NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)

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The Chicago, Illinois version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1953 until 1960, when the Chicago promotion became part of the American Wrestling Association.[1]

Wrestlers: Reigns together: Date: Place: Notes:
Lord Athol Layton & Lord James Blears 1 1953 Awarded
Bill Melby & Billy Darnell 1 July 25, 1953 Chicago, IL defeat Blears & Martino Angelo who subbed for injured Blears
Ben & Mike Sharpe 1 October 17, 1953 Chicago, IL
Vacated 1953 Sharpe's leave area
Bill Melby & Billy Darnell 2 1954 Awarded
Reggie Lisowski & Art Neilson 1 February 13, 1954 Defeat Melby & Jack Witzig who subbed for injured Darnell
Pat O'Connor & Roy McClarity 1 March 19, 1955 Moline, IL
Guy Brunetti & Joe Tangara 1 February 1956 ?
Mike DiBiase & Danny Plechas 1 February 18, 1956 Moline, IL
Reggie & Stan Lisowski 1 March 1956 ?
Vacated 1956 Titles vacant
Bobby Bruns & Roy McClarity 1 November 3, 1956 Des Moines, IA over Nicolai & Boris Volkoff
Vacated November 1956 Titles vacant
Nicolai & Boris Volkoff 1 November 24, 1956 Milwaukee, WI over Reggie & Stan Lisowski
Reggie & Stan Lisowski 2 December 1956 ?
Nicolai & Boris Volkoff 2 December 15, 1956 Milwaukee, WI
Verne Gagne & Eduord Carpentier 1 May 25, 1957 Milwaukee, WI
Nicolai & Boris Volkoff 3 June 1957 ?
Reggie & Stan Lisowski 3 June 29, 1957 Chicago, IL
Nicolai & Boris Volkoff 4 February 22, 1958 Chicago, IL
Jackie & Don Fargo 1 November 15, 1958 Chicago, IL
Vacated 1959 Titles vacant
Roy & Ray Shires 1 August 6, 1959 Indianapolis, IN defeat Angelo Poffo & Dick Afflis in tournament final
Gene Kiniski & Dick Afflis 1 February 11, 1960 ?
Roy & Ray Shires 2 April 9, 1960 ?
Titles retired August 1960 Titles retired when they are renamed the AWA World Tag Team Championship

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
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