professional wrestler and is the son of Verne Gagne. Jackson, Mississippi: - The Junkyard Dog & Mike George defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title 10-time AWA World Champion, 4-time AWA World Tag Team Champion, 5-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2006), Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2004) Verne Gagne started out in the 1970s as the AWA World Champion and he was a top contender to the title even after the rise of Nick Bockwinkel. B. Reveal Map: Guess The Country V. Bravo is actually wrestling in the AWA at this time. Over the course of his ten-year career, Wilkes wrestled for the American Wrestling Association, the Global Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro. WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler defeated NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to. D - Jeff Jarrett & Bill Dundee beat RPMS by DQ. 2012 #12- Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. 1. June 23, 1989 – AWA War in the Windy City in Chicago, Illinois: Tommy Jammer b Johnny Stewart, Mike George b Rockin’ Randy, Akio Sato b Paul Diamond by DQ, Chavo and Mando and Hector Guerrero b The Texas Hangmen and The Executioner, Wendy Richter b Candi Divine to retain the Women’s title, Ken Patera and Scott Norton b The Destruction. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. 3/8/80 – Rockford, IL @ the Boylan High School AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura Jerry Blackwell no contest The Crusher Super Destroyer Mark III defeated Super. 1949 - 28. HBK has had such a successful career in the WWE that many forgot he once competed for one of the WWE's biggest competitors, the AWA. Their reign as AWA World Tag Team Champions finally ended in December 1972 when they lost to the "dream team" of Billy Robinson and Verne Gagne. Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. Verne Gagne would hold the AWA championship for 10 months before beating Nick Bockwinkel in Verne's retirement. Held up after the match against the Exterminators on 77-08-29 in Memphis, TN ends as a draw; Austin & Barrett are still billed as champions in Louisville, KY against the Blonds on 77-08-30. Rick Martel & Steve O Brad Rheingans vs. Paul, Minnesota: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. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known. He was best known for his tenures with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under both his real name and ring name, the Diamond Studd, and with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) under the ring name Razor Ramon. 1966 in Chicago, Illinois but continue to be recognized in other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chicago thereafter). Gagne’s American Wrestling Association was synonymous with wrestling in Minnesota for more than three decades, running a taped weekly TV broadcast and live shows throughout the state after its inception in 1960. The main event of the show was The Trooper vs. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. Ken Patera & Bobby Duncum Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan vs. The title. ; On March 6 at a taping for WWF Championship Wrestling, The Valiant Brothers beat Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko to become the new WWWF Tag Team Championship. 610 lb (280 kg) Debut. AWA World Tag Team Wrestling Champions Belt 2mm,4mm,6mm - Tag Team Championship Belt - Tag Team Title Belt Replica - AWA Belt - Custom Belts (7) Sale Price $200. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated The Crusher & Ivan Putski Larry Hennig defeated Boris Breznikoff. Presidents: Stanley Blackburn (1960s - 1989) Joe Blanchard (1989 ~ 1991) Members of National Wrestling Alliance prior to the formation of AWA. PLAY QUIZ Score. Jonnie Stewart vs. He was the son of wrestler Larry. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. 3. 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;. Slaughter. However, that tag team started in the AWA as the Midnight Rockers, where they won the AWA World Tag Team Championship two times. AWA Championship Wrestling is a professional wrestling television series that aired on cable sports network ESPN from 1985 to 1990. (as team) The Assassins (4 times) Longest reign. On August 29, 1982, Santana and Martel teamed up for the first time. McDaniel pinned Bockwinkel 2. Masanori Saito (斎藤 昌典, Saitō Masanori, February 1, 1942 – July 14, 2018) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. , Slaughter vs. Match Four: AWA Tag Team Championship. In his obituary, The Washington Post described him as "a professional wrestler whose blue-collar bona fides. There are eleven different versions of the NWA United States Tag Team Championships have been promoted in various regions across the United States,. Keith Franke (September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988) was an American professional wrestler known by his ring name "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. O nce Tito departed, Rick took Santana's spot in the AWA pecking order. During the late 60s and early 70s, the American Wrestling Association was known primarily as a tag team territory. 9-03-1985 AWA Championship Wrestling. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Adonis and Ventura were then awarded the AWA tag team titles by the AWA championship committee. In either a tag team with a younger partner or used as a foe to get a youngster ready for the big time, Parks was a well-respected grappler. AWA Unified World. The American Wrestling Association was a uniquely Midwestern institution. Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW-Zero, formerly known as American Professional Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Salt Lake City, Utah. 2012. World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) This page was last edited on 27 November 2016, at 23:40 (UTC). AWA World Tag Team Championship: AWA: August 1960: January 1991: ECW World Tag Team Championship: ECW: August 27, 1994: April 4, 2001: WCW World Tag Team Championship: NWA. The Rockers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty who teamed from 1985 to 1992. 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. 06. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. no. The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested for in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from roughly 1975–1985 and also had a successful team with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel that wreaked havoc in Tennessee. Tony Schiavone, Eric Bischoff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura welcome us to the second edition of AWA Championship Wrestling on KSLM-TV, and they hype up an interesting show tonight, seeing Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat battling the English gentleman Sir William Regal in the main event, as well as a tag team match between. In 1986, Stan Hansen destroyed the original AWA title before leaving AWA, forcing the promotion to come up with a replacement. The AWA roster included some of the greatest tag teams of all time, renowned acts such as The High-Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne), Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson, The Texas Outlaws (Dick. Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon defeated Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson to become. May 18, 1960. The two formed a tag team there and won the tag titles before moving on to the AWA in 1986. Sober Nation (Kelso Kahoniz, Joseph Vanzandt and Hugh Manatee) 1. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. Paul Civic Center: 20,000 Nick Bockwinkel (c) vs. In an era where the high-flying pretty boy tag teams were the biggest babyfaces in wrestling, they filled that niche nicely for the AWA. Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. Alan West. Their reign may have lasted even longer if Brunzell didn’t get injured, forcing the duo to vacate in late September 1978 AWA World Tag Team Championship (since xx. What a lovely bloodbath, and a guide to hot tag team wrestling. Ricky Morton (63 years old) The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. Michaels and Jannetty were the most exciting tag team seen in the AWA since the Road Warriors and were two of the biggest reasons to watch an AWA. 3/3/62 – St. The CWA Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. 2012. The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. 1. PWI Magazine. According to the Crusher Lisowski record book published by George Lentz, the finish of the match happened this way. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. 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. 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Teaming with Marty Jannetty as The Midnight Rockers, they would become two-time AWA Tag Team Champions in a series of electrifying matches against Buddy Rose and Doug Somers. 6/6/82 MilwaukeeThe Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking professional wrestling tag team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. The Super Destroyers is a professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Doug Stahl and A. APW Tag Team Championship. The territory was originally part of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), becoming an independent territory in the late 1950s. He later began working for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), forming a tag team with Jesse Ventura called the “East-West Connection,” winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his. Author: Ron Matejko December 31, 2022. 00 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), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) promotions, with the title now in current use by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA).