610 lb (280 kg) Debut. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hall of Fame was an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). 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). 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. 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. 06. The Road Warriors vs. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. . From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. 2012) American Wrestling Association Superstars Of Wrestling (27. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since 27. He worked in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the mid-1980s as part of a tag team with "Playboy" Buddy Rose, managed by Sherri Martel, and twice held the AWA. Tom Zenk vs. But championship belt crafting made him a legend. At the AWA, The Rockers were extremely successful. Bob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days) [1] [2] The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. The Fabulous Freebirds started performing together in 1979 when. A no-contest in Whitewater,. 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. He was the older brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon. 6/6/61 – Minneapolis, MN AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene. 00. , [3] prior to its being purchased in 2017 by Billy Corgan. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. USA" (a distinction he earned three times), the nom de guerre the "Black Superman", as well as. Soon after debuting, The Lumberjacks wrestled against Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci for the WWF Tag. Long Riders (St. AWA Unified World. One AWA tag team was high on Vince McMahon's AWA hit list. The two men had previously been AWA World Tag Team Champions, but were beaten by NWA World Tag Team Champions Rick and Scott Steiner in the NWA. AWA World Tag Team Championship – with Moose Evans (1), The Crusher (1), Billy Robinson (1), and. Finally on February 26th, 1967 in St Paul, Minnesota, Verne. 10 Original Midnight Express, AWA Tag Team Championship. A tournament was held to crown new champions a few weeks later. Saito Nick Bockwinkel defeated Curt Hennig Billy Robinson drew Steve Regal Jim Garvin defeated Tom Zenk. , Gagne, Zbyszko int. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to retain the TNA Women's Knockout Championship - Devon defeated Robbie E and Robbie T to retain the TNA Television Championship - Mr. Slaughter & Jerry Blackwell in this AWA Wrestling match for the AWA Tag Team Championship. 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. Presidents: Stanley Blackburn (1960s - 1989) Joe Blanchard (1989 ~ 1991) Members of National Wrestling Alliance prior to the formation of AWA. NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The duo, led by “Pretty Boy” (later, “The Brain”) Bobby Heenan, is considered to be perhaps the greatest AWA tag team. Retired. The Midnight Express was the name used by several professional wrestling tag teams of changing members, usually under the management of Jim Cornette. In the early 1980s, Sherri began her career in the AWA. Pat O’Connor wrestled a little in the 1970s and 80s, but not to the extent he had. Several teams of note made their mark during this time. ECW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship; WCW World Tag Team Championship '91-'96; Money in the Bank Briefcases. 1/10/83 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South ColiseumThis is for Buddy Rose & Doug Somers’ American Wrestling Association Tag Team Championship. The NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title defended in the US states of Tennessee and Alabama. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. AWA Tag Team Champions, Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. AWA Tag Team Champions, “The High Flyers” Jumping Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne. Roy Wayne Farris (born January 25, 1953) is a retired American professional wrestler. Verne Gagne would hold the AWA championship for 10 months before beating Nick Bockwinkel in Verne's retirement. 7 AWA: The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) are the most important tag team unit to ever exist. 2009. Numerical. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since xx. Date: Sun, Oct 1st 1989: Pay Per View: no: Venue: Mayo Civic Center, Rochester, Minnesota: Promotion: AWA: Attendance: unknown : Matches for World Tag Team Titles Tournament. It was originally established in 1958 for Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) as a version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship and the. Contents 1 1960 2 1961 3 1962 4 1963 5 1964 6 1965 7 1966 8 1967 9 1968 10 1969 11 1971 12 1972 13 1973 14 1974 15 1975 16 1976 17 1977 18 1979 19 1981 20 1982 21 1983 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. Soldat Ustinov Ricky Rice vs. Over the course of his ten-year career, Wilkes wrestled for the American Wrestling Association, the Global Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro. The Brain Busters. Season 9: Episode 3, 6, Exodus . The team competed in the American Wrestling Association in the late 1980s, where they received their highest amount of exposure, but had more success in the World Wrestling Council where they held the company's world tag team. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. It. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. 02!Carlos Toro May 16, 2017 11:30PM. He was the son of wrestler Larry. Named as the No. 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. 1. The AWA tag team champions, Red Bastien and the Crusher, would feud with the newly formed team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. 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. They won the AWA World Tag Team Championships twice and only lost three televised matches at the company. Zurkov, Slaughter int. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. Percentage. 2/18/73 – St Paul, MN @ the Civic Auditorium. PWI Magazine. Before battling in the WWE, The Rockers and The Nasty Boys competed for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his. Find the US States - No Outlines Minefield. During 1972, he took on the now well-known nickname of "The Crippler" after he dropped the bombs away onto the leg of Dick Beyer, who was working as Doctor X, helplessly tied up in the ropes. Donald Delbert Jardine [2] (March 24, 1940 – December 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. They performed under the name "The Road Warriors" in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the name. It was during. In September 1987, Harrell left the AWA to join the World Wrestling Federation , with the explanation given being that Wahoo McDaniel had driven. During the late 60s and early 70s, the American Wrestling Association was known primarily as a tag team territory. However, that tag team started in the AWA as the Midnight Rockers, where they won the AWA World Tag Team Championship two times. 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. 'The Silence of the Lambs' Start to Finish. Founded by promoter Steve Neilson in 2002, it is a Utah-based wrestling promotion that promotes events in the Rocky Mountains and Southwestern. Hall was named the Diamond Studd, whose gimmick was similar to Ravishing Rick Rude's with the added element of a monster big man heel. Paul Heyman) as a manager. 11. Strike Force got their official start as a tag team in the then-WWF in July of 1987, but it was five years earlier, on August 29, 1982, when Tito Santana and Rick Martel teamed up for the first time. Defeat Jim Garvin & Jim Bryant. After Sheik Adnan had his arm broken in a tag team match against Mad Dog Vachon and Verne Gagne in Gagne's first of many comebacks, Blackwell was left without a healthy tag team partner. McDaniel was a major star in the American. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for, among other promotions, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) Pro Wrestling Illustrated; Tag Team of the Year (1975, 1977) Ole and Arn. They would become the first team to hold all major Tag Team Championships, winning them in the AWA, NWA, NWA Mid-Atlantic (later WCW), and WWF. 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. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. 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),. The following is the full list of all the 52 Championship Titles included in WWE 2K18. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association (AWA) in the 1970s and 1980s. Soldat Ustinov. Brian Knobbs . 1/1/84 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South Coliseum. 1/22/77 – Davenport TV Roger Kirby defeated Tom Demarco. AWA Tag Team Champions Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Bobby Duncum when Gagne pinned Bockwinkel Greg Gagne defeated Ray Stevens on a reverse decision disqualification. 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. By Ethan Schlabaugh. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc. He also excelled at Tag-Team wrestling having won 20 Tag Team championships, having held the AWA tag team championship five times and the WWA tag team championship a record 15 times in his career. Genesis . [4] After a successful amateur wrestling career and a stint in. including all AWA and WCCW belts and even the one-time-use Champion of Champions and Greatest Royal Rumble belts. Zenk started wrestling in 1984 in the Pacific Northwest territory where he feuded with Bobby Jaggers and also appeared in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) during the mid 1980s. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and. Their gimmick was that of anti-social punks who specialized in hardcore wrestling and brawling. He performed with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the ring name Bobby "the. AWA Tag Team Champions Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder defeated Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills 2/3 Roy McClarty drew Jim Hady 30:00 Tony Bailargeon defeated Marquis de Paree Reported Attendance: 635. The AWA had left the NWA in 1960. k. Curt and Scott were short-lived champions as they dropped the tag team titles by countout to Playboy Buddy Rose and Pretty Boy Doug Sommers on May 17 th, 1986 in Hammond, Indiana thanks to interference by Colonel DeBeers. 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. xx. 1972) All-Star Wrestling Omaha (xx. Gregory A. Therefore the tag tam champions main evented most AWA cards and were pushed the hardest on television. The AWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship were unified to create the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship at. Hard Boiled Haggerty & Lenny Montana: 1960-10-04: Minneapolis,MN: Hard Boiled Haggerty & Gene Kiniski: 1961-03-18 The AWA World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and the highest ranked championship in the defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA). 08. Even so Crusher continued to wrestle mostly in tag team or six man tag team bouts to hide his ever increasing deficiencies. Status: inactive. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum defeated Pedro Morales & Peter Maivia when Duncum pinned Maivia at 15:46 Angelo Mosca defeated Jim Brunzell Billy Francis drew Roger Kirby 20:00 Super Destroyer defeated Jan Nelson via pin. 3. hide this ad. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. Debra Ann Miceli (February 9, 1964) is a retired American professional wrestler known under her ring names Madusa and Alundra Blayze. Masanori Saito (斎藤 昌典, Saitō Masanori, February 1, 1942 – July 14, 2018) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. The Crusher & Bad Boy Bullinski beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon on a 3rd fall via disqualification Strong Kobayashi beat Red Bastien Edouard Carpentier beat Bob Windham Nick Bockwinkel beat Big K. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon Mad Dog Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff) Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. Alan Robert Rogowski (September 22, 1942), better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. All AWA trademarks, including the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, are now owned by WWE. - Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. 12/16/60 – St. Soldat Ustinov. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. Anderson defeated Jeff Hardy But their team reportedly started in 1984, while the Roadies debuted in 1983. Features clips the following matches: Jimmy Garvin and St. 1977. 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. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship is any of a group of professional wrestling tag team championship titles in the National Wrestling Alliance . 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. AWA Tag Team Champions Can you name the AWA World Tag Team Champions from 1960 to 1991? By ostpies. PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994; PWI ranked them # 53 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003. - AWA Tag Team Champions Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum beat Dick the Bruiser & The Crusher by DQ - In a Non Title match, Bill Francis beat AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel - Peter Maivia beat Mad Dog Vachon. The pair broke out in 1984 as the U. In the fall of 1989 the Destruction Crew challenged then AWA World Tag Team champions Ken Patera and Brad Rheingans to a "car lifting" contest. Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s. Delbert Alexander "Del" Wilkes, Jr. Society X showed a strong arsenal of tag team moves with a tag team finish which allowed them to pick up the victory on Blue Tiger. 4 The AWA And WCW Versions Feuded. Petrucci. Fabulous Ones defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Road Warriors The Crusher no contest Mr. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 00 $ 200. Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk (November 30, 1958 - December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname The Z-Man. 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). For their time together, they were WWWF Tag Team Champions three times for over a year combined. 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. They dominated the tag team scene there until Condrey signed with. 1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. 1999) Promotions: I Believe In Wrestling (09. One of the longest-lasting and most prolific styles of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling. On the June 9th, 1973 card at the Amphitheatre, Bockwinkel and Stevens managed to retain their AWA tag team titles against Wahoo McDaniel and Dick the Bruiser. The Midnight Express was originally formed in 1983 as a three-man tag team with Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose and Norvell Austin in Alabama's Southeast Championship Wrestling. The Big Green Belt was a great addition, too, so how about more. 1960) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon, Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007, where he won. 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. All major promotions have a huge tag team presence with some really interesting championship designs to boot. Kings of Queensland (Mitch McCarthy and Tim Kade) 1. By the 1980s, Jim Crockett Promotions was, along with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. 00 (20% off) FREE shipping. 1991)Blackwell and Kaissey would become top contenders for the AWA tag team championship. Customized Championship Belt. 1960) Promotions: American Wrestling Association (xx. Many years later, Ramon and Perfect feuded in the WWF. 9-03-1985 AWA Championship Wrestling. 99 USD. 80 votes, 17 comments. Lawler vacated the championship to concentrate on the AWA World Tag Team Championship. JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 17, 1986 (8,500)Aired February 7, 2005. 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. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. A rather infamous knee injury would contribute to Hennig’s retirement from wrestling. AWA had a vast and deep tag team division so today we'll take a look at the World Tag Team Championship's history. Michael Hegstrand,. The Road Warriors defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Steve Regal & Jimmy Garvin in a non-title match NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Nick Bockwinkel to a double count-out after both men tumbled over the top rope to the floor. Give Quiz Kudos. Bray Park, Queensland. The Rock 'n' Roll Express is a professional wrestling tag team consisting of professional wrestlers Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton. Joe Laurinaitis, popularly known as Road Warrior Animal, started competing in 1982 primarily for the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling promotions as a singles wrestler. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match in 31:10. This belt is a high-quality replica of the original belt and has a similar appearance to the belt you have seen in AWA events. Steve Regal (August 25, 1951) is a former professional wrestler, better known as "Mr. He also performed for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994, and for Stampede. . Raschke was a three-year letterman with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers wrestling team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. Zumhofe misses a charge to the corner and he s gone at 11:31. In the AWA, Condrey teamed with former partner Randy Rose under manager Paul E. - The French Angel defeated Steve Casey for the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title . ". Kamala vs. World Championship Wrestling – 1/4/86 – featured an opening clip showing Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and the Road Warriors brawling with the Horsemen, taped 1/1/86 at the Omni; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett, with the two announcing Rhodes was the new National Heavyweight Champion and National Tag Team Champion Ole. Status: inactive. On December 7, 1976, he won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship with Chief Jay Strongbow. All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Since: August 27, 2023. Verne also cut deals behind the scenes to add cities like Chicago, Milwaukee and Denver to the growing AWA territory. Reveal Map: Guess The Country V. 99. The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. The team worked for Central States Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), Continental Championship Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). AWA Tag Team Championship. Rock and Roll Express Southern Champion Jerry Lawler vs. 06. Martel and Santana came up. He was one of the most hated as well as well. [1] He is the brother of the late Scott Irwin . Dangerously as the “Original” Midnight Express. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) W. AWA Tag Team Champions Midnight Rockers vs. Published Sep 18, 2023. One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne split from the National. , Verne int. Genuine 2MM/4MM plates. "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA". 2012) 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. com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The American Wrestling Association ( AWA) was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 until 1991. Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. Answer: Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills. It began in late-1981, when Brunzell and Gagne captured the AWA Tag Team Championship and carried over to dozens of rematches. Baron Von Raschke AWA; Chicago, IL • July 13, 1974. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. [2] [16] The champions defended against such challengers as Buddy Rose and Doug Somers , Nord the Barbarian and Boris Zhukov , and Bill and Scott Irwin . The term. 03. Go via DQ Sherri Martel defeated Princess Jasmine via pin. The CWA Tag Team Championship was a major professional wrestling tag team title defended in the Continental Wrestling Association. He had success as a singles wrestler, winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 1990, and as a tag team wrestler with. INACTIVE 02. Status: inactive. Nine months later, Hogan would. 00 $ 136. Genesis Team Exile Season 8: Episode 33 . Was: $139. 1995. Yes, you are hearing it completely right. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. 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. Kevin Kelly & Jerry Saggs Wahoo McDaniel vs. Greg did have a successful tag team career with Jumping Jim Brunzell as the High Flyers. He was 65 years old. The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship . The Road Warriors / Legion of Doom square off against Sgt. The Fabulous Freebirds - AWA Tag Team Championship: September 28, 1985. They faced AWA Tag Team Champions The High Flyers, Greg Gagne, and "Jumpin’" Jim Brunzell for the title. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. The group's gimmick was the so-called. The New Day, Alpha Academy, The Creed Brothers, #DIY, Imperium and Indus Sher are all thirsty for an Undisputed WWE Tag Team Title opportunity. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange. - 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. Held NWA World Heavyweight Championship, won on January 9, 1959 in St. Verne Gagne was the AWA world champion but he only wrestled once or twice a week. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. 1966. American Wrestling Association (1960-1991) In 1960, Gagne formed his own promotion, the American Wrestling Alliance (later it became Association). From 1948 to 1982, the NWA allowed member promotions to. Sheik Adnan Baron Von Raschke vs. Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name. Jesse Ventura & Adrian Adonis AWA • March 22, 1980. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. $455. Martel and Santana briefly formed a tag team and they had several outstanding matches against AWA tag team champions Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell before Santana left the territory. AWA himself, Nick Bockwinkel. 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. AEW crowned its first Women's Champion on the very first episode of Dynamite (October 2, 2019). Banner won a battle royal to become the new AWA World Women's Champion. Kansas City, Kansas: - Jim Brunzell. By order. Asia Dream Tag Team Championship. 0/64. - Scott Hall and Kevin Nash defeated Matt Morgan to win the TNA Tag Team Titles. Gagne formed the team The High Flyers with Jim Brunzell, and on July 7, 1977 they defeated Duncum and Lanza to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. The duo was celebrating their second reign as NWA World Tag Team Champions (Minneapolis version) when the AWA succeeded the NWA. Jardine was a major star in various wrestling promotions. 1/20/89 – Milwaukee, WI @ the Auditorium TV. 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. Jim Brunzell defeated Big K via disqualification 15:45. 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. , Gagne int. Not letting the disappointment get the best of them they worked in Birmingham and Memphis over the summer becoming AWA Southern Tag Team Champions. He was soon wrestling under the name. In his obituary, The Washington Post described him as "a professional wrestler whose blue-collar bona fides. Stagger Lee Zambuie Express vs. The main event of the show was The Trooper vs. After feuding with another Sandy Barr student, Velvet McIntyre, the two united and captured the NWA Women’s tag team titles in May of 1983 at Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Canada. They defeated a ton of 80s wrestling. Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. 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. The Rockers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty who teamed from 1985 to 1992. Hennig/Zenk/Zumhofe, Freebirds int. 1/22/77 – Minneapolis TVAWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Adult Size2MM Brass Metal PlatesGOLD PlatedAdult SizeFit UpTo 46 WaistSnapClosureHand Made BeltWe manufacture all types of wrestling and boxing belts and also made customized belts contact us for further detail. They held the NWA. Paul, MN @ the Armory AWA Tag Team Champions Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski defeated Larry Hennig & Duke Hoffman Doug Gilbert defeated Roy. The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. 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. 1984. - Mike George & Bob Sweetan become the first ever Mid-South Tag Team Champions. 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. 142 Bobby Jaggers October 19, 1987 CWA Show: Memphis, Tennessee 1 33 Defeated Billy Travis in a tournament final. First champion (s) Heaven and Hell. 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