NWA International Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)
Appearance
NWA International Tag Team Championship | |
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Details | |
Promotion | Kurt Von Brauner (7 days) |
The NWA International Tag Team Championship was a
championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW). A secondary title after the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version), it was one of several international tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance
. It was the first NWA tag team championship to be billed as an "international" title and active from 1956 to 1963.
Some reigns were held by champions using a
Kurt Von Brauner
's reign was the shortest, at seven days.
Five teams - Don McIntyre and Red McIntyre,
Len Montana - are tied with the most reigns with two each. Gunkel has the most individual reigns with seven. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been International Tag Team Champions by ring name
.
Title history
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
1 | Fred Atkins and Ike Eakins | October 1956 | GCW show | N/A | 1 | Billed as champions upon arrival in the territory. | [1] | |||
2 | Red McIntyre and Chief Big Heart | December 7, 1956 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 63 | [1] | |||
3 | Mark Lewin and Donn Lewin | February 8, 1957 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 35 | [1][2] | |||
4 | Don McIntyre and Red McIntyre (2) | March 15, 1957 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | [1][3] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from March 15, 1957 to June, 1957 (NLT). | ||||||||||
5 | Kurt Von Brauner and Freddie Blassie
|
June, 1957 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 1] | [1] | |||
6 | Don McIntyre and Red McIntyre | June 21, 1957 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 2 | [1] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from June 21, 1957 to July 20, 1957 (NLT). | ||||||||||
7 | Don McIntyre (3) and Tarzan White
|
July 20, 1957 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
8 | The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner and Fritz Von Brauner) |
August 24, 1957 | GCW show | Rome, GA | 1 | 41 | [1] | |||
9 | Ray Gunkel and Don McIntyre (4) | October 4, 1957 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | [1] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 4, 1957 to February, 1958 (NLT). | ||||||||||
10 | Ray Gunkel (2) and Billy Red Lyons | February, 1958 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | [1] | |||
11 | The Mighty Yankee and Don Lee | April 4, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 14 | [1] | |||
12 | Karl Heinkler and Kurt Von Brauner (3) | April 18, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 7 | [1][4] | |||
13 | Angelo Martinelli and Rocky Columbo | April 25, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from April 25, 1958 to June, 1958 (NLT). | ||||||||||
14 | Jack Dillon and Don Lee (2) | June, 1958 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 3] | [1] | |||
15 | Ray Gunkel (3) and Ron Etchison | June 13, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 63 | [1] | |||
— | Vacated
|
August 15, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | — | — | Championship is held-up after a controversial title defense against Freddie Blassie and Angelo Poffo ended in a no-contest. | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from August 15, 1958 to October, 1958 (NLT). | ||||||||||
16 | Ray Gunkel (4) and Nick Roberts | October, 1958 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 4] | [1] | |||
17 | Freddie Blassie (2) and Bob Shipp | October 10, 1958 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 2 | [1][5] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from October 10, 1958 to January, 1959 (NLT). | ||||||||||
18 | Ray Gunkel (5) and Don McIntyre (5) | January, 1959 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 2 | [1] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from January, 1959 (NLT) to December, 1959 (NLT). | ||||||||||
19 | Ray Gunkel (6) and Dick Gunkel | December, 1959 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | [1] | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from December, 1959 (NLT) to May 3, 1960 (NLT). | ||||||||||
20 | Freddie Blassie (3) and Eric Pederson | May 3, 1960 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 3, 1960 (NLT) to June, 1960 (NLT). | ||||||||||
21 | The Corsicans (Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean) |
June, 1960 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from June, 1960 (NLT) to April, 1961 (NLT). | ||||||||||
22 | Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | April, 1961 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from April, 1961 (NLT) to January 5, 1962 (NLT). | ||||||||||
23 | Jean Gaullois and Paul Gaullois | January 5, 1962 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from January 5, 1962 (NLT) to April, 1963 (NLT). | ||||||||||
24 | Len Montana
|
April, 1963 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 1 | |||||
25 | Dick Steinborn (2) and Chief Little Eagle | April 27, 1963 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | [6] | ||||
26 | Tarzan Tyler and Len Montana | June, 1963 (NLT) | GCW show | N/A | 2 | |||||
27 | Bill Dromo and Chief Little Eagle (2) | June 5, 1963 | GCW show | Columbus, GA | 1 | 9 | ||||
28 | Ray Gunkel (7) and Dick Steinborn (3) | June 14, 1963 | GCW show | Atlanta, GA | 2 |
Footnotes
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 20 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 35 and 62 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 12 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 9 days.
References
General
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "United States: Georgia". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 140–141. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "International Tag Team Title (Georgia)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- Norris, Mike (2004). "Regional Territories: GCW". KayfabeMemories.com.
Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Tate, Rich (2004). "GCW #24 Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 8, 2016). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/08): Randy Savage wins the WWF IC Title". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 15, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Styles wins ROH tag title, Sabu wins Univeral title, Bruno vs. Kiniski". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (April 18, 2016). "Daily pro wrestling history (04/18): Jumbo Tsuruta unifies titles to become first AJPW Triple Crown Champion". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (October 10, 2015). "On this date in pro wrestling history (10/10): Steamboat wins Mid Atlantic Title, Hardy wins vacant TNA Title". F4Wonline.com. Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly.
- ^ Martinez, Ryan (April 27, 2008). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: D-GENERATION X INVADES WCW MONDAY NITRO, BACKLASH, FATHER AND SON TAG CHAMPS AND MORE". PWInsider.com.