NWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship_(Central_States_version)

NWA World Tag Team Championship <i>(Central States version)</i>

NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)

Professional wrestling tag team championship

The Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams in Heart of America Sports Attractions, later known as Central States Wrestling (CSW) from 1951 to 1959, then again from 1962 to 1963 and then finally from 1973 to 1979.[1][2] CSW was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), whose bylaws allowed any of their members, referred to as NWA territories, to create their own version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship that would be promoted within their territory.[3] The Central States version was primarily defended in CSW's home town of Kansas City and during their shows across Missouri, Kansas and Iowa.[1][2] As it was a professional wrestling championship, it was not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers. The title was awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[4] In 1957 there were at least 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship being promoted in various NWA territories across the United States.[Championships]

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The Battling Duseks (Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek) were the first NWA World Tag Team Champions in the Hearts of America promotion. Records do not indicate if the Duseks won a tournament or were simply awarded the championship by the promoters prior to being presented as champions on May 26, 1950. Joe and Ernie Dusek would later hold the championship as well as the combination of Emil and Ernie holding the championship twice before the championship was abandoned in 1960.[1][2] From 1960 to 1962 the championship was inactive and instead the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship was recognized as the main tag team championship in the territory.[5] On October 10, 1962 Pat O'Connor and Sonny Myers defeated Bob Geigel and Lee Hennig to win the NWA World Tag Team Champions as the promoters brought the championship back.[1][2] The second era of the championship lasted for around two years until it was abandoned in lieu of the newly created NWA North American Tag Team Championship around 1963.[6] In 1973 CSW abandoned the North American championship and brought the NWA World Tag Team Championship back. Great Togo and Tokyo Joe defeated Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones to win the vacant championship.[1][2] In 1979 Central States Wrestling once again abandoned the championship to permanently adopt the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship as their top tag team championship.[5] Bob Brown and Bob Sweetan were the last holders of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.[1][2]

Ernie and Joe Dusek teamed up to win a total of five tag team championships, the most of any team, followed by Emil and Ernie teaming up for a total of three championships as a unit. Ernie and Joe Dusek both held the championship a total of seven times, the most individual reigns.[1][2] The longest reign of any of the three championships eras belongs to Ernie and Joe Dusek, who held the championship for at least 545 days from late 1956 to June 27, 1958. Due to lack of specific dates for many of the early championship changes it is impossible to clearly determine who had the shortest reign of any champion.[1][2] The shortest confirmed reign was an eight-day reign for the team of Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers from October 25 to November 2, 1956.[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  2. [N 2]
    The length of this reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  3. [N 3]
    The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted between 1 day and 262 days
  4. [N 4]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted at least 35 days
  5. [N 5]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 27 days
  6. [N 6]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 8 days
  7. [N 7]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 8 days
  8. [N 8]
    The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 30 days
  9. [N 9]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted at least 7 days
  10. [N 10]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 43 days
  11. [N 11]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted at least 545 days
  12. [N 12]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 188 days and 218 days
  13. [N 13]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 102 days and 132 days
  14. [N 14]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 204 days
  15. [N 15]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 165 days and 173 days
  16. [N 16]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 9 days
  17. [N 17]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 52 days and 81 days
  18. [N 18]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 33 days
  19. [N 19]
    The records of the championship history past this point have not been found documented. The championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 180 days
  20. [N 20]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 229 days
  21. [N 21]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 229 days
  22. [N 22]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 227 days
  23. [N 23]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 40 days
  24. [N 24]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 41 days
  25. [N 25]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 93 days and 104 days
  26. [N 26]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 12 days
  27. [N 27]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 219 days
  28. [N 28]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 218 days
  29. [N 29]
    The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 80 days and 109 days
  30. [N 30]
    The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 852 days
  31. [N 31]
    Previously worked as Intern #2
  32. [N 32]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 37 days
  33. [N 33]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 72 days and 405 days
  34. [N 34]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 55 days
  35. [N 35]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 15 days and 28 days
  36. [N 36]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 15 days
  37. [N 37]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 70 days
  38. [N 38]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 168 days
  39. [N 39]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 208 days
  40. [N 40]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 93 days
  41. [N 41]
    The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 93 days
  42. [N 42]
    The date the championship abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 79 days and 443 days

Concurrent championships

Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships

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