The NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) was the Mid-Atlantic territory version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship and was defended between 1953 until 1968 when it became the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship. It is one of the earliest titles to be defended in the Carolinas, most often in Lenoir, Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina.[1][2]
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | 1951 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | 1969 | ||||||||||
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Title history
edit| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Earl Wampler and Jack O'Brien | 1 | September 25, 1951 | George Becker and Mike Clancy vs Jim Austeri and Johnny Heidman on September 27, 1953, in Lexington, North Carolina. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Smith Brothers (Al and John Smith) |
1 | November 11, 1951 | Recognized in Tennessee as early as September 1953. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Smith Brothers (Al and John) |
2 | December 5, 1953 | ||
| The Becker Brothers (George and Bobby) |
1 | March 1954 | ||
| The Smith Brothers (Al and John) |
3 | March 8, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Curtis Brothers (George and Jack) |
1 | May 29, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina? | |
| The Smith Brothers (Al and John) |
4 | June 5, 1954? | Lenoir, North Carolina? | |
| Mr. Moto and Kinji Shibuya | 1 | July 19, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Becker Brothers (George and Bobby) |
2 | October 18, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (3) and Jack Witzig | 1 | November 25, 1954 | Bobby Becker died on November 26, 1954; Witzig was chosen as George Becker's new partner. | |
| Vacated | January 13, 1955 | With a tournament being held. | ||
| Title history is unrecorded. A championship match was held in Lenoir, North Carolina, between George Becker and Tex Riley vs. Al Kashey and Dave Jones on February 26 and March 5, 1955. It is unknown which team held the title. | ||||
| The Dusek Family (Emil and Ernie) |
1 | July 2, 1955 | Lexington, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (4) and Jack Witzig (2) | 2 | July 27, 1955 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Title held up in Lexington, North Carolina after a match against Babe Zaharias and Hombre Montana on October 22, 1955. | ||||
| George Becker (5) and Jack Witzig (3) | 3 | October 29, 1955 | Lexington, North Carolina | Win rematch. |
| Title held up in Lexington, NC after a match against Mike Gallagher and Doc Gallagher ends as no contest on March 3, 1956, and the rematch on March 10, 1956, also ends as a no contest. | ||||
| George Becker (6) and Jack Witzig (4) | 4 | March 17, 1956 | Lexington, North Carolina | Defeats Mike Gallagher and Doc Gallagher in rematch. |
| Mr. Moto and Kinji Shibuya | 2 | May 7, 1956 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| Leo and Chick Garibaldi | 1 | June 20, 1956 | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Tiny Mills and Jim Austeri | 1 | June 26, 1956 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| George Becker (7) and Jack Witzig (5) | 5 | September 17, 1956 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Jim Austeri (2) and Ali Bey | 1 | December 8, 1956 | Lexington, North Carolina | |
| The Flying Scotts (George and Sandy) |
1 | March 18, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Dusek Family (Ernie and Emil) |
2 | May 20, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ivan Bornov and Karol Fozoff | 1 | June 1957 | Sometime between June 4, 1957, and June 14, 1957. | |
| The Flying Scotts (George Scott and Sandy Scott) |
2 | July 6, 1957 | Sometime after June 29, 1957. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| George Becker (8) and Dick Steinborn | 1 | July 27, 1957 | Still champions as of August 10, 1957. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| The Gallagher Brothers (Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher) |
1 | September 21, 1957 | ||
| George Becker (9) and Dick Steinborn (2) | 2 | September 30, 1957 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto (3) and Duke Keomuka | 1 | March 31, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (10) and Mike Clancy | 1 | May 26, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Frank Jares and Hans Schnabel | 1 | June 21, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (11) and Mike Clancy (2) | 2 | July 5, 1958 | Hickory, North Carolina | |
| The Von Erichs (Fritz and Waldo) |
1 | October 13, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (12) and Mike Clancy (3) | 3 | October 27, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| The Smith Brothers (Al and John) |
5 | January 26, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (13) and Billy Two Rivers | 1 | March 31, 1959 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| The Torres Brothers (Alberto Torres and Enrique Torres) |
1 | April 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto (4) and Duke Keomuka (2) | 2 | July 6, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton and The Great Bolo | 1 | August 24, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (14) and Enrique Torres (2) | 1 | November 23, 1959 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton and Great Bolo | 2 | December 19, 1959 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | |
| Amazing Zuma and Haystacks Calhoun | 1 | April 11, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Larry Hamilton and Great Bolo | 3 | April 25, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Still champions as of June 23, 1960. |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Tosh Togo and Ike Eakins | 1 | September 1960 | ||
| Ray Villmer and Jack Curtis (2) | 1 | October 30, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Gypsy Joe and Louis Tillet | 1 | November 21, 1960 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Ray Villmer and Jack Curtis (3) | 2 | December 1960 | ||
| Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon | 1 | January 23, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | [3] |
| George Becker (15) and Sandy Scott (2) | 2 | March 27, 1961 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Great Bolo (4) and Mike Paidousis | 1 | April 1, 1961 | ||
| George Becker (16) and Sandy Scott (3) | 3 | April 9, 1961 | ||
| Great Bolo (5) and Mike Paidousis (2) | 2 | April 28, 1961 | ||
| The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl) |
1 | June 26, 1961 | Still champions as of November 11, 1961. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Don Curtis and Joe Scarpa | 1 | September 6, 1962 | ||
| Ike Eakins (2) and Pancho Villa | 1 | September 17, 1962 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Don Curtis and Joe Scarpa | 2 | September 24, 1962 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title Vacated in November 1962 when the team leaves territory. | ||||
| Title history is unrecorded | ||||
| Ray Andrews and Eric Pomeroy | 1 | June 8, 1963 | ||
| The Canadian Wrecking Crew (Chris Tolos and John Tolos) |
1 | July 30, 1963 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Ray Andrews and Eric Pomeroy | 2 | August 6, 1963 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk | 1 | October 26, 1963 | ||
| Johnny Weaver and “Cowboy” Bob Ellis | 1 | December 2, 1963 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| Title Vacant in 1964 when Ellis leaves the area. | ||||
| Eddie Graham and Sam Steamboat | 1 | May 1965 | Billed as champions upon arrival. | |
| Bronko Lubich and Aldo Bogni | 1 | May 24, 1965 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (17) and Johnny Weaver (2) | 1 | September 9, 1965 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Bronko Lubich and Aldo Bogni | 2 | February 2, 1966 | Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (18) and Johnny Weaver (3) | 2 | November 3, 1966 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Stan Kowalski and Black Jack Daniels | 1 | February 14, 1967 | Tampa, Florida | Continue to be recognized in the Carolinas. |
| Infernos (Frankie Cain and Rocky Smith) |
1 | July 20, 1967 | Greensboro, North Carolina | |
| Title held up as of August 1967. | ||||
| P.Y. Chung and Haru Sasaki | 1 | August 15, 1967 | Columbia, South Carolina | Chung and Sasaki refuse to give up the title. |
| George Becker (19) and Johnny Weaver (4) | 3 | August 22, 1967 | Columbia, South Carolina | Win rematch. |
| Larry Hamilton (4) and Pampero Firpo | 1 | September 1967 | Sometime after September 7, 1967. | |
| Title held up as of September 21, 1967. | ||||
| Larry Hamilton (5) and Pampero Firpo (2) | 2 | September 21, 1967 | Norfolk, Virginia | Becker and Weaver refuse to give up the title. |
| George Becker (20) and Johnny Weaver (5) | 4 | September 28, 1967 | Norfolk, Virginia | Win rematch. |
| Title held up after a match against Larry Hamilton and Pampero Firpo on June 29, 1967, in Lynchburg, Virginia. | ||||
| George Becker (21) and Johnny Weaver (6) | 5 | October 6, 1967 | Lynchburg, Virginia | Win rematch. |
| Title held up after a match against Gene Anderson and Lars Anderson on March 5, 1968, in High Point, North Carolina. | ||||
| George Becker (22) and Johnny Weaver (7) | 6 | April 4, 1968 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Defeated the Minnesota Wrecking Crew in a rematch. |
| Anderson family (Gene and Ole Anderson) |
1 | January 13, 1969 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker (23) and Johnny Weaver (8) | 7 | January 20, 1969 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Defeat Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on May 1, 1969, to win the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Title. |
Permanently replaced by the NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team Championship
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References
edit- ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Carolinas) Charlotte: NWA Southern Tag Team Title [Jim Crockett]". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. p. 114. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.