NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team
professional wrestling
championship
in the Canadian
promotion
Maple Leaf Wrestling
from 1952 through 1961. The title was then replaced with the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship
.
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling
Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto.-Queensbury Athletic Club:...
from 1952 through 1961. The title was then replaced with the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version)
The Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1961 through 1977...
.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Pat Flanagan and Whipper Billy Watson Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, O.Ont was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.-Early life:... |
1 | 1952-08-28 | Toronto, Ontario Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
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| Lou Plummer and Dick Raines | 1 | 1952-12-11 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Al and Tiny Mills Tiny Mills Henry Mittlestadt was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Tiny Mills. He often teamed with his brother Al Mills.-Career:... |
1 | January 1953 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Yvon Robert Yvon Robert Yvon Robert was a French Canadian professional wrestler who was best known to fans as Yvon "The Lion" Robert.- American Wrestling Association :... and Whipper Billy Watson |
1 | 1953-01-12 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Al and Tiny Mills | 2 | 1953-11-27 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Hombre Montana and Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 1954-01-07 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Al and Tiny Mills | 3 | 1954-02-11 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Emil and Ernie Dusek The Dusek Family The Dusek family is a professional wrestling family. The Dusek Family name is really Hason. The Dusek family started with four brothers Ernie, Emil, Joe, and Rudy Dusek. The other two members are Wally and Frank Dusek. Both men are not Dusek by blood their last names are Santen. Wally is the father... |
1 | 1954-03-04 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Al and Tiny Mills | 4 | 1954 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Tex McKenzie and Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 1954-06-16 | London, Ontario London, Ontario London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city... |
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| Great Togo and Tosh Togo Harold Sakata Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata was a Japanese American professional wrestler and film actor most famous for his role as the villain "Oddjob" in the James Bond film Goldfinger.-Career:... |
1 | 1954-07-08 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Jack Claybourne and Luther Lindsay Luther Lindsay Luther Jacob Goodall was an American professional football player and wrestler, known by his ringname Luther Lindsay or Lindsey, who competed throughout the United States with the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All-Japan Pro Wrestling, Joint Promotions and... |
1 | 1954-09-28 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff The Kalmikoffs The Kalmikoffs were a professional wrestling group of fictitious soviet brothers. It began as a tag team consisting of Ivan and Karol who were later joined by "brothers" Nikita and Stan ... |
1 | 1954-12-09 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | December 1954 | ||
| Al and Tiny Mills | 5 | 1955-01-20 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff | 2 | 1955-03-17 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Lord Athol Layton and Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 1955-07-14 | ||
| Fritz Von Erich Fritz Von Erich Jack Barton Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring name Fritz Von Erich, better known today as a wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich family... and Karl Von Schober |
1 | 1955-10-25 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo Ilio DiPaolo , was an Italian professional wrestler and restaurateur who lived in the Buffalo, New York area.-Professional wrestling career:... and Whipper Billy Watson |
1 | 1955-12-08 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober | 2 | 1955-12-29 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Guy and Joe Brunetti | 1 | 1956-08-16 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Hard Boiled Haggerty Don Stansauk Don Stansauk was a professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional American football player, and became a successful character actor after his wrestling career.-Career:After attending Pasadena City College and the University of... and Dick Hutton Dick Hutton Richard "Dick" Hutton was an American amateur and professional wrestler. He was a three-time NCAA champion and, as a professional, held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.-Early life:... |
1 | 1956-09-20 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Guy and Joe Brunetti | 2 | 1956-09-27 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Mr. Hito Katsuji Adachi , better known as Mr. Hito, was a Japanese professional wrestler who competed in North American and Japanese regional promotions from the 1950s until the mid-1980s. Most notably, he was the tag team partner of Mr... and Mr. Moto |
1 | 1956-10-25 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Guy and Joe Brunetti | 3 | 1957-02-05 | Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe... |
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| Bill and Ed Miller | 1 | 1957-02-12 | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| Pat O'Connor Pat O'Connor (wrestler) Patrick John "Pat" O'Connor , was a professional wrestler from New Zealand. O'Connor was regarded as one of the premier workers of his era... and Whipper Billy Watson |
1 | 1957-05-09 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Gene Kiniski Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... and Fritz Von Erich |
1 | 1957-10-31 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Yukon Eric Eric Holmback Eric Holmback was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yukon Eric.Holmback spent the majority of his career in Southern Ontario, Canada, where he won the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship on two occasions with Whipper Billy Watson in 1955 and 1961 and the Montreal... and Whipper Billy Watson |
1 | 1958-02-13 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Reggie Reginald Lisowski Reginald Lisowski was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Crusher .... and Stan Lisowski |
1 | 1958-03-20 | ||
| Bobo Brazil Bobo Brazil Houston Harris was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bobo Brazil. He is credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling... and Whipper Billy Watson |
1 | 1958-05-22 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff The Kalmikoffs The Kalmikoffs were a professional wrestling group of fictitious soviet brothers. It began as a tag team consisting of Ivan and Karol who were later joined by "brothers" Nikita and Stan ... |
1 | 1958-06-12 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Dara Singh Dara Singh Dara Singh Randhawa is a wrestler and Indian film actor. He was born in a Jat Sikh family of Punjabi background.He was a wrestler before he started acting in Hindi films in 1962.... and Yukon Eric |
1 | 1958-07-10 | ||
| Reggie and Stan Lisowski | 2 | 1958-08-07 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Bernard Vignal and Whipper Billy Watson | 1 | 1958-08-28 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff | 2 | 1958-09-24 | London, Ontario | |
| Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson | 2 | 1958-11-13 | ||
| Don Leo Jonathan Don Leo Jonathan Don Heaton , also known as Don Leo Jonathan, is an American former professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:... and Gene Kiniski |
1 | 1959-10-29 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson | 2 | 1959-12-31 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff | 3 | 1960-03-14 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson | 3 | 1960-04-21 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Doc and Mike Gallagher | 1 | 1960 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson | 4 | 1960-08-18 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills | 1 | 1960-12-29 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Ilio DiPaolo and Billy Red Lyons Billy Red Lyons William Snip was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California,... |
1 | 1961-01-26 | Toronto, Ontario | |
| Title abandoned and replaced with the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) The Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1961 through 1977... , which had its first champions crowned on 1961-06-08. |
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