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| NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) | |||||||||
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| Promotion | ABC Booking[1][2] | ||||||||
| Date established | May 1954[1][2] | ||||||||
| Date retired | 1969[1][2] | ||||||||
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Between May 1955 and 1969 the professional wrestling promotion ABC Booking (later known as Georgia Championship Wrestling; GCW) promoted their own regional version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, a professional wrestling championship for teams of two wrestlers.[1][2] When the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was founded in 1948, its board of directors decided to allow any NWA member, referred to as an NWA territory, to use an NWA World Tag Team Championship within their region, essentially making it a regional championship despite the "World" label applied to it.[3] Since the NWA World Tag Team Championships were professional wrestling championships, they were not won or lost in legitimate competitive matches but decided by booker(s) of a wrestling promotion instead.[4]
The Georgia version of the NWA World Tag Team championship existed for 16 years.[1][2] The fact that the board of directors did not put any limits on who could bill a championship as the NWA World Tag Team Championship led to at least 13 different championships of that name being used across the United States simultaneously at one point in 1957.[Championships] Enrique Torres and Art Neilson are tied for the most championship reigns, 5 each with various partners, while the team of Enrique and his brother Ramon Torres and the team of The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl) hold the record for reigns as a team, three each. Art Neilson and Eddie Gosset's second reign lasted at least 434 days, the longest reign in the championship's history.[1][2]
The first recognized NWA World Tag Team Champions were the team of Reggie Lisowski and Art Neilson. At the time Lisowski and Neilson held the Chicago version of the championship which was brought to the Georgia territory.[1][2][5][6] The Chicago version was used as the starting point of the Georgia lineage, creating a totally separate championship when Bill and Freddie Blassie won the Georgia version in December 1955, while Lisowski and Neilson remained champions in the Chicago region.[5][6] In 1969 ABC Booking stopped using the championship, although they would recognize the Mid-Atlantic version after 1975. Instead the promotion would regularly promote the NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship and the NWA National Tag Team Championship as their primary championships.[7]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
Team reigns by combined length
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Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Gosset and Art Neilson | 2 | 435¤ |
| 2 | Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel | 2 | 337¤ |
| 3 | Reggie and Stan Lisowski | 1 | 244¤ |
| 4 | Enrique and Ramon Torres | 3 | 237¤ |
| 5 | Reggie Lisowski and Art Neilson | 1 | 184¤ |
| 6 | Jack O'Brien and Pierre LaSalle | 1 | 100¤ |
| 7 | The Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) | 2 | 97¤ |
| 8 | The Mysterious Medics (Mysterious Medic #1 and Mysterious Medic #2) | 1 | 77 |
| Roger Mackay and Jackie Nichols | 1 | 77 | |
| 10 | The Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) | 2 | 57¤ |
| 11 | The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) | 3 | 48¤ |
| 12 | Enrique and Alberto Torres | 2 | 44¤ |
| 13 | Maurice and Paul Vachon | 1 | 21 |
| 14 | Joe Scarpa and Don Curtis | 1 | 14¤ |
| 15 | Bill and Fred Blassie | 2 | 8¤ |
| 16 | The Globetrotters (Al Costello and Louie Tillet) | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Don and Red McIntyre | 1 | 1¤ |
| Lenny Montana and Tarzan Tyler | 1 | 1¤ | |
| Jerry Graham and Don McIntyre | 1 | 1¤ | |
| 20 | Paul and Stan Vachon | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jackie and Don Fargo | 1 | ¤ |
| Ray Gunkel and Lester Welch | 1 | ¤ | |
| Chief Big Heart and Chief Little Eagle | 1 | ¤ |
Individual reigns by combined length
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Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Neilson | 5 | 619¤ |
| 2 | Buddy Fuller | 2 | 337¤ |
| Ray Gunkel | 3 | 337¤ | |
| 4 | Enrique Torres | 5 | 281¤ |
| 5 | Lisowski|Reggie Lisowski | 1 | 244¤ |
| Stan Lisowski | 1 | 244¤ | |
| 7 | Ramon Torres | 3 | 237¤ |
| 8 | Reggie Lisowski | 1 | 244¤ |
| 9 | Pierre LaSalle | 1 | 100¤ |
| Jack O'Brien | 1 | 100¤ | |
| 11 | Assassin #1 | 2 | 97¤ |
| Assassin #2 | 2 | 97¤ | |
| 13 | Jackie Nichols | 1 | 77 |
| Roger Mackay | 1 | 77 | |
| Mysterious Medic #1 | 1 | 77 | |
| Mysterious Medic #2 | 1 | 77 | |
| 17 | Inferno #1 | 2 | 57¤ |
| Inferno #2 | 2 | 57¤ | |
| 19 | Karl Von Brauner | 3 | 48¤ |
| Kurt Von Brauner | 3 | 48¤ | |
| 21 | Alberto Torres | 2 | 44¤ |
| 22 | Maurice Vachon | 1 | 21 |
| Paul Vachon | 2 | 21 | |
| Don Curtis | 1 | 21 | |
| 25 | Joe Scarpa | 1 | 14¤ |
| 26 | Bill Blassie | 2 | 8¤ |
| Fred Blassie | 2 | 8¤ | |
| 28 | Louie Tillet | 1 | 7 |
| Al Costello | 1 | 7 | |
| 30 | Don, McIntyre | 1 | 1¤ |
| Lenny Montana | 1 | 1¤ | |
| Don McIntyre | 1 | 1¤ | |
| Red McIntyre | 1 | 1¤ | |
| Jerry Graham | 1 | 1¤ | |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | 1¤ | |
| 36 | Stan Vachon | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Don Fargo | 1 | ¤ |
| Jackie Fargo | 1 | ¤ | |
| Lester Welch | 1 | ¤ | |
| Chief Big Heart | 1 | ¤ | |
| Chief Little Eagle | 1 | ¤ |
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 184 and 190 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 8 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 22 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 7 and 28 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 100 and 129 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 53 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 24 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 434 and 463 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 244 and 303 days.
- ^ a b c The length of the championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 14 and 34 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 27 and 57 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 70 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won and lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 70 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 5 and 34 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 13 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 50 and 79 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was lost is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 43 and 42 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 74 and 104 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was vacated is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 216 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was won is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 79 and 50 days.
- ^ The exact date that the championship was abandoned is undocumented, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 278 days.
Concurrent championships
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- Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version)[10][11]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)[12][13]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)[14][15]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)[5][6]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Buffalo Athletic Club version)[16][17]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)[1][2]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Iowa/Nebraska version)[18][19]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Indianapolis version)[20][21]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)[22][23]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)[24][25]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)[26][27]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)[28][29]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)[30][31]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Georgia: NWA World Tag Team Title [Gunkel & Barnett]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Georgia]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Hornbaker, Tim (2007). "The Origins of a Wrestling Monopoly". National Wrestling Alliance, The Untold Story of the Monopoly that Strangled Pro Wrestling. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-741-3.
- ^ Mazer, Sharon (February 1, 1998). Professional Wrestling: Sport and Spectacle. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1-57806-021-4. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Chicago) Illinois: NWA World Tag Team Title [Kohler]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Illinois & Wisconsin]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Georgia: NWA National Tag Team Title [Gunkel & Barnett]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 13, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/13): TNA Genesis 2013". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 19, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/19): Ric Flair wins WWF title in 1992 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Los Angeles) California: NWA World Tag Team Title [Nichols, Doyle & Eaton]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Los Angeles – 1950s". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(San Francisco) California: NWA World Tag Team Title[Joe Malcewicz]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [San Francisco 1950s]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) Kansas City: NWA World Tag Team Title [Karras & Geigel]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA World Tag Team Title [Central States]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Ohio and Upstate New York: NWA World Tag Team Title [George & Bruins]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "NWA World Tag Team Title [Ohio / Northern New York]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Iowa / Nebraska: NWA World Tag Team Title [George & Clayton]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Iowa/Nebraska ]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Indianapolis) Indiana: NWA World Tag Team Title [Kohler, Patton & Estes]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Indianapolis]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Idaho / Utah: NWA World Tag Team Title [Reynolds]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "World Tag Team Title [Northwest Tri-State]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Amarillo) Texas: NWA World Tag Team Title [Sarpolis and Funk]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Titles [W. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Minneapolis) Minnesota: NWA World Tag Team Title [Karbo & Gagne]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Minneapolis]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "Texas: NWA World Tag Team Title [Siegel, Boesch and McLemore]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [E. Texas]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Duncan, Royal; Will, Gary (2000). "(Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: NWA World Tag Team Title [Gulas and Welsh]". Wrestling title histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Title [Mid-America]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved February 21, 2017.