American Wrestling Association
AWA World Tag Team Championship
WON BY
Murder Inc.
(Stan Kowalski & Tiny Mills)
DATE
August 10, 1960
LOCATION
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Recognized as the first AWA - American Wrestling Association World Tag Team Champions
Hardboiled Haggerty
& Len Montana
Gene Kiniski
& Hardboiled Haggerty
October 4, 1960
March 18, 1961
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Haggerty was allowed to choose Kiniski as his new partner after Len Montana was injured
Leo Nomellini
& Wilbur Snyder
Gene Kiniski
& Hardboiled Haggerty (2)
May 23, 1961
July 19, 1961
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
*Vacated the titles on August 8, 1961, when they split up their team
Bob Geigel
& Hardboiled Haggerty
September 26, 1961
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
*Haggerty defeated Gene Kiniski to win control of the vacant titles and chose Geigel as his partner
Dale Lewis
& Pat Kennedy
Bob Geigel
& Otto Von Krupp
November 16, 1961
November 23, 1961
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
*Vacated the titles on January 2, 1962, due to Von Krupp being injured
Duke Hoffman
& Larry Hennig
January 15, 1962
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
*Defeated The Kalmikoffs (Ivan Kalmikoff & Nikita Kalmikoff) in a tournament final to win the vacant titles
Bob Geigel
& Stan Kowalski
The Neilson Brothers
(Art Neilson & Stan Neilson)
Dick Steinborn
& Doug Gilbert
The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff & Nikita Kalmikoff)
The Crusher
& Dick the Bruiser
Moose Evans
& Verne Gagne
The Crusher
& Dick the Bruiser (2)
Harley Race
& Larry Hennig
The Crusher
& Verne Gagne
Harley Race
& Larry Hennig (2)
The Crusher
& Dick the Bruiser (3)
Harley Race
& Larry Hennig (3)
Pat O'Connor
& Wilbur Snyder
Dr. Moto
& Mitsu Arakawa
The Crusher
& Dick the Bruiser (4)
The Vachons
(Butcher Vachon & Mad Dog Vachon)
Hercules Cortez
& Red Bastien
The Crusher
& Red Bastien
February 13, 1962
April 14, 1962
December 16, 1962
January 1, 1963
August 20, 1963
February 9, 1964
February 23, 1964
January 30, 1965
July 24, 1965
August 7, 1965
May 28, 1966
January 6, 1967
November 3, 1967
December 2, 1967
December 28, 1968
August 30, 1969
May 15, 1971
August 1, 1971
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Hercules Cortez was killed in an automobile accident on July 23, 1971. Red Bastien was allowed to choose The Crusher as his new partner
Nick Bockwinkel
& Ray Stevens
Billy Robinson
& Verne Gagne
Nick Bockwinkel
& Ray Stevens (2)
Billy Robinson
& The Crusher
Nick Bockwinkel
& Ray Stevens (3)
The Crusher
& Dick the Bruiser (5)
Blackjack Lanza
& Bobby Duncum
The High Flyers
(Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)
The Blonde Bombers
(Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens)
Mad Dog Vachon
& Verne Gagne
The East-West Connection
(Adrian Adonis & Jesse Ventura)
The High Flyers (2)
(Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)
The Sheiks
(Jerry Blackwell & Ken Patera)
Baron Von Raschke
& The Crusher
The Road Warriors
(Animal & Hawk)
Jimmy Garvin
& Steve Regal
Curt Hennig
& Scott Hall
Buddy Rose
& Doug Somers
The Midnight Rockers
(Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)
Boris Zhukov
& Soldat Ustinov
Bill Dundee
& Jerry Lawler
Dr. D
& Hector Guerrero
Bill Dundee
& Jerry Lawler (2)
The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose)
The Midnight Rockers (2)
(Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels)
Badd Company
(Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond)
The Olympians
(Brad Rheingans & Ken Patera)
January 20, 1972
December 30, 1972
January 6, 1973
July 21, 1974
October 24, 1974
August 16, 1975
July 23, 1976
July 7, 1977
September 23, 1978
June 6, 1979
July 20, 1980
June 14, 1981
June 26, 1983
May 6, 1984
August 25, 1984
September 29, 1985
January 18, 1986
May 17, 1986
January 27, 1987
May 25, 1987
October 11, 1987
October 19, 1987
October 26, 1987
October 30, 1987
December 27, 1987
March 19, 1988
March 25, 1989
Denver, Colorado, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Denver, Colorado, USA
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Hammond, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
*Vacated the titles on September 18, 1989, due to Ken Patera being injured
The Destruction Crew
(Mike Enos & Wayne Bloom)
October 1, 1989
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
*Defeated Greg Gagne & Paul Diamond in a tournament final to win the vacant titles
DJ Peterson
& The Trooper
August 11, 1990
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
*The championship was deactivated on January 12, 1991, after the AWA went out of business