AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
| AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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Continental Wrestling Association NWA Mid-America (1945–1977) | ||||||||||
| Date established | November 1945 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | February 1, 1988 | ||||||||||
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The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) from its inception through 1977, when it was renamed (as was the Southern Heavyweight Championship, also previously an NWA title) the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship due to a partnership with the American Wrestling Association. The title existed until 1988 when it was replaced with the Continental Wrestling Association Tag Team Championship.
The title was also referred to as the Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship to avoid confusion with the various other versions of the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship in Championship Wrestling from Florida (1960–1970), Georgia Championship Wrestling (1951–1968), Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling (1955–1966), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1953–1969), and Southern Championship Wrestling (1981–1982),
The NWA also has its own board-controlled version, which began in 1999.[1]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) / Mid-Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Garza Lozano and Jack Purdin | 1 | November 26, 1945 | Defend against Nick Carter & Sailor Watkins in Birmingham, AL on this day; may have defeated Herb Welch & Roy Welch for the title on April 30, 1945 in Birmingham, AL. | |
| Paul Stanlee & Jack Welch | 1 | April 1948 | ||
| Mike Chacoma and Red Roberts | 1 | June 29, 1948 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Roy Welch. |
| Tex Riley and Herb Welch | 1 | November 23, 1948 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Wild Bill Canny and Carlos Rodriguez Cortez | 1 | February 11, 1949 | Still champions as of March 7, 1949. | |
| Wild Bill Canny (2) and Buddy Knox | 1 | December 8, 1949 | ||
| Eddie Gossett (Eddie Graham) and Roy Welch | 1 | August 3, 1950 | ||
| Masked Batt (Danny Dusek) and Finis Hall | 1 | November 15, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Bat unmasked by Welch and revealed as Nadors (Danny Dusek). |
| Eddie Gossett (2) and Tex Riley (2) | 1 | December 21, 1950 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Still champions as of January 4, 1951. |
| Ray Piret and Herb Welch (2) | 1 | July 1951 | ||
| Eduardo Perez and Red Roberts (2) | 1 | July 12, 1951 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Defeated Herb and Les Welch, subbing for Piret. |
| Ray Piret (2) and Tex Riley (3) | 1 | November 5, 1951 | ||
| Pat O'Brien and Karl Kowalski | 1 | December 18, 1951 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Henry Harrell and Rex Mobley | 1 | April 1952 | ||
| Golden Hawk and Johnny Kostas | 1 | April 17, 1952 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Karl Kowalski (2) & Ivan Kowalski | 1 | May 24, 1952 | Atlanta, Georgia | Reported on June 11, 1952 issue of a Cape Girardeau, MO paper to have defeated Masked Marvel & Paul Jones "three weeks ago"; most likely fictitious since the Atlanta results for this date lists neither team. |
| Herb Welch (3) & Roy Welch (3) | 1 | 1952 | Sometime after June 20, 1952. | |
| Karl Kowalski (3) & Ivan Kowalski | 2 | September 7, 1952 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Herb (4) and Roy Welch (4) | 2 | September 9, 1952 | Still champions as of March 12, 1953. | |
| Al and John Smith | 1 | September 9, 1953 | Still champions as of November 9, 1953; continue to be recognized in Charlotte. | |
| George Curtis & Jack Curtis | 1 | May 29, 1954 | Lenoir, North Carolina | |
| Al Smith & John Smith | 2 | June 5, 1954 | Lenoir, North Carolina | |
| Mr. Moto & Kinji Shibuya | 1 | July 19, 1954 | Charlotte, North Carolina | |
| George Becker & Bobby Becker | 2 | October 12, 1954 | Roanoke, Virginia | |
| Title vacated | November 26, 1954 | When Bobby Becker dies. Jack Witzig may replace Becker, but the title is vacant as of January 13, 1955 and inactive in Tennessee between January 1955 and November 1956. | ||
| Leo Garibaldi & Chick Garibaldi | 1 | June 1956 | Defends Charlotte version in Nashville. | |
| Jim Austeri and Tiny Mills | 1 | June 26, 1956 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| George Becker (3) & Jack Witzig | 1 | September 17, 1956 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Defends Charlotte version in Nashville; still recognized as of November 4, 1956. |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
1 | March 1958 | ||
| Herb Welch (5) & Chris Belkas | 1 | March 21, 1958 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
2 | April 4, 1958 | ||
| Dick Beyer & Tex Riley (4) | 1 | April 18, 1958 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
3 | May 1958 | ||
| Dick Beyer (2) & Len Rossi | 1 | May 30, 1958 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Mike Gallagher & Don Gallagher | 1 | July 18, 1958 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
4 | October 3, 1958 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Don and Luke Fields (Bobby Fields) | 1 | April 1959 | ||
| Don and Jackie Fargo | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Tex Riley (5) and Len Rossi (2) | 1 | 1959 | ||
| Title vacated | July 1959 | |||
| Don Fields & Luke Fields | 2 | October 13, 1959 | ||
| John Smith (3) and Tosh Togo | 1 | October 28, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | Defeated Bobby and Don Fields in a tournament final for the vacant Gulf Coast version; may not be recognized outside the territory. |
| Bobby and Don Fields | 3 | November 11, 1959 | Mobile, Alabama | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
5 | January 4, 1960 | ||
| Bobby and Don Fields | 4 | February 22, 1960 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Great Bolo and Joe McCarthy | 1 | April 20, 1960 | Mobile, Alabama | The Corsicas are billed as champions in Blytheville, Arkansas as of March 7, 1960. |
| Don Fields & Luke Fields | 5 | April 25, 1960 | Still/again champions as of November 1, 1960. | |
| John Smith (4) & Al Smith (3) | 3 | January 1961 | ||
| Mephisto & Dante | 1 | January 8, 1961 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (2) & Lester Welch | 1 | February 12, 1961 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mephisto & Dante | 2 | March 12, 1961 | Memphis, Tennessee | In Chattanooga, TN, Tex Riley & Len Rossi are announced as having defeated Mephisto & Dante for the title "last week". |
| Tex Riley (6) and Len Rossi (3) | 3 | August 22, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 3 | September 5, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | In Chattanooga, Tennessee Riley & Rossi defend the title on September 9, 1961 although Mephisto & Dante are recognized prior to the match on September 16, 1961. |
| Tex Riley (7) and Len Rossi (4) | 4 | September 16, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 4 | September 23, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (3) and Lester Welch (2) | 2 | October 17, 1961 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mephisto & Dante | 5 | November 28, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (4) and Lester Welch (3) | 3 | November 30, 1961 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Mephisto & Dante | 6 | January 8, 1962 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (5) and Lester Welch (4) | 4 | February 12, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mephisto & Dante | 7 | March 6, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (6) & Lester Welch (5) | 5 | March 22, 1962 | ||
| Mephisto & Dante | 8 | March 31, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Mike Clancy and Lester Welch (6) | 1 | April 19, 1962 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dante and Mephisto | 9 | July 1962 | ||
| Don and Luke Fields | 6 | July 9, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
1 | August 27, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | Have already been billed as champions in Chattanooga, TN on August 25, 1962. |
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (7) | 1 | October 15, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
2 | October 22, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (7) and Tex Riley (9) | 1 | November 13, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
3 | November 27, 1962 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ray Andrews and Eric Pomeroy (Stan Pulaski) | 3 | December 3, 1962 | Memphis, Tennessee | Not recognized outside Memphis. |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
4 | January 21, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don and Luke Fields | 7 | February 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Medics on February 12, 1963 in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| The Medics (Tony Gonzales and Donald Lortie) |
5 | February 20, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | Win rematch; lose to Don Fields & Luke Fields on March 11, 1963 in Memphis, Tennessee but continue to be recognized in other cities. |
| Gino and Tony Calza | 1 | April 9, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | Recognized in Memphis, Tennessee as of April 16, 1963. |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 1 | May 13, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Lester Welch (8) & Jackie Fargo (8) | 6 | September 2, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | Held up when Karl is taken to hospital after the second fall. |
| Karl Von Stroheim & Skull Von Stroheim | 2 | September 9, 1963 | Memphis, Tennessee | Win rematch. |
| Jackie Fargo (9) and Mario Milano (1) | 1 | November 5, 1963 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Ivan Malenkov and Tojo Yamamoto | 1 | December 5, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (10) and Mario Milano (2) | 2 | December 26, 1963 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Malenkov leaves the area and does not appear for a scheduled defense. |
| Karl and Skull Von Stroheim | 3 | January 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Not recognized outside Chattanooga. |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (2) | 1 | January 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (11) and The Masked Rebel (Sonny Fargo) | 1 | March 17, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tojo Yamamoto (3) & Alex Perez | 2 | March 31, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (12) and Sonny Fargo | 2 | April 16, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (4) | 3 | April 23, 1964 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don (2) and Jackie Fargo (13) | 2 | May 26, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (5) | 4 | June 9, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | Fargos are still billed as champions in Memphis, Tennessee on June 15, 1964. |
| Mario Milano (3) and Len Rossi (5) | 1 | June 23, 1964 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Corsicans (Jean and Joe) |
6 | September 22, 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Chief Little Bear & Mack York | 1 | October 28, 1964 | ||
| Mitsu Hirai and Tojo Yamamoto (6) | 1 | December 9, 1964 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | |
| Danny Hodge & Mario Milano (4) | 1 | May 24, 1965 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mitsu Hirai (2) and Tojo Yamamoto (7) | 2 | July 1, 1965 | ||
| Frankie Cain and Mike Clancy | 1 | July 13, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (8) | 5 | July 27, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (14) and Len Rossi (6) | 1 | September 10, 1965 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | |
| Tor Kamata and Tojo Yamamoto (9) | 1 | October 2, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (15) and Len Rossi (7) | 2 | October 19, 1965 | Nashville, Tennessee | May not win the title but are again billed as champions in Chattanooga, TN as of November 11, 1965. |
| The Mysterious Medics | 5 | November 25, 1965 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Hiro Matsuda & Kanji Inoki on November 28, 1965; still held up after a rematch on January 4, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Title vacated | December 1965 | Titles vacated and a tournament ordered after a controversial finish in a match against Kanji Inoki (Antonio Inoki) and Hiro Matsuda. | ||
| Mario Milano (5) and Len Rossi (8) | 2 | January 11, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | Won a three-team tournament, defeating The Mysterious Medics and Inoki & Matsuda. |
| Alex Perez and Tojo Yamamoto (10) | 6 | February 9, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Mario Milano (6) and Len Rossi (9) | 3 | February 15, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Doug Lindsey & Treach Phillips | 1 | April 1966 | ||
| Len Rossi (10) & Mario Milano (7) | 4 | April 11, 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| The Great Higami and Tojo Yamamoto (11) | 1 | June 21, 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Mario Milano (8) and Len Rossi (11) | 5 | July 1966 | ||
| The Blue Infernos | 1 | October 29, 1966 | Nashville, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Chief White Eagle & Chuck Conley on November 18, 1966 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
| The Blue Infernos | 2 | November 1966 | ||
| Corsica Joe (7) and Chin Lee | 1 | December 28, 1966 | Birmingham, Alabama | Still/again champions on April 12, 1967. |
| Rip and Tim Tyler | 1 | June 1967 | ||
| Billy and Jimmy Hines | 1 | June 12, 1967 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Tomayo Soto and The Great Yamaha (Kantaro Hoshino) | 1 | August 3, 1967 | ||
| Len Rossi (12) & Bad Boy Hines | 1 | August 10, 1967 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Len Rossi (13) and Tomayo Soto (2) | 1 | October 1967 | Defeated Don and Ron Carson sometime between October 1, 1967 and October 7, 1967 still/again champions on December 7, 1967. | |
| Lester Welch (9) & Eddie Graham | 1 | March 4, 1968 | ||
| Frank Dalton & Jack Dalton | 1 | April 3, 1968 | ||
| Title vacated | April 1968 | |||
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 1 | April 1968 | Tampa, Florida | Won a possibly fictitious tournament. |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 1 | April 25, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 2 | May 2, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Lester Welch (10) & Eddie Graham (2) | 2 | May 1968 | ||
| Don Carson & The Red Shadow | 3 | May 13, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 2 | May 27, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 4 | June 24, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (16) and Lou Thesz | 1 | August 13, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 5 | August 20, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas & Dennis Hall | 3 | August 24, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson & The Red Shadow | 6 | 1968 | ||
| Buddy Fuller and Lester Welch (11) | 2 | September 9, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Carson & The Red Shadow | 7 | September 1968 | ||
| Lester Welch (12) & Buddy Fuller | 3 | September 24, 1968 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Don Carson and The Red Shadow | 8 | September 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
1 | October 10, 1968 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Carson & Shadow continue to be billed as champions in Chattanooga but lose to Mighty Yankees #1 (Eddie Sullivan) & #2 (Frank Morrell) on October 10, 1968. |
| Mighty Yankees: #1 (Eddie Sullivan) & #3 | 1 | November 18, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby (7) and Lee Fields | 1 | December 30, 1968 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell (3) and Eddie Sullivan (2)) |
2 | January 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | Or January 11, 1969 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
| Dennis Hall and Ken Lucas | 3 | January 18, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell (4) and Eddie Sullivan (3)) |
3 | January 30, 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (4) and Johnny Walker | 1 | February 2, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell (5) and Eddie Sullivan (4)) |
4 | February 15, 1969 | ||
| Bill and Joe Sky | 1 | February 27, 1969 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell (6) and Eddie Sullivan (5)) |
5 | March 1969 | ||
| Ken Lucas (5) and Johnny Walker (2) | 2 | March 13, 1969 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Walker (3) & Bob Ramstead | 1 | March 30, 1969 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (12) & Johnny Long | 1 | March 31, 1969 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Joe Sky & Bill Sky | 3 | April 24, 1969 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (13) & Johnny Long (2) | 2 | April 1969 | ||
| Bob Ramstead (2) and Johnny Walker (4) | 2 | April 28, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Long and Tojo Yamamoto. |
| Johnny Long (3) and Tojo Yamamoto (14) | 3 | May 19, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sundown Kid and Johnny Walker (5) | 1 | June 9, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | In Chattanooga, Yamamoto & Long have lost to Walker & Bob Ramstead on June 7, 1969 and are again billed as champions as of July 19, 1969. |
| Johnny Long (4) and Tojo Yamamoto (15) | 4 | June 16, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (4) and Johnny Walker (6) | 1 | August 11, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tojo Yamamoto (16) & Johnny Long (5) | 5 | August 16, 1969 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
1 | October 6, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (17) and Dennis Hall (5) | 1 | October 20, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
2 | November 3, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bearcat Brown and Les Thatcher | 1 | November 10, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
3 | November 17, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (6) and Johnny Long (6) | 1 | December 15, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al and Don Greene) |
4 | December 23, 1969 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (7) and Johnny Walker (7) | 2 | January 19, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1970 | Sometime between March 27, 1970 and April 5, 1970. | ||
| Al Greene (5) and Frank Martinez | 1 | April 6, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Walker and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Len Rossi (15) & Bearcat Brown (2) | 1 | April 22, 1970 | Nashville, Tennessee | Greene & Martinez continue to be billed as champions in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
1 | April 29, 1970 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Bearcat Brown (3) and Len Rossi (16) | 2 | May 4, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (6) and Frank Martinez (2) | 2 | May 18, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Walker (8) & Len Rossi (17) | 1 | May 1970 | Are recognized as champions in Chattanooga, Tennessee. | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
2 | May 30, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (7) and Frank Martinez (3) | 3 | June 22, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
3 | July 27, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Johnny Walker (9) and Tojo Yamamoto (17) | 1 | August 24, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
4 | September 7, 1970 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Lorenzo Parente & Bobby Hart | 1 | September 19, 1970 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (18) | 1 | October 19, 1970 | Louisville, Kentucky | Guest referee was Eddie Marlin. |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (8) and Don Greene (5)) |
5 | December 19, 1970 | Sometime after November 2, 1970; again defeat Yamamoto & Jarrett in Memphis, Tennessee on January 4, 1971. | |
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (19) | 2 | January 9, 1971 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Hall (8) and Johnny Walker (10) | 1 | January 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (9) and Don Greene (6)) |
6 | February 4, 1971 | ||
| Len Rossi (18) & Bearcat Brown (4) | 2 | February 25, 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Don Greene (7) & Al Greene (10)) |
7 | April 6, 1971 | ||
| Len Rossi (19) & Bearcat Brown (5) | 3 | April 19, 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Don Greene (8) & Al Greene (11)) |
8 | May 17, 1971 | ||
| Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto (20) | 3 | May 31, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (12) and Don Greene (9)) |
9 | June 21, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jarrett and Jackie Fargo, subbing for Yamamoto. |
| Jerry Jarrett (4) and Jackie Fargo (18) | 1 | June 28, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Von Brauners (Karl and Kurt Von Brauner) |
1 | July 14, 1971 | ||
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al (13) and Don Greene (10)) |
10 | August 17, 1971 | ||
| Vacant | August 24, 1971 | Due to Don's arm injury. | ||
| Al Greene (14) & Sir Clements | 1 | August 25, 1971 | Nashville, Tennessee | Defeat Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Jarrett. |
| Tojo Yamamoto (21) & Jerry Jarrett | 4 | September 1, 1971 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al Greene (15) & Don Greene (11)) |
11 | September 15, 1971 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (22) & Robert Fuller | 1 | September 25, 1971 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Heavenly Bodies (Al Greene (16) & Don Greene (12)) |
12 | October 1971 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (23) & Robert Fuller | 2 | October 6, 1971 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin and Sputnik Monroe | 1 | October 11, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Vacant | October 1971 | |||
| Norvell Austin and Sputnik Monroe | 2 | October 25, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Len Rossi & Bearcat Brown in one-night 8-team tournament final. |
| Robert Fuller & Bearcat Brown (6) | 1 | November 8, 1971 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Stan Frazier and Dennis Hall (9) | 1 | November 29, 1971 | ||
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
5 | 1971 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (7) and Len Rossi (20) | 1 | 1971 | ||
| The Von Brauners (Kurt Von Brauner & Karl Von Brauner) |
2 | March 27, 1972 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (19) & Jerry Jarrett (6) | 2 | April 1972 | ||
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
6 | April 10, 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (20) & Jerry Jarrett (7) | 3 | April 17, 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin and Sputnik Monroe | 3 | May 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
7 | May 8, 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | Held up in June 14, 1972 at least in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Jackie Fargo (21) & Roughhouse Sonny Fargo | 1 | June 17, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| The Von Brauners (Karl and Kurt Von Brauner) |
3 | June 19, 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
8 | June 21, 1972 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (22) & Roughhouse Fargo (2) | 2 | June 24, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dromo & Tojo Yamamoto (24) | 1 | August 22, 1972 | ||
| The Interns (Billy Garrett and Jim Starr) |
9 | October 23, 1972 | ||
| Len Rossi (21) & Kevin Sullivan | 1 | November 6, 1972 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David Novak & Jerry Novak) |
1 | November 13, 1972 | ||
| Johnny Walker (11) & Bearcat Brown (8) | 1 | December 16, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Bounty Hunters continue to defend in other towns and lose to Jackie Fargo & Jerry Jarrett on December 25, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| The New Bounty Hunters (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr (10)) |
1 | December 30, 1972 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Again billed as champions in Memphis, Tennessee in January 1973. |
| Jerry Jarrett (8) and Jackie Fargo (23) | 4 | January 15, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Continue to be billed as champions in Memphis through February 1973. |
| Tojo Yamamoto (25) & Jerry Jarrett (9) | 5 | February 1973 | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
3 | February 13, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (24) and Jerry Jarrett (10) | 5 | February 20, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 1 | March 5, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (25) & Jerry Jarrett (11) | 6 | March 19, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler & Jim White | 2 | March 26, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | May be repeated on March 28, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Tojo Yamamoto (26) & Roughhouse Fargo (3) | 1 | April 9, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler & Jim White | 3 | April 16, 1973 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (26) and Jerry Jarrett (12) | 7 | April 18, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 4 | May 9, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | May 1973 | After White's nose is broken during a match. | ||
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 5 | June 18, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jerry Jarrett and Tojo Yamamoto in a tournament final. |
| Jerry Jarrett (13) and Johnny Marlin | 1 | June 30, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler and Jim White | 6 | July 7, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (27) & Roughhouse Fargo (4) | 3 | July 9, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | Lawler & White defend in Chattanooga on July 14, 1973; Jarrett & Fargo defend in Memphis on July 15, 1973. |
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 1 | August 6, 1973 | Birmingham, Alabama | Defeat Lawler & Scorpio. |
| Jerry Lawler & Jim White | 7 | August 7, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 2 | August 13, 1973 | Birmingham, Alabama | |
| Jerry Lawler & Jim White | 8 | August 15, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | Continue to defend in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Mighty Yankees | 5 | August 22, 1973 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Marlin | 3 | August 29, 1973 | ||
| Title vacated | September 1973 | |||
| Jerry Lawler (9) & Scorpion | 1 | September 6, 1973 | Florence, Alabama | Defeats Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin but continue to defend in Chattanooga. |
| The Mighty Yankees (Frank Morrell and Eddie Sullivan) |
6 | September 15, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Marlin | 4 | September 22, 1973 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | |
| Ron and Terry Garvin | 1 | October 9, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Marlin | 5 | October 16, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (10) & Al Greene (17) | 1 | October 29, 1973 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (27) & Jerry Jarrett (14) | 6 | November 26, 1973 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) |
1 | January 21, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rufus R. Jones & Roughhouse Fargo (5) | 1 | March 11, 1974 | Memphis, TN | Frank Morrell & Charles Morrell are billed as champions in Chattanooga, Tennessee on March 16, 1974. |
| Bobo Brazil & Bearcat Brown (9) | 1 | April 15, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | Tojo Yamamoto & Mr. Kamikaze defeat Frank Morrell & Charles Morrell on April 17, 1974 for the recognitions in Nashville and possibly Chattanooga; Monte & DeCarlo defeat Yamamoto & Kamikaze on April 24, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee to regain. |
| The Infernos (Ron Gibson and Stan Pulaski) |
3 | May 6, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobo Brazil & Bearcat Brown (10) | 2 | May 13, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Charlie Fulton and Bobby Mayne | 1 | June 24, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | Have already defended in Chattanooga on June 20, 1974. |
| Ricky Gibson and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | July 15, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | Mayne & Fulton continue to be billed as champions in Chattanooga but lost to Rufus R. Jones & George Gulas on July 27, 1974; Jones & Gulas are again billed as champions in Chattanooga on August 17, 1974; in Nashville, Tennessee, Bounty Hunters defeat Frank Monte & Steve Kovac on July 17, 1974 to win the local recognition. |
| Al Greene (18) and Phil Hickerson | 1 | August 19, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Jarrett (15) and Tojo Yamamoto (28) | 7 | October 7, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Al Greene (19) & Phil Hickerson | 2 | October 21, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (11) and Tojo Yamamoto (29) | 1 | November 11, 1974 | Memphis, Tennessee | Duke Myers & Blue Scorpion are billed as champions in Nashville, Tennessee as of November 13, 1974. |
| Al Greene (20) and Phil Hickerson | 3 | December 11, 1974 | Recognized in Nashville, Tennessee. | |
| Jerry Lawler (12) and Tojo Yamamoto (30) | 2 | December 23, 1974 | ||
| Eddie Marlin (6) and Tojo Yamamoto (31) | 1 | January 7, 1975 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| George Barnes and Bill Dundee | 1 | March 10, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tojo Yamamoto (32) & Jimmy Golden | 1 | March 1975 | Sometime between March 25, 1975 and March 30, 1975. | |
| Bill Dundee (2) & George Barnes | 2 | March 31, 1975 | ||
| Jimmy Golden and Tojo Yamamoto (33) | 2 | May 1975 | Sometime between May 15, 1975 and May 24, 1975. | |
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 1 | June 16, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (28) and Mr. Wrestling (Don Greene) (13) | 1 | June 23, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Otto Von Heller and Karl Von Steiger | 2 | July 15, 1975 | ||
| Jackie Fargo (29) and Don Greene (14) | 2 | July 27, 1975 | ||
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
10 | September 9, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Charlie Cook & Tommy Seigler | 1 | October 10, 1975 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Bearcat Brown (12) and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | December 21, 1975 | Memphis, Tennessee | Interns continue to be billed as champions in Chattanooga but lose to Lester Welch & Jackie Fargo on December 27, 1975. |
| The Interns (Tom Andrews and Jim Starr) |
11 | January 4, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert (2) & Bearcat Brown (13) | 2 | January 12, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
4 | February 1976 | ||
| Bearcat Brown (14) and Tommy Gilbert (3) | 2 | February 1976 | ||
| Roger Kirby and David Schultz | 1 | March 7, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee (3) | 1 | March 22, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (13) and Playboy Frazier | 1 | April 26, 1976 | Sometime after April 13, 1976. | |
| Big Bad John and Bill Dundee (4) | 2 | May 2, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Greene (15) & Scorpion (Don Bass) | 1 | May 10, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie Fargo (30) and Jerry Jarrett (16) | 8 | June 14, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | Don Greene & Scorpion (Don Bass) are advertised as champions in Louisville, Kentucky on June 15, 1976. |
| Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson (4) | 1 | July 19, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (5) and Tommy Rich | 1 | July 1976 | ||
| Dennis Condrey (2) and Phil Hickerson (5) | 2 | July 1976 | ||
| Tojo Yamamoto (34) & Bill Dundee (6) | 1 | September 14, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | Condrey & Hickerson are advertised as champions in Louisville, Kentucky on September 16, 1976. |
| Dennis Condrey (3) & Phil Hickerson (6) | 3 | October 4, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Danny Little Bear and Chief Thundercloud | 1 | November 1, 1976 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel and David Schultz (2) | 1 | January 3, 1977 | ||
| Bill Dundee (7) & Ricky Gibson (2) | 1 | January 24, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Gorgeous George, Jr. and Porkchop Cash | 1 | February 7, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | March 1977 | Sometime after February 20, 1977 when the team splits. | ||
| Dennis Condrey (4) & Phil Hickerson (7) | 4 | March 14, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Ricky Gibson & Robert Gibson in one-night 8-team tournament final; title moves to Jerry Jarrett's group on March 20, 1977. |
| Ricky Gibson (3) & Robert Gibson | 1 | May 1, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Condrey (5) & Phil Hickerson (8) | 5 | May 23, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Tommy Gilbert & Tommy Rich | 1 | June 19, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Condrey (6) & Phil Hickerson (9) | 6 | June 27, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bob Ellis & Jim Garvin | 1 | July 4, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts) |
1 | July 25, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin & Pat Barrett | 1 | August 15, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts) |
2 | August 22, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | Held up after a match against the Exterminators on August 29, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee ends as a draw; Austin & Barrett are still billed as champions in Louisville, Kentucky against the Blonds on August 30, 1977. |
| Hollywood Blonds (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts) |
3 | September 5, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Jim Garvin & Jim Bryant. |
| Norvell Austin & Pat Barrett | 2 | September 19, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Samoans (Afa & Sika) |
1 | September 30, 1977 | Held up after a match against Big Red & Robert Gibson on November 7, 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee ends as a no-contest. | |
| The Samoans (Afa & Sika) |
2 | November 14, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Red & Gibson in rematch. |
| Dennis Condrey (7) and Phil Hickerson (10) | 7 | November 28, 1977 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Norvell Austin (3) and Bill Dundee (8) | 1 | January 9, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | February 1978 | when the team splits. | ||
| Dennis Condrey (8) and Phil Hickerson (11) | 8 | February 1978 | ||
| Plowboy Frazier & Terry Sawyer | 1 | February 19, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (9) and Jerry Lawler (14) | 1 | March 13, 1978 | ||
| Jos LeDuc and Jean Louie | 1 | May 1978 | ||
| Title vacated | May 22, 1978 | After a match against Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant on May 22, 1978 in Memphis, Tennessee ends as a no-contest. | ||
| Jerry Lawler (15) & Jimmy Valiant | 1 | May 29, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat LeDuc & Louie in rematch. |
| Jos LeDuc & Jean Louie | 2 | July 24, 1978 | Title renamed AWA Southern Tag Team Championship upon partnership with the American Wrestling Association and was billed as such starting in July 1978. | |
| AWA Southern Tag Team Championship | ||||
| Jerry Lawler (16) and Mongolian Stomper | 1 | September 18, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | 1978 | Title vacated after the Stomper turns on Lawler. | ||
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
5 | October 9, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Bill Dundee & Jimmy Valiant in tournament final. |
| Bill Dundee (10) and Jerry Lawler (17) | 2 | November 6, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dennis Condrey (9) and Phil Hickerson (12) | 9 | December 18, 1978 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 1979 | |||
| Robert Fuller and Toru Tanaka | 1 | January 22, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fuller defeated Don Carson and Dennis Condrey in a tournament final. Tanaka left the ring during the match. |
| Don Carson (3) and Dennis Condrey (10) | 1 | February 18, 1979 | Won the title by forfeit after Fuller and Tanaka split up as a team. | |
| Bill Dundee (11) and Robert Fuller | 1 | February 26, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
1 | April 23, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (12) and Robert Fuller (2) | 2 | May 7, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Mr. Fuji and Toru Tanaka | 1 | May 14, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (13) and Jerry Lawler (18) | 3 | June 4, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
1 | June 15, 1979 | Tupelo, Mississippi | |
| The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy and Michael Hayes) |
1 | September 1979 | ||
| Sonny King & Ricky Morton | 1 | September 24, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Blond Bombers (Wayne Farris and Larry Latham) |
2 | October 1, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | October 22, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | After a match against ends as a no-contest. | |
| Hector Guerrero and Steve Regal | 1 | November 19, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
2 | December 2, 1979 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky (4) and Robert Gibson (2) | 2 | January 1, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
3 | January 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Ken Lucas & Steve Regal on January 21, 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
4 | January 28, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Win rematch. |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 1 | February 18, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
5 | February 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 2 | March 6, 1980 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| Paul Ellering and Sheik Ali Hassan | 1 | March 11, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Ken Lucas and Billy Robinson | 3 | April 1980 | ||
| Dennis Condrey (11) and David Schultz (3) | 1 | April 7, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant | 1 | May 12, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Condrey & Schultz are still billed as champions in Chattanooga, Tennessee on May 17, 1980. |
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 1 | May 25, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jackie (31) and Randy Fargo | 1 | June 11, 1980 | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 18, 1980 | When Jackie Fargo retired. | ||
| Gypsy Joe and Skull Murphy | 2 | June 1980 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Defeated Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Valiant. This title change may not have actually taken place. |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton (2) | 1 | July 2, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Are billed as champions in Memphis as of July 9, 1980. |
| Killer Karl Krupp and El Mongol | 1 | July 28, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Lucas and Paul Ellering, subbing for Morton. |
| Eddie and Tommy Gilbert | 1 | August 25, 1980 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Angel (Frank Morrell) and Sonny King | 1 | September 15, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Gilbert | 2 | September 29, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Irwin and Larry Latham (3) | 1 | October 27, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas and Ricky Morton (3) | 2 | November 3, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Held up after a match against Bill Irwin & Scott Irwin on November 10, 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Roger Kirby and Guy Mitchell | 1 | November 24, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ken Lucas & Ricky Morton (4) | 3 | November 17, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat the Irwins in rematch. |
| Bill Dundee (14) and Tommy Rich | 2 | December 22, 1980 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bounty Hunters (David and Jerry Novak) |
6 | February 2, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (15) and Tommy Rich | 3 | February 15, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wayne Farris (3) and Tojo Yamamoto (35) | 1 | March 14, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | Farris and Yamamoto defeated Dundee in a handicap match. Rich was unable to wrestle due to an injury. |
| Bill Dundee (16) and Dream Machine | 1 | March 16, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 1 | March 30, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (17) and Dream Machine | 2 | April 6, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Kevin Sullivan & Wayne Ferris (4) | 1 | May 2, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee & Dream Machine | 3 | May 18, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Wayne Farris (5) and Kevin Sullivan (2) | 2 | May 25, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (18) and Jerry Lawler (19) | 4 | July 13, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 2 | 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky (5) and Robert Gibson (3) | 3 | August 1, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Masa Fuchi and Mr. Onita | 3 | August 3, 1981 | ||
| Eddie Gilbert (2) and Ricky Morton (5) | 1 | August 31, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Heartbreakers (Joey Cagle and Rocky Sortor) |
1 | September 7, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ricky (6) and Robert Gibson (4) | 4 | September 14, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Rick Gibson. |
| Stan Lane and Sweet Brown Sugar | 1 | September 26, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Ricky Gibson in a handicap match. |
| Bill Dundee (19) and Steve Keirn | 1 | November 16, 1981 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin (4), Dennis Condrey (12) and Randy Rose) |
1 | February 27, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Austin defeated Keirn by disqualification. All three were recognized as champions. |
| Title vacated | March 6, 1982 | Title stripped due to controversial of the Express' title win. | ||
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar (2) | 1 | March 8, 1982 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Robert Gibson and Stan Lane in a tournament final repeated on March 14, 1982 in Louisville, Kentucky held up on March 29, 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee after a match against Rick Gibson & Robert Gibson. |
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar (3) | 2 | April 5, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Robert Gibson & Steve Keirn. |
| Steve Keirn (2) & Bill Dundee (20) | 2 | April 26, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin (5), Dennis Condrey (13) and Randy Rose) |
2 | May 10, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Steve Keirn (3) & Bill Dundee (21) | 3 | May 17, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Express (Norvell Austin (6), Dennis Condrey (14) and Randy Rose) |
3 | May 24, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Ron Bass and Stan Lane (2) | 1 | July 5, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Norvell Austin and Dennis Condrey. |
| Midnight Express | 3 | July 12, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Stan Lane (3) & Ron Bass | 2 | July 19, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dream Machine (3) and Jim Mitchell | 1 | August 9, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton and Sweet Brown Sugar (4) | 3 | August 16, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Steve Keirn (4) and Terry Taylor | 1 | August 30, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton & Sweet Brown Sugar (5) | 4 | September 6, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (5) and Stan Lane (5)) |
1 | October 25, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Bobby Eaton and Koko Ware. |
| Bobby Eaton (5) and Duke Myers | 1 | November 22, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (6) and Stan Lane (6)) |
2 | November 29, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
1 | December 27, 1982 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (7) and Stan Lane (7)) |
3 | February 6, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | Awarded the title when Williams misses a scheduled defense. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Luke Williams) |
2 | February 7, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (8) and Stan Lane (8)) |
4 | February 13, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) | 1 | April 4, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (9) and Stan Lane (9)) |
5 | April 25, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton (6) and Duke Myers | 2 | May 16, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (10) and Stan Lane (10)) |
6 | June 14, 1983 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Grapplers (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) |
1 | August 8, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel (2) and Koko Ware (6) | 1 | September 19, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruise Brothers (Dream Machine and Porkchop Cash) |
1 | October 3, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson (5) and Ricky Morton (6)) |
1 | November 7, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Bruise Brothers (Dream Machine and Porkchop Cash) |
2 | November 14, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn (11) and Stan Lane (11)) |
7 | November 28, 1983 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 24, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Zambuie Express win the title by forfeit, however this is disallowed and the title vacated. | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
1 | January 1984 | ||
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
2 | January 31, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| The Pretty Young Things (Norvell Austin (7) and Sweet Brown Sugar (7)) |
1 | February 6, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) |
2 | February 14, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jerry Lawler (20) and Jos LeDuc | 1 | March 12, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | March 19, 1984 | Title vacated after the team split up following LeDuc and Jimmy Hart's abandonment of Lawler in a six-man tag team match against The Zambuie Express and J.J. Dillon on March 18, 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee. | ||
| Eddie Gilbert and Tommy Rich (3) | 1 | March 26, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Pretty Young Things in a tournament final. |
| Phil Hickerson (13) and The Spoiler (Frank Morrell) | 1 | June 18, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 9, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title held up after a match against Dutch Mantel and Porkchop Cash. | |
| Phil Hickerson (14) and The Spoiler | 2 | July 16, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Mantel and Cash in a rematch. |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson (6) and Ricky Morton (7)) |
2 | August 13, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nightmares (Danny Davis and Ken Wayne) |
1 | August 20, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Dutch Mantel (3) and Tommy Rich (4) | 1 | September 15, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | October 1, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Mantel and Rich split up. | |
| King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude | 1 | October 8, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Fabulous Ones in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (12) and Steve Keirn (12)) |
8 | October 22, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The New Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
1 | December 3, 1984 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | January 7, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after a match against The Dirty White Boys (Tony Anthony and Len Denton) ends in a no-contest. | |
| The New Interns (Don Bass and Roger Smith) |
2 | January 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express in a tournament final. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (13) and Steve Keirn (13)) |
9 | February 18, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The PYT Express (Norvell Austin (8) and Koko Ware (8)) |
2 | April 15, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Koko B. Ware formerly known as Sugar Sweet Brown. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (14) and Steve Keirn (14)) |
10 | May 13, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeat Austin & Billy Travis. |
| The PYT Express (Norvell Austin (9) and Koko Ware (9)) |
3 | May 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Belts returned because of use of substitute. |
| Title vacated | June 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated after The PYT Express use a substitute in a match against The Fabulous Ones. | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (15) and Steve Keirn (15)) |
11 | June 17, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Ron Sexton and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
1 | June 22, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | The Sheepherders were stripped of the titles after they won them, however the belts were given back upon threats of a lawsuit. |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (16) and Steve Keirn (16)) |
12 | September 5, 1985 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
2 | September 6, 1985 | Blytheville, Arkansas | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (17) and Steve Keirn (17)) |
13 | September 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
3 | September 16, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (18) and Steve Keirn (18)) |
14 | September 17, 1985 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Rip Morgan) |
4 | September 1985 | ||
| The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane (19) and Steve Keirn (19)) |
15 | October 14, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Bill Dundee (22) and Dutch Mantel (4) | 1 | November 11, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Austin Idol and Jerry Lawler (20) | 1 | December 9, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 30, 1985 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Lawler loses a "loser leaves town" match to Bill Dundee. | |
| The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) |
1 | January 13, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) in a tournament final. |
| The MOD Squad (Spike and Basher) |
1 | March 24, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Won the title via forfeit. |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Jerry Lawler (22) | 1 | June 23, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Fire (Don Bass) and Flame (Roger Smith) | 1 | July 18, 1986 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| Giant Hillbilly Elmer and Cousin Junior | 1 | August 30, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Don Bass and Dirty Rhodes (Roger Smith) | 1 | September 1, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Big Bubba and Jerry Lawler (23) | 1 | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | November 3, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title vacated when Bubba turned on Lawler after their win. | |
| The Sheepherders (Jonathan Boyd and Bigfoot) |
5 | November 10, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis in a tournament final. |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 1 | November 17, 1986 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
1 | January 5, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett and Billy Travis | 2 | January 12, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
2 | January 19, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Jeff Jarrett (3) and Pat Tanaka | 1 | February 2, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Big Bubba and Goliath | 1 | February 23, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Rocky Johnson and Soul Train Jones | 1 | April 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Chick Donovan and Jack Hart | 1 | May 4, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | June 1, 1987 | Title vacated when Donovan left the promotion. | ||
| Mark Starr and Billy Travis (3) | 1 | June 8, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | Defeated Phil Hickerson and Mr. Shima in a tournament final. |
| The Clones (Mike and Pat Kelly) |
1 | July 6, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | July 1987 | Title vacated when one of the Clones is injured. | ||
| Jeff Jarrett (4) and Billy Travis (4) | 3 | July 11, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | Defeated Badd Company in a tournament final. |
| Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka (2)) |
1 | August 8, 1987 | Jackson, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) |
1 | September 14, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
3 | September 21, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) |
2 | October 3, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
4 | October 10, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
1 | October 26, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) |
5 | November 16, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) |
2 | November 22, 1987 | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated | December 27, 1987 | Title vacated when The Midnight Rockers win the AWA World Tag Team Championship, defeating The Original Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose) in Las Vegas, Nevada. | ||
| Title retired | February 1, 1988 | Memphis, Tennessee | Title retired and replaced with the CWA Tag Team Championship. | |
See also
- National Wrestling Alliance
- American Wrestling Alliance
- AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship
- Continental Wrestling Association
- NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) – the version of the title used in Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship – the NWA board-controlled version of the title
References
- NWA/AWA Southern Tag Team Championship history – Wrestling-Titles.com
- 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 Mid-South Coliseum event results – ProWrestlingHistory.com
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