NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)

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NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Amarillo version)
The Amarillo version of the championship belt
Details
PromotionNWA Western States Sports
Date established1955[1][2]
Date retiredMarch 1969[1][2]
Statistics
First champion(s)Reggie Lisowski and Art Neilson[1][2]
Most reignsTeam: Mike DiBiase/Danny Plechas, Dory Funk Sr./Bob Geigel, Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk (3 reigns)[1][2]
Individual: Art Nelson (7 reigns)[1][2]

The Amarillo version (or West Texas version) of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main tag team professional wrestling championship for the Amarillo, Texas-based Western States Sports promotion, a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Promoters Doc Sarpolis and Dory Funk introduced the championship in 1955 and continued to use it as their main tag team championship until 1969.[1][2] The NWA Board of Directors dictated that there would be only one NWA World Heavyweight Champion but allowed any NWA member, also known as a NWA territory, to create its own local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[3] In 1957 no less than 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship were promoted across the United States.[Championships] This even included another version in East Texas, which was used mainly in Houston and Fort Worth at the time.[4][5]

To start the Amarillo lineage of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Sarpolis and Funk invited Reggie Lisowski and Art Nelson, the holders of the Chicago version of the championship, to come to Amarillo and defend the championship.[1][2] By November 1955 Lisowski stopped travelling to Amarillo so Nelson was given Rip Rogers as a partner,[1][2] creating a separate lineage from the Chicago version as they continued to recognize Lisowski and Nelson as champions.[6][7] The world tag team championship was actively promoted in and around Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, from 1955 until March 1969.[1][2] At that point the promotion abandoned the championship, opting to create the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship as the main tag team championship of the territory.[8] Since the Amarillo version, like all other NWA World Tag Team Championships, were professional wrestling championships, it meant that the championship was not determined by competitive combat, but instead based on a predetermined match result.[9]

The teams of Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr., and Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas, share the record for most reigns as a team, a total of three each. Art Nelson, one-half of the first championship team, held the title a total of eight times with various partners, the most of any individual.[1][2] The Von Brauners' (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) first reign lasted 140 days, the longest of any individual reign. The Von Brauners also hold the record for combined reigns as a team with a 166 days total for their two reigns. Individually, Nelson's eight reigns add up to at least 310 days, eclipsing any other wrestler. Due to incomplete records in regard to a number of championship changes, it is impossible to clearly identify the shortest reign; Great Bolo and Tokyo Joe's seven day reign in 1958 is the shortest confirmed reign.[1][2]

Title history[edit]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Art Nelson and Reggie Lisowski 1955 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] Lisowski and Neilson were recognized as the Chicago version of the NWA World Tag Team championship and were recognized in Amarillo. [1][2]
2 Art Nelson (2) and Rip Rogers November 1955 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] Reggie Lisowski relinquishes his half of the title to Rogers (Lisowski and Neilson continue to be recognized in Chicago and other territories). Bob Geigel and Dory Funk defeated the champions on April 26, 1956, but results were reversed because Dizzy Davis substituted for Geigel during the match. [1][2]
3 Dizzy Davis and Sonny Myers June 7, 1956 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 130 [1][2]
4 Art Nelson (3) and Rip Rogers October 15, 1956 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 2 38 Nelson and Rogers won the championship sometime after July 12. [1][2]
5 Dory Funk and Bob Geigel November 22, 1956 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 88 This was a three-way tag team match, also involving the team of Bob Orton and John Tolos. [1][2]
6 Dory Funk (2) and Rip Rogers (3) February 18, 1957 Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 31 Funk chooses Rogers as a new partner after Bob Geigel leaves the territory. [1][2]
7 Great Bolo and Dizzy Davis (2) March 21, 1957 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 21 [1][2]
8 Dizzy Davis (3) and Don Curtis April 11, 1957 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 [Note 4] Curtis and Davis defeated Great Bolo and Kurt Von Poppenheim to win the championship after Davis was allowed to choose a new tag team partner. [1][2]
Vacated  June 1957 The championship was vacated due to an injury to Don Curtis. [1][2]
9 Danny Plechas and Mike DiBiase June 13, 1957 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 40 DiBiase and Plechas defeated Bob Geigel and Dory Funk in a six-team tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
10 Dizzy Davis (4) and Sonny Myers July 23, 1957 Live event Odessa, TX 2 15 [1][2]
11 Great Bolo (2) and Tokyo Joe August 7, 1957 Live event Wichita Falls, TX 1 [Note 5] [1][2]
12 Great Bolo (3) and Art Nelson (4) September 1957 Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 6] Tokyo Joe was injured and replaced by Nelson before the title defense on September 5th in Amarillo, TX. [1][2]
13 Leo Garibaldi and Sonny Myers (3) November 14, 1957 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 28 [1][2]
14 Danny Plechas and Mike DiBiase December 12, 1957 Live event Amarillo, TX 2 42 [1][2]
Vacated  January 23, 1958 Live event Amarillo, TX The championship was vacated after a match against George Scott and Sandy Scott. [1][2]
15 Danny Plechas and Mike DiBiase February 6, 1958 Live event Amarillo, TX 3 [Note 7] DiBiase and Plechas defeated George Scott and Sandy Scott in a rematch to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
Vacated  April 1958 The championship was vacated after not being defended for 60 days. [1][2]
16 Cyclone Anaya and Ricky Romero May 8, 1958 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 49 Anaya and Romero defeated Art Nelson and Tokyo Joe in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
17 Great Bolo (4) and Tokyo Joe June 26, 1958 Live event Amarillo, TX 2 7 [1][2]
18 Kurt Von Poppenheim and Mighty Zorro July 3, 1958 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 13 [1][2]
19 Art Nelson (5) and Mike DiBiase (4) July 16, 1958 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 84 [1][2]
20 Gory Guerrero and Ricky Romero (2) October 8, 1958 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 22 [1][2]
21 Art Nelson (6) and Danny Plechas (4) October 30, 1958 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 76 [1][2]
22 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)
January 14, 1959 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 [Note 8] The Fabulous Kangaroos were still champions as of February 25th. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from February 25 to before May 1959.
23 Gory Guerrero (2) and Sonny Myers (4) May 1959 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] [1][2]
24 Art Nelson (7) and Doug Donovan May 27, 1959 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 105 [1][2]
25 Gory Guerrero (3) and Gordo Chihuahua September 9, 1959 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 [Note 9] [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 9 to before October 28, 1959.
26 Gory Guerrero (4) and Luis Hernandez October 28, 1959 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] [1][2]
27 Dory Funk (3) and Dick Hutton November 25, 1959 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 106 [1][2]
28 Alex Perez and Mighty Ortega March 10, 1960 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 [Note 10] [1][2]
29 Dory Funk (4) and Dick Hutton May 1960 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 2 [Note 3] [1][2]
Vacated  May 1960 The championship was vacated when Dick Hutton was injured. [1][2]
30 Dory Funk (5) and Bob Geigel May 25, 1960 Live event Lubbock, TX 2 15 Funk and Geigel defeated Art Nelson and Nick Roberts to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
31 Art Nelson (8) and Nick Roberts June 9, 1960 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 [Note 11] [1][2]
Vacated  July 1960 The championship was vacated when Art Nelson left the company. [1][2]
32 Joe Hamilton and Nick Roberts (2) July 28, 1960 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 [Note 3] Hamilton and Roberts defeated Mike DiBiase and Dr. X (Tommy O'Toole) to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
Vacated  after August 24, 1960 The championship was vacated after Hamilton injured his arm and was unable to defend the championship. [1][2]
33 Alex Perez (2) and Pancho Lopez October 19, 1960 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 35 Lopez and Perez defeated Antone Leone and Tony Morelli to win the vacant championship. [1][2]
34 Gory Guerrero (5) and Pancho Lopez (2) November 23, 1960 Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] Alex Perez gave his share of the title to Guerrero. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 23, 1960 to August 16, 1962.
35 Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich August 16, 1962 Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] Kiniski and Von Erich were the reigning holders of Southwest Title, start claiming the world title after defending the title against Dory Funk and Ricky Romero in Amarillo, TX on this day. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 16, 1962 to before March 3, 1963.
36 Bob Stanlee and Steve Stanlee March 3, 1963 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from before March 3, 1963 to August 11, 1964.
37 Jose Lothario and Pepper Gomez August 11, 1964 Live event El Paso, TX 1 [Note 3] Gomez and Lothario defeated the Medics for the vacant championship on July 15, 1964 in El Paso, Texas, but the decision is overturned when Medics protest. They defeated the Medics in a rematch to win the championship. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from August 11, 1964 to before July 1, 1965.
38 Eddie Graham (4) and Sam Steamboat July 1, 1965 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] Graham was formerly known as Rip Rogers. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from July 1, 1965 to October 30, 1966.
39 Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk October 30, 1966 Live event Albuquerque, NM 1 [Note 3] Funk and Funk Jr. defeated Fritz Von Erich and Waldo Von Erich to win the vacant championship. Still champions as of December 15, 1966. [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 15, 1966 to May 1967.
40 Harley Race and Larry Hennig May 1967 Live event N/A[Note 2] 1 [Note 3] The AWA World Tag Team Championship were defended in the area between May and June 1967. [1][2]
41 Bearcat Wright and Thunderbolt Patterson June 28, 1967 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event Denver, CO 1 [Note 3] [1][2]
Championship history is unrecorded from before June 28 to before September 25, 1967.
42 Dr. Blood and The Medic June 28, 1967 (nlt)[Note 1] Live event Denver, CO 1 [Note 3] Dr. Blood and The Medic defeated Dory Funk and Thunderbolt Patterson. The championship may also was billed as the North American Tag Team Championship. [1][2]
43 Gory Guerrero (6) and Luis Hernandez November 6, 1967 Live event El Paso, TX 2 9 [1][2]
44 The Von Brauners
(Karl Von Brauner and Kurt Von Brauner
November 15, 1967 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 140 [1][2]
45 Nick Bockwinkel and Ricky Romero (3) April 3, 1968 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 50 [1][2]
46 The Von Brauners
(Karl Von Brauner and Kurt Von Brauner
May 23, 1968 Live event Amarillo, TX 2 26 [1][2]
47 Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk June 18, 1968 Live event San Angelo, TX 2 100 [1][2]
48 The Infernos
(Inferno #1 and Inferno #2)
September 26, 1968 Live event Amarillo, TX 1 21 [1][2]
49 Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk October 17, 1968 Live event Amarillo, TX 3 48 [1][2]
50 Chati Yokouchi and Mr. Ito December 4, 1968 Live event Lubbock, TX 1 [Note 12] [1][2]
Deactivated  March 1969 The championship was replaced by the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship. [1][2]

Team reigns by combined length[edit]

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 The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Karl Von Brauner) 2 166
2 Dizzy Davis and Sonny Myers 2 145
3 Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas 3 136¤
4 Dory Funk and Dick Hutton 2 106¤
5 Art Nelson and Doug Donovan 1 105
6 Dory Funk and Bob Geigel 2 103
7 Chati Yokouchi and Mr. Ito 1 87¤
8 Mike DiBiase and Art Nelson 1 84
9 Art Nelson and Danny Plechas 1 76
10 Don Curtis and Dizzy Davis 1 73
11 Nick Bockwinkel and Ricky Romero 1 50
Ricky Romero and Cyclone Anaya 1 50
13 Great Bolo and Art Nelson 1 44¤
14 Dr. Blood and The Medic 1 42¤
15 Alex Perez and Pancho Lopez 1 35
16 Leo Garibaldi and Sonny Myers 1 28
Gory Guerrero and Luis Hernandez 1 28¤
18 Joe Hamilton and Nick Roberts 1 27
19 Great Bolo and Tokyo Joe 1 25¤
20 Gory Guerrero and Ricky Romero 1 22
21 Dizzy Davis and Great Bolo 1 21
The Infernos (Inferno #1 and Inferno #2) 1 21
23 Kurt Von Poppenheim and Mighty Zorro 1 13
24 Gory Guerrero and Luis Hernandez 1 9
25 Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk 3
26 Great Bolo and Tokyo Joe 1 7
27 Nick Roberts and Art Nelson 1
Gory Guerrero and Gordo Chihuahua 1
Gory Guerrero and Pancho Lopez 1
Gory Guerrero and Sonny Myers 1
Larry Hennig and Harley Race 1
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) 1
Mighty Ortega and Alex Perez 1
34 Art Nelson and Rip Rogers 2 ¤
Dory Funk and Rip Rogers 1 ¤
Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich 1 ¤
Reggie Lisowski and Art Nelson 1 ¤
Eddie Graham and Sam Steamboat 1 ¤
Thunderbolt Patterson and Bearcat Wright 1 ¤
Bob and Steve Stanlee 1 ¤
Pepper Gomez and Jose Lothario 1 ¤

Individual reigns by combined length[edit]

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 Nelson 8 310¤
2 Dizzy Davis 4 239
3 Mike DiBiase 4 220¤
4 Danny Plechas 4 212¤
5 Dory Funk 5 209¤
6 Sonny Myers 4 174¤
7 Karl Von Brauner 2 166
Kurt Von Brauner 2 166
9 Ricky Romero 3 122
10 Dick Hutton 2 106¤
11 Doug Donovan 1 105
12 Bob Geigel 2 103
13 Great Bolo 4 97¤
14 Mr. Ito 1 87¤
Chati Yokouchi 1 87¤
16 Don Curtis 1 73
17 Gory Guerrero 6 62¤
18 Nick Bockwinkel 1 50
Cyclone Anaya 1 50
20 The Medic 1 42¤
Dr. Blood 1 42¤
22 Luis Hernandez 2 37¤
23 Pancho Lopez 2 36¤
Alex Perez 2 36¤
25 Tokyo Joe 2 32¤
26 Leo Garibaldi 1 28
Nick Roberts 2 28¤
28 Joe Hamilton 1 27
29 Inferno #1 1 21
Inferno #2 1 21
31 Kurt Von Poppenheim 1 13
Mighty Zorro 1 13
33 Dory Funk Jr. 3
Terry Funk 3
35 Gordo Chihuahua 1
Al Costello 1
Harley Race 1
Larry Hennig 1
Roy Heffernan 1
Mighty Ortega 1
41 Bob Stanlee 1 ¤
Steve Stanlee 1 ¤
Bearcat Wright 1 ¤
Fritz Von Erich 1 ¤
Gene Kiniski 1 ¤
Jose Lothario 1 ¤
Pepper Gomez 1 ¤
Reggie Lisowski 1 ¤
Eddie Graham / Rip Rogers 4 ¤
Sam Steamboat 1 ¤
Thunderbolt Patterson 1 ¤

Tournaments[edit]

1957[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Dory Funk and Bob Geigel W
Sonny Myers and Ivan Kolo [10] Dory Funk and Bob Geigel W
Roberto Pico and Rip Rogers W Roberto and Ivan Pico [10]
Rocky Columbo and Ray Piret [10] Dory Funk and Bob Geigel [10]
Mike Dibiase and Danny Plechas W Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas W
Don Curtis and Dizzy Davis [10] Mike DiBiase and Danny Plechas W
    Bye [10]
  [10]

1958[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Cyclone Anaya and Ricky Romero W
Danny Savich and Don Evans [11] Cyclone Anaya and Ricky Romero W
Tokyo Joe and Art Nelson W Tokyo Joe and Art Nelson [11]
The Great Bolo and Joe Blanchard [11] Cyclone Anaya and Ricky Romero W
Bob Geigel and Don Curtis W Bye [11]
Bob Orton and Red Berry [11] Bob Geigel and Don Curtis [11]
Bull Curry W Bull Curry Draw
Alex Perez and Frankie Murdoch [11]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Indicates that a title change took place "no later than" the date listed. Documentation of the specific date of a title change is not found but documentation of the champion holding the title on that date/in that period.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The location of the match was not captured as part of the documentation.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The length of this reign is too uncertain to calculate due to incomplete records.
  4. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 51 and 80 days.
  5. ^ The exact date that Bolo and Joe lost the championship has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 25 and 54 days.
  6. ^ The exact date that Bolo and Nelson won the championship has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 45 and 74 days.
  7. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 54 and 83 days.
  8. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 42 and 137 days.
  9. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between <1 and 49 days.
  10. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between <1 and 82 days.
  11. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 22 and 49 days.
  12. ^ The exact date the championship was deactivated has not been documented, meaning the reign lasted between 87 and 117 days.

Concurrent championships[edit]

Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships

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