List of NWA World Tag Team Champions

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This is the title history of the Mid-Atlantic version and the current version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

Wrestler: Reigns Together: Date: Location: Notes:
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version)
Gene & Ole Anderson 1 January 1975 California Awarded; Win fictitious tournament
Wahoo McDaniel & Paul Jones 1 May 25, 1975 Greensboro, NC
Gene & Ole Anderson 2 June 11, 1975 Raleigh, NC
Steve Keirn & Tiger Conway, Jr. 1 November 3, 1975 Charlotte, NC
Gene & Ole Anderson 3 November 17, 1975 Charlotte, NC
Wahoo McDaniel & Rufus R. Jones 1 January 27, 1976 Columbia, SC
Gene & Ole Anderson 4 February 3, 1976 Raleigh, NC
Mr. Wrestling & Dino Bravo 1 May 5, 1976 Charlotte, NC
Gene & Ole Anderson 5 June 28, 1976 Greensboro, NC
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine 1 December 26, 1976 Greensboro, NC
Gene & Ole Anderson 6 May 8, 1977 Charlotte, NC
Mr. Wrestling & Mr. Wrestling II 1 1977 Atlanta, GA
Tony Atlas & Mr. Wrestling II 1 August 1, 1977 Augusta, GA
Gene & Ole Anderson 7 August 1977 Atlanta, GA
Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater 1 September 23, 1977 Atlanta, GA
Gene & Ole Anderson 8 September 30, 1977 Atlanta, GA
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine 2 October 30, 1977 Greensboro, NC Title stripped in April 1978
Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat 1 April 23, 1978 Greensboro, NC Defeat Ken Patera & Masked Superstar in tournament final
Baron Von Raschke & Greg Valentine 1 June 7, 1978 Raleigh, NC
Jimmy Snuka & Paul Orndorff 1 December 1978 ?
Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones 1 April 28, 1979 ?
Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan 1 August 8, 1979 Greensboro, NC
Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones 2 August 22, 1979 Raleigh, NC
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 1 October 24, 1979 Raleigh, NC
Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens 1 March 29, 1980 Charlotte, NC
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 2 May 10, 1980 Greensboro, NC
Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka 1 June 22, 1980 Greensboro, NC
Paul Jones & Masked Superstar 1 November 27, 1980 Greensboro, NC
Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff 1 February 22, 1981 Greensboro, NC
Paul Jones & Masked Superstar 2 March 22, 1981 Greensboro, NC
Gene & Ole Anderson 9 May 1, 1981 Richmond, VA Vacated in December 1981 due to a Gene Anderson injury in October 1981
Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen 1 February 28, 1982 Atlanta, GA Win tournament; title vacated in September 1982
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle 1 September 1982 Awarded title after fictitious tournament
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 3 March 12, 1983 Greensboro, NC
Jack & Jerry Brisco 1 June 18, 1983 Greenville, SC
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 4 October 3, 1983 Greenville, SC
Jack & Jerry Brisco 2 October 21, 1983 Richmond, VA
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood 5 November 24, 1983 Greensboro, NC Title vacated on December 25, 1983 after Steamboat retires
Don Kernodle & Bob Orton, Jr. 1 January 8, 1984 Charlotte, NC Won tournmanent final over Dory Funk, Jr. & Jimmy Valiant.
Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood 1 March 4, 1984 Charlotte, NC
Jack & Jerry Brisco 3 April 4, 1984 Spartanburg, SC
Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood 2 May 5, 1984 Greensboro, NC
Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle 1 May 8, 1984 Raleigh, NC
Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez 1 October 20, 1984 Greensboro, NC
Ivan & Nikita Koloff 1 March 18, 1985 Fayetteville, NC Krusher Khruschev defended the titles with them
Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)
1 July 9, 1985 Shelby, NC
Ivan & Nikita Koloff 2 October 13, 1985 Charlotte, NC
Rock 'n' Roll Express 2 November 28, 1985 Greensboro, NC
The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)
1 February 2, 1986 Atlanta, GA
Rock 'n' Roll Express 3 August 16, 1986 Philadelphia, PA
Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez 1 December 6, 1986 Atlanta, GA
Ivan Koloff & Manny Fernandez 1 May 1987 Announced as new champions after Rude left the NWA for the WWF
Rock 'n' Roll Express 4 May 26, 1987 Spokane WA
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard 1 September 29, 1987 Misenheimer, NC
Barry Windham & Lex Luger 1 March 27, 1988 Greensboro, NC
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard 2 April 20, 1988 Jacksonville, FL
The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)
1 September 10, 1988 Philadelphia, PA
Road Warriors
(Animal & Hawk)
1 October 29, 1988 New Orleans, LA
Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams 1 April 2, 1989 New Orleans, LA Title stripped in a match on May 7, 1989 after the champions attack special referee Nikita Koloff
The Fabulous Freebirds
(Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin)
1 June 14, 1989 Win tournament final over the Midnight Express
Rick & Scott Steiner 1 November 1, 1989 Atlanta, GA
Doom
(Ron Simmons & Butch Reed)
1 May 19, 1990 Washington, DC Titles considered vacant in January 1991 when name changed to WCW World Titles
NWA World Tag Team Championship (NWA Board-recognized version)
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams 1 July 12, 1992 Albany, GA Win tournament final over Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes 1 September 21, 1992 Atlanta, GA Unify the WCW and NWA Tag Titles
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas 1 November 18, 1992 Macon, GA
Hollywood Blondes
(Steve Austin & Brian Pillman)
1 March 2, 1993 Macon, GA
Arn Anderson & Paul Roma 1 August 18, 1993 Daytona, FL Lord Steven Regal substitutes for an injured Pillman. Titles vacated in September 1993 after WCW withdraws from the NWA
Rock 'n' Roll Express 5 April 11, 1995 Dallas, TX Win tournament final over Dick Murdoch & Randy Rhodes; title held up on June 26, 1995 after match with PG-13 (JC Ice) & Wolfie D)
Rock 'n' Roll Express 6 July 3, 1995 Memphis, TN Defeat PG-13 in rematch; title vacated during Fall 1995
Tarzan Goto & Mr. Gannosuke 1 December 9, 1995 Saitama, Japan Win tournament final over Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh; title vacated in August 1996 when Goto and Gannosuke leave IWA Japan
Pat & C.W. Anderson 1 September 14, 1996 Goldston, NC Defeat The Fantastics; title vacated in 1997
Rock 'n' Roll Express 7 January 12, 1998 Awarded title
The Headbangers
(Thrasher & Mosh)
1 February 17, 1998 Waco, TX First time the championship changed hands on a World Wrestling Federation television program
The New Midnight Express
(Bart Gunn & Bob Holly)
1 March 30, 1998 Albany, NY
Border Patrol
(Gabe Casteel & Scott Bishop)
1 August 14, 1998 Greenville, NC
Barry Windham & Tully Blanchard 1 September 12, 1998 Lincolnton, NC
Border Patrol 2 October 10, 1998 Cameron, NC
Eric Sbraccia & Knuckles Nelson 1 October 24, 1998 Cherry Hill, NJ Title held up on March 3, 1999 when they no-show a title defense due to a snow storm
Knuckles Nelson & Rick Fuller 1 June 10, 1999 Dallas, TX Defeated Team Extreme (Kit Carson & Khris Germany) to win the vacant titles
Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock)
1 June 17, 1999 Bolton, MA
Knuckles Nelson & Dukes Dalton 1 June 19, 1999 Dorchester, MA
Team Extreme
(Kit Carson & Khris Germany)
1 September 25, 1999 Charlotte, NC
Murder, Inc.
(Kevin Northcutt & Jimmy James)
1 November 26, 1999 N. Richland Hills, TX
Team Extreme 2 December 17, 1999 N. Richland Hills, TX
xXx
(Curtis Thompson & Drake Dawson)
1 March 4, 2000 Cornelia, GA
Main Event
(Reno Riggins & Steven Dunn)
1 April 7, 2000 Eskan, Saudi Arabia
Rock 'n' Roll Express 8 April 12, 2000 Waegwan, South Korea
L.A. Stephens & Big Bubba Pain 1 April 17, 2000 Osan, South Korea
xXx 2 April 19, 2000 Okinawa, Japan
Bad Attitude
(David Young & Rick Michaels)
1 August 15, 2000 Tampa, FL
Bad Street Boys
(Joey Matthews & Christian York)
1 February 3, 2001 Nashville, TN
Bad Attitude 2 February 17, 2001 Cornelia, GA
David Flair & Dan Factor 1 March 22, 2001 Athens, GA
Bad Attitude 3 March 23, 2001 Toccoa, GA
Heavenly Bodies
(Vivacious Vito & Casanova Chris)
1 April 24, 2001 Tampa, FL
Glacier & Jason Sugarman 1 December 28, 2001 Deland, FL
Heavenly Bodies 2 December 29, 2001 Live Oak, FL
Disturbing Behavior
(Tim Renesto & Jeff Daniels)
1 January 26, 2002 Columbia, TN
Heavenly Bodies 3 April 17, 2002 Winter Haven, FL
The Shane Twins
(Mike & Todd Shane)
1 June 8, 2002 Lima, Peru Title vacated on June 28, 2002 per request of NWA-TNA
NWA World Tag Team Championship is made exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
A.J. Styles & Jerry Lynn 1 July 3, 2002 Nashville, TN Win tournament final, defeating The Rainbow Express; title held up on August 14, 2002 after a double pin against Jeff Jarrett & Ron Killings
America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris & James Storm)
1 September 18, 2002 Nashville, TN Win a Gauntlet for the Gold match
Brian Lee & Slash 1 November 13, 2002 Nashville, TN
America's Most Wanted 2 8 January 2003 Nashville, TN
Triple X
(Elix Skipper & Low Ki)
1 January 22, 2003 Nashville, TN All three members of Triple X were allowed to defend the titles (see Freebird Rule); title held up on February 5, 2003 after match against Brian Lee & Slash
Triple X
(Low-Ki & Christopher Daniels)
2 March 12, 2003 Nashville, TN Defeat America's Most Wanted
Jerry Lynn & Amazing Red 1 April 16, 2003 Nashville, TN Defeat Elix Skipper & Christopher Daniels
Triple X
(Christopher Daniels)
3 May 7, 2003 Nashville, TN Wins a handicap match by disqualification
America's Most Wanted 3 June 25, 2003 Nashville, TN This was a steel cage match
Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger 1 August 27, 2003 Nashville, TN Title vacated on November 19, 2003 after a double pin against the 3Live Kru
3Live Kru
(B.G. James & Ron Killings)
1 November 26, 2003 Nashville, TN With Konnan, defeat Diamond, Swinger, and Glenn Gilberti in a six-man tag team match
Red Shirt Security
(Kevin Northcutt & Joe Legend)
1 January 28, 2004 Nashville, TN
A.J. Styles & Abyss 1 February 4, 2004 Nashville, TN Title vacated on March 3, 2004 after team splits
Kid Kash & Dallas 1 March 31, 2004 Nashville, TN Win tournament final, defeating Christopher Daniels & Low-Ki
D'Lo Brown & El Gran Apolo 1 April 14, 2004 Nashville, TN Win via disqualification
Kid Kash & Dallas 2 April 21, 2004 Nashville, TN Win via disqualification
America's Most Wanted 4 June 3, 2004 Orlando, FL
The Naturals
(Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas)
1 July 7, 2004 Nashville, TN
Chris Harris & Elix Skipper 1 September 8, 2004 Nashville, TN
James Storm & Christopher Daniels 1 September 21, 2004 Orlando, FL
Team Canada
(Bobby Roode & Eric Young)
1 October 12, 2004 Orlando, FL
3Live Kru
(Konnan & B.G. James)
2 November 7, 2004 Orlando, FL
Team Canada
(Bobby Roode & Eric Young)
2 December 5, 2004 Orlando, FL Ron Killings substituted for an injured Konnan
America's Most Wanted 5 January 16, 2005 Orlando, FL
The Naturals 2 April 26, 2005 Orlando, FL
America's Most Wanted 6 October 11, 2005 Orlando, FL
A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels 1 June 18, 2006 Orlando, FL
Latin American Exchange
(Hernandez & Homicide)
1 August 24, 2006 Orlando, FL This was a Border Brawl match
A.J. Styles & Christopher Daniels 2 September 24, 2006 Orlando, FL This was an Ultimate X match
Latin American Exchange 2 October 22, 2006 Plymouth Township, MI This was a Six Sides of Steel cage match

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