NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version)

NWA North American Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionHeart of America Sports Attractions / Central States Wrestling
Date established1963
Date retired1973
Statistics
First champion(s)Sonny Myers and Pat O'Connor
Most reignsTeam: "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (5 times)[1]
Individually: Bob Geigel (11 times)[1]
Longest reign"Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (267 days)
Shortest reignGreat Togo and Tokyo Joe (0 days)[Note 1]
Oldest championBob Geigel (48 years, 123 days)[Note 2]
Youngest championDick Murdoch (23 years, 26 days)[Note 3]
Heaviest championKlondike Bill (365 lb (166 kg))[Note 4]
Lightest championBlack Angus Campbell (224 lb (102 kg))[Note 5]

The Heart of America Sports Attractions, or "NWA Central States" version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship was a secondary Tag team championship promoted by the Heart of America Sports Attraction promotion, a National Wrestling Alliance territory based out of Kansas City, Missouri and was defended in Missouri, Kansas and the surrounding states. The Championship was active from 1963 until 1973, originally designed to be a replacement for the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship and after 10 years was replaced with the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was 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.[2]

Documentation shows that a total of 44 individuals formed 39 different teams for a total of 58 Championship reigns, possibly more as there are periods where the championship history was not clearly documented. The first champions were the team of Sonny Myers and Pat O'Connor and the final champions were Great Togo and Tokyo Joe. With Togo and Joe's victory the NWA North American Tag Team Championship was immediately replaced with the Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Due to the replacement Togo and Joe's reign is the shorted with 0 minutes. The longest team reign was 267 as "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel held the championship from September 22, 1966 until June 16, 1967. Brown and Geigel are the team with the most reigns, five in total and Bob Geigel is the person with the most individual reigns, twelve in total.

Title history[edit]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Sonny Myers and Pat O'Connor December 19, 1963 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 63 Myers and O'Connor defeated The Stomper and Mike Sharpe in tournament final
2 Bob Geigel and Bill Miller February 20, 1964 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 92
3 Sonny Myers and Pat O'Connor May 22, 1964 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 [Note 6]
Championship history is unrecorded from May 22, 1964 to June 19, 1964.
4 Don Slatton and Moose Evans June 19, 1964 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 8]
Championship history is unrecorded from June 19, 1964 to February 1965.
— Vacated February 1965 — N/A — — Championship was vacated for undocumented reasons
5 Doug Gilbert and Ron Reed February 19, 1965 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 [Note 9] Defeated Dutch Savage and Tom Clark to win the vacant championship; also recognized as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship.
6 Rocky Hamilton and Dutch Savage March 1965 CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 10]
7 Doug Gilbert and Ron Reed March 25, 1965 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 63
8 Bob Geigel (2) and Dutch Savage (2) May 27, 1965 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 46
— Vacated July 12, 1965 — N/A — — Vacated for unknown reasons
9 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (3) August 1965 CSW show Amarillo, Texas 1 [Note 11] Won tournament; may be held up after a match against Lou Thesz and Bob Ellis in December 1965. [1]
10 Bob Ellis and The Stomper May 19, 1966 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 56
11 Jack Donovan and The Viking July 14, 1966 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 70 [3]
12 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (4) September 22, 1966 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 267 [1]
13 Ron Etchison and Sonny Myers (3) June 16, 1967 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 111
14 Bob Ellis (2) and The Viking (2) October 5, 1967 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 14
15 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (5) October 19, 1967 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 84 [1]
16 Ron Etchison (2) and Klondike Bill January 11, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 21
17 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (6) February 1, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 4 98 [1]
18 Ron Etchison (3) and Sonny Myers (4) May 9, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 77
19 Roger Kirby and The Viking (3) July 25, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 35
20 Ron Etchison (4) and Sonny Myers (5) August 29, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 8
21 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel (7) September 5, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 5 56 [1][4]
22 Terry Martin and Tommy Martin October 31, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 7
23 The Outlaws
(Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes) 		November 7, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 50 [5]
24 Bob Geigel (8) and The Viking (4) December 27, 1968 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 132
25 K.O. Kox and Dick Murdoch (2) May 8, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 35
26 Luke Brown and Tor Kamata June 12, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 17
27 K.O. Kox and Dick Murdoch (3) June 19, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 [Note 12]
28 Luke Brown (2) and Danny Little Bear June 30, 1969 or July 31, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 13]
— Vacated September 19, 1969 — N/A — — Championship was vacated when Luke Brown walked out on Danny Little Bear during a match.
29 Danny Little Bear (2) and Stan Pulaski September 18, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 14 Defeated Tarzan Tyler and The Great Kojika in the finals of a tournament. [6]
30 Luke Brown (3) and The Ox October 2, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 36
31 Danny Little Bear (3) and The Viking (5) November 7, 1969 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 13
32 K.O. Kox (3) and Killer Karl Kox November 20, 1969 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 14]
33 Bob Geigel (9) and The Stomper (2) February 16, 1970 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 15]
34 K.O. Kox (4) and Killer Karl Kox March 4, 1970 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 2 [Note 16]
35 Bob Geigel (10) and The Stomper (3) April 13, 1970 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 2 7
36 K.O. Kox (5) and Killer Karl Kox April 20, 1970 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 3 [Note 17]
Championship history is unrecorded from April 20, 1970 to May 15, 1970.
37 Harley Race and Baron von Raschke May 15, 1970 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 18] Records are not clear on who Race and Von Raschke defeated to win the championship
38 Danny Little Bear (4) and Rufus R. Jones September 1970 CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 19]
Championship history is unrecorded from September 1970 to November 27, 1970.
39 Rufus R. Jones (2) and The Stomper (4) November 27, 1970 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 20]
Championship history is unrecorded from November 27, 1970 to December 18, 1970.
40 Rock Hunter and Roger Kirby (2) December 18, 1970 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 21]
Championship history is unrecorded from December 18, 1970 to March 19, 1971.
41 John Tolos and Baron Von Heisinger March 19, 1971 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 22] Defeated Pat O’Conner and Danny Little Bear.
42 Bob Geigel (11) and The Stomper (5) April 9, 1971 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 3 [Note 23]
43 Buddy Austin and Bob Orton June 1971 N/A [Note 7] 1 [Note 24]
44 Steve Bolus and Rufus R. Jones (3) August 12, 1971 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 [Note 25]
45 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi October 15, 1971 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 1 [Note 26]
46 The Stomper (6) and The Viking (6) November 19, 1971 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 [Note 27]
47 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi December 8, 1971 (NLT) CSW show [Note 7] 2 [Note 28]
48 Omar Atlas and Danny Little Bear (5) January 27, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 14
49 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi February 10, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 3 28
50 Omar Atlas and Danny Little Bear (6) March 9, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 2 2
51 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi March 11, 1972 CSW show Wichita, Kansas 4 41
52 Danny Little Bear (7) and The Stomper (7) April 21, 1972 CSW show St. Joseph, Missouri 1 69
53 [[Black Angus Campbell]|Black Angus Campbell]]] and Roger Kirby (3) June 29, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 111
54 Rufus R. Jones (4) and The Stomper (8) October 18, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 15
55 Roger Kirby (4) and Harley Race (2) November 2, 1972 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 73
56 Bob Geigel (12) and Rufus R. Jones (5) February 1, 1973 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 35
57 Great Togo and Tokyo Joe March 8, 1973 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas 1 0
— March 8, 1973 CSW show Kansas City, Kansas The championship was replaced with NWA World Tag Team Championship with Togo and Tokyo Joe's victory.

Team reigns by combined length[edit]

Key
Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Team No. of reigns Combined days
1 "Bulldog" Bob Brown and Bob Geigel 5 710¤
2 Don Slatton and Moose Evans 1 196¤
2 Ron Etchison and Sonny Myers 3 196
4 Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi 1 154¤
5 Bob Geigel and The Viking 1 132
6 Harley Race and Baron von Raschke 1 113¤
7 Black Angus Campbell and Roger Kirby 1 111
8 Bob Geigel and Bill Miller 1 92
9 Doug Gilbert and Ron Reed 2 77¤
10 Bob Geigel and The Stomper 3 76¤
11 Roger Kirby and Harley Race 1 73
12 Jack Donovan and The Viking 1 70
13 Danny Little Bear and The Stomper 1 69
14 Sonny Myers and Pat O'Connor 2 64¤
15 Bob Ellis and The Stomper 1 56
16 Luke Brown and Danny Little Bear 1 50¤
17 The Outlaws
(Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes)		 1 50
18 K.O. Kox and Killer Karl Kox 3 49¤
19 Bob Geigel and Dutch Savage 1 46
20 K.O. Kox and Dick Murdoch 2 46¤
21 Buddy Austin and Bob Orton 1 43¤
22 Luke Brown and The Ox 1 36
23 Rufus R. Jones and The Stomper 2 36¤
24 Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones 1 35
25 Roger Kirby and The Viking 1 35
26 Ron Etchison and Klondike Bill 1 21
27 Luke Brown and Tor Kamata 1 17
28 Omar Atlas and Danny Little Bear 2 16
29 Bob Ellis and The Viking 1 14
30 Danny Little Bear and Stan Pulaski 1 14¤
31 Danny Little Bear and The Viking 1 13
32 Terry Martin and Tommy Martin 1 7
33 Danny Little Bear and Rufus R. Jones 1 1¤
34 John Tolos and Baron Von Heisinger 1 1¤
35 Rock Hunter and Roger Kirby 1 1¤
36 Rocky Hamilton and Dutch Savage 1 1¤
37 Steve Bolus and Rufus R. Jones 1 1¤
38 The Stomper and The Viking 4 1¤
39 Great Togo and Tokyo Joe 1 0

Individual reigns by combined length[edit]

Key
Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Bob Geigel 12 1,091¤
2 "Bulldog" Bob Brown 5 710¤
3 Ron Etchison 4 582
4 The Viking 5 265¤
5 The Stomper 11 238¤
6 Roger Kirby 4 220¤
7 Sonny Myers 5 217¤
8 Don Slatton 1 196¤
9 Harley Race 2 196¤
10 Moose Evans 1 196¤
11 Danny Little Bear 7 163¤
12 Chati Yokouchi 1 154¤
13 Yasu Fuji 1 154¤
14 Baron von Raschke 1 113¤
15 Black Angus Campbell 1 111
16 Luke Brown 3 103¤
17 Dick Murdoch 3 96¤
18 K.O. Kox 5 95¤
19 Bill Miller 1 92
20 Doug Gilbert 2 77¤
21 Ron Reed 2 77¤
22 Rufus R. Jones 5 73¤
23 Bob Ellis 2 70
24 Jack Donovan 1 70
25 Pat O'Connor 2 64¤
26 Dusty Rhodes 1 50
27 Killer Karl Kox 3 49¤
28 Dutch Savage 2 47¤
29 Bob Orton 1 43¤
30 Buddy Austin 1 43¤
31 The Ox 1 36
32 Klondike Bill 1 21
33 Tor Kamata 1 17
34 Omar Atlas 2 16
35 Stan Pulaski 1 14¤
36 Terry Martin 1 7
37 Tommy Martin 1 7
38 Baron Von Heisinger 1 1¤
39 John Tolos 1 1¤
40 Rock Hunter 1 1¤
41 Rocky Hamilton 1 1¤
42 Steve Bolus 1 1¤
43 Great Togo 1 0
44 Tokyo Joe 1 0

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ The championship was effectively abandoned the moment the match was won.
  2. ^ Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was an older champion.
  3. ^ Records in the birth dates of wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was a younger champion.
  4. ^ Records for the weight of some wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was a heavier champion.
  5. ^ Records for the weight of some wrestlers from this era are not complete, it is possible there was a lighter champion.
  6. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 28 days
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The exact location was not documented for this title change.
  8. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 196 days and 244 days
  9. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 14 days and 33 days
  10. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 20 days
  11. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 261 days and 291 days
  12. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 11 days and 42 days
  13. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 50 days and 173 days
  14. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 88 days
  15. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 16 days and 103 days
  16. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 47 days and 62 days
  17. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 25 days
  18. ^ The date the championship was won and 'ost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 113 days and 156 days
  19. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 132 days
  20. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 21 days and 78 days
  21. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 20 days
  22. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 110 days
  23. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 53 days and 102 days
  24. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 43 days and 72 days
  25. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 64 days
  26. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 35 days and 98 days
  27. ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 19 days
  28. ^ The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 50 days and 68 days

References[edit]

General references
  • Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "(Kansas and Western Missouri) West Missouri: North American Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 253. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "NWA North American Tag Team Title (Central States version)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
Specific references
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The Territorial Era (Mid-1960s to Mid-1980s): Bob Geigel and Bob Brown". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 189–190. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.
  2. ^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
  3. ^ Hoops, Brian (July 14, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 14): Bruiser & Crusher vs. Stevens & Bockwinkel, Gagne vs. Superstar, Lex Luger wins WCW title, Snuka wins ECW title, Sting wins TNA belt". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Hoops, Brian (September 5, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Gagne vs. Crusher loser leaves town, Von Erichs vs. Freebirds, Young Bucks vs. Machine Guns". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. ^ Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The Territorial Era (Mid-1960s to mid-1980s): The Outlaws". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 217–220. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.
  6. ^ "Pro wrestling history (9/18): Flair pins Dusty, Triple H defeats CM Punk in No DQ". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. September 18, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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