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NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)
Professional wrestling tag team championship
Professional wrestling tag team championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | NWA World Tag Team Championship |
| (Central States version) | |
| image | NWA World Tag Team Title Central States.png |
| caption | The Central States championship belt |
| promotion | Heart of America Sports Attractions |
| Central States Wrestling | |
| created | No later than May 26, 1950 |
| retired | 1979 |
| mostreigns | Team: The Battling Duseks (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek; 5 reigns) |
| Individual: Ernie Dusek, Joe Dusek (7 reigns) | |
| firstchamp | The Battling Duseks |
| (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek) | |
| longestreign | Ernie and Joe Dusek (at least 545 days) |
(Central States version) Central States Wrestling Individual: Ernie Dusek, Joe Dusek (7 reigns) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek) The Central States version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was the main professional wrestling championship for tag teams in Heart of America Sports Attractions, later known as Central States Wrestling (CSW) from 1951 to 1959, then again from 1962 to 1963 and then finally from 1973 to 1979. The Central States version was primarily defended in CSW's home town of Kansas City and during their shows across Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. In 1957 there were at least 13 different versions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship being promoted in various NWA territories across the United States.
The Battling Duseks (Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek) were the first NWA World Tag Team Champions in the Hearts of America promotion. Records do not indicate if the Duseks won a tournament or were simply awarded the championship by the promoters prior to being presented as champions on May 26, 1950. Joe and Ernie Dusek would later hold the championship as well as the combination of Emil and Ernie holding the championship twice before the championship was abandoned in 1960. On October 10, 1962 Pat O'Connor and Sonny Myers defeated Bob Geigel and Lee Hennig to win the NWA World Tag Team Champions as the promoters brought the championship back. In 1973 CSW abandoned the North American championship and brought the NWA World Tag Team Championship back. Great Togo and Tokyo Joe defeated Bob Geigel and Rufus R. Jones to win the vacant championship. In 1979 Central States Wrestling once again abandoned the championship to permanently adopt the NWA Central States Tag Team Championship as their top tag team championship. Bob Brown and Bob Sweetan were the last holders of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
Ernie and Joe Dusek teamed up to win a total of five tag team championships, the most of any team, followed by Emil and Ernie teaming up for a total of three championships as a unit. Ernie and Joe Dusek both held the championship a total of seven times, the most individual reigns. The longest reign of any of the three championships eras belongs to Ernie and Joe Dusek, who held the championship for at least 545 days from late 1956 to June 27, 1958. Due to lack of specific dates for many of the early championship changes it is impossible to clearly determine who had the shortest reign of any champion. The shortest confirmed reign was an eight-day reign for the team of Larry Hamilton and Sonny Myers from October 25 to November 2, 1956.
Title history
(Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek) (Emil Dusek and Joe Dusek) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek (3)) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek (4)) (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek (5)) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek (6)) (Ernie Dusek and Joe Dusek (7)) (Emil Dusek (3) and Ernie Dusek (6)) () (Emil Dusek (4) and Ernie Dusek (7)) (Nelson Royal and Pedro Gordy) (Intern #1 and Intern #2) (Intern #1 and Intern #2) (Intern #1 and Intern #2)
Team reigns by combined length
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 39 |
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| ( and ) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Intern #1 and Intern #2) | 1 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( and ) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Super Intern | 1 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Gordman and Goliath | 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Omar Atlas | 1 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Tank Patton | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( and ) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Tokyo Joe | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Danny Little Bear | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Yankee and | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tank Patton and Super Intern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Art Neilson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Ron Etchison | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ( and ) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Hans Schnabel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| and Joe Tangaro | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) | 1 |
Individual reigns by combined length
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 53 | ||
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| 3 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intern #2 / Super Intern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intern#2 | 1 | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| and | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Gordman | 1 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goliath | 1 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omar Atlas | 1 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tank Patton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Blue Yankee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ivan Kalmikoff | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karol Kalmikoff | 1 |
Footnotes
Concurrent championships
;Sources for 13 simultaneous NWA World Tag Team Championships
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Buffalo Athletic Club version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Iowa/Nebraska version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Indianapolis version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Salt Lake Wrestling Club version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Amarillo version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version)
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)
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