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While in the WWF, he became a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a one time WWF Tag Team. The tag team ranks were on fire in the WWA, and the title changed hands often as the years passed. 08. Electricity" Steve Regal, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance and the. May 18, 1960. Ultra Championship Wrestling-Zero (UCW-Zero, formerly known as American Professional Wrestling) is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Instead of opting for a carbon copy, they introduced a complete redesign and awarded it to Nick Bockwinkel. The team were active from the mid-1980s through the 1990s. 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). 06. On November 8th 1975, the lean mean. A no-contest in Whitewater,. 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He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) from 1986 to 1991, where he performed under the ring name The Honky Tonk Man. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo. Little did anyone know this would be the start of the greatest tag team run in pro wrestling. The WWE tag team championships date all the way back to 1958. 00. Crusher and Bruiser. The team worked for NWA Central States Wrestling, the American. In either a tag team with a younger partner or used as a foe to get a youngster ready for the big time, Parks was a well-respected grappler. Billy Robinson & Frankie Hill AWA All-Star Wrestling • May 20, 1978. 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. 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In his obituary, The Washington Post described him as "a professional wrestler whose blue-collar bona fides. 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. ". He is listed in the university's wrestling media guide as Jim Raschke. Darrell Olson Soldat Ustinov vs. 08. 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. 1977. The group started in 1980 with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose in Southeast Championship Wrestling. Alan West Greg Gagne vs. Overview; Detailed; Statistics; Title Reigns; Title Matches By Year; Ratings; Comments; Current name: AWA World Tag Team Championship. Instead, Verne’s blunder that night soon led to the downfall of the AWA. Season 9: Episode 3, 6, Exodus . This championship is currently Inactive. 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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Although remembered as the first AWA Tag Team champions, Kowalski's team with Tiny Mills, dubbed Murder Incorporated, worked all over the world, touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Mills' native Canada. One AWA tag team was high on Vince McMahon's AWA hit list. Alberta Tag Team Championship. Together with Road Warrior Animal, the tag team destroyed the AWA, WCW, NWA, and WWE. The Fabulous Ones were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Stan Lane and Steve Keirn that was active between 1982 and 1991 with brief reunions during the 1990s. Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens vs. … See moreAWA World Tag Team Championship/Title matches General · Champion history · Title matches · Champion gallery The following title matches feature the AWA World Tag. 1983 - At the Showboat in Las Vegas, Nevada;. 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It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American. 1. On December 7, 1976, he won the WWWF World Tag Team Championship with Chief Jay Strongbow. 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. 1954. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. Published Sep 18, 2023. 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. Jackson, Mississippi: - The Junkyard Dog & Mike George defeated The Samoans (Afa & Sika) to win the Mid-South Wrestling Tag Team Title 10-time AWA World Champion, 4-time AWA World Tag Team Champion, 5-time NWA World Tag Team Champion, WWE Hall of Fame (2006), Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2004) Verne Gagne started out in the 1970s as the AWA World Champion and he was a top contender to the title even after the rise of Nick Bockwinkel. 1968. 1/8/66 – Omaha, NE @ the Civic Auditorium Mr Wrestling Tim Woods defeated AWA World Heavyweight Champion Mad Dog Vachon 2/3 to win AWA World. Kamala vs. 'The Silence of the Lambs' Start to Finish.