NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) | |||||||||||
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Promotion | NWA All-Star Wrestling [1] [2] | ||||||||||
Date established | June 1966 [1] [2] | ||||||||||
Date retired | 1968 | ||||||||||
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The Vancouver version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was used by NWA All-Star Wrestling from 1966 to 1968. [1] [2] When the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was created in 1948, the board of directors decided to allow each NWA member to create its own local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. [3] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively, but instead is determined by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. [4]
The first team to hold the championship was the Tolos brothers ( Chris Tolos and John Tolos). Records indicate that they were presented as champions in June 1966, but records are unclear on how they won the belts. The title was used for just under two years before being abandoned in favor of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. [1] [2] [5] The Tolos brothers and the team of Don Jardine and Dutch Savage were the only teams to hold the championship twice, and John Tolos the only wrestler to hold the championship three times. The Tolos brothers' second reign, from March 13 to October 3, 1967, is the longest at 203 days. Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci held the title for just 21 days, the shortest confirmed reign of any champion. [1] [2]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Tony Borne and John Tolos | June 1966 | NWA All-Star show | [Note 1] | 1 | [Note 2] | Records are unclear on how Borne and Tolos won the championship. | [1] [2] |
2 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | October 3, 1966 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 84 | [1] [2] | |
3 | Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci | December 26, 1966 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 21 | [1] [2] | |
4 | John (2) and Chris Tolos | January 16, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 21 | Also won NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] [6] |
5 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | February 6, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 35 | Jardine and Savage only won the NWA World Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
6 | John (3) and Chris Tolos | March 13, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 203 | [1] [2] | |
7 | Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham | October 2, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 63 | [1] [2] | |
8 |
The Assassins ( Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
December 4, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | [Note 3] | Also won NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
— | Deactivated | 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship was defended as recently as May 1968 [7] but was later abandoned by NWA All-Star Wrestling in favor of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
Symbol | Meaning |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Team | # of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | John and Chris Tolos | 2 | 224 |
2 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | 2 | 119 |
3 | Tony Borne and John Tolos | 1 | 95¤ [Note 2] |
4 | Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham | 1 | 63 |
5 | Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 21 |
6 |
The Assassins ( Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
1 | ¤ [Note 3] |
Symbol | Meaning |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | John Tolos | 3 | 319¤ [Note 2] |
2 | Chris Tolos | 2 | 224 |
3 | Don Jardine | 2 | 119 |
Dutch Savage | 2 | 119 | |
5 | Tony Borne | 1 | 95¤ [Note 2] |
6 | Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | 63 |
Dr. Jerry Graham | 1 | 63 | |
8 | Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 21 |
Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | 21 | |
8 | Assassin #1 | 1 | ¤ [Note 3] |
Assassin #2 | 1 | ¤ [Note 3] |
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) | |||||||||||
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Details | |||||||||||
Promotion | NWA All-Star Wrestling [1] [2] | ||||||||||
Date established | June 1966 [1] [2] | ||||||||||
Date retired | 1968 | ||||||||||
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The Vancouver version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship for tag teams that was used by NWA All-Star Wrestling from 1966 to 1968. [1] [2] When the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) was created in 1948, the board of directors decided to allow each NWA member to create its own local version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. [3] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively, but instead is determined by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport. [4]
The first team to hold the championship was the Tolos brothers ( Chris Tolos and John Tolos). Records indicate that they were presented as champions in June 1966, but records are unclear on how they won the belts. The title was used for just under two years before being abandoned in favor of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship. [1] [2] [5] The Tolos brothers and the team of Don Jardine and Dutch Savage were the only teams to hold the championship twice, and John Tolos the only wrestler to hold the championship three times. The Tolos brothers' second reign, from March 13 to October 3, 1967, is the longest at 203 days. Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci held the title for just 21 days, the shortest confirmed reign of any champion. [1] [2]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Tony Borne and John Tolos | June 1966 | NWA All-Star show | [Note 1] | 1 | [Note 2] | Records are unclear on how Borne and Tolos won the championship. | [1] [2] |
2 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | October 3, 1966 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 84 | [1] [2] | |
3 | Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci | December 26, 1966 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 21 | [1] [2] | |
4 | John (2) and Chris Tolos | January 16, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 21 | Also won NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] [6] |
5 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | February 6, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 35 | Jardine and Savage only won the NWA World Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
6 | John (3) and Chris Tolos | March 13, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2 | 203 | [1] [2] | |
7 | Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham | October 2, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | 63 | [1] [2] | |
8 |
The Assassins ( Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
December 4, 1967 | NWA All-Star show | Vancouver, British Columbia | 1 | [Note 3] | Also won NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
— | Deactivated | 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship was defended as recently as May 1968 [7] but was later abandoned by NWA All-Star Wrestling in favor of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship | [1] [2] |
Symbol | Meaning |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Team | # of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | John and Chris Tolos | 2 | 224 |
2 | Don Jardine and Dutch Savage | 2 | 119 |
3 | Tony Borne and John Tolos | 1 | 95¤ [Note 2] |
4 | Abdullah the Butcher and Dr. Jerry Graham | 1 | 63 |
5 | Don Leo Jonathan and Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 21 |
6 |
The Assassins ( Assassin #1 and Assassin #2) |
1 | ¤ [Note 3] |
Symbol | Meaning |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | John Tolos | 3 | 319¤ [Note 2] |
2 | Chris Tolos | 2 | 224 |
3 | Don Jardine | 2 | 119 |
Dutch Savage | 2 | 119 | |
5 | Tony Borne | 1 | 95¤ [Note 2] |
6 | Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | 63 |
Dr. Jerry Graham | 1 | 63 | |
8 | Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 21 |
Don Leo Jonathan | 1 | 21 | |
8 | Assassin #1 | 1 | ¤ [Note 3] |
Assassin #2 | 1 | ¤ [Note 3] |