Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship explained

Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship
Created:September 6, 1978
Promotion:Southwest Championship Wrestling
Texas All-Star Wrestling
Firstchamp:Coloso Colosetti and Killer Tim Brooks
Finalchamp:Mike Golden and Dizzy Golden
Retired:November 1986
Mostreigns:The Dynamic Duo (Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez) (4 reigns)
Pastnames:
  • SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (1978–1985)
  • Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship (1985–1986)

The Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in Texas All-Star Wrestling. The title was first established in Southwest Championship Wrestling in 1978 when it was the SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship. The title's name was changed to the Texas All-Star Texas Tag Team Championship in May 1985 after SCW was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling in April, and changed again to the Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship in 1986 before the title was abandoned in November that year when Texas All-Star was purchased by the World Class Wrestling Association.

Title history

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SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship
1September 6, 1978 San Antonio, TX Defeat Kevin Von Erich and David Von Erich.
[...]
The Dynamic Duo
(Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez)
11981Title awarded
1August 15, 1981San Antonio, TX[1]
The Dynamic Duo
(Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez)
21981?
1February 26, 1982 Houston, TX
Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas1??
The Dynamic Duo
(Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez)
3April 1982?
Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas 2June 11, 1982?
The Dynamic Duo
(Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez)
4August 24, 1982?
1October 1982Defeat Blanchard and a substitute when Hernandez no-shows but are stripped for pinning the substitute to win the belts.
Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas 3December 1982Defeat The Grapplers in tournament final.
The Grapplers
(Len Denton and Tony Anthony)
1January 16, 1983San Antonio, TX[2]
The Dynamic Duo
(Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez)
5March 21, 1983San Antonio, TX
VacantMarch 21, 1983Vacant on the same day when Blanchard attacks Hernandez with title belt immediately after victory.
The Grapplers
(Len Denton and Tony Anthony)
2April 2, 1983San Antonio, TX
The Sheepherders
(Luke Williams and Jonathan Boyd)
1May 7, 1983San Antonio, TX
1June 1983Boyd breaks his leg in an auto accident.
VacantJuly 4, 1983Williams attacks Jaggers after losing a non-title match to Bob Sweetan and Sweet Brown Sugar in San Antonio, TX.
1August 29, 1983San Antonio, TX Defeat Bob Sweetan and Ken Timbs in 4-team tournament final.
The Fabulous Blonds
(Eric Embry and Ken Timbs)
1 September 26, 1983San Antonio, TX Defeat Moreno and Scott Casey after Luke Williams reportedly breaks Jaggers' arm on September 19, 1983
Held upNovember 24, 1983San Antonio, TX Title held up after a match against The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
The Fabulous Blonds
(Eric Embry and Ken Timbs)
2December 3, 1983San Antonio, TX Defeat The Rock 'n' Roll Express in rematch.
1April 9, 1984San Antonio, TX
The Fabulous Blonds
(Eric Embry and Ken Timbs)
3June 13, 1984Awarded when Perez and Fernandez do not defend title
The Fabulous Blonds
(Eric Embry (4) and Dan Greer)
1July 21, 1984Timbs leaves SWCW and is replaced by Greer sometime before July 21, 1984.
1September 9, 1984San Antonio, TX
The Fabulous Blonds
(Eric Embry (5) and Dan Greer (2))
2October 18, 1984San Antonio, TX
1December 17, 1984San Antonio, TX
The Maoris
(Tudui and Wakahi)
1January 20, 1985San Antonio, TX SWCW is sold to Texas All-Star during The Maoris' reign in May 1985.
Renamed Texas All-Star Texas Tag Team Championship
American Force
(Paul Diamond and Frank Lang)
1May 1985
New Zealand Maoris 2 May 12, 1985 San Antonio, TX
American Breed
(Paul Diamond (2) and Nick Kiniski)
1May 25, 1985San Antonio, TX
1July 5, 1985San Antonio, TX
Vacant August 1985Madril and Guerrero split after Guerrero pulls out of a scheduled defence against American Force with Gory Guerrero as a selected guest referee; Madril and substitute Black Gordman lose the match and attack Gory.
Chavo Guerrero1September 1, 1985San Antonio, TX Chavo defeats Madril to take possession of both belts but chooses to give them away instead of picking a new partner
American Force
(Paul Diamond (3) and Shawn Michaels)
1September 1, 1985San Antonio, TX Given belts by Chavo Guerrero.
The Masked Hoods
(Ricky Santana and Tony Torres)
1September 29, 1985San Antonio, TX
American Force
(Paul Diamond (4) and Shawn Michaels (2))
2November 17, 1985San Antonio, TX
Al Madril (2) and Magnificent Zulu 1January 27, 1986?
Al Madril (3) and Mike Golden 1April 1986Zulu is fired.
Renamed Texas All-Star U.S.A. Tag Team Championship
The Dream Team
(King Parsons and Tiger Conway Jr.)
1May 23, 1986Pasadena, TX
1August 10, 1986Pasadena, TX
The Dream Team
(King Parsons and Tiger Conway Jr.)
2September 30, 1986Houston, TX
Mike Golden and Dizzy Golden 2October 1986Awarded after Parsons leaves promotion.
Title retiredNovember 1986Texas All-Star is sold to World Class Wrestling Association

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history: IWGP Champ wins 1-G, Orton beats Benoit . August 15, 2015 . February 11, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  2. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles . January 16, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.