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AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship

The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area.

AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionAmerican Wrestling Association[1][2]
Date establishedOctober 15, 1966[1][2]
Date retiredMay 9, 1972[1][2]
Statistics
First champion(s)Luke Brown and Jake Smith[1][2]
Most reigns(As a tag team) Doug Gilbert and Reggie Parks and Reggie Parks and Stan Pulaski (3 times) (As individual) Reggie Parks and Stan Pulaski (7 Times)[1][2]
Longest reignLuke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days)[1][2]
Shortest reignBob Orton and Mad Dog Vachon, Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr (7 days)[1][2]

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
(NLT) Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Dale Lewis and Stan Pulaski May 28, 1966 (NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 2] [1][2]
2 Kentuckians
(Luke Brown and Jake Smith) 		October 15, 1966 (NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 3] Still champions on November 5, 1966. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 15, 1966 to January 29, 1967.[1][2]
4 Francis St. Claire and Dale Lewis (2) March 17, 1967 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 [Note 4] [1][2]
— Vacated 1967 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [1][2]
5 Doug Gilbert[Note 5] and Reggie Parks August 12, 1967 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 56 Defeated Mitsu Arakawa and Dale Lewis. [1][2]
6 Mike DiBiase and Bob Orton October 7, 1967 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 6] [1][2]
7 Doug Gilbert (2) and Reggie Parks (2) November 1967 (NLT) House show [Note 1] 2 [Note 7] [1][2]
8 Bob Orton (2) and Mad Dog Vachon March 15, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 7 [1][2]
9 Doug Gilbert (3) and Reggie Parks (3) March 22, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska 3 1 [1][2]
10 Bob Orton (3) and Mad Dog Vachon (2) March 23, 1968 House show [Note 1] 2 21 [1][2]
11 Dale Lewis (3) and Stan Pulaski (2) April 13, 1968 House show Omaha, Nebraska 2 [Note 8] [1][2]
12 The Avenger and Mike DiBiase (2) July 27, 1968 (NLT) House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 9] align= [1][2]
13 Woody Farmer and Reggie Parks (4) October 12, 1968 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 10] [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from October 12, 1968 to January 11, 1969.[1][2]
15 Stan Pulaski (3) and Chris Tolos January 25, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 168 [1][2]
16 Bob Geigel and The Viking July 12, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 0 [1][2]
17 Bob Ellis and Stan Pulaski (4) July 12, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 [Note 11] [1][2][3]
— Vacated 1969 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons [1][2]
18 Reggie Parks (5) and Stan Pulaski (5) November 15, 1969 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 [Note 12] Defeated Ali Ben Khan and The Great Kimura in a tournament final. [1][2]
19 The Claw and Rock Rogowski 1971 House show [Note 1] 1 [Note 13] After January 30, 1971. [1][2]
20 Reggie Parks (6) and Stan Pulaski (6) February 13, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska 2 18 [1][2]
21 Ox Baker and Rock Rogowski (2) March 3, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 52 [1][2]
22 Bob Ellis (2) and Alberto Torres April 24, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 53 [1][2]
— Vacated June 16, 1971 — — — — Torres died due to injuries suffered three days earlier during a match against Ox Baker and The Claw [1][2]
23 Johnny Valentine Jr. and Jerry Miller August 11, 1971 House show Creighton, Nebraska 1 59 Defeated Ox Baker and The Claw [1][2]
24 Ox Baker (3) and The Great Kusatsu October 9, 1971 House show [Note 1] 1 7 [1][2]
25 Johnny Valentine Jr. and Jerry Miller October 16, 1971 House show [Note 1] 2 63 [1][2]
26 Lars Anderson and Larry Hennig December 18, 1971 House show Omaha, Nebraska 1 21 [1][2]
27 Reggie Parks (7) and Stan Pulaski (7) January 8, 1972 House show Omaha, Nebraska 3 [Note 14] Still champions on May 9, 1972. [1][2]
— Deactivated 1972 — — — — [1][2]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j The location of the championship match has not been found in available documentation.
  2. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 140 days, possibly more.
  3. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and −139 days.
  4. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 148 days.
  5. ^ This was a wrestler also known as Doug Lindzy, not Doug Gilbert
  6. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 54 days.
  7. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 106 and 159 days.
  8. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 105 days.
  9. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 77 and −104 days.
  10. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 91 days.
  11. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 125 days.
  12. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 412 and 454 days.
  13. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and −3,610 days.
  14. ^ The date the championship was won or lost is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 358 days.

References

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  1. ^ 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 "AWA Midwest Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  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 Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Nebraska: AWA Midwest Tag Team Title [Dusek]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (July 12, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 12): Gagne, Bruiser & Crusher, Ladd wins Americas title, 1992 Bash with Sting vs. Vader". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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