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IWA World Tag Team Championship (Australia)
The IWA World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1966 through 1971.[1]
| IWA World Tag Team Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||||||
| Date established | 1966 | ||||||
| Date retired | 1971 | ||||||
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Although a part of WCW, the championship carried the IWA initials, for the International Wrestling Alliance, WCW's sanctioning body for its championships.
WCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969,[2] but still recognized this title as its world title. In 1971, the title was abandoned and the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship was established as WCW's new top tag team title.
37 different teams held the championship, combining for 50 individual title reigns.[1]
Title history Edit
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hennig and Harley Race | 1 | June 1966 | ? | Awarded the title. |
| Dominic DeNucci and Mark Lewin | 1 | 1 July 1966 | Sydney | [3] |
| Brute Bernard and Skull Murphy | 1 | 15 July 1966 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Mark Lewin (2) and Bearcat Wright | 1 | 29 July 1966 | Sydney | |
| Brute Bernard (2) and Skull Murphy (2) | 2 | August 1966 | ? | |
| The Flying Scots (George and Sandy Scott) | 1 | 22 October 1966 | Melbourne | |
| Art Nelson and Ray Stevens | 1 | 19 November 1966 | Melbourne | |
| The Flying Scots (George and Sandy Scott) | 2 | December 1966 | Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim | 1 | June 1967 | United States | Possibly fictitious title change. |
| Red Bastien and Mario Milano | 1 | 28 July 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Killer Kowalski and Skull Murphy (3) | 1 | 25 August 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Red Bastien (2) and Mario Milano (2) | 2 | September 1967 | Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Killer Kowalski (2) and Skull Murphy (4) | 2 | 6 October 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Red Bastien (3) and Mario Milano (3) | 3 | 13 October 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Art Nelson (2) and Pat Patterson | 1 | 25 December 1967 | San Francisco, California | Possibly fictitious title change. |
| Mario Milano (4) and Billy White Wolf | 1 | February 1968 | Perth, Western Australia | Took place no later than this date. |
| Brute Bernard (3) and Skull Murphy (5) | 3 | 22 March 1968 | Sydney | |
| Mario Milano (5) and Antonio Pugliese | 1 | April 1968 | Adelaide, South Australia | |
| Killer Karl Kox and Skull Murphy (6) | 1 | May 1968 | Brisbane, Queensland | |
| Dominic DeNucci (2) and Antonio Pugliese (2) | 1 | May 1968 | ? | |
| Killer Kowalski (3) and Bill Miller | 1 | June 1968 | Adelaide, South Australia | |
| Dominic DeNucci (3) and Mario Milano (6) | 1 | July 1968 | Adelaide, South Australia | Took place no later than this date. |
| Ciclón Negro and Baron Mikel Scicluna | 1 | 6 July 1968 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) | 1 | 30 August 1968 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| The Flying Scots (George and Sandy Scott) | 3 | 11 October 1968 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Skull Murphy (7) and Toru Tanaka | 1 | November 1968 | ? | |
| Brute Bernard (4) and Skull Murphy (8) | 4 | January 1969 | ? | |
| Don Leo Jonathan and Antonio Pugliese (3) | 1 | 21 February 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Mario Milano (7) and The Spoiler | 1 | 7 March 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | [4] |
| Don Leo Jonathan (2) and Antonio Pugliese (4) | 2 | March 1969 | Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Mario Milano (8) and Waldo Von Erich | 1 | 4 April 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| The Spoiler (2) and Waldo Von Erich (2) | 1 | April 1969 | ? | Milano gave up his half of the title. |
| Tex McKenzie and Billy White Wolf (2) | 1 | 25 April 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| The Spoiler (3) and Waldo Von Erich (3) | 2 | 24 May 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| WCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969. | ||||
| Lars Anderson and Dick Murdoch | 1 | October 1969 | ? | Awarded the title. |
| Brute Bernard (5) and Skull Murphy (9) | 5 | 5 December 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Spiros Arion and Mario Milano (9) | 1 | 19 December 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Buddy Austin and King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | 26 December 1969 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Swede Hanson and Rip Hawk | 1 | April 1970 | Hobart, Tasmania | Possibly fictitious title change. |
| Mark Lewin (3) and Antonio Pugliese (5) | 1 | 15 May 1970 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Von Steigers (Kurt and Karl Von Steiger) | 1 | 19 June 1970 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Spiros Arion (2) and Mark Lewin (4) | 1 | 1970 | ? | |
| Von Steigers (Kurt and Karl Von Steiger) | 2 | 1970 | ? | |
| Mark Lewin (5) and Mario Milano (10) | 1 | December 1970 | ? | |
| The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch (2) and Dusty Rhodes) | 1 | 21 January 1971 | Sydney, New South Wales | |
| Killer Kowalski (4) and Mark Lewin (6) | 1 | March 1971 | ? | Took place no later than this date. |
| King Curtis Iaukea (2) and Mark Lewin (7) | 1 | April 1971 | ? | Defeated Bob Brown and Killer Kowalski. |
| Mr. Fuji and Tiger Jeet Singh | 1 | May 1971 | ? | Took place no later than this date. |
| King Curtis Iaukea (3) and Mark Lewin (8) | 2 | June 1971 | ? | Took place no later than this date. |
| Von Steigers (Kurt and Karl Von Steiger) | 3 | August 1971 | ? | |
| The title was retired in 1971 and replaced with the NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship. | ||||
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b "I.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Australia)". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (1 July 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (7 March 2020). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (03/07): Bruno Sammartino vs. Giant Baba". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 8 March 2020.