WWA World Tag Team Championship
The WWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team title in the Indianapolis-based World Wrestling Association from the promotion's formation in 1964 until the late 1980s when the promotion closed.[1]
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser | 1 | April 25, 1964 | First champions. | |
| Nicoli Volkoff & Angelo Poffo | 1 | July 31, 1964 | Won the title via countout. | |
| Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser | 2 | September 4, 1964 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner) |
1 | October, 1964 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Nicoli Volkoff (2) & Boris Volkoff | 1 | May 17, 1965 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) |
1 | July 17, 1965 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (3) & Moose Cholak | 1 | December 25, 1965 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) |
2 | March, 1966 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (4) & Dick the Bruiser | 3 | June 11, 1966 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Assassins (Guy Mitchell & Joe Tomasso) |
3 | June 25, 1966 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Lose to Verne Gagne & Wilbur Snyder on 66/03/26 in Chicago, IL but continue to be recognized in other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chciago thereafter). |
| Wilbur Snyder (5) & Luis Martínez | 1 | July 23, 1966 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Devil's Duo (Angelo Poffo (2) & Chris Markoff) |
1 | September, 1966 | Lafayette, Indiana | |
| Dick the Bruiser (4) & The Crusher | 1 | January 21, 1967 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Devil's Duo (Angelo Poffo (3) & Chris Markoff) |
2 | February 18, 1967 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Dick the Bruiser (5) & The Crusher (2) | 2 | July 15, 1967 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto | 1 | October 13, 1967 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Held up after a match against Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher on 68/06/15 in Indianapolis, IN. |
| Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto | 2 | July 26, 196 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Wins a Rematch. |
| Wilbur Snyder (6) & Pat O'Connor | 1 | September 15, 1968 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Mitsu Arakawa & Dr. Moto | 3 | October 26, 1968 | Elkhart, Indiana | |
| Dick the Bruiser (6) & The Crusher (3) | 3 | December 28, 1968 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Chain Gang (Jack Dillinger & Frank Dillinger) |
1 | June 20, 1969 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Vacant in September 1969 after Frank Dillinger is shot in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Chain Gang (Jack Dillinger (2) & Jim Dillinger) |
2 | November 27, 1969 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeated Dick the Bruiser & Moose Cholak for the titles. |
| Dick the Bruiser (7) & Bill Miller | 1 | June 26, 1970 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) |
1 | July 17, 1970 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (7) & Moose Cholak (2) | 2 | December 26, 1970 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Held up after a match against Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Don Kent on 71/02/23 in Indianapolis, IN. |
| Wilbur Snyder (8) & Moose Cholak (3) | 3 | March 27, 1970 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Win the rematch. |
| Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello & Don Kent) |
2 | June 18, 1971 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (9) & Paul Christy | 1 | August 21, 1971 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| The Blackjacks Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan) |
1 | November 26, 1971 | Detroit, Michigan | Repeated in Indianapolis, IN on 71/12/18. |
| Dick the Bruiser (8) & The Crusher (4) | 4 | December 9, 1972 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Baron Von Raschke & Ernie Ladd | 1 | February 24, 1973 | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Dick the Bruiser (9) & Bruno Sammartino | 1 | July 21, 1973 | Detroit, Michigan | Held up in Indianapolis after a match between champions Raschke & Ladd and Bruiser & Sammartino; Bruiser defeats Raschke & Ladd on 73/09/22 in Indianapolis, IN for himself and Sammartino. |
| Jimmy & Johnny Valiant | 1 | January 5, 1974 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Title is held up after a match against Dick the Bruiser & Bruno Sammartino on January 25, 1974. |
| Jimmy & Johnny Valiant | 2 | February 7, 1974 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeat Bruiser & Sammartino in rematch. |
| Wilbur Snyder (10) & Pepper Gomez | 1 | May 4, 1974 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Legionnaires (Sgt. Jacques Goulet & Pvt. Don Fargo) |
1 | September 21, 1974 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Legionnaires (Sgt. Jacques Goulet (2) & Soldier Zarinoff Lebeouf) |
2 | April 1975 | ||
| Dick the Bruiser (10) & The Crusher (5) | 5 | September 20, 1975 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Ox Baker & Chuck O'Connor | 1 | March 13, 1976 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Dick the Bruiser (11) & The Crusher (6) | 6 | May 1, 1976 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Bounty Hunters (David Novak & Jerry Novak) |
1 | August 14, 1976 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Moose Cholak (3) & Paul Christy (2) | 1 | February 12, 1977 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Jimmy & Johnny Valiant | 3 | June 18, 1977 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (11) & Dominic Denucci | 1 | March 4, 1978 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Jimmy & Johnny Valiant | 4 | July 22, 1978 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (12) & Pepper Gomez (2) | 2 | December 2, 1978 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Roger Kirby & Igor Volkoff | 1 | April 1, 1979 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Vacant when Volkoff leaves the area in May 1979. |
| Roger Kirby (2) & Paul Christy (3) | 1 | June 9, 1979 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Dick the Bruiser (12) & Spike Huber | 1 | October 7, 1979 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Roger Kirby (3) & Jerry Valiant (Guy Mitchell) (4) | 1 | April 27, 1980 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (13) & Spike Huber (2) | 1 | August 16, 1980 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Kelly Twins (Pat & Mike Kelly) |
1 | June 13, 1980 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wilbur Snyder (14) & Spike Huber (3) | 2 | February 02, 1982 | Peoria, Illinois | Held up after a match against Sheik Ali Hassan & Abdullah the Great on 82/05/01 in Springfield, IL. |
| Sheik Ali Hassan & Abdullah the Great | 1 | June 5, 1982 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Win the rematch. |
| Spike Huber (4) & Steve Regal | 1 | July 1982 | Peoria, Illinois | |
| New York Dolls (Rick McGraw & Dream Machine) |
1 | September 25, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Spike Huber (5) & Steve Regal (2) | 2 | December 1982 | Awarded when the working agreement between WWA and CWA ends. | |
| Jerry Valiant (5) & Abdullah the Great (2) | 1 | June 1983 | ||
| Dick the Bruiser (13) & Jeff Van Kamp | 1 | January 7, 1984 | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Wild Warriors (Mad Maxx & Super Maxx) |
1 | September 1984 | ||
| Dick the Bruiser (14) & Bobby Colt | 1 | March 1985 | ||
| Wild Hoggs (J.R. Hogg & King Harley Hogg) |
1 | March 1985 | ||
| Chris Carter & Stormy Granzig | 1 | July 1985 | ||
| Don Kent (3) & Jerry Graham, Jr. | 1 | July 1985 | ||
| Chris Carter (2) & Bobo Brazil | 1 | |||
| Don Kent (4) & Jerry Graham, Jr. (2) | 2 | |||
| Chris Carter (3) & Calypso Jim | 1 | 1986 | ||
| Polynesian Wildman & Prince Mama Mohammad | 1 | 1986 | Vacant when Mohammad was injured by Dick the Bruiser. | |
| Chris Carter (4) & Denny Kass | 1 | 1986 | Defeated Polynesian Wildman & Golden Lion for the title. | |
| Title history is unrecorded. | ||||
| Chris Carter (5) & Mohammad Saad | 1 | |||
| Scott Rechsteiner & Jerry Graham, Jr. (3) | 1 | October 4, 1987 | ||
| Don Kent (5) & Chris Carter (6) | 1 | December 6, 1987 | Toledo, Ohio | Vacant when Kent and Carter split in December 1987. |
| Chris Carter (7) & Calypso Jim (2) | 2 | February 14, 1988 | Toledo, Ohio | Defeated Don Kent & Jerry Graham, Jr. for the title. |
| Motor City Hitmen (Al Snow & Mikey Doyle) |
1 | April 16, 1988 | Toledo, Ohio | |
| Dick The Bruiser (15) & Calypso Jim (3) | 1 | 1989 | ||
| The Golden Lion & The Russian Brute | 1 | May 21, 1989 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Defeated Dick The Bruiser and Calypso Jim. |
All talent went to other wrestling organizations. | ||||
References
- ↑ "W.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Indianapolis)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.