NWA Macon Tag Team Championship

The NWA Macon Tag Team Championship was a tag team professional wrestling championship in Georgia Championship Wrestling, defended exclusively on events held at the Macon City Auditorium and Macon Coliseum in Macon, Georgia, United States. The title lasted from 1969 to 1975.[1][2]

NWA Macon Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionGeorgia Championship Wrestling (events in Macon, Georgia)
Date establishedSeptember 16, 1969
Date retiredDecember 23, 1975
(at the earliest)
Statistics
First champion(s)Cyclone and Roberto Soto
Most reignsIndividual: Bob Armstrong (6)
Team: Bob Armstrong and Bill Dromo (3)

Title history

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Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Cyclone and Roberto Soto 1 September 16, 1969 Macon, Georgia Defeated The Assassins and The Super Assailants in a three-way round-robin match.[3]
Buddy Colt and Homer O'Dell 1 January 13, 1970 Macon, Georgia [4][5]
El Mongol and Joe Scarpa 1 March 17, 1970 Macon, Georgia [4]
Buddy Colt (2) and Karl Von Stroheim 1 June 16, 1970 Macon, Georgia [6]
Bill Dromo and Alberto Torres 1 August 18, 1970 Macon, Georgia [7][8]
Skandor Akbar and Buddy Colt (3) 1 August 25, 1970 Macon, Georgia [7]
Bob Armstrong and Paul DeMarco 1 November 24, 1970 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[9][10]
The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
1 December 15, 1970 Macon, Georgia The Assassins' NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship was also on the line.[9]
Bob Armstrong (2) and El Mongol (2) 1 January 12, 1971 Macon, Georgia [11][12]
Big Bad John and Buddy Colt (4) 1 October 19, 1971 Macon, Georgia [13]
Bob Armstrong (3) and Bill Dromo (2) 1 November 16, 1971 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[13]
Flash and Rocket Monroe 1 January 25, 1972 Macon, Georgia [14]
Bob Armstrong (4) and Bill Dromo (3) 2 April 25, 1972 Macon, Georgia [15]
The Assassins
(Assassin #1 and Assassin #2)
2 May 9, 1972 Macon, Georgia [15]
Argentina Apollo and Bob Armstrong (5) 1 August 22, 1972 Macon, Georgia [16]
Skandor Akbar (5) and Rocket Monroe (2) 1 September 5, 1972 Macon, Georgia [16][17]
Argentina Apollo (2) and Tommy Seigler 1 November 14, 1972 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[18]
The title was vacated on November 28, 1972 in Macon, Georgia, after Apollo and Seigler left GCW for the All-South Wrestling Alliance.[18]
The Super Infernos 1 February 27, 1973 Macon, Georgia Won a 12-team one-night tournament.[19]
Bob Armstrong (5) and Bill Dromo (4) 3 July 17, 1973 Macon, Georgia [20][21]
The Super Infernos 2 August 7, 1973 Macon, Georgia This was a Title vs. Masks match.[20]
Mr. Wrestling II and Mr. Wrestling 1 October 30, 1973 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[22][23]
Gorgeous George, Jr. and Bobby Shane 1 November 6, 1973 Macon, Georgia [22]
The title was vacated no later than March 1974 [2]. Gorgeous George, Jr. and Bobby Shane made their last known defense of the title on December 11, 1973.[22]
Jerry Lawler and Mr. Wrestling II (2) 1 March 3, 1974 Macon, Georgia Won an eight-team one-night tournament.[24]
Bob Armstrong (6) and Mr. Wrestling (2) 1 March 26, 1974 Macon, Georgia [24]
The title was vacated in May 1974 [2].
Ron and Terry Garvin 1 June 11, 1974 Macon, Georgia Won an eight-team one-night tournament.[25]
Tom Jones and Roberto Soto 1 September 24, 1974 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[26]
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)
1 1974 Macon, Georgia Records are unclear as to how they won the title.[2]
Buddy Colt (5) and Harley Race 1 November 12, 1974 Macon, Georgia [27]
Rocky Johnson and Danny Little Bear 1 December 3, 1974 Macon, Georgia [27]
The Mighty Yankees 1 December 31, 1974 Macon, Georgia [27]
Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden 1 January 21, 1975 Macon, Georgia This was a No Disqualification match.[28]
Ron Garvin (2) and Roger Kirby 1 February 4, 1975 Macon, Georgia [28]
Robert Fuller (2) and Don Muraco 1 February 18, 1975 Macon, Georgia [28]
Don Greene and Jerry Lawler (2) 1 March 9, 1975 Macon, Georgia [28]
Mr. Wrestling (2) and Mr. Wrestling II (3) 1 July 22, 1975 Macon, Georgia Defeated Jerry Lawler and Bob Orton, Jr. in a No Disqualification match.[29]
Bob Orton, Jr. and Dick Slater 1 July 29, 1975 Macon, Georgia [29]
The title was vacated in December 1975.[30]
Luke Graham and Moondog Mayne 1 December 11, 1975 Macon, Georgia Won an eight-team one-night tournament.[30]
The title was retired no earlier than December 23, 1975, Luke Graham and Lonnie Mayne's last documented defense.[30]

References

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