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Title Histories

Tri-States Wrestling

North American Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Chuck Karbo Jun 13 1969 1
Danny Hodge Aug 15 1969  
Chuck Karbo Aug 22 1969  
Danny Hodge Oct 20 1969  
Chuck Karbo Oct ?? 1969  
Tarzan Baxter Oct ?? 1969  
The Spoiler Feb 17 1970  
Bill Watts Apr 12 1970  
Dusty Rhodes May 17 1971  
Bill Watts Sep 22 1971  
Bill Watts Oct 20 1971 2
The Stomper ??? ?? ????  
Bill Watts ??? ?? ????  
Dale Lewis May 15 1972  
Bill Watts May 22 1972  
Tank Morgan Oct 15 1973 3
Rip Tyler Feb 04 1974  
Bull Ramos Jun 24 1974  
Arman Hussein Jul 29 1974  
Skandar Akbar Aug 29 1974  
Danny Miller May 14 1975  
Dick Murdoch Jun 05 1975  
Karl Kox Oct 28 1975  
Bill Watts Nov 26 1975 4
The Spoiler Nov 09 1976  
The Brute Nov 23 1976 5
Ted DiBiase Dec 15 1976  
Waldo Von Erich Dec 29 1976 6
Dick Murdoch Mar 01 1977  
Stan Hansen May 02 1977  
Bill Watts Jun 20 1977 7
Dick Murdoch Aug 03 1977  
Jerry Oates Aug ?? 1977  
Dick Murdoch Nov 06 1977  
Ernie Ladd Feb 14 1978  
Paul Orndorff May 29 1978  
Ernie Ladd Jul 29 1978 8
Ray Candy Nov 17 1978 9
Ernie Ladd Dec 25 1978 10
Mr. Wrestling II Feb 16 1979 11
  1. Karbo won a 100-Man Tournament that took place in Los Angeles, CA and Phoenix, AZ to become the inaugural champion sometime around June 13, 1969.
  2. The title was held up October 13, 1971 after a match with Dusty Rhodes. Watts def. Rhodes for the held up title.
  3. TSW declared the title vacant when Watts left the area. But Watts continued to defend the title in Georgia & Florida. He would lose 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 def. Dewey Robertson in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  4. This match unifies the Tri-State version of the title with the one held by Watts from his tenure in Georgia & Florida.
  5. Began claiming the title after substituting for The Spoiler. The Brute def. The Spoiler to end the dispute in December 1976.
  6. Von Erich entered the match as The Great Zimm, but unmasked himself after defeating DiBiase
  7. The title was held up following a match between Hansen and Dick Murdoch on June 13, 1977. Watts def. Hansen for the held up title in a match officiated by special referee Pat O'Connor.
  8. Ladd is awarded the title when Orndorff is stripped of the title for reasons unknown at this time.
  9. Ladd forfeited the match and the title to Candy.
  10. Ladd wins the title by default after Candy is injured as a result of the brawl between Ladd & Ron Bass and Candy & Killer Karl Kox.
  11. The title became the Mid-South Wrestling North American Heavyweight Title in August 1979. TSW closes in March of 1982.

United States Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet Apr 05 1962 1
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres May 11 1962  
The Daltons (Jim Dalton & Jack Dalton [1st]) Jul 02 1962  
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Jul 18 1962  
Hiro Matsuda & Don Kent Jul 25 1962  
Danny Hodge & El Gran Lothario Sep 05 1962  
The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) ??? ?? 1963 2
Bill Watts & Jerry Kozak Sep 02 1963  
The Bolos (The Great Bolo [1st] & The Mighty Bolo) Sep 11 1963  
The Daltons/The Fargos (Jim Dalton/Jim Fargo & Jack Dalton [1st]/Don Fargo) Sep 30 1965 3
The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) May 09 1966 4
Jack Brisco & Eddie Sullivan Dec 07 1966  
The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) Dec 14 1966  
Haystacks Calhoun & Jack Brisco Dec 31 1966  
The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) Mar 10 1967 5
The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) Apr 21 1967 6
Jack Brisco & Gorgeous George, Jr. May 08 1967  
Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma Mar 16 1967  
Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar Sep 11 1967  
Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma Sep 18 1967  
Danny Hodge & Skandar Akbar Oct 07 1967  
Chati Yokouchi & Togo Shikuma Dec 29 1967  
Jack Donovan & Ron Reed Apr 08 1968  
Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente Jun 03 1968  
Karl Von Stroheim & Treach Phillips Dec 23 1968  
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Apr 25 1969 7
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2) Aug 08 1969  
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Aug 15 1969  
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2) Sep 15 1969  
Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter Nov 28 1969 8
Jack Donovan & Jerry Brown Dec 08 1969  
Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter Dec 12 1969  
Luke Brown & Dutch Savage Feb 01 1970  
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) May 08 1970 9
Luke Brown & Danny Hodge May 27 1970  
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) May 29 1970  
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) Jul 16 1970 10
Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons Nov 29 1970  
Waldo Von Erich & Karl Von Brauner Jan 13 1971  
The Kentuckians (Luke Brown & & Tiny Smith) Feb 22 1971 11
The Spoilers (Spoiler #1 & Spoiler #2) Apr 16 1971  
Tom Jones & Billy Red Lyons May 31 1971  
The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) Mar 21 1971  
Tom Jones & Ivan Putski Jun 06 1972  
The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) Jun 20 1972  
Tom Jones & Ken Mantell Aug 21 1972  
Duke Myers & Terry Garvin [1st] Sep 04 1972 12
Dennis Stamp & Bull Bullinski Jan 30 1973  
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & & Dale Valentine) Feb 21 1973  
Rip Tyler & Eddie Sullivan Apr 23 1973  
Dennis Stamp & Dewey Robertson May 28 1973  
Alex Perez & El Gran Tapio Aug 14 1973  
Stan Kowalski & Kim Duk Oct 04 1973  
Luke Brown & Klondike Bill Feb 04 1974  
Bob Sweetan & Seigfried Stanke Feb 25 1974  
Thunder Cloud & White Cloud Apr 23 1974  
Jim White & Steve Lawler Jun ?? 1974  
Johnny Eagles & Terry Latham Oct ?? 1974  
Stan Hansen & Frank Goodish Dec 11 1974  
Bob Sweetan & Prince Tapu Feb 05 1975  
Stan Hansen & Frank Goodish Feb 09 1975  
Ken Mantell & Jay Clayton May 04 1975  
Stan Hansen & Frank Goodish May ?? 1975  
Danny Hodge & Jay Clayton Jul 09 1975  
Karl Kox & Dick Murdoch Aug 14 1975  
Greg Valentine & Bill Watts Jan 07 1976 13
Greg Valentine & Gorgeous George, Jr. Jan ?? 1976 14
The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & & Dale Valentine) 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 15
Bill Watts & Billy Robinson Nov 10 1976  
Skandar Akbar & Choi Sun Jan 12 1977  
Bob Sweetan & Tony Rocco Mar 16 1977  
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2) Mar 26 1977  
Porkchop Cash & Mike George Aug 16 1977  
The Medics (Medic #1 & Medic #2 & Medic #3) Aug 23 1977 16
Dr. X & Porkchop Cash Sep 27 1977  
Dr. X & Oct 17 1977 17
Ray Candy & Steven Little Bear Feb 22 1978  
Ernie Ladd & The Assassin Apr 05 1978  
Ray Candy & Steven Little Bear Apr 23 1978  
Jerry Brown & Bobby Jaggers May 05 1978  
Mike George & Randy Tyler Nov 18 1978  
Dusty Rhodes & Andre the Giant Dec 25 1978 18
Dusty Rhodes & The Spoiler Jan ?? 1979 19
The Assassin & The Angel [1st] Jan 25 1979 20
Bill Watts & Buck Robley Jul 21 1979  
Oki Shikina & Sugar Bear Harris Sep 10 1979 21
Jim Garvin & Herb Calvert Nov 05 1979  
Seigfried Stanke & Steve Lawler Jan 07 1980  
Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Gilbert Mar 03 1980 22
  1. Madrid & Tillet were NWA Southwest Tag Team Champions when TSW began recognizing the titles and the name was changed to the United States Tag Team Titles. They had defeated Alex Perez & Gory Guerrero for the titles on March 29, 1962.
  2. Hodge & Lothario vacate the titles in November 1962 when Lothario leaves TSW. The Bolos are billed as champions after defeating Jan Madrid & Louis Tillet in Texas the previous winter according to the September 2, 1963 issue of the Tulsa World.
  3. The Bolos vacate the titles in November 1963 when The Mighty Bolo leaves TSW. There are no records of any champions from when The Bolos vacated and The Daltons won the titles. There are also no records of who The Daltons defeated for the titles. The Daltons started wrestling as The Fargos in October 1965 with Jim as Jim Fargo as Jack as Don Fargo.
  4. The Fargos vacate the titles in October 1965 when they leave TSW. They continue to be recognized as champions in Louisiana as late as February 1966 however. The Assassins def. Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith in a tournament final for the vacant titles.
  5. Calhoun & Brisco vacate the titles sometime after February 3, 1967 for reasons not known at this time. The Assassins def. Krusher Karlson & Skandar Akbar for the vacant titles.
  6. Titles held up after a match against The Red Raiders (Dick Dunn & Billy Garrett) on April 10, 1967 in Tulsa and on April 14, 1967 in Oklahoma City. The Assassins def. The Red Raiders in a rematch for the held up titles.
  7. This title win was repeated on May 6, 1969 in Little Rock, AR or Von Stroheim & Phillips may have regained the titles in between.
  8. The Medics continue to be recognized in Missouri until December 10, 1969 when Karlson & Baxter defeat them again for the titles.
  9. Brown & Savage vacate the titles in April 1970 when Savage leaves TSW. The Blondes def. Bill Watts & Danny Hodge in a tournament final for the vacant titles.
  10. Titles held up July 9, 1970, after a match between the Blondes and Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons. The Blondes win the rematch for the held up titles.
  11. Titles held up January 30, 1971 following a match between Von Erich & Von Brauner and Watts & Lyons. Von Erich & Von Brauner attack Watts & Lyons before the rematch on February 16, 1971. The Kentuckians then substitute for Watts & Lyons against Von Erich & Von Brauner and win. A 3-Team Tournament is ordered with Von Erich & Von Brauner, The Kentuckians, and The Spoiler & Les Wolff. The Kentuckians win the titles by forfeit when the other 2 teams were detained in Wichita, KS by a snowstorm.
  12. Jones & Mantell's title win over The Continental Warriors was disputed and the Warriors were still recognized as champions in some cities. The title history becomes further disputed when Terry Garvin [1st] & Duke Myers def. Jones & Mantell in controversial fashion on August 28, 1972. A 3-Team Round Robin Tournament was ordered and Garvin & Myers def. The Continental Warriors and Jones & Mantell in the tournament for the titles.
  13. Kox & Murdoch vacate the titles in December 1975 when they split as a team. Valentine & Watts def. The Hollywood Blondes (Jerry Brown & Dale Valentine) for the vacant titles.
  14. Watts is injured and Valentine chooses George as his new partner.
  15. Kox and Sweetan have a falling out and split as a team. Kox & Patera def. Sweetan & Randy Tyler for control of the titles.
  16. During this reign, Medic #3 was introduced as became part of the championship team
  17. X and Cash had a falling out and split as a team. X def. Cash for control of the titles. X did not pick a permanent partner, defending the titles with different partners: Ciclon Negro, Swede Hanson, Skandar Akbar, and The Brute.
  18. Titles declared vacant after a controversial match between George & Tyler and Jerry Brown & Bobby Jaggers. Rhodes & Andre won a 10-team tournament for the vacant titles.
  19. Rhodes chooses Spoiler as Andre's replacement.
  20. Spoiler turns on Rhodes during the match.
  21. Watts & Robley vacate the titles August 17, 1979 when Robley is injured by Angelo Mosca. Shikina & Harris def. The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & David Von Erich) for the vacant titles.
  22. Titles vacated when Eddie leaves TSW in April 1980. The Gilberts are the last champions as the titles are replaced with the TSW Tag Team Titles.

Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Ron McFarlane & Doug Somers ??? ?? 1980 1
Hector Guerrero & Ron Sexton Nov 05 1980  
Frank Hill & Terry Orndorff Jan 27 1981 2
Akbar Army (Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane) Feb 27 1981 3
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton May 16 1981  
Ed Wiskoski & Mike George Jul 11 1981  
Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton Jul 25 1981  
Joel Deaton & David Deaton ??? ?? 1981 4
Frank Hill & Eric Embry Sep 07 1981  
Porkchop Cash & Doug Somers Oct 09 1981  
Turk Ali Bey & El Toro Nov 22 1981 5
  1. There are no records as to how McFarlane & Somers came into possession of the titles.
  2. Guerrero & Sexton vacate the titles in January 1981 for reasons unknown at this time. Hill & Terry Gibbs def. Orndorff & David Von Erich n the 1st round of a tournament. Orndorff replaced an injured Gibbs in the 2nd round and they defeat Ron McFarlane & Jerry Brown in the final round for the vacant titles.
  3. Titles held up following a match pitting Hill & Orndorff vs. Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane. Brown & McFarlane win a rematch for the held up titles.
  4. Gilbert & Morton vacate the titles in August 1981 when Gilbert loses a Loser Leaves Town Match to Ed Wiskoski. There are no records at this time indicating how Tthe Deatons came in to possession of the titles.
  5. Titles vacated when Cash & Somers split as a team. Bey & Toro won the vacant titles by winning a tournament.It is uncertain if they are the last champions or not. TSW closes in 1982.

Southwestern Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Jack Donovan & Karol Krauser Nov 18 1960  
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet ??? ?? 1962 1
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres Jun ?? 1962 2
Jan Madrid & Louie Tillet Aug ?? 1963 3
The Bolos (Great Bolo 1st & Mighty Bolo) Jun 26 1961 4
  1. The title history becomes unclear here. No records exist showing how Madrid & Tillet won them.
  2. Some records indicate this title change occurred as early as May 11, 1962.
  3. 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.
  4. No information is available as to how Donavan & Krauser lost the belts. They are still champions as of Feb 5, 1961, but lose the belts sometime after that to an unknown team. The Bolos def. Mike Clancy & Jack Curtis in a 5-Team Tournament for the vacant titles.

United States Junior Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Jim LaRock May 05 1958 1
Tarzan Baxter ??? ?? ???? 2
Tom Jones ??? ?? ???? 3
Jack Donovan ??? ?? ???? 4
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. This title reign occurred sometime in the 1960s
  4. Donovan appears to be the last person to lay claim to this title as it is phased out sometime in the 1960s.

Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Wayne Martin Jan 08 1951 1
Al Galento Feb 05 1951  
Wayne Martin Mar 04 1951  
Wayne Martin Dec 29 1952 2
Andre Drapp Jan 28 1953 3
Karl Von Poppenheim Mar 25 1953  
Mike Clancy May 04 1953  
Billy Raborn Jun 01 1953  
Billy Raborn Jan 08 1954 4
Frenchy Roy Apr 30 1954 5
Rocco Perez May 24 1954 6
Tor Yamato May 31 1954  
Dizzy Davis ??? ?? 1954 7
Mike Clancy Apr 15 1955 8
Ricki Starr Apr 22 1955  
Mike Clancy May 22 1955  
Ali Bey May 30 1955 9
Billy Raborn Jun 17 1957 10
Sandor Kovacs Apr 07 1958 11
Jim LaRock May 05 1958  
Dory Funk Apr 17 1959 12
Mike DiBiase May 15 1959  
Angelo Savoldi ??? ?? 1959 13
Danny Hodge Apr 01 1960 14
Don Kent Oct 10 1960 15
Oni Wiki Wiki Jan 09 1961  
Corsica Joe Aug 21 1961  
Red McKim Oct 16 1961  
Don Kent Jul 02 1962 16
  1. Martin def. Balk Estes for the vacant title. It is believed that Martin is the first title holder, although that is not confirmed at this time.
  2. Martin def. Billy Raborn for the title. There are no records as to how Martin lost the title before regaining it here. There are also no records indicating if Raborn was champion or Martin won the vacant title.
  3. Martin vacated the title sometime after January 7, 1953 for reasons unknown at this time. Drapp def. Rocco Perez in the finals of an 8-man tournament for the vacant title.
  4. Raborn vacated the title when he left TSW in Ocvtober 1953. He returned and def. Al Galento in the finals of a 6-man round robin tournament for the vacant title.
  5. Raborn vacated the title sometime in early 1954. Roy def. Ali Pasha in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  6. Roy continues to be billed as champion in Oklahoma City and defended the title as late as June 25, 1954.
  7. Yamato vacated the title in July 1954 when he leaves TSW. There are no records indicating how Davis came in possession of the title.
  8. Davis was stripped of the title in April 1955 for failure to defend within 90 days. Clancy def. Ricki Starr in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  9. Title goes inactive sometime after June 1955.
  10. Raborn def. Red McKim for the title. There are no records indicating if McKim was champion or Raborn won the vacant title.
  11. Raborn vacated the title in March 1958 when he retires. Kovacs def. Roberto Pico in the finals of a 7-man tournament for the vacant title.
  12. LaRock vacated the title in August 1958 when he leaves TSW. Funk def. Carlos Rodriguez in the finals of a 9-man tournament for the vacant title.
  13. DiBiase most likely vacated the title May 29, 1959 when he defeated Angelo Savoldi for the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. But there are no records as to how Savoldi came into possession of this title.
  14. Savoldi vacated the title in August 1959 when he wins the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. Hodge def. Oni Wiki Wiki in the finals of a one-night 10-man tournament for the vacant title.
  15. Hodge vacated the title July 22, 1960 when he win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title. Kent def. Chief Little Eagle in the finals of an 8-man tournament for the vacant title.
  16. The title goes inactive during Kent's reign.

Tri-State Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Whitey Whittler Mar 31 1954 1
Red Berry Apr 28 1954 2
Terry Gibbs Sep 07 1980 3
Mr. Pogo Nov 17 1980  
Terry Orndorff Dec 30 1980  
Tom Jones Jan ?? 1981  
Mr. Pogo Jan ?? 1981  
Tom Jones Feb 02 1981  
Mike George Feb 28 1981  
Bob Sweetan Mar 30 1981  
Mike George Jun 01 1981  
Jimmy Snuka Dec 31 1981 4
  1. Whittler def. Red Berry in a one-night 7-man tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
  2. It is not known when the title became inactive.
  3. Gibbs def. Mr. Pogo for the reinstated title in the final match of an 11-man tournament officiated by Danny Hodge
  4. George vacated the title in August 1981 when he leaves TSW. It is not known how Snuka came into possession of the title. The promotion closes in March 1982.

Brass Knucks Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Bill Watts ??? ?? 1970 1
The Stomper Mar ?? 1972  
Bob Sweetan Jun ?? 1972  
Rip Tyler May 06 1974  
Bob Sweetan ??? ?? 1975 2
Dick Murdoch ??? ?? 1975  
Karl Kox ??? ?? 1975  
Ken Patera ??? ?? 1976  
Bobby Jaggers Dec 02 1976  
Ron Bass Dec 25 1978 3
Mike Sharpe, Jr. Mar 12 1979  
Angelo Mosca Jul 09 1979  
Bill Watts ??? ?? 1979 4
Don Fargo Oct ?? 1981 5
Thunderbolt Patterson Apr 01 1978  
Sputnik Monroe ??? ?? 1971  
Dusty Rhodes Apr 25 1971  
Bill Watts Aug 23 1971  
Bob Sweetan Jul ?? 1979  
Angelo Mosca Aug 01 1979  
Ron Bass Nov 09 1978 6
Stan Hansen Mar ?? 1978 7
  1. There is no indication as to how Watts became champion.
  2. The title history becomes unclear at this point. It is unknown how Tyler lost the title or how Sweetan won it.
  3. The title became vacant at some point. Bass defeated Karl Kox, although Kox was not the champion at the time, so this was probably a tournament final.
  4. The title history becomes unclear here again. It is not known how Mosca lost the title or how Watts acquired it.
  5. 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.
  6. Orndorff vacated the title in September 1978 when he left TSW. Bass def. Randy Tyler for the vacant title.
  7. It's unknown how Bobby Jaggers lost the title, nor who Hansen defeated for it.

Arkansas Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Rock Montez Nov ?? 1960 1
Chuck Karbo ??? ?? 1970 2
Jerry Miller ??? ?? 1971 3
John Black ??? ?? 1974 4
Ernie Ladd Oct 26 1978 5
Ray Candy Nov 02 1978  
Ron Bass Jan 11 1979  
Charlie Cook Mar 24 1979 6
  1. Montez def. Joe Deston to become champion. It doesn't appear that Deston was champion at the time or that this was a tournament.
  2. There is a huge gap of information between Montez's reign and Karbo's. How Montez lost the belt and how Karbo won it are unknown. Karbo became champion sometime after June 26, 1970, but a more specific date is unavailable at this time.
  3. There is a gap of information between Karbo's reign and Miller's. Who Karbo lost to and how Miller won from are unknown. Miller became champion sometime after March 22, 1971.
  4. No information is available regarding when or how Jerry Miller lost the title. Much of the title history is missing between Miller's reign and Black's reign, which began sometime prior to July 22, 1974
  5. No information is available regarding when or how John Black lost the title. There does appear to be a period of time when the title is inactive. Ladd won a tournament for the revived title.
  6. Cook vacates the title after suffering an injury. The title is retired after that point.

Louisiana Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Don Duffy ??? ?? 1972 1
The Assassin Apr 27 1978 2
Jose Lothario Sep 20 1978  
Assassin 1 Oct 14 1978  
Jerry Stubbs Dec 25 1978  
Mike George Apr 21 1979 3
  1. The Louisiana Title was originally promoted by the Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling company. They stopped promoting in the state in 1968. Duffy is probably not the first champion under the Tri-State ownership, but is the earliest that documentation indicates.
  2. How Don Duffy lost the title is unclear. Most likely there were champions after him but there is no documentation pertaining to them. At some point the title becomes vacant and The Assassin wins a tournament for the vacant title.
  3. In August, 1979, MSWA took control of this title

Louisiana Tag Team Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Frankie Kovacs & Gino Angelo Apr 14 1959 1
Pretty Boy Collins & Duke Scarbo May 06 1959 2
Frankie Kovacs & Jerry Miller Jun 08 1959 3
Mickey Sharpe & The Black Panther Jul 31 1959  
Adrien Baillargeon & Tony Jiminez Feb 29 1960 4
Tony Jiminez & Jesse Jiminez Nov 01 1960 5
Terry Garvin [1st] & Chin Lee Nov 30 1964 6
Lee Fields & Bobby Fields Oct 23 1965 7
Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox May 28 1968 8
Jack Dalton [1st] & Jim Dalton Jul 19 1968 9
Gorgeous George, Jr. & Haystack Muldoon Aug 15 1968  
Jack Dalton [1st] & Frank Dalton Aug ?? 1968  
Danny Little Bear & Kit Fox Sep 11 1968  
The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) Oct 09 1968  
Manuel Perez & Pepe Perez Oct 23 1968  
The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) Jan 28 1969  
Danny Little Bear & Frank Dalton Feb 18 1969  
The Blue Demons (Blue Demon #1 & Blue Demon #2) Feb 25 1969  
Danny Little Bear & Frank Dalton Mar 04 1969  
Jerry Miller & Jim Osborne May 04 1969  
Steven Little Bear & Ray Candy Mar 24 1978 10
Steven Little Bear & Ray Candy Aug 15 1978 11
Seigfried Stanke & Kurt Von Hess Aug 29 1978  
Terry Latham & Ricky Fields Sep 26 1978  
The Assassins (Assassin #1 & Assassin #2) Dec 02 1978  
The Assassin & Angel [1st] Jan 06 1979 12
Bill Watts & Buck Robley Jun 30 1979 13
  1. Kovacs & Angelo def. Prince Nero & Firpo Zbyszko in a tournament final for the vacant titles. Kovacs & Angelo are the first title holders of record.
  2. Kovacs & Angelo vacate the titles on May 5, 1959 due to an injury to Angelo. Collins & Scarbo def. Frankie Kovacs & Al Massey for the vacant titles. Kovacs & Massey may have won the titles on May 29, 1959 in Lafayette, LA but Collins & Scarbo continue to be recognized as champions in Shreveport, LA and Alexandria, LA.
  3. Kovacs & Miller win the titles by default when Collins & Scarbo fail to appear for the scheduled title defense.
  4. Sharpe & Panther vacate the titles in October 1959. The reasons they vacated and how Baillargeon & Jiminez came to be champions are unknown at this time.
  5. Baillargeon & Tony Jiminez break up as a team during as title defense on March 22, 1960. There are no records at this time on how Tony & Jesse became champions.
  6. Tony & Jesse vacate the titles in January 1961 for reasons unknown at this time. According to records, the title were inactive until December 1964 when Garvin & Lee won a tournament for them. The opponents they defeated for the vacant titles is unknown at this times as well.
  7. Lee & Bobby began being billed as champions in Baton Rouge, LA starting on October 23, 1965. It is not known at this time how they became champions.
  8. According to records, Lee & Bobby were still recognized as champions as of November 6, 1965, However, current records also show that the titles were inactive until Little Bear & Fox def. The Hines Brothers (Bad Boy Hines & Billy Hines) in a tournament final for the vacant titles.
  9. The titles were held up July 5, 1968 following a match between Little Bear & Fox and the Daltons. The Daltons won the held up titles in the rematch.
  10. Miller & Osborne were still recognized as champions as of May 27, 1969. However, records show that the titles were inactive until Little Bear & Candy won a tournament for the vacant titles on March 24, 1978. The opponents they defeated for the vacant titles are unknown at this time.
  11. Titles held up August 8, 1978 following a match between Little Bear & Candy and Seigfried Stanke & Kurt Von Hess. Little Bear & Candy won the held up titles in a rematch.
  12. The Assassins vacate the titles when Assassin #2 leaves TSW. Assassin #1 renames himself The Assassin and he and Angel def. Terry Latham & Ricky Fields for the vacant titles.
  13. Titles vacated when Watts is injured and leaves TSW in August 1979. The titles remained inactive until TSW closes in March 1982.

Mississippi Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Jack Curtis ??? ?? 1970 1
Waldo Von Erich Sep 09 1970  
Jerry Stubbs Nov 06 1978 2
Mike George ??? ?? 1979 3
  1. How Curtis won the Mississippi title are unknown. He became champion sometime after May 12, 1970.
  2. There is a huge gap of information on this title between Von Erich's reign and Stubbs'. How Von Erich lost the belt is unknown. Stubbs won a tournament for the title.
  3. The title became an MSW title in August 1979.

Missouri Junior Heavyweight Championship

Won By Date Footnote
Ray Villmer Jun 04 1937 1
Maurice Shapiro May 05 1941 2
Fred Nelson Nov 16 1942 3
Joe Alderman Oct 25 1951 4
Marshall Estep Mar 27 1952 5
Mike Clancy Apr 12 1955 6
Danny Hodge Apr 06 1960 7
Karol Krauser Feb 26 1964 8
Danny Hodge Nov 11 1964 9
Red McKim Apr 03 1965 10
Don Kent Sep 25 1965  
Jack Brisco Oct 16 1965  
Jack Brisco Nov 13 1965 11
Lorenzo Parente Jan 15 1966  
Ramon Torres Apr 23 1966 12
  1. No information is available about how Villmer became champion. This date is the first record of Villmer, or anyone, being champion.
  2. There is no record when or why Villmer vacated the title. Shapiro def. Dave Levin in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  3. There is no record as to how Nelson came to be in possession of the title. It is unknown if he defeated Shapiro or he defeated someone for the vacant title.
  4. There are no records between Nelson being champion or Alderman being billed as champion starting on this date.
  5. There are no records between Alderman being champion and Estep being billed as champion starting on this date.
  6. There is no information as to when or why Estep vacated the title. Clancy def. Rikki Starr in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  7. Clancy vacated the title in 1955 when he outgrows the division. There was a tournament scheduled for January 1956 but was canceled due to snow. The title remained dormant until 1960. Hodge def. Carlos Rodriguez in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  8. Hodge vacated the title when he won the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title on July 22, 1960. The title was dormant until 1964. Krauser def. Tony Manos in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  9. Title declared vacant on September 10, 1964 when Krauser passes away. Hodge def. Lon Stewart in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  10. Hodge vacated the title sometime in early 1965 for reasons unknown at this time. McKim def. Treach Phillips in a tournament final for the vacant title.
  11. The title was held up immediately following the match in which Brisco won the title from Kent due to a controversial finish. Brisco wins the held up title in a rematch with Kent.
  12. Torres is the last known champion.
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