NWA International Tag Team Championship explained

This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see NWA International Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version).

Championshipname:NWA International Tag Team Championship
Promotion:Japan Wrestling Association (1966-1973)
Western States Sports (1973-1975)
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1975-1988)
Western States Sports
Created:1959
Mostreigns:Team: Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta
Individual: Giant Baba
Titleretired:June 10, 1988
Lastchamp:Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu
Firstchamp:The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)

The NWA International Tag Team Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned title contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Western States Sports. Prior to being used in AJPW, the title was defended in the Japan Wrestling Association (JWA). The title lasted from 1962 through 1988. It is now part of the World Tag Team Championship, also known as the "Double Cup".[1]

Title history

Key
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 in order to not count it as an official reign
width=0 data-sort-type="number" scope="col"No.width=14% scope="col"Championswidth=0 scope="col"Reignwidth=16% scope="col"Datewidth=0 data-sort-type="number" scope="col"Days heldwidth=14% scope="col"Locationwidth=17% scope="col"Eventwidth=51% class="unsortable" scope="col"Noteswidth=0 class="unsortable" scope="col"
scope=row1
1N/AN/ARecognized as first champions; may have held the title as early as 1959. 
scope=row 2The Flying Scotts
(and Sandy Scott)		1Live event  
scope=row 31TexasLive event  
scope=row 41Fort Worth, TexasLive event  
scope=row 52Texas, United StatesLive event  
scope=row 6 and Mike Padosis1Texas, United StatesLive event  
scope=row 7 and Michiaki Yoshimura1Tokyo, JapanLive eventEstablished the title in Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance. 
scope=row 8 and Bill Watts1Fukushima, JapanLive event  
scope=row 9 (2) and Antonio Inoki1Osaka, JapanLive event  
Title held up when Inoki no-shows a scheduled defense against Crusher Lisowski and Dr. Bill Miller in Hiroshima, Japan due to heavy snow. 
scope=row 10 (3) and Antonio Inoki2Tokyo, JapanLive eventDefeated Crusher Lisowski and Bill Miller in rematch to win the held up title. 
scope=row 11 and Wilbur Snyder1Hiroshima, JapanLive event  
scope=row 12 (4) and Antonio Inoki3Sapporo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 13Dick the Bruiser and Crusher Lisowski1Sapporo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 14 (5) and Antonio Inoki4Osaka, JapanLive event  
scope=row 15The Funks
1Los Angeles, CaliforniaLive event  
scope=row 16 (6) and Seiji Sakaguchi1Tokyo, JapanLive event  
Baba left the JWA to found All Japan Pro Wrestling. 
scope=row 17Kintarō Ōki and Seiji Sakaguchi (2)1Tokyo, JapanLive eventDefeated Bobo Brazil and Gene Kiniski to win the vacant title. 
scope=row 18 and Johnny Valentine1Osaka, JapanLive event [2]
scope=row 19Kintarō Ōki (2) and Umanosuke Ueda1Nagoya, JapanLive event  
scope=row 20 (2) and Fritz Von Erich1Yaizu, JapanLive event  
scope=row 21 (3) and Karl Von Steiger1N/AN/AThe JWA closed on April 20, 1973. Von Erich forfeited his half of the title and Krupp chose Karl von Steiger as his new partner to defend the title in Western States Sports. 
scope=row 22The Funks
2Amarillo, TexasLive event  
scope=row 23 and Ciclon Negro1Lubbock, TexasLive event  
scope=row 24The Funks
3TexasLive event  
scope=row 25 (7) and Jumbo Tsuruta1San Antonio, TexasLive eventReturned to All Japan Pro Wrestling with the championship 
scope=row 26 (3) and Kim Duk1Tokyo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 27 (8) and Jumbo Tsuruta2Tokyo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 28 (4) and Kim Duk2Seoul, South KoreaLive event  
scope=row 29 (9) and Jumbo Tsuruta3Tokyo, JapanLive event [3]
scope=row 30Abdullah the Butcher and Ray Candy1Tokyo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 31 (10) and Jumbo Tsuruta4Tokyo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 32 and Stan Hansen1Matsuyama, JapanLive event  
scope=row 33 (11) and Jumbo Tsuruta5Nagasaki, JapanLive event [4]
scope=row 34 and Umanosuke Ueda (2)1Fukuoka, JapanLive event  
scope=row 35 (12) and Jumbo Tsuruta6Tokyo, JapanLive event  
Baba was injured 
scope=row 36 and Jumbo Tsuruta (7)1Hiroshima, JapanLive eventDefeated Jerry Blackwell and Bruiser Brody to win the vacant title.[5]
scope=row 37 and Yoshiaki Yatsu1Sapporo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 38 (2) and Jumbo Tsuruta (8)2Sapporo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 39
1Tokyo, JapanLive event  
scope=row 40 (9) and Yoshiaki Yatsu (2)1Tokyo, JapanLive event [6]
Unified with the PWF Tag Team Championship to form the World Tag Team Championship, also known as the "Double Cup".

List of combined reigns

By Team

RankTeam
  1. Of Reigns
Combined Days
1Giant Baba and Jumbo Tsuruta63,127
2Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki41,444
3Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk3749
42555
5Flying Scotts
(George Scott and Sandy Scott		1547
6Bull Curry and Fred Curry1529
7The Road Warriors
(Animal and Hawk)		1456
8The Fabulous Kangoroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)		1365
Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu1365
9Giant Baba and Michiaki Yoshimura1335
10Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim2263
11Kintarō Ōki and Kim Duk2227
12Giant Baba and Seiji Sakaguchi1111
13Kintarō Ōki and Seiji Sakaguchi182
14Fritz Von Goehring and Mike Padosis166
15Kintarō Ōki and Umanosuke Ueda143
161 25
17Danny Hodge and Wilbur Snyder126
17"Killer" Karl Krupp and Johnny Valentine112
"Killer" Karl Krupp and Karl Von Steiger112
19Abdullah the Butcher and Ray Candy17
20Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda16
21"Killer" Karl Kox and Ciclon Negro15
Ron Bass and Stan Hansen15
23Dick the Bruiser and Crusher Lisowski12
24"Killer" Karl Krupp and Fritz Von Erich10
Jumbo Tsuruta and Yoshiaki Yatsu10

By wrestler

RankTeam
  1. Of Reigns
Combined Days
1Giant Baba125,017
2Jumbo Tsuruta93,662
3Antonio Inoki41,444
4Dory Funk Jr3749
Terry Funk3749
5Genichiro Tenryu2555
6George Scott1547
Sandy Scott1547
7Bull Curry1529
Fred Curry1529
8Animal1456
Hawk1456
9Al Costello1365
Roy Heffernan1365
Riki Choshu1365
Yoshiaki Yatsu2365
10Kintarō Ōki4352
11Michiaki Yoshimura1335
12Karl Von Stroheim2263
Kurt Von Stroheim2263
13Kim Duk2227
14Seiji Sakaguchi2193
15Fritz Von Goehring166
Mike Padosis166
16Umanosuke Ueda249
17Danny Hodge126
Wilbur Snyder126
18Tarzan Tyler125
Bill Watts125
19"Killer" Karl Krupp323
20Johnny Valentine112
21Abdullah the Butcher17
Ray Candy17
22Tiger Jeet Singh16
23"Killer" Karl Kox15
Ciclon Negro15
Ron Bass15
Stan Hansen15
24Dick the Bruiser12
Crusher Lisowski12
25Fritz Von Erich10

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . Archeus Communications . 2006. 4th . 0-9698161-5-4 .
  2. Web site: Daily pro wrestling history (02/22): Sting defeats Hogan to win vacant WCW title . February 22, 2017 . February 27, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  3. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (May 11): Von Erichs vs. Verne & Don Leo Jonathan, Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio . May 11, 2015 . March 21, 2020 . . Brian . Hoops.
  4. Web site: Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994 . April 17, 2020 . April 17, 2020 . . Brian . Hoops.
  5. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (Sept. 3): Ric Flair Vs. Terry Funk Texas Death Match, Great Muta Vs. Sting, Ted DiBiase and Stan Hansen win AJPW Tag titles . September 3, 2015 . February 10, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  6. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (June 10): Harley Race beats Ric Flair for NWA title, Jerry Blackwell turns babyface . June 10, 2015 . February 10, 2017 . F4W Staff . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.

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