The NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship was a tag team title created in 1962, and contested in the National Wrestling Alliance's Tri-State territory, which was promoted by Leroy McGuirk (Arkansas and Oklahoma) and Jack Curtis and Aurelian Grizzly Smith (Louisiana).
For most of its existence, the title was the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship.
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Promotion | NWA Tri-State | ||||||||||
Date established | 1962 | ||||||||||
Date retired | 1982 | ||||||||||
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This group of promoters existed until Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling bought out the majority of the Tri-State territory, and also Gil Culkin and George Gulkin's Mississippi territory, in August 1979. After Watts took over, McGuirk took the title to Oklahoma, the only part of the Tri-State territory not owned by Watts. The U.S. Tag Team Championship's name was then changed to the Tri-State Tag Title in 1980.
The title lasted until Tri-State closed in 1982, when Mid-South Wrestling took over Oklahoma from McGuirk.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) | ||||||||||
1 | Jan Madrid and Louie Tillet | 1962 | Tri State show | 1 | Records are unclear as to whom they defeated. | |||||
2 | Alberto and Ramon Torres | 1962 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
3 | The Dirty Daltons (Jack and Jim Dalton) | July 2, 1962 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from July 2, 1962 to September 2, 1963. | ||||||||||
4 | Jerry Kozak and Bill Watts | September 2, 1963 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | Defeated The Bolos to win the championship | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from September 2, 1963 to April 1966 (NLT). | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | April 1966 (NLT) | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons | |||
5 | The Assassins (Assassin 1 and Assassin 2) | May 10, 1966 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | Defeated Stan Kowalski and The Great Matsuda in a tournament final. | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 10, 1966 to 1966/1967. | ||||||||||
6 | Jack Brisco and Haystacks Calhoun | 1966/1967 | Tri State show | 1 | Records are unclear as to whom they defeated. According to his answer to a question on the Wrestlingclassics.com website from 08-01-2002, Jack Brisco said that they beat the Assassins. | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1966/1967 to March 10, 1967. | ||||||||||
7 | The Assassins (Assassin 1 and Assassin 2) | March 10, 1967 | Tri State show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2 | 60 | Defeated Skandor Akbar and Swede Karlson. | |||
8 | Jack Brisco (2) and Gorgeous George, Jr. | May 9, 1967 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | 7 | ||||
9 | Togo Shikuma and Chati Yokouchi | May 16, 1967 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | |||||
10 | Skandor Akbar and Danny Hodge | October 1967 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
11 | Chuck Karbo and Chati Yokouchi | December 1967 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
12 | Jack Donovan and Ron Reed | April 1968 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from April 1968 to May 4, 1968. | ||||||||||
13 | Skandor Akbar and Danny Hodge | May 4, 1968 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 | Defeated Chuck Karbo and Chati Yokouchi. | ||||
Championship history is unrecorded from May 4, 1968 to December 3, 1968. | ||||||||||
14 | Danny Hodge (3) and Lorenzo Parente | December 3, 1968 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | ||||
15 | Treach Phillips and Karl Von Stroheim | January 1969 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
16 | Alberto and Ramon Torres | May 6, 1969 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 2 | |||||
17 | The Medics (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) | October 1969 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | |||||
18 | Alberto and Ramon Torres | 1969 | Tri State show | 3 | ||||||
19 | The Medics (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) | 1969 | Tri State show | 2 | ||||||
20 | Tarzan Baxter and Karl Karlson | November 2, 1969 | Tri State show | Little Rock, Arkansas | 1 | 91 | ||||
21 | Luke Brown and Dutch Savage | February 1, 1970 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 59 | ||||
— | Vacated | April 1970 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Dutch Savage left the promotion | |||
22 | The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) | May 8, 1970 | Tri State show | 1 | 19 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | ||||
23 | Luke Brown (2) and Danny Hodge (4) | May 27, 1970 | Tri State show | Springfield, Missouri | 1 | 2 | ||||
24 | The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) | May 29, 1970 | Tri State show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2 | |||||
25 | Billy Red Lyons and Bill Watts (2) | January 1971 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
26 | Karl Von Brauner and Waldo Von Erich | March 1971 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
27 | The Kentuckians (Luke Brown (3) and Grizzly Smith) | April 1971 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
28 | The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2) | 1971 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
29 | Tom Jones and Billy Red Lyons (2) | May 31, 1971 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 295 | ||||
30 | The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart and Lorenzo Parente) | March 21, 1972 | Tri State show | Monroe, Louisiana | 1 | 153 | ||||
31 | Tom Jones (2) and Ken Mantell | August 21, 1972 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 7 | ||||
32 | Terry Garvin and Duke Myers | August 28, 1972 | Tri State show | Monroe, Louisiana | 1 | This was a disputed victory. Garvin and Myers defeated The Continental Warriors and Tom Jones and Ken Mantell in a three-team tournament on September 4, 1972 in Shreveport, Louisiana, making them the rightful champions. | ||||
33 | Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi | December 1972 | Tri State show | 1 | The title change occurred no later than this date. | |||||
34 | Bull Bullinski and Dennis Stamp | February 13, 1973 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 7 | ||||
35 | The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) | February 20, 1973 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 3 | |||||
36 | Eddie Sullivan and Rip Tyler | 1973 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
37 | Dewey Robertson and Dennis Stamp (2) | May 1973 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
38 | Alex Perez and El Gran Tapio | July 1973 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
39 | Kim Duk and Stan Kowalski | September 1973 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
40 | Luke Brown (4) and Klondike Bill | January 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
41 | Brown and Siegfried Stanke | March 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | Brown and Stanke also defeated Bob Kelly and Rocket Monroe in March 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana, unifying the Gulf Coast version of the U.S.Tag Team Championship. | |||||
42 | Chief Thundercloud and Chief White Cloud | June 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
43 | Steve Lawler and Jim White | September 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
44 | Johnny Eagles and Terry Lathan | October 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
45 | Frank Goodish and Stan Hansen | October 1974 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
46 | Jay Clayton and Danny Hodge (5) | July 9, 1975 | Tri State show | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 1 | |||||
47 | Killer Karl Kox and Dick Murdoch | October 1975 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
vacated | December 1975 | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated when Knox and Murdoch broke up the team | ||||||
48 | Greg Valentine and Bill Watts (3) | January 7, 1976 | Tri State show | 1 | Defeated The Hollywood Blonds. | |||||
49 | Greg Valentine and Gorgeous George Jr. | January 1976 | Tri State show | 1 | Watts was injured, and Gorgeous George, Jr. replaced him. | |||||
50 | The Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown and Buddy Roberts) | March 18, 1976 | Tri State show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 4 | 11 | ||||
51 | Buck Robley and Bob Slaughter | March 29, 1976 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 30 | ||||
52 | Ted DiBiase and Dick Murdoch (2) | April 28, 1976 | Tri State show | Fort Smith, Arkansas | 1 | 13 | ||||
53 | Killer Karl Kox (2) and Bob Sweetan | May 11, 1976 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 161 | ||||
54 | Killer Karl Kox (3) and Ken Patera | October 19, 1976 | Tri State show | 1 | Defeated Bob Sweetan and Randy Tyler | |||||
55 | Billy Robinson and Bill Watts (4) | 1976 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | |||||
56 | Skandor Akbar (2) and Choi Sun | January 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | |||||
57 | Tony Rocco and Bob Sweetan | March 16, 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 10 | ||||
58 | The Medics (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) | March 26, 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 3 | 143 | ||||
59 | Porkchop Cash and Mike George | August 16, 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 7 | ||||
60 | The Medics (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) | August 23, 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 4 | 35 | ||||
61 | Porkchop Cash and Dr. X | September 27, 1977 | Tri State show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 30 | ||||
62 | Ciclón Negro and Dr. X | October 27, 1977 | Tri State show | 1 | Defeated Ray Candy and Porkchop Cash after Cash and Dr. X split up. | |||||
63 | The Brute and Dr. X | 1977 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
64 | Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear | February 22, 1978 | Tri State show | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1 | 42 | ||||
65 | The Assassin (3) and Ernie Ladd | April 5, 1978 | Tri State show | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1 | 18 | ||||
66 | Ray Candy and Steven Little Bear | April 23, 1978 | Tri State show | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 2 | 12 | ||||
67 | Jerry Brown (5) and Bobby Jaggers | May 5, 1978 | Tri State show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 | 197 | ||||
68 | Mike George (2) and Randy Tyler | November 18, 1978 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
vacated | December 1978 | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated after a match against Jerry Brown and Bobby Jaggers ended inconclusively. | ||||||
69 | André the Giant and Dusty Rhodes | December 25, 1978 | Tri State show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | Defeated Stan Hansen and Ernie Ladd in the finals of the 10-team tournament. | ||||
70 | Dusty Rhodes and The Spoiler (2) | January 1979 | Tri State show | 1 | The Spoiler took the place of André the Giant. | |||||
71 | The Angel and The Assassin (4) | January 25, 1979 | Tri State show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 177 | The Spoiler turned on Rhodes. | |||
72 | Buck Robley and Bill Watts (5) | July 21, 1979 | Tri State show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 27 | ||||
vacated | August 17, 1979 | N/A | N/A | Championship vacated when Robley was injured by Angelo Mosca during a match. At this point Bill Watts formed Mid-South Wrestling and introduced the Mid-South Tag Team Championship. | ||||||
73 | Sugar Bear Harris and Oki Shikina | October 1979 | Tri State show | 1 | Records are unclear as to whom they defeated. | |||||
74 | Herb Calvert and Jimmy Garvin | November 5, 1979 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
75 | Steve Lawler and Siegfried Stanke | December 1979 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
76 | Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert | March 3, 1980 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
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77 | Ron McFarlane and Doug Somers | 1980 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
78 | Hector Guerrero and Ron Sexton | 1980 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
79 | Ron McFarlane and Doug Somers | 1980 | Tri State show | 2 | ||||||
80 | Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert | 1980 | Tri State show | 2 | ||||||
— | Vacated | 1980 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Tommy Gilbert was injured. | |||
81 | Chief Frank Hill and Terry Orndorff | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | Won a tournament. | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
— | Vacated | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated after a match against The Akbar Army (Jerry Brown and Ron McFarlane). | |||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
82 | The Akbar Army (Jerry Brown (6) and Ron McFarlane (3)) | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |||||
83 | Eddie Gilbert (3) and Ricky Morton | May 16, 1981 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | |||||
84 | Mike George (3) and Ed Wiskoski | July 11, 1981 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 14 | ||||
85 | Eddie Gilbert (4) and Ricky Morton | July 25, 1981 | Tri State show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from July 25, 1981 to 1981. | ||||||||||
86 | Dave and Joel Deaton | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |||||
87 | Eric Embry and Chief Frank Hill | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
88 | Porkchop Cash and Doug Somers | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | ||||||
— | Vacated | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Cash and Somers broke up the team | |||
89 | Turk Ali Bey and El Toro | 1981 | Tri State show | 1 | Records unclear as to whom they defeated. | |||||
Championship history is unrecorded from 1981 to 1982. | ||||||||||
— | Deactivated | 1982 | — | — | — | — | NWA Tri-State closed, territory was taken over by Mid-South Wrestling. |
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