UWF Tag Team Championship
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The UWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Universal Wrestling Federation
from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. It was formerly known as the Mid-South Tag Team Championship from 1979 until 1986 when Mid-South Wrestling became the UWF.
Universal Wrestling Federation (United States)
The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986. The attempt failed and in 1987, Watts sold the promotion to Jim Crockett Promotions and became part of what would later be known as World Championship Wrestling...
from 1986 until the promotion closed in 1987. It was formerly known as the Mid-South Tag Team Championship from 1979 until 1986 when Mid-South Wrestling became the UWF.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-South Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Mike George & Bob Sweetan | 1 | September 28, 1979 | Shreveport, LA | Win battle royal |
| Bill Watts Bill Watts William F. "Bill" Watts is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. Watts was famous under his "Cowboy" gimmick in his wrestling career, and then as a tough, no-nonsense promoter in the Mid-South area of the United States, which grew to become the UWF.In 1992, he was the Executive... & Buck Robley |
1 | November 12, 1979 | ? | |
| Fabulous Freebirds Fabulous Freebirds The Fabulous Freebirds were a professional wrestling tag team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. The team usually consisted of three wrestlers, although in different situations and points in its history, just two performed under the Freebirds name.-History:The Fabulous... (Michael Hayes Michael Hayes (wrestler) Michael Seitz is a retired American professional wrestler and former musician. Seitz is best known for leading The Fabulous Freebirds under the ring name Michael "P.S." Hayes and for his role as the announcer Dok Hendrix in the World Wrestling Federation... & Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:... ) |
1 | November 24, 1979 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog & Buck Robley (2) | 1 | April 6, 1980 | Monroe, LA | |
| Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (2) & Buddy Roberts Dale Hey Dale Hey is a retired professional wrestler better known as Buddy Roberts.-Professional wrestling career:Dale Hey grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He started wrestling in 1965 as Dale Valentine, the "brother" of Johnny Valentine... ) |
1 | June 9, 1980 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog (2) & Terry Orndorff | 1 | September 1980 | ? | |
| Ernie Ladd Ernie Ladd Ernest "Ernie" Ladd , nicknamed "The Big Cat" was an American collegiate and professional football player and a professional wrestler.-Pro Football career:... & Leroy Brown |
1 | November 1980 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog (3) & Killer Karl Kox Herb Gerwig Herb Gerwig was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name of Killer Karl Kox, who competed in the National Wrestling Alliance as well as international promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling, the International Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the... |
January 29, 1981 | Biloxi, MS | ||
| Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown | 2 | February 1, 1981 | Lake Charles, LA | |
| Junkyard Dog (4) & Dick Murdoch Dick Murdoch Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch was an American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:A second-generation wrestler, the son of 1950s Texas wrestler Frankie Hill Murdoch, Dick Murdoch grew up with fellow second-generation wrestlers Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk, watching their fathers... |
1 | March 30, 1981 | ? | |
| Stripped | March 30, 1981 | Stripped due to Bill Watts not being an acceptable referee | ||
| Super Destroyer Scott Irwin Scott K. Irwin was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his tag team with his brother Barney "Bill" Irwin.-Debut and the World Wide Wrestling Federation:... & The Grappler 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... |
1 | April 18, 1981 | New Orleans, LA | Defeat Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch |
| Junkyard Dog (5) & Dick Murdoch (2) | 2 | April 27, 1981 | New Orleans, LA | |
| The Samoans (Afa & Sika) | 1 | June 1981 | ? | |
| Junkyard Dog (6) & Dick Murdoch (3) | 3 | September 1981 | ? | |
| The Samoans | 2 | 1981 | ? | |
| Junkyard Dog (7) & Mike George (2) | 1 | October 15, 1981 | Jackson, MS | |
| The Samoans | 3 | January 1982 | ? | |
| Junkyard Dog (8) & Mr. Olympia Jerry Stubbs Jerry Stubbs is a retired professional wrestler. Stubbs wrestled as Mr. Olympia in Bill Watts's Mid-South wrestling area and as the villainous Jerry “Mr. Perfect” Stubbs in Southeast/Continental wrestling promotions... |
1 | May 5, 1982 | Jackson, MS | |
| The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase Ted DiBiase Theodore Marvin "Ted" DiBiase, Sr. is a retired professional wrestler, manager, ordained minister and color commentator. DiBiase achieved championship success in a number of wrestling promotions, holding thirty titles during his professional wrestling career... & 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... ) |
1 | October 27, 1982 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Mr. Wrestling II Mr. Wrestling II John "Johnny" Walker , better known as Mr. Wrestling II, is a retired American professional wrestler. As Mr... & Tiger Conway, Jr. |
1 | March 12, 1983 | Houston, TX | |
| Ted DiBiase (2) & Mr. Olympia (2) | 1 | April 13, 1983 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Magnum T.A. Magnum T.A. Terry Wayne Allen is a retired American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Magnum T.A..-Early years:... & Hacksaw Jim Duggan Jim Duggan James Edward Duggan , better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment in the 1980s, when it was known as World Wrestling Federation , and World Championship Wrestling... |
1 | July 24, 1983 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Butch Reed Butch Reed Butch Reed is an American professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling.-Career:... & Jim Neidhart Jim Neidhart James Henry "Jim" Neidhart is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Jim is the father of WWE Diva Natalya... |
1 | October 12, 1983 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Magnum T.A. (2) & Mr. Wrestling II (2) | 1 | December 25, 1983 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis... & Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey Dennis Condrey is an American professional wrestler, best known as being one half of the tag team Midnight Express.... ) |
1 | March 13, 1984 | Lafayette, LA | |
| Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton Ricky Morton Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action... & Robert Gibson Reuben Kane Robert Gibson is a professional wrestler. He is famous as half of the tag team known as Rock 'N Roll Express, with Ricky Morton.-Early career:Cain started wrestling as Robert Gibson in 1977... ) |
1 | May 2, 1984 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Midnight Express | 2 | May 23, 1984 | Shreveport, LA | |
| Rock 'n Roll Express | 2 | October 1, 1984 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Ted DiBiase (3) & Hercules Hernandez Ray Fernandez Raymond Fernandez was a professional wrestler who primarily wrestled in Florida and Texas before joining the World Wrestling Federation. He was best known by the ring name Hercules Hernandez or simply Hercules... |
1 | December 3, 1984 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Rock 'N Roll Express | 3 | December 25, 1984 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Ted DiBiase (4) & Steve Williams | 1 | May 3, 1985 | Houston, TX | |
| Al Perez Al Perez Al Perez is a retired American professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:Perez began wrestling as an amateur in high school and was one of the top athletes in his home state of Florida. He started professional wrestling in 1982.He formed a team in ICW with Joe Savoldi known as the "New... & Wendell Cooley |
1 | August 28, 1985 | Shreveport, LA | Defeat Williams & Bob Sweetan, subbing for Dibiase |
| Eddie Gilbert & The Nightmare | 1 | November 11, 1985 | New Orleans, LA | |
| Ted DiBiase (5) & Steve Williams (2) | 2 | December 26, 1985 | Biloxi, MS | |
| Renamed UWF World Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Sheepherders The Bushwhackers The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a nearly 40 year run on the independent wrestling circuit... (Butch Miller & 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 | March 16, 1986 | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton James Hines James Hines is a professional wrestler better known as Bobby Fulton of The Fantastics.-Career:James Hines started wrestling as a 16 year old in 1977 as Jimmy Hines.... & Tommy Rogers Thomas Couch Thomas R. Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics.-Career:Couch started wrestling in 1980 as Tommy Rogers in North Carolina... ) |
1 | March 30, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Eddie Gilbert & Sting Sting (wrestler) Steven James "Steve" Borden , better known by his ring name Sting, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
1 | July 20, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Held Up | August 17, 1986 | Held up after a match against The Fantastics | ||
| Eddie Gilbert (2) & Sting (2) | 2 | August 31, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | Win rematch |
| The Fantastics | 2 | September 27, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | |
| John Tatum John Tatum (wrestler) John Frankel III , known by his ringname "Hollywood" John Tatum, is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including World Class Championship Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as independent... & Jack Victory Jack Victory Kenneth "Ken" Rinehurst is an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name, Jack Victory. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1998 and 2001.-Career:Rinehurst debuted in 1985 in the Universal Wrestling Federation... |
1 | October 26, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | |
| 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... & Leroy Brown |
1 | November 9, 1986 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Terry Taylor Terry Taylor Terry Taylor , is an American retired professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance, World Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation... & Hacksaw Jim Duggan (2) |
1 | December 27, 1986 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Vacated | January 23, 1987 | Duggan lost loser-leaves-town match to One Man Gang George Gray (wrestler) George Gray is an American professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem "the African Dream".-Early years:... |
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| Terry Taylor (2) & Chris Adams | 1 | February 7, 1987 | Ft. Worth, TX | |
| Sting (3) & Rick Steiner Rick Steiner Robert Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner.Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion... |
1 | April 12, 1987 | Atlanta, GA | |
| Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner Tim Horner Tim Horner is a professional wrestler best known for his "Lightning Express" tag team with Brad Armstrong.-Career:Tim Horner started wrestling in 1982 in the Alabama territory. He formed a tag team called the "Lightning Express" with Brad Armstrong and they had a lot of success. They won the... ) |
1 | May 17, 1987 | Tulsa, OK | |
| Sheepherders | 2 | October 16, 1987 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Title retired | November 1987 | Title abandoned due to purchase of UWF by Jim Crockett Promotions Jim Crockett Promotions Jim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:... |
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