Haggerty defeated Kiniski for control of the titles and chose Geigel as his new partner. Title vacated after Haggerty and Kiniski split up when Haggerty's interference in a cage match between Kiniski and Verne Gagne backfires. On March 18, 1961, Haggerty chose Kiniski as his new partner. Montana suffered a broken leg in a match against Verne Gagne. Hard Boiled Haggerty and Len Montana / Gene Kiniski They were recognized as the first AWA champions when the AWA withdrew from the NWA and recognized its own champions. Kowalski and Mills were awarded the NWA World Tag Team Championship on August 1960. Title history KeyĬhampionship change is unrecognized by the promotion This led to the retirement of the titles when the AWA closed. However, by August 1960, and having recently recaptured the NWA Tag Team championships for a second time, Kowalski and Mills were recognized as the first AWA World Tag Team Champions when AWA stopped recognizing NWA champions.Īs the promotion grew, the AWA World Tag Team Championship became one of the most coveted tag team titles in the United States from the beginning until the late 1980s, when the AWA's talent roster was depleted by the World Wrestling Federation and Jim Crockett Promotions. At the time, the AWA continued to recognize the NWA champions as their World champions. When the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club operated by Verne Gagne withdrew from the National Wrestling Alliance in May 1960, Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills were the recognized champions of the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version). The American Wrestling Association (AWA) World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in the American Wrestling Association from 1960 until the promotion folded in 1991. The High Flyers ( Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) ( 744 days) (as team) The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser (5 times) (as individual) The Crusher (9 times) The last version of the championship belts used
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