AWA World Tag-Team Titles


				AWA World Tag-Team Titles



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		Name Date Notes 1. Murder Inc. (Tiny Mills + Stan Kowalski) August, 1960 1 2. Hard Boiled Haggerty + Len Montana October 4, 1960 3. Hard Boiled Haggerty + Gene Kiniski March 18, 1961 2 4. Wilbur Snyder + Leo Nomellini May 23, 1961 5. Hard Boiled Haggerty + Gene Kiniski July 19, 1961 3 6. Hard Boiled Haggerty + Bob Geigel June 26, 1961 4 7. Dale Lewis + Pat Kennedy (Bobby Graham) November 16, 1961 8. Bob Geigel + Otto Von Krupp (Boris Malenko) November 23, 1961 5 Titles Vacant 9. Larry Hennig + Duke Hoffman January 15, 1962 6 10. Bob Geigel + Stan Kowalski February 13, 1962 11. Art + Stan Neilson April, 1962 12. Doug Gilbert + Dick Steinborn December 16, 1962 13. Ivan + Karol Kalmikoff January 1, 1963 14. Crusher Lisowski + Dick The Bruiser August 20, 1963 15. Verne Gagne + Moose Evans February 9, 1964 16. Crusher Lisowski + Dick The Bruiser February 23, 1964 17. Larry Hennig + Harley Race January 30, 1965 18. Crusher Lisowski + Verne Gagne July 24, 1965 19. Larry Hennig + Harley Race August 7, 1965 20. Crusher Lisowski + Dick The Bruiser May 28, 1966 21. Larry Hennig + Harley Race January 6, 1967 (in Chicago!) 22. Verne Gagne + Don Leo Jonathan March 15, 1967 23. Larry Hennig + Harley Race 1967 24. Harley Race + Chris Markoff October, 1967 7 25. Pat O'Connor + Wilbur Snyder November 10, 1967 (Chicago) 26. Mitsu Arakawa + Dr. Moto (Tor Kamata) December 2, 1967 (Chicago) 27. Crusher Lisowski + Dick The Bruiser December 28, 1968 (Chicago) 28. Maurice Vachon + Paul Vachon August 30, 1969 (Chicago) 29. Red Bastien + Hercules Cortez May 15, 1971 30. Red Bastien + Crusher Lisowski August, 1971 8 31. Nick Bockwinkle + Ray Stevens January 20, 1972 32. Verne Gagne + Bill Robinson December 30, 1972 33. Nick Bockwinkle + Ray Stevens January 6, 1973 9 34. Crusher Lisowski + Bill Robinson July 21, 1974 35. Nick Bockwinkle + Ray Stevens October 24, 1974 36. Crusher Lisowski + Dick The Bruiser August 16, 1975 (Chicago) 37. Blackjack Lanza + Bobby Duncum July 23, 1976 (Chicago) 38. High Flyers (Jim Brunzell + Greg Gagne) July 7, 1977 39. Pat Patterson + Ray Stevens September 23, 1978 10 40. Verne Gagne + Maurice Vachon June 6, 1979 41. Adrian Adonis + Jesse Ventura July 20, 1980 11 42. High Flyers (Jim Brunzell + Greg Gagne) June 14, 1981 43. Jerry Blackwell + Ken Patera June 26, 1983 44. Crusher Lisowski + Baron Von Raschke May 6, 1984 45. Road Warriors (Hawk + Animal) August 25, 1984 46. Jim Garvin + Steve Regal September 29, 1985 47. Curt Hennig + Scott Hall January 18, 1986 48. Buddy Rose + Doug Somers May 17, 1986 49. Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty + Shawn Michaels) January 27, 1987 50. Soldat Ustinov + Boris Zhukov May 25, 1987 51. Soldat Ustinov + Doug Somers October, 1987 12 52. Jerry Lawler + Bill Dundee October 11, 1987 53. Hector Guerrero + Dr. D October 19, 1987 54. Jerry Lawler + Bill Dundee October 26, 1987 55. Midnight Express (Randy Rose + Dennis Condrey) October 30, 1987 56. Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty + Shawn Michaels) December 27, 1987 57. Badd Company (Paul Diamond + Pat Tanaka) March 19, 1988 58. Ken Patera + Brad Rheingans March 25, 1989 13 Titles Vacant 59. Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom + Mike Enos) October 1, 1989 14 60. The Trooper ( Del Wilkes ) + DJ Peterson August 11, 1990 15 Titles Abandoned - AWA Defunct Notes: 1. Titles returned to Leo Nomellini when he returned from playing football with the San Francisco 49ers. They were recognized as the first AWA World Tag-Team Champions in August of 1960 when the AWA stopped recognizing NWA champions. 2. Montana's leg was broken in a match against Gagne and Nomellini. Haggerty chose Gene Kiniski as his new partner. 3. Haggerty and Gene Kiniski split up on August 8, 1961 when Haggerty's interference in a cage match between Kiniski and Verne Gagne backfired. 4. Haggerty beat Gene Kiniski for the titles and chose Bob Geigel as his new partner. 5. Titles vacated in January of 1962 when Otto Von Krupp (Boris Malenko) was injured. 6. Hennig and Duke Hoffman beat Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff in a tournament final to win titles. 7. Hennig's leg was broken in a match against Verne. Race chose Chris Markoff as his new partner. 8. Hercules Cortez was killed in an auto accident on July 23, 1971 near St.Cloud, Minnesota. Red Bastien chose Crusher Lisowski as his new partner. 9. Billy Robinson and Geoff Portz beat Nick Bockwinkle and Ray Stevens on October 12, 1973 but the titles were returned as Portz was substituting for Red Bastien. 10. Titles awarded to Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens when Jim Brunzell was injured playing softball. 11. East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura) were awarded the titles after Verne Gagne no-showed for a title defense. 12. Boris Zhukov jumped to the World Wrestling Federation. 13. Titles vacated on Spetember 18, 1989 when Ken Patera was injured by the Destruction Crew. 14. Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos) defeated Greg Gagne and Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win titles. 15. The promotion closed in 1991.



		The Minnesota Boxing and Wrestling Club, otherwise known as Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association, covered the Midwest region of the United States. Our good friend, the late Ron Dobratz, correctly pointed out the weakness of the promotion as a type of vanity tool for the Gagne family. One time Greg decided to get rough with Ron at a show in Rockford, but it still didn't stop both father and son from ruining what was once a major promotion. Regardless of these bizarre affiliates, for all intents and purposes, the AWA is....DEAD! Call the Chicago Center For Killing's Hardcore Hotline at (847)604-DEAD. Leave us a voice mail and use those free nights and weekend minutes. Oh, by the way, Greg...you will be dealt with for the incident with Dobratz.