Sgt. 2010 The team made their first WWF appearance in 1987 only five days after dropping the AWA Tag Team titles at a house show in St. 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. Jim Crockett Promotions Inc. PWI ranked him 49 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Greg Gagne. But Jardine saw his greatest successes in the. 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. Paul Heyman) as a manager. 2008 - 02. PWI Tag Team of the Year award in 1994; PWI ranked them # 53 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003. 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NAWA/SAPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Ice Cold Team Exile Season 8: Episode 39, 41NWA United States Championship Tournament (1979) The NWA United States Championship Tournament was a tournament that took place on September 1, 1979, to crown a new United States Champion after Ric Flair vacated the championship due to winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship four days earlier. 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. 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. 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. 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Midnight Rockers defeated AWA Tag Team Champions Buddy Rose & Doug Somers via DQ Jimmy Snuka no contest Larry Zbyszko Colonel DeBeers defeated AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel via DQ Scott Hall drew Ninja Sherri Martel defeated Candi Divine Leon White defeated Boris Zhukov Reported Attendance: 800. 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. After Vachon and Gagne won the AWA tag team titles from Stevens and Patterson on June 6th, 1979 in. Saito or Masa Saito (マサ斎藤), who wrestled for 33 years around the world. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. 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August 7, 2004 – ROH: Alex Shelley defeated Jay Lethal (pinned) and Ace Steel and 2 Cold Scorpio in a 4-WAY. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell beat Jesse Ventura & Steve Strong - Sam Steamboat beat John Tolos to win North American title - Missing Link Pampero Firpo beat Steve Lawler. The duo began teaming together in Memphis in the early 1980s, followed by Mid-South Wrestling (later to be known as the Universal Wrestling Federation), followed by Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). Knoxville, Tennessee: - Ron Fuller beat Don Carson in a Loser Leaves Town match - Great Mephisto beat The Gladiator The Road Warriors Achieve Early Popularity In AWA, WCW, And Japan . In 1981, Adnan Al-Kaissie joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA). 1981. The Fabulous Freebirds started performing together in 1979 when. 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Scott Oliver Hall (October 20, 1958 – March 14, 2022) was an American professional wrestler. - 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 American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from. 99 USD Sale price From $199. 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. making this belt 50 years old. 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Continental Wrestling Association (later on “Championship Wrestling Association”) (CWA) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. 12/16/60 – St. 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. " Stevens and Patterson had two runs holding the NWA World Tag Team title and one run with the AWA World Tag Team Championship. 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. Status: inactive. The World Championship Wrestling (WCW) Hall of Fame was an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slaughter. The Incredible Hulk Hogan was battling for the American Wrestling Association Championship against Mr. TNA World Tag Team. 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Brunzell was a two-time AWA World Tag Team Champion with Greg Gagne. Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. 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;. RELATED: 8 Things Most Fans Forget About Shawn Michaels' Career Jannetty is widely known for his tenure as half of tag team The Rockers, in which he partnered with Shawn Michaels. Barney William Irwin (born September 17, 1954) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin. J. 1973. - AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Jerry Blackwell & Sheik Adnan - Bobby Duncum beat Baron Von Raschke - Ken Patera beat Spike Huber - Buck Zumhofe beat Bobby Heenan - Brad Rheingans beat Dr X - Tito Santana drew Rene Goulet. Jules Strongbow. 00. 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. He worked in the World Wrestling Federation, first in 1974 and again from 1984 to 1986. The following champion history features the AWA Tag. 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. 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. 10m. 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. Features clips the following matches: Jimmy Garvin and St. 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. Then, when they won the tag team championship, fans didn't think. Stoney Burke. - 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. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs. 1978. During the challenge the Destruction Crew attacked Patera and Rhenigans and injured them and forced them to vacate the tag team titles. Reshape your collection of all-time favorite wrestling belts and add AWA Tag Team Wrestling Championship Belt to galvanize its appearance. Raschke was a three-year letterman with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers wrestling team in 1960, 1961 and 1962. 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. Finally on February 26th, 1967 in St Paul, Minnesota, Verne. 8 May 1992. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. 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. - Mike George & Bob Sweetan become the first ever Mid-South Tag Team Champions. Gregory A. It should have been the match that kickstarted one of the greatest runs in wrestling history. AWA Tag Team Champions Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell vs. Tom Zenk vs. Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura. Hugh Manatee joined Sober Nation after they had already won the title. 1968. (as team) The Assassins (4 times) Longest reign. The duo had a fantastic feud with the Steiners that made them stars while getting into wild stuff like the famous brawl with. Select options. The tag team ranks were on fire in the WWA, and the title changed hands often as the years passed. Killer Karl Krupp International Champion Austin Idol vs. CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship; N. On July 15, 1975 in Davenport, Iowa, the AWA World Heavyweight title belt was stolen after aThis would prove to be their final reign at AWA Tag Team Champions, however. 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. - TNA World Tag Team Champions Team 3D (Brother Ray & Brother Devon) defeated Scott Steiner & Tomko and The Latin American Exchange. The two spent 119 days as AWA tag champions and were a major tag team force at the company. One of the AWA’s biggest attractions was its World Tag Team Championship, which sprang into existence as soon as Gagne. They got a start in the AWA and the indies but it was in 1990 WCW that they rose up. Alan Robert Rogowski (September 22, 1942), better known by his ring name of Ole Anderson, is a retired professional wrestler and a promoter. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s. Status: inactive. Irwin debuted in the World Wide Wrestling Federation on March 14, 1978 as one half of the Yukon Lumberjacks, where he was given the ring name "Lumberjack Eric" and his tag team partner, Zarinoff Lebeouf, was given the ring name "Lumberjack Pierre". The following month, they defeated The Midnight Rockers for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Hennig/Zenk/Zumhofe, Freebirds int. 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. Wrestling Title Histories (3 ed. A tournament was set up to crown new tag team champions. Was: $139. Hughes fights off a double-team from Killer and Bloom. 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. It was created in 1985 from the CWA's. . The. The USWA was created through a merger of. k. AWA Tag Team Championship. One of the longest-lasting and most prolific styles of professional wrestling is tag team wrestling. They debuted for the World Wrestling. Here is a list of Rick Martel's earliest matches in the AWA. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY. Unit price / per . The Midnight Express was the name used by several professional wrestling tag teams of changing members, usually under the management of Jim Cornette. 3/3/62 – St. 1/6/85 – Minneapolis TV Baron Von Raschke defeated Bob Owens Road Warriors defeated Rocky King & Terry Ellis King Kong Brody. What a lovely bloodbath, and a guide to hot tag team wrestling. The sought after duo was of course the AWA tag team champions, The Midnight Rockers, Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty. 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. After teaming for more than a year, the two fan favorites defeated Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal to win the AWA World Tag Team Championship. Brian Knobbs . AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Billy Robinson & Don Muraco in a 2/3 falls match in 31:10. hide this ad. DeBeers defeated Davey Gee Mike Rotunda pinned Doug Somers Bruiser Brody pinned Steve O NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Baron Von Raschke AWA Tag Team Champions Curt Hennig & Scott Hall defeated the Barbarian & Boris Zhukov when. 71. 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. (As a Tag Team) Dick the Bruiser and The Crusher (6 reigns) (As Individual) Dick the Bruiser (15 reigns) Longest reign. In the Minneapolis territory, the pair captured the NWA World Tag Team championships. 03. Won: Defeated Hikaru Shida at All In. 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. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant in a 2/3 falls match 1 Johnny Valiant pinned Bruiser at 8:03 after Jimmy Valiant hit Bruiser with a foreign object from behind 2 Bruiser pinned Johnny Valiant at 5:07 3 Crusher pinned Jimmy Valiant in 5:43 Pampero Firpo defeated Baron Von. JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 17, 1986 (8,500)Aired February 7, 2005. They defeated a ton of 80s wrestling.