NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)
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The NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 until August 1960, when the American Wrestling Association
came into existence.
American Wrestling Association
The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 until August 1960, when the American Wrestling Association
American Wrestling Association
The American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
came into existence.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan & 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 | January 8, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States... |
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| Joe & Guy Brunetti | 1 | February 26, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff | 2 | June 6, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya was an American professional wrestler and actor.-Professional wrestling career:In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World War II. He wrestled in the United States and... |
1 | August 13, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Joe & Guy Brunetti | 2 | November 26, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Atomic Blonds |
1 | December 10, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Verne Gagne Verne Gagne Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne , is a retired American professional wrestler, football player, and professional wrestling trainer and promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association , based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout... & Bronko Nagurski Bronko Nagurski Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski was a Canadian-born American football player. He was also a successful professional wrestler, recognized as a multiple-time world heavyweight champion.-Youth and collegiate career:... |
1 | December 26, 1957 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Doc & Mike Gallagher | 1 | March 22, 1958 | St. Paul, MN | |
| Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini Leo Nomellini Leo Joseph Nomellini was a Hall of Fame American football player with the San Francisco 49ers. He was born at Lucca in Italy. He was a two-time All-American at the University of Minnesota and the 49ers' first-ever NFL draft choice in 1950.Nomellini played every 49ers game for 14 seasons, 174... |
1 | May 15, 1958 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Doc & Mike Gallagher | 2 | 1958 | ||
| Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann | 1 | July 1, 1958 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Vacated | 1958 | N/A | ||
| Reggie & Stan Lisowski Stan Holek Stan Holek was an Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Stan Lisowski and Stan Neilson. He became known for being part of two famous "brother" tag teams, the Lisowskis and the Neilsons .-Professional wrestling career:Holek originally got into wrestling after his older... |
1 | November 1958 | ||
| Herb & Seymour Freeman | 1 | January 15, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Reggie & Stan Lisowski | 2 | January 22, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff | 3 | March 5, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Verne Gagne & Butch Levy | 1 | April 28, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Ivan & Karol Kalmikoff | 4 | June 1959 | ||
| Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini | 1 | July 14, 1959 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Vacated | 1959 | N/A | ||
| Murder, Inc. |
1 | March 5, 1960 | N/A | |
| Verne Gagne and Leo Nomellini | 2 | July 19, 1960 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| Murder Inc. | 2 | August 1960 | Minneapolis, MN | |
See also
- National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling AllianceThe 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...
- NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipNWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
- American Wrestling AssociationAmerican Wrestling AssociationThe American Wrestling Association was an American professional wrestling promotion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota that ran from 1960 to 1991. It was owned and founded by Verne Gagne and Wally Karbo...
- AWA World Tag Team ChampionshipAWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991.-History :...