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Billed as champions in Bristol, TN; win the National Title on 43-10-22.
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Don Keene & Charlie Keene
1948-04-02
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Mike Chacoma & Billy Brooks for the Southern Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title; declared vacant "recently" by NWA president Harry Landry after Don leaves for Australia (The Knoxville Journal, 48-06-06).
Have won a tournament in Nashville, TN on 48-06-29; recognized as champions in Knoxville, TN as of 48-09-05; most likely vacant when Roberts leaves the area around 49-02.
Billed as having defeated Walter Sirois & Bill Canny "last October" (Asheville Citizen-Times, Asheville, NC, 50-11-01); still/again champions in Asheville, NC as of 51-04-04.
Have "recently" won a 7-week tournament (The Knoxville Journal, 51-06-24) for the Southern Junior Heavyweight Title; "some weeks back" (The Knoxville Journal, 51-07-04).
Welchs are listed as champions on 53-10-09 but the report next morning has Roberts & Kowalski retaining the title (The Knoxville Journal); declared vacant by the NWA on 53-10-14 when Roberts & Kowalski can no longer maintain the weight limit.
Defeat Red Roberts & Karl Kowalski for the Southern Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title; Herb is listed as a co-holder of "the Mid-South and the Southern States" titles (Kingsport Times and Kingsport News, both 53-09-09).
Billed as champions in Knoxville, TN; have "recently won the crown in Nashville from Roy and Herb Welch" (Kingsport Times-News, 53-11-08); still champions in Johnson City, TN as of 54-10-13, Bristol, TN as of 55-03-20, and Knoxville, TN as of 55-06-03.
Billed as champions in Knoxville, TN for having won the title by defeating John Smith & Al Smith, George Becker & Jack Witzig, and Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya (The Knoxville Journal, 58-02-27); held up after the match against Herb Welch & Chris Belkas on 58-03-21 in Knoxville, TN.
Defend Charlotte version in East Tennessee; billed as Southern Junior Heavyweight Champions in Bristol, TN as of 58-12-14; still junior heavyweight champions as of 59-01-11.
Defeat Karl Von Brauner & Kurt Von Brauner for the World Title but are billed as Southern Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions in Kingston, TN (Kingsport Times, 60-06-22).
Tor Yamato & Mr. Moto
1960-06-20
Birmingham, AL
Win the World Title but are billed as Southern Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions in Kingston, TN.
Billed as the Southern Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions; still champions as of 61-09-07.
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Hassan Bey & Chris Averoff
1962-05-06<
Billed as champions in Kingsport, TN.
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Don Greene & Al Greene [2]
1962-09-16<
Billed as champions in Bristol, TN.
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Ray Andrews & Eric Pomeroy
1963-01-19<
Medics
1963-01-21
Memphis, TN
Still champions in Kingsport, TN as of 63-04-04.
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Karl Von Stroheim & Skull Von Stroheim
1963-07-21<
Bavarian Boys: Harry Wenzel & Rudy Jacobs
1963-07-28<
Karl Von Stroheim & Skull Von Stroheim [2]
1963-08-02
Knoxville, TN
Tojo Yamamoto & Alex Perez
1964-01-16
Chattanooga, TN
The Von Stroheims continue to claim the title but lose to Sam Steamboat & Steve Kovacs on 64-01-31 in Knoxville, TN; Yamamoto & Perez defeat Steamboat & Kovacs on 64-02-07; still champions in Kingsport, TN as of 64-05-10.
