Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Reigning World Tag Team champions, vacate the title after winning it; title is inactive until 76-09-22 when the tournament to crown new champions starts.
Defeat Mike Rotundo & Rufus R. Jones in tournament final.
Rufus R. Jones & Bugsy McGraw
1983-07-20
Emporia, VA
Vacant in 83-08.
Long Riders: Ron Bass & Black Bart
1984-08-25
Title retired in 85.
Triple XXX: Drake Dawson & Curtis Thompson
1999-09-11
Reigning Northern Continental champions; awarded Mid-Atlantic Title around 2000-03-17; vacant in 00-09-12 when Dawson leaves NWA to become pit crew member for a NASCAR Winston Cup team; still/again vacant as of 02-09-05.
Defeat Chris Hamrick & Rikki Nelson; vacant sometime after 07-01-23.
Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson
2009-05-02
Shelby, NC
Defeat David Flair & Reid Flair.
Rock'n'Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton
2010-01-16
W. Caldwell, NC
Buff Bagwell & Rikki Nelson [2]
2010-05-01
Anderson, SC
Rock'n'Roll Express [2]
2010-09-18
Maiden, NC
Vacant in 10-11.
Brad Armstrong & Ricky Morton
2010-11-06
Taylorsville, NC
Defeat Chris Hamrick & Jeff Lewis; still champions as of 10-12-04; vacant as of 12-04; continues as MACW Title after the promotion leaves the NWA in 12.
Lords of KAOS: Lance Erikson & Damien Wayne
2013-11-02
Kingsport, TN
Defeat C&C Wrestling Factory: Cedric Alexander & Caprice Coleman; vacant in 14-08 when Erikson and Wayne decide to pursue singles careers.
The Brutes: Mark James & Jimmy Parker
2015-06-20
Louisburg, NC
Defeat the AHL and the Cabelleros in a 3-way match.
William Huckaby & Joe Black
2016-02-27
Williamston, NC
Defeat the Brutes and F1st Generation: Victor Andrews & James Anthony in 3-way match; vacate on 17-04-11 when the team splits.
