| AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Continental Wrestling Association | ||||||||||
| Date established | November 1945 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | February 1, 1988 | ||||||||||
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The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed (as was the Southern Heavyweight Championship, also previously an NWA title) the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American Wrestling Association. The title existed until 1988 when it was replaced with the Continental Wrestling Association Tag Team Championship.
The title was also referred to as the Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship to avoid confusion with the various other versions of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Championship Wrestling from Florida (1960–1970), Georgia Championship Wrestling (1951–1968), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (1955–1966), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1953–1969), and Southern Championship Wrestling (1981–1982),
The NWA also has its own board-controlled version, which began in 1999.[1]
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Garza Lozano and Jack Purdin | 1 | November 1945 | ||
| Mike Chacoma and Red Roberts | 1 | June 29, 1948 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Roy Welch. |
| Tex Riley and Herb Welch | 1 | November 23, 1948 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wild Bill Canny and Carlos Cortez | 1 | February 11, 1949 | ||
| Wild Bill Canny (2) and Buddy Knox | 1 | December 8, 1949 | ||
| Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) and Roy Welch | 1 | August 1950 | ||
| Masked Batt (Danny Dusek) and Finis Hall | 1 | November 15, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Eddie Gossett and Roy Welch | 2 | December 21, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Ray Piret and Herb Welch (2) | 1 | July 1951 | ||
| Eduardo Perez and Red Roberts (2) | 1 | July 12, 1951 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Les Welch, subbing for Piret. |
| Ray Piret (2) and Tex Riley (2) | 1 | November 1951 | ||
| Pat O'Brien and Karl Kowalski | 1 | December 18, 1951 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Henry Harrell and Rex Mobley | 1 | April 1952 | ||
| Golden Hawk and Johnny Kostas | 1 | April 17, 1952 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Herb (3) and Roy Welch (3) | 1 | September 1952 | ||
| Al and John Smith | 1 | September 1953 | ||
| Jim Austeri and Tiny Mills | 1 | June 26, 1956 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Geno and Leo Garibaldi. |
| Don and Luke Fields | 1 | April 1959 | ||
| Don and Jackie Fargo | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Tex Riley (3) and Len Rossi | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Title vacated | July 1959 | |||
| John Smith (2) and Tosh Togo | 1 | October 28, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | Defeated Bobby and Don Fields in a tournament final. |
| Bobby and Don Fields (2) | 1 | November 11, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
1 | January 1960 | ||
| Bobby and Don Fields (3) | 2 | February 22, 1960 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Great Bolo and Joe McCarthy | 1 | April 20, 1960 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 1 | June 1961 | ||
| Tex Riley (4) and Len Rossi | 2 | June 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 2 | July 1961 | ||
| Tex Riley (5) and Len Rossi | 3 | August 22, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 3 | September 5, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tex Riley (6) and Len Rossi | 4 | September 16, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 4 | September 23, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (2) and Lester Welch (2) | 1 | October 17, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 5 | November 28, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (3)and Lester Welch (2) | 2 | November 30, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 6 | February 1962 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (4) and Lester Welch (3) | 3 | February 12, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 7 | March 31, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Mike Clancy and Lester Welch (4) | 1 | April 19, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 8 | July 1962 | ||
| Don and Luke Fields (Bobby Fields) | 1 | July 9, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
1 | August 27, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (5) | 1 | October 15, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
2 | October 22, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (5) and Tex Riley (7) | 1 | November 13, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
3 | November 27, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ray Andrews and Eric Pomeroy (Stan Pulaski) | 3 | December 3, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
4 | January 21, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don and Luke Fields | 2 | February 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
5 | February 20, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Gino and Tony Calza | 1 | April 9, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 1 | May 13, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (6) and Mario Milano | 1 | November 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ivan Malenkov and Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | December 5, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (7) and Mario Milano | 2 | December 26, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Malenkov leaves the area and does not appear for a scheduled defense. |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 2 | January 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (2) | 1 | January 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (8) and The Masked Rebel (Sonny Fargo) | 1 | March 17, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (3) | 2 | January 31, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (9) and Sonny Fargo | 2 | April 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (4) | 3 | April 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don and Jackie Fargo (10) | 2 | May 26, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (5) | 4 | June 9, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano (2) and Len Rossi | 1 | June 23, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
2 | September 22, 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Mitsu Hirai and Tojo Yamamoto (6) | 1 | December 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Frankie Cain and Mike Clancy | 1 | July 13, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (7) | 5 | July 27, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (11) and Len Rossi (2) | 1 | September 10, 1965 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
| Tor Kamata and Tojo Yamamoto (7) | 1 | October 2, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (12) and Len Rossi (3) | 2 | October 19, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Mysterious Medics | 1 | November 25, 1965 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 1965 | Titles vacated and a tournament ordered after a controversial finish in a match against Kanji Inoki (Antonio Inoki) and Hiro Matsuda. | ||
| Mario Milano (3) and Len Rossi (4) | 2 | January 11, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | Won a three-team tournament, defeating The Mysterious Medics and Inoki & Matsuda. |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (8) | 6 | February 9, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano and Len Rossi (5) | 3 | February 15, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Great Higami and Tojo Yamamoto (9) | 1 | June 21, 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Mario Milano (4) and Len Rossi (6) | 4 | July 1966 | ||
| The Blue Infernos | 1 | October 29, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano (4) and Len Rossi (7) | 5 | November 1966 | ||
| Corsica Joe and Chin Lee | 1 | December 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Rip and Tim Tyler | 1 | June 1967 | ||
| Billy and Jimmy Hines | 1 | June 12, 1967 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tomayo Soto and The Great Yamaha (Kantaro Hoshino) | 1 | August 1967 | ||
| Len Rossi (8) and Tomayo Soto | 1 | October 1967 | Defeated Don and Ron Carson. | |
| Title vacated | April 1968 | |||
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 1 | April 1968 | Tampa, Florida | Won a possibly fictitious tournament. |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 1 | April 25, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 2 | May 2, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 2 | May 27, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 3 | June 24, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (13) and Lou Thesz | 1 | August 13, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 4 | August 20, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (7) | 2 | September 9, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 5 | September 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
1 | October 10, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Bobby and Lee Fields | 1 | December 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
2 | January 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 3 | January 18, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
3 | January 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (4) and Johnny Walker | 1 | February 2, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
4 | February 1969 | ||
| Bill and Joe Sky | 1 | February 27, 1969 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
5 | March 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (5) and Johnny Walker | 2 | March 13, 1969 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Bob Ramstead and Johnny Walker (3) | 1 | April 28, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto. |
| Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto (10) | 1 | May 19, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sundown Kid and Johnny Walker (4) | 1 | June 9, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Long (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (11) | 2 | June 16, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Johnny Walker (5) | 1 | August 11, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
1 | October 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (14) and Dennis Hall (2) | 1 | October 20, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
2 | November 3, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bearcat Brown and Les Thatcher | 1 | November 10, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
3 | November 17, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (2) and Johnny Long | 1 | December 15, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
4 | December 23, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (3) and Johnny Walker (6) | 2 | January 19, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1970 | |||
| Al Greene (5) and Frank Martinez | 1 | April 6, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Bearcat Brown (2) and Len Rossi (9) | 1 | May 4, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (4) and Frank Martinez | 2 | May 18, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
1 | May 18, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (5) and Frank Martinez | 3 | July 1970 | ||
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
2 | July 27, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Walker (7) and Tojo Yamamoto (12) | 2 | August 24, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
3 | September 7, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (13) | 1 | October 1970 | Louisville, Kentucky | Guest referee was Eddie Marlin. |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (6) and Don Greene) |
5 | December 1970 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (14) | 2 | January 9, 1971 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (4) and Johnny Walker (7) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (7) and Don Greene) |
6 | 1971 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (15) | 3 | May 31, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (8) and Don Greene) |
7 | June 21, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jarrett and Jackie Fargo, subbing for Yamamoto. |
| Jerry Jarrett (3) and Jackie Fargo (15) | 1 | June 28, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Karl and Kurt Von Brauner | 1 | July 1971 | ||
| Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (5) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
1 | 1971 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (3) and Len Rossi (10) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| Norvell Austin and Sputnik Monroe | 1 | May 1972 | ||
| Karl and Kurt Von Brauner | 2 | June 1972 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
2 | 1972 | ||
| Jackie (16) and Sonny Fargo | 2 | June 17, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
3 | December 30, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi (11) and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | 1972 | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
1 | December 23, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
2 | December 30, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Jarrett (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (16) | 4 | January 1973 | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
3 | February 13, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (16) and Jerry Jarrett (5) | 2 | February 20, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 1 | March 28, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (17) and Jerry Jarrett (6) | 3 | April 18, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 2 | May 9, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1973 | |||
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 3 | 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jeff Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Jerry Jarrett (7) and Johnny Marlin | 1 | June 30, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 4 | July 7, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 1 | August 15, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Lawler and Scorpion. |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
6 | September 15, 1973 | ||
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 2 | September 22, 1973 | ||
| Ron and Terry Garvin | 1 | October 9, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) |
1 | January 1974 | ||
| Charlie Fulton and Bobby Mayne | 1 | June 1974 | ||
| Ricky Gibson and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | July 1974 | ||
| Al Greene (9) and Phil Hickerson | 1 | September 1974 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett (8) and Tojo Yamamoto (17) | 5 | October 1974 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (18) | 1 | November 1974 | ||
| Al Greene (11) and Phil Hickerson | 2 | December 1974 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (3) and Tojo Yamamoto (19) | 2 | December 1974 | ||
| Eddie Marlin (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (20) | 1 | January 7, 1975 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| George Barnes and Bill Dundee | 1 | March 10, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jimmy Golden and Tojo Yamamoto (21) | 1 | May 1975 | ||
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 1 | June 16, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (18) and Mr. Wrestling (Don Greene) (6) | 1 | June 23, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 2 | July 1975 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (19)and Don Greene (7) | 2 | July 1975 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
4 | October 1975 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (4) and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | December 21, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
4 | February 1976 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (5) and Tommy Gilbert | 2 | February 1976 | ||
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee | 1 | 1976 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (4) and Playboy Frazier | 1 | April 1976 | ||
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee | 2 | 1976 | ||
| Roger Kirby and David Schultz | 1 | May 1976 | ||
| Jerry Lawler (5) and Scorpion | 1 | May 1976 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (22) and Jerry Jarrett (8) | 4 | 1976 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 1 | June 1976 | ||
| Bill Dundee (2) and Tommy Rich | 1 | June 1976 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 2 | July 1976 | ||
| Danny Little Bear and Chief Thundercloud | 1 | November 1976 | ||
| Dutch Mantel and David Schultz | 1 | December 1976 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. and Porkchop Cash | 1 | February 1977 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. (2) and Jerry Lawler (6) | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Gorgeous George, Jr. (3) and Jerry Lawler (7) | 2 | 1977 | ||
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 1 | 1977 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 3 | March 1977 | ||
| Bob Ellis and Jimmy Garvin | 1 | July 1977 | ||
| The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) |
1 | September 1977 | ||
| Norvell Austin and Pat Barrett | 1 | 1977 | ||
| The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
1 | October 1977 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 4 | November 28, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin and Bill Dundee (3) | 1 | December 5, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 5 | February 1978 | ||
| Bill Dundee (4) and Jerry Lawler (8) | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Jos LeDuc and Jean Louie | 1 | May 1978 | Title renamed AWA Southern Tag Team Championship upon partnership with the American Wrestling Association. The title was billed as such starting in July 1978. | |
| AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Jerry Lawler (7) and Mongolian Stomper | 1 | 1978 | ||
| Title vacated | 1978 | Title vacated after the Stomper turns on Lawler. | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
5 | September 1978 | ||
| Bill Dundee (5) and Jerry Lawler (8) | 2 | 1978 | ||
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson | 6 | December 18, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 1979 | |||
| Robert Fuller and Toru Tanaka | 1 | January 22, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fuller defeated Don Carson and Dennis Condrey in a tournament final. Tanaka left the ring during the match. |
| Don Carson (3) and Dennis Condrey | 1 | February 1979 | Won the title by forfeit after Fuller and Tanaka split up as a team. | |
| Bill Dundee (6) and Robert Gibson | 1 | February 26, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
1 | April 23, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (7) and Robert Fuller | 1 | May 7, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka | 1 | May 14, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (8) and Jerry Lawler (9) | 3 | June 4, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
1 | June 15, 1979 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 2 | 1979 | ||
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
2 | August 1979 | ||
| Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes | 1 | September 1979 | ||
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
3 | September 1979 | ||
| Hector Guerrero and Steve Regal | 1 | November 19, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
2 | December 2, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 3 | January 1, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
3 | January 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 1 | February 18, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
4 | February 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 2 | March 6, 1980 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| Paul Ellering and Sheik Ali Hassan | 1 | March 11, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 3 | April 1980 | ||
| Dennis Condrey (4) and David Schultz | 1 | April 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant | 1 | May 12, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 1 | May 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie (20) and Randy Fargo | 1 | June 1980 | ||
| Title vacated | June 18, 1980 | Title vacated when Jackie Fargo retired. | ||
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 2 | June 1980 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Defeated Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant. This title change may not have actually taken place. |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton | 1 | June 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Killer Karl Krupp and El Mongol | 1 | July 28, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Lucas and Paul Ellering, subbing for Morton. |
| Eddie and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | August 25, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Angel (Frank Morrell) and Sonny King | 1 | September 15, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert | 2 | September 29, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Irwin and Larry Latham | 1 | October 27, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton | 2 | November 3, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Roger Kirby and Guy Mitchell | 1 | November 24, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (7) and Tommy Rich | 2 | December 22, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
6 | February 2, 1981 | ||
| Bill Dundee (8) and Tommy Rich | 3 | February 15, 1981 | ||
| Wayne Farris and Tojo Yamamoto (23) | 1 | March 7, 1981 | Farris and Yamamoto defeated Dundee in a handicap match. Rich was unable to wrestle due to an injury. | |
| Bill Dundee (9) and Dream Machine | 1 | March 1981 | ||
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 1 | March 23, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (10) and Dream Machine | 2 | April 6, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wayne Farris and Kevin Sullivan (2) | 1 | May 25, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (11) and Jerry Lawler (11) | 4 | 1981 | ||
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 2 | 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 4 | August 1, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 3 | August 1981 | ||
| Eddie Gilbert (2) and Ricky Morton | 1 | August 31, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heartbreakers (Joey Cagle and Rocky Sortor) |
1 | September 7, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky and Robert Gibson | 5 | September 14, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Stan Lane and Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | September 1981 | Defeated Ricky Gibson in a handicap match. | |
| Bill Dundee (12) and Steve Keirn | 1 | November 16, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) |
1 | 1982 | Austin defeated Keirn by disqualification. All three were recognized as champions. | |
| Title vacated | 1982 | Title stripped due to controversial of the Express' title win. | ||
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | March 14, 1982 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Robert Gibson and Stan Lane in a tournament final. |
| Bill Dundee (13) and Steve Keirn | 2 | April 12, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin, Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) |
2 | May 1982 | ||
| Ron Bass and Stan Lane | 1 | July 5, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Norvell Austin and Dennis Condrey. |
| Dream Machine (3) and Jim Mitchell | 1 | August 9, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar | 2 | August 16, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Steve Keirn (3) and Terry Taylor | 1 | August 30, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (4) and Stan Lane) |
1 | October 25, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware. |
| Bobby Eaton (4) and Duke Myers | 1 | December 1982 | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (5) and Stan Lane) |
2 | December 1982 | ||
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
1 | December 27, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (6) and Stan Lane) |
3 | February 6, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Williams misses a scheduled defense. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
2 | February 7, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (7) and Stan Lane) |
4 | February 13, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) | 4 | April 4, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (8) and Stan Lane) |
5 | April 25, 1983 | ||
| Bobby Eaton (4) and Duke Myers | 2 | May 16, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (9) and Stan Lane) |
6 | June 14, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Grapplers (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) |
1 | August 8, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel and Koko Ware | 1 | September 19, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruiser Brothers (Troy Graham and Porkchop Cash) |
1 | October 3, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) |
1 | November 7, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruiser Brothers (Troy Graham and Porkchop Cash) |
2 | November 14, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (10) and Stan Lane) |
7 | November 28, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 24, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Zambuie Express win the title by forfeit, however this is disallowed and the title vacated. | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
1 | January 31, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| The Pretty Young Things (Norvell Austin and Sweet Brown Sugar) |
1 | February 6, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
2 | February 14, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (12) and Jos LeDuc | 1 | March 12, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | March 19, 1984 | Title vacated after the team split up following LeDuc and Jimmy Hart's abandonment of Lawler in a six-man tag team match against The Zambuie Express and J.J. Dillon on March 18, 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich (3) | 1 | March 26, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| Phil Hickerson and The Spoiler (Frank Morrell) | 1 | June 18, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 9, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title held up after a match against Dutch Mantel and Porkchop Cash. | |
| Phil Hickerson and The Spoiler | 2 | July 16, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Mantel and Cash in a rematch. |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) |
2 | August 13, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nightmares (Danny Davis and Ken Wayne) |
1 | August 20, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel and Tommy Rich (4) | 1 | September 15, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | October 1, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Mantel and Rich split up. | |
| King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude | 1 | October 8, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Fabulous Ones in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (11) and Steve Keirn) |
8 | October 22, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
1 | December 3, 1984 | ||
| Title vacated | January 7, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after a match against The Dirty White Boys (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) ends in a no-contest. | |
| The Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
2 | January 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (12) and Steve Keirn) |
9 | February 18, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The PYT Express (Norvell Austin and Koko Ware) |
2 | April 15, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after The PYT Express use a substitute in a match against The Fabulous Ones. | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (13) ) |
10 | June 17, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
1 | June 22, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Sheepherders were stripped of the titles after they won them, however the belts were given back upon threats of a lawsuit. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (14) ) |
11 | September 5, 1985 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
2 | September 6, 1985 | Blytheville, Arkansas | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (15) ) |
12 | September 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
3 | September 16, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (16) ) |
13 | September 17, 1985 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
4 | September 1985 | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn (17) ) |
14 | October 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (13) and Dutch Mantel (2) | 1 | November 11, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Austin Idol and Jerry Lawler (14) | 1 | December 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 30, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Lawler loses a "loser leaves town" match to Bill Dundee. | |
| The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
1 | January 13, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) in a tournament final. |
| The MOD Squad | 1 | March 24, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Won the title via forfeit. |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Jerry Lawler (15) | 1 | June 23, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Fire (Don Bass) and Flame (Roger Smith) | 1 | July 18, 1986 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Cousin Junior | 1 | September 1, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Bass and Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) | 1 | September 1986 | ||
| Big Bubba and Jerry Lawler (15) | 1 | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Bubba turned on Lawler after their win. | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) |
5 | November 10, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 1 | November 17, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
1 | January 5, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 2 | January 12, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
2 | January 19, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) and Pat Tanaka | 1 | February 2, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Big Bubba and Goliath | 1 | February 23, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Soul Train Jones | 1 | April 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Chick Donovan and Jack Hart | 1 | May 4, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 1, 1987 | Title vacated when Donovan left the promotion. | ||
| Mark Starr and Billy Travis (3) | 1 | June 8, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Phil Hickerson and Mr. Shima in a tournament final. |
| The Clones (Mike and Pat Kelly) |
1 | July 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 1987 | Title vacated when one of the Clones is injured. | ||
| Jeff Jarrett (4) and Billy Travis (4) | 3 | July 11, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | Defeated Badd Company in a tournament final. |
| Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka (8) ) |
1 | August 8, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) |
1 | September 14, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
3 | September 21, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) |
2 | October 3, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
4 | October 10, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
1 | October 26, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
5 | November 16, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
2 | November 22, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 27, 1987 | Title vacated when The Midnight Rockers win the AWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
| Title retired | February 1, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title retired and replaced with the CWA Tag Team Championship. | |