WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
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Promotion | World Class Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | December 25, 1982 | ||||||||||
Date retired | 1988 | ||||||||||
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The WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a title in World Class Championship Wrestling from 1982 until 1988. From 1982 until 1986, the championship was called NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (Texas version). It featured several notable matches between the Von Erich family and The Fabulous Freebirds.
Title history
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 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) |
December 25, 1982 | Christmas Star Wars | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 191 | Defeated Iron Mike Sharpe, Ben Sharpe, and Tom Steele. David Von Erich worked as a substitute for Buddy Roberts and immediately gives up his share of title to Roberts | [1][2] |
2 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, David and Kerry Von Erich) |
July 4, 1983 | Independence Day Star Wars (1983) | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 39 | [2][3] | |
3 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) |
August 12, 1983 | WCCW Episode #86 | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 112 | Aired on August 20, 1983. | [2] |
4 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, David and Kerry Von Erich) |
December 2, 1983 | WCCW Live event | Dallas, Texas | 2 | [Note 1] | Defeated Gordy, Roberts, and Ric Flair after Hayes loses to loser-leaves-town match to Kerry on November 24, 1983. | [2] |
5 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) |
January 1984 | Live event | Georgia | 3 | [Note 2] | Won the match and the championship by disqualification. | [2] |
6 | The Von Erichs (Fritz, Kevin (3) and Mike Von Erich) |
May 6, 1984 | 1st Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions | Irving, Texas | 1 | 0 | This was a "Badstreet Rules Match" in which there were no rules. The illegal Von Erich made the pinfall. | [2][4] |
7 | The Von Erichs (Kevin (4), Kerry (3) and Mike Von Erich (2)) |
May 6, 1984 | N/A | Irving, Texas | 1 | 48 | Kerry replaced Fritz, who retired later that evening. | [2] |
— | Vacated | June 23, 1984 | WCCW Episode #130 | — | — | — | An NWA representative vacates the title due to the illegal Von Erich scoring the pinfall on 5/6. | [2] |
8 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) |
July 4, 1984 | Independence Day Star Wars (1984) | Ft. Worth, Texas | 4 | 61 | Won the rematch. | [2][5] |
9 | The Von Erichs (Kevin (5), Kerry (4) and Mike Von Erich (3)) |
September 3, 1984 | Labor Day Star Wars (1984) | Ft. Worth, Texas | 2 | 54 | The injured Mike Von Erich did not wrestle in the title match. | [2][6][7] |
10 | Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams and Jake Roberts | October 27, 1984 | 1st Cotton Bowl Extravaganza | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 65 | Defeated Kerry, Mike Von Erich, and Bobby Fulton | [2][8] |
11 | The Von Erichs (Kevin (6), Kerry (5) and Mike Von Erich (4)) |
December 31, 1984 | WCCW Live event | Ft. Worth, Texas | 3 | 188 | [2] | |
12 | Mark Lewin, Killer Tim Brooks and One Man Gang | July 7, 1985 | WCCW Live event | Reno, Nevada | 1 | 57 | Defeated Kevin and Kerry Von Erich. | [2] |
13 | Brian Adias, Kevin (7) and Kerry Von Erich (6) | September 2, 1985 | Labor Day Star Wars (1985) | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 123 | Defeated Mark Lewin, One Man Gang and Jack Victory. | [2][9] |
14 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) |
January 3, 1986 | WCCW Live event | Dallas, Texas | 5 | 121 | [2] | |
15 | The Von Erichs (Kevin (8), Kerry (7) and Lance Von Erich) |
May 4, 1986 | 3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions | Irving, Texas | 1 | 61 | Steve Simpson substituted Kevin Von Erich in the title match. | [2][10] |
16 | The Von Erichs (Kevin (6), Mike (5) and Lance Von Erich (2)) |
July 4, 1986 | N/A | N/A | 1 | 282 | Mike returned from illness and replaced Kerry, who was injured in a motorcycle accident | [2] |
N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
— | Vacated | April 12, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Vacated after Mike Von Erich committed suicide. | [2] |
17 | Kevin Von Erich (10), Chris Adams (6) and Steve Simpson | December 25, 1987 | Christmas Star Wars (1987) | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 10 | Defeated Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Iceman Parsons. | [2][11] |
18 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (6), Buddy Roberts (6) and Iceman Parsons) |
January 4, 1988 | WCWA Live event | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 186 | Defeated Steve Simpson, Chris Adams, and Matt Borne. | [2] |
19 | Michael Hayes (6), Kevin (11) and Kerry Von Erich (8) | July 8, 1988 | WCWA Live event | Dallas, Texas | 1 | [Note 3] | Defeated Roberts, Parsons, and Kimala. | [2] |
— | Deactivated | 1988 | — | — | — | — | [2] |
Team reigns by combined length
- Key
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 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) | 5 | 581¤[Note 2] |
2 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, Mike and Lance Von Erich) | 1 | 282 |
3 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, Kerry and Mike Von Erich) | 3 | 242¤[Note 4] |
4 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts and Iceman Parsons) | 1 | 186 |
5 | Brian Adias, Kevin Von Erich and Kerry Von Erich | 1 | 123 |
6 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, David and Kerry Von Erich) | 2 | 69¤[Note 1] |
7 | Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams and Jake Roberts | 1 | 65 |
8 | The Von Erichs (Kevin, Kerry and Lance Von Erich) | 1 | 61 |
9 | Mark Lewin, Killer Tim Brooks and One Man Gang | 1 | 57 |
10 | Kevin Von Erich, Chris Adams and Steve Simpson | 1 | 10 |
11 | Michael Hayes, Kevin Von Erich and Kerry Von Erich | 1 | 1¤[Note 3] |
12 | The Von Erichs (Fritz, Kevin and Mike Von Erich) | 1 | 0 |
Individual reigns by combined length
- Key
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 | Kevin Von Erich | 11 | 788¤[Note 1][Note 4][Note 3] |
2 | Terry Gordy | 6 | 657¤[Note 2] |
3 | Michael Hayes | 6 | 582¤[Note 2][Note 3] |
4 | Buddy Roberts | 5 | 581¤[Note 2] |
5 | Mike Von Erich | 5 | 524¤[Note 4] |
6 | Kerry Von Erich | 8 | 496¤[Note 1][Note 4][Note 3] |
7 | Lance Von Erich | 2 | 343 |
8 | Iceman Parsons | 1 | 186 |
9 | Brian Adias | 1 | 123 |
10 | Chris Adams | 2 | 75 |
11 | David Von Erich | 2 | 69¤[Note 1] |
12 | Gino Hernandez | 1 | 65 |
13 | Jake Roberts | 1 | 65 |
14 | Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | 57 |
15 | Mark Levin | 1 | 57 |
16 | One Man Gang | 1 | 57 |
17 | Steve Simpson | 1 | 10 |
18 | Fritz Von Erich | 1 | 0 |
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 The exact date on which the Von Erich lost the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 30 and 60 days.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The exact date on which the Freebirds won the title is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 96 and 126 days.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 1 day and 176 days.
- 1 2 3 4 The exact date on which the title was held up is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 0 and 25 days.
References
- ↑ "Christmas Star Wars 1982". Pro Wrestling History. December 25, 1982. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Texas) Dallas: World Class 6-Man Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. pp. 271–272. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "Labor day Star Wars (1983)". Pro Wrestling History. July 4, 1983. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Historical Cards: Parade of Champions 2 (May 5, 1985. Irving, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
- ↑ "Independence Day Star Wars (1984)". Pro Wrestling History. July 4, 1983. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Labor Day Star Wars (1984)". Pro Wrestling History. September 3, 1984. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ Hoops, Brian (September 3, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (SEPT. 3): RIC FLAIR VS. TERRY FUNK TEXAS DEATH MATCH, GREAT MUTA VS. STING, TED DIBIASE AND STAN HANSEN WINS AJPW TAG TITLES". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Historical Cards: 2nd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza (October 6, 1985. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
- ↑ "Labor Day Star Wars (1985)". Pro Wrestling History. September 2, 1985. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Pro Wrestling History. May 4, 1986. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Christmas Star Wars (1987)". Pro Wrestling History. December 25, 1987. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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