WWA World Tag Team Championship
| WWA World Tag Team Championship | |||||||
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| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Association | ||||||
| Date established | 1964 | ||||||
| Date retired | 1989 | ||||||
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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 the late 1980s when the promotion closed.[1]
Title history
[edit]| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| 1 | Wilbur Snyder and Dick the Bruiser | April 25, 1964 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | 97 | First champions. | |||
| 2 | Nicoli Volkoff and Angelo Poffo | July 31, 1964 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | 35 | Won the title via countout. | |||
| 3 | Wilbur Snyder and Dick the Bruiser | September 4, 1964 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 4 | The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) |
October 1964 | WWA show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 5 | Nicoli Volkoff (2) and Boris Volkoff | May 17, 1965 | WWA show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 61 | ||||
| 6 | The Assassins (Guy Mitchell and Joe Tomasso) |
July 17, 1965 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 161 | [2] | |||
| 7 | Wilbur Snyder (3) and Moose Cholak | December 25, 1965 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 68 | ||||
| 8 | The Assassins (Guy Mitchell and Joe Tomasso) |
March 3, 1966 | WWA show | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 2 | 100 | Lose to Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder on March 26, 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). | |||
| 9 | Wilbur Snyder (4) and Dick the Bruiser | June 11, 1966 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 14 | ||||
| 10 | The Assassins (Guy Mitchell and Joe Tomasso) |
June 25, 1966 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 28 | ||||
| 11 | Wilbur Snyder (5) and Luis Martínez | July 23, 1966 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 12 | Devil's Duo (Angelo Poffo (2) and Chris Markoff) |
September 1966 | WWA show | Lafayette, Indiana | 1 | N/A | Sometime after September 3, 1966. | |||
| 13 | Dick the Bruiser (4) and The Crusher | January 21, 1967 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 28 | ||||
| 14 | Devil's Duo (Angelo Poffo (3) and Chris Markoff) |
February 18, 1967 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 147 | ||||
| 15 | Dick the Bruiser (5) and The Crusher (2) | July 15, 1967 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 90 | ||||
| 16 | Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto | October 13, 1967 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 246 | ||||
| — | Vacated | June 15, 1968 | — | Indianapolis, Indiana | — | — | After a match against Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher. | |||
| 17 | Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto | July 26, 1968 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 51 | Wins a Rematch. | |||
| 18 | Wilbur Snyder (6) and Pat O'Connor | September 15, 1968 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 41 | ||||
| 19 | Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto | October 26, 1968 | WWA show | Elkhart, Indiana | 3 | 63 | ||||
| 20 | Dick the Bruiser (6) and The Crusher (3) | December 28, 1968 | WWA show | Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 174 | ||||
| 21 | Chain Gang (Jack Dillinger and Frank Dillinger) |
June 20, 1969 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 85 | ||||
| — | Vacated | September 13, 1969 | — | Chicago, Illinois | — | — | After Frank Dillinger is shot. | |||
| 22 | Chain Gang (Jack Dillinger (2) and Jim Dillinger) |
November 27, 1969 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 211 | Defeated Dick the Bruiser and Moose Cholak for the titles. | |||
| 23 | Dick the Bruiser (7) and Bill Miller | June 26, 1970 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 21 | ||||
| 24 | Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
July 17, 1970 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 162 | [2] | |||
| 25 | Wilbur Snyder (7) and Moose Cholak (2) | December 26, 1970 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 59 | ||||
| — | Vacated | February 23, 1971 | — | Indianapolis, Indiana | — | — | After a match against Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello and Don Kent. | |||
| 26 | Wilbur Snyder (8) and Moose Cholak (3) | March 27, 1970 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 448 | Win the rematch. | |||
| 27 | Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) |
June 18, 1971 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 64 | ||||
| 28 | Wilbur Snyder (9) and Paul Christy | August 21, 1971 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 77 | ||||
| 29 | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan) |
November 6, 1971 | WWA show | Detroit, Michigan | 1 | 399 | Repeated in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 18, 1971. | |||
| 30 | Dick the Bruiser (8) and The Crusher (4) | December 9, 1972 | WWA show | Chicago, Illinois | 4 | 77 | Repeated in Chicago, Illinois on December 9, 1972. | |||
| 31 | Baron Von Raschke and Ernie Ladd | February 24, 1973 | WWA show | Detroit, Michigan | 1 | 147 | Repeated in Indianapolis, Indianapolis on March 7, 1973. | |||
| 32 | Dick the Bruiser (9) and Bruno Sammartino | July 21, 1973 | WWA show | Detroit, Michigan | 1 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | Indianapolis, Indiana | — | — | After a match between champions Raschke and Ladd and Bruiser and Sammartino. On September 22, 1973 in Indianapolis, Indiana Dick The Bruiser defeats Raschke and Ladd on September for himself and Sammartino. | |||
| 33 | Jimmy and Johnny Valiant | January 5, 1974 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 20 | ||||
| — | Vacated | January 25, 1974 | — | — | — | — | After a match against Dick the Bruiser and Bruno Sammartino. | |||
| 34 | Jimmy and Johnny Valiant | February 7, 1974 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 86 | Defeat Bruiser and Sammartino in rematch. | [3] | ||
| 35 | Wilbur Snyder (10) and Pepper Gomez | May 4, 1974 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 140 | ||||
| 36 | Legionnaires (Sgt. Jacques Goulet and Pvt. Don Fargo) |
September 21, 1974 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 37 | The New Legionnaires (Sgt. Jacques Goulet (2) and Soldier Zarinoff Lebeouf) |
April 1975 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 38 | Dick the Bruiser (10) and The Crusher (5) | September 20, 1975 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 5 | 175 | ||||
| 39 | Ox Baker and Chuck O'Connor | March 13, 1976 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 40 | Dick the Bruiser (11) and The Crusher (6) | May 1, 1976 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 6 | 105 | ||||
| 41 | Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak) |
August 14, 1976 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 182 | ||||
| 42 | Moose Cholak (3) and Paul Christy (2) | February 12, 1977 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 126 | [4] | |||
| 43 | Jimmy and Johnny Valiant | June 18, 1977 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 259 | ||||
| 44 | Wilbur Snyder (11) and Dominic Denucci | March 4, 1978 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 140 | [5] | |||
| 45 | Jimmy and Johnny Valiant | July 22, 1978 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 4 | 133 | ||||
| 46 | Wilbur Snyder (12) and Pepper Gomez (2) | December 2, 1978 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2 | 120 | ||||
| 47 | Roger Kirby and Igor Volkoff | April 1, 1979 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | May 1979 | — | — | — | — | When Volkoff leaves the area. | |||
| 48 | Roger Kirby (2) and Paul Christy (3) | June 9, 1979 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 120 | ||||
| 49 | Dick the Bruiser (12) and Spike Huber | October 7, 1979 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 203 | ||||
| 50 | Roger Kirby (3) and Jerry Valiant (Guy Mitchell) (4) | April 27, 1980 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 111 | ||||
| 51 | Wilbur Snyder (13) and Spike Huber (2) | August 16, 1980 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 301 | ||||
| 52 | Kelly Twins (Pat and Mike Kelly) |
June 13, 1981 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 234 | ||||
| 53 | Wilbur Snyder (14) and Spike Huber (3) | February 2, 1982 | WWA show | Peoria, Illinois | 2 | 88 | ||||
| — | Vacated | May 1, 1982 | — | Springfield, Illinois | — | — | After a match against Sheik Ali Hassan and Abdullah the Great. | |||
| 54 | Sheik Ali Hassan and Abdullah the Great | June 5, 1982 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | N/A | Win the rematch. | |||
| 55 | Spike Huber (4) and Steve Regal | July 1982 | WWA show | Peoria, Illinois | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 56 | New York Dolls (Rick McGraw and Dream Machine) |
September 25, 1982 | WWA show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 57 | Spike Huber (5) and Steve Regal (2) | December 1982 | WWA show | N/A | 2 | N/A | Awarded when the working agreement between WWA and CWA ends. | |||
| 58 | Jerry Valiant (5) and Abdullah the Great (2) | June 1983 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 59 | Dick the Bruiser (13) and Jeff Van Kamp | January 7, 1984 | WWA show | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 60 | Wild Warriors (Mad Maxx and Super Maxx) |
September 1984 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 61 | Dick the Bruiser (14) and Bobby Colt | March 1985 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 62 | Wild Hoggs (J.R. Hogg and King Harley Hogg) |
March 1985 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 63 | Chris Carter and Stormy Granzig | July 1985 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 64 | Don Kent (3) and Jerry Graham, Jr. | July 1985 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 65 | Chris Carter (2) and Bobo Brazil | N/A | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 66 | Don Kent (4) and Jerry Graham, Jr. (2) | N/A | WWA show | N/A | 2 | N/A | ||||
| 67 | Chris Carter (3) and Calypso Jim | 1986 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 68 | Polynesian Wildman and Prince Mama Mohammad | 1986 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | When Mohammad was injured by Dick the Bruiser. | |||
| 69 | Chris Carter (4) and Denny Kass | 1986 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | Defeated Polynesian Wildman and Golden Lion for the title. | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from to . | ||||||||||
| 71 | Chris Carter (5) and Mohammad Saad | N/A | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 72 | Scott Rechsteiner and Jerry Graham, Jr. (3) | October 4, 1987 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | 63 | ||||
| 73 | Don Kent (5) and Chris Carter (6) | December 6, 1987 | WWA show | Toledo, Ohio | 1 | N/A | ||||
| — | Vacated | December 1987 | — | — | — | — | When Kent and Carter split. | |||
| 74 | Chris Carter (7) and Calypso Jim (2) | February 14, 1988 | WWA show | Toledo, Ohio | 2 | 62 | Defeated Don Kent and Jerry Graham, Jr. for the title. | |||
| 75 | Motor City Hitmen (Al Snow and Mikey Doyle) |
April 16, 1988 | WWA show | Toledo, Ohio | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 76 | Dick the Bruiser (15) and Calypso Jim (3) | 1989 | WWA show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||||
| 77 | The Golden Lion and The Russian Brute | May 21, 1989 | WWA show | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1 | N/A | Defeated Dick The Bruiser and Calypso Jim. | |||
| — | N/A | WWA show | — | N/A | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
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