In professional wrestling, the UWF Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship contested in the Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) and its predecessor, Mid-South Wrestling. The title was established in 1979 as the Mid-South Tag Team Championship, renamed the UWF Tag Team Championship in 1986, and abandoned the following year when the UWF was acquired by Jim Crockett Promotions.
| UWF Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||||
| Promotion | Mid-South Wrestling (1979-1986) Universal Wrestling Federation (1986-1987) | ||||||||||||
| Date established | September 28, 1979 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | November 26, 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||
Mid-South Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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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 | Mike George and Bob Sweetan | September 28, 1979 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 45 | Won battle royal. | |
| 2 | Bill Watts and Buck Robley | November 12, 1979 | MSW show | N/A | 1 | 25 | ||
| 3 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) |
December 7, 1979 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 94 | [1] | |
| 4 | Ted DiBiase and Paul Orndorff | March 10, 1980 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 12 | ||
| 5 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) |
March 22, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 | 15 | ||
| 6 | Junkyard Dog and Buck Robley (2) | April 6, 1980 | MSW show | Monroe, Louisiana | 1 | 64 | ||
| 7 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy (3) and Buddy Roberts) |
June 9, 1980 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 102 | ||
| 8 | Junkyard Dog (2) and Terry Orndorff | September 15, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 46 | ||
| 9 | Ernie Ladd and Leroy Brown | October 31, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 90 | ||
| 10 | Junkyard Dog (3) and Killer Karl Kox | January 29, 1981 | MSW show | Biloxi, Mississippi | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Ernie Ladd and Leroy Brown | February 1, 1981 | MSW show | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 2 | 57 | ||
| 12 | Junkyard Dog (4) and Dick Murdoch | March 30, 1981 | MSW show | N/A | 1 | 0 | ||
| — | Vacated | March 30, 1981 | — | — | — | — | Stripped due to Bill Watts not being an acceptable referee. | |
| 13 | Super Destroyer and The Grappler | April 18, 1981 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 9 | Defeated Junkyard Dog and Dick Murdoch. | |
| 14 | Junkyard Dog (5) and Dick Murdoch | April 27, 1981 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2 | [Note 1] | ||
| 15 | The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
June 1981 | MSW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | ||
| 16 | Junkyard Dog (6) and Dick Murdoch | June 1981 | MSW show | N/A | 3 | [Note 3] | ||
| 17 | The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
July 26, 1981 | MSW show | Monroe, Louisiana | 2 | 81 | ||
| 18 | Junkyard Dog (7) and Mike George (2) | October 15, 1981 | MSW show | Jackson, Mississippi | 1 | 139 | ||
| 19 | The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
March 3, 1982 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 3 | 63 | ||
| 20 | Junkyard Dog (8) and Mr. Olympia | May 5, 1982 | MSW show | Jackson, Mississippi | 1 | 175 | [2] | |
| 21 | The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase (2) and Matt Borne) |
October 27, 1982 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 136 | ||
| 22 | Mr. Wrestling II and Tiger Conway Jr. | March 12, 1983 | MSW show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 26 | ||
| 23 | Ted DiBiase (3) and Mr. Olympia (2) | April 13, 1983 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 102 | ||
| 24 | Magnum T. A. and Hacksaw Jim Duggan | July 24, 1983 | MSW show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 80 | ||
| 25 | Butch Reed and Jim Neidhart | October 12, 1983 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 74 | ||
| 26 | Magnum T. A. (2) and Mr. Wrestling II (2) | December 25, 1983 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 79 | This was a no disqualification steel cage match in which if Mr. Wrestling II's team lost, Mr. Wrestling II would have to unmask. Magnum T.A pinned a distracted Jim Neidhart to win the titles. Highlights of this match aired on Mid-South TV on December 31st, 1983. | |
| 27 | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) |
March 13, 1984 | MSW show | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1 | 50 | ||
| 28 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
May 2, 1984 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 21 | ||
| 29 | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey) |
May 23, 1984 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 | 131 | Jim Cornette used an "ether rag" on Robert Gibson to win the titles, similar to an angle used in 1980 in Georgia Championship Wrestling for the Georgia tag team titles. | |
| 30 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
October 1, 1984 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2 | 63 | ||
| 31 | Ted DiBiase (4) and Hercules Hernandez | December 3, 1984 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 22 | ||
| 32 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) |
December 25, 1984 | MSW Show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 3 | 129 | ||
| 33 | Ted DiBiase (5) and Steve Williams | May 3, 1985 | MSW Show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 117 | [3] | |
| 34 | Al Perez and Wendell Cooley | August 28, 1985 | MSW Show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 75 | Defeat Williams and Bob Sweetan, substituting Ted DiBiase. | |
| 35 | Eddie Gilbert and The Nightmare | November 11, 1985 | MSW Show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 45 | ||
| 36 | Ted DiBiase (6) and Steve Williams | December 26, 1985 | MSW Show | Biloxi, Mississippi | 2 | 80 | Championship renamed "UWF Tag Team Championship" in 1986 | |
| 37 | The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) |
March 16, 1986 | UWF show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 | 14 | ||
| 38 | The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
March 30, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 112 | ||
| 39 | Eddie Gilbert (2) and Sting | July 20, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 28 | ||
| — | Vacated | August 17, 1986 | — | — | — | — | Held up after a match against The Fantastics. | |
| 40 | Eddie Gilbert (3) and Sting | August 31, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 | 27 | Won the rematch. | |
| 41 | The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
September 27, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 | 29 | ||
| 42 | John Tatum and Jack Victory | October 26, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 14 | ||
| 43 | Bill Irwin and Leroy Brown (3) | November 9, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 48 | ||
| 44 | Terry Taylor and Jim Duggan (2) | December 27, 1986 | UWF show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 27 | ||
| — | Vacated | January 23, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Duggan lost loser-leaves-town match to One Man Gang. | [4] |
| 45 | Terry Taylor (2) and Chris Adams | February 7, 1987 | UWF show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 64 | [5] | |
| 46 | Sting (3) and Rick Steiner | April 12, 1987 | UWF show | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 35 | ||
| 47 | The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner) |
May 17, 1987 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 152 | ||
| 48 | The Sheepherders (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) |
October 16, 1987 | UWF show | Kansas City, Missouri | 2 | 41 | ||
| — | Deactivated | November 26, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned due to purchase of UWF by Jim Crockett Promotions | |
Footnotes edit
- ^ The exact date that Junkyard Dog and Murdoch lost the championship has not been documented, which means that their reign lasted between 35 and 64 days.
- ^ The exact date that the Wild Samoans won and lost the championship has not been documented, which means that their reign lasted between 1 day and 29 days.
- ^ The exact date that Junkyard Dog and Murdoch lost the championship has not been documented, which means that their reign lasted between 26 and 55 days.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Hoops, Brian (November 24, 2019). "Daily Pro Wrestling history (11/24): The First Starcade". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- ^ F4W Staff (May 5, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 5): Bruno Vs. Gorilla in Puerto Rico, 2nd annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ F4W Staff (May 3, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: Low Ki Vs. Dewitt, Punk wins OVW title, Mutoh wins IWGP belt, Bret wins NA title, Dibiase & Dr. Death, Sheik, Watts, Fargos". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 7, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 7): Bobby Roode & Austin Aries wins tag gold". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.