WWA Tag Team Title History
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Indiana WWA Tag Team Title
4/25/64 Southside Armory: 1st
Indianapolis WWA card, Bruiser and Snyder successfully defended their
WWA tag team title by going to a draw with the Miller Brothers
7/31/64 SS Armory: Angelo Poffo
and Nicoli Volkoff stopped Bruiser and Snyder on a 3rd fall
count out to win the championship
9/4/64 SS Armory: Bruiser and
Snyder win a cage bout to re-win title from Volkoff and Poffo
10/3/64 SS Armory: Poffo and
Volkoff stop Bobby Hyer and Bobby Managoff to retain title. Poffo and
Volkoff were recognized as NWA tag team champions in Chicago, so either
this was the title they defended, or the championship was given back to
them after the cage bout. As it is, the Von Brauners are reported in the
paper as beating Snyder and Bruiser for the championship in Memphis in
October, and they debut as tag team champs on 11/26/64, beating Snyder and
Bill Miller. This title change was a phantom title change as Bruiser and
Snyder never faced the Von Brauners in Memphis at this time, Bruiser and
Snyder actually feuding over the US title down there..
5/17/65 Memphis; The Volkoffs
stop the Von Brauners (phantom title change)
7/17/65 Victory Field: The
Assassins stop the Volkoffs before 9,000
12/25/65 Coliseum: Moose Cholak
and Wilbur Snyder stop the Assassins before 5,200
3/3/66 Ft. Wayne Coliseum: The Assassins stop Moose Cholak and Wilbur
Snyder
6/11/66 NS Armory: Bruiser and
Snyder stop the Assassins before 3,000
6/25/66 NS Armory: The Assassins
rewin the title from Bruiser and Snyder when the Destroyer hit Bruiser
w/brass knuckles
7/23/66 NS Armory: Snyder and
Luis Martinez team to defeat the Assassins
9/ /66 Lafayette, Indiana:
Angelo Poffo and Chris Markoff stop Martinez and Snyder
1/21/67 Coliseum: Bruiser and
Crusher stop Markoff and Poffo before 10,037
2/21/67 Coliseum: Poffo and
Markoff rewin the tag team title from Bruiser and Crusher when Mitsu
Arakawa interfered, throwing salt in Crusher’s eyes.
7/15/67 Victory Field: Bruiser
and Crusher stop Markoff and Poffo to win the title (One report had them
winning the title in Lafayette days before)
10/13/67 Coliseum: Mitsu Arakawa
and Dr.Moto stop Bruiser and Crusher before 3,500
9/24/68 Bush Stadium: Wilbur
Snyder and Pat O’Connor stop Arakawa and Moto
10/26/68 Elkhart Civic Center:
Arakawa and Moto rewind title from O’Connor and Snyder
12/28/68 Chicago Amphitheatre:
Bruiser and Crusher stop Arakawa and Moto to win the AWA and WWA tag
team title
6/20/69 Bush Stadium: The Chain
Gang stop Bruiser and Crusher before 4,000
9/13/69
Title vacated as Frank Dillinger (Laurence McMullen) was shot in Milwaukee and forced to
retire.
11/27/69 Coliseum: The New
Dillingers beat Moose Cholak and Bruiser 2 straight falls to win the WWA
tag team belts.
6/26/70 Bush Stadium: Bruiser
and Bill Miller win the straps from the Chain Gang
7/17/70 Bush Stadium: Fabulous
Kangaroos stop Bruiser and Miller, who get into an argument and fight
with one another
12/26/70 Coliseum: Moose and
Snyder stop the Kangaroos
6/18/71 Bush Stadium: The
Kangaroos stop Moose and Snyder
8/21/71 Bush Stadium: Wilbur
Snyder and Paul Christy stop the Kangaroos
12/18/71 Coliseum: The
Blackjacks stop Christy and Snyder
12/9/72 Expo Center: Bruiser and
Crusher stop the Blackjacks in a cage before 10,000
3/7/73 Expo Center: Ernie Ladd
and Baron Von Raschke stop Bruiser and Crusher in a no dq bout before
10,000
8/24/73 Expo Center: Title held
up between Bruiser and Bruno Sammartino and Ladd and Baron
9/22/73 Coliseum: Bruiser wins
the vacated WWA tag team title for himself and Bruno Sammartino beating
Ernie Ladd in a cage before 12,000
1/5/74 Expo Center: Valiant
Brothers stop Bruiser and Bruno before 8,500
1/25/74 Coliseum: Belts held up,
Bruiser and Bruno stop the Valiants
2/7/74 Coliseum: Valiants stop
Bruiser and Bruno in a cage
5/4/74 Coliseum: Pepper Gomez
and Wilbur Snyder stop the Valiants
9/21/74 Market Square Arena: The
Legionnaires stop Gomez and Snyder before 15,800
9/20/75 Expo Center: Bruiser and
Crusher stop the Legionnaires before 5,500 in a Gestapo Death Match
3/13/76 Expo Center: Ox Baker
and Chuck O’Connor stop Bruiser and Crusher before 4,900
5/1/76 Market Square Arena:
Bruiser and Crusher win a cage bout to regain the belts over Ox and
O’Connor
8/14/76 Expo Center: The Bounty
Hunters stop Bruiser and Crusher
2/12/77 Market Square Arena:
Moose Cholak and Paul Christy combined to stop the Bounty Hunters before
9,200
6/18/77 Expo Center: The
Valiants regain the belts stopping Moose and Christy before 7,500
3/4/78 Expo Center: Wilbur
Snyder and Dom Denucci (subbing for Bruno Sammartino) stop the Valiants
before 7,100
7/22/78 Expo Center: The
Valiants regain the belts from Snyder and Denucci
12/2/78 Expo Center: History
repeats itself as Pepper Gomez teams with Wilbur Snyder to again relieve
the Valiants of the straps
4/1/79 Expo Center: Roger Kirby
and Igor Volkoff stop Snyder and Gomez to win the belts
5/79 Volkoff leaves the area to
go to the WWF, and the are belts vacated. A tag tournament is held in Ft.Wayne with
Roger Kirby and Paul Christy winning it, and Spike Huber and Wilbur
Snyder the semi final team. Both teams are scheduled to wrestle each
other for the vacant tag team title in Indianapolis.
6/9/79 Expo Center: Roger Kirby
and Paul Christy stop Snyder and Huber
10/7/79 Expo Center: Spike Huber
(subbing for an injured Crusher) and Dick the Bruiser stop Kirby and
Christy
4/27/80 Expo Center: Jerry
Valiant and Roger Kirby stop Huber and Snyder
8/16/80 Expo Center: Snyder and
Huber regain the belts from Valiant and Kirby
6/13/81 Expo Center: The Kelly
Brothers stop Huber and Snyder
2/19/82 The Kellys leave the
territory and the belts are "rewon" (given back) by Huber and Snyder
in "Peoria, Illinois" on said date. A match was arranged between
champs Huber and Snyder and top heel team Sheik Ali Hassan and the Great
Abdullah on 6/5/82 at Market Square Arena, with Hassan and Abdullah
coming out on top.
7/82 Ali Hassan leaves the territory, and the belts are given to Spike Huber and Steve Regal, who had beaten the former champs on cards in the territory but not in a title bout. The title switch was said to have happened in Peoria once again.
9/82 Memphis: The New York Dolls
(Troy Graham/Rick McGraw)
stopped Huber and Regal
11/25/82 Joint Jarrett/Bruiser venture at the Tyndall Armory: Steve Regal and Spike Huber DCO/with champion New York Dolls in 23:38.On 12/9/82, the New York Dolls defend against the Fabulous Ones, losing via DQ at 12:06.
12/30/82 Regal and Huber defend their belts against Paul Christy and the Great Abdullah at the Tyndall Armory. Regal and Huber are given recognition as champs once again, “beating” the New York Dolls (phantom).
6/4/83 Regal and Huber defend against the Great Wojo and Jerry Graham Jr. at the Convention Center, winning via count out. On the 6/25/83 card, it's announced that Regal and Huber had lost the titles earlier in the month to Jerry Valiant and Abdullah the Great in Milwaukee. Huber had actually blown his knee and was out of action for a while.
1/21/84 Wrestling 84 Style! Dick the Bruiser and Jeff Van Camp (subbing for a no show King Kong Brody) W/the Great Abdullah/Jerry Valiant for the belts.
7/28/84 Indianapolis IN the Maxx Brothers, Mad Maxx and Super Maxx W/Dick the Bruiser/Jeff Van Camp at the Armory.
12/29/84 Indianapolis IN Bobby Colt and Bobo Brazil W/the Maxx Brothers at the Armory
1/19/85 Indianapolis IN J.R. and King Harley Hogg W/Brazil and Colt at the Armory
7/85 Chris Carter/Stormy Granzig
7/85 Bulldog Don Kent and Jerry Graham Jr.
Chris Carter/Bobo Brazil
Bulldog Don Kent and Jerry Graham Jr.
1986 Chris Carter & Calypso Jim
1986 Polynesian Wildman & Prince Mama Mohammad
Vacant in '86 when Mohammad injured by Dick the Bruiser.
1986 Chris Carter & Denny Kass Defeat Polynesian Wildman & Golden Lion.
Denny Cass/Calypso Jim
1987 Chris Carter and Mohammed Saad
10/4/87 Scott Rechsteiner (Scott Steiner) & Jerry Graham Jr.
12/6/87 Don Kent & Chris Carter Toledo, Ohio Vacant in 87/12 when Kent and Carter split
2/14/88 Chris Carter/Calypso Jim defeat Don Kent/Jerry Graham Jr. in Toledo, Ohio
4/16/89 The Motor City Hitmen (Al Snow and Mickey Doyle) W/Don Kent/Jerry Graham Jr. in Toledo, Ohio
5/21/89 The Golden Lion/The Russian Brute defeated Dick the Bruiser/Calypso Jim in Ft. Wayne
Detroit WWA Tag Team Title
11/6/71 Olympia The Blackjacks over Wilbur Snyder & Paul Christy to win WWA World tag team titles
12/72 Olympia Dick the Bruiser/the Crusher stopped the Blackjacks before 10,000 in a cage bout reffed by Sam Menacker
3/73 Olympia Baron von Raschke/Ernie Ladd stop Dick the Bruiser and the Crusher
8/73 Olympia Dick the Bruiser/Bruno Sammartino defeated Ladd and the Baron
1/74 Olympia Jimmy and Johnny Valiant stop Bruiser and Bruno
Promotion closes in February
Chicago WWA Tag Team Champions
1964 Angelo Poffo and Nicoli Volkoff recognized as NWA as team champions
1965 Kurt and Karl von Brauner recognized as NWA champs
1966 Assassins recognized as WWA champions
3/26/66 Verne Gagne/Wilbur Snyder stop the Assassins to win title
Title discontinued.