NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)

NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)
Details
Promotion NWA Tri-State
NWA Mid-America
Date established October, 1971
Date retired 1977

The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship existed from 1971 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Alabama under the banner of NWA Tri-State Wrestling, and at times in Tennessee for NWA Mid-America. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
# The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
— Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
  Indicates periods of unknown lineage
(NLT) Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
¤ Indicates that the data presented in this cell is uncertain.
# Team
(team members)		 Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes
1 Jerry Lawler and Steve Lawler 1 October 8, 1971 (NLT) [Note 1] [Note 2] Live event  
2 The Scufflin' Hillbillies 1 January 13, 1972 (NLT) [Note 3] [Note 2] Live event Championship change took place at some point after November 19, 1971
3 Jerry Lawler and Steve Lawler 2 January 20, 1972¤ 7 Anniston, Alabama¤ Live event  
4 The Scufflin' Hillbillies 2 January 27, 1972¤ 42 Anniston, Alabama¤ Live event  
5 Steve Lawler (3) and Burrhead Jones 1 March 9, 1972¤ [Note 4] Anniston, Alabama¤ Live event  
 
6 Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan 1 April 29, 1972 (NLT) [Note 5] [Note 2] Live event Still billed as champions on May 3, 1972
 
7 Jimmy Golden and Ramon Perez 1 June 22, 1972 (NLT) [Note 6] [Note 2] Live event  
8 Buddy Wayne and Golden Hawk 1 August 12, 1972¤ [Note 7] Anniston, Alabama¤ Live event  
 
9 The California Hippies 1 October 28, 1972 (NLT) [Note 8] [Note 2] Live event  
 
10 The Masked Blitzers
(Masked Blitzer #1 and Masked Blitzer #2)		 1 March 1973 (NLT) [Note 9] [Note 2] Live event  
 
11 Jack Donovan and Jim Williams 1 February 14, 1974 (NLT) [Note 10] [Note 2] Live event  
 
12 Woodrow Bass and Steve Lawler (4) 1 March 28, 1974 (NLT) [Note 11] [Note 2] Live event Still billed as champions on April 11, 1974
 
13 Jack Donovan (2) and Rick Renaldo 1 May 9, 1974 (NLT) [Note 12] [Note 2] Live event  
 
14 Joe Turner and Dennis Condrey 1 July 4, 1974 (NLT) [Note 13] [Note 2] Live event Still billed as champions on August 5, 1974
 
15 Tojo Yamamoto and George Gulas 1 July 4, 1974 [Note 14] [Note 2] Live event  
 
16 The Bounty Hunters

(David Novak and Jerry Novak)

 1 April 1977 (NLT) [Note 15] [Note 2] Live event  
17 Tojo Yamamoto and George Gulas 2 April 20, 1977 [Note 16] Nashville, Tennessee Live event The title change was May 2, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee; Team still billed as champions on August 5, 1977
— Abandoned N/A 1977 N/A N/A N/A Championship abandoned

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 377 days.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  3. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between −358 days and −262 days.
  4. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 51 days.
  5. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 54 days.
  6. ↑ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 51 days and 105 days.
  7. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 77 days.
  8. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 154 days.
  9. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 350 days.
  10. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 42 days.
  11. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 42 days.
  12. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 56 days.
  13. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 56 days.
  14. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 1,031 days.
  15. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 19 days.
  16. ↑ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 255 days.

References

General references
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Alabama: NWA Tri-State Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
Specific
  1. ↑ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
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