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 | |||||||
| Promotion | Georgia Championship Wrestling (events in Macon, Georgia) | ||||||
| Date established | September 16, 1969 | ||||||
| Date retired | December 23, 1975 (at the earliest) | ||||||
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Title history
edit| 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] | ||||
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