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NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE
WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE
1964-19651973
[Tennessee & Alabama]

* Billed as an NWA Title from 1950s.

* See also East Tennessee version.

Farmer Jones & Charlie Keene 1942-10-14 Montgomery, AL
Defeat Mike Chacoma & Jack Purdin and claim the title.
Herb Welch & Roy Welch 1943-11-15 Birmingham, AL
Both teams have claimed the title prior to the match (The Birmingham Post, 43-11-15); also claim the title in Nashville, TN based on the "400-plus victories in the last seven years against but three defeats" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 44-10-03).

Herb Welch & Lester Welch 1953-06<  
Claim the title in Montgomery, AL (The Montgomery Advertiser, 53-06-14).

Georgia version is defended in Montgomery, AL in 56.

Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean 1957-01 *
Billed as as champions on arrival for "succeeding the Smith brothers" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 57-02-03); not officially reocgnized in Birmingham, AL where they are only listed as the claimants; Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo are also billed as champions in Blytheville, AR for having "recently won the world title in Madison Square Garden" (The Courier News, Blytheville, AR, 57-05-04).
Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo 1957-06-25 Nashville, TN
Held up after the match between the Fargos and Herb Welch & Tex Riley on 57-07-02 in Nashville, TN; also held up in Birmingham, AL on 57-07-08.
Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo [2] 1957-07-16 Nashville, TN
Defeat Welch & Riley for the held-up title; also win the rematch in Birmingham, AL on 57-07-15.
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean [2] 1957-07-23 Nashville, TN
The Fargos continue to be billed as champions in Birmingham, AL.
Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo [3] 1957-08-05 Birmingham, AL
Defeat the Corsicas to retain the title; reported in Nashville, TN as a title change (Nashville Banner, 57-08-13); both teams continue to claim the title at least until 57-10, with the Fargos mainly defending the title in Nashville, TN and the Corsicas in Birmingham, AL and Chattanooga, TN; Lee Fields & Mario Galento defeat the Corsicas for the title in Mobile, AL on 57-10-09 but lose to the Fargos on 57-10-16; the Corsicas are billed as Southern champions from 57-11.
Lee Fields & Lester Welch1958-02-06Hattiesburg, MS
Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo [4] 1958-02-26 Mobile, AL
Tex Riley & Len Rossi 1958-05-20Nashville, TN
In Chattanooga, the Fargos still defend the title on 58-05-22 although Riley & Rossi are recognized in Memphis as of 58-06-19; the Fargos may be billed as champions in Florence, AL on 58-05-27.
Mike Gallagher & Doc Gallagher1958-08-19 Nashville, TN
Also hold the Southern title.
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean [5] 1958-10-02 Chattanooga, TN
Billy Wicks & Yvon Roberre #1959-01-05Memphis, TN
Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean #1959-01-12Memphis, TN
Two changes above are not recognized in Nashville (most likely in other cities as well).
Don Fields & Luke Fields (Bobby Fields)1959-02-19Chattanooga, TN
Held up in Florence, AL on 59-04-17 after the match against Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean ends as a no contest.
Don Fields & Luke Fields # 1959-04-24 Florence, AL
Defeats the Corsicas in rematch; held up after the match against Corsica Joe & Corsica Jean on 59-09-28 in Birmingham, AL.
Don Fields & Luke Fields [2] 1959-10-05 Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch; held up after the match against Don Greene & Al Greene on 59-10-13 in Nashville, TN.
Don Greene & Al Greene 1959-10-20 Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
Don Fields & Luke Fields [3] 1959-10-26 Birmingham, AL
Held up after the match against Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo on 59-11-12 in Chattanooga, TN.
Don Fields & Luke Fields [4]1959-11-19Chattanooga, TN
Win rematch.
Jackie Fargo & Don Fargo [5] 1959-11-21Birmingham, AL
Tex Riley & Len Rossi [2] 1960-01-19 Nashville, TN
In Chattanooga, the Fargos still defend the title on 60-01-30 although Riley & Rossi are recognied as of 60-03-17.
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner (Jimmy Brawner)1960-03-29Nashville, TN
Riley & Rossi are billed as champions in Blytheville, AR as of 60-04-18.
Mike Clancy & Oni Wiki Wiki1960-05-02Birmingham, AL
Von Brauners continue to be billed as champions in Memphis, TN.
Tor Yamato & Mr. Moto1960-06-20Birmingham, AL
Pat Fraley & Freddy Fraley 1960-09-06 Nashville, TN
Tor Yamato & Mr. Moto [2] 1960-09-13 Nashville, TN
Held up after the match against Herb Welch & Lester Welch on 60-10-04 in Nashville, TN; still held up after a rematch on 60-10-11 in Nashville, TN; in Memphis, TN, Don Fields & Bobby Fields defeat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner on 60-06-27 but lose back on 60-07-04.
Lester Welch & Herb Welch1960-10-18Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
Tor Yamato & Mr. Moto [3]1960-11-08Nashville, TN
Don Greene & Al Greene [3] 1960-11-19Chattanooga, TN
Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa (Jay Strongbow) 1961-02-17 Knoxville, TN
Held up after the match against Sputnik Monroe & Rocket Monroe on 61-04-13 in Chattanooga, TN.
Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa [2]1961-04-20Chattanooga, TN
Win rematch; held up after the match against Jackie Fargo & Joe Fargo in 61-05-15 in Birmingham, AL since the wrong person is pinned; remains held-up after the Fargos defeat Welch & Scarpa via DQ on 61-05-22 in Birmingham, AL.
Lester Welch & Joe Scarpa [3]1961-05-29Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch; Scarpa suffers a concussion during a boxing match against Jackie Fargo on 61-06-13; Welch is still listed as a co-holder of the title as of 61-06-27 but the title is most likely vacant in late 61-06 or early 61-07.
Jackie Fargo & Joe Fargo (Joseph Gordon) # 1961-07-16<  
Billed as champions in Dothan, AL at least until 61-08-04; most likely not recognized in other towns.
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [2] 1964-05
Billed as champion on arrival, sometime before 64-05-24.
Tōjō Yamamoto & Al Perez1964-08-10Memphis, TN
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [3] 1964-08-24 Memphis, TN
Held up after the match against Tōjō Yamamoto & Alex Perez on 64-09-15 in Nashville, TN; still held up after a rematch on 64-09-22 in Nashville, TN.
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [4] 1964-09-29 Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
Alex Perez & Joe Scarpa 1964-10-15 Chattanooga, TN
Repeated in Memphis, TN on 64-10-19 (Von Brauners may have regained the title somewhere).
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [5]1964-10-29Chattanooga, TN
Held up after the match against Jackie Fargo & Wilbur Snyder on 65-03-02 in Nashville, TN; NWA orders a tournament to be held.
Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano 1965-03-09Nashville, TN
Win a one-night 3-team tournament over Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner and Tōjō Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai.
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [6]1965-04-13Nashville, TN
Vacant in 65-04 when Kurt is injured; in Chattanooga, TN, Tōjō Yamamoto & Mitsu Hirai win the title on 65-04-29 defeating the Von Brauners and Jackie Fargo & Mario Milano in a round-robin tournament and defend on 65-05-06, but the Von Brauners are again billed as champions on 65-05-13; Kurt is sidelined in mid-65-05 (probably injured in a match 65-05-11 in Nashville, TN); title is vacant in 65-06 most likely when Kurt cannot return to action within 30 days (The Tennessean, 65-06-13).
Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat 1965-09< Tampa, FL *
Billed as champions for having "recently" won a tournament (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 65-09-21).
Tōjō Yamamoto & Al Perez [2] 1965-10-11 Memphis, TN
Eddie Graham & Sam Steamboat [2] 1965-10-25 Memphis, TN
Hiro Matsuda & Kanji Inoki (Antonio Inoki) 1966-01-15 Memphis, TN
"Last Saturday at Memphis" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 66-01-19); Matsuda & Inoki again defeat Graham & Steamboat for the title on 66-01-27 in Chattanooga, TN (or Graham & Steamboat may have regained sometime in-between); vacant sometime between 66-02-14 and 66-02-23 when Inoki breaks his leg.
Herb Welch & Al Costello1966-05-30Memphis, TN
Defeat Karl von Brauner & Eric von Brauner in a 5-team round-robin tournament final.
Karl Von Brauner & Luke Graham1966-08-03Nashville, TN
Moose Evans & Giant Evans 1966-08-24 Nashville, TN
Tōjō Yamamoto & Tamayo Soto1966-10-06Chattanooga, TN
Tōjō Yamamoto & Prof. Itō (Ueda Umanosuke)1966-10
Itō replaces Soto; Yamamoto & Ito are billed as having won the title "two weeks ago" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 66-10-16); Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi defeat Yamamoto & Itō on 67-01-25 in Nashville, TN but the belts are later returned.
Jackie Fargo & Herb Welch1967-01-30Memphis, TN
Tōjō Yamamoto & Prof. Itō [2]1967-02-06Memphis, TN
Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi1967-03-08Nashville, TN
Held up in Chattanooga, TN after the match against Blue Infernos on 67-03-16; Fargo & Rossi continue to be billed as champions in other cities.
Blue Infernos1967-03-22Nashville, TN
Also defeat Don Kent & Jim Osborne in one-night tournament final on 67-03-23 for the recognition in Chattanooga, TN.
Bad Boy Hines & Billy Boy Hines1967-04-27Chattanooga, TN
Blue Infernos [2]1967-05-11Chattanooga, TN
Bad Boy Hines & Billy Boy Hines [2]1967-05-27Chattanooga, TN
Tamayo Soto & Great Yamaha (Hoshino Kantarō) 1967-06-29 Chattanooga, TN
Bad Boy Hines & Billy Boy Hines [3] 1967-07
Sometime between 67-07-16 and 67-07-22; vacant in late 67-07 (sometime after 67-07-27) when Billy Hines is hospitalized with a liver ailment and will be unable to wrestle for at least two months.
Don Carson & Ron Carson (Dick Murdoch) 1967-08-09 Nashville, TN
Defeat Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi in tournament final; held up after the match against Jackie Fargo & Len Rossi on 67-08-23 in Nashville, TN.
Don Carson & Ron Carson [2] 1967-08-30Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
Bad Boy Hines & Billy Boy Hines [4] 1967-09-14 Chattanooga, TN
Motoshi Okuma & Shin-ya Kojika (Great Kojika) 1967-10
Sometime after 67-10-14; "recently" (Chattanooga News-Free Press, 67-10-22).
Len Rossi & Tamayo Soto 1967-12-22Huntsville, AL
Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell & Eddie Sullivan) 1968-03-28Chattanooga, TN
Scufflin’ Hillbillies: Rip & Slim 1968-05-06 Birmingham, AL
Mighty Yankees [2] 1968-05-13 Birmingham, AL
Len Rossi & Tamayo Soto [2] 1968-06-17 Birmingham, AL
"Three weeks ago" (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN, 68-07-07).
Mighty Yankees [3] 1968-07-08Birmingham, AL
Held up after the match against Dennis Hall & Ken Lucas on 68-08-03 in Chattanooga, TN.
Ken Lucas & Dennis Hall1968-08-10Chattanooga, TN
Win rematch.
Mighty Yankees [4] 1968-08-17 Chattanooga, TN
Silento Rodriguez & Johnny Walker defeat Yankees on 68-08-29 in Chattanooga, TN (title change not confirmed).
Len Rossi & Johnny Walker 1968-09-16Birmingham, AL
Tōjō Yamamoto & Johnny Long 1968-11-18Birmingham, AL
Les Thatcher & Dennis Hall1968-11-28Chattanooga, TN
Tōjō Yamamoto & Johnny Long [2] 1968-12-14 Chattanooga, TN
Len Rossi & Don Carson 1969-01-27Birmingham, AL
Tōjō Yamamoto & Johnny Long [3] 1969-02-03 Birmingham, AL
Rossi & Carson continue to be billed as champions in in Chattanooga, TN, but the title is held up immediately after the match on 69-02-20.
Len Rossi & Don Carson [2]1969-02-24Birmingham, AL
Yamamoto & Long defeat Rossi & Carson on 69-02-27 in Chattanooga, TN for the locally held-up title; Rossi & Carson defeat Yamamoto & Long on 69-03-13 in Chattanooga, TN for the local recognition.
Great Mephisto & Dante 1969-03-29 Birmingham, AL
Len Rossi & Don Carson [3] 1969-04-07 Birmingham, AL
Great Mephisto & Dante [2] 1969-04-14 Birmingham, AL
Repeated? in Chattanooga, TN on 69-04-26.
Don Carson & Bearcat Brown 1969-05-19 Birmingham, AL
Great Mephisto & Dante [3] 1969-06-16 Birmingham, AL
Lose to Johnny Walker & Bearcat Brown on 69-06-21 in Chattanooga, TN but continue to be billed as champions in other towns.
Don Carson & Bearcat Brown [2] 1969-06-23 Birmingham, AL
Repeated in Nashville , TN on 69-06-25; in Chattanooga, TN, Walker & Brown lose to Mephisto & Dante on 69-06-28, regain the title on 69-07-05, and hold the title as late as 69-07-29; held up in Birmingham, AL after the match between Carson & Brown and the Spoilers on 69-07-21.
Spoilers 1969-07-28Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch.
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown 1969-08-04 Birmingham, AL
Held up in Birmingham, AL after the match against the Spoilers on 69-08-25.
Spoilers [2] 1969-09-01 Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch.
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [2] 1969-09-20 Chattanooga, TN
Spoilers [3] 1969-10-02 Chattanooga, TN
Ex-Mighty Yankees: Pepe Lopez & Tony Russo 1969-10-15 Nashville, TN
Spoilers [4] 1969-10-22 Nashville, TN
Len Rossi & Tōjō Yamamoto 1969-11-10 Birmingham, AL
Vacant after Yamamoto breaks his arm on 69-12-06.
Len Rossi & Bob Armstrong 1969-12-15 Birmingham, AL
Defeat Rip Tyler & Randy Tyler in tournament final.
Bob Ramstad & Buddy Wayne 1970-01-03 Birmingham, AL
Spoilers [5] 1970-01-19 Birmingham, AL
Bob Armstrong & Ken Lucas 1970-02-09 Birmingham, AL
Held up in Birmingham, AL after the match against the Interns on 70-03-30.
Bob Armstrong & Ken Lucas [2] 1970-04-20 Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch.
Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez 1970-05-11Birmingham, AL
In Chattanooga, TN, Frankie Cain & Dennis Hall defeat the Spoilers for the title on 70-06-06; held up in Birmingham, AL after the match against Bob Armstrong & Ken Lucas on 70-06-29 ends as no contest.
Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez [2] 1970-07-06 Birmingham, AL
Win the rematch.
Len Rossi & The Mystery Man (Bearcat Brown) [3] 1970-08-03 Birmingham, AL
Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez [3] 1970-08-17 Birmingham, AL
Lose to Len Rossi & Dennis Hall on 70-09-12 in Chattanooga, TN but continue to be billed as champions in other towns; lose to Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown on 70-09-07 in Birmingham, AL but continue to be billed as champions in other towns.
Mystery Men (Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown) [4] 1970-09-16 Nashville, TN
Rossi is unmasked during the match; Brown also starts wrestling without the mask later in the month; John & Lopez continue to be billed as champions in Memphis, TN and lose to Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas on 70-12-07.
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente 1970-10-01 Chattanooga, TN
Defeat Rossi & Brown.
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [5]1970-10-15Chattanooga, TN
Still champions as of 70-11-09; in Memphis, TN, Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez are still billed as champions as of 70-11-16 and lose to Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas on 70-12-07.
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente [2] 1970-12-05<
Oni Wiki Wiki & Mighty Atlas 1970-12-16 Nashville, TN
Have defeated Big Bad John & Pepe Lopez on 70-12-07 in Memphis, TN for the local recognition; John & Lopez are again billed as champions in Memphis, TN as of 70-12-21.
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente [3] 1971-01-06 Nashville, TN
Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden 1971-01-25 Birmingham, AL
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente [4] 1971-02-01 Birmingham, AL
Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden [2]1971-03-06Chattanooga, TN
Oni Wiki Wiki & Young Atlas defeat Hart & Parente for the title on 71-03-09 in Florence, AL.
Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente [5]1971-03-20Chattanooga, TN
Hall & Golden may continue to defend in other cities.
Avengers (Dennis Hall & Jimmy Golden) [3] 1971-03-27Chattanooga, TN
Unmasked themselves; Johnny Long & Pepe Lopez are billed as champions in Blytheville, AR as of 71-04-06.
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner (Kurt von Stroheim) 1971-04-24 Huntsville, AL
Hall & Golden continue to be billed as champions but lose to the Alaskans: Mike York & Frank Mote on 71-04-24 in Chattanooga, TN and again in Nashville, TN on 71-04-28; Len Rossi & Bearcat Briown are billed as champions in Chattanooga, TN as of 71-05-03; the Von Brauners are billed as champions in Nashville, TN by 71-05-09.
Big Bad John & Omar Atlas 1971-05-19 Nashville, TN
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [2] 1971-05-24 Birmingham, AL
Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett 1971-06-12 Chattanooga, TN
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [3]1971-06-19Chattanooga, TN
Lose to Jackie Fargo & Robert Fuller in Chattanooga, TN on 71-09-04 but are again billed as champions as of 71-09-12.
Interns 1971-09-06 Birmingham, AL
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [7] 1971-09-13 Birmingham, AL
Interns [2] 1971-09-20 Birmingham, AL
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [8] 1971-10-04 Birmingham, AL
Vacant after Brown is injured on 71-10-17 (The Birmingham News, 71-11-02); Interns are still billed as champions in Memphis, TN as of 71-10-18.
Len Rossi & Kevin Sullivan 1971-11-08 Birmingham, AL
Defeat Oni Wiki Wiki & Tom Drake in tournament final.
Don Greene & Al Greene [4] 1971-11-20 Birmingham, AL
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [8] 1971-12-06 Birmingham, AL
Don Greene & Al Greene [4] 1971-12  
Sometime after 71-12-19.
Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown [9] 1972-03-25Chattanooga, TN
Don Greene & Al Greene [5] 1972-04<
Have defeated Rossi & Brown in what is most likely a non-title match on 72-04-05 in Nashville, TN held up on 72-04-19 after a non-title match against Bearcat Brown & Tony Charles (substituting for the injured Kevin Sullivan in the 3rd fall) in Nashville, TN due to a controversial finish.
Don Greene & Al Greene [6] 1972-04-26 Nashville, TN
Win rematch.
[...]
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [4] 1972-05-21<
Robert Fuller & Kevin Sullivan1972-05-24Nashville, TN
Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner [5] 1972-05-31 Nashville, TN
Robert Fuller & Sputnik Monroe 1972-07-17 Memphis, TN
Von Brauners continue to defend in other cities and defend against Fuller & Monroe on 72-07-20 in Florence, AL; Fuller & Monroe defeat the Von Brauners again in Memphis, TN on 72-07-31.
Don Greene & Al Greene [7] 1972-08-15? Louisville, KY?
Jackie Fargo & Eddie Marlin 1972-08-28 Memphis, TN
Don Greene & Al Greene [8] 1972-09-18 Memphis, TN
Tōjō Yamamoto & Johnny Walker 1972-10-09 Memphis, TN
[...]
Fabulous Kangaroos: Al Costello & Don Kent 1973-02<
Billed as International Champions upon arrival in 73-01; start being billed as the World Champions sometime between 73-01-13 and 73-02-18; may lose to Tōjō Yamamoto & Ben Justice on 73-03-29 in Chattanooga, TN but continue to be billed as champions (The Chattanooga Times, 73-04-01).
Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis 1973-09-22 Chattanooga, TN
Interns [3] 1973-10-06 Chattanooga, TN
Don Greene & Bearcat Brown1973-11-08Chattanooga, TN
Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis defeat Fabulous Kangaroos in Nashville, TN on 73-11-07 and the Interns in Birmingham, AL on 73-11-12 for the local recognitions.
Interns [4]1973-11-15Chattanooga, TN
Also defeat Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis for the recognitions in Birmingham, AL on 73-11-19 in Nashville on 73-11-21.
Lorenzo Parente & Randy Curtis [2]1973-11-28Nashville, TN
Interns [5] 1973-12-05 Nashville, TN
Leave the area in 74-03.
[...]
Assassins 1976-07-11<
Billed as champions in Louisville, KY.
[...]
Super Stars 1976-07-18<
Billed as champions in Memphis, TN; still champions as of 76-08-22.
[...]
Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan 1977-04-24<
Billed as NWA champions in Memphis, TN.

* Thanks to Kriss Knights for additional information.


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