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NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship
The NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling title in the Australian World Championship Wrestling promotion from 1972 through the promotion's 1978 closure.[1]
| NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | |||||||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||||||
| Date established | 1972 | ||||||
| Date retired | December 1978 | ||||||
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WCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in August 1969,[2] but still recognized the IWA World Tag Team Championship as its world title. In 1971, that title was abandoned and this title was established as WCW's new top tag team title.
24 different teams held the championship, combining for 29 individual title reigns.[1]
Title history edit
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| No. | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event in which the championship 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. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Golden and Dennis McCord | 1 | 2 December 1972 | [Note 1] | Melbourne | Live event | Defeated Brute Bernard and Gary Hart in the finals of a seven-team tournament. | [3] |
| 2 | Don Carson and Dick Dunn | 1 | January 1973 | [Note 2] | N/A | Live event | Awarded the title after Golden was injured in the United States. | |
| 3 | The Medics (Bob Griffin and Dale Lewis) | 1 | 2 March 1973 | 7 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 4 | Don Carson and Dick Dunn | 2 | 9 March 1973 | 21 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 5 | Ron Miller and Larry O'Dea | 1 | 30 March 1973 | 44 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 6 | Hiro Tojo and Waldo Von Erich | 1 | 13 May 1973 | [Note 3] | Sydney | Live event | [4] | |
| 7 | Spiros Arion and Mark Lewin | 1 | July 1973 | [Note 4] | N/A | Live event | ||
| 8 | Hiro Tojo (2) and Hito Tojo | 1 | 19 October 1973 | 112 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 9 | Ron MIller and Larry O'Dea | 2 | 8 February 1974 | [Note 5] | Sydney | Live event | ||
| — | Vacated | — | 1974 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship was vacated after Ron Miller was injured by Ciclón Negro and Waldo Von Erich. | |
| 10 | Pat Barett and Tony Kontellis | 1 | 5 April 1974 | 14 | Sydney | Live event | Won a tournament. | |
| 11 | The Original Mr. Wrestling and Bobby Shane | 1 | 19 April 1974 | 77 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 12 | Ron Miller and Larry O'Dea | 3 | 5 July 1974 | 308 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 13 | The Missouri Mauler and Steve Rackman | 1 | 9 May 1975 | 23 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 14 | Bobby Hart and Larry O'Dea (4) | 1 | 1 June 1975 | 61 | Sydney | Live event | [5] | |
| 15 | Skandor Akbar and George Gouliovas | 1 | 1 August 1975 | [Note 6] | Sydney | Live event | ||
| — | Vacated | — | 1975 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship was vacated after Skandor Akbar was injured by The Great Mephisto. | |
| 16 | Johnny Gray and Ron Miller (4) | 1 | December 1975 | [Note 7] | Melbourne | Live event | Won a tournament. | |
| 17 | Les Roberts and Hiro Tojo (3) | 1 | March 1976 | [Note 8] | N/A | Live event | ||
| 18 | Johnny Gray (2) and Kevin Martin | 1 | May 1976 (nlt) | [Note 9] | Brisbane | Live event | ||
| 19 | Larry O'Dea (5) and Ed Wiskoski | 1 | September 1976 | [Note 10] | N/A | Live event | ||
| 20 | Rick Martel and Larry O'Dea (6) | 1 | 18 February 1977 | [Note 11] | Sydney | Live event | Defeated Masa Saito and Ed Wiskoski. | |
| 21 | Butcher Brannigan and Bugsy McGraw | 1 | 1977 | [Note 12] | N/A | Live event | ||
| 22 | Ron Miller (5) and Larry O'Dea (7) | 4 | 2 May 1977 | 46 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 23 | Butcher Brannigan (2) and Killer Karl Krupp | 1 | 17 June 1977 | 107 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 24 | Bugsy McGraw (2) and Mario Milano | 1 | 2 October 1977 | [Note 13] | Sydney | Live event | ||
| — | Vacated | — | 1977/1978 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship was vacated after Mario Milano was injured by Bruiser Brody. | |
| 25 | Bobby Hart and Larry O'Dea (8) | 2 | 3 March 1978 | [Note 14] | Sydney | Live event | ||
| — | Vacated | — | April 1978 | — | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated when Bobby Hart left the country. | |
| 26 | Butcher Brannigan (2) and Les Roberts (2) | 1 | August 1978 | [Note 15] | Papua New Guinea | Live event | Won a tournament; possibly fictitious. | |
| 27 | Mario Milano (2) and Larry O'Dea (9) | 1 | 1 October 1978 | 26 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 28 | Ox Baker and Butcher Brannigan (3) | 1 | 27 October 1978 | 42 | Sydney | Live event | ||
| 29 | André the Giant and Ron Miller (6) | 1 | 8 December 1978 | [Note 16] | Sydney | Live event | ||
| — | Abandoned | — | December 1978 | — | N/A | N/A | World Championship Wrestling closed. |
See also edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 30 and 60 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 30 and 60 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 49 and 79 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 80 and 110 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 56 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 152 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 61 and 121 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 91 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won and lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 93 and 213 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 141 and 170 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 73 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 73 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 152 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 180 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 32 and 61 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship was won/lost is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 1 and 13 days.
References edit
- ^ a b "Austra-Asian Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ^ "Pro-Wrestling Title Histories: Australia". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
W.C.W. was a members [sic] of National Wrestling Alliance after 69/08.
- ^ "Australian Promotions".
- ^ Hoops, Brian (13 May 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 13): Rick Martel wins AWA gold, Kurt Angle wins TNA title, Nash & Hall beat one man to win tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (1 June 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (June 1): Rogers beats Gomez, Gordman & Goliath, Baba loses PWF Title, Flair Vs. KVE, Lawler Vs. Son, Undertaker Vs. Edge". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved 11 February 2017.