NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)

The Vancouver
Vancouver
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version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1962 as the top tag team

Tag team

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title

Championship (professional wrestling)

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in NWA All-Star Wrestling. The title held that status until late summer 1985, when the title was renamed the UWA Tag Team Championship

UWA Tag Team Championship (Vancouver Version)

The Vancouver version of the UWA Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in All Star Wrestling from its establishment sometime after All Star disaffiliated from the National Wrestling Alliance in late-1985 until the promotion closed in 1989....

upon All-Star Wrestling's departure as a member of the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

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, aside from the period from June 1966 to December 1967, when the promotion had a version

NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)

The Vancouver, British Columbia version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship existed from 1966 to 1967, and was the top tag team title in Vancouver-based NWA All Star Wrestling during that period.-History:-External links:* *...

of the NWA World Tag Team Championship

NWA World Tag Team Championship

The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...

, which was abandoned after that time.

Title history

Wrestlers:	Times:	Date:	Location:
Sandor Kovacs and Dan Miller	1	1962-11-12	Vancouver, BC Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
Gene Kiniski Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... and Mr. X Dutch Savage Frank Stewart is a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling under the ring name Dutch Savage.-Career:...	1	1963-02-11	Vancouver, BC
Mitsu Arakawa and Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya Kinji Shibuya was an American professional wrestler and actor.-Professional wrestling career:In 1952, promoter Al Karasick suggested Shibuya try professional wrestling. He was originally given a villainous gimmick of a Japanese bad guy after World War II. He wrestled in the United States and...	1	1963-03-11	Vancouver, BC
Ron Etchison and Dan Miller	1	1963-03-11	Vancouver, BC
Kinji Shibuya and Sweet Daddy Siki	1	1963-07-22	Vancouver, BC
Dan Miller and Whipper Billy Watson Whipper Billy Watson William John Potts, O.Ont was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion.-Early life:...	1	1963-10-01	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in 1963.
Don Leo Jonathan Don Leo Jonathan Don Heaton , also known as Don Leo Jonathan, is an American former professional wrestler.-Professional wrestling career:... and Kinji Shibuya	1	1964-01-20	Vancouver, BC
Enrique Torres and Bearcat Wright	1	1964-04-13	Vancouver, BC
The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos is a former professional wrestling tag team that existed in various forms from 1957 until 1983. The first incarnation of The Fabulous Kangaroos was formed when Italian Australian Al Costello teamed with Australia native Roy Heffernan and adopted an "Ultra Australian" gimmick... (Al Costello Al Costello Giacomo Costa was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of his innovative and very technical style.Costello was the creator and original member of the... and Roy Heffernan Roy Heffernan Laurence Roy Heffernan was an Australian professional wrestler. Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos... )	1	1964-05-25	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Roy McClarty	1	1964-09-28	Vancouver, BC
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)	2	1964-10-19	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski	1	1965-01-11	Vancouver, BC
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)	3	1965-02-01	Vancouver, BC
Red Bastien and Jim Hady	1	1965-03-01
The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)	4	1965-03-22	Vancouver, BC
Jim Hady and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1965-05-17	Vancouver, BC
Ivan Kameroff and Art Nelson	1	1965-09-20	Vancouver, BC
Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen	1	1965-11-08	Vancouver, BC
Black Terror and John Tolos John Tolos John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:...	1	1966-01-31	Vancouver, BC
Paddy Barrett and Tom Geohagen	2	1966-02-28	Vancouver, BC
Tony Borne and John Tolos	1	1966-05-09	Vancouver, BC
Haystacks Calhoun William Calhoun William Dee Calhoun was a professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun. The gargantuan wrestler was one of the foremost drawing cards during the industry’s “Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s while sporting his trademark white T-shirt, blue overalls, and... and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1966-07-04	Vancouver, BC
Tony Borne and John Tolos	2	1966-07-11	Vancouver, BC
Don Jardine Don Jardine Don Jardine was a Canadian professional wrestler best known for his masked gimmick as "The Spoiler".-Career:Jardine began wrestling in the mid-1950s,making his wrestling debut in 1955 at the age of 15... and Dutch Savage Dutch Savage Frank Stewart is a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, best known for his time spent competing in Pacific Northwest Wrestling under the ring name Dutch Savage.-Career:...	1	1966-09-26	Vancouver, BC
Dominic DeNucci Dominic DeNucci Dominic DeNucci is an Italian-American professional wrestler. He is also an accomplished trainer, counting former World Heavyweight champions Mick Foley and Shane Douglas, as well as referee Brian Hildebrand, among his students.-Early career:... and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1966-10-31	Vancouver, BC
Chris and John Tolos	1	1967-01-16	Vancouver, BC
Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson Rocky Johnson is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Quite popular in his own right in the 1970s and 1980s, he is also known for being the father of actor and professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson... and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1967-04-03	Vancouver, BC
Chris and John Tolos	2	1967-04-24	Vancouver, BC
Abdullah the Butcher Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert "Larry" Shreve best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from the Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time... and Jerry Graham	2	1967-10-23	Vancouver, BC
The Assassins	1	1967-12-04	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Sky-Hi Jones Aurelian Smith Aurelian Smith was an American professional wrestler better known as Grizzly Smith. He was the father of professional wrestlers Aurelian, Jr...	1	1968-03-25	Vancouver, BC
The Assassins	2	1968-04-15	Vancouver, BC
Haystacks Calhoun and Don Leo Jonathan	2	1968-06-03	Vancouver, BC
Abdullah the Butcher and Armand Hussein	1	1968-07-01	Vancouver, BC
Paddy Barrett and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1968-07-22	Vancouver, BC
Dutch Savage and Stan Stasiak Stan Stasiak George Stipich , better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion. He is the father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak.-Career:...	1	1968-09-02	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Johnny Kostas	1	1968-09-23	Vancouver, BC
Dutch Savage and John Tolos	1	1968-12-09	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated on 1969-03-31 when Savage and Tolos split up.
Dean Higuchi Dean Higuchi Dean Higuchi is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Dean Ho, who competed in North American regional promotions including Pacific Northwest Wrestling, the World Wide Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance, specifically the Hawaii-based Big Time... and Earl Maynard Earl Maynard Earl Maynard is a bodybuilder and professional wrestler as well as a film actor, producer and director from Barbados.-Bodybuilding:Maynard won the 1964 Universe - Pro - NABBA bodybuilding competition - part of the Universe Championships, the 1965 Universe - IFBB - now the World Amateur Bodybuilding...	1	1969-05-12	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown Bob Brown (wrestler) Robert Harold Brown was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Bulldog" Bob Brown.- Early life :... and Dutch Savage	1	1969-06-09	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and John Tolos	1	1969-08-25	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown and Dutch Savage	2	1969-09-29	Vancouver, BC
Steve Bolus and Dean Higuchi	1	1969-12-08	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown and John Quinn	1	1970-02-09	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Duncan McTavish	1	1970-09-07	Vancouver, BC
Yasu Fuji and Chati Yokouchi	1	1970-10-12	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Steven Little Bear	1	1970-11-09	Vancouver, BC
John Quinn and Dutch Savage	1	1971-02-15	Vancouver, BC
Dean Higuchi and Steven Little Bear	1	1971-03-15	Vancouver, BC
The Skull Brothers	1	1971-06-14	Vancouver, BC
Dean Higuchi and Steven Little Bear	2	1971-07-05	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski	1	1971-10-11	Vancouver, BC
Mark Lewin Mark Lewin -Career:Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the early '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface tag team with Don Curtis, headlining in major territories like New York and Chicago. The team's brief heel turn was a shock to its many fans... and Steven Little Bear	1	1971-11-29	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown and Gene Kiniski	2	1972-01-24	Vancouver, BC
Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage	1	1972-04-24	Vancouver, BC
Bob Brown and John Quinn	2	1972-08-07	New Westminster, BC New Westminster, British Columbia New Westminster is an historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....
Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage	2	1972-08-14	New Westminster, BC
Bob Brown and John Quinn	3	1972-09-04	New Westminster, BC
Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage	3	1972
Bob Brown and John Quinn	4	1972
Steven Little Bear and Dutch Savage	4	1973-01-22
The Brute Bugsy McGraw Bugsy McGraw is the ring name of former professional wrestler Michael Davis. He also wrestled under the name "The Skull." He is not to be confused with the other wrestler named Mike Davis.-Total Nonstop Action Wrestling :... and Mike Webster	1	1973-01-22	New Westminster, BC
John Quinn and Gerry Romano	1	1973-07-16	New Westminster, BC
The Brute and Gene Kiniski	1	1973-08-20	New Westminster, BC
The Wild Samoans Wild Samoans The Wild Samoans was the professional wrestling tag team of Afa and Sika in Mid-South Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation . The Samoans held 21 tag team championships around the world.-Gimmick:...	1	1973-11-05	Vancouver, BC
Buck Ramstead and Mr. X	1	1973-12-17	Vancouver, BC
Flash Gordon George Gordienko George Gordienko was a Canadian professional wrestler and artist. Born of first generation Ukrainian and Cossack-Canadian parents in North Winnipeg, Manitoba, by age 17 Gordienko had received numerous awards for his physical prowess... and Leo Madril Alberto Madril Alberto Madril is an American retired professional wrestler who most often wrestled as Al Madril, and used the Indian Deathlock as a finishing move.-Career:...	1	1974-01-28	Vancouver, BC
Gene Kiniski and Mr. X	2	1974-04-17	Vancouver, BC
Dan Kroffat and Leo Madril	1	1974-04-29	Vancouver, BC
The Brute and Mr. X	1	1974-05-27	Vancouver, BC
Gene Kiniski and Dutch Savage	1	1974-08-05	Vancouver, BC
Wayne Bridges and Dan Kroffat	1	1974-10-28	Vancouver, BC
Gene Kiniski and Mr. Saito Masa Saito is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as Mr. Saito or . He wrestled for several years in various promotions operated by the National Wrestling Alliance . He later joined the World Wrestling Federation , where he teamed with Mr. Fuji to hold the World Tag Team Championship twice...	1	1974-11-11	Vancouver, BC
Ormand Malumba and Guy Mitchell	1	1975-03-03	Vancouver, BC
Gene Kiniski and Dale Lewis	1	1975-05-19	Vancouver, BC
Ricky Hunter Ricky Hunter Charles B. Sprott is a Canadian former professional wrestler, better known by his ring names Ricky Hunter and the masked wrestler The Gladiator... and Guy Mitchell	1	1975-06-16	Vancouver, BC
Dale Lewis and Mr. Saito	1	1975-08-10	Vancouver, BC
Tiger Jeet Singh Tiger Jeet Singh Jagjit Singh Hans is a semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh. He wrestled as a crazed heel, coming to the ring with a sword in his mouth . Singh wrestled in Japan for 22 years... and Dennis Stamp	1	1975-09-08	Vancouver, BC
Dale Lewis and Siegfried Steinke	1	1975-10-10	Vancouver, BC
Mike and Pat Kelly	1	1975-11-24	Vancouver, BC
Dale Lewis and Siegfried Steinke	2	1975-12-08	Vancouver, BC
Dean Higuchi and George Wells	1	1976-01-12	Vancouver, BC
Gene Kiniski and Siegfried Steinke	1	1976-02-09	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Jimmy Snuka Jimmy Snuka James William "Jimmy" Reiher is a semi-retired Fijian professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka. Originally from the Fiji Islands, Snuka wrestled for several promotions in the 1970s and 1980s. Snuka is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having been a...	1	1976-04-12	Vancouver, BC
John Quinn and Kinji Shibuya	1	1976-05-17	Vancouver, BC
John Anson and Don Leo Jonathan	1	1976-10-04	Vancouver, BC
John Quinn and Kurt Von Hess	1	1976-10-28	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and Dutch Savage	1	1977-01-17	Vancouver, BC
John Anson and Sky-Hi Morse	1	1977-03-07	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in April 1977.
Joe Palardy and The Texas Outlaw	1	1977-05-02	Vancouver, BC
Eddie and Jerry Morrow	1	1977-07-11	Vancouver, BC
Black Avenger and The Texas Outlaw	1	1977-08-22	Vancouver, BC
Eric Froelich and Guy Mitchell	1	1977-08-29	Vancouver, BC
Black Avenger and Mike Sharpe Mike Sharpe Michael "Mike" Sharpe is a Canadian professional wrestler better known as Iron Mike Sharpe.-Career:Sharpe comes from a family legacy of wrestling, as his father and uncle were a successful tag team in the 1950s, recognized as champions from San Francisco to Japan. He grew up in California, but...	1	1977-10-03	Vancouver, BC
Gama Singh Gadowar Singh Sahota Gadowar Singh Sahota is a professional wrestler known as Gama Singh. Sahota eventually wound up in Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary. Sahota worked Kuwait, Dubai, Oman, Australia, and Hawaii for Vince McMahon and the WWF from 1980-86... and Igor Volkoff	1	1977-12-21	Vancouver, BC
Black Avenger and Don Wayt	1	1978-01-25	Vancouver, BC
Don Leo Jonathan and John Quinn	1	1978-02-27	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in 1978.
The Iron Sheik and The Texas Outlaw	1	1978-07-24	Vancouver, BC
Salvatore Martino Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo is a retired Belgian-Italian professional wrestler with a career spanning more than three decades.-Career:... and Mike Sharpe	1	1978-10-09	Vancouver, BC
UFO and Igor Volkoff	1	January 1979
Bill Cody and Salvatore Martino	1	1979-02-12	Vancouver, BC
The Mongol and Igor Volkoff	1	1979-03-12	Vancouver, BC
Bobby Bass and Joe Ventura	1	April 1979
Chris Colt and Bobby Jaggers	1	July 1979
Bobby Bass and Yaki Joe	1	September 1979
Chris Colt and Buddy Rose Buddy Rose Paul Perschmann was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Playboy" Buddy Rose.-Career:Paul Perschmann was trained by Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in the early 1970s...	1	1979-11-12	Vancouver, BC
Dutch Savage and Stan Stasiak	2	December 1979
The Kiwi Sheepherders The Bushwhackers The Bushwhackers were a professional wrestling tag team that also competed as The Sheepherders during their long career. They wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions as well as a nearly 40 year run on the independent wrestling circuit...	1	1980-02-11	Vancouver, BC
Rick Martel Rick Martel Richard Vigneault is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick Martel... and Roddy Piper Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE...	1	1980-05-19	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in 1980.
Fidel Cortez and Rip Oliver	1	1980-10-06	Vancouver, BC
Joe Ventura and Jay Youngblood Steven Romero Steven Nicolas Romero was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jay Youngblood. He wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance's Jim Crockett Promotions in a tag team with Ricky Steamboat...	1	1980-11-03	Vancouver, BC
Rip Oliver and Buddy Rose	1	1981-01-12	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in 1981.
Terry Adonis and Moondog Moretti	1	1981-05-04	Vancouver, BC
Klondike Mike Mike Shaw Mike Shaw was a professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling as Norman The Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation... and Danny O	1	1981-06-29	Vancouver, BC
Al Tomko Al Tomko Al Tomko was a Canadian professional wrestler and wrestling promoter.-Professional wrestling career:Tomko started out as a wrestler in his hometown of Winnipeg on July 9, 1954 with the Madison Wrestling Club, losing his debut match to John DePaulo. During that same period, he ran his own promotion... and Igor Volkoff	1	September 1981
Dean Ho and Klondike Mike	1	1981-11-30	Vancouver, BC
Title vacated in 1982.
Timothy Flowers and Rick Patterson	1	June 1983	Cloverdale, BC Cloverdale, British Columbia Cloverdale is an historic town and designated town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, located near Langley, which is east of Vancouver. The town was founded initially as a small farm community in 1870 for its fertile land and temperate climate, and has since become enveloped by suburban...
Bob Brown and Al Tomko	1	1983-07-24	Cloverdale, BC
Title vacated in 1983.
Rick Patterson and Randy Rich	1	1983-12-31	Cloverdale, BC
Athol Foley and Snake Williams	1	1984-01-23	Cloverdale, BC
Moondog Moretti and Star Rider	1	1984-02-25	Cloverdale, BC
The Warlords	1	1984-04-02	Vancouver, BC
Ole Olson and Randy Rich	1	1984-06-23	Cloverdale, BC
Bruiser Costa and Spider Web	1	1984-10-27	Cloverdale, BC
Title vacated in January 1985 when Bruiser Costa left the area.
Butch Moffat and Elton Stanton	1	January 1985	Cloverdale, BC
Rick Davis and Tim Patterson	1	1985-01-19	Cloverdale, BC
Mike Dupree and Sonny Myers	1	1985-04-13	Cloverdale, BC
Rick Davis and Ole Olsen	1	1985-05-11	Cloverdale, BC
Sonny Myers and Tim Patterson	1	1985-06-08	Cloverdale, BC
Rick Davis and Ole Olsen	2	1985-07-06	Cloverdale, BC
Title renamed the UWA (Universal Wrestling Alliance) Tag Team Championship UWA Tag Team Championship (Vancouver Version) The Vancouver version of the UWA Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in All Star Wrestling from its establishment sometime after All Star disaffiliated from the National Wrestling Alliance in late-1985 until the promotion closed in 1989.... upon All-Star Wrestling's departure from the National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948... between July and September 1985.

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