The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was first defended in the Tennessee Mid-America territory from 1974 to 1981 as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship. Jim Crockett Promotions then created its own version of the titles in 1984 until it was abandoned in late 1989. It was revived briefly in 1998 by NWA 2000[1].
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The titles
Jim Crockett Promotions used it as a secondary title for main eventers to hold in between singles title runs. WCW used it for the same reason but rarely used it as a match to draw fans due to the excitement generated by seeing six men wrestling in the same match as Crockett did.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Jackie Fargo, George Gulas & Dennis Hall | 1 | November 14, 1974 | Chattanooga, TN | Defeat Jerry Lawler, Don Kent & Juan Sebastian in tournament final |
| Big Bad John, Lorenzo Parente & John Gray | 1 | January 16, 1975 | Chattanooga, TN | |
| Tojo Yamamoto, George Gulas & Dennis Hall | 1 | February 1975 | ? | |
| Jackie Fargo, George Gulas & Dennis Hall | 2 | March 1975 | ? | Records unclear as to how they got the titles |
| Vacated | 1975 | Titles vacant | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto, George Gulas & Tommy Rich | 1 | October 1975 | ? | Win Tournament |
| Phil Hickerson, Dennis Condrey & Al Greene | 1 | October 31, 1975 | ? | |
| Tojo Yamamoto, George Gulas & Tommy Rich | 2 | November 1975 | ? | |
| George Gulas, Dennis Hall & Charlie Cook | 1 | April 1976 | ? | |
| George Gulas, Bobby Eaton & Jerry Barber | 1 | October 9, 1978 | ? | Records unclear as to who they defeated |
| Vacated | November 1978 | Barber lost loser-leaves-town match | ||
| George Gulas, Bobby Eaton & Arvil Hutto | 1 | December 1, 1978 | Huntsville, AL | Win tournament |
| Tojo Yamamoto, Gypsy Joe & The Beast | 1 | January 1979 | Tullahoma, TN | |
| George Gulas, Bobby Eaton & The Mexican Angel | 1 | 1979 | ? | |
| Tojo Yamamoto, Dennis Condrey & Chris Colt | 1 | April 17, 1979 | ? | |
| Tojo Yamamoto, Great Togo & David Schultz | 1 | August 1979 | ? | Records unclear as to how they got the titles |
| George Gulas, Ken Lucas & Prince Tonga (AKA Haku) | 1 | 1979 | ? | |
| Vacated | October 1979 | Tonga left area | ||
| George Gulas, Ken Lucas & Joey Rossi | 1 | November 4, 1979 | Tullahoma, TN | |
| Tojo Yamamoto, Bobby Eaton & Secret Weapon | 1 | November 22, 1979 | Bowling Green, KY | |
| George Gulas, Rocky Brewer & Mystery Man | 1 | June 5, 1980 | Bowling Green, KY | |
| Title Retired | 1981 | Title inactive | ||
| Revived and renamed NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Don Kernodle | 1 | December 4, 1984 | Titles Awarded | |
| Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Krusher Khruschev | 1 | January 1985 | Khruschev replaces Kernodle (Baron Von Raschke replaces Khruschev in January 1986 due to an injury) | |
| Dusty Rhodes & Road Warriors | 1 | May 17, 1986 | Baltimore, MD | |
| Ivan Koloff & Powers of Pain | 1 | February 12, 1988 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Vacated | April 1988 | Powers of Pain go to WWF | ||
| Dusty Rhodes & Road Warriors | 2 | July 9, 1988 | Chicago, IL | Defeated Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard, & Arn Anderson to fill vacancy |
| Vacated | October 25, 1988 | Warriors turn on Rhodes | ||
| Road Warriors & Genichiro Tenryu | 1 | December 7, 1988 | Chattanooga, TN | Animal defeats Dusty Rhodes in a singles match and awards his share of the title to Tenryu |
| Vacated | January 1989 | Tenryu and Warriors stop appearing as a team due to Tenryu focusing on Triple Crown title; NWA shelves 6-man title | ||
| Revived by NWA 2000 Promotion | ||||
| The Misfits | 1 | February 21, 1998 | Overbrook, NJ | Defeat the Lost Boys & Slayer |
| Title retired | December 1998 | Title abandoned | ||
See also
- National Wrestling Alliance
- World Championship Wrestling
- Jim Crockett Promotions
- WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, revival in WCW.
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship, revival by Genichiro Tenryu in his WAR promotion in Japan.
References
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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