UWF Tag Team Championship
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| UWF Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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| 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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Inprofessional wrestling,theUWF Tag Team Championshipwas atag teamchampionshipcontested in theUniversal Wrestling Federation(UWF) and its predecessor,Mid-South Wrestling.The title was established in 1979 as theMid-South Tag Team Championship,renamed the UWF Tag Team Championship in 1986, and abandoned the following year when the UWF was acquired byJim Crockett Promotions.
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 GeorgeandBob Sweetan | September 28, 1979 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 45 | Won battle royal. | |
| 2 | Bill WattsandBuck Robley | November 12, 1979 | MSW show | N/A | 1 | 25 | ||
| 3 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael HayesandTerry Gordy) |
December 7, 1979 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 94 | [1] | |
| 4 | Ted DiBiaseandPaul Orndorff | March 10, 1980 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 12 | ||
| 5 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael HayesandTerry Gordy) |
March 22, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 | 15 | ||
| 6 | Junkyard DogandBuck Robley(2) | April 6, 1980 | MSW show | Monroe, Louisiana | 1 | 64 | ||
| 7 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy(3)andBuddy Roberts) |
June 9, 1980 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 102 | ||
| 8 | Junkyard Dog(2)andTerry Orndorff | September 15, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 46 | ||
| 9 | Ernie LaddandLeroy Brown | October 31, 1980 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 90 | ||
| 10 | Junkyard Dog(3)andKiller Karl Kox | January 29, 1981 | MSW show | Biloxi, Mississippi | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Ernie LaddandLeroy Brown | February 1, 1981 | MSW show | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 2 | 57 | ||
| 12 | Junkyard Dog(4)andDick 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 DestroyerandThe Grappler | April 18, 1981 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 9 | Defeated Junkyard Dog and Dick Murdoch. | |
| 14 | Junkyard Dog(5)andDick Murdoch | April 27, 1981 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2 | [Note 1] | ||
| 15 | The Samoans (AfaandSika) |
June 1981 | MSW show | N/A | 1 | [Note 2] | ||
| 16 | Junkyard Dog(6)andDick Murdoch | June 1981 | MSW show | N/A | 3 | [Note 3] | ||
| 17 | The Samoans (AfaandSika) |
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 (AfaandSika) |
March 3, 1982 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 3 | 63 | ||
| 20 | Junkyard Dog(8)andMr. Olympia | May 5, 1982 | MSW show | Jackson, Mississippi | 1 | 175 | [2] | |
| 21 | The Rat Pack (Ted DiBiase(2)andMatt Borne) |
October 27, 1982 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 136 | ||
| 22 | Mr. Wrestling IIandTiger Conway Jr. | March 12, 1983 | MSW show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 26 | ||
| 23 | Ted DiBiase(3)andMr. Olympia(2) | April 13, 1983 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 102 | ||
| 24 | Magnum T. A.andHacksaw Jim Duggan | July 24, 1983 | MSW show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 80 | ||
| 25 | Butch ReedandJim 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 EatonandDennis Condrey) |
March 13, 1984 | MSW show | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1 | 50 | ||
| 28 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky MortonandRobert Gibson) |
May 2, 1984 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 21 | ||
| 29 | The Midnight Express (Bobby EatonandDennis Condrey) |
May 23, 1984 | MSW show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 | 131 | Jim Cornetteused an "ether rag" on Robert Gibson to win the titles, similar to an angle used in 1980 inGeorgia Championship Wrestlingfor theGeorgia tag team titles. | |
| 30 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky MortonandRobert Gibson) |
October 1, 1984 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 2 | 63 | ||
| 31 | Ted DiBiase(4)andHercules Hernandez | December 3, 1984 | MSW show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 22 | ||
| 32 | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky MortonandRobert Gibson) |
December 25, 1984 | MSW Show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 3 | 129 | ||
| 33 | Ted DiBiase(5)andSteve Williams | May 3, 1985 | MSW Show | Houston, Texas | 1 | 117 | [3] | |
| 34 | Al PerezandWendell Cooley | August 28, 1985 | MSW Show | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 | 75 | Defeat Williams andBob Sweetan,substituting Ted DiBiase. | |
| 35 | Eddie Gilbertand The Nightmare | November 11, 1985 | MSW Show | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 45 | ||
| 36 | Ted DiBiase(6)andSteve Williams | December 26, 1985 | MSW Show | Biloxi, Mississippi | 2 | 80 | Championship renamed "UWF Tag Team Championship" in 1986 | |
| 37 | The Sheepherders (Butch MillerandLuke Williams) |
March 16, 1986 | UWF show | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 | 14 | ||
| 38 | The Fantastics (Bobby FultonandTommy Rogers) |
March 30, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 112 | ||
| 39 | Eddie Gilbert(2)andSting | 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)andSting | August 31, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 | 27 | Won the rematch. | |
| 41 | The Fantastics (Bobby FultonandTommy Rogers) |
September 27, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 | 29 | ||
| 42 | John TatumandJack Victory | October 26, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 14 | ||
| 43 | Bill IrwinandLeroy Brown(3) | November 9, 1986 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 48 | ||
| 44 | Terry TaylorandJim Duggan(2) | December 27, 1986 | UWF show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 27 | ||
| — | Vacated | January 23, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Duggan lost loser-leaves-town match toOne Man Gang. | [4] |
| 45 | Terry Taylor(2)andChris Adams | February 7, 1987 | UWF show | Ft. Worth, Texas | 1 | 64 | [5] | |
| 46 | Sting(3)andRick Steiner | April 12, 1987 | UWF show | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 35 | ||
| 47 | The Lightning Express (Brad ArmstrongandTim Horner) |
May 17, 1987 | UWF show | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1 | 152 | ||
| 48 | The Sheepherders (Butch MillerandLuke Williams) |
October 16, 1987 | UWF show | Kansas City, Missouri | 2 | 41 | ||
| — | Deactivated | November 26, 1987 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned due to purchase of UWF byJim 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 between35 and64 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 and29 days.
- ^The exact date that Junkyard Dog and Murdoch lost the championship has not been documented, which means that their reign lasted between26 and55 days.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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