NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship

NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
Details
Current champion(s) The Sound and The Fury (Will Huckaby and Joe Black)
Date won February 27, 2016
Date established June 1968
Promotion NWA Mid-Atlantic
Other name(s)
  • NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
  • NAWA World Tag Team Championship
  • SAPW World Tag Team Championship

The NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship is the tag team title currently defended in the National Wrestling Alliance's NWA Mid-Atlantic territory. The championship was originally created in the summer of 1968 and was originally named the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. During this time, the title was the primary tag team championship that was defended in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling owned by Jim Crockett, Sr. and later by his son, Jim Crockett, Jr.. While the current Mid-Atlantic promotion operates primarily out of the same area as the Crockett promotion, they aren't the same as Jim Crockett, Jr. sold his territory to Ted Turner in November 1988. This promotion would then be renamed World Championship Wrestling. The title was relegated to serve as the secondary tag team championship in Crockett's territory after Mid-Atlantic created its own territorial version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship in January 1975 and was used until sometime in 1985 when it was abandoned. In 2000, the title was revived for the Mid-Atlantic territory.[1]

Title history

Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.

Wrestler Times Date Location Notes
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 1 June 1968 Washington, DC Title Awarded and defeat Édouard Carpentier and Miguel Perez in a fictitious match.
Johnny Weaver and George Becker 1 May 1, 1969 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 2 February 17, 1970 Raleigh, North Carolina
Johnny Weaver and George Becker 2 March 17, 1970 Raleigh, North Carolina
Gene and Ole Anderson 1 March 26, 1970 Greensboro, North Carolina
Paul Jones and Nelson Royal 1 September 22, 1970 Raleigh, North Carolina
Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 3 December 9, 1970 Raleigh, North Carolina
Johnny Weaver and George Becker 3 June 3, 1971 Greensboro, North Carolina
Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson 4 September 25, 1971 Hampton, Virginia
Johnny Weaver and George Becker 4 September 27, 1971 Fayetteville, North Carolina
Larry Hamilton and Brute Bernard 1 October 12, 1971 Raleigh, North Carolina
Johnny Weaver (5) and Art Neilson 1 March 31, 1972 Greensboro, North Carolina
Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson 2 November 6, 1972 Charlotte, North Carolina
Johnny Weaver (6) and Art Neilson (2) 2 November 13, 1972 Charlotte, North Carolina
Gene and Ole Anderson 3 March 3, 1973 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jerry Brisco and Thunderbolt Patterson 1 May 29, 1973 High Point, North Carolina
Gene and Ole Anderson 4 July 5, 1973 Greensboro, North Carolina
Sandy Scott and Nelson Royal (2) 1 October 2, 1973 Raleigh, North Carolina
Renamed NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship
Brute Bernard and Jay York 1 November 26, 1973 Raleigh, North Carolina Brute and York managed by Beauregarde.
Gene and Ole Anderson 5 December 26, 1973 Columbia, South Carolina
Gene and Ole Anderson 6 March 9, 1974 Spartanburg, South Carolina Defeat Johnny Weaver and Bob Bruggers.
Paul Jones (2) and Bob Bruggers 1 April 8, 1974 Fayetteville, North Carolina
Rip Hawk (5) and Ric Flair 1 July 4, 1974 Greensboro, North Carolina
Paul Jones (3) and Tiger Conway, Jr. 1 December 6, 1974 Charleston, South Carolina Defeat Flair and Brute Bernard, subbing for Hawk.
Gene and Ole Anderson 7 February 20, 1975 Greensboro, North Carolina Won the title vs. title match.
Vacated February 20, 1975 The Andersons are the reigning NWA World Tag Team Champions (Mid-Atlantic version) and title is inactive until September 22, 1976 when the tournament to crown new champions starts.
Dino Bravo and Tim Woods 1 November 3, 1976 Raleigh, North Carolina Defeat Sgt. Jacques Goulet and Mike "The Judge" DuBois in tournament final.
The Hollywood Blonds

(Buddy Roberts and Jerry Brown)

1 January 17, 1977 Greenville, South Carolina
Dino Bravo (2) and Tiger Conway, Jr. (2) 1 April 10, 1977 Charlotte, North Carolina
Greg Valentine and Ric Flair (2) 1 July 6, 1977 Anderson, South Carolina Awarded.
Paul Jones (4) and Ricky Steamboat 1 August 22, 1977 Greensboro, North Carolina Steamboat and Jones win NWA World tag team title on April 23, 1978 and hold the titles concurrently.
Ric Flair (3) and Big John Studd 1 October 30, 1978 Greenville, South Carolina
Paul Jones (5) and Ricky Steamboat (2) 2 November 5, 1978 Greensboro, North Carolina
Big John Studd (2) and Ken Patera 1 January 1979 ?
Paul Jones (6) and Ricky Steamboat (3) 3 April 26, 1979 ?
Title vacated August 1979 When Jones turns on Steamboat.
Ricky Steamboat (4) & Dino Bravo (3) 1 1979
Masked Superstar and Masked Superstar 2 (3) 1 March 26, 1980 ?
Title vacated April 1980 When Masked Superstar leaves the area.
Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer 1 June 2, 1980 Greenville, South Carolina Defeat The Iron Sheik and Jimmy Snuka in tournament final.
The Sheepherders

(Butch Miller and Luke Williams)

1 September 28, 1980 Charlotte, North Carolina
Dewey Robertson and George Wells 1 December 12, 1980 Richmond, Virginia
Genichiro Tenryu and Mr. Fuji 1 February 7, 1981 Greensboro, North Carolina
Dewey Robertson (2) and Johnny Weaver (7) 1 May 1981 ?
Chris Markoff and Nikolai Volkoff 1 June 27, 1981 Charlotte, North Carolina
Jay Youngblood and Johnny Weaver (8) 1 November 27, 1981 Appalachia, Virginia
Ox Baker and Carl Fergie 1 December 1981
Jay Youngblood (2) and Porkchop Cash 1 January 29, 1982
Don Kernodle and Pvt. Jim Nelson 1 May 1982
Porkchop Cash (2) and Iceman Parsons 1 June 1, 1982
Don Kernodle and Jim Nelson 2 June 17, 1982 Roanoke, Virginia
Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood (3) 1 August 22, 1982 Toronto, Ontario
Title vacated March 12, 1983 Upon winning the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
One Man Gang and Kelly Kiniski 1 May 23, 1983 Greenville, South Carolina Defeat Mike Rotunda and Rufus R. Jones in tournament final.
Rufus R. Jones and Bugsy McGraw 1 July 20, 1983 Emporia, Virginia
Title vacated August 1983
Long Riders

(Ron Bass and Black Bart)

1 August 25, 1984 ? Titles retired in March 1985.
Titles abandoned
NAWA/SAPW World Tag Team Championship
The Nasty Boys

(Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags)

1 July 1990
The American Bulldogs

(Rex & Spike)

1 September 11, 1990 Columbia, SC
The Fantastics

(Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton)

1 December 29, 1990 Greenville, SC
The American Bulldogs

(Rex & Spike)

2 January 1991 Returned to the Pitbulldogs because they do not receive a return match within 15 days.
The Fantastics

(Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton)

2 February 22, 1991 Belford, SC
The Stormtroopers

(Helmut Hessler & Hans Schmidt)

1 August 31, 1991 Pembroke, NC Awarded when the Fantastics miss the scheduled title defense.
Tommy Angel & Tommy Seabolt 1 October 13, 1991 Lincolnton, NC
Title vacated 1992
Chaz Rocco & Tommy Gunn 1 April 17, 1992 Rocky Mount, NC Defeat the Ringlords: Speedy Gonzales & Rick Slagle.
The Ringlords

(Speedy Gonzales & Rick Slagle)

1 April 18, 1992 Darlington, SC
Chaz Rocco (2) & Rob Van Dam 1 July 23, 1992 Lake City, SC
The Ringlords

(Speedy Gonzales & Rick Slagle)

2 July 24, 1992 Bennettsville, SC South Atlantic Pro Wrestling closes on August 1992.
Titles abandoned
MACW Tag Team Championship
Triple X

(Drake Dawson and Curtis Thompson)

1 September 11, 1999 ? Reigning Northern Continental Tag Team champions; awarded Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title around March 17, 2000.
Title vacated September 12, 2000 When Dawson leaves NWA to become pit crew member for a NASCAR Winston Cup team.
Title vacated 2002 Title vacated as of September 5, 2002.
The Midnight Express

(Bobby Eaton and Rick Nelson)

1 December 7, 2002 Asheville, North Carolina Defeat the Road Warrior Hawk and Mad Maxx.
Title vacated 2004
Dusty Rhodes and Buff Bagwell 1 January 22, 2005 Seoul, South Korea Defeat Terry Taylor and Rikki Nelson.
Title vacated 2005
Rick Steiner and Terry Taylor 1 September 24, 2005 Concord, North Carolina Defeat Tommy Gunn and Ricky Morton.
Title vacated 2006
The Steiner Brothers

(Rick (2) and Scott)

1 December 9, 2006 Easley, South Carolina Defeat Chris Hamrick and Rikki Nelson.
Title vacated January 23, 2007
Buff Bagwell (2) and Rick Nelson (2) 1 May 2, 2009 Shelby, North Carolina Defeat Reid Flair and David Flair.
The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

1 January 16, 2010 Caldwell, North Carolina
Buff Bagwell (3) and Rick Nelson (3) 2 May 1, 2010 Anderson, South Carolina
The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

2 September 18, 2010 Maiden, North Carolina
Title vacated November 6, 2010
Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton (3) 1 November 6, 2010 Taylorsville, North Carolina Defeat Chris Hamrick & Jeff Lewis, still champions as of December 4, 2010.
Title vacated 2012 Title vacated as of April 2012 when MACW leaves the NWA.
The Legion of KAOS

(Damien Wayne and Lance Erickson)

1 November 2, 2013 Kingsport, Tennessee Defeat C&C Wrestle Factory (Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander) to win vacant title.
Title vacated August 2014 When Legion Of Kaos split up to pursue singles careers.
The Brutes

(Mark James and Jimmy Parker)

1 June 20, 2015 Louisburg, North Carolina Defeated The A.H.L. and The Cabellero's in a 3-way for the vacant titles at NWA R.A.G.E. XII.
The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (4))

3 January 30, 2016 Mount Airy, Georgia Defeat The Heatseekers (Elliot Russell & Sigmon).
The Sound and The Fury

(Will Huckaby and Joe Black)

1 February 27, 2016 Williamston, North Carolina Defeated The Brutes (Jimmy Parker and Mark James) and 1st Generation (Victor Andrews and James Anthony) in a Triple Threat at Onslaught.

See also

References

  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

External links

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