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Tri-States Wrestling

North American Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Chuck Karbo	??? ?? 1969	1
Danny Hodge	Aug 16 1969
Chuck Karbo	Oct ?? 1969
Danny Hodge	Oct 21 1969
Chuck Karbo	Oct ?? 1969
Tarzan Baxter	Oct 31 1969
Danny Hodge	??? ?? 1970	2
The Spoiler	Mar 20 1970
Bill Watts	Apr 12 1970
Dusty Rhodes	May 21 1971
Bill Watts	Oct ?? 1971
The Stomper	Mar ?? 1972
Bill Watts	Jul ?? 1972	3
Tank Morgan	Nov 12 1973	4
Rip Tyler	Feb 11 1974
Bull Ramos	Apr ?? 1974
Arman Hussein	Jul 29 1974
Skandar Akbar	Dec ?? 1974
Danny Miller	May 14 1975
Dick Murdoch	Jun 5 1975
Karl Kox	Oct 28 1975
Bill Watts	Nov 26 1975	5
The Spoiler	Nov 9 1976
The Brute	Nov 23 1976	6
Ted DiBiase	Dec ?? 1976
The Great Zimm	??? ?? 1977
Dick Murdoch	Mar 1 1977
Stan Hansen	May 2 1977
Bill Watts	Jun 20 1977
Dick Murdoch	Aug 4 1977
Jerry Oates	Aug ?? 1977
Dick Murdoch	Nov 6 1977
Ernie Ladd	Feb 14 1978
Paul Orndorff	May 29 1978
Ernie Ladd	Jun ?? 1978
Paul Orndorff	Jun ?? 1978
Stan Hansen	Jun ?? 1978
Paul Orndorff	Jul 29 1978
Ernie Ladd	Aug 15 1978
Ray Candy	Nov 17 1978	7
Ernie Ladd	Dec 25 1978
Mr Wrestling II	Feb 16 1979	8
Karbo won a tournament to become the inaugural champion sometime before June 23, 1969. There appears to be a break in the title history. No information is available on who Chuck Karbo loses the title to or who Hodge wins it from, but Hodge wins it sometime prior to March, 1970. Watts left the Tri-State area as the champion. Tri-State declared the title vacant, but Watts continued to defend the title in Georgia & Florida. He would drop it to Buddy Colt on May 4, 1974. Bob Armstrong then defeated Colt for the title on June 8, 1974. Colt reclaimed the title sometime in February of 1975. The title was awarded back to Watts when Colt's career is ended in a plane crash on February 21, 1975. Morgan defeated Dewey Robertson for the vacant title This match unifies the Tri-State version of the title with the one held by Watts from his tenure in Georgia & Florida. The Brute is awarded the title after filling in for The Spoiler in title defenses. He will defeat the Spoiler to rightfully claim the title sometime in December of 1976 Ladd forfeited the match and the title to Candy. The title changed hands on an NWA card in Atlanta, GA. Wrestling II had promised to unmask in the middle of the ring if he did't win the title. This title became the MSW North American Title in August, 1979.

Tri-State Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Terry Gibbs	Sep 7 1980	1
Mr. Pogo	Nov ?? 1980
Tom Jones	??? ?? ????
Mr. Pogo	??? ?? ????
Tom Jones	??? ?? 1981
Mike George	??? ?? 1981	2
Bob Sweetan	Mar 30 1981	3
Gibbs won a tournament final officiated by Danny Hodge to become the inaugural champion. The title history after Jones' second win is unclear. It is not known how Jones lost the title or how George came into possession of it. It is not certain that Sweetan is the last champion for the promotion. Tri-State closes down in 1982.

United States Tag Team Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet	Aug ?? 1963	1
The Masked Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo)	Aug ?? 1963
Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak	Sep 2 1963
Bobby Graham & Jerry Kozak	??? ?? 1964	2
Mike Gallagher & Nelson Royal	Aug 6 1964
The Assassins (Assassin 1 & Assassin 2)	May 10 1966	3
Jack Brisco & Lou Thesz	Dec 12 1966
The Assassins (Assassin 1 & Assassin 2)	Dec ?? 1966
Haystacks Calhoun & Jack Brisco	Dec 31 1966
Krusher Karlsson & Skandar Akbar	Feb ?? 1967
The Assassins (Assassin 1 & Assassin 2)	Mar 10 1967
The Assassins (Assassin 1 & Assassin 2)	Apr 21 1967	4
Gorgeous George Jr. & Jack Brisco	May 9 1967
Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma	May 16 1967
Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar	Oct ?? 1967
Chati Yokouchi & Chuck Karbo	Dec ?? 1967
Jack Donovan & Ron Reed	Apr 8 1968
Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar	May 4 1968	5
Jack Donovan & Ron Reed	May ?? 1968
Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente	Jun 3 1968
Jack Donovan & Ron Reed	??? ?? 1968
Gorgeous George, Jr. & Jerry Kozak	??? ?? 1968
Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente	Dec 3 1968	6
Karl Von Stroheim & Treacherous Phillips	Dec 23 1968	7
Lorenzo Parente & Skandar Akbar	??? ?? ????
Karl Von Stroheim & Treacherous Phillips	Jan 7 1969
Alex Perez & Ramon Torres	Mar 7 1969
Karl Von Stroheim & Treacherous Phillips	??? ?? 1969
Ramon Torres & Alberto Torres	May 6 1969
The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2)	Aug 8 1969
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres	Aug 15 1969
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2)	Oct ?? 1969
Skandar Akbar & Danny Hodge	Oct 24 1969
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2)	??? ?? 1969
Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter	Nov 2 1969
The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2)	Nov 21 1969
Karl Karlsson & Tarzan Baxter	Nov 28 1969
Luke Brown & Dutch Savage	Feb 1 1970
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts)	May 8 1970	8
Luke Brown & Danny Hodge	May 27 1970
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts)	May 29 1970
Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons	Jan ?? 1971
Waldo Von Erich & Karl Von Brauner	Mar ?? 1971
The Kentuckians (Luke Brown & Grizzly Smith)	Apr ?? 1971	9
The Spoilers (Spoiler 1 & Spoiler 2)	??? ?? 1971
Tom Jones & Billy Red Lyons	May 31 1971
The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente)	Mar 21 1972
Tom Jones & Ken Mantell	Aug 21 1972
Terry Garvin 1st & Duke Myers	Aug 28 1972	10
Yasu Fuji & Chati Yokouchi	Dec ?? 1972
Terry Garvin 1st & Duke Myers	Feb 1 1973	11
Chati Yokouchi & Yasu Fuji	Feb ?? 1973	12
Dennis Stamp & Bull Bullinski	Feb 13 1973
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts)	Feb 20 1973
Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan	May 3 1973
Dennis Stamp & Dewey Robertson	Jun 7 1973
Alex Perez & El Gran Tapio	Aug ?? 1973
Stan Kowalski & Kim Duk	Oct 4 1973
Luke Brown & Klondike Bill	Jan ?? 1974
Bob Sweetan & Siegfried Stanke	Mar ?? 1974	13
Thunder Cloud & White Cloud	Jun ?? 1974
Jim White & Steve Lawler	Sep ?? 1974
Johnny Eagle & Terry Latham	Oct ?? 1974
Stan Hansen & Frank Goodish	Oct 10 1974
Danny Hodge & Jay Clayton	Jul 9 1975
Karl Kox & Dick Murdoch	Oct ?? 1975
Greg Valentine & Bill Watts	Jan 7 1976	14
Greg Valentine & Gorgeous George, Jr	Jan ?? 1976	15
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts)	Mar 18 1976
Buck Robley & Bob Slaughter	Mar 29 1976
Ted DiBiase & Dick Murdoch	Apr 28 1976
Karl Kox & Bob Sweetan	May 11 1976
Karl Kox & Ken Patera	Oct 19 1976	16
Bill Watts & Billy Robinson	??? ?? 1976
Skandar Akbar & Choi Sun	Jan ?? 1977
Bob Sweetan & Tony Rocco	Mar 16 1977
The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2)	Mar 26 1977
Karl Kox & Jerry Oates	Jun 13 1977
The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2 & Medic 3)	Aug ?? 1977
Porkchop Cash & Mike George	Aug 16 1977
The Medics (Medic 1 & Medic 2 & Medic 3)	Aug 23 1977
Porkchop Cash & Dr. X	Sep 27 1977
Ciclon Negro & Dr. X	Oct 27 1977	17
The Brute & Dr. X	??? ?? 1977	18
Ray Candy & Steven Little Bear	Feb 22 1978
Ernie Ladd & The Assassin	Apr 5 1978
Ray Candy & Steven Little Bear	Apr 23 1978
Jerry Brown & Bobby Jaggers	May 5 1978
Mike George & Randy Tyler	Nov 18 1978
Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant	Dec 25 1978	19
Dusty Rhodes & The Spoiler	Jan ?? 1979	20
The Assassin & The Angel 1st	Jan 25 1979
Bill Watts & Buck Robley	Jul 21 1979
Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris	Oct ?? 1979	21
Jim Garvin & Herb Calvert	Nov 5 1979
Siegfried Stanke & Steve Lawler	Dec ?? 1979
Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert	Mar 3 1980	22
Madrid & Tillet were the TSW Southwestern Tag Team Champions. This might be the same title or it might be a replacement title. That is unclear. Kozak & Watts lose the titles, but there are no indications about who they lose it to. Graham does not replace Watts. Graham & Kozak might be champions as early as June, 1964 as there are records of them participating in a title match, but no results of that match are listed, nor are champions indicated. The titles are vacant by April, 1966. The Assassins def. The Great Matsuda & Stan Kowalski in a tournament final for the vacant titles. The Tulsa World reported that on December 12, 1965, Jack Brisco & Lou Thesz def. The Assassins for the titles, but this title change does not appear in any other history for this title, so it is presumed to be overturned sometimes shortly thereafter. The titles were held up on April 14 following a match against the Red Raiders (Dick Dunn & Billy Garrett). The Assassins won a rematch to reclaim the belts. It is not known why the title is vacant. Hodge & Akbar def. Chati Yokouchi & Chuck Karbo in a tournament for the vacant titles. It is also unknown how they lose them. It is unknown who Hodge & Parente win the titles from. This was a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match The titles are vacated when Dutch Savage leaves the area. Presumably, the Blondes win a tournament for the vacant titles. Initially, The Kentuckians replace Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons in a Best of 5 Falls Match against Von Erich & Von Brauner. The titles were stripped from them until they defeated the former champions in a decisive manner. Garvin & Myers will defeat Jones & Mantell and The Continental Warriors on Sep 4, 1972 in a tournament to end the controversy over who the rightful tag team champions are. The title history becomes unclear here. It's unknown how Fuji & Yokouchi lose the belts or how Garvin & Myers win them. The title history again becomes unclear here. It's unknown how Garvin & Myers lose the belts or how Yokouchi & Fuji regain them. During this reign, Sweetan & Stanke def. Rocket Monroe & Bob Kelly to unify the TSW United States Tag Team Titles with the Gulf Coast Wrestling United States Tag Team Titles. Kox & Murdoch split up in December 1975 and the belts are vacated. Watts & Valentine defeat The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) in a tournament for the vacant titles. Bill Watts is injured and Valentine chooses George as his replacement partner. Apparently there is a breakup between Kox & Sweetan. Kox & Patera def. Sweetan & Randy Tyler to claim the titles. Apparently there is a split between Dr. X & Porkchop Cash. Dr. X & Negro def. Cash & Ray Candy to claim the titles. It is unknown why The Brute replaced Ciclon Negro. The titles were declared vacant after a title rematch of George & Tyler vs. Jerry Brown & Bobby Jaggers. Rhodes & Andre def. Stan Hansen & Ernie Ladd in a 10 Team Tournament to win the vacant titles. Rhodes chooses The Spoiler as his replacement on the team. The title is vacated on August 17, 1979 when Robley is injured by Angelo Mosca. Okina & Harris win a tournament for the vacant titles. The Gilberts are the last U.S. Tag Team Champions. The belts are then renamed the Tri-State Tag Team Titles.

Tag Team Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert	??? ?? 1980	1
Ron McFarlane & Doug Somers	??? ?? 1980
Hector Guerrero & Ron Sexton	??? ?? 1980
Ron McFarlane & Doug Somers	??? ?? 1980
Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert	??? ?? 1980
Frank Hill & Terry Orndorff	??? ?? 1981	2
Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane	??? ?? 1981	3
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton	May 16 1981
Ed Wiskowski & Mike George	Jul 11 1981
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton	Jul 25 1981
Joel Deaton & David Deaton	??? ?? 1981	4
Frank Hill & Eric Embry	??? ?? 1981
Porkchop Cash & Doug Somers	Oct ?? 1981
Turk Ali Bey & El Toro	??? ?? 1981	5
The Gilberts were previously the Tri-State U.S. Tag Team Champions. Those titles were renamed the Tri-State Tag Team Titles. The titles were vacated when Tommy Gilbert was injured. Hill & Orndorff won a tournament for the vacant titles. Titles held up following a match pitting Hill & Orndorff vs. Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane. Brown & McFarlane win a rematch for the held up titles. The title history again becomes unclear here. It is not known how Gilbert & Morton lose the titles or how the Deatons come into possession of them. Cash & Somers split up at some point in 1981 and vacate the title. Bey & Toro win a tournament for the vacant titles. It is uncertain if they are the last champions or not. Tri-State wrestling closes in 1982.

United States Junior Heavyweight Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Jim Larock	May 5 1958	1
Tarzan Baxter	??? ?? ????	2
Tom Jones	??? ?? ????	3
Jack Donovan	??? ?? ????	4
Larock defeats Sandor Kovacs. It is possible that this is not for this version of the U.S. Junior Heavyweight Title, but the records are unclear. It´s not clear how Larock lost the title or to whom. It´s also unclear how Baxter came into possession of it. This title reign occurred sometime in the 1960s. This title reign occurred sometime in the 1960s Donovan appears to be the last person to lay claim to this title as it is phased out sometime in the 1960s.

Oklahoma Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Ricki Starr	Apr 30 1955	1
Oni Wiki Wiki	??? ?? 1961	2
Red McKim	??? ?? 1961
Don Kent	Jul 2 1962
Jack Brisco	??? ?? ????	3
Starr is the earliest known champion, although no information is available regarding how he became champion. There is no information available regarding how Wiki came into possession of this title, but it is not believed that he won it from Starr. No information is available regarding how Kent lost the title, or how Brisco acquired or lost it. No further champions are listed either, so presumably, the title was discontinued sometime after Brisco won it. Some title history pages try to claim that this title is the same as the NWA-OK Oklahoma Title, but that isn't the case.

Brass Knucks Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Bill Watts	??? ?? 1970	1
Sputnik Monroe	??? ?? 1971
Dusty Rhodes	Apr 25 1971
Bill Watts	??? ?? 1971
The Stomper	Mar ?? 1972
Bob Sweetan	Jun 12 1972
Rip Tyler	May 6 1974
Bob Sweetan	??? ?? 1975	2
Dick Murdoch	??? ?? 1975
Karl Kox	??? ?? 1975
Ken Patera	??? ?? 1976
Bobby Jaggers	Dec 2 1976
Thunderbolt Patterson	Apr 1 1978	3
Ron Bass	Dec 25 1978	4
Mike Sharpe, Jr.	Mar 12 1979
Angelo Mosca	Jul 9 1979
Bill Watts	??? ?? 1979	5
Don Fargo	Oct ?? 1981	6
There is no indication as to how Watts became champion. The title history becomes unclear at this point. It is unknown how Tyler lost the title or how Sweetan won it. It's unknown how Bobby Jaggers lost the title. Patterson defeated Stan Hansen for what is presumably the vacant title, as Hansen was not billed as the champion in the match. It is not known how Patterson lost the title. He did not lose it to Bass. Bass defeated Karl Kox, although Kox was not the champion at the time, so this was probably a tournament final. The title history becomes unclear here again. It is not known how Mosca lost the title or how Watts acquired it. The title history once again becomes unclear here. It is not known how Watts lost the title or how Fargo won it. It is also uncertain whether Fargo is the last champion. The Tri-State promotion closes in 1982.

Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Wayne Martin	Apr 12 1951	1
Mike DiBiase	??? ?? ????	2
Mike Clancy	??? ?? ????
Ed Francis	??? ?? ????
Danny Hodge	??? ?? 1960	3
Don Kent	Oct 10 1960	4
Oni Wiki Wiki	Jan 9 1961
Corsica Joe	Aug 21 1961
Red McKim	Oct 16 1961
Don Kent	Jul 2 1962	5
No information is available for how Martin came to be champion. It is belived that he is the first title holder, although that is uncertain as well. No information is available for how Martin lost the title, nor how DiBiase came into possession of it. No information is available for how Francis lost the title, nor how Hodge came into possession of it. Danny Hodge vacated the title when he defeated Angelo Savoldi for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title on July 22, 1960 in Oklahoma City. Kent defeated Chief Little Eagle for the vacant title in Tulsa. No further information is available about this title at this time.

Southwestern Tag Team Title

Won By	Won On	Footnote
Prince Maivia & Johnny Walker 1st	Nov ?? 1960	1
Jack Donovan & Karol Krauser	Nov 18 1960
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet	??? ?? 1962	2
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres	Jun 3 1962	3
Jack Dalton 1st & Jim Dalton	Jul 2 1962
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet	Aug ?? 1963	4
No information is available on how they became champions. The title history becomes unclear here. Donovan & Krauser are still champions as of Feb 5, 1961, but lose the belts sometime after that to an unknown team. No records exist showing how Madrid & Tillet won them. Some records indicate this title change occurred as early as May 11, 1962. The Dalton Brothers are verified as being champions through July 30, 1962, but lost the belts sometime after that to an unknown team. There's a break in the title histories here and no information is available about who Madrid & Tillet defeat for the titles. There is also a dispute on the history of this title, as it might have been discontinued or it might have been referred to dually as the Southwestern Tag Team Titles and the TSW United States Tag Team Titles.

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