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Billed as having defeated Blackjack Mulligan & Blackjack Lanza for the title.
Robert Fuller & Don Greene
1972-01-24
Birmingham, AL
Vacant in 72-02 when the team breaks up.
Don Greene & Al Greene
1972-02-28
Birmingham, AL
Win a 6-team tournament.
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
1972-03-06
Birmingham, AL
Don Greene & Al Greene [2]
1972-04-03
Birmingham, AL
Defeat Golden & The Masked Marvel (Birmingham Post-Herald, 72-04-04); in Chattanooga, TN, Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner defeat Len Rossi & Tony Charles on 72-04-08 for the local recognition and lose to Len Rossi & Tony Charles on 72-04-29; the Greenes are billed as the champions in Chattanooga, TN as of 72-05-01 and lose to Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown on 72-07-01; the Greenes are still champion in Birmingham, AL as of 72-06-05.
Medics
1972-06-19
Birmingham, AL
Medic #2 is injured on 72-06-28 in Louisville, KY and is forced to vacate "since one is unable to wrestle for eight weeks" (Birmingham Post-Herald, 72-06-30).
May be held up after the match against Frankie Lane & Charlie Cook on 76-03-17 in Nashville, TN.
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Bill Ash & David Schultz *
1976
George Gulas & Gorgeous George Jr. *
1976
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Masked Superstars
1976-08-30<
Still champions as of 76-09-13.
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Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey [2]
1976-11-08<
Lexington, KY *
Billed as having won the title from Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller.
Tōjō Yamamoto & Tommy Rich
1976-11-15
Birmingham, AL
Phil Hickerson & Dennis Condrey [3]
1976-12-04<
Ricky Gibson & Bill Dundee
1976-12-26
Chattanooga, TN
Defeat Condrey & The Executioner.
Samoans: Tio & Tapu
1977-01-02
Chattanooga, TN
Held up (at least in Nashville, TN) after the match against Ken Lucas & Tommy Rich on 77-02-02.
Ken Lucas & Tommy Rich
1977-02-09
Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
Samoans [2]
1977-02-16
Nashville, TN
Pez Whatley & Ray Candy
1977-05-30
Birmingham, AL
In Nashville, TN, Candy & Ken Lucas have defeated the Samoans for the title on 77-05-25, but Lucas is replaced by Whatley later in the month.
Samoans [3]
1977-07-16
Chattanooga, TN
Repeated in Birmingham, AL on 77-07-18.
Pez Whatley & Ray Candy [2]
1977-07-25
Birmingham, AL
May be repeated in Chattanooga, TN on 77-08-06; vacant in 77-08 when Candy leaves the area.
George Gulas & Tōjō Yamamoto
1977-08-24
Nashville, TN
Win 3-team tournament over Angelo Poffo & Lanny Poffo and The Samoans; vacant in 77-12 due to Gulas' injury.
Gypsy Joe & Leroy Rochester
1977-12-25
Nashville, TN
Defeat Bearcat Brown & Pez Whatley in tournament final; Lanny Poffo & Pez Whatley defeat Joe & Rochester on 78-01-14 in Chattanooga, TN for the local recognition; Joe & Rochester continue to be recognized in other towns.
Gordy & Hayes continue to be recogzed in Chattanooga, TN and lose to Tōjō Yamamoto & Great Tōgō on 79-07-14.
Tōjō Yamamoto & Great Tōgō
1979-07-25
Nashville, TN
Have defeated Gory & Hayes for the recognition in Chattanooga on 79-07-14; still/again champions as of 79-08-25; vacant in 79-09.
George Gulas & Bobby Eaton [2]
1979-09-08
Chattanooga, TN
Defeat Tōjō Yamamoto & David Schultz in one-night tournament final; vacant in 79-12< when Gulas and Eaton split.
Jim Dalton & Butch Malone
1979-12-01
Chattanooga, TN
Defeat George Gulas & Ken Lucas in one-night tournament final.
George Gulas & Ken Lucas
1979-12-08
Chattanooga, TN
Blond Bombers: Larry Latham & Wayne Farris
1979-12-15
Chattanooga, TN
George Gulas & Bobby Eaton [3]
1980-01-27
Chattanooga, TN
Blond Bombers [2]
1980-02-16
Chattanooga, TN
Rocky Brewer & Pat Rose
1980-03-05
Nashville, TN
Rocky Brewer & George Gulas defeat Blond Bombers: Larry Latham & Wayne Farris in one-night tournament final to be recognized in Chattanooga, TN at least until 80-04.
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Rocky Brewer & George Gulas [2]
1980-03-30<
Tōjō Yamamoto & Gypsy Joe [3]
1980-05
Rocky Brewer & George Gulas [3]
1980-05-28
Nashville, TN
Still champions as of 80-06-12.
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Bobby Eaton & Great Tōgō
1980-06-29<
Billed as champions in Huntsville, AL.
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Blond Bombers [3]
1980-07
Don Fargo & Robert Gibson
1980-09-03
Nashville, TN
Manchurians
1980-09-13
Chattanooga, TN
Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton
1980-09-21?
Chattanooga, TN?
Title retired in 80-11 after Jerry Jarrett takes over the Mid-American titles from Nick Gulas.
* Thanks to Scott Teal for the belt photo and Kriss Knights for additional information.