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AWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag Team Championship . The Destruction Crew won. TNA Sacrifice: Orlando, Florida: - Gail Kim defeated Brooke Tessmacher to. Kings of Queensland (Mitch McCarthy and Tim Kade) 1. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. Fun fact this video was supposed to be fin. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in the early 1980s under the ring name Jules Strongbow, [a] where he held the WWF World Tag Team Championship on two occasions with his kayfabe. William Alfred Robinson (18 September 1938 – 3 March 2014) [3] was a British professional and catch wrestler, wrestling instructor and trainer. 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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 AWA Tag Team Champions DJ Peterson and The Trooper vs. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange (Homicide & Hernandez) in a triple threat match to retain the titles - Kurt Angle defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to win the title . 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. 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. At the AWA, The Rockers were extremely successful. Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. - Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was the first men's tag team championship to be contested for in WWE, at the time known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). The Moondogs AWA Tag Team Champions Ken Patera & Crusher Blackwell vs. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura when Brunzell pinned Adonis Sheik Adnan defeated Mad Dog Vachon with help from Jerry Blackwell Hulk Hogan defeated Jerry Blackwell COR in 16:00 when Blackwell walked back to the dressing room- Non Title Death Match: Flying Redheads, Red Bastien & Billy Red Lyons beat AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon - Bill Watts beat Blackjack Lanza by DQ - Bodyslam Challenge Match: Man Mountain Mike beat Luke Graham - Larry Hennig beat Billy Howard. All Asia Tag Team Championship. Knoxville, Tennessee: - Ron Fuller beat Don Carson in a Loser Leaves Town match - Great Mephisto beat The GladiatorThe Road Warriors Achieve Early Popularity In AWA, WCW, And Japan . Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. The Fabulous Freebirds - AWA Tag Team Championship: September 28, 1985. J. Known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling. He was soon wrestling under the name. The Freebird lineup of Hayes, Roberts, and Gordy was inducted into the. Kids Klassics 1986 VHS. 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. Larry Hennig (June 18, 1936 – December 6, 2018) was an American professional wrestler. 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. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. Martel and Santana came up. For years, Dennis Condrey had partnered with Bobby Eaton on the Midnight Express. NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) W. While in the WWF, he became a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a one time WWF Tag Team. 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The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s. 03. 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. 1978 - xx. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan via DQ Ken Patera defeated Hulk Hogan via DQ Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Jacques Goulet Rick Martel (sub Curt Hennig) defeated Tom Lintz. 1/28/69 – Duluth, MN @ the Arena AWA Tag Team Champions Dick The Bruiser & The Crusher defeated Mitsu. INACTIVE 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. of Marty Jannetty and future WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels finally dethrone Buddy Rose & Doug Somers to become the tag champions. 00 Original Price $250. Greg did have a successful tag team career with Jumping Jim Brunzell as the High Flyers. 23. 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. Buddy Lane Reported Attendance: 4,832. Baron Von Raschke AWA; Chicago, IL • July 13, 1974. He was 65 years old. Larry Hennig defeated George Scott. 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. 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. 610 lb (280 kg) Debut. 08. 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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. 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. Memphis, TN. After being denied a pay raise at the AWA, The Rockers signed a contract with the WWE, while they were still AWA Tag Team Champions. , Slaughter vs. The High Flyers will be honored at the upcoming CAC Reunion with a tag team wrestling award! Greg and Jim share many great stories about their time working together, as well as their thoughts on Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Verne Gagne, the AWA’s legacy, and much more! Make sure to check out Jim’s book “MatLands”, which is. 6/24/88 – New Haven, CT AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond. Comments. The Beverly Brothers were a professional wrestling tag team comprised of Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was originally established in 1958 for Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC) as a version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship and the. 06. 6/27/86 – Salt Lake City, UT @ the Salt Palace - 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 Midnight Express is a professional wrestling tag team that has had various members and achieved most of its success in the 1980s. Fujiwara for the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles. WDB Tag Team Championship Minoru Fujita and Saki Maemura February 26, 2009: World-1 Heavyweight Championship Steve Corino: January 31, 2010AWA Tag Team Champions Hard Boiled Haggerty & Len Montana beat Roy McClarty & Joe Scarpello Floyd Ude beat Larry Hennig. Sale. Names: AWA World Tag Team Championship (since xx. Status: inactive. Give Quiz Kudos. In 1986, Stan Hansen destroyed the original AWA title before leaving AWA, forcing the promotion to come up with a replacement. 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. Published Sep 18, 2023. The first team recognized as champions were Kowalski and Mills, the duo was known collectively as "Murder, Inc. When Verne Gagne inked a deal with the national cable channel ESPN to air AWA telecasts in September of 1985, the Crusher and many other veterans like Larry Hennig and Baron Von Raschke were told their services were no. (December 21, 1961 – June 30, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and college football player, better known by his ring names, The Trooper and The Patriot. 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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. Jonnie Stewart vs. As real-life brothers-in-law, it made sense Mike Rotunda and Barry Windham got along well as a team. 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. Jim Brunzell defeated Big K via disqualification 15:45. 1/1/84 – Memphis, TN @ the Mid South Coliseum. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area. 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. Minneapolis, Minnesota: - Crusher & Dick the Bruiser defeated Larry Hennig & Harley. Gordy and Williams were also the reigning WCW World Tag Team Champions, having defeated the Steiner. After winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992. This group disbanded in 1983, but later the same year. xx. AWA Southern Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt Replica $ 150. Adonis debuted in 1974 under his real name, until he adopted the Adrian Adonis name in the late 1970s. 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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. "Ravishing" Randy Rose (born July 19, 1956 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American professional wrestler. He was an eight time world. In 1965, Stevens teamed up with Pat Patterson to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship. 1992. Most reigns. 80 votes, 17 comments. AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs. 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. AWA Tag Team Champions Badd Company Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond vs. 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. 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The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the AWA with the likes of Bobby Duncum and. - Mike George & Bob Sweetan become the first ever Mid-South Tag Team Champions. 06. Bloom takes a botched spill through the ropes at 12:39. AWA World Tag Team Wrestling Championship Title Belt Regular price From $199. As a singles wrestler, he held the Southern Heavyweight Championship belt several times from 1975 to 1985. Season 9: Episode 1, 7, Exodus . Crusher and Bruiser. Alan West. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers, best known for his AWA Tag Team Championship run in the 1980s, has passed away. In the Minneapolis territory, the pair captured the NWA World Tag Team championships. 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. Most fans fell in love with Michaels when he and Marty Jannetty showed up in WWE as The Rockers. 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Kaissey bought the contract of strongman Ken. Champions - Society X (Outpatient and Soul Killer) Society X defeated the makeshift trident team of Slapshot and Blue Tiger to become the new AWA Tag Team Champions. Names: AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (since 28. After the tag team dissolved in August 1986, Harrell unsuccessfully challenged AWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Bockwinkel on several occasions. The event had an attendance of 1,500 fans. Yes, you are hearing it completely right. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. Won: Defeated Hikaru Shida at All In. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a producer. Their look is iconic and their time in wrestling elevated the tag team division from "a part of the show" to the "biggest attraction. TNA World Tag Team. 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Won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship (4 times), AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times), and NWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) 12: 1996 — Paul Boesch: Commentating and promoting: Posthumous inductee; promoted the Houston, Texas territory of National Wrestling Alliance: 13: 1996McDaniel and Bruiser defeated Superstar Graham and Ernie Ladd on May 25th, 1973 to earn a shot against AWA tag team champions Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's. 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. , Verne int. 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. 1972 #32 Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski (4)Robert Remus (August 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler known by the ring name Sgt. Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon defeated Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson to become. The sought after duo was of course the AWA tag team champions, The Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. a. The duo had a fantastic feud with the Steiners that made them stars while getting into wild stuff like the famous brawl with. 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. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. Donald Delbert Jardine [2] (March 24, 1940 – December 16, 2006) was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as The Spoiler. Title History AWA world tag team titles defeating Blackjack Lanza and Bobby Duncum (July 7, 1977); AWA world tag team titles defeating Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura (June 14, 1981); Career Highlights Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell formed the team The High Flyers in the 1970’s and they enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds in […]The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. The CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (also identified in Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the Mid-Southern International Tag Team Championship and. 11 of these championships were won alongside his long-time Tag-Team partner Crusher Lisowski. From Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will with additional information from Paul Haney. Named as the No. Rick Martel & Steve O Brad Rheingans vs. xx. Revised & Updated. 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. Finally on February 26th, 1967 in St Paul, Minnesota, Verne. 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. 4 The AWA And WCW Versions Feuded. Bruise Brothers defeated Terry Taylor & Stagger Lee. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. The American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. St. Art Crews & Jerry. Dutch Mantel King Konga vs.