NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
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The NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling
championship
sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance
and defended in its member promotion
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
, which promoted shows in the U.S. state
s of Oregon
and Washington.
The original version of the title lasted from 1952 until the company's closure in 1992, when Don Owen retired and sold his company to Sandy Barr.[2] Barr retired all NWA PNW titles with Owen and began operating under the company name "Championship Wrestling USA", creating new championships. The actual retired (Owen Era) NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship belts were kept by Sandy Barr, refurbished due to age and were being used by the International Grappler's Alliance, his wrestling organization. With Sandy Barr's passing, Josh Barr started PDX Pro Wrestling in St. Johns, Oregon, in 2007, which is using the original PNW Tag Team belts.
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championship
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sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
and defended in its member promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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Pacific Northwest Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
Pacific Northwest Wrestling is the common name used to refer to several different professional wrestling companies, both past and present, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The first such company was founded by Herb Owen in 1925...
, which promoted shows in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
s of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and Washington.
The original version of the title lasted from 1952 until the company's closure in 1992, when Don Owen retired and sold his company to Sandy Barr.[2] Barr retired all NWA PNW titles with Owen and began operating under the company name "Championship Wrestling USA", creating new championships. The actual retired (Owen Era) NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship belts were kept by Sandy Barr, refurbished due to age and were being used by the International Grappler's Alliance, his wrestling organization. With Sandy Barr's passing, Josh Barr started PDX Pro Wrestling in St. Johns, Oregon, in 2007, which is using the original PNW Tag Team belts.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Sakata 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:... & Toi Yamamoto |
1 | November 17, 1952 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim & John Cretorian | 1 | December 25, 1952 | ||
| Harold Sakata(2) & Toi Yamamoto(2) | 2 | January 9, 1953 | ||
| David Jones & Carl Engstrom | 1 | December 21, 1953 | ||
| Ivan Gorky & Soldat Gorky | 1 | January 11, 1954 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(2) & Leo Wallick | 1 | December 20, 1954 | ||
| Bulldog Curtis & Tommy Martinez | 1 | March 29, 1955 | ||
| 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... & George Dussette |
1 | March 15, 1955 | ||
| Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff | 1 | June 11, 1955 | ||
| Luigi Macera & Gory Guerrero Gory Guerrero Salvador Guerrero Quesada , better known as Gory Guerrero, was one of the premier Hispanic professional wrestlers in the early days of Lucha Libre when most wrestlers were imported from outside of Mexico. He wrestled primarily in Empresa Mexicana de la Lucha Libre between the 1940s and 1960s... |
1 | July 25, 1955 | ||
| Doug Donovan(2) & Ivan Kameroff(2) | 2 | August 26, 1955 | ||
| Luigi Macera(2) & Dick Torio | 1 | September 19, 1955 | ||
| Bill Savage & Buck Weaver | 1 | October 20, 1955 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(3) & Henry Lenz | 1 | December 30, 1955 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(4) & Jack O'Reilly | 1 | 1956 | ||
| Herb Freeman & Larry Chene | 1 | May 7, 1956 | ||
| Doug Donovan(3) & Red Donovan | 1 | May 27, 1956 | ||
| Herb Freeman(2) & Pepper Gomez | 1 | June 29, 1956 | ||
| Bulldog Curtis(2) & Henry Lenz(2) | 1 | July 29, 1956 | ||
| Red Bastien Red Bastien Rolland Bastein is a former professional wrestler, better known as Red Bastien.-Professional wrestling career:He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in... & Andre Drapp |
1 | September 25, 1956 | ||
| Red Bastien(2) & Roy Heffernan | 1 | 1956 | ||
| Ed Francis Ed Francis Ed Francis was a professional wrestler and wrestling promoter in Hawaii in the 1960s. Many wrestlers who came through Hawaii in the '60s and '70s were bound to come across the name Ed Francis... & Henry Lenz(3) |
1 | February 2, 1957 | ||
| Ed Francis(2) & Bill Savage(2) | 1 | 1957 | ||
| Herb Freeman(3) & Luigi Macera(3) | 1 | May 17, 1957 | ||
| Herb Freeman(4) & Cowboy Carlson | 1 | 1957 | ||
| Doug Donovan(4) & Red Donovan(2) | 2 | August 7, 1957 | ||
| Kurt Von Himmler & Juan Oinada | 1 | October 22, 1957 | ||
| Herb Freeman(5) & Henry Lenz(4) | 1 | January 2, 1958 | ||
| Herb Freeman(6) & Nick Kozak | 1 | 1958 | ||
| Doug Donovan(5) & Bill Savage(3) | 1 | March 17, 1958 | ||
| Nelson Royal & Black Hawk | 1 | May 6, 1958 | ||
| Eric Pederson & Henry Lenz(5) | 1 | July 3, 1958 | ||
| Ed Francis(3) & Tony Borne | 1 | September 5, 1958 | ||
| Herb Freeman(7) & Seymour Freeman | 1 | November 7, 1958 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(5) & Kurt Von Himmler(2) | 1 | December 23, 1958 | ||
| Nick Kozak(2) & Al Kashey | 1 | March 29, 1959 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(6) & Dan Manoukian | 1 | May 25, 1959 | ||
| Tony Borne(2) & Bill Savage(4) | 1 | July 2, 1959 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(7) & Fritz Von Brauner | 1 | August 21, 1959 | ||
| Ed Francis(4) & Herb Freeman(8) | 1 | November 3, 1959 | ||
| Ed Francis(5) & Ed Sullivan | 1 | Ed Sullivan replaced Herb Freeman when he was unable to compete due to an injured | ||
| Tony Borne(3) & Shag Thomas | 1 | March 28, 1960 | ||
| Ed Francis(6) & Bill Savage(5) | 2 | May 6, 1960 | ||
| Kurt Von Poppenheim(8) & Soldat Gorky(2) | 1 | July 22, 1960 | ||
| Tony Borne(4) & Shag Thomas(2) | 2 | November 11, 1960 | ||
| Herb Freeman(9) & Nick Kozak(3) | 2 | December 1, 1960 | ||
| Bill Savage(6) & Tito Kopa | 1 | February 10, 1961 | ||
| Luther Lindsay(2) & Bing Ki Lee | 1 | June 10, 1961 | ||
| Shag Thomas(3) & Dan Manoukian(2) | 1 | July 2, 1961 | ||
| Herb Freeman(10) & Luther Lindsay(3) | 1 | August 10, 1961 | ||
| Herb Freeman(11) & Seymour Freeman(2) | 2 | October 8, 1961 | ||
| King Curtis King Curtis Iaukea Curtis Piehau Iaukea, III was a professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea. Iaukea won championships in several of the major regional US promotions, both as a single and in various tag team combinations, during the 1960s. He then competed in the World Wrestling Federation where he... & Haru Sasaki |
1 | January 19, 1962 | ||
| Fritz Von Goering & Kurt Von Poppenheim(9) | 1 | March 22, 1962 | ||
| Shag Thomas(4) & Luther Lindsay(4) | 1 | July 21, 1962 | ||
| Fritz Von Goering(2) & Mad Dog Vachon Maurice Vachon Maurice Vachon is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known by his ring name "Mad Dog" Vachon. He is the brother of wrestlers Paul and Vivian Vachon, and the uncle of wrestler Luna Vachon... |
1 | September 21, 1962 | ||
| Shag Thomas(5) & Luther Lindsay(5) | 2 | December 9, 1962 | Vacated Title in January 1963 | |
| Jack Dalton (Don Fargo) & Jim Dalton | 1 | February 12, 1963 | Portland, OR | |
| Shag Thomas(6) & Bill White Wolf (Adnon Kaissey) Adnan Al-Kaissie Adnan Bin Abdulkareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie , better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is a former iraqi professional wrestler and a manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissy, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan... |
1 | June 5, 1963 | Salem, OR | |
| Ivan Kameroff(3) & Soldat Gorky(3) | 1 | July 2, 1963 | Salem, OR | |
| Shag Thomas(7) & Luther Lindsay(6) | 3 | July 24, 1963 | Salem, Or | |
| Shag Thomas(8) & Danny Hodge | 1 | 1963 | Danny Hodge replaced Luther Lindsay when he was unable to compete due to an injury | |
| The Destroyer Dick Beyer Dick Beyer is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X.-Early life:... & Art Michalik |
1 | September 9, 1963 | Salem, OR | |
| Shag Thomas(9) & Luther Lindsay(7) | 4 | January 15, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| The Destroyer(2) & Art Michalik(2) | 2 | January 22, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| Nick Bockwinkel Nick Bockwinkel Nicholas Warren Francis "Nick" Bockwinkel is a retired American professional wrestler. He mainly competed in the American Wrestling Association in the United States... & Nick Kozak(4) |
1 | March 18, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| The Destroyer(3) & Art Michalik(3) | 3 | April 3, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| Nick Bockwinkel(2) & Nick Kozak(5) | 2 | April 22, 1964 | Salem, OR | Dan Manoukian was filling in for Art Michalik |
| Nick Bockwinkel(3) & Buddy Mareno (Omar Atlas) | 1 | 1964 | Buddy Mareno replaced Nick Kozak when he was unable to compete due to an injury | |
| Pat Patterson & Tony Borne(5) | 1 | June 17, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| Pepper Martin & Billy White Wolf(2) | 1 | August 6, 1964 | Salem, OR | |
| Pepper Martin(2) & Luther Lindsay(8) | 1 | 1964 | ||
| Pat Patterson(2) & The Hangman | 1 | September 18, 1964 | ||
| Pepper Martin(3) & Luther Lindsay(9) | 2 | October 26, 1964 | ||
| Mad Russian & El Sheeref | 1 | January 25, 1965 | ||
| Pepper Martin(4) & Shag Thomas(10) | 1 | March 22, 1965 | ||
| Stan Stasiak Stan Stasiak George Stipich , better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion. He is the father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak.-Career:... & Haru Sasaki(2) |
1 | June 21, 1965 | Portland, OR | |
| Pepper Martin(5) & Shag Thomas(11) | 2 | June 28, 1965 | Portland, OR | |
| Stan Stasiak(2) & Mad Russian(2) | 1 | July 14, 1965 | ||
| Shag Thomas(12) & Armand Hussein | 1 | August 27, 1965 | ||
| Shag Thomas(13) & Bearcat Wright | 1 | October 28, 1965 | ||
| Stan Stasiak(3) & Mighty Ursus | 1 | January 6, 1966 | ||
| Shag Thomas(14) & Bearcat Wright(2) | 2 | January 13, 1966 | ||
| Tony Borne(6) & Jay York | 1 | January 31, 1966 | ||
| Bearcat Wright(3) & Billy White Wolf(3) | 1 | March 20, 1966 | ||
| Tony Borne(7) & Prof. Hiro | 1 | May 18, 1966 | ||
| Rene Goulet Robert Bedard Robert Bédard is a retired professional wrestler better known as the #1 Frenchman Rene Goulet. He began his career in Quebec City, QC in 1957 with his first match being against Gerard Dugas.... & Pepper Martin(6) |
1 | June 1, 1966 | ||
| Mr. Fuji Harry Fujiwara Harry Fujiwara is an American former professional wrestler and manager, best known by his ring name Mr. Fuji. He was infamous for often throwing salt in the eyes of face wrestlers... & Haru Sasaki(3) |
1 | July 27, 1966 | ||
| Rene Goulet(2) & Shag Thomas(15) | 1 | October 6, 1966 | ||
| Tony Borne(8) & Mr. Fuji(2) | 1 | October 27, 1966 | ||
| Pepper Martin(7) & Shag Thomas(16) | 3 | December 10, 1966 | ||
| Tony Borne(9) & Moondog Mayne Lonnie Mayne Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. Mayne wrestled in various NWA territories as well as the WWWF... |
1 | December 14, 1966 | ||
| Pepper Martin(8) & Paul Jones | 1 | January 27, 1967 | ||
| Tony Borne(10) & Moondog Mayne(2) | 2 | March 9, 1967 | ||
| Johnny Kostas & Jim Osborne | 1 | August 10, 1967 | ||
| Tony Borne(11) & Moondog Mayne(3) | 3 | August 25, 1967 | ||
| Johnny Kostas(2) & Dean Ho | 1 | September 6, 1967 | ||
| Tony Borne(12) & Moondog Mayne(4) | 4 | September 22, 1967 | ||
| Moondog Mayne(5) & Beauregard Beauregarde Beauregarde, is a former pro wrestler and musician from Portland, Oregon in the United States.-Career:... |
1 | February 16, 1968 | Borne & Mayne split | |
| Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger Kurt and Karl Von Steiger Kurt and Karl Von Steiger was the ring name of professional wrestlers Lorne Corlett and Arnold Pastrick worked under for most of their careers. The Von Steiger gimmick was that of two German villains, called heels, despite both wrestlers hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada... |
1 | October 12, 1968 | ||
| Billy White Wolf(4) & Johnny War Eagle | 1 | November 26, 1968 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(2) & Karl Von Steiger(2) | 2 | December 25, 1968 | ||
| Shag Thomas(17) & Luther Lindsay(10) | 4 | February 15, 1969 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(3) & Karl Von Steiger(3) | 3 | April 1, 1969 | ||
| Tony Borne(13) & Moondog Mayne(6) | 5 | April 22, 1969 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(4) & Karl Von Steiger(4) | 4 | May 3, 1969 | ||
| Tony Borne(14) & Moondog Mayne(7) | 6 | May 13, 1969 | ||
| Stan Stasiak(4) & Tony Marino Tony Marino Tony Silipini is a former American born Italian professional wrestler who is best known as Tony Marino.-Early career:Tony Silipini was born in 1945. He started wrestling in the 1950s near his hometown of Rochester, NY. He wrestled under a number of names over the years in different areas of the... |
1 | July 10, 1969 | ||
| Tony Borne(15) & Moondog Mayne(8) | 7 | July 24, 1969 | ||
| Beauregard(2) & Roger Kirby | 1 | December 6, 1969 | ||
| Tony Borne(16) & Moondog Mayne(9) | 8 | December 13, 1969 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(5) & Karl Von Steiger(5) | 5 | January 19, 1970 | ||
| Moondog Mayne(10) & Frankie Laine | 1 | March 27, 1970 | ||
| Beauregard(3) & The Claw | 1 | June 20,1 970 | ||
| Mr. Fuji(3) & Haru Sasaki(4) | 2 | August 1, 1970 | ||
| Tony Borne(17) & Moondog Mayne(11) | 9 | October 28, 1970 | ||
| Mr. Fuji(4) & Haru Sasaki(5) | 3 | November 12, 1970 | ||
| Tony Borne(18) & Moondog Mayne(12) | 10 | November 28, 1970 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(6) & Karl Von Steiger(6) | 6 | January 8, 1971 | ||
| Frankie Laine(2) & Bobby Nichols | 1 | April 28, 1971 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(7) & Karl Von Steiger(7) | 7 | May 8, 1971 | ||
| Royal Kangaroos (Jonathan Boyd Jonathan Boyd Jonathan Barry Boyle was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name "Lord" Jonathan Boyd. Initially Boyd competed both in North American and international promotions as part of the Royal Kangaroos with his cousin Norman Frederick Charles III... & Norman Frederick Charles III) |
1 | July 11, 1971 | ||
| Frankie Laine(3) & Big Snuka | 1 | July 23, 1971 | Medford, OR | |
| Royal Kangaroos | 2 | 1971 | ||
| Dutch Savage Dutch Savage Frank Stewart is a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling under the ring name Dutch Savage.-Career:... & Beauregard(4) |
1 | November 26, 1971 | ||
| Royal Kangaroos | 3 | December 17, 1971 | ||
| Tony Borne(19) & Moondog Mayne(13) | 11 | Apriul 17, 1972 | ||
| Royal Kangaroos | 4 | May 9, 1972 | ||
| Dutch Savage(2) & Moondog Mayne(14) | 1 | June 17, 1972 | ||
| Tony Borne(20) & The Skull Bugsy McGraw Bugsy McGraw is the ring name of former professional wrestler Michael Davis. He also wrestled under the name "The Skull." He is not to be confused with the other wrestler named Mike Davis.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :... |
1 | September 2, 1972 | ||
| Dutch Savage(3) & Moondog Mayne(15) | 2 | October 14, 1972 | ||
| Dutch Savage(4) & Steven Little Bear | 1 | January 2, 1973 | ||
| Bull Ramos Apache Bull Ramos Manuel Ramos , better known as Apache Bull Ramos, was an American professional wrestler from his debut in 1956 until the 1970s who primarily worked as a heel. He had notable feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Dutch Savage, Jimmy Snuka, Terry Funk and Mil Máscaras... & Clay Spencer (Ken Mantell) |
1 | June 1, 1973 | ||
| Compadres (Al Madril Alberto Madril Alberto Madril is an American retired professional wrestler who most often wrestled as Al Madril, and used the Indian Deathlock as a finishing move.-Career:... & Jose Gonzales) |
1 | July 2, 1973 | ||
| Bull Ramos(2) & Ripper Collins | 1 | August 11, 1973 | ||
| Dutch Savage(5) & Jimmy Snuka Jimmy Snuka James William "Jimmy" Reiher is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. Snuka is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having been a... |
1 | October 27, 1973 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(8) & Killer Karl Krupp Killer Karl Krupp George Momberg , better known by the ring name Killer Karl Krupp, was a Dutch-born professional wrestler famous during the 1970s and early 1980s.-Early life:... |
1 | February 1, 1974 | ||
| Kurt Von Steiger(9) & Mati Suzuki | 1 | 1974 | ||
| Dutch Savage(6) & Jimmy Snuka(2) | 2 | March 22, 1974 | ||
| Royal Kangaroos | 5 | February 27, 1975 | ||
| Dutch Savage(7) & Jimmy Snuka(3) | 3 | December 25, 1975 | ||
| Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host... & Bull Ramos(3) |
1 | April 10, 1976 | ||
| Royal Kangaroos | 6 | June 5, 1976 | ||
| Jesse Ventura(2) & Bull Ramos(4) | 2 | June 8, 1976 | ||
| Dutch Savage(8) & Jimmy Snuka(4) | 4 | August 3, 1976 | ||
| Jesse Ventura(3) & Buddy Rose Buddy Rose Paul Perschmann was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose.-Career:Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s... |
1 | October 25, 1976 | ||
| Dutch Savage(9) & Jimmy Snuka(5) | 5 | November 5, 1976 | ||
| Jesse Ventura(4) & Buddy Rose(2) | 2 | January 15, 1977 | ||
| Moondog Mayne(16) & Les Thornton | 1 | June 4, 1977 | ||
| Ron Bass Ronald Herd Ronald Heard is a former American professional wrestler, best known under the name Ron Bass. His gimmick was a Texan cowboy who entered World Wrestling Federation rings to the sound of a bullwhip.-Career:... & John Anson |
1 | August 7, 1977 | ||
| Ron Bass(2) & Moondog Mayne(17) | 1 | November 26, 1977 | ||
| Buddy Rose(3) & Ed Wiskoski | 1 | December 7, 1977 | ||
| Jesse Ventura(5) & Jerry Oates | 1 | March 22, 1978 | ||
| Bull Ramos(5) & Iron Sheik | 1 | April 18, 1978 | ||
| Dutch Savage(10) & Jimmy Snuka(6) | 6 | June 10, 1978 | ||
| Buddy Rose(4) & Ed Wiskoski(2) | 2 | September 9, 1978 | ||
| Dutch Savage(11) & Jonathan Boyd(7) | 1 | November 21, 1978 | Portland, OR | |
| Roddy Piper Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE... & Killer Brooks Killer Tim Brooks Timothy Paul Brooks is a retired American professional wrestler, better-known by his ring name "Killer Tim Brooks". He competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling during the 1970s and... |
1 | December 31, 1978 | ||
| Adrian Adonis Adrian Adonis Keith A. Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis.-Career:Franke trained under Fred Atkins and debuted in 1974, wrestling under his own name... & Ron Starr |
1 | April 3, 1979 | ||
| Kiwi Sheepherders (Brute Miller Butch Miller (wrestler) Butch Miller is a retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in the WWF.-Career:Butch Miller started wrestling for NWA New Zealand in 1964 where... & Luke Williams Brian Wickens Brian Wickens is a professional wrestler best known as Luke Williams, one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as The Bushwhackers in the WWF.-Career:Luke Williams started wrestling for NWA New Zealand in 1964... ) |
1 | July 21, 1979 | ||
| Dutch Savage(12) & Stan Stasiak(5) | 1 | September 22, 1979 | ||
| Kiwi Sheepherders | 2 | September 29, 1979 | ||
| Roddy Piper(2) & Rick Martel Rick Martel Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel... |
1 | March 29, 1980 | ||
| Kiwi Sheepherders | 3 | May 12, 1980 | ||
| Roddy Piper(3) & Rick Martel(2) | 2 | August 5, 1980 | Awarded when Sheepherders leave the area | |
| Buddy Rose(5) & Ed Wiskoski(3) | 3 | 1980 | ||
| Roddy Piper(4) & Rick Martel(3) | 3 | 1980 | ||
| Roddy Piper(5) & Mike Popovich | 1 | August 28, 1980 | Martel loses a loser-leaves-town match to Buddy Rose on August 16, 1980; Popovich replaces Martel | |
| Rip Oliver Rip Oliver Lawrence Oliver is a former professional wrestler, known as "Crippler" Rip Oliver, who had great success in Pacific Northwest Wrestling. He is the son of Ray Oliver, Sr., known as Rip "the Crippler" Oliver, and the brother of Ray Oliver, Jr., who also portrayed the masked Super Ninja character from... & Fidel Cortez |
1 | September 12, 1980 | Grandview, WA | |
| Jay Youngblood Steven Romero Steven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat... & Joe Lightfoot |
1 | October 25, 1980 | ||
| Rip Oliver(2) & The Destroyer (David Sierra) David Sierra Fidel Sierra David Cannell is a professional wrestler, better known as David Sierra, who is best known as a longtime veteran of the Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council as well as for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling during the 1980s and 90s... |
1 | January 17, 1981 | ||
| Buzzsaw Buzz Sawyer Buzz Sawyer Bruce Woyan was a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Buzz Sawyer. Throughout his career, he was also known by the nickname "Mad Dog". He was characterized by his crazy antics inside the ring and out.-Career:Sawyer started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance 's... & Hacksaw Brett Sawyer Brett Woyan Brett Woyan was a professional wrestler and is the brother of wrestler Buzz Sawyer.-Career:Brett Sawyer started wrestling in 1981... |
1 | April 18, 1981 | ||
| Rip Oliver(3) & The Destroyer(2) | 2 | June 8, 1981 | ||
| Matt Borne Matt Osborne Matthew "Matt" Wade Osborne is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. Osborne is a second generation wrestler, being son of "Tough" Tony Borne, but he is best known as the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown, which he still uses to this day.-Independent... & Steve Regal Steve Regal Steve Regal is a former professional wrestler, better known as "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, who competed in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during the early 1970s and 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:Born in Ft... |
1 | July 11, 1981 | ||
| Rip Oliver(4) & Buddy Rose(6) | 1 | August 29, 1981 | ||
| Matt Borne(2) & Steve Regal(2) | 2 | September 5, 1981 | ||
| Stan Stasiak(6) & Buddy Rose(7) | 1 | November 4, 1981 | ||
| Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he is also known for being the father of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson... & Iceman King Parsons King Parsons King Parsons is a former professional wrestler better know by his ringname Iceman King Parsons. King was called the Iceman from Jimmy Valiant after he saw him lying on a ice machine at a hotel.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | November 28, 1981 | Portland, OR | |
| Rip Oliver(5) & Matt Borne(3) | 1 | January 16, 1982 | ||
| Larry Hennig Larry Hennig Larry "The Axe" Hennig is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the father of the late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, the grandfather of Joe Hennig, and is best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association, National Wrestling Alliance and World Wide Wrestling Federation... & Curt Hennig Curt Hennig Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig , also known by the ring name Mr. Perfect, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who worked for, among other promotions, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , the American Wrestling Association , World Championship Wrestling and the World... |
1 | April 27, 1982 | ||
| Rip Oliver(6) & Matt Borne(4) | 2 | May 1, 1982 | ||
| Brett Sawyer(2) & Rocky Johnson(2) | 1 | June 2, 1982 | Seattle, WA | |
| Rip Oliver(7) & Buddy Rose(8) | 2 | July 30, 1982 | ||
| Brett Sawyer(3) & Steve Pardee | 1 | August 13, 1982 | ||
| Rip Oliver(8) & The Assassin (David Sierra) David Sierra Fidel Sierra David Cannell is a professional wrestler, better known as David Sierra, who is best known as a longtime veteran of the Puerto Rico-based World Wrestling Council as well as for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling and Pacific Northwest Wrestling during the 1980s and 90s... (3) |
1 | September 11, 1982 | Portland, OR | |
| Stan Stasiak(7) & Billy Jack (Billy Jack Haynes) Billy Jack Haynes William Albert Haynes, III is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Billy Jack Haynes.-Early career :... |
1 | December 12, 1982 | ||
| Rip Oliver(9) & The Assassin(4) | January 1, 1983 | Portland, OR | ||
| Stan Stasiak(8) & Billy Jack(2) | 2 | March 10, 1983 | Salem, OR | |
| Rip Oliver(10) & The Assassin(5) | 3 | April 2, 1983 | Portland, OR | |
| Buddy Rose(9) & Brian Adias Brian Adias Brian Adias was a professional wrestler best known for his time in World Class Championship Wrestling . He was a legitimate longtime friend of the Adkisson family, and was a classmate of Kerry Von Erich in high school.... |
1 | August 20, 1983 | Portland, OR | |
| Rip Oliver(11) & The Assassin(6) | 4 | August 30, 1983 | Seattle, WA | |
| Buddy Rose(10) & Curt Hennig(2) | 1 | November 5, 1983 | Portland, OR | |
| Dynamite Kid Dynamite Kid Thomas Wilton Billington , best known by the ring name Dynamite Kid, is a retired British professional wrestler who competed in the World Wrestling Federation, Stampede Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid- to late-1980s... & The Assassin(7) |
1 | November 12, 1983 | Portland, OR | |
| Curt Hennig(3) & Pat McGhee (Scott McGhee) Scott McGhee Garfield "Gary" Portz, known by his ringname Scott McGhee, is a retired American professional wrestler and the son of Geoff Portz who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1980s and was a longtime mainstay of Florida Championship Wrestling.Originally working as a referee for... |
1 | December 23, 1983 | Eugene, OR | |
| Rip Oliver(12) & The Assassin(8) | 5 | February 11, 1984 | Portland, OR | |
| Tom Prichard Tom Prichard Thomas Prichard is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, working in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling as a trainer using his ring name Tom Prichard... & Brett Sawyer(4) |
1 | May 23, 1984 | Seattle, WA | |
| Mike Miller Mike Miller (wrestler) James Michael Millman better known as "Mean" Mike Miller is a professional wrestler, who had great success in Pacific Northwest Wrestling. Mean Mike was brought in to professional wrestling by Herb Welch... & Mr. Ebony (Tom Jones) |
1 | July 21, 1984 | ||
| Tom Prichard(2) & Brett Sawyer(5) | 2 | August 18, 1984 | Portland, OR | |
| Tom Prichard(2) & Jerry Gray | 1 | September 22, 1984 | Jerry Gray replaced Brett Sawyer when he was unable to compete due to an injury | |
| Mike Miller(2) & Mr. Ebony(2) | 2 | November 20, 1984 | ||
| Billy Two Eagles & Don Running Bear | 1 | January 12, 1985 | Portland, OR | |
| Mega Maharishi (Ed Wiskoski)(4) & Kendo Nagasaki Kazuo Sakurada , better known as Mr. Sakurada and as the Japanese version of , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known, under various monikers, for his work in Stampede Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, and World Championship Wrestling. Sakurada is also highly regarded by Bret Hart as... |
1 | April 13, 1985 | Portland, OR | |
| Billy Jack Haynes(3) & Ricky Vaughn Lance Von Erich William Kevin Vaughan is a retired American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Lance Von Erich.-Wrestling as "Ricky Vaughan":Vaughan started wrestling in the NWA's Pacific Northwest territory as Ricky Vaughan in 1984... |
1 | May 11, 1985 | Portland, OR | Vacated in May 1985 when Haynes leaves the area |
| Mike Miller(3) & Karl Steiner | 1 | June 8, 1985 | Portland, OR | Defeat Bobby Jaggers & Ricky Vaughn in tournament final |
| S&S Express (Steve Simpson Steve Cohen (wrestler) Stephan Simpson was a professional wrestler from South Africa better known as Steve Simpson.-Career:Steve Simpson was the son of wrestler Sammy Cohen. Sammy Cohen was the stage name for father Alec Simpson... & Joe Savoldi) Joseph Savoldi Joseph Fornini, known by his ring name "Jumping" Joe Savoldi is an American professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Angelo Savoldi... |
1 | September 24, 1985 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Miller(4) & Moondog Moretti | 1 | October 22, 1985 | Fort Lewis, WA | |
| Tom Zenk Tom Zenk Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk is a former Mr. Minnesota Bodybuilder, and most notably a American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname Z-Man.-Early career:... & Scott Doring |
1 | December 14, 1985 | Portland, OR | |
| Bobby Jaggers & Rip Oliver(13) | 1 | January 26, 1986 | Salem, OR | |
| Bobby Jaggers(2) & The Assassin (David Sierra)(9) | 1 | 1986 | ||
| Brady Boone & Cocoa Samoa Cocoa Samoa Ulualoaiga Onosai Tuaolo Emelio was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Cocoa Samoa.-Professional wrestling career:He began his training by studying martial arts in Japan... |
1 | March 29, 1986 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Miller(5) & Abbuda Dein | 1 | June 25, 1986 | Madras, OR | |
| Brady Boone(2) & Ricky Santana Aldo Ortiz Aldo Ortiz , better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler who has worked for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and the National Wrestling Alliance.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | October 4, 1986 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Miller(6) & Abbuda Dein(2) | 2 | November 10, 1986 | Longview, WA | |
| Ricky Santana(2) & Cocoa Samoa(2) | 1 | January 7, 1987 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Miller(7) & Rip Oliver(14) | 1 | March 6, 1987 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Miller(8) & Black Ninja/Cocoa Samoa(3) | 1 | May 23, 1987 | Portland, OR | Defeat Rip Oliver & Moondog Moretti who was subbing for Mike Miller; Samoa wins title as masked Black Ninja and immediately unmasks |
| Super Ninja (Shunji Takano) & Rip Oliver(15) | 1 | July 25, 1987 | Portland, OR | |
| Super Ninja & Joey Jackson | 1 | September 18, 1987 | Jackson replaces Oliver who left the area | |
| Southern Rockers (Scott Peterson & Steve Doll Steve Doll Steve Doll was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in the World Wrestling Federation as Steven Dunn in the tag team Well Dunn.-Professional wrestling career:... ) |
1 | November 7, 1987 | Portland, OR | |
| Mike Golden & Avalanche (Paul Neu/P.N. News) Paul Neu Paul Neu is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known under the ring name PN News and for his stints in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling... |
1 | March 26, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| Southern Rockers | 2 | May 7, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| The Grappler (Len Denton) Len Denton Len Denton is a semi-retired professional wrestler, best known by his ring name The Grappler.While wrestling as The Grappler in Pacific Northwest Wrestling , his gimmick was a loaded boot, and later a loaded mask, which he had started wearing earlier in his career after losing a hair match and... & Terminator (Rick Hazzard) Marcus Laurinaitis Marcus "Marc" Laurinaitis also known by his ring name of The Terminator, is an American professional wrestler who has primarily in Florida, Japan and Europe as well as a stint with World Championship Wrestling... |
1 | July 2, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| Southern Rockers | 3 | July 9, 1988 | Portland, OR | Title help up after a match against Buddy Rose & Col. DeBeers on July 16, 1988 in Portland, OR |
| Southern Rockers | 4 | July 22, 1988 | Portland, OR | Defeat Rose & DeBeers in rematch |
| Beach Boys (Buddy Rose(11) & Avalanche(2)) | 1 | September 3, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| Southern Rockers | 5 | September 20, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| The Grappler(2)) & Abbuda Dein(3)) | 1 | October 29, 1988 | Portland, OR | |
| Southern Rockers | 6 | January 7, 1989 | Portland, OR | |
| Buddy Rose(12) & Col. DeBeers (Ed Wiskoski)(7) | 3 | January 28, 1989 | Portland, OR | Title vacated in March 1989 when Rose is injured |
| Southern Rockers | 7 | April 29, 1989 | Portland, OR | Defeat Col. DeBeers & Nord the Barbarian John Nord John Nord is a retired American professional wrestler. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.-Career:John Nord started wrestling in late 1984 as "The Barbarian" for Mid-South Wrestling under manager Skandor Akbar... in tournament final |
| Scotty the Body Scott Levy Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, wrestling producer, wrestling writer, and occasional author and actor currently working for Juggalo Championship Wrestling , where he is co-holder of the JCW Tag Team Championship, as well as other... & Top Gun (David Sierra)(10) |
1 | July 8, 1989 | Portland, OR | Title held up after Scotty and Top Gun split on July 22, 1989 |
| Scotty the Body & The Grappler(3)) | 1 | August 5, 1989 | Portland, OR | Scotty defeats Top Gun for titles |
| Southern Rockers (Steve Doll(8) & Rex King Timothy Well Timothy A. Smith is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Rex King and Timothy Well. He wrestled in several promotions, including the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling . Much of his career was spent wrestling as a tag team with Steve... ) |
1 | August 26, 1989 | Portland, OR | Title held-up after match with Scotty the Body & Grappler on August 9, 1989 in Portland, OR |
| Southern Rockers (Steve Doll(9) & Rex King(2))) | 2 | September 16, 1989 | Portland, OR | Defeat Scotty & Grappler in rematch; help up after a match against Brian Adams Brian Adams (wrestler) Brian Keith Adams was an American professional wrestler. Adams gained fame in the 1990s while performing for the World Wrestling Federation , under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling under his given name.Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, Adams was a two time WCW World Tag Team... in Jeff Warner Jeff Warner Jeff Warner is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ringname J.W. Storm. Jeff competed in World Championship Wrestling most notably as a member of the jobber tag team Magnum Force with Tim Hunt.... on November 4, 1989 |
| Southern Rockers (Steve Doll(10) & Rex King(3))) | 3 | November 11, 1989 | Defeat Adams & Warner in rematch | |
| The Grappler(4)) & Brian Adams | 1 | December 14, 1989 | Salem, OR | |
| Southern Rockers (Steve Doll(11) & Rex King(4))) | 4 | January 27, 1990 | Portland, OR | Titles vacated in February 1990 when Doll & King leave the area |
| Juice Patrol (Beatlejuice Art Barr Arthur Leon "Art" Barr was an American professional wrestler. While he wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling, he found his greatest success in Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion.... & Big Juice Jeff Warner Jeff Warner is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ringname J.W. Storm. Jeff competed in World Championship Wrestling most notably as a member of the jobber tag team Magnum Force with Tim Hunt.... ) |
1 | March 31, 1990 | Portland, OR | |
| U.S. Male (Ricky Santana(3) & Curtis Thompson Curtis Thompson Curtis Thompson is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling as Firebreaker Chip.-Professional wrestling career:Curtis Thompson started wrestling in 1987... ) |
1 | May 12, 1990 | Portland, OR | |
| Juice Patrol | 2 | June 23, 1990 | Portland, OR | Titles vacated on June 30, 1990 when Big Juice loses a loser-leaves-town match |
| Latin Connection (Ricky Santana(4) & Al Madril(2)) | 1 | August 25, 1990 | Portland, OR | Defeat Steve Doll & Scott Norton; title help up after a match against Rip Oliver & Larry Oliver on September 22, 1990 in Portland, OR |
| Rip Oliver(16) & Larry Oliver | 1 | August 29, 1990 | Portland, OR | Defeat Latin Connection in rematch |
| Wrecking Crew (The Grappler(5)) & The Equalizer Bill Dannenhauser Bill Dannenhauer is a retired American professional wrestler better known as Dave Sullivan or The Equalizer.-Career:Bill Danenhauer started out in college football as the Offensive Coordinator at Washburn University... ) |
1 | November 3, 1990 | Portland, OR | |
| Steve Doll(12) & Scotty the Boddy(2)) | 1 | December 3, 1990 | Coos Bay, OR | |
| Wrecking Crew | 2 | December 5, 1990 | Gresham, OR | |
| Brad Anderson Brad Anderson (wrestler) Bradley "Brad" Anderson is an American professional wrestler and is the son of wrestler Gene Anderson.-Career:Brad Anderson started wrestling in 1988 after being trained by his father, Gene Anderson, and Nelson Royal.... & The Hood (Ricky Santana(5)) |
1 | February 2, 1991 | Portland, OR | Title held-up after match with Steve Doll & Bart Sawyer in Portland, OR |
| Brad Anderson(2)) & Ricky Santana(6) | 2 | February 16, 1990 | Portland, OR | Defeat Steve Doll & Bart Sawyer for the held-up title (Santana is unmasked on February 16, 1990 in Portland, OR); titles vacated on unknown date for unknown reason |
| Bruise Brothers (Ron Harris & Don Harris) | 1 | May 4, 1991 | Portland, OR | Defeat Southern Rockers (Steve Doll & Rex King) in tournament final |
| Steve Doll(13) & Jimmy Jack Funk | 1 | June 12, 1991 | Portland, OR | |
| Bruise Brothers | 2 | June 20, 1991 | Portland, OR | |
| Steve Doll(14) & Demolition Crush Brian Adams (wrestler) Brian Keith Adams was an American professional wrestler. Adams gained fame in the 1990s while performing for the World Wrestling Federation , under the name Crush, and for World Championship Wrestling under his given name.Trained in Japan by Antonio Inoki, Adams was a two time WCW World Tag Team... (2)) |
1 | July 27, 1991 | Portland, OR | |
| The Grappler(7)) & Don Harris(3) | 1 | September 1, 1991 | Portland, OR | |
| Bruise Brothers | 3 | October 12, 1991 | Portland, OR | Don Harris defeats The Grappler after they split up |
| The Grappler(8)) & Steve Doll(15) | 1 | November 10, 1991 | Vancouver, WA | |
| Bruise Brothers | 4 | November 25, 1991 | Florence, OR | |
| The Grappler(9)) & Steve Doll(16) | 2 | December 8, 1991 | Vancouver, WA | |
| Bruise Brothers | 5 | circa January 1992 | ||
| Jesse Barr(2) & Art Barr Art Barr Arthur Leon "Art" Barr was an American professional wrestler. While he wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling, he found his greatest success in Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion.... (3)) |
1 | January 19, 1992 | Vancouver, WA | |
| Bruise Brothers | 6 | January 29, 1992 | Titles held-up after a match against Steve Doll & The Grappler on February 8, 1992 in Portland, OR | |
| The Grappler(10)) & Steve Doll(17) | 3 | February 15, 1992 | Portland, OR | Defeat Bruise Brothers in rematch |
| Colonel DeBeers(6) & John Rambo | 1 | March 21, 1992 | Portland, OR | |
| The Grappler(11)) & Steve Doll(18) | 4 | April 4, 1992 | Portland, OR | Promotion closes in July 1992 |