NWA National Tag Team Championship (Midwest)
Title
National Wrestling Alliance -
World Tag Team Title [SD/WI//IL/IN/MI/OH/PA/NY] (1951-1962)
American Wrestling Alliance - World Tag Team Title [Indiana] (1959-1964)
1951-12-06< | ||
Billed as champions in Elwood, IN on this date; also defend title on 52-03-06 in Sterling, IL and on 52-03-10 in Manitowoc, WI. | ||
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Lord Athol Layton & Lord James Blears | 1953 | |
Billed as champions on arrival. | ||
1953-07-25 | Chicago, IL | |
Defeat Blears & Martino Angelo, substituting for injured Layton. | ||
Lord Athol Layton & Lord James Blears [2] | 1953-09-16 | Menands, NY |
1953-09-23 | Menands, NY | |
1953-10-17 | Chicago, IL | |
Reported as "Midwest" title (Chicago Tribune, 53-10-18); vacant in 53 (sometime after 53-12-11) when Sharpes leave the area; still billed as champions on a Syracuse, NY paper as of 54-01-12. | ||
1954-02-06< | Â | |
Awarded. | ||
1954-02-13 | Chicago, IL | |
Defeat Melby & Jack Witzig, substituting for injured Darnell; lose to Hans Hermann & Hans Schmidt on 54-06-24 in Toledo, OH probably for a local recognition; lose to Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff on 54-11-30 in Hamilton, ON for a local recognition; lose to Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman on 55-02-24 in Toledo, OH most likely for a local recognition; lose to Pat O'Connor & Roy McClarty on 55-03-19 in Moline, IL probably for a local recognition; still champions as of 56-02-01. | ||
1956-02 | Â | |
Stan replaces Art Neilson(?) | ||
Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff | 1956-11-24 | Milwaukee, WI |
The Lisowskis continue to be recognized in Indiana but lose to the Volkoffs on 57-01-10 in Indianapolis, IN. | ||
1957-05-17 | Chicago, IL | |
Gagne & Edouard Carpentier may win the title from the Volkoffs on 57-05-25 in Milwaukee, WI. | ||
Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff [3] | 1957-06< | |
1957-06-27< | ||
Lose to Joe Tangaro & Guy Brunetti in Indianapolis, IN on 57-10-17 but continue to be recognized in Illinois. | ||
Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff [4] | 1958-02-22 | Chicago, IL |
Lose to Dick the Bruiser & Hans Schmidt on 58-08-09 in Omaha, NE but but continue to be recognized in Illinois. | ||
1958-11-15 | Chicago, IL | |
Nicoli Volkoff & Boris Volkoff [5] | 1959-01-10< | |
Still champions as of 59-03-26. | ||
1959-05-27< | Â | |
Billed as champions in Madison, WI as having "dethroned" the Volkoffs (Wisconsin State Journal, 59-05-27). | ||
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1959-08-06 | Indianapolis, IN | |
Defeat Dick Afflis & Angelo Poffo in tournament final; also recognized in Wisconsin but may not be recognized in Illinois; becomes AWA World Title when the Indiana promotion leaves NWA in 60-01. | ||
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Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello & Roy Heffernan | 1960-11-05< | |
Still/again champions as of 61-09-20 and 62-09-04; also recognized in Pittsburgh, PA and Detroit, MI. |
1959-08-06 | Indianapolis, IN | |
Defeat Dick Afflis & Angelo Poffo in tournament final for NWA World Title; renamed AWA World Title after promotion leaves NWA in 60-01. | ||
1960-02-11 | Indianapolis, IN | |
The Shires continue to be recognized as in Michigan. | ||
1960-04-09 | Indianapolis, IN | |
1960-11-05 | Indianapolis, IN | |
Red Bastien & Lou Bastien | 1961-02-02 | Ft. Wayne, IN |
1961-05-12 | Anderson, IN | |
Red Bastien & Lou Bastien [2] | 1961-06-27 | Indianapolis, IN |
Art Neilson & Stan Neilson | 1961-07-17 | Muncie, IN |
Johnny Barend & Magnificent Maurice | 1962-02-27 | Indianapolis, IN |
Art Neilson & Stan Neilson [2] | 1962-03-06 | Indianapolis, IN |
George Scott & Sandy Scott | 1962-07-27 | Indianapolis, IN |
Art Neilson & Stan Neilson [3] | 1962-08-17 | Indianapolis, IN |
1962-11-22 | Indianapolis, IN | |
Art Neilson & Stan Neilson [4] | 1963-01-01 | Indianapolis, IN |
Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff | 1963-09 | Bryant, SD * |
Sometime before 63-09-17. | ||
1963-11-05 | Indianapolis, IN | |
Ciclon Negro & Masked Terror | 1963-12-03 | Indianapolis, IN |
Wilbur Snyder & Dick the Bruiser [2] | 1963-12-10 | Indianapolis, IN |
Stripped in 64-02 upon forming WWA; Sndyer & Bruiser continue to claim the World Title. | ||
Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher | 1964-03-17 | Indianapolis, IN |
Defeat George Scott & Sandy Scott in tournament final. | ||
George Scott & Sandy Scott [2] | 1964-03-24 | Indianapolis, IN |
Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher [2] | 1964-04-21 | Indianapolis, IN |
Title retired in 64-09. |
