The national wrestling alliance nwa returns to televised programming on tuesday night for the first time in decades, as nwa power debuts on youtube at 6. Chris the authority schultz sundays turning point payperview is in the history books. Tag team titles nature boy ric flair match history. Nwa pacific northwest tag team championship titles. The world heavyweight championship that has been carried by such greats as batista and triple h got its start in wwe back in 2002.
Was the nwawcw six man tag titles one of the most wasted. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. Nwa central states tag team championship wikipedia. Midatlantic gateway for five full months during the first half of 1982 the midatlantic wrestling scene was dominated by talk of the ongoing nwa world tag team tournament. From 1948 to 1982, the nwa allowed member promotions to create their own territorial version of the nwa world tag team championship without oversight from the board of directors. The sassy sailor wrestling books, mexican wrestler, wwe, south of the border. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be. The nwa organization existed only on paper at this point.
Every nwa world heavyweight champion 19482018 youtube. The wild cards defeated eddie kingston and homicide to retain the nwa world tag team titles the four brawled from the bell. Nwa world tag team championship titles database cagematch. Detailed nwa world tag team championship titles database. Nwa world tag team title prowrestling title histories. Homicide landed a big front suplex a few seconds into the match. The nwa world tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the national wrestling alliance. This match was a sixman tag team match with the rock, the undertaker and kane vs. History of the southeastern tag team prowrestling title, recognized by the national wrestling alliance in alabama and east tennessee. The national wrestling alliance nwa world tag team championship is the premier tag team title within the nwa framework. S tag team title was declared vacant on 02201991 when the steiner brothers won the world championship wrestling wcw world tag team title.
Wcw had a handful of titles in the tagteam division in the early 90s. Harold sakata and toi yamamoto 2 010953 records unclear 4. Wwf withdraws from nwa in 83 and buys the right to the womens world titles from fabulous moolah. The championship was introduced in november 1980 when georgia tag team champions the fabulous freebirds michael hayes, buddy roberts, and terry gordy won a tournament to determine the first champions, defeating stan frazier and robert fuller in the final. In 1986, nwa president and jcp owner jim crockett, jr.
Ive been a fan of the company for roughly eight years, and while ive seen many of the best matchesmoments, i feel like theres much more to uncover. The nwa national tag team championship was the major tag team title in the nwaaffiliated georgia championship wrestling from 1980 until 1986. It was the original world tag team title of wcw and remained active until it was unified with the wwf tag team. The nwas bylaws allowed any nwa member, also known as nwa territories, to create and control their own version of the nwa united states tag team championship. A close look at the nwa world championship belt by dick bourne with dave millican softcover, full color, 6 x 9, 152 pages. The wcw united states tag team championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the united statesbased national wrestling alliance nwa, jim crockett promotions jcp, and world championship wrestling wcw promotions. The nwa world tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in various national wrestling alliance nwa affiliates.
The nwa pacific northwest tag team championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the national wrestling alliance and defended in its member promotion pacific northwest wrestling, which promoted shows in the u. I feel like the belts were something invented to be able to have some titles on the road warriors while letting other teams fight over the world tag team titles. The rocknroll express was the first tag team to wear these championship belts. The most well known version of the nwa united states tag team championship was the jim crockett promotions version that later became known as the wcw united states tag team championship. The nwa world sixman tag team championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the national wrestling alliance nwa and originally promoted in the nwa midamerica territory based out of tennessee.
Nwawcw united states tag team championship reigns were determined by professional wrestling matches. Nwa world tag team title tournament 1978 pro wrestling history. The wcwa world tag team championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the dallasfort worth metroplex areabasedworld class wrestling association wcwa. Nwa national wrestling alliance nwa pacific northwest tag team title history november 17, 1952present. History of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized in the detroit territory of the national wrestling alliance. The central states tag team championship had originally existed for a brief period of time in 1961, but its glory days date from 1979 to 1988, where it replaced the central states version of the nwa world tag team championship. Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. Nwawcw world heavyweight tagteam championship belts. During the 1960s and early 1970s, there were several tag titles controlled by the welchgulas promotion. The history of the nwa florida heavyweight championship part 1.
History of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized in the amarillo territory of the national wrestling alliance. The following is a list of its active and inactiveunofficialdefunct championships. But two months later the midnight express would go on to win the nwa world tag team championships and vacate the titles on september 10th, 1988. History of the nwa tag team championship quiz by buttscounty. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. This was the tourney final to crown new tag champs. Nwa world 6man tag team title history online world of. Nwa holds a tournament for the vacant nwa world tag team title in 9504.
Nwa upstatenwa new york tag team title history december 6, 2003present. Ring crew express kevin dunn and mean marcos 05012004 defeated the out cast killaz and the amazing technicolor dreamboats in a triple threat match. Histories of the various versions of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized by the national wrestling alliance. Smw tag team title tournament pro wrestling history. The nwa national tag team championship was the major tag team title in the nwa affiliated georgia championship wrestling from 1980 until 1986. As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. Compiled by eric roelfsema, brian westcott and mark oship. Since then, the titles will be defended only on the payperviews of nwa total nonstop action, and awarded only to contractually bound wrestler. Since billy corgan purchased the brand and rebooted the nwa, its stars have worked alongside multiple indies, including championship wrestling from hollywood, as well as being featured as part of ring of honor and last. National wrestling alliance plus uwf and awa results. Ill determine and then justify my reasoning as to why the following tag teams. Team 3d tables match from turning point, the hard justice match between ajdaniels vs. List of wwe champions simple english wikipedia, the free. Nwa southeastern tag team championship titles database.
Today i would like to announce a new series on the history of tna wrestling. See also national wrestling alliance, champion history history of the wrestlers who have held the belt. The wcwa world tag team championship was the primary professional wrestling tag. National wrestling alliance nwa is an american professional wrestling promotion operating via its parent company lightning one, inc. Beide wurden fortan als unified world tag team titles mit gemeinsamer history fortgefuhrt. The professional wrestling championships are not won through legitimate athletic competition. Wrestling title histories by gary will and royal duncan. Nwa us tag team championship tournament the history of wwe. The steiners were one of the only teams to hold both sets of tag team titles world and us at the same time, also capturing the iwgp tag team titles during that time also. It is recognized as the top championship in the wwe. Nwa world womens tag team title history online world of. Nwa national tag team championship pro wrestling fandom.
Old school nwa world tag team championship wwe belts, the road. The history of the nwa world tag team title part 1 youtube. The chamionship was originally introduced as the nwa united states tag team championship in 1967, when the promotion was known as nwa big time wrestling. List of nwa world tag team champions idom wiki fandom. All nwa world heavyweight champions 19482018 youtube. Nwa world tag team title tournament 1978 april 23, 1978 in greensboro, nc. Nwa united states tag team title history solies vintage. Originally called the nwa sixman tag team championship nwa midamerica promoted the title from 1974 until 1981. The title was only contestable by male tag teams and in tag team matches. Can you name the history of the nwa tag team championship until the formation of wcw in 1990.
Originally, wcw was a member of the national wrestling alliance nwa, which had numerous member promotions. List of world championship wrestlings world heavyweight champions 19752001 dont forget to like and subscibe for more new videos. Oct, 2010 the following list takes a look into the lives of the greatest 50 tag teams in the history of professional wrestling. National wrestling alliance world championship wrestling 19881993 wcw stayed in the nwa, but turner slowly phased out the nwa name. The nwa operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1992. Steve williams and ted dibiase defeated the rocknroll express to retain the tag team titles. Cagematch titles database nwa world tag team championship. Nwa pacific northwest tag team championship wikipedia. All information about cookies and data security can be. Them holding the us tag belts would have felt like a downgrade, and eventually they were used to have the break up angle with dusty. The nwa international tag team championship was a national wrestling alliancesanctioned title contested for in all japan pro wrestling ajpw. The titles were rarely defended until late 1986, when judy martin and leilani kai appeared on television holding the championships. The championship was introduced in november 1980 when georgia tag team champions the fabulous freebirds. Carolina cup tag team tournament august, 1995 in charlotte, nc.
Even the nationally recognised national championship began as a georgia title and in 1991 i dont think anyone had a better claim than wcws nwa world tag team champions as being the world tag team champions. Nwa tna turning point universal studios orlando orlando, florida december 5, 2004. August 24, 1944 january 15, 2020 was a canadian professional wrestler. Apr 28, 2020 edited on october 1st 2018 hi everyone. At clash of the champions iv the fantastics defeated eddie gilbert and ron simmons to win the tournament and the wcw united states tag team championships. Nick bockwinkel and nick kozak defeated the destoyer and dan manoukian subbing for art michalik for the nwa pacific northwest tag team titles. Wcw united states tag team championship pro wrestling. You may copy information from this site as long as you will give credits to this site and these people. List of national wrestling alliances world heavyweight champions 1948 2018 dont forget to like and subscibe for more new videos. Nwa world tag team midatlantic prowrestling title histories. But its prestigious lineage can actually be traced back all the way to george hackenschmidt and 1904. He won the world tag team championship, along with his partner tony atlas, in 1983 to become the first black champions in wwe history.
The history of the nwa national tag team title youtube. The nwa world tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team. Nwa national wrestling alliance nwa central states tag team title history august 19651988. The history of the nwa international tag team championship. Wcw world tag team championship pro wrestling fandom. Wcw withdrew from the nwa in january of 1991 and the steiner brothers were recognized as the last nwa united states tag team champions and the first wcw united states tag team champions. The nwa united states tag team championship is a name used for several secondary tag team championship used by various national wrestling alliance nwa members since 1958. And when i saw the other tag team titles from other wrestling organizations, i knew that this title was, by a long shot, in a class by itself. Sep 09, 2015 the titles we know as the nwa world tag titles are more properly defined as the midatlantic tag titles, which were then turned into the world tag titles when crockett went national. Title were awarded to the minnesota wrecking crew, though it was announced on television. Nwa world tag team championship pro wrestling fandom. However, when wwa became an nwa affiliate on october 1, 1968, its name was changed to nwa hollywood wrestling and the title was renamed the nwa americas tag team championship in january 1969.
At least ten different versions of the nwa united states tag team championships have been promoted in various regions across the united states, starting with the capitol wrestling corporation version in 1958, to the nwa. Nwa us tag team championship tournament 1990 quarterfinals. Ivan koloff and don kernodle b pez whatley and mark youngblood to retain nwa tag titles. Compiled by brian westcott and jim dupree nwa ovw tag team title renamed nwa ovw southern tag team title during vacant period. From wrestling title histories by royal duncan and gary will. There was actually a shitload of different nwa world tag team titles across the territories, and we only ever heard about one of them. Announced on 750129 as having won a tournament for vacant title. Nwa national wrestling alliance nwa ohio valley wrestling southern tag team title history november 23, 1997present. The wcw world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in world championship wrestling wcw. World heavyweight championship history 200220 duration. A few of the disjointed runs from wrestling title histories appear to be from the southern tag team, midamerica tag team, and southeastern tag team title lineages. The sad final chapter in the 1982 world tag team tournament. Among many national wrestling alliance titles, he was the first black georgia heavyweight champion. The nwa board of directors had stripped gene and ole anderson of the championship after they had failed to defend the titles.
The nwa did not officially recognize any tag team champions until 1992 while various affiliates had previously had their own tag team championships. The wcw united states tag team championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the united statesbased jim crockett promotions jcp and world championship wrestling wcw promotions. History of the nwawcw united states tag team championship. The championship began as the wwa world tag team championship for worldwide wrestling associates in 1964. List of national wrestling alliance championships wikipedia. On june 14, 2002, with the launch of the new nwa, the nwa tna promotion committees handed control of the nwa world tag team titles in the hands of jerry jarrett and the nwa tna. Nwa central states tag team title history solies vintage.
The rocknroll express beat ivan and nikita koloff in a cage to win the tag team titles. The wcw world tag team championship previously nwa world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in world championship wrestling wcw. Nick dinsmore and rob conway 031898jeffersonville, in. The title was introduced in 1963 by the thenworld wide wrestling federation wwwf. The titles presented on the submenu will be some of the most historic regional titles that are still relevent in todays nwa. Title history clarified for the record, since most title histories have this wrong, here are the dates related to the status of the nwa world tag team titles, as documented in this 12part series. Nwa world tag team championshipchampion history pro.