NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship
| NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||||
| Promotion | NWA Tri-State | ||||||||||||
| Date established | April 14, 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | No later than June 1979 | ||||||||||||
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The NWA Louisiana Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in NWA Tri-State. A secondary title after NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship, and complementing the NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Championship, it was one of many state tag team championships recognized by the National Wrestling Alliance.
Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. There have been a total of 31 recognized individual champions and 18 recognized teams, who have had a combined 23 official reigns. The first champions were Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo, and the final champions were "Cowboy" Bill Watts and Buck Robley.[1] At 175 days, The Assassin and The Angel's first and only reign was the longest. The teams of Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox, Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear, and The Blue Demons are tied for the shortest reigns at 7 days each.
The team with the most reigns is The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2) with three. Danny Little Bear has the most individual reigns with four. The following is a chronological list of teams that have been Louisiana Tag Team Champions by ring name.
Key[edit]
| Reigns | The number of times a specific set of wrestlers have won the titles |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available. |
| Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the number of times the wrestler has held the title individually |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
Title history[edit]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| 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 | Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo | April 14, 1959 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 21 | Defeated Prince Nero and Firpo Zybysko in a tournament final. | |||
| — | Vacated | May 5, 1959 | Tri-State show | — | — | — | The championship is vacated when Gino Angelo is injured. | |||
| 2 | Pretty Boy Collins and Duke Scarbough | May 6, 1959 | Tri-State show | N/A | 1 | 23 | Defeated Frankie Kovacs and Al Massey. | |||
| 3 | Frankie Kovacs and Al Massey | May 29, 1959 | Tri-State show | Lafayette, LA | 1 | [Note 1] | ||||
| 4 | Mickey Sharpe and The Black Panther | August, 1959 (n) | Tri-State show | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | ||||
| — | Vacated | October 1959 | Tri-State show | — | — | — | The championship is vacated for unknown reasons. | |||
| Championship history is unrecorded from to . | ||||||||||
| 5 | Adrien Baillargeon and Tony Jiminez | March, 1960 (n) | Tri-State show | N/A | 1 | |||||
| — | Vacated | March 22, 1963 | Tri-State show | Monroe, LA | — | — | The championship is vacated when the team breaks up during a title defense. | |||
| 6 | Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox | May 28, 1968 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 52 | Defeated The Hines Brothers in a tournament final. | |||
| 7 | The Dalton Brothers (Jack and Frank) |
July 19, 1968 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 27 | ||||
| 8 | Gorgeous George Jr. and Haystack Muldoon | August 15, 1968 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | [Note 3] | ||||
| 9 | The Dalton Brothers (Jack and Frank) |
August, 1968 (n) | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | [Note 4] | ||||
| 10 | Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox | October 6, 1968 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | 7 | ||||
| 11 | The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2) |
October 13, 1968 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 94 | ||||
| 12 | Manuel Perez and Pepe Perez | January 15, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 13 | [2] | |||
| 13 | The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2) |
January 28, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | 21 | ||||
| 14 | Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear | February 18, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 15 | The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 and Blue Demon #2) |
February 25, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 16 | Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear | March 4, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | 61 | ||||
| 17 | Jerry Miller and Jim Osborne | May 4, 1969 | Tri-State show | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | |||||
| — | Vacated | June 1968 | — | — | — | — | The championship is vacated for unknown reasons. | |||
| 18 | Steven Little Bear and Ray Candy | March 24, 1978 | Tri-State show | Lafayette, LA | 1 | Won tournament. | [3][4] | |||
| 19 | Seigfried Stanke and Kurt Von Hess | 1978 | Tri-State show | N/A | 1 | [5][6] | ||||
| 20 | Terry Latham and Ricky Fields | 1978 | Tri-State show | N/A | 1 | [7][8] | ||||
| 21 | The Assassins (Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
December 2, 1978 | Tri-State show | Alexandria, LA | 1 | [Note 5] | [1][9] | |||
| — | Vacated | 1978 | — | — | — | — | The championship is vacated when Assassin #2 leaves the territory. | [1] | ||
| 22 | The Assassin and The Angel | January 6, 1979 | Tri-State show | Shreveport, LA | 1 | 175 | Defeated Terry Latham and Ricky Fields in a tournament final. | [9][10] | ||
| 23 | Bill Watts and Buck Robley | June 30, 1979 | Tri-State show | Alexandria, LA | 1 | 48 | On July 21, 1979, Watts and Robley defeated The Assassin and The Angel in a Steel Cage match to win the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. | [11][12] | ||
| — | Deactivated | August 17, 1979 | — | — | — | — | The championship is abandoned when Watts is injured and leaves the promotion to form Mid-South Wrestling. | |||
List of top combined reigns[edit]
| ¤ | The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
By team[edit]
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Assassin and The Angel | 1 | 175 |
| 2. | The Blue Demons | 3 | 122 |
| 3. | Frank Dalton and Danny Little Bear | 2 | 68 |
| 4. | Frankie Kovacs and Al Massey | 1 | 64¤ |
| 5. | Mickey Sharpe and The Black Panther | 1 | 61¤ |
| 6. | Danny Little Bear and Kit Fox | 2 | 59 |
| 7. | Bill Watts and Buck Robley | 1 | 48 |
| 8. | The Assassins | 1 | 29¤ |
| 9. | The Dalton Brothers | 2 | 27¤ |
| 10. | Pretty Boy Collins and Duke Scarbough | 1 | 23 |
| 11. | Adrien Baillargeon and Tony Jiminez | 1 | 22¤ |
| 12. | Frankie Kovacs and Gino Angelo | 1 | 21 |
| 13. | Manuel Perez and Pepe Perez | 1 | 13 |
| 14. | Gorgeous George Jr. and Haystack Muldoon | 1 | 1¤ |
| 15. | Jerry Miller and Jim Osborne | 1 | N/A |
| 16. | Steven Little Bear and Ray Candy | 1 | N/A |
| 17. | Seigfried Stanke and Kurt Von Hess | 1 | N/A |
| 18. | Terry Latham and Ricky Fields | 1 | N/A |
By wrestler[edit]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Assassin #1 | 2 | 204¤ |
| 2. | The Angel | 1 | 175 |
| 3. | Danny Little Bear | 4 | 127 |
| 4. | Blue Demon #1 | 3 | 122 |
| 5. | Blue Demon #2 | ||
| 6. | Frank Dalton | 4 | 95¤ |
| 7. | Frankie Kovacs | 2 | 85¤ |
| 8. | Al Massey | 1 | 64¤ |
| 9. | Mickey Sharpe | 61¤ | |
| 10. | The Black Panther | ||
| 11. | Kit Fox | 59 | |
| 12. | Bill Watts | 48 | |
| 13. | Buck Robley | ||
| 14. | Assassin #2 | 29¤ | |
| 15. | Jack Dalton | 2 | 27¤ |
| 16. | Pretty Boy Collins | 1 | 23 |
| 17. | Duke Scarbough | ||
| 18. | Adrien Baillargeon | 22¤ | |
| 19. | Tony Jiminez | ||
| 20. | Gino Angelo | 21 | |
| 21. | Pepe Perez | 13 | |
| 22. | Gorgeous George Jr. | 1¤ | |
| 23. | Haystack Muldoon | ||
| 24. | Jerry Miller | N/A | |
| 25. | Jim Osborne | ||
| 26. | Steven Little Bear | ||
| 27. | Ray Candy | ||
| 28. | Seigfried Stanke | ||
| 29. | Kurt Von Hess | ||
| 30. | Terry Latham | ||
| 31. | Ricky Fields |
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 64 and 94 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 61 and 91 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was lost is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 15 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was won is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 36 and 51 days.
- ^ The exact date on which the title was vacated is not known, which means their title reign lasted between 1 and 29 days.
References[edit]
General
- Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2000). "United States: Louisiana". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 233. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "Louisiana Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- Norris, Mike (2004). "Regional Territories: GCCW". KayfabeMemories.com.
Specific
- ^ a b c Cannon, John (January 6, 2014). "35 Years Ago: Assassin #1 Regains Louisiana Tag Belt with the Angel". GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com. Georgia Wrestling History: Daily Nostalgia.
- ^ Bourne, Dick and David Chappell (September 29, 2015). "Teams That Never Held the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles (But Should Have) - #4". Mid-Atlantic Gateway.
- ^ "Steven Little Bear". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Ray Candy". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 329. ISBN 0786417544.
- ^ Gallipoli, Thomas M. (March 11, 2008). "SPECIALIST: List of Deceased Wrestlers for 1999 - Muchnick, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Renegade..." Pro Wrestling Torch.
- ^ Norris, Mike (2004). "GCCW #8 Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com.
- ^ "Terry Latham". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ a b "Assassin". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Frank Morell". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Buck Robley". Online World of Wrestling.
- ^ "Superdome Extravaganza 7/79". ProWrestlingHistory.com.