NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)

NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)
Details
Promotion	NWA Tri-State NWA Mid-America
Date established	October, 1971
Date retired	1977
Statistics First champion(s) Jerry Lawler and Steve Lawler Most reigns Jerry and Steve Lawler, The Scufflin' Hillbillies, Tojo Yamamoto and George Gulas (2 reigns)

The Alabama version of the NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship existed from 1971 until 1977. It was defended primarily in Alabama under the banner of NWA Tri-State Wrestling, and at times in Tennessee for NWA Mid-America. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship was awarded after the chosen team "won" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.^[1]

Title history

Key

Symbol	Meaning
#	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
	Indicates periods of unknown lineage
(NLT)	Indicates that the championship changed hands "No Later Than" a certain date.
¤	Indicates that the data presented in this cell is uncertain.

#	Team (team members)	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
1	Jerry Lawler and Steve Lawler	1	October 8, 1971 (NLT)	[Note 1]	[Note 2]	Live event
2	The Scufflin' Hillbillies	1	January 13, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 3]	[Note 2]	Live event	Championship change took place at some point after November 19, 1971
3	Jerry Lawler and Steve Lawler	2	January 20, 1972¤	7	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
4	The Scufflin' Hillbillies	2	January 27, 1972¤	42	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
5	Steve Lawler (3) and Burrhead Jones	1	March 9, 1972¤	[Note 4]	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
6	Rip Tyler and Eddie Sullivan	1	April 29, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 5]	[Note 2]	Live event	Still billed as champions on May 3, 1972
7	Jimmy Golden and Ramon Perez	1	June 22, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 6]	[Note 2]	Live event
8	Buddy Wayne and Golden Hawk	1	August 12, 1972¤	[Note 7]	Anniston, Alabama¤	Live event
9	The California Hippies	1	October 28, 1972 (NLT)	[Note 8]	[Note 2]	Live event
10	The Masked Blitzers (Masked Blitzer #1 and Masked Blitzer #2)	1	March 1973 (NLT)	[Note 9]	[Note 2]	Live event
11	Jack Donovan and Jim Williams	1	February 14, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 10]	[Note 2]	Live event
12	Woodrow Bass and Steve Lawler (4)	1	March 28, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 11]	[Note 2]	Live event	Still billed as champions on April 11, 1974
13	Jack Donovan (2) and Rick Renaldo	1	May 9, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 12]	[Note 2]	Live event
14	Joe Turner and Dennis Condrey	1	July 4, 1974 (NLT)	[Note 13]	[Note 2]	Live event	Still billed as champions on August 5, 1974
15	Tojo Yamamoto and George Gulas	1	July 4, 1974	[Note 14]	[Note 2]	Live event
16	The Bounty Hunters (David Novak and Jerry Novak)	1	April 1977 (NLT)	[Note 15]	[Note 2]	Live event
17	Tojo Yamamoto and George Gulas	2	April 20, 1977	[Note 16]	Nashville, Tennessee	Live event	The title change was May 2, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee; Team still billed as champions on August 5, 1977
—	Abandoned	N/A	1977	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship abandoned

Footnotes

1. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 377 days.
2. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
3. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between −358 days and −262 days.
4. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 51 days.
5. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 54 days.
6. The date the championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 51 days and 105 days.
7. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 77 days.
8. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 154 days.
9. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 350 days.
10. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 42 days.
11. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 42 days.
12. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 56 days.
13. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 56 days.
14. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 1,031 days.
15. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 19 days.
16. The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 255 days.

References

General references

• Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). "Alabama: NWA Tri-State Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
• "NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship (Alabama version)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

Specific

1. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.