The NWA North American Tag Team Championship is an inactive professional wrestling tag team championship that was used and defended in various territories throughout the National Wrestling Alliance.,[3] prior to its being purchased in 2017 by Billy Corgan. This is the fifth NWA sanctioned championship to bear this name. Unlike its predecessors, each of which was only used in a specific territory, this title is defended in NWA territories throughout the world in much the same way as the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Also, as with the NWA World Tag Team Championship, the title is ultimately controlled by the NWA Board of Directors and title changes occur only when a majority of the board votes to do so. Originally, the championship was called the MCW North American Tag Team Championship and was defended in Music City Wrestling based out of Nashville, Tennessee.
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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 1995 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Action Attraction (Matt Justyce and Action Jackson) [1] | ||||||||||
| Date won | May 2, 2015[2] | ||||||||||
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Title History
edit| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Moondogs | 1 | August 1995 | ||
| J. C. Ice and Doug Gilbert | 1 | June 1997 | ||
| The Centerfolds (Kenny and Keith Arden) |
1 | June 10, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Colorado Kid and Scufflin Hillbilly | 1 | June 27, 1997 | Lebanon, Tennessee | |
| The Centerfolds (Kenny and Keith Arden) |
2 | November 1997 | ||
| Thrillbilly and Shane Eden | 1 | November 27, 1997 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
1 | January 27, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ladies Night Out (Frenchy Riviera and Shane Eden) |
1 | February 21, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
2 | February 28, 1998 | Lebanon, Tennessee | Stripped on March 21, 1998 for attacking the promoter. |
| Ringlords (Speedy Gonzales and Rick Slagle) |
1 | March 1998 | North Carolina | Reigning ASW North American champions and recognized as NWA champions. |
| Limited Edition (Nick Dinsmore and Rob Conway) |
1 | April 4, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeat Tennessee Volunteers, Ladies Night Out and Rock and Roll Express in a four-way match. |
| Vacated | May 1998 | When Dinsmore is injured. | ||
| Southern Rockers (Steven Dunn and Rex King) |
1 | May 30, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeat Chris Michaels and Shane Eden. |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
3 | May 30, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | Reno Riggins and Dunn attack King; Riggins takes King's place on the team. Renamed NWA North American Tag Team Championship soon after. |
| Vacated | July 25, 1998 | |||
| NWA North American Tag Team Championship | ||||
| MCW Blacksheep (Wolfie D and Flash Flanagan) |
1 | August 2, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
4 | August 29, 1998 | Nashville, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Australians (Bill Dundee and Ashley Hudson) on February 5, 1999 in Nashville, TN. |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
5 | February 6, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeat Australians in rematch. |
| Brian Christopher and Spellbinder | 1 | February 20, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Riggins and Steven Dunn) |
6 | March 25, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Vacated | May 1999 | In order to concentrate on the NWA World Tag Team Titles. | ||
| Ladies Night Out | 2 | June 5, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Christian York and Joey Matthews to win the titles. |
| Chris Michaels and Bart Sawyer | 1 | July 3, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Vacated | August 1999 | |||
| Air Paris and Cassidy O'Reilly | 1 | August 14, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Ashley Hudson and Corey Williams to win the vacated titles. |
| New South (Ashley Hudson and Cory Williams) |
1 | November 27, 1999 | Nashville, Tennessee | Titles were awarded. |
| Air Paris and Big Bully Douglas | 1 | April 14, 2000 | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | |
| Vacated | September 2000 | When the team splits up. | ||
| James Storm and Shane Eden | 1 | February 10, 2001 | Nashville, Tennessee | Wins a tournament. |
| Vacated | February 15, 2001 | When the title become inactive. | ||
| New Orleans Fight Club (Kevin Northcutt and John Saxon) |
1 | August 14, 2004 | Jackson, Mississippi | Defeated Skeeter Frost and Sal Rinauro in a 4-team tournament final. |
| Tribal Force (Tim Warcloud and Tejas) |
1 | April 16, 2005 | Ponca City, Oklahoma | |
| Chris Escobar and Shane Falco | 1 | October 8, 2005 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Warlcoud and Daron Smythe, subbing for Tejas, at the NWA 57th Anniversary Show. |
| U.N. of Devastation (Bad News Johnson and Drake Tungsten) |
1 | October 22, 2005 | Roanoke, Virginia | Defeated Escobar and Frank Parker, subbing for Falco. |
| Scotty Blaze and Scotty Rocker | 1 | November 18, 2006 | Danville, Virginia | |
| Old School Empire (Mike Booth and Preston Quinn) |
1 | August 12, 2007 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Wrong Crowd (Brian Anthony and Paul Atlas) |
1 | January 19, 2008 | Ahoskie, North Carolina | |
| Brandon K and Sterling James Keenan | 1 | September 6, 2008 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | Defeated The Wrong Crowd (Brian Anthony and Paul Atlas). |
| Brandon K and Crusher Hansen | 1 | February 28, 2009 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | Defeated Brandon K for Sterling's half of the title. |
| Excellence Personified (Brandon K and Scottie Gash) |
1 | April 11, 2009 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | Defeated Crusher Hansen and James Ross to reunify the titles. |
| Team MEGA (Ashton Amherst and James Ross) |
1 | May 22, 2010 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | [1] |
| Vacated | November 30, 2011 | Due to "There's No One Left to Face" From Team MEGA. [2] | ||
| Rochester Wrecking Crew (Hellcat and Rob Sweet) |
1 | December 3, 2011 | Rochester, New York | Defeated The Olsen Twins (Jimmy Olsen and Colin Delaney) for the vacated championship. Recognition withdrawn by NWA in February 2013. |
| Hart and Soul (Teddy Hart and Big Daddy Yum Yum) |
1 | December 12, 2014 | Patterson, Louisiana | Defeated Steve Anthony and Luke Hawx for the vacated championship. |
| Action Attraction (Matt Justyce and Action Jackson) |
1 | May 2, 2015 | Daisetta, Texas | Defeat Hart and Soul and Pump Patrol Jared Wayne and Curt Matthews in 3-way match, renamed Main Event Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship as the promotion is no longer associated with the NWA. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "NWA Roll Call of Champions". Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b "Team Mega vacates NWA North American Tag Titles". YouTube.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Gary Will (2006). "(Memphis, Nashville) Nashville: MCW/NWA North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 204. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.