NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)
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The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling
tag team
title of the National Wrestling Alliance
-affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling
. It was originally won by Chris & Babe Zaharias
in Atlanta
, Georgia
in March 1949, and defended for almost twety years until it was replaced by the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
in 1968. This title was one of several regional NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
s which included the Carolinas, Florida
, Louisiana and Tennessee versions
.
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...
tag team
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...
title of 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...
-affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on Atlanta, U.S., superstation WTBS. Though based in Atlanta, the company also ran live wrestling shows throughout its geographic "territory" of Georgia Georgia...
. It was originally won by Chris & Babe Zaharias
Babe Zaharias
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field...
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
in March 1949, and defended for almost twety years until it was replaced by the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when it was replaced with the NWA National Tag Team Championship....
in 1968. This title was one of several regional NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
The NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship was a regional professional wrestling title which may had several versions, including:*The Florida version, used in Championship Wrestling from Florida and NWA Florida...
s which included the Carolinas, Florida
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Florida version)
The Florida version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a top tag team title in the National Wrestling Alliance's Florida territory, Championship Wrestling from Florida. It existed from 1960 until 1971, when the title was abandoned.-Title history:...
, Louisiana and Tennessee versions
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed the AWA Southern...
.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | |
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| Chris & Babe Zaharias Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field... |
1 | March 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
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| Nick Carter & Don McIntyre | 1 | March 25, 1949 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from April 1949 to August 1951. | |||||
| Art Neilson & Jack Steel | 1 | August 31, 1951 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from September 1951 to May 1955. | |||||
| Red & Don McIntyre | 1 | May 1955 | |||
| Title history is unrecorded from May to September 1955. | |||||
| Whitney Whittler & El Toro | 1 | September 1955 | |||
| Title history is unrecorded from September 1955 to March 1961. | |||||
| Skull Murphy Skull Murphy John Joseph Murphy was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name Skull Murphy. He began his career wrestling in Canada and later worked at Jim Crockett Promotions and Georgia Championship Wrestling in the United States... & Gypsy Joe |
1 | March 14, 1961 | |||
| Bob Rasmussen & Guy Mitchell | 1 | May 5, 1961 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from May to November 1961. | |||||
| Ray Gunkel Ray Gunkel Raymond Fred Gunkel , known professionally as Ray Gunkel, was an American professional wrestler and promoter in the state of Georgia. He died of heart trauma after a match in Savannah, Georgia in which he defeated Ox Baker.-Early life:Gunkell was born on February 16, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois... & Don McIntyre |
1 | November 1961 | |||
| The Assassins |
1 | December 1, 1961 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from December 1961 to November 1962. | |||||
| The Kentuckians |
1 | November 1962 | |||
| Lenny Montana Lenny Montana Lenny Montana was an American actor, who played the role of feared hitman Luca Brasi in The Godfather. Prior to becoming an actor, he had a successful career as a professional wrestler,... & Gypsy Joe |
1 | November 23, 1962 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from November 1962 to November 1964. | |||||
| Eddie Graham Eddie Graham Edward Gossett was a professional wrestler. He was also the promoter and booker for Championship Wrestling from Florida and President of the NWA in the 1970s. His son, Mike Graham, was also a professional wrestler.-Career:Edward F... & Sam Steamboat |
1 | November 1964 | |||
| The Mysterious Medics | 1 | November 20, 1964 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Buddy Fuller & Mario Galento | 1 | January 29, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is vacated on January 30, 1965. | |||||
| The Mysterious Medics | 2 | February 5, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Buddy Fuller & Jesse James | 1 | March 19, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 1 | April 16, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Joe Scarpa Joe Scarpa Joseph Luke Scarpa is a former professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow... & Chief Little Eagle |
1 | June 4, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Al & Mario Galento | 1 | June 11, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is declared vacant after Al Galento is injured during a match in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18, 1965. | |||||
| Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean | 2 | June 25, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Billy & Bad Boy Hines | 1 | July 9, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Dick Steinborn & Nick Kozak | 1 | August 27, 1965 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title history is unrecorded from September to October 1965. | |||||
| 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:... & Mario Galento |
1 | October 29, 1965 | |||
| Title is vacated. | |||||
| The Infernos | 1 | April 1, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is vacated in April 1966 but The Infernos may have continued defending the titles in the Columbus Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... area. |
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| Enrique Enrique Torres Enrique Torres was a Mexican-American professional wrestler, the oldest three Torres brothers in wrestling, and a major star in the late 1940s and 1950s.-Personal Background:... & Alberto Torres |
1 | May 6, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Louie Tillet & Butcher Vachon | 1 | September 23, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique & Ramon Torres | 1 | October 21, 1966 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Louie Tillet & Butcher Vachon | 2 | November 7, 1966 | Augusta, Georgia Augusta, Georgia Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County... |
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| Enrique & Ramon Torres | 2 | November 16, 1966 | Columbus, Georgia | ||
| Title is held up after a match against Gene Anderson & Lars Anderson in Atlanta, Georgia on December 31, 1966. | |||||
| Minnesota Wrecking Crew Minnesota Wrecking Crew The Minnesota Wrecking Crew was originally a professional wrestling tag team that was formed by Gene and Lars Anderson but since then has featured a number of wrestlers who wrestled under the Anderson family name despite not being blood related.-History:... |
1 | January 1967 | |||
| Enrique & Ramon Torres | 2 | April 11, 1967 | Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important... |
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| Minnesota Wrecking Crew |
2 | April 28, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique & Ramon Torres | 3 | May 12, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Butcher & Stan Vachon | 1 | June 23, 1967 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Ramon & Alberto Torres | 1 | August 21, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Butcher & Stan Vachon | 2 | August 28, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique & Alberto Torres | 2 | September 5, 1967 | Macon, Georgia Macon, Georgia Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia... |
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| Butcher & Stan Vachon | 3 | December 18, 1967 | Augusta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique & Alberto Torres | 3 | January 5, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is held up after a match against Tarzan Tyler & El Mongol El Mongol Raul Molina is a Mexican-born former professional wrestler better known by his ring name of El Mongol. He was most famous in the Georgia territory during the late 1960s and early '70s.-Career:... in Atlanta, Georgia on February 23, 1968. |
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| Enrique & Alberto Torres | 4 | March 8, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| El Mongol & Hans Schmidt Hans Schmidt (wrestler) Guy Larose , better known by his ring name of Hans Schmidt, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler famous in the 1950s and '60s.-Wrestling career:... |
1 | April 26, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Enrique & Alberto Torres | 5 | May 31, 1968 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| Title is replaced by the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when it was replaced with the NWA National Tag Team Championship.... at the end of 1968. Title reigns after November 1968 may be for the new titles. |
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| Butcher & Stan Vachon | 4? | November 1968 | |||
| Ramon & Alberto Torres | 6? | November 11, 1968 | Augusta, Georgia | ||