The Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1961 through 1977. The title replaced the original top tag championship in Maple Leaf Wrestling, the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, which was abandoned in favor of the international title.[1][2]
| NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) | |||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||
| Promotion | Maple Leaf Wrestling | ||||||||
| Date established | June 8, 1961 | ||||||||
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Title history edit
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Man Mountain Campbell and Stan Stasiak | June 8, 1961 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 91 | Defeated Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff in a tournament final to become the first champions. | |
| 2 | Cyclone and Hurricane Smith | September 7, 1961 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 91 | ||
| 3 | Chris and John Tolos | December 7, 1961 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 21 | ||
| 4 | Whipper Billy Watson and Yukon Eric | December 28, 1961 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Chris and John Tolos | January 4, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 2 | 14 | ||
| 6 | Bill Soloweyko and Whipper Billy Watson (2) | January 18, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 56 | [3] | |
| 7 | Chris and John Tolos | March 15, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Billy Red Lyons and Whipper Billy Watson (3) | March 22, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 13 | [4] | |
| 9 | Bulldog Brower and Sweet Daddy Siki | April 4, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 176 | ||
| 10 | Bruno Sammartino and Whipper Billy Watson (4) | September 27, 1962 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 154 | ||
| 11 | Bulldog Brower (2) and Johnny Valentine | February 28, 1963 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 147 | [5] | |
| 12 | John Paul Henning and Art Thomas | July 25, 1963 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 84 | ||
| 13 | Bulldog Brower (3) and Dr. Jerry Graham | October 17, 1963 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 49 | ||
| 14 | Jim Hady and Johnny Valentine (2) | December 5, 1963 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | N/A | ||
| 15 | Fred Atkins and Professor Hiro | June 9, 1964 (NLT) | MLW show | Hamilton.ON | 1 | N/A | ||
| 16 | Johnny Valentine (3) and Whipper Billy Watson (5) | August 13, 1964 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 35 | ||
| 17 | Fred Atkins and Professor Hiro | September 17, 1964 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 2 | 22 | ||
| 18 | Johnny Valentine (4) and Whipper Billy Watson (6) | October 9, 1964 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 2 | 457 | The title was inactive for all of 1965. | |
| 19 | The Masked Yankees (Moose Evans and Giant Evans) | January 9, 1966 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 182 | ||
| 20 | Bulldog Brower (4) and Whipper Billy Watson (7) | July 10, 1966 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 21 | ||
| 21 | Fred Atkins (3) and Tiger Jeet Singh | July 31, 1966 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | N/A | ||
| 22 | Bulldog Brower (5) and Whipper Billy Watson (8) | December 1966 (NLT) | MLW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | The title was inactive for a majority of 1967. Brower and Watson were billed as champions after. | |
| 23 | Bull Curry and Tiger Jeet Singh (2) | May 26, 1968 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 91 | [6] | |
| 24 | Mark Lewin and Whipper Billy Watson (9) | August 25, 1968 | MLW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
| — | Vacated | 1968 | — | — | — | — | Championship was inactive | |
| 25 | The Love Brothers (Hartford and Reginald Love) |
March 17, 1974 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 98 | Defeated Jacques Rougeau, Sr. and Raymond Rougeau when the title was reactivated. | |
| 26 | The Crusaders (Billy Red Lyons (2) and Dewey Robertson) |
June 23, 1974 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 77 | ||
| 27 | The Love Brothers (Hartford and Reginald Love) |
September 8, 1974 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 2 | 112 | ||
| 28 | The Crusaders (Billy Red Lyons (3) and Dewey Robertson) |
December 29, 1974 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 2 | 161 | ||
| 29 | The Kelly Twins (Mike and Pat Kelly) |
June 8, 1975 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 1 | 77 | ||
| 30 | The Crusaders (Billy Red Lyons (4) and Dewey Robertson) |
August 24, 1975 | MLW show | Toronto, ON | 3 | N/A | ||
| — | Deactivated | September 1977 | — | — | — | — | ||
References edit
- ^ Will, Gary. "TITLE HISTORY: International Tag Team Title". Toronto Wrestling History. Archived from the original on 2003-10-17. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ Tanabe, Hisaharu. "International Tag Team Title (Toronto)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 18, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/18): Ivan Koloff defeats Bruno Sammartino for WWWF title". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 22, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling history (03/22): Dutch Mantel wins Southern title from Jerry Lawler". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/28): Andersen and Hansen win NWA Tag Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ^ F4W Staff (May 26, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 26): Dick the Bruiser and Crusher beat Larry Hennig and Harley Race in a nine fall death match, Tiger Mask wins WWF Jr. Heavyweight gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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See also edit
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- Other versions of the NWA International Tag Team Championship
- Amarillo – (1959-1975; NWA Western States)
- Calgary – (1958-1989, 2000-2008; Stampede Wrestling - since renamed Stampede International Tag Team Championship)
- Georgia – (1956-1963; National Wrestling Alliance)
- Japan and Texas – (1962-1988; Japan Wrestling Association, NWA Western States and All Japan Pro Wrestling - now part of World Tag Team Championship)
- Minneapolis – (1959-1960; NWA Minneapolis)
- Vancouver – (1982-1985; NWA All-Star Wrestling)