NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)

The Mid-America version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a regional professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was used in the National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) NWA Mid-America professional wrestling promotion from 1957 until 1977.[G1][G2] The championship, promoted by Nick Gulas, was one of many NWA World Tag Team Championships in existence in the period between 1949 and 1992, each of which was a regional championship restricted to an NWA territory and not a true "world" championship.[1] At one point in 1957 there were at least 13 different, concurrently promoted NWA World Tag Team Championships across the United States.[Championships] The Mid-America version was in use for 20 years, the second longest of any of the NWA World Tag Team Championships of that era, only behind the Central States version.[2][3] Being a professional wrestling championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship was not won or lost in competitive matches, but determined by the decision of the bookers of NWA Mid-America.[4]

NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Mid-America version)
The Mid-America version of the championship
Details
PromotionNWA Mid-America[G1][G2]
Date establishedFebruary 5, 1957[G1][G2]
Date retired1977[G1][G2]
Statistics
First champion(s)The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)[G1][G2]
Most reignsAs a team: The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) (12 reigns)[G1][G2]
Individually Len Rossi (17 reigns)[G1][G2]

The Mid-America version was primarily defended in the Tennessee/Alabama territory, occasionally also being defended in surrounding states. The first recognized champions of the Mid-America branch of the championship were the Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean), who were presented as champions on February 5, 1957. Records do not specify if the team won a tournament of if they were simply awarded the championship by promoter Nick Gulas.[G1][G2] There were at least 148 championship reigns between 1957 and 1977, when the championship was abandoned, split between 77 different teams and a total of 99 individual wrestlers. Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan were the last Mid-America-recognized NWA World Tag Team Champions, having won the championship in April 1977, a short time before NWA Mid-America abandoned the championship.[G1][G2] At that point the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship became the main championship in the territory.[5]

The reign of Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown from October 2, 1969, until some time in May 1970, lasted at least 211 days and possibly as long as 241 days, making it the longest individual reign on record. The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) hold the records for most championship reigns, a total of 17 reigns that combined to at least 510 days, probably more.[G1][G2][Note 1] Karl Von Brauner also held the championship with Luke Graham, making his 18 individual championship reigns the most of any wrestler. Due to lack of detail on a multiple championship reigns, it is impossible to determine which team had the shortest reign; the shortest confirmed reign of seven days belonged to Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks, who held the championship from January 5 to January 12, 1959.[G1][G2]

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
February 5, 1957 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 3] [G1][G2]
2 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
May 1957 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 4] [G1][G2]
3 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
June 6, 1957 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 5] [G1][G2]
4 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
June 1957 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 6] Sometime between June 7 and 11, 1957 [G1][G2]
5 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
July 23, 1957 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 3 13 [G1][G2]
6 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
August 5, 1957 GCCW show [Note 2] 3 [Note 7] [G1][G2]
7 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
August 17, 1957 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 4 [Note 8] Sometime between August 18 and 29, 1957 [G1][G2]
Vacated April 1965 Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. [G1][G2]
8 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
October 1957 GCCW show [Note 2] 3 [Note 9] [G1][G2]
9 Lee Fields and Mario Galento October 9, 1957 GCCW show Mobile, Alabama 1 7 [G1][G2]
10 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
October 16, 1957 GCCW show Mobile, Alabama 3 113 [G1][G2]
11 Lee Fields (2) and Lester Welch February 6, 1958 GCCW show Hattiesburg, Mississippi 1 20 [G1][G2]
12 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
February 26, 1958 GCCW show Mobile, Alabama 4 83 [G1][G2][6]
13 Tex Riley and Len Rossi May 20, 1958 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 91 [G1][G2]
14 Mike and Doc Gallagher August 19, 1958 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 44 [G1][G2]
15 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
October 2, 1958 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 7 50 [G1][G2]
16 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
November 21, 1958 GCCW show [Note 2] 8 [Note 10] [G1][G2]
17 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
December 1958 GCCW show [Note 2] 8 [Note 11] [G1][G2]
18 Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks January 5, 1959 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
19 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
January 12, 1959 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 8 38 [G1][G2]
20 Don and Luke Fields February 19, 1959 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 57 [G1][G2][7]
Vacated April 17, 1959 Championship held up after a match against Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean ended as a no contest. [G1][G2]
21 Don and Luke Fields April 24, 1959 GCCW show Florence, Alabama 2 172 Defeated the Corsicas in rematch. [G1][G2]
22 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
October 13, 1959 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 13 [G1][G2]
23 Don and Luke Fields October 26, 1959 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 3 25 [G1][G2]
24 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
November 20, 1959 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 5 43 [G1][G2]
25 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
January 2, 1960 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 12 [G1][G2]
26 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
January 14, 1960 GCCW show [Note 2] 6 5 [G1][G2]
27 Tex Riley and Len Rossi January 19, 1960 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 2 70 [G1][G2][8]
28 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
March 29, 1960 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 34 [G1][G2]
29 Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki May 2, 1960 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 1 49 [G1][G2]
30 Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto June 20, 1960 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 1 106 [G1][G2]
Vacated October 4, 1960 Championship held up after a match against Herb Welch and Lester Welch. [G1][G2]
31 Bobby and Don Fields June 27, 1960 GCCW show [Note 2] 4 7 Defeated Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner for the championship. Bobby Fields was previously billed as "Luke Fields". [G1][G2]
32 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
July 4, 1960 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 96 [G1][G2]
33 Lester (2) and Herb Welch October 18, 1960 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 21 [G1][G2]
34 Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto November 8, 1960 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 2 11 [G1][G2]
35 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
November 19, 1960 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 79 [G1][G2]
36 Lester Welch (3) and Joe Scarpa February 16, 1961 GCCW show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 56 [G1][G2]
Vacated April 13, 1961 Championship held up after a match against Sputnik Monroe and Rocket Monroe. [G1][G2]
37 Lester Welch (4) and Joe Scarpa April 20, 1961 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 [Note 12] Won the rematch. [G1][G2]
38 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo (7) and Joe Fargo)
May 28, 1961 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 13] Sometime between April 25, 1961 and May 25, 1961 [G1][G2]
39 Lester Welch (5) and Joe Scarpa May 29, 1961 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 2 [Note 14] [G1][G2]
Vacated 1961 Championship vacated and inactive for a period of time. [G1][G2]
40 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
May 1964 N/A N/A 2 [Note 15] Awarded the championship when it was brought back. [G1][G2]
41 Perez and Tojo Yamamoto August 10, 1964 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
42 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
August 24, 1964 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 3 22 [G1][G2]
Vacated September 15, 1964 Championship vacated after a match against Tojo Yamamoto and Alex Perez [G1][G2]
43 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
September 29, 1964 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 4 16 Won the rematch [G1][G2]
44 Perez (2) and Joe Scarpa (3) October 15, 1964 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
45 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
October 29, 1964 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 4 [Note 16] [G1][G2]
Vacated March 1965 Championship vacated as the NWA orders tournament after a match against Wilbur Snyder and Jackie Fargo. [G1][G2]
46 Jackie Fargo (8) and Mario Milano March 9, 1965 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 35 Won a 3-team tournament. [G1][G2]
47 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
April 13, 1965 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 5 [Note 17] [G1][G2]
April 1965 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated due to Kurt Von Brauner being injured and unable to defend the championship. [G1][G2]
48 Tojo Yamamoto (2) and Mitsu Hirai April 29, 1965 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 18] Won a 3-team tournament. [G1][G2]
Vacated May 1965 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [G1][G2]
49 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
May 4, 1965 GCCW show [Note 2] 6 [Note 19] Records are unclear as to how they won the championship [G1][G2]
Vacated September 1965 Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [G1][G2]
50 Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat September 21, 1965 (NLT) N/A N/A 1 [Note 20] Awarded (announced as having won fictitious tournament) [G1][G2]
51 Tojo Yamamoto (3) and Perez October 11, 1965 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 2 14 [G1][G2]
52 Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat October 25, 1965 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 2 91 [G1][G2]
53 Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki January 24, 1966 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 [Note 21] [G1][G2]
Vacated February 1966 Announced as Inoki having broken his leg; Inoki returns to Japan where Inoki and Matsuda form Tokyo Pro Wrestling and bill themselves as the NWA World Tag Team Champions. [G1][G2]
54 Herb Welch (2) and Al Costello May 30, 1966 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 65 Won a tournament by defeating Karl and Eric von Brauner in the finals. [G1][G2][9]
55 Karl Von Brauner (7) and Luke Graham August 3, 1966 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 21 [G1][G2]
56 Moose and Giant Evans August 24, 1966 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 43 [G1][G2]
57 Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Tamaya Soto October 6, 1966 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
58 Tojo Yamamoto (4) and Professor Ito October 20, 1966 N/A N/A 1 102 Soto gave his half to Professor Ito. [G1][G2]
59 Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch January 30, 1967 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
60 Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Professor Ito February 6, 1967 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 2 30 [G1][G2]
61 Jackie Fargo (9) and Len Rossi (3) March 8, 1967 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 8 [G1][G2]
Vacated March 16, 1967 Championship vacated after an inconclusive match against the Blue Infernos [G1][G2]
62 The Blue Infernos
(Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2)
March 23, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 35 Won a tournament. [G1][G2]
63 Billy and Jimmy Hines April 27, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
64 The Blue Infernos
(Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2)
May 11, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 16 [G1][G2][10]
65 Billy and Jimmy Hines May 27, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 35 [G1][G2]
66 Tamaya Soto (2) and Great Yamaha July 1, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 22] [G1][G2][11]
67 Billy and Jimmy Hines July 27, 1967 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 3 [Note 23] Sometime after July 15, 1967 [G1][G2]
Vacated July 1967 Championship vacated sometime after July 27, 1967 when Billy Hines is hospitalized [G1][G2]
68 Don and Ron Carson August 9, 1967 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 36 Defeated Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi. [G1][G2]
69 Billy and Jimmy Hines September 14, 1967 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 4 [Note 24] [G1][G2]
70 Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika October 1967 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 25] [G1][G2]
71 Len Rossi (4) and Tamaya Soto (3) December 1967 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 26] [G1][G2]
72 The Mighty Yankees
(Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2)
March 14, 1968 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 27] [G1][G2]
73 Len Rossi (5) and Tamaya Soto (4) June 1968 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 28] [G1][G2]
74 The Mighty Yankees
(Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2)
July 9, 1968 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 2 25 [G1][G2]
Vacated August 3, 1968 Championship held up after a match against Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas. [G1][G2]
75 Ken Luchas and Dennis Hall August 3, 1968 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
76 The Mighty Yankees
(Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2)
August 17, 1968 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 [Note 29] [G1][G2]
77 Len Rossi (6) and Johnny Walker September 1968 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 30] [G1][G2]
78 Tojo Yamamoto (5) and Johnny Long November 13, 1968 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 1 15 [G1][G2]
79 Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall (2) November 28, 1968 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 16 [G1][G2]
80 Tojo Yamamoto (6) and Johnny Long December 14, 1968 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 31] [G1][G2]
81 Len Rossi (7) and Don Carson (2) February 1969 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 32] Sometime between February 20 and 26, 1969 [G1][G2]
Vacated February 1969 Championship held up after match against Yamamoto and Long. [G1][G2]
82 Tojo Yamamoto (7) and Johnny Long February 27, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 14 [G1][G2][12]
83 Len Rossi (8) and Don Carson (3) March 13, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 44 [G1][G2]
84 The Great Mephisto and Dante April 26, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 33] [G1][G2]
85 Len Rossi (9) and Johnny Walker (2) 1969 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 34] [G1][G2]
86 The Great Mephisto and Dante 1969 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 35] [G1][G2]
87 Johnny Walker (2) and Bearcat Brown June 21, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
88 The Great Mephisto and Dante June 28, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 7 [G1][G2]
89 Johnny Walker (3) and Bearcat Brown July 5, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 [Note 36] [G1][G2]
N/A
90 The Spoilers
(Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2)
September 1969 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 37] [G1][G2]
91 Len Rossi (10) and Bearcat Brown September 20, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 12 [G1][G2]
92 The Spoilers
(Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2)
October 2, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 0 [G1][G2]
93 Len Rossi (11) and Bearcat Brown (3) October 2, 1969 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 38] [G1][G2]
N/A
94 Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez May 1970 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 39] [G1][G2]
95 The Mystery Men
(Mystery Man #1 (12) and Mystery Man #2 [Note 40])
September 18, 1970 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 [Note 41] [G1][G2]
N/A
96 Len Rossi (13) and Bearcat Brown September 1970 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 42] [G1][G2]
97 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)
October 1, 1970 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 4 [G1][G2]
98 Len Rossi (14) and Bearcat Brown October 15, 1970 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 [Note 43] [G1][G2]
99 Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez November 23, 1970 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 44] [G1][G2]
100 Oni Wiki Wiki (2) and Mighty Atlas December 7, 1970 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 45] [G1][G2]
101 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)
December 10, 1970 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 46] [G1][G2]
102 Oni Wiki Wiki (3) and Mighty Atlas December 16, 1970 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 2 [Note 47] [G1][G2]
103 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)
February 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 3 [Note 48] [G1][G2]
104 Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall (4) March 6, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
105 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)
March 20, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 7 [G1][G2]
106 The Masked Avengers
(Masked Avenger #1 (5) and Masked Avenger #1)
March 27, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 28 Dennis Hall was the Masked Avenger #1, Jimmy Golden was the Masked Avenger #2 [G1][G2]
107 The Alaskans
(Mike York and Frank Monte)
April 24, 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 49] [G1][G2]
N/A
108 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
May 12, 1971 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 8 [Note 50] [G1][G2]
109 Big Bad John (3) and Omar Atlaz May 19, 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 10 [G1][G2]
110 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (8))
May 29, 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 7 14 [G1][G2]
111 Jackie Fargo (10) and Jerry Jarrett June 12, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
112 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (9))
June 19, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 8 44 [G1][G2]
113 Len Rossi (15) and Bearcat Brown (5) August 2, 1971 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 3 [Note 51] [G1][G2]
114 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10))
August 16, 1971 (NLT) GCCW show [Note 2] 9 [Note 52] [G1][G2]
115 Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller September 4, 1971 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 53] [G1][G2]
116 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (10))
1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 12 [Note 54] [G1][G2]
117 Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (6) 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 55] [G1][G2]
118 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (11))
1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 10 [Note 56] [G1][G2]
119 The Interns
(Intern #1 and Intern #2)
November 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 57] [G1][G2]
120 Len Rossi (16) and Bearcat Brown (6) 1971 GCCW show Birmingham, Alabama 4 [Note 58] [G1][G2]
121 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
December 1971 GCCW show [Note 2] 4 [Note 59] [G1][G2]
122 Len Rossi (17) and Bearcat Brown (7) March 25, 1972 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 5 [Note 60] [G1][G2]
N/A
123 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (12))
1972 GCCW show [Note 2] 11 [Note 61] [G1][G2]
124 Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan May 24, 1972 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
125 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13))
May 31, 1972 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 12 47 [G1][G2]
126 Robert Fuller (2) and Sputnik Monroe July 17, 1972 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 3 [G1][G2]
127 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (13))
July 20, 1972 GCCW show Florence, Alabama 14 11 [G1][G2]
128 Robert Fuller (3) and Sputnik Monroe July 31, 1972 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 62] [G1][G2]
N/A
129 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
August 1972 GCCW show [Note 2] 5 [Note 63] [G1][G2]
130 Jackie Fargo (11) and Eddie Marlin August 28, 1972 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 21 [G1][G2]
131 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
September 18, 1972 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 6 21 [G1][G2]
132 Johnny Walker (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (8) October 9, 1972 GCCW show Memphis, Tennessee 1 [Note 64] [G1][G2]
N/A
133 The Bounty Hunters
(David Novak and Jerry Novak)
1972 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 65] [G1][G2]
134 Bearcat Brown (8) and Johnny Walker (5) December 16, 1972 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
135 The Bounty Hunters
(David Novak and Jerry Novak)
December 30, 1972 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 2 [Note 66] [G1][G2]
N/A
136 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello (2) and Don Kent)
February 1973 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 67] [G1][G2]
137 Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto (9) March 29, 1973 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 [Note 68] [G1][G2]
138 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello (2) and Don Kent)
April 1973 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 [Note 69] [G1][G2]
139 Ron and Don Wright April 11, 1973 GCCW show Knoxville, Tennessee 1 [Note 70] [G1][G2]
140 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello (2) and Don Kent)
April 1973 GCCW show [Note 2] 3 [Note 71] [G1][G2]
141 Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (4) September 22, 1973 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 14 [G1][G2]
142 The Interns
(Intern #1 and Intern #2)
October 6, 1973 GCCW show [Note 2] 2 33 [G1][G2]
143 Don Greene (7) and Bearcat Brown (9) November 8, 1973 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 7 [G1][G2]
144 The Interns
(Intern #1 and Intern #2)
November 15, 1973 GCCW show Chattanooga, Tennessee 3 13 [G1][G2]
145 Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente (5) November 28, 1973 GCCW show Nashville, Tennessee 2 [Note 72] [G1][G2]
146 The Interns
(Intern #1 and Intern #2)
January 1974 GCCW show [Note 2] 4 [Note 73] [G1][G2]
N/A
147 The Disciples
(Disciple #1 and Disciple #2)
19741976 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 74] [G1][G2]
N/A
148 The Untouchables
(Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller)
19741976 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 75] [G1][G2]
N/A
149 The Masked Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
July 1976 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 76] Records unclear as to whom they defeated. [G1][G2]
150 The Masked Superstars
(Masked Superstar #1[Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2)
August 1976 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 78] [G1][G2]
April 1977 August 1976
151 Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan (2) April 1977 GCCW show [Note 2] 1 [Note 79] Records unclear as to whom they defeated. [G1][G2]
Deactivated 1977 N/A N/A Championship abandoned by NWA Mid-America [G1][G2]

Team reigns by combined length

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Key

Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Team No. of reigns Combined days
1 The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner)
17 628¤
2 The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Don Fargo)
8 279¤
3 The Corsicans
(Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean)
8 238¤
4 Don and Luke Fields 3 234
5 Len Rossi and Bearcat Brown 7 228¤
6 The Masked Superstars
(Masked Superstar #1[Note 77] and Masked Superstar #2)
1 213¤
7 The Heavenly Bodies
(Don and Al Greene)
6 211¤
8 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Don Kent)
3 174¤
9 Tex Riley and Len Rossi 2 161
10 Tor Yamata and Mr. Moto 3 147
11 Big Bad John and Pepe Lopez 2 124¤
12 The Mighty Yankees
(Mighty Yankee #1 and Mighty Yankee #2)
3 119¤
13 Eddie Graham and Sammy Steamboat 2 111¤
14 Tojo Yamamoto and Professor Ito 1 102
15 Tojo Yamamoto and Johnny Long 3 94¤
16 Len Rossi and Tamaya Soto 2 72¤
17 Billy and Jimmy Hines 4 67¤
18 Johnny Walker and Bearcat Brown 2 65¤
19 Herb Welch and Al Costello 1 64
20 Lester Welch and Joe Scarpa 3 62¤
21 The Blue Infernos
(Blue Inferno #1 and Blue Inferno #2)
2 51
22 Mike Clancy and Oni Wiki Wiki 1 49
23 The Interns
(Intern #1 and Intern #2)
2 48¤
Oni Wiki Wiki and Mighty Atlas 4 48¤
25 Randy Curtis and Lorenzo Parente 2 45¤
Len Rossi and Don Carson 2 45¤
27 Len Rossi and Johnny Walker 2 44¤
Mike and Doc Gallagher 1 44
29 Moose and Giant Evans 1 43
30 Don and Ron Carson 1 36
31 Jackie Fargo and Mario Milano 1 35
32 The Continental Warriors
(Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente)
4 33¤
33 Motoshi Okuma and Great Kojika 1 31¤
34 The Masked Avengers
(Masked Avenger #1 and Masked Avenger #1)
1 28
Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto 2 28
36 Jackie Fargo and Eddie Marlin 1 21
Karl Von Brauner and Luke Graham 1 21
Lester and Herb Welch 1 21
39 Lee Fields and Lester Welch 1 20
40 Les Thatcher and Dennis Hall 1 16
44 Bearcat Brown and Johnny Walker 1 14
Jimmy Golden and Dennis Hall 1 14
Ken Lucas and Dennis Hall 1 14
Alex Perez and Joe Scarpa 1 14
Tojo Yamamoto and Tamaya Soto 1 14
49 Big Bad John and Omar Atlaz 1 10
50 The Great Mephisto and Dante 3
51 Jackie Fargo and Len Rossi 1
Hiro Matsuda and Kanji Inoki 1 8
53 Jackie Fargo and Jerry Jarrett 1 7
Jackie Fargo and Herb Welch 1 7
Bobby and Don Fields 1 7
Lee Fields and Mario Galento 1 7
Robert Fuller and Kevin Sullivan 1 7
Don Greene and Bearcat Brown 1 7
Yvon Robert and Billy Wicks 1 7
60 Robert Fuller and Sputnik Monroe 2
61 Ben Justice and Tojo Yamamoto 1
62 The Bounty Hunters
(David Novak and Jerry Novak)
2
Tojo Yamamoto and Mitsu Hirai 1
64 The Alaskans
(Mike York and Frank Monte)
1
The Disciples
(Disciple #1 and Disciple #2)
1
The Fabulous Fargos
(Jackie Fargo and Joe Fargo)
1
Jackie Fargo and Robert Fuller 1
Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall 1
Mike Graham and Kevin Sullivan 1
The Masked Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
1
The Mystery Men
(Mystery Man #1 and Mystery Man #2)
1
Tamaya Soto and Great Yamaha 1
The Spoilers
(Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2)
1
The Untouchables
(Karl Von Steiger and Otto Von Heller)
1
Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto 2
Ron and Don Wright 1

Individual reigns by combined length

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Key

Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Karl Von Brauner 18 630¤
2 Kurt Von Brauner 17 628¤
3 Len Rossi 16 558¤
4 Jackie Fargo 15 359¤
5 Bearcat Brown 11 314¤
6 Don Fargo 8 279¤
7 Tojo Yamamoto 11 244¤
8 Don Fields 4 241
9 Al Costello 4 238¤
Corsica Jean 8 238¤
Corsica Joe 8 238¤
12 Luke Fields 3 234
13 Don Greene 7 218¤
14 Masked Superstar #1 1 213¤
Masked Superstar #2 1 213¤
16 Al Greene 6 211¤
17 Don Kent 3 174¤
18 Tex Riley 2 161
19 Mr. Moto 3 147
Tor Yamata 3 147
21 Big Bad John 3 134¤
22 Pepe Lopez 2 124¤
Johnny Walker 7 124¤
24 Mighty Yankee #1 3 119¤
Mighty Yankee #2 3 119¤
26 Eddie Graham 2 111¤
Sammy Steamboat 2 111¤
28 Lester Welch 5 103¤
29 Professor Ito 1 102
30 Oni Wiki Wiki 5 97¤
31 Johnny Long 3 94¤
32 Herb Welch 3 92
32 Tamaya Soto 4 87¤
34 Don Carson 3 81¤
35 Lorenzo Parente 6 78¤
36 Joe Scarpa 4 76¤
37 Dennis Hall/Masked Avenger #2 5 73¤
38 Billy Hines 4 67¤
Jimmy Hines 4 67¤
40 Blue Inferno #1 2 51
Blue Inferno #2 2 51
42 Mike Clancy 1 49
43 Intern #1 2 48¤
Intern #2 2 48¤
Mighty Atlas 4 48¤
46 Randy Curtis 2 45¤
47 Doc Gallagher 1 44
Mike Gallagher 1 44
49 Giant Evans 1 43
Moose Evans 1 43
51 Jimmy Golden/Masked Avenger #2 2 42
Alex Perez 3 42
53 Ron Carson 1 36
54 Mario Milano 1 35
55 Bobby Hart 4 33¤
56 Great Kojika 1 31¤
Motoshi Okuma 1 31¤
58 Lee Fields 2 27
59 Luke Graham 1 21
Eddie Marlin 1 21
61 Les Thatcher 1 16
62 Ken Lucas 1 14
63 Robert Fuller 4 12¤
64 Omar Atlaz 1 10
65 Dante 3
The Great Mephist 3
67 Kevin Sullivan 2
Kanji Inoki 1 8
Hiro Matsuda 1 8
70 Bobby Fields 1 7
Mario Galento 1 7
Jerry Jarrett 1 7
Yvon Robert 1 7
Billy Wicks 1 7
75 Sputnik Monroe 2
76 Ben Justice 1
77 Mitsu Hirai 1
David Novak 2
Jerry Novak 2
80 Disciple #1 1
Disciple #2 1
Joe Fargo 1
Stan Frazier 1
Mike Graham 1
Great Yamaha 1
Masked Assassin #1 1
Masked Assassin #2 1
Frank Monte 1
Mystery Man #1 1
Mystery Man #2 1
Spoiler #1 1
Spoiler #2 1
Otto Von Heller 1
Karl Von Steiger 1
Don Wright 1
Ron Wright 1
Mike York 1

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Due to lack of information of many of the Von Brauners' reigns, it is impossible to determine the length of most of them; the 510 days represent the minimum number of days possible.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  3. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 85 days and 115 days.
  4. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 36 days.
  5. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 60 days.
  6. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 23 days and 52 days.
  7. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 12 days.
  8. ^ The date the championship was won and lost as not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 45 days and 75 days.
  9. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 8 days.
  10. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 10 days and 40 days.
  11. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 5 days and 35 days.
  12. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 5 days and 38 days.
  13. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 34 days.
  14. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 216 days.
  15. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 71 days and 101 days.
  16. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 123 days and 153 days.
  17. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 15 days.
  18. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 2 days and 5 days.
  19. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 120 days and 149 days.
  20. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 20 days and 40 days.
  21. ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 8 days and 35 days.
  22. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 26 days.
  23. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 30 days.
  24. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 17 days and 47 days.
  25. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 31 days and 91 days.
  26. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 64 days and 94 days.
  27. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 79 days and 108 days.
  28. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 9 days and 38 days.
  29. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 15 days and 44 days.
  30. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 44 days and 73 days.
  31. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 49 days and 75 days.
  32. ^ The date the championship was won and vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 26 days.
  33. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 56 days.
  34. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 55 days.
  35. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 54 days.
  36. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 58 days and 77 days.
  37. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 19 days.
  38. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 211 days and 241 days.
  39. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 110 days and 140 days.
  40. ^ Mystery Man #2 was Dennis Hall who had previously held the championship twice before
  41. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 12 days.
  42. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 30 days.
  43. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 39 days.
  44. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 14 days and 52 days.
  45. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 3 days.
  46. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 6 days and 8 days.
  47. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 47 days and 74 days.
  48. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 6 days and 33 days.
  49. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 18 days.
  50. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 7 days and 25 days.
  51. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 14 days.
  52. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 19 days and 33 days.
  53. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 87 days.
  54. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 86 days.
  55. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 85 days.
  56. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 84 days.
  57. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 60 days.
  58. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 59 days.
  59. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 85 days and 115 days.
  60. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 60 days.
  61. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 59 days.
  62. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 27 days.
  63. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 27 days.
  64. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 67 days.
  65. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 67 days.
  66. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 87 days.
  67. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 29 days and 56 days.
  68. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 3 days and 13 days.
  69. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 10 days.
  70. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 17 days.
  71. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 145 days and 164 days.
  72. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 34 days and 64 days.
  73. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented, which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day.
  74. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented, which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day.
  75. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented, which means the championship reign lasted more than 1 day.
  76. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 61 days.
  77. ^ This was not Bill Eadie who would later use the same ring name
  78. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 213 days and 272 days.
  79. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 274 days.

Concurrent championships

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Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships

References

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