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The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Tennessee and Alabama.

Title history


Wrestlers: Reigns together: Date: Place:
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 1 February 5 1957 ?
Jackie & Don Fargo 1 May 1957 ?
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 2 July 23 1957 Nashville, TN
Jackie & Don Fargo 2 August 5 1957 ?
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 3 October 1957 ?
Yvon Robert & Billy Wicks 1 January 5 1958 Memphis, TN
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 4 January 12 1958 Memphis, TN
Lee Fields & Mario Galento 1 October 9 1957 Mobile, AL
Jackie & Don Fargo 3 October 16 1957 Mobile, AL
Lee Fields & Lester Welch 1 February 6 1958 Hattiesburg, MS
Jackie & Don Fargo 4 February 26 1958 Mobile, AL
Tex Riley & Len Rossi 1 June 1958 ?
Mike & Doc Gallagher 1 September 1958 ?
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 5 October 2 1958 Chattanooga, TN
Don & Luke Fields 1 February 14 1959 Chattanooga, TN
Don & Al Greene 1 October 13 1959 Nashville, TN
Don & Luke Fields 2 October 26 1959 Birmingham, AL
Jackie & Don Fargo 5 November 23 1959 Birmingham, AL
Don & Al Greene 2 December 2959 ?
Jackie & Don Fargo 6 January 1960 ?
Tex Riley & Len Rossi 2 January 19 1960 Nashville, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 1 March 29 1960 Nashville, TN
Mike Clancy & Oni Wiki Wiki 1 May 2 1960 Birmingham, AL
Tor Yamata & Mr. Moto 1 June 20 1960 Birmingham, AL
Lester & Herb Welch 1 October 18 1960 Nashville, TN
Tor Yamata & Mr. Moto 2 November 8 1960 Nashville, TN
Don & Al Greene 3 November 17 1960 Chattanooga, TN
Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa 1 February 16 1961 Knoxville, TN
Jackie & Joe Fargo 1 1961 ?
Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa 2 May 29 1961 Birmingham, AL
Vacated 1961 Title inactive
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 2 May 1964 Awarded
Tojo Yamamoto & Al Perez 1 August 10 1964 Memphis, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 3 August 24 1964 Memphis, TN
Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa 1 October 15 1964 Chattanooga, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 4 October 29 1964 Chattanooga, TN
Vacated March 1965 NWA orders tournament after match with Wilbur Snyder & Jackie Fargo)
Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano 1 March 2 1965 Nashville, TN (win 3-team tournament)
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 5 April 13 1965 Nashville, TN
Vacated 1965 Kurt injured
Tojo Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai 1 April 29 1965 Chattanooga, TN (win 3-team tournament)
Vacated May 1965 Titles vacant
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 6 May 1965 records unclear as to how they got the titles
Vacated 1965 Titles vacant
Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat 1 September 1965 Awarded (announced as having won fictitious tournament)
Hiro Matsuda & Kanji Inoki 1 January 24 1966 Memphis, TN
Vacated February 1966 Inoki injured-broken leg
Herb Welch & Al Costello 1 May 31 1966 Nashville, TN (win tournament)
Karl Von Brauner & Luke Graham 1 August 3 1966 Nashville, TN
Moose Evans & Giant Evans 1 August 24 1966 Nashville, TN
Tojo Yamamoto & Tamaya Soto 1 October 6 1966 Chattanooga, TN
Tojo Yamamoto & Professor Ito 1 October 1966 Soto gave his half to Ito
Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi 1 March 9 1967 Nashville, TN
Stripped March 16 1967 Stripped after match against Blue Infernos
Blue Infernos 1 March 23 1967 Chattanooga, TN (won tournament)
Billy & Jimmy Hines 1 April 27 1967 Chattanooga, TN
Blue Infernos 2 May 11 1967 Chattanooga, TN
Billy & Jimmy Hines 2 May 27 1967 Chattanooga, TN
Tamaya Soto & Great Yamaha 1 July 1 1967 Chattanooga, TN
Vacated 1967 Titles vacant
Don & Ron Carson (AKA Dick Murdoch) 1 August 9 1967 Nashville, TN (defeated Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi)
Billy & Jimmy Hines 3 September 14 1967 Chattanooga, TN
Motoshi Okuma & Great Kojika 1 October 1967 ?
Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto 1 December 1967 ?
"Mighty Yankees" Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell 1 March 14 1968 Chattanooga, TN
Len Rossi & Tamaya Soto 2 June 1968 ?
"Mighty Yankees" Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell 2 July 9 1968 Birmingham, AL
Ken Lucas & Dennis Hall 1 August 3 1968 Chattanooga, TN
"Mighty Yankees" Eddie Sullivan & Frank Morrell 3 August 17 1968 Chattanooga, TN
Len Rossi & Johnny Walker 1 September 1968 ?
Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 1 November 13 1968 Birmingham, AL
Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 2 December 1968 ?
Held Up February 1969 Title held up after match against Len Rossi & Don Carson
Tojo Yamamoto & Johnny Long 3 February 27 1969 Chattanooga, TN (won rematch)
Len Rossi & Don Carson 1 March 13 1969 Chattanooga, TN
Great Mephisto & Dante 1 April 26 1969 Chattanooga, TN
Len Rossi & Johnny Walker 2 1969 ?
Great Mephisto & Dante 2 1969 ?
Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown 1 June 21 1969 Chattanooga, TN
Great Mephisto & Dante 3 June 28 1969 Chattanooga, TN
Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown 2 July 5 1969 Chattanooga, TN
"The Spoilers" #1 & #2 1 September 1969 ?
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 1 October 2 1969 Chattanooga, TN
Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez 1 May 1970 ?
Len Rossi & Dennis Hall 1 September 12 1970 Chattanooga, TN
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 1 October 1 1970 Chattanooga, TN
Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas 1 December 16 1970 Nashville, TN
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 2 February 1971 ?
Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden 1 March 6 1971 Chattanooga, TN
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 3 March 20 1971 Chattanooga, TN
"Masked Avengers" Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden 2 March 27 1971 Chattanooga, TN
Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez 2 1971 ?
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 2 1971 ?
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 7 May 1971 ?
Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett 1 June 12 1971 Chattanooga, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 8 June 19 1971 Chattanooga, TN
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 3 August 2 1971 Birmingham, AL
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 9 1971 ?
Dennis Hall & Stan Frazier 1 1971 ?
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 10 1971 ?
Interns 1 November 1971 ?
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 4 1971 Birmingham, AL
Don & Al Greene 3 December 1971 ?
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 5 March 25 1972 Chattanooga, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 11 1972 ?
Robert Fuller & Kevin Sullivan 1 May 24 1972 Nashville, TN
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner 12 May 31 1972 Nashville, TN
Don & Al Greene 4 August 1972 ?
"Fabulous Kangaroos" Al Costello & Don Kent 1 February 1973 ?
Tojo Yamamoto & Ben Justice 1 March 29 1973 Chattanooga, TN
"Fabulous Kangaroos" Al Costello & Don Kent 2 April 1973 ?
Ron & Don Wright 1 April 11 1973 Knoxville, TN
"Fabulous Kangaroos" Al Costello & Don Kent 3 April 1973 ?
Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis 1 September 22 1973 Chattanooga, TN
Interns 2 October 6 1973 ?
Don Greene & Bearcat Brown 1 November 8 1973 Chattanooga, TN
Interns 3 November 15 1973 Chattanooga, TN
Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis 2 November 28 1973 Nashville, TN
Interns 4 January 1974 ?
Assassin #1 & #2 1 July 1976 records unclear as to whom they defeated
Masked Superstar #1 & #2 1 August 1976 ?
Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan 1 April 1977 records unclear as to whom they defeated
Titles Retired 1977 Titles abandoned

See also


Mid-Southern Wrestling championships | National Wrestling Alliance championships

 

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