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In 1981 they were joined by Norvell Austin. In his obituary, The Washington Post described him as "a professional wrestler whose blue-collar bona fides. The AWA tag team champions, Red Bastien and the Crusher, would feud with the newly formed team of Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens. This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. AWA Southern Tag Team Championship. In 1969, after making a babyface turn, Stevens went against Patterson. The team would go on to capture the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Memphis's CWA in 1982 and utilize the "Freebird Rule", which would allow any of the three members to defend the titles. Both wrestling fans and the promoters felt the loss. Ricky Rice & Tom Johnson (JIP) Curt Hennig vs. Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s. Luke Brown and Jake Smith (151 days) [1] [2] Shortest reign. 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Masanori Saito (斎藤 昌典, Saitō Masanori, February 1, 1942 – July 14, 2018) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Express in WWE, with Captain Lou Albano as their manager. Stafford takes time off for personal reasons; Mull may win a tournament to replace her; Daisy Mae & Golden Venus are billed as champions in West Virginia in 53-03. Sandy Shore Spring Break 24/7 Season 8: Episode 43 . When Verne Gagne defected from. Shreveport, Louisiana:. Percentage. Before battling in the WWE, The Rockers and The Nasty Boys competed for the AWA World Tag Team Titles. The NWA World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created by the National Wrestling Alliance. ". 1972 #32 Reggie Parks & Stan Pulaski (4)Robert Remus (August 27, 1948) is an American retired professional wrestler known by the ring name Sgt. no. 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Steve O. 6/6/82 MilwaukeeThe Fabulous Freebirds were a groundbreaking professional wrestling tag team that attained fame in the 1980s, performing into the 1990s. AWA Tag Team Championship Match Verne Gagne & Mad Dog Vachon vs. Anthony White (born April 23, 1954) better known by his ring name Tony Atlas is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. - Ron Ritchie beat 666 (sub Buddy Landell) - Tully Blanchard (sub Buck Robley) beat Buzz Tyler - King Cobra & Tiger Mask beat Roger Kirby & Scott Farris. AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Wahoo McDaniel & George Scott (sub Billy Robinson) in a 2/3 falls match 1. AWA Tag Team Champions Dick the Bruiser & the Crusher defeated Mitsu Arakawa & Dr Moto Bill Watts defeated Butcher Vachon Mad Dog Vachon defeated Joe Scarpello (sub Chris Markoff) Rene Goulet defeated Mike Riker. 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After Sheik Adnan had his arm broken in a tag team match against Mad Dog Vachon and Verne Gagne in Gagne's first of many comebacks, Blackwell was left without a healthy tag team partner. 2012 #12- Alberto and Enrique Torres defeated Curtis Iaukea & Mr. Austin Idol and Dutch Mantel (122 days) Shortest reign. Jay York is an American professional wrestler. of Steel Strap match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship - Christopher Daniels defeated Elix Skipper to retain the TNA X Division Championship - Team Nash (B. Curt Hennig Baron Von Raschke vs. Retired. Although remembered as the first AWA Tag Team champions, Kowalski's team with Tiny Mills, dubbed Murder Incorporated, worked all over the world, touring Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Mills' native Canada. HBK has had such a successful career in the WWE that many forgot he once competed for one of the WWE's biggest competitors, the AWA. - AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel drew Dewey Robertson - US Champion Jimmy Snuka beat Ric Flair - Johnny Weaver & Jay Youngblood beat The Scorpion & Brute Bernard - The Destroyer beat Klondike Bill . Slaughter under the name "General Adnan". Knoxville, Tennessee: - Ron Fuller beat Don Carson in a Loser Leaves Town match - Great Mephisto beat The Gladiator The Road Warriors Achieve Early Popularity In AWA, WCW, And Japan . It began in late-1981, when Brunzell and Gagne captured the AWA Tag Team Championship and carried over to dozens of rematches. 1977) NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Championship (xx. 9 Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham, WWE Tag Team Championship. In 1990 he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF formerly WWWF, now known as the WWE), where he managed Sgt. 1966 - today) Title Holders. The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. Although he and Marty Jannetty never (officially) won tag team gold in the WWE, the two were AWA Tag Team Champions on two occasions. While in the WWF, he became a one time WWF Intercontinental Champion and a one time WWF Tag Team. - AWA Tag Team Champions Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens beat Billy Robinson & Don Muraco - Superstar Billy Graham beat Bill Watts - Rene Goulet beat George Scott - Reggie Parks beat Lord Blears - Ken Patera beat Johnny Heidman. Thomas Erwin "Tom" Zenk (November 30, 1958 - December 9, 2017) was an American professional wrestler, also known by his nickname The Z-Man. In either a tag team with a younger partner or used as a foe to get a youngster ready for the big time, Parks was a well-respected grappler. AWA WORLD TAG TEAM 24K GOLD Championship Belt. After winning the AWA World Tag Team Championship twice, the team continued to the WWF as The Rockers and had a high-profile breakup in January 1992.