NWA International Tag Team Championship
Professional wrestling tag team championship
This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan . For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada , see NWA International Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) .
The NWA International Tag Team Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance -sanctioned title contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Western States Sports . Prior to being used in AJPW, the title was defended in the Japan Wrestling Association (JWA). The title lasted from 1962 through 1988. It is now part of the World Tag Team Championship , also known as the "Double Cup".[ 1]
Title history
Key
No.
The overall championship reign
Reign
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A
The specific information is not known
—
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
No.
Champions
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
1
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan )
1
1962
[ Note 1]
N/A
N/A
Recognized as first champions; may have held the title as early as 1959.
2
The Flying Scotts (George Scott and Sandy Scott )
1
January 1963
[ Note 1]
N/A
Live event
3
Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim
1
July 1964
[ Note 2]
Texas
Live event
4
Bull and Fred Curry
1
July 20, 1964
[ Note 3]
Fort Worth, Texas
Live event
5
Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim
2
February 1966
[ Note 4]
Texas , United States
Live event
6
Fritz Von Goehring and Mike Padosis
1
September 1966
[ Note 5]
Texas , United States
Live event
7
Giant Baba and Michiaki Yoshimura
1
November 5, 1966
335
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
Established the title in Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance .
8
Tarzan Tyler and Bill Watts
1
October 6, 1967
25
Fukushima, Japan
Live event
9
Giant Baba (2) and Antonio Inoki
1
October 31, 1967
69
Osaka, Japan
Live event
—
Vacated
—
January 8, 1968
—
N/A
N/A
Title held up when Inoki no-shows a scheduled defense against Crusher Lisowski and Dr. Bill Miller in Hiroshima , Japan due to heavy snow.
10
Giant Baba (3) and Antonio Inoki
2
February 3, 1968
341
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
Defeated Crusher Lisowski and Bill Miller in rematch to win the held up title.
11
Danny Hodge and Wilbur Snyder
1
January 9, 1969
26
Hiroshima, Japan
Live event
12
Giant Baba (4) and Antonio Inoki
3
February 4, 1969
188
Sapporo, Japan
Live event
13
Dick the Bruiser and Crusher Lisowski
1
August 11, 1969
2
Sapporo, Japan
Live event
14
Giant Baba (5) and Antonio Inoki
4
August 13, 1969
846
Osaka, Japan
Live event
15
The Funks(Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk )
1
December 7, 1971
164
Los Angeles, California
Live event
16
Giant Baba (6) and Seiji Sakaguchi
1
May 19, 1972
111
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
—
Vacated
—
September 7, 1972
—
N/A
N/A
Baba left the JWA to found All Japan Pro Wrestling .
17
Kintarō Ōki and Seiji Sakaguchi (2)
1
December 2, 1972
82
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
Defeated Bobo Brazil and Gene Kiniski to win the vacant title.
18
Killer Karl Krupp and Johnny Valentine
1
February 22, 1973
12
Osaka, Japan
Live event
[ 2]
19
Kintarō Ōki (2) and Umanosuke Ueda
1
March 6, 1973
43
Nagoya, Japan
Live event
20
Killer Karl Krupp (2) and Fritz Von Erich
1
April 18, 1973
[ Note 6]
Yaizu, Japan
Live event
21
Killer Karl Krupp (3) and Karl Von Steiger
1
April 1973
[ Note 7]
N/A
N/A
The JWA closed on April 20, 1973. Von Erich forfeited his half of the title and Krupp chose Karl von Steiger as his new partner to defend the title in Western States Sports.
22
The Funks(Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk )
2
May 26, 1973
92
Amarillo, Texas
Live event
23
Killer Karl Kox and Ciclon Negro
1
August 26, 1973
[ Note 8]
Lubbock, Texas
Live event
24
The Funks(Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk)
3
October 1973
[ Note 9]
Texas
Live event
25
Giant Baba (7) and Jumbo Tsuruta
1
February 5, 1975
631
San Antonio, Texas
Live event
Returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling with the championship
26
Kintarō Ōki (3) and Kim Duk
1
October 28, 1976
42
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
27
Giant Baba (8) and Jumbo Tsuruta
2
December 9, 1976
333
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
28
Kintarō Ōki (4) and Kim Duk
2
November 7, 1977
185
Seoul, South Korea
Live event
29
Giant Baba (9) and Jumbo Tsuruta
3
May 11, 1978
519
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
[ 3]
30
Abdullah the Butcher and Ray Candy
1
October 12, 1979
7
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
31
Giant Baba (10) and Jumbo Tsuruta
4
October 19, 1979
1,271
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
32
Ron Bass and Stan Hansen
1
April 12, 1983
5
Matsuyama, Japan
Live event
33
Giant Baba (11) and Jumbo Tsuruta
5
April 17, 1983
100
Nagasaki, Japan
Live event
[ 4]
34
Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda (2)
1
July 26, 1983
6
Fukuoka, Japan
Live event
35
Giant Baba (12) and Jumbo Tsuruta
6
August 1, 1983
[ Note 10]
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
—
Vacated
—
May 1984
—
N/A
N/A
Baba was injured
36
Genichiro Tenryu and Jumbo Tsuruta (7)
1
September 3, 1984
520
Hiroshima, Japan
Live event
Defeated Jerry Blackwell and Bruiser Brody to win the vacant title.
[ 5]
37
Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu
1
February 5, 1986
365
Sapporo, Japan
Live event
38
Genichiro Tenryu (2) and Jumbo Tsuruta (8)
2
February 5, 1987
35
Sapporo, Japan
Live event
39
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk )
1
March 12, 1987
456
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
40
Jumbo Tsuruta (9) and Yoshiaki Yatsu (2)
1
June 10, 1988
0
Tokyo, Japan
Live event
[ 6]
—
Unified
—
June 10, 1988
—
N/A
N/A
Unified with the PWF Tag Team Championship to form the World Tag Team Championship , also known as the "Double Cup".
List of combined reigns
By Team
By wrestler
See also
^ a b The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 19 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 72 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 71 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 766 days and 795 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 12 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 11 days.
^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 36 days and 66 days.
^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 462 days and 492 days.
^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 274 and 304 days.
References
^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 .
^ Hoops, Brian (February 22, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .
^ Hoops, Brian (May 11, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 11): Von Erichs vs. Verne & Don Leo Jonathan, Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 21, 2020 .
^ Hoops, Brian (April 17, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved April 17, 2020 .
^ Hoops, Brian (September 3, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Sept. 3): Ric Flair Vs. Terry Funk Texas Death Match, Great Muta Vs. Sting, Ted DiBiase and Stan Hansen win AJPW Tag titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017 .
^ F4W Staff (June 10, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 10): Harley Race beats Ric Flair for NWA title, Jerry Blackwell turns babyface" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017 . {{cite web }}
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