NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship explained

Championshipname:NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
Promotion:Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA Wildside
Created:July 5, 1968
Mostreigns:The Assassins (12 reigns)(as individual) Ole Anderson (17 reigns)
Firstchamp:Alberto and Ramon Torres
Longestreign:The Texas Death Club (Masada and Todd Sexton)
(189 days)
Shortestreign:Pomp and Circumstance (Ace Rodwell and Shaun Tempers)
(Less than 1 day)
Pastnames:
  • MCW/NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
  • NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship
Titleretired:November 22, 2005

The NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was the top tag team championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling from 1968 to 1980, when it was replaced with the NWA National Tag Team Championship.

The title was revived in 1998 by Music City Wrestling as the MCW/NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship. In 1999, it became the top tag team title in NWA Georgia/Wildside as the NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship, until April 2005, when Wildside closed.[1] [2] [3] [4] After the close of NWA Wildside/Anarchy, the Georgia Tag Team Championships were revived by NWA Action. With the close of NWA Action in 2016, Georgia Championship Wrestling remerged in late 2020 and revived the titles in 2021.

Title history

indicates that a title change happened no later than the date listed. Silver marks in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.

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align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
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El Toro and Whitey Whittier 1September 30, 1955Atlanta, GA
The Torres Brothers
1July 5, 1968Atlanta, Georgia
The Vachon Family
1September 6, 1968Atlanta, Georgia
The Torres Brothers
2September 20, 1968Atlanta, Georgia[5]
The Vachon Family
2October 29, 1968Savannah, Georgia
The Torres Brothers
3November 11, 1968
The Assassins
1November 22, 1968Atlanta, Georgia
The Torres Brothers
4December 25, 1969
Assassin #2 and The Professional1January 25, 1969
The title was vacant on March 21, 1969, after the match against Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel.
The Assassins
2April 4, 1969Atlanta, Georgia
El Mongol and The Professional (2)1June 27, 1969Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Ito and Chati Yokouchi1July 10, 1969Athens, Georgia
The Assassins
3August 8, 1969
Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel1October 10, 1969Atlanta, Georgia
The Assassins
4December 19, 1969Atlanta, Georgia
Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel2March 20, 1970Atlanta, Georgia
The title was vacated on June 1, 1970, when Gunkel decides Georgia singles title.
The Professional (3) and Bobby Shane1July 3, 1970Atlanta, Georgia
The Assassins
5August 28, 1970Atlanta, Georgia
The title was vacated on September 25, 1970, due to an illegal headgear worn.
The Assassins
6October 16, 1970Atlanta, Georgia
Ray Gunkel (3) and El Mongol (2)1April 2, 1971Atlanta, Georgia
The Assassins
7June 11, 1971Atlanta, Georgia
The title was held up on October 1, 1971, after the match against Dick Steinborn and George Scott.
The Assassins
8October 8, 1971
The title was stripped on November 20, 1971, due to multiple infractions over recent months.
The Assassins
9November 26, 1971Atlanta, Georgia
Buddy Fuller and Ray Gunkel (4)3December 17, 1971Atlanta, Georgia
The Assassins
10March 10, 1972
The title was held up on August 25, 1972, after The Assassins intentionally got disqualified in a match against Bob Armstrong and Dick Steinborn.
Skandor Akbar and Ox Baker1September 15, 1972Atlanta, Georgia
Argentina Apollo and Dick Steinborn1October 20, 1972Atlanta, Georgia
The title was vacated on November 1, 1972, when Apollo and Steinborn quit GCW to open All-South Championship Wrestling with Ann Gunkel.
The Graham Family
1December 29, 1972Atlanta, Georgia
The Super Infernos
1May 11, 1973
Bob Orton, Jr. and Mr. Wrestling II1June 9, 1973
The Super Infernos
2August 4, 1973
The title was stripped on September 3, 1973, when The Super Infernos got themselves deliberately disqualified in Savannah, Georgia.
Bobby Duncum and Stan Vachon (3)1September 21, 1973Atlanta, Georgia
Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller1October 27, 1973
Gorgeous George, Jr. and Bobby Shane (2)1December 21, 1973Atlanta, Georgia
The title was held up on January 4, 1974, after a match against Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Garvin's
1January 18, 1974Atlanta, Georgia[6]
Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller2March 8, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
The Garvin's
2March 15, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller3May 24, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
1May 31, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II3August 2, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
2August 16, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II2September 6, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
3September 20, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
The title was held up on October 25, 1974, after a match against Buddy Colt and Harley Race in Atlanta, Georgia.
Buddy Colt and Roger Kirby1November 1, 1974Atlanta, Georgia
Jerry Brisco and Rocky Johnson1January 25, 1975Atlanta, Georgia
Assassin #2 (12) and Toru Tanaka1March 17, 1975
Bob Armstrong and Robert Fuller4May 9, 1975Atlanta, Georgia
Bob Orton, Jr. (2) and Dick Slater1June 27, 1975Atlanta, Georgia
The title was vacated on July 29, 1975, when Orton and Slater wina Macon Tag Team Championship.
Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka (2)1September 19, 1975Atlanta, Georgia
Bob Backlund and Jerry Brisco1October 16, 1975
Tony Charles and Les Thornton1December 3, 1975
Jerry Oates and Ted Oates1March 19, 1976Atlanta, Georgia
The Red Devils
1June 7, 1976
Dean Ho and Ken Mantell1July 2, 1976Atlanta, Georgia
Jimmy and Johnny Valiant1July 16, 1976Atlanta, Georgia
The Black Bombers
(Porkchop Cash and Tom Jones)
1September 3, 1976Atlanta, Georgia[7]
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
4October 22, 1976Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II3January 14, 1977[8]
The title was held up after match with The Minnesota Wrecking Crew on February 8, 1977.
Mr. Wrestling I and Mr. Wrestling II4February 15, 1977
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
5February 25, 1977Atlanta, Georgia
Thunderbolt Patterson and Mr. Wrestling I (5)1April 29, 1977Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
6June 10, 1977
The title was vacant when The Minnesota Wrecking Crew leave the area on September 6, 1977.
Tony Atlas and Tommy Rich1September 9, 1977
The Executioner and Pak Song1September 16, 1977
Tony Atlas and Tommy Rich2November 15, 1977
Ole Anderson (7) and Jacques Goulet1December 13, 1977Macon, Georgia
Tony Atlas (3) and Mr. Wrestling II (5)1February 7, 1978Columbus, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
1February 27, 1978Macon, Georgia
Thunderbolt Patterson (2) and Tommy Rich (3)1March 21, 1978Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
2April 28, 1978
Thunderbolt Patterson (3) and Tommy Rich (4)2May 5, 1978
Ole Anderson (10) and Ivan Koloff1June 7, 1978
Rick Martel and Tommy Rich (5)1September 23, 1978Atlanta, Georgia
Ole Anderson (11) and Stan Hansen1October 20, 1978
The title was vacant on November 11, 1978, due to too many DQ's.
The Funks
1November 23, 1978Atlanta, Georgia
The Brisco Brothers
1January 1, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
Ole Anderson (12) and Ivan Koloff2January 19, 1979Atlanta, Georgia[9]
Norvell Austin and Rufus R. Jones1April 25, 1979Augusta, Georgia
The title was vacant on May 1, 1979, when Norvell Austin and Rufus R. Jones leaves the area.
Wahoo McDaniel and Tommy Rich (6)1May 18, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
Ole Anderson (13) and Ivan Koloff3June 8, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
Stan Hansen (2) and Tommy Rich (7)1July 2, 1979Augusta, Georgia
Ole Anderson (14) and Ivan Koloff4August 31, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
Crusher Lisowski and Tommy Rich (8)1September 21, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
Ole Anderson (15) and Ernie Ladd1October 5, 1979
The title was vacant on October 15, 1979, after Ole Anderson turns face and the team splits up.
Austin Idol and The Masked Superstar1November 22, 1979Atlanta, Georgia
The Brisco Brothers
2November 30, 1979
Ole Anderson (16) and Jerry Brisco (6)1December 5, 1979
Ivan Koloff (5) and Alexis Smirnoff1December 7, 1979
Tony Atlas (4) and Kevin Sullivan1April 21, 1980 Atlanta, Georgia
Ivan Koloff (6) and Alexis Smirnoff2April 24, 1980Atlanta, Georgia
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
3June 8, 1980Atlanta, Georgia
The Assassins
1June 16, 1980Augusta, Georgia
Steve Keirn and Mr. Wrestling I (6)1July 30, 1980Columbus, Ohio
The Assassins
2August 6, 1980Columbus, Ohio
Mr. Wrestling I (7) and Mr. Wrestling II (6)5September 19, 1980Atlanta, Georgia
The Fabulous Freebirds
1October 10, 1980Atlanta, Georgia
The title was held up on November 14, 1980, after a match against Austin Idol and Kevin Sullivan. Later The Fabulous Freebirds defeated Robert Fuller and Stan Frazier in a tournament final to become the first NWA National Tag Team Champions on November 27, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia. The National title was eventually unified with the Georgia title, ending its lineage here.
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"MCW/NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
Hot and Heavy
1October 17, 1998Eatonton, Georgia
The Samoan Death Squad
1March 11, 1999Loganville, Georgia
Billy Black and Joel Deaton1April 1, 1999Loganville, Georgia
The title was stripped on June 10, 1999, in Loganville, Georgia when Black attacked promoter Bill Behrens.
Rukkus and Vic Violent1June 10, 1999Loganville, Georgia
The title was stripped on August 19, 1999, when Rukkus and Violent no-showed a title defense.
The Sex Pistols
1August 19, 1999Loganville, Georgia
The Road Hoggs
1November 20, 1999Cornelia, Georgia
The title becomes a part of NWA Wildside, formed from the merger of National Championship Wrestling and NWA Georgia.
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"NWA Wildside Tag Team Championship
The Underdogs
1December 4, 1999Cornelia, Georgia
Bad Attitude
1January 8, 2000Cornelia, Georgia
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
1February 19, 2000Cornelia, Georgia[10]
Bad Attitude
2June 17, 2000Cornelia, Georgia
The title was vacated when Bad Attitude won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating Triple X on August 15, 2000, in Tampa, Florida.
The Boogaloo Crew
1August 19, 2000Cornelia, Georgia
Suicidal Tendencies
1January 6, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
3 Count
1January 19, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
The Boogaloo Crew
2January 20, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
The Kohl Brothers
1February 3, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
Romeo Bliss and David Flair1March 24, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
The Boogaloo Crew
2April 21, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
TNT
1August 4, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
Blackout
1August 10, 2001Kingsport, Tennessee
Project Mayhem
1October 19, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
Blackout
2November 17, 2001Cornelia, Georgia
The Lost Boyz
1March 22, 2002Cornelia, Georgia
The Briscoe Brothers
1August 3, 2002Cornelia, Georgia
TNT
2August 17, 2002Cornelia, Georgia
Tank (2) and Scottie Wrenn (3)1November 2, 2002Cornelia, Georgia
Future Shock
1March 28, 2003Cornelia, Georgia
The Impact
1June 20, 2003Cornelia, Georgia
Bulldog Raines and Tank (3)1July 19, 2003Cornelia, Georgia
Brandon P. (2) and Jeremy Vain1October 18, 2003Cornelia, Georgia
The Texas Death Club
1December 27, 2003Cornelia, Georgia
Murder One and Slim J.1July 3, 2004Cornelia, Georgia
Mikael Adryan and Azrael (3)1September 18, 2004Cornelia, Georgia
Devils Reject
1January 1, 2005Cornelia, Georgia
Pomp and Circumstance
1March 5, 2005Cornelia, Georgia
Devils Reject
2March 26, 2005Cornelia, Georgia
The title reverted to its original name when NWA Wildside closed on April 30, 2005.
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship
Pomp and Circumstance
2November 22, 2005Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
The title become inactive on December 30, 2005
Bald Beautiful Besties
1June 2014
Blunt Force Trauma
1October 25, 2014Griffin, Georgia
Young Lions
1February 28, 2015Stockbridge, Georgia
Drew Adler and Fry Daddy 1June 13, 2015Locust Grove, Georgia
The title vacant on January 23, 2016, after the team splits
Cryme Tyme
1February 13, 2016Atlanta, Georgia
The Face of Pain
1February 27, 2016Locust Grove, Georgia
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"GCW Georgia Tag Team Championship
100 Proof
1May 22, 2021Buckhead, GeorgiaThe title vacated on February 28, 2016, after close of NWA Atlanta is revived as part of the revival of GCW
6:05 Wrecking Crew
1April 30, 2022Buckhead, Georgia
The Grapplers1October 22, 2022Buckhead, Georgia
Alex Kytel & Alexander Lev1May 27, 2023Buckhead, Georgia
The Grapplers2July 29, 2023Buckhead, Georgia
100 Proof
2September 30, 2023Buckhead, Georgia
The Grapplers3December 23, 2023Buckhead, Georgia
Unrated (TJ Trigger & Austin Thorne)1June 29,2024Buckhead, GeorgiaThis was a triple threat match also featuring Scott Mayson & Stevie Frost

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Royal Duncan and Gary Will . Wrestling Title Histories . (Georgia) Atlanta: NWA Georgia Tag Team Title . 142–143. Archeus Communications . 2006 . 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. Web site: Tanabe . Hisaharu . N.W.A. Georgia Tag Team Title . Wrestling-Titles.com . 2007-07-09.
  3. Web site: NWA Georgia Tag Team Title . Solie's Title Histories . 2007-07-09.
  4. Web site: Georgia Tag Team Title/NWA Wildside Tag Team Title History . Solie's Title Histories . 2007-07-09.
  5. Web site: On this date in pro wrestling history (9/20): Flair defeats McDaniel, Gagne beats Von Raschke . September 20, 2015 . February 19, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  6. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title . January 18, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.
  7. 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 WINS AJPW TAG TITLES . September 3, 2015 . February 10, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  8. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/14): Christian wins NWA World Title . January 14, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.
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  10. Web site: Daily Pro Wrestling History (02/19): Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker at No Way Out 2006 . February 19, 2017 . February 27, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.