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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
National Wrestling Alliance
Northwest Tag Team Title [Minnesota]
Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher
1958-03-22
St. Paul, MN
Have won the World Title, defeating Verne Gagne & Bronko Nagurski on 57-12-26 in Minneapolis, MN; recognized as Upper Midwest champions on 58-04-05 when the recognition as the world chamipions are withdrawn by the NWA "because of numerous conflicting claims to the world crown" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 58-04-06).
Hard Boiled Haggerty & Kinji Shibuya #
1958-04-22
Minneapolis, MN
Haggerty defeats the Gallagher Bros. in a handicap match and selects Shibuya as his partner; defend against the Gallagher Bros. on 58-04-22 in Minneapolis, MN.
Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher #
1958-04-27
Awarded back as Northwest champions due to Haggerty defeating the Gallagher Bros. in a handicap match rather than a tag team match.
