NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)

The Texas version (or East Texas version) of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main tag team professional wrestling championship in the Dallas/Houston-based Southwest Sports territory of the National Wrestling Alliance.[1][2] While the name indicates that it was defended worldwide, this version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was mainly defended in the eastern part of Texas. The championship was created in 1957 and actively promoted by Southwest Sports until 1968, when it was abandoned.[1][2] The championship was later brought back by the Dallas-based World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) promotion in 1981, and was used until 1982 when WCCW decided to use the NWA American Tag Team Championship as their top tag team championship.[3][4] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.[5]

NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Texas version)
Details
PromotionNWA Southwest Sports
World Class Championship Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 1957
Date retired1982
Statistics
First champion(s)Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder
Final champion(s)Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril
Most reignsJack and Jim Dalton/The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) (3 reigns)
Individual: Pepper Gomez (6 reigns)

The NWA Board of Directors allowed any member of the NWA to create a version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which led to as many as 13 identically named championships active in 1957.[Championships] From 1959 until 1969 there was a second NWA World Tag Team Championship promoted in Texas, referred to as the Amarillo version or the West Texas version; this was later replaced with the NWA Western States Tag Team Championship.[6][7]

The first championship team was that of Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder, who were awarded the championship in July 1958 by Southwest Sports. The last recorded champions of the Southwest Sports era were Mr. Ito and Chati Yokochi, who won the championship on December 12, 1968, with the championship being abandoned in 1969 or 1970. When the championship was reintroduced in 1981, promoter Fritz Von Erich brought in the team of Hercules Ayala and Ali Mustafa, billing them as champions from a different region to give the championship an air of legitimacy. The last champions were Fritz's son Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril, who won the championship in April 1981. The longest-reigning championship team was Pepper Gomez and Rocky Romero, whose reign in the Southwest Sports era lasted between 274 and 303 days. Due to vague records of the time, the exact number of days that various championship reigns lasted is impossible to determine, as is which team held the championship for the shortest amount of time. The Von Brauners (Kurt and Karl Von Brauner) hold the record for most reigns as a team, a total of four, while Pepper Gomez and Duke Keomuka both held the championship six times with different partners.

Title history

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Key

SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
[Note]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details
No.ChampionsReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef(s)
1Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder1July 1958[Note 1]N/AN/AAwarded[1][2]
2Bill Longson and Ike Eakins1August 1958[Note 2]TexasHouse show [1][2]
3Pepper Gomez and El Medico1August 22, 195887Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
4The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)
1November 17, 195814Ft. Worth, TexasHouse show [1][2]
5Pepper Gomez (2) and Rito Romero1December 1, 1958[Note 3]Ft. Worth, TexasHouse show [1][2]
6Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto1September 1959[Note 4]TexasHouse show [1][2]
7Pepper Gomez (3) and Ciclone Anaya1December 8, 195952Dallas, TexasHouse show [1][2]
8Joe Christie and Man Mountain Managoff1January 29, 196014Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
9Hogan Wharton and Adnon Kaisy1February 12, 196049Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2][8]
10Danny McShain and Joe Christie (2)1April 1, 1960[Note 5]Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
11Pepper Gomez (4) and Torbellino Blanco1May 1960[Note 6]TexasHouse show [1][2]
12Pepper Gomez (5) and Wilbur Snyder1September 1960[Note 7]N/AN/ABlanco gave his half to Snyder[1][2]
13Rito Romero (2) and Dory Dixon1May 5, 196121Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2][9]
14Duke Keomuka (2) and Tony Martin1May 26, 196121Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2][10]
15Pepper Gomez (6) and Dory Dixon (2)1June 16, 1961[Note 8]Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
16Dalton Brothers
(Jack and Jim Dalton)
1November 1961[Note 9]TexasHouse show [1][2]
17Dory Dixon (3) and Ciclon Negro1April 27, 1962[Note 10]Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
18Dalton Brothers
(Jack and Jim Dalton)
21962[Note 11]TexasHouse show [1][2]
19Kozak Brothers
(Nick and Jerry Kozak)
1June 8, 196270Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
20Tarzan Tyler and The Alaskan1August 17, 196221Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
21Duke Keomuka (3) and Taro Miyake1September 7, 196221Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
22Mike Clancy and Red McKim1September 28, 196214Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
23Duke Keomuka (4) and Taro Miyake2October 12, 196221Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
24Ciclon Negro (2) and Oscar Salazar1November 2, 196218Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
25Tony Borne and Ivan the Terrible1November 20, 196270Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
26Bull Curry and Lucas Pertano1January 29, 19637Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
27Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter1February 5, 196344Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
28Kozak Brothers
(Nick and Jerry Kozak)
2March 21, 1963135Austin, TexasHouse show [1][2]
29The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner
1July 5, 1963[Note 12]Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
30Dalton Brothers
(Jack and Jim Dalton)
3August 1963[Note 13]TexasHouse show [1][2]
31Ciclon Negro (3) and Ricki Starr1August 16, 1963[Note 14]Houston, TexasHouse show [1][2]
Inactive1963N/AN/AChampionship not promoted for around two years[1][2]
32Fritz Von Erich and Killer Karl Kox1June 29, 1965[Note 15]Dallas, TexasHouse showDefeated Eddie Graham and Sam Steamboat to win the championship[1][2]
33Duke Keomuka (5) and Kanji Inoki11965-1966[Note 15]TexasHouse show [1][2]
34The Destroyer and Golden Terror1February 8, 196621Dallas, TexasHouse show [1][2][11]
35Fritz Von Erich (2) and Duke Keomuka (6)1March 1, 1966[Note 16]Dallas, TexasHouse show [1][2]
36The Internationals
(Al Costello and Karl Von Brauner (2))
1November 1966[Note 17]TexasHouse show [1][2]
Vacated1967N/AN/AChampionship vacated for undocumented reasons.[1][2]
37Nick Kozak (3) and Danny Miller1June 8, 1967[Note 18]Amarillo, TexasHouse showDefeat the Medics to win the championship[1][2]
Vacated1967N/AN/AChampionship vacated or undocumented reasons.[1][2]
38The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (3))
2November 15, 1967162TexasHouse showDefeat Gory Guerrero and Luis Hernandez[1][2]
39Nick Bockwinkel and Ricky Romero1April 25, 196828TexasHouse show [1][2]
40The Von Brauners
(Kurt and Karl Von Brauner (4))
3May 23, 196826Amarillo, TexasHouse show [1][2]
41Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk1June 18, 1968100San Angelo, TexasHouse show [1][2]
42The Infernos
(Inferno #1 and Inferno #2)
1September 26, 196821Amarillo, TexasHouse show [1][2]
43Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk2October 17, 196856Amarillo, TexasHouse show [1][2]
44Mr. Ito and Chati Yokouchi1December 12, 1968[Note 15]Amarillo, TexasHouse show [1][2]
Inactive1969/1970N/AN/AChampionship abandoned[1][2]
45Hercules Ayala and Ali Mustafa1January 1981[Note 19]N/ABTW ShowAwarded[3][4]
46The Von Erichs
David and Kevin Von Erich
1February 1981[Note 20]Dallas, TexasWCCW Star Wars 1981 [3][4]
47Great Kabuki and Chang Chung11981[Note 21]TexasBTW Show [3][4]
48Kerry Von Erich and Terry Orndorff1October 1981[Note 22]Dallas, TexasBTW Show [3][4]
49Bill Irwin and Frank Dusek1November 1981[Note 23]N/AN/AAwarded[3][4]
50Kerry Von Erich (2) and Al Madril1December 1981[Note 24]Ft. Worth, TexasBTW Show [3][4]
51Bill Irwin (2) and Bugsy McGraw1April 1982[Note 25]Lawton, OklahomaWCCW Show [3][4]
52Kerry Von Erich (3) and Al Madril2April 1982[Note 26]Ft. Worth, TexasWCCW Show [3][4]
Retired1982N/AN/AChampionship abandoned by WCCW.[3][4]

Team reigns by combined length

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Key

SymbolMeaning
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankTeamNo. of reignsCombined days
1Pepper Gomez and Rito Romero1274¤
2Fritz Von Erich and Duke Keomuka1245¤
3Pepper Gomez and Wilbur Snyder1217¤
4The Von Brauners4216
5The Kozak Brothers2205
6Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk2156
7The Dalton Brothers3150¤
8Pepper Gomez and Dory Dixon1130¤
9Pepper Gomez and Torbelino Blanco193¤
10Pepper Gomez and El Medico187
11Tony Borne and Ivan the Terrible170
12Duke Keomuka and Mr. Moto169¤
13Kerry Von Erich and Al Madril262¤
14Pepper Gomez and Ciclone Anaya152
15Hogan Wharton and Adnon Kaisy149
16Rip Hawk and Rock Hunter144
17Duke Keomuka and Taro Miyake242
18The Internationals132¤
19Danny McShain and Joe Christie130¤
20Nick Bockwinkel and Ricky Romero128
21Duke Keomuka and Tony Martin121
Rito Romero and Dory Dixon121
Tarzan Tyler and The Alaskan121
The Destroyer and Golden Terror121
The Infernos121
26Ciclon Negro and Oscar Salazar118
27Joe Christie and Man Mountain Managoff114
Mike Clancy and Red McKim114
The Fabulous Kangaroos114
30Bull and Lucas Pertano17
31Ciclon Negro and Ricki Starr1
Dory Dixon and Ciclon Negro1
Verne Gagne and Wilbur Snyder1
Great Kabuki and Chang Chung1
Hercules Ayala and Ali Mustafa1
Bill Irwin and Bugsy McGraw1
Bill Irwin and Frank Dusek1
Nick Kozak and Danny Miller1
Bill Longson and Ike Eakins1
Kerry Von Erich and Terry Orndorff1
41Mr. Ito and Chati Yokouchi1¤
Duke Keomuka and Kanji Inoki1¤
Fritz Von Erich and Killer Karl Kox1¤

Individual reigns by combined length

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Key

SymbolMeaning
¤The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1Pepper Gomez6861¤
2Duke Keomuka6318¤
3Rito Romero2295¤
4Karl Von Brauner5248¤
5Fritz Von Erich2245¤
6Wilbur Snyder2218¤
7Kurt Von Brauner4216
8Nick Kozak3206¤
9Jerry Kozak2205
10Dory Dixon3160¤
11Dory Funk Jr.2156
12Terry Funk2156
13Jack Dalton3150¤
Jim Dalton3150¤
15Torbellino Blanco193¤
16El Medico187
17Tony Borne170
18Ivan the Terrible170
19Mr. Moto169¤
20Kerry Von Erich363¤
21Al Madril262¤
22Ciclone Anaya152
23Adnon Kaisy149
24Hogan Wharton149
25Al Costello246¤
26Joe Christie244¤
Rock Hunter144
Hawk144
29Taro Miyake242
30Danny McShain130¤
31Nick Bockwinkel128
Ricky Romero128
33The Alaskan121
The Destroyer121
Golden Terror121
Inferno #1121
Inferno #2121
Tony Martin121
Tarzan Tyler121
40Oscar Salazar118
41Mike Clancy114
Roy Heffernan114
Man Mountain Managoff114
Red McKim114
45Bull Pertano17
Lucas Pertano17
47Ciclon Negro3
48Bill Irwin2
49Chang Chung1
Frank Dusek1
Ike Eakins1
Verne Gagne1
Great Kabuki1
Hercules Ayala1
Bill Longson1
Bugsy McGraw1
Danny Miller1
Ali Mustafa1
Terry Orndorff1
Ricki Starr1
61Kanji Inoki1¤
Mr. Ito1¤
Killer Karl Kox1¤
Chati Yokouchi1¤

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The exact date on which Gagne an Snyder won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 60 days.
  2. ^ The exact date on which Longson and Eakins won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 21 days.
  3. ^ The exact date on which Gomez and Romer lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 274 and 303 days.
  4. ^ The exact date on which Keomuka and Mr. Moto lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 69 and 98 days.
  5. ^ The exact date on which McShain and Christie lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 30 and 60 days.
  6. ^ The exact date on which Blanco gave Snyder the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 93 and 152 days.
  7. ^ The exact date on which Gomez and Snyder won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 217 and 246 days.
  8. ^ The exact date on which Gomez and Dixon lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 138 and 167 days.
  9. ^ The exact date on which the Dalton Brothers won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 148 and 177 days.
  10. ^ The exact date on which Dixon and Ciclon Negro lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 40 days.
  11. ^ The exact date on which the Dalton Brothers won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 40 days.
  12. ^ The exact date on which the Von Brauners lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 27 and 42 days.
  13. ^ The exact date on which the Dalton Brothers won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 15 days.
  14. ^ The exact date on which the title was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 137 days.
  15. ^ a b c The length of this championship reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  16. ^ The exact date on which Von Erich and Keomuka lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 245 and 274 days.
  17. ^ The exact date on which the title was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 32 and 218 days.
  18. ^ The exact date on which the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 160 days.
  19. ^ The exact date on which Ayala and Mustafa won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 58 days.
  20. ^ The exact date on which the Von Erichs won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 271 days.
  21. ^ The exact date on which Kabuki and Chung won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 271 days.
  22. ^ The exact date on which Von Erich and Orndorff won and lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 60 days.
  23. ^ The exact date on which Irwin and Dusek lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 60 days.
  24. ^ The exact date on which Von Erich and Madrill lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 91 and 150 days.
  25. ^ The exact date on which Irwin and McGraw lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
  26. ^ The exact date on which the title was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 274 days.

Concurrent championships

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Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships

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