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WCWA World Tag Team Championship

The WCWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area–based World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA). The championship was originally introduced as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship in 1967, when the promotion was known as NWA Big Time Wrestling.[3][1] It was later renamed the NWA American Tag Team Championship in 1969.[1] In 1982 Big Time Wrestling, changed their name to World Class Championship Wrestling and the title became the WCCW American Tag Team Championship.[3][1] In 1986 WCCW became World Class Wrestling Association and the championship was rebranded as the WCWA World Tag Team Championship.[2] In 1989 the title was won by Cactus Jack and Scott Braddock, where it was transformed into the USWA World Tag Team Championship.[4] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.[a] The WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship served as the secondary tag team championship in the promotion from 1950 to 1989.[6]

The first confirmed NWA United States Tag Team Champions was The Internationals, the team of Al Costello and Kurt Von Brauner), with their first confirmed title defense took place in January 1967.[1][3] The Dynamic Duo (Gino Hernandez and Chris Adams) were the last team to hold the WCCW American Tag Team Championship.[1][3] When WCCW withdrew from the NWA and was renamed WCWA, the promotion decided to introduce the WCWA World Tag Team Championship as the promotions top title.[3] Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer because the first team to hold the WCWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating Chris Adams and Lance Von Erich in the finals of a tournament.[2] Scott Braddock and Cactus Jack were the last team to hold the title as WCWA merged with the Continental Wrestling Association to form the United States Wrestling Association.[2] The Von Erichs (Kerry and Kevin Von Erich holds the record for most reigns, with 5 as a team, while Kerry Von Erich held the championship a total of 10 times with various partners.[1][2] The longest reign lasted 448 days as Billy Red Lyons and Fritz Von Erich held the championship from January 30, 1968, to April 22, 1969.[1] Mr. Hito and Mr. Sakurada held the championship for one day, the shortest of all championship reigns.[1][2]

Title history

WCCW American Tag Team Championship Tournament (1986)

The main event of the Labor Day Star Wars show was a tag team tournament for the vacant WCCW Tag Team Championship.[26] The title had been vacated by the promotion due to the break up of previous champions Chris Adams and Gino Hernandez earlier that year.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[5]
  2. ^ a b c The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t The location of the championship match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  4. ^ The exact date on which the Internationals won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted at least 21 days.
  5. ^ The exact date on which Fritz Von Erich and Grizzy Smith lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 14 days.
  6. ^ The exact date on which the Spoilers won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 52 and 65 days.
  7. ^ The exact date on which Curry replaced Miller on the team is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 104 days.
  8. ^ The exact date on which Curry replaced Miller and the date the title was vacated are unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 190 days.
  9. ^ The exact date on which McDaniel and Patterson lost the championship the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 63 days.
  10. ^ The exact date on which Rhodes and Von Raschke lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 63 days.
  11. ^ The length of McDaniel and Patterson's second reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  12. ^ The length of Malenko and Montagne's reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  13. ^ The exact date on which Kox and Malenko lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 169 days.
  14. ^ The exact date on which Kox and York lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 103 days.
  15. ^ The exact date on which the Outlaws won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 103 days.
  16. ^ The exact date on which Scott and Woods lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 44 days.
  17. ^ The exact date on which Lubich and Markoff won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 148 and 191 days.
  18. ^ The exact date on which Ho and Von Eric lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 33 days.
  19. ^ The exact date on which Lewin and the Spoiler won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 89 days.
  20. ^ The exact date on which Lothario and Putski won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 130 and 219 days.
  21. ^ The exact date on which Black Gordman and Goliath lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 176 days.
  22. ^ The exact date on which Lothario and Mil Mascaras won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 175 days.
  23. ^ The exact date on which McKnezie and Patera lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 153 days.
  24. ^ The exact date on which the Blackjacks won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 62 days.
  25. ^ The exact date on which the title was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 99 days.
  26. ^ The exact date on which the team lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 69 and −221 days.
  27. ^ The exact date on which Hernandez and Gran Markus won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 15 days.
  28. ^ The exact date on which the team lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 61 and 91 days.
  29. ^ The exact date on which Hernandez and Young won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 72 and 102 days.
  30. ^ The exact date on which Brody and Von Erich vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 110 and 140 days.
  31. ^ The exact date on which Blair and Madril won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 63 and 121 days.
  32. ^ The exact date on which Brooks and Hussein lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 24 and 53 days.
  33. ^ Chan Chung previously held the title under the name "Mr. Sakurada"
  34. ^ The exact date on which Kabuki and Chung won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 53 days.
  35. ^ The exact date on which Orndorff and Von Erich lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between −297 and 167 days.
  36. ^ The exact date on which Madrill and Von Erich won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 100 days.
  37. ^ The exact date on which Brody and Von Erich vacated the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 135 days.
  38. ^ The exact date on which Brower and Piper lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 30 days.
  39. ^ The exact date on which the Super Destroyers won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 55 and 84 days.
  40. ^ The exact date on which Adams and Hernandez were stripped of the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 34 and 278 days.
  41. ^ The exact date on which the Von Erichs lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 42 and 69 days.
  42. ^ The exact date on which Parsons and Taylor won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 182 days.
  43. ^ The exact date on which the Samoan Swat Team lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 107 and 122 days.
  44. ^ The exact date on which the Samoan Swat Team left the promotion is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 16 days.
  45. ^ Super Zodiac II previously won the championship under the name Gary Young.

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