AWA World Tag Team Championship

Murder Inc.

(Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills)

08.10.1960 - 10.04.1960

- recognized as the first American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Champions

 

Hardboiled Haggerty & Len Montana / Gene Kiniski

10.04.1960 / 03.18.1961 - 05.23.1961

- Gene Kiniski was allowed to replace Len Montana after Montana was injured

 

Leo Nomellini & Wilbur Snyder

05.23.1961 - 07.19.1961

 

Gene Kiniski & Hardboiled Haggerty (2)

07.19.1961 - 08.08.1961

 

VACANT

08.08.1961 - 09.26.1961

- Gene Kiniski & Hardboiled Haggerty vacated the titles when they split up their team

 

Bob Geigel & Hardboiled Haggerty

09.26.1961 - 11.16.1961

- Haggerty defeated Gene Kiniski to gain control of the titles and then chose Geigel as his partner

 

Dale Lewis & Pat Kennedy

11.16.1961 - 11.23.1961

 

Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp

11.23.1961 - 01.02.1962

 

VACANT

01.02.1962 - 01.15.1962

- Bob Geigel & Otto Von Krupp vacated the titles due to Von Krupp being injured

 

Duke Hoffman & Larry Hennig

01.15.1962 - 02.13.1962

- defeated The Kalmikoffs in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

Bob Geigel & Stan Kowalski

02.13.1962 - 04.10.1962

 

The Neilsons

(Art Neilson & Stan Neilson)

04.10.1962 - 12.16.1962

 

Dick Steinborn & Doug Gilbert

12.16.1962 - 01.01.1963

 

The Kalmikoffs

(Ivan Kalmikoff & Nikita Kalmikoff)

01.01.1963 - 08.20.1963

 

The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser

08.20.1963 - 02.09.1964

 

Moose Evans & Verne Gagne

02.09.1964 - 02.23.1964

 

The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (2)

02.23.1964 - 01.30.1965

 

Harley Race & Larry Hennig

01.30.1965 - 07.24.1965

 

The Crusher & Verne Gagne

07.24.1965 - 08.07.1965

 

Harley Race & Larry Hennig (2)

08.07.1965 - 05.28.1966

 

The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (3)

05.28.1966 - 01.06.1967

 

Harley Race & Larry Hennig (3) / Chris Markoff

01.06.1967 / 11.01.1967 - 11.03.1967

- Markoff was allowed to replace Hennig after Hennig was injured

 

Pat O'Connor & Wilbur Snyder

11.03.1967 - 12.02.1967

 

Dr. Moto & Mitsu Arakawa

12.02.1967 - 12.28.1968

 

The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (4)

12.28.1968 - 08.30.1969

 

The Vachons

(Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon)

08.30.1969 - 05.15.1971

 

Hercules Cortez / The Crusher & Red Bastien

05.15.1971 - 08.01.1971 - 01.20.1972

- The Crusher was allowed to replace Cortez after Cortez was killed in an automobile accident on July 23, 1971

 

Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens

01.20.1972 - 12.30.1972

 

Billy Robinson & Verne Gagne

12.30.1972 - 01.06.1973

 

Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (2)

01.06.1973 - 07.21.1974

 

Billy Robinson & The Crusher

07.21.1974 - 10.24.1974

 

Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens (3)

10.24.1974 - 08.16.1975

 

The Crusher & Dick the Bruiser (5)

08.16.1975 - 07.23.1976

 

Blackjack Lanza & Bobby Duncum

07.23.1976 - 07.07.1977

 

The High Flyers

(Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)

07.07.1977 - 09.23.1978

 

Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens

09.23.1978 - 06.06.1979

 

Mad Dog Vachon & Verne Gagne

06.06.1979 - 07.20.1980

 

The East-West Connection

(Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura)

07.20.1980 - 06.14.1981

 

The High Flyers (2)

(Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)

06.14.1981 - 06.26.1983

 

The Sheiks

(Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera)

06.26.1983 - 05.06.1984

 

Baron Von Raschke & The Crusher

05.06.1984 - 08.25.1984

 

The Road Warriors

(Animal & Hawk)

08.25.1984 - 09.29.1985

 

Jimmy Garvin & Steve Regal

09.29.1985 - 01.18.1986

 

Curt Hennig & Scott Hall

01.18.1986 - 05.17.1986

 

Buddy Rose & Doug Somers

05.17.1986 - 01.27.1987

 

The Midnight Rockers

(Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)

01.27.1987 - 05.25.1987

 

Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov

05.25.1987 - 10.11.1987

 

Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler

10.11.1987 - 10.19.1987

 

Dr. D & Hector Guerrero

10.19.1987 - 10.26.1987

 

Bill Dundee & Jerry Lawler (2)

10.26.1987 - 10.30.1987

 

The Midnight Express

(Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)

10.30.1987 - 12.27.1987

 

The Midnight Rockers (2)

(Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)

12.27.1987 - 03.19.1988

 

Badd Company

(Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond)

03.19.1988 - 03.25.1989

 

The Olympians

(Brad Rheingans & Ken Patera)

03.25.1989 - 09.18.1989

 

VACANT

09.18.1989 - 10.01.1989

- The Olympians vacated the titles due to Ken Patera being injured

 

The Destruction Crew

(Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)

10.01.1989 - 08.11.1990

- defeated Greg Gagnen & Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

 

DJ Peterson & The Trooper

08.11.1990 - 01.12.1991

 

DEACTIVATED

01.12.1991