NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship
The NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship was the main tag team championship in Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling or NWA Gulf Coast. The Gulf Coast tag team championship is the successor for GCCW's version of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship that was promoted in the Tennessee, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi region from 1955 until 1967 where it was replaced by the "NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship. The Gulf Coast Tag Team championship was promoted from 1967 until 1978 where Southeast Championship Wrestling took control of the title renaming in back to the "NWA Southern Tag Team Championship" and promoted it in its "Southern Division" in 1978 and 1979. In 1980 the Southern Division was abandoned and the Northern Division of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship became the main title of SECW.[1]
Title history
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NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast version)
| Wrestlers: | Together: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Gulf Coast Version) | |||||
| Lee Fields and Herb Welch | 1 | January 4, 1955 | Mobile, AL | Defeat Red Roberts and Mario Galento in tournament final | |
| Red Roberts and Mario Galento | 1 | February 8, 1955 | Mobile, AL | Awarded when Lee Fields is injured and unable to compete in title match | |
| Jack Curtis and George Curtis | 1 | May 24, 1955 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Red Roberts and Mario Galento | 2 | July 5, 1955 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Don Fields and Lee Fields | 1 | November 16, 1955 | Mobile, AL | Awarded when Roberts is injured and unable to compete in title match; title inactive after 56 | |
| Tennessee/Mid-America version is defended between 56 and 59. | |||||
| John Smith and Tosh Togo | 1 | October 28, 1959 | Mobile, AL | Defeat Don Fields and Bobby Fields in tournament final | |
| Don Fields and Bobby Fields | 1 | November 11, 1959 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Corsica Joe and Corsica Jean | 1 | January 6, 1960 | Mobile, AL | Also recognized as champions in Mid-America territory | |
| Don Fields and Bobby Fields | 2 | January 27, 1960 | Mobile, AL | Also win Mid-America version | |
| Great Bolo and Joe McCarthy | 1 | April 20, 1960 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Don Fields and Bobby Fields | 3 | April 27, 1960 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Title inactive | |||||
| The Mysterious Medics | 1 | February 22, 1961 | Billed as champions on arrival | ||
| Don Fields and Bobby Fields | 4 | April 5, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| The Mysterious Medics | 2 | April 12, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Jackie Fargo and Joey Fargo | 1 | April 26, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 3 | May 3, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Jerry Kozak and Nick Kozak | 1 | June 14, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Billy Hines and Bad Boy Hines | 1 | August 8, 1961 | Pensacola, FL | ||
| Don Fields and Bobby Fields | 5 | October 6, 1961 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Billy Hines and Bad Boy Hines | 2 | March 2, 1962 | Dothan, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 4 | March 28, 1962 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Tex Riley and Gus Taylor | 1 | April 18, 1962 | Mobile, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 5 | April 25, 1962 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Jackie Fargo and Jack Donovan | 1 | June 1, 1962 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Vacant | June 20, 1962 | Donovan and Fargo split | |||
| Lee Fields and Greg Peterson | 1 | September 26, 1962 | Awarded | ||
| Billy Hines and Bad Boy Hines | 3 | October 26, 1962 | Dothan, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 6 | October 31, 1962 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Billy Hines and Bad Boy Hines | 4 | November 7, 1961 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Jan Madrid and Jack Curtis Jr. | 1 | January 11, 1963 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Don Greene and Al Greene | 1 | January 16, 1963 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Lee Fields and Joe Scarpa | 1 | April 10, 1963 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Tiger Tomasso and Pancho Villa | 1 | May 1, 1963 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Lee Fields and Joe Scarpa | 2 | May 3, 1963 | Dothan, AL | Vacant on June 5, 1963 when Scarpa leaves the territory | |
| the Mysterious Medics | 7 | December 4, 1963 | Awarded. | ||
| Lee Fields and Mario Galento | 1 | March 18, 1964 | Mobile, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 8 | April 1, 1964 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Vacant | May 25, 1964 | The Medics leave the territory | |||
| Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 1 | October 19, 1964 | Awarded | ||
| Corscia Joe and Corsica Jean | 2 | October 21, 1964 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Vacant | October 28, 1964 | the Corsicans leave the territory | |||
| Terry Garvin and Chin Lee | 1 | November 9, 1964 | Awarded | ||
| Adrian and Tony Baillargeon | 1 | November 20, 1964 | Lafayette, LA | ||
| Terry Garvin and Chin Lee | 2 | November 27, 1964 | Lafayette, LA | ||
| Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 2 | February 3, 1965 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Vacant | April 1, 1965 | Lee Fields retires. | |||
| Ken Lucas and Chris Lucas | 1 | August 4, 1965 | Mobile, AL | Defeat Bad Boy Hines and Billy Boy Hines in a tournament final | |
| the Mysterious Medics | 9 | October 27, 1965 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Ken Lucas and Chris Lucas | 2 | November 17, 1965 | Mobile, AL | ||
| the Mysterious Medics | 10 | November 24, 1965 | Mobile, AL | ||
| Ken Lucas and Chris Lucas | 3 | December 17, 1965 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Don Carson and Mazie York | 1 | February 11, 1966 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Vacant | February 23, 1966 | Don Carson suffers a broken leg. | |||
| Ken Lucas and Chris Lucas | 4 | March 26, 1966 | Awarded | ||
| Eduardo Perez and Rocky Montero | 1 | May 4, 1966 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Bad Boy Hines and Billy Boy Hines | 5 | May 27, 1966 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Ramon Torres and Silento Rodriguez | 1 | June 3, 1966 | Dothan, AL | Rodriguez is injured and gives up his share of the title | |
| Ramon Torres and Bobby Fields | 1 | July 20, 1966 | Fields replaces Rodriguez as Torres' partner | ||
| Vacant | August 1, 1966 | Fields moves to the Louisiana end of the territory | |||
| Ken and Chris Lucas | 5 | August 1, 1966 | Awarded | ||
| Don Carson and Maxie York | 1 | September 27, 1966 | Baton Rouge, LA | ||
| Abandoned in January 1967 - Replaced with Gulf Coast Tag Team Title. | |||||
NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship
| Wrestlers: | Together: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall | 1 | March 8, 1967 | Recognized as first champions | |
| Don Carson and Ron Carson | 1 | March 21, 1967 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall | 2 | March 30, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
| Don Carson and Ron Carson | 2 | April 7, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
| Roger Kirby and Dennis Hall | 3 | May 12, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
| Don Carson and Ron Carson | 3 | May 19, 1967 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Bobby Fields | 1 | July 5, 1967 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rip Tyler and Tim Tyler | 1 | July 17, 1967 | Panama City, FL | Stripped when Tim Tyler suffers a broken leg |
| Ken Lucas and Bobby Fields | 2 | August 14, 1967 | Awarded | |
| Rip Tyler and Randy Tyler | 1 | October 20, 1967 | Dothan, AL | Held up after a match against Eddie Sullivan and Ramon Perez on November 2 in Mobile, AL |
| Vacant | November 11, 1967 | Tyler no-shows for the scheduled rematch | ||
| Jack Dalton and Frank Dalton | 1 | January 5, 1968 | Dothan, AL | Defeat Dick Dunn and Don Carson |
| Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 1 | January 12, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Chin Lee and Pancho Villa | 1 | February 16, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Dennis Hall | 1 | March 1, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Scorpion and Cobra Kid | 1 | March 15, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Lee Fields and Bobby Fields | 2 | March 27, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Interns Bill Bowman and Joe Turner |
1 | May 25, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ramon Perez and Pepe Perez | 1 | June 12, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Interns Bill Bowman and Joe Turner |
2 | June 21, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Lee Fields and Mario Galento | 1 | July 31, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Interns Bill Bowman and Joe Turner |
3 | August 14, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bobby Fields and Bob Kelly | 1 | September 4, 1968 | Mobile, AL | Held up after a match against the Interns in October, Hattiesburg, MS |
| Bobby Fields and Bob Kelly | 2 | October, 1968 | Defeat the Interns in rematch. | |
| The Interns Bill Bowman and Joe Turner |
4 | October 16, 1968 | Mobile, AL | |
| Don Carson and Dick Dunn | 1 | November 8, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 1 | November 22, 1968 | Dothan, AL | |
| Don Carson and Dick Dunn | 2 | January 15, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 2 | January 24, 1969 | Dothan, AL | |
| Mitsu Sito and Sugi Sito | February 21, 1969 | Dothan, AL | ||
| Bob Kelly and Ramon Perez | 1 | February 26, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 3 | March 12, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Chris Lucas | 1 | May 28, 1969 | Mobile, AL | Stripped when Chris Lucas leaves the area |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 4 | June 18, 1969 | Awarded. | |
| Ken Lucas and Don Carson | 1 | July 4, 1969 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Mac MacFarland | 1 | August 1, 1969 | Lucas is allowed to pick new partner when Carson leaves the area | |
| Frank Dalton and Black Hand | 1 | April 20, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Don Carson | 2 | September 17, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 5 | October 3, 1969 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Bobby Fields | 3 | October 22, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Rocket Monroe and Flash Monroe | 6 | October 29, 1969 | Mobile, AL | |
| Dick Dunn and Ken Lucas | 1 | January 16, 1970 | Dothan, AL | |
| Rip Tyler and Randy Tyler | 2 | March 5, 1970 | Panama City, FL | |
| Don Carson and Rocket Monroe | 1 | May 21, 1970 | Panama City, FL | |
| Eddie Sullivan and The Wrestling Pro | 1 | May 25, 1970 | Panama City, FL | |
| Vacant and inactive. | ||||
| Eddie Sullivan and Dandy Jack Morrell | 1 | January 1, 1971 | Awarded. | |
| Ken Lucas and Johnny West | 1 | March 11, 1971 | Hattiesburg, MS | Recognition withdrawn when Lucas and West win the U.S. Tag Team Title on June 2, 1971 |
| Mike Boyette and Frank Dalton | 1 | NLT February 3, 1972 | Defend title against Eddie Sullivan and Rip Tyler in Panama City, FL. No record of who they won the title from | |
| Ken Lucas and Mike Boyette | 1 | May 21, 1974 | Mobile, AL | Defeat Duke Miller and The Wrestling Pro in one-night tournament final when the title is reinstated |
| Ron Bass and Don Bass | 1 | May 26, 1974 | Pensacola, FL | |
| The Wrestling Pro and Mighty Yankee | 1 | August 6, 1974 | Mobile, AL | The team splits and is allowed to choose new partners to meet in a match to determine new champions |
| The Mighty Yankees #1 and #2 |
1 | August 13, 1974 | Mobile, AL | Defeats the Wrestling Pro and Big Bad John; Yankees split up and Yankee 2 unmasks to reveal Duke Miller, who has been under suspension; Yankee 1 is allowed to keep the title and chooses Mighty Yankee #3 as new partner |
| The Wrestling Pro and Duke Miller | 1 | September 10, 1974 | Mobile, AL | Miller's suspension has been lifted with the votes by the fans before the match |
| The Patriots (Bobby Hart & Bob Griffin masked) | 1 | October 6, 1974 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Mike Boyette and Bearcat Brown | 1 | November 5, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Hell's Angels | 1 | December 17, 1974 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bobby Fields and Bob Kelly | 2 | February 4, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Hell's Angels | 2 | February 21, 1975 | Dothan, AL | |
| Terry Lathan and Ron Starr | 1 | March 7, 1975 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Mighty Yankees #1 and #3 |
2 | May 4, 1975 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Rip Tyler and Big Bad John | 1 | May 13, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Mighty Yankees #1 and #3 |
3 | June 3, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bounty Hunters | 1 | July 8, 1975 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Nick Kozak | 1 | August 1, 1975 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Wrestling Pros | 1 | August 19, 1975 | Dothan, AL | |
| British Bulldogs Edward Heath and Jonathan Foley |
1 | November 30, 1975 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Lanny Poffo and Randy Poffo | 1 | January 20, 1976 | Mobile, AL | Stripped when the Poffos are fired on February 17, 1977 after an altercation with matchmaker Rip Tyler. |
| Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 1 | February 17, 1976 | Awarded | |
| Ron Bass and Dutch Bass | 1 | March 19, 1976 | Pensacola, FL | |
| Bob Kelly and Rip Tyler | 1 | May 18, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Challengers | 1 | June 4, 1976 | Dothan, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and Gorgeous George Jr. | 1 | June 11, 1976 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Challengers | 2 | June 25, 1976 | Dothan, AL | |
| Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 2 | August 24, 1976 | Mobile, AL | |
| Bobby Fields and Ricky Fields | 1 | September 23, 1976 | Panama City, FL | |
| The Islanders Afa and Sika |
1 | March 4, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| Eddie Sullivan and Sonny King | 1 | April 5, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| The Islanders Afa and Sika |
2 | April 6, 1977 | Title returned when Sonny King also holds the Alabama Heavyweight Title and is not allowed to hold both titles | |
| Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 3 | April 29, 1977 | Dothan, AL | |
| The Real Rip Tyler and Jim Dalton | 1 | May 17, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Vacant in May 1977 | ||||
| Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 4 | May 31, 1977 | Awarded | |
| The Wrestling Pro and Eddie Sullivan | 2 | June 1, 1977 | The Pro replaces Tyler | |
| Blue Yankee and Billy Spears | 1 | June 21, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Blue Yankee and Eddie Sullivan | 1 | July 19, 1977 | Mobile, AL | Billy Spears gives his share of the title to Sullivan and becomes the manager for Yankee and Sullivan |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Fields | 1 | August 30, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Pat Kelly and Mike Kelly | 1 | October 25, 1977 | Mobile, AL | |
| Ken Lucas and The Wrestling Pro | 1 | December 2, 1977 | Dothan, AL | Awarded when the Kellys no-show |
| Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan | 4 | December 9, 1977 | Dothan, AL | Awarded |
| Promotion is sold to SECW in January 19781; the southern division of Southeastern Tag Team Title is often billed as Gulf Coast Tag Team Title after that date. | ||||
NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division)
| Wrestlers: | Together: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) | ||||
| The Assassins | 1 | 1978 | First champions. | |
| [...] | ||||
| Robert Fuller and Bob Armstrong | 1 | 1978 | Order of title holders not 100% verified | |
| Don Carson and Assassin | 1 | 1978 | Order of title holders not 100% verified | |
| [...] | ||||
| The Wild Samoans Afa and Sika |
1 | 1979 | ||
| Ricky Fields and Terry Lathan | 1 | May, 1979 | ||
| Wild Samoans Afa and Sika |
2 | May 1979 | ||
| The Dargan Twins | 1 | July 4, 1979 | ||
| Billey Spears and The Assassin | 1 | |||
The following teams are also credited with holding the NWA Southern Tag Team championship but no specific time period has been documented.
- Ricky Gibson and Robert Gibson
- Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan
- Ron Fuller and Robert Fuller
- Bob Armstrong and Charlie Cook
- Robert Fuller and Terry Gibbs
See also
References
- ↑ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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