NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship

The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1952 through 1961. The title was then replaced with the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship.[1]

Title history

Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Pat Flanagan and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1952-08-28 Toronto, Ontario Defeated Hans Hermann and Lord Athol Layton in a tournament final to become the first champions.
Lou Plummer and Dick Raines 1 1952-12-11 Toronto, Ontario
Al and Tiny Mills 1 January 1953 Toronto, Ontario
Yvon Robert and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1953-01-12 Toronto, Ontario
Al and Tiny Mills 2 1953-11-27 Toronto, Ontario
Hombre Montana and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1954-01-07 Toronto, Ontario
Al and Tiny Mills 3 1954-02-11 Toronto, Ontario
Emil and Ernie Dusek 1 1954-03-04 Toronto, Ontario [2]
Al and Tiny Mills 4 1954 Toronto, Ontario
Tex McKenzie and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1954-06-16 London, Ontario
Great Togo and Tosh Togo 1 1954-07-08 Toronto, Ontario
Jack Claybourne and Luther Lindsay 1 1954-09-28 Hamilton, Ontario Defeated Pat Fraley and Tosh Togo.
Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 1 1954-12-09 Toronto, Ontario
Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson 1 December 1954
Al and Tiny Mills 5 1955-01-20 Toronto, Ontario
Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 2 1955-03-17 Toronto, Ontario
Lord Athol Layton and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1955-07-14
Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober 1 1955-10-25 Toronto, Ontario
Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1955-12-08 Toronto, Ontario
Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober 2 1955-12-29 Toronto, Ontario
Guy and Joe Brunetti 1 1956-08-16 Toronto, Ontario
Hard Boiled Haggerty and Dick Hutton 1 1956-09-20 Toronto, Ontario
Guy and Joe Brunetti 2 1956-09-27 Toronto, Ontario
Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto 1 1956-10-25 Toronto, Ontario
Guy and Joe Brunetti 3 1957-02-05 Hamilton, Ontario
Bill and Ed Miller 1 1957-02-12 Hamilton, Ontario [3]
Pat O'Connor and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1957-05-09 Toronto, Ontario
Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich 1 1957-10-31 Toronto, Ontario
Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-02-13 Toronto, Ontario
Reggie and Stan Lisowski 1 1958-03-20
Bobo Brazil and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-05-22 Toronto, Ontario
Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff 1 1958-06-12 Toronto, Ontario
Dara Singh and Yukon Eric 1 1958-07-10
Reggie and Stan Lisowski 2 1958-08-07 Toronto, Ontario
Bernard Vignal and Whipper Billy Watson 1 1958-08-28 Toronto, Ontario
Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff 2 1958-09-24 London, Ontario
Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson 2 1958-11-13
Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski 1 1959-10-29 Toronto, Ontario
Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 2 1959-12-31 Toronto, Ontario
Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff 3 1960-03-14 Toronto, Ontario
Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 3 1960-04-21 Toronto, Ontario
Doc and Mike Gallagher 1 1960 Toronto, Ontario
Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson 4 1960-08-18 Toronto, Ontario [4]
Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills 1 1960-12-29 Toronto, Ontario
Ilio DiPaolo and Billy Red Lyons 1 1961-01-26 Toronto, Ontario
Title abandoned and replaced with the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version), which had its first champions crowned on 1961-06-08.

See also

References

  1. Tanabe, Hisaharu. "Canadian Open Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
  2. Hoops, Brian (March 4, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  3. Hoops, Brian (February 12, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 12): Christian Cage wins gold in TNA". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  4. Hoops, Brian (August 18, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 18): Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2014". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
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