NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)
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The Texas
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1968, and from 1981 to 1982. This title was recognized by World Class Championship Wrestling
and The Funk Dynasty's N.W.A. Western States Sports of Amarillo, TX.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1957 to 1968, and from 1981 to 1982. This title was recognized by World Class Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling
World Class Championship Wrestling ' was a regional professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. Originally owned by promoter Ed McLemore, by 1966 it was run by Southwest Sports, Inc., whose president, Jack Adkisson, was better known as wrestler Fritz Von Erich...
and The Funk Dynasty's N.W.A. Western States Sports of Amarillo, TX.
Title history
Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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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... & Wilbur Snyder Wilbur Snyder Wilbur Snyder was an American football player and professional wrestler.-Wrestling career:Snyder's wrestling debut occurred during the 1953 offseason. He was trained by Sandor Szabo and Warren Bockwinkel in Southern California. In 1954, Snyder retired from football completely to pursue a full-time... |
1 | July 1957 | Awarded |
Bill Longson Bill Longson William Longson was a professional wrestler, who spent most of his career in St. Louis, Missouri under the ring name "Wild Bill" Longson... & Ike Eakins |
1 | August 1958 | Texas |
Pepper Gomez & El Medico | 1 | August 22, 1958 | Houston, TX |
The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos is a former professional wrestling tag team that existed in various forms from 1957 until 1983. The first incarnation of The Fabulous Kangaroos was formed when Italian Australian Al Costello teamed with Australia native Roy Heffernan and adopted an "Ultra Australian" gimmick... (Al Costello Al Costello Giacomo Costa was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of his innovative and very technical style.Costello was the creator and original member of the... and Roy Heffernan Roy Heffernan Laurence Roy Heffernan was an Australian professional wrestler. Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos... ) |
1 | November 17, 1958 | Ft. Worth, TX |
Pepper Gomez & Rito Romero Rito Romero Rito Romero Loza was a successful luchador who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territories of Texas and Los Angeles. He appeared in several films in his native country along with a number of other luchadors... |
1 | December 1, 1958 | Ft. Worth, TX |
Mr. Moto & Duke Keomuka Hisao Tanaka Hisao "Martin" Tanaka was a professional wrestler. He is the father of wrestler Pat Tanaka and referee Jimmy Tanaka.-Career:In the 1950s, Duke Keomuka formed a very successful tag team with Hiro Matsuda... |
1 | September 1959 | Texas |
Pepper Gomez & Ciclone Anaya | 1 | December 8, 1959 | Dallas, TX |
Joe Christie & Man Mountain Managoff | 1 | January 29, 1960 | Houston, TX |
Hogan Wharton & Adnon Kaisy | 1 | February 19, 1960 | Houston, TX |
Danny McShain Danny McShain Danny McShain was an American professional wrestler who competed in the Southern United States from the 1930s to the 1960s.-Early life:... & Joe Christie |
1 | April 1, 1960 | Houston, TX |
Pepper Gomez & Torbellino Blanco | 1 | May 1960 | Texas |
Pepper Gomez & Wilbur Snyder | 1 | September 1960 | Blanco gives his half to Snyder |
Rito Romero & Dory Dixon Dory Dixon Dorrel "Dory" Dixon is a retired Jamaican professional wrestler who worked for the majority of his career in Mexico, where he eventually became a Mexican citizen... |
1 | May 5, 1961 | Houston, TX |
Duke Keomuka & Tony Martin | 1 | May 26, 1961 | Houston, TX |
Pepper Gomez & Dory Dixon | 1 | June 16, 1961 | Houston, TX |
Jack & Jim Dalton | 1 | November 1961 | Texas |
Dory Dixon & Ciclon Negro | 1 | April 27, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Jack & Jim Dalton | 2 | 1962 | Texas |
Nick & Jerry Kozak | 1 | June 8, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Tarzan Tyler & The Alaskan | 1 | August 17, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Duke Keomuka & Taro Miyake | 1 | September 7, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Mike Clancy & Red McKim | 1 | September 28, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Duke Keomuka & Taro Miyake | 2 | October 12, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Ciclon Negro & Oscar Salazar | 1 | November 2, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Tony Borne & Ivan the Terrible | 1 | November 20, 1962 | Houston, TX |
Bull Curry Bull Curry Fred Thomas Koury, Sr. was an American of Lebanese decent who was best known as a professional wrestler under the name ”Wild Bull” Curry. Bull Curry is recognized as one of the originators of the hardcore style predating even legends such as The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher... & Lucas Pertano |
1 | January 29, 1963 | Houston, TX |
Rip Hawk Rip Hawk Harvey Maurice Evers is a retired American professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Rip Hawk. He began his wrestling career in the Mid-Western United States before joining Jim Crockett Promotions in the early 1960s. In the company, he teamed with fellow wrestler Swede Hanson as the... & Rock Hunter |
1 | February 5, 1963 | Houston, TX |
Nick & Jerry Kozak | 2 | March 21, 1963 | Austin, TX |
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 1 | July 5, 1963 | Houston, TX |
Jack & Jim Dalton | 3 | August 1963 | Texas |
Ciclon Negro & Ricki Starr | 1 | August 16, 1963 | Houston, TX |
Vacated | between 1963 & 1965 | Titles Inactive | |
Fritz Von Erich & Killer Karl Kox | 1 | June 29, 1965 | Dallas, TX (over 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) |
Duke Keomuka & Kanji Inoki Antonio Inoki is a Japanese professional wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides between New York City and Tokyo. He was also the founder and former owner of New Japan Pro Wrestling before selling his controlling share in the promotion to Yukes... |
1 | 1965 or 1966 | Texas |
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:... & Golden Terror |
1 | February 8, 1966 | Dallas, TX |
Fritz Von Erich & Duke Keomuka | 1 | March 1, 1966 | Dallas, TX |
The Internationals (Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner) |
1 | November 1966 | Texas |
Vacated | 1967 | Titles vacant | |
Nick Kozak & Danny Miller | 1 | June 8, 1967 | Amarillo, TX (defeat the Medics) |
Vacated | 1967 | Titles vacant | |
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 2 | November 15, 1967 | Texas (defeat 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... & Luis Hernandez) |
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... & Ricky Romero |
1 | April 25, 1968 | Texas |
Kurt & Karl Von Brauner | 3 | May 23, 1968 | Amarillo, TX |
Dory Funk, Jr. Dory Funk, Jr. Dory Ernest Funk Jr. known professionally as Dory Funk, Jr. is a professional wrestler and wrestling trainer. He is the son of Dory Funk Sr. and brother of Terry Funk. He is credited with the invention of the Texas cloverleaf submission hold and runs the Funking Conservatory, a professional... & Terry Funk Terry Funk Terrence "Terry" Funk is an American professional wrestler and actor known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the latter part of his career that inspired many younger wrestlers, including Mick Foley... |
1 | June 18, 1968 | San Angelo, TX |
The Infernos 1 & 2 | 1 | September 26, 1968 | Amarillo, TX |
Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk | 2 | October 17, 1968 | Amarillo, TX |
Chati Yokouchi & Mr. Ito Umanosuke Ueda Hiroshi Ueda is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, known by his ring name Umanosuke Ueda, who mainly distinguished himself as the rare Japanese who wrestled with bleached blonde hair... |
1 | December 12, 1968 | Amarillo, TX |
Vacated | 1969 or 1970 | Title Inactive | |
Hercules Ayala & Ali Mustafa | 1 | January 1981 | Awarded |
David David Von Erich David Alan Adkisson was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" David Von Erich... & Kevin Von Erich |
1 | February 1981 | Dallas, TX |
Great Kabuki & Chang Chung | 1 | 1981 | Texas |
Kerry Von Erich Kerry Von Erich Kerry Gene Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring names Kerry Von Erich, The Modern Day Warrior, and The Texas Tornado and was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers... & Terry Orndorff |
1 | October 1981 | Dallas, TX |
Bill Irwin Barney Irwin Barney William Irwin is a professional wrestler best known as Bill Irwin.-Professional wrestling career:Bill Irwin started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance's Central States territory and in World Class Championship Wrestling... & Frank Dusek |
1 | November 1981 | Awarded |
Kerry Von Erich & 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:... |
1 | December 1981 | Ft. Worth, TX |
Bill Irwin & Bugsy McGraw 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 | April 1982 | Lawton, OK |
Kerry Von Erich & Al Madril | 2 | April 1982 | Ft. Worth, TX |
Titles retired | 1982 | Titles abandoned | |