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Louisiana Wrestling Enterprises
Southern Tag Team Championship
(1945 - July 1948)
National Wrestling Alliance - Mid-America
Southern Tag Team Championships
(July 1948 - July 1978)
American Wrestling Association
Southern Tag Team Championships
(July 1978 - 1988)
Southern Tag Team Championship
(1945 - July 1948)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Garza Lozano & Jack Purdin | Nov 26, 1945 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 30 days |
Recognized as champions against Nick Carter & Sailor Watkins in Birmingham, AL on November 11, possibly defeated Herb & Roy Welch for the title on April 30, 1945, in Birmingham, AL. Only other title defense was on December 26 in Birmingham, AL.
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-- Dec 26, 1945 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jun 29, 1948 -- | ||||
Mike Chacoma & Red Roberts | Jun 29, 1948 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 147 days |
Credited as defeating Herb & Roy Welch for the titles, unknown if the Welch's were champions at the time.
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Southern Tag Team Championships
(July 1948 - July 1978)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Herb Welch & Tex Riley | Nov 23, 1948 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 56 days |
Bill Canny & Carlos Rodriguez | Jan 18, 1949 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 168 days |
Charlie Laye & Lester Welch | Jul 5, 1949 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Unknown why Finis Hall was substituting for Rodriguez. Last defended the title on July 19 in Nashville.
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-- Jul 19, 1949 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jul 11, 1950 -- | ||||
Roy Welch & Eddie Gossett | Jul 11, 1950 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 127 days |
Credited as defeating Bobby Lane & Red Roberts on July 11 in Nashville, TN, unknown if Lane & Roberts were champions at the time.
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Lord Finis Hall & The Bat | Nov 15, 1950 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 36 days |
Eddie Gossett [2] & Tex Riley [2] | Dec 21, 1950 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | |
Last defended the title on January 4, 1951.
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-- Jan 4, 1951 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- 1951 -- | ||||
Carlos Rodriguez [2] & Bill Canny [2] | 1951 | Live Event | Paducah, USA | |
Recognized as champions against Jack Welch & George Strickland on March 22 in Paducah, KY, details of title win unknown.
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Jack Welch & Ray Piret | Jun 19, 1951 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 70 days |
Unknown why Pat O'Brien was substituting for Carlos Rodriguez.
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Eduardo Pérez & Rex Mobley | Aug 28, 1951 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 56 days |
Ray Piret [2] & Tex Riley [3] | Oct 23, 1951 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 56 days |
Karl Kowalski & Pat O'Brien | Dec 18, 1951 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 28 days |
Tex Riley [4] & White Eagle | Jan 15, 1952 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 77 days |
Henry Harrell & Rex Mobley [2] | Apr 1, 1952 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 16 days |
Golden Hawk & Johnny Kostas | Apr 17, 1952 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 14 days |
Herb Welch [2] & Roy Welch [2] | May 1, 1952 | Live Event | Paducah, USA | 21 days |
Eddie Malone was substituting for Golden Hawk, reason unknown.
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Ivan Kowalski & Karl Kowalski [2] | May 22, 1952 | Live Event | Bristol, USA | 7 days |
Herb Welch [3] & Roy Welch [3] | May 29, 1952 | Live Event | Bristol, USA | 82 days |
Pat O'Brien [2] & Red Roberts [2] | Aug 19, 1952 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Herb Welch [4] & Roy Welch [4] | Sep 2, 1952 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 364 days |
Al Smith & John Smith | Sep 1, 1953 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | |
No records of defenses between November 13, 1953 and August 9, 1954 and no defenses after the latter date. Some records indicated that the Mid-Atlantic version is defended along side the Mid-America title unitl the 1970s.
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-- Aug 9, 1954 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Mar 1958 -- | ||||
Corsica Jean & Corsica Joe | Mar 1958 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions between March 21, 1958 and February 22, 1960. Possible defeated Chris Belkas & Herb Welch for the titles.
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Bobby Fields & Don Fields | Feb 22, 1960 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 84 days |
Recognized as champions until May 16.
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-- May 16, 1960 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Mar 13, 1961 -- | ||||
Dante & Mephisto | Mar 13, 1961 | -- | -- | 162 days |
Announced as having won the titles in Memphis on March 13.
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Len Rossi & Tex Riley [5] | Aug 22, 1961 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Dante [2] & Mephisto [2] | Sep 5, 1961 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 11 days |
Len Rossi [2] & Tex Riley [6] | Sep 16, 1961 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 7 days |
Dante [3] & Mephisto [3] | Sep 23, 1961 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 24 days |
Jackie Fargo & Lester Welch [2] | Oct 17, 1961 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 42 days |
Dante [4] & Mephisto [4] | Nov 28, 1961 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 2 days |
Jackie Fargo [2] & Lester Welch [3] | Nov 30, 1961 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 5 days |
Dante [5] & Mephisto [5] | Dec 5, 1961 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 69 days |
Jackie Fargo [3] & Lester Welch [4] | Feb 12, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 28 days |
Dante [6] & Mephisto [6] | Mar 12, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 10 days |
Jackie Fargo [4] & Lester Welch [5] | Mar 22, 1962 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 9 days |
Dante [7] & Mephisto [7] | Mar 31, 1962 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 19 days |
Lester Welch [6] & Mike Clancy | Apr 19, 1962 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | |
Dante [8] & Mephisto [8] | 1962 | -- | -- | |
Only known match was July 9 in Memphis, in a loss to Bobby & Don Fields, details of initial title change unknown.
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Bobby Fields [2] & Don Fields [2] | Jul 9, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 49 days |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 & Medic #2 |
Aug 27, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 49 days |
Buddy Fuller & Lester Welch [7] | Oct 15, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 7 days |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 [2] & Medic #2 [2] |
Oct 22, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 22 days |
Jackie Fargo [5] & Tex Riley [7] | Nov 13, 1962 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 [3] & Medic #2 [3] |
Nov 27, 1962 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 6 days |
Eric Pomeroy & Ray Andrews | Dec 3, 1962 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 49 days |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 [4] & Medic #2 [4] |
Jan 21, 1963 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 15 days |
Don Fields [3] & Luke Fields [3] | Feb 5, 1963 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 7 days |
Title held-up after a match against the Masked Medics on February 12.
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** Held-Up ** | Feb 12, 1963 | -- | -- | |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 [5] & Medic #2 [5] |
Feb 20, 1963 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 48 days |
Gino Calza & Tony Calza | Apr 9, 1963 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 34 days |
Karl von Stroheim [2] & Skull Von Stroheim [2] | May 13, 1963 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 176 days |
Jackie Fargo [6] & Mario Milano | Nov 5, 1963 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 30 days |
Ivan Malenkov & Tojo Yamamoto | Dec 5, 1963 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 21 days |
Jackie Fargo [7] & Mario Milano [2] | Dec 26, 1963 | -- | -- | 316 days |
Awarded the championship after Malenkov does not appear for a scheduled defense and leaves the area.
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Karl von Stroheim [4] & Skull Von Stroheim [4] | Jan 16, 1964 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 7 days |
Alex Pérez & Tojo Yamamoto [2] | Jan 23, 1964 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 84 days |
Jackie Fargo [8] & Sonny Fargo | Apr 16, 1964 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 7 days |
Alex Pérez [2] & Tojo Yamamoto [3] | Apr 23, 1964 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 33 days |
Don Fargo & Jackie Fargo [9] | May 26, 1964 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Alex Pérez [3] & Tojo Yamamoto [4] | Jun 9, 1964 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Len Rossi [3] & Mario Milano [3] | Jun 23, 1964 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 91 days |
The Corsicans: Corsica Jean [2] & Corsica Joe [2] |
Sep 22, 1964 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 16 days |
Chief Little Bear & Mack York | Oct 8, 1964 | Live Event | Bowling Green, USA | 63 days |
Mitsu Hirai & Tojo Yamamoto [5] | Dec 10, 1964 | Live Event | Bowling Green, USA | 215 days |
Frankie Cain & Mike Clancy [2] | Jul 13, 1965 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 14 days |
Alex Pérez [4] & Tojo Yamamoto [6] | Jul 27, 1965 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 45 days |
Jackie Fargo [10] & Len Rossi [4] | Sep 10, 1965 | -- | -- | 22 days |
Tojo Yamamoto [7] & Tor Kamata | Oct 2, 1965 | -- | -- | 17 days |
Jackie Fargo [11] & Len Rossi [5] | Oct 19, 1965 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 37 days |
The Masked Medics: Medic #1 [6] & Medic #2 [6] |
Nov 25, 1965 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 33 days |
** Vacated ** | Dec 28, 1965 | -- | -- | |
Len Rossi [6] & Mario Milano [4] | Jan 11, 1966 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 29 days |
Alex Pérez [5] & Tojo Yamamoto [8] | Feb 9, 1966 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 7 days |
Len Rossi [7] & Mario Milano [5] | Feb 16, 1966 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | |
-- Jun 15, 1966 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jun 1966 -- | ||||
The Great Higami & Tojo Yamamoto [9] | Jun 1966 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on June 27 in Birmingham, AL, details of title win unknown.
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-- Jun 1966 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jul 1966 -- | ||||
Len Rossi [8] & Mario Milano [6] | Jul 1966 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on July 4 in Birmingham, AL, details of title win unknown.
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The Blue Infernos: Blue Inferno #1 & Blue Inferno #2 |
Sep 19, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 14 days |
Len Rossi [9] & Mario Milano [7] | Oct 3, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 7 days |
The Blue Infernos: Blue Inferno #1 [2] & Blue Inferno #2 [2] |
Oct 10, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 7 days |
Len Rossi [10] & Mario Milano [8] | Oct 17, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 12 days |
The Blue Infernos: Blue Inferno #1 [3] & Blue Inferno #2 [3] |
Oct 29, 1966 | -- | -- | 16 days |
Len Rossi [11] & Mario Milano [9] | Nov 14, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 21 days |
Chin Lee & Corsica Joe [3] | Dec 5, 1966 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | |
Last known title defense on April 12 in Nashville, TN, details of title loss unknown.
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Alex Pérez [6] & Eric Von Brauner [9] | Apr 1967 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on April 24 in Birmingham, AL, details of title win unknown.
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Billy Hines & Jimmy Hines | May 8, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 28 days |
Rip Tyler & Tim Tyler | Jun 5, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 7 days |
Billy Hines [2] & Jimmy Hines [2] | Jun 12, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | |
-- Jun 28, 1967 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jul 1967 -- | ||||
The Great Yamaha & Tomayo Soto | Jul 1967 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on July 10 in Birmingham, AL, details of title win unknown.
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Jimmy Hines [3] & Len Rossi [12] | Aug 7, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 7 days |
The Great Yamaha [2] & Tomayo Soto [2] | Aug 14, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 7 days |
Don Carson & Ron Carson | Aug 21, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 28 days |
Len Rossi [13] & Tomayo Soto [3] | Sep 18, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 77 days |
Blue Inferno #1 [4] & Don Greene | Dec 4, 1967 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | 49 days |
Gene Dundee & Tony Lazzari | Jan 22, 1968 | Live Event | Birmingham, USA | |
Details of title loss unknown.
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-- Jan 30, 1968 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Feb 1968 -- | ||||
The Dirty Daltons: Frank Dalton & Jack Dalton [2] |
Feb 1968 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on February 19 in Birmingham, AL, details of title win unknown. Last known defense on March 18 in Birmingham, AL, details of title loss unknown.
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-- Mar 1968 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Jun 18, 1973 -- | ||||
Jerry Lawler & Jim White | Jun 18, 1973 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 12 days |
Lawler & White defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Jarrett in the final of a tournament for the vacant title. Other participants included The Fabolous Kangaroos (Don Kent & Al Costello), Eddie Martin & Tommy Gilbert, Frankie & Billy Laine, Lorenzo Parente & Bobby Hart, Jackie & Roughhouse Fargo, Don Green & Charlie Cook, Lou Thesz & Pat O'Connor, Tojo Yamamoto & Jerry Jarrett, and The Bounty Hunters (David & Jerry Novak).
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Jerry Jarrett & Johnny Marlin | Jun 30, 1973 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 7 days |
Jerry Lawler [2] & Jim White [2] | Jul 7, 1973 | Live Event | Chattanooga, USA | 2 days |
Jerry Jarrett [2] & Roughhouse Fargo [2] | Jul 9, 1973 | Live Event | Memphis, USA | 37 days |
Tommy Gilbert & Eddie Marlin | Aug 15, 1973 | Live Event | Nashville, USA | 443 days |
Jerry Lawler [3] & Tojo Yamamoto [10] | Nov 1, 1974 | -- | -- | 30 days |
Recognized as champions in November, exact date and location of win unknown.
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Al Greene & Phil Hickerson | Dec 1, 1974 | -- | -- | 14 days |
Recognized as champions in December, exact date and location of win unknown.
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Jerry Lawler [4] & Tojo Yamamoto [11] | Dec 15, 1974 | -- | -- | 23 days |
Lawler & Yamamoto defeated Greene & Hickerson in December, exact day and location unknown.
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Eddie Marlin [2] & Tojo Yamamoto [12] | Jan 7, 1975 | -- | -- | 62 days |
Unknown if Marlin & Yamamoto defeated a team for the titles or if Marlin replaced Lawler on the team.
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Bill Dundee & George Barnes | Mar 10, 1975 | -- | -- | 388 days |
Jerry Lawler [5] & Playboy Frazier | Apr 1, 1976 | -- | -- | 14 days |
Exact day and location unknown.
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Bill Dundee [2] & Big Bad John | Apr 15, 1976 | -- | -- | 697 days |
Exact date and location unknown.
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Bill Dundee [3] & Jerry Lawler [6] | Mar 13, 1978 | -- | -- | 49 days |
Recognized as champions at a show on March 13, exact date, location and opponents unknown.
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Jean Louie & Jos LeDuc | May 1, 1978 | -- | -- | 21 days |
Exact date, location and opponents unknown.
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** Vacated ** | May 22, 1978 | -- | -- | |
The titles are held-up after a match against Jerry Lawler & Jimmy Valiant ended in a no-contest.
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Jerry Lawler [7] & Jimmy Valiant | May 29, 1978 | -- | -- | |
Jean Louie [2] & Jos LeDuc [2] | Jun 1978 | -- | -- | |
Recognized as champions on June 24, in Memphis, TN, details of title win unknown.
In an agreement between A.W.A. and N.W.A., the N.W.A. Southern Tag Team Championship - Mid-America, is renamed the A.W.A. Southern Tag Team Championship in July.
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Southern Tag Team Championships
(July 1978 - 1988)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Jerry Lawler [8] & The Mongolian Stomper | Sep 18, 1978 | -- | -- | |
** Vacated ** | 1978 | -- | -- | |
The titles are vacated after Stomper turns on Lawler and attacks him, exact date unknown.
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Bill Dundee [4] & Jerry Lawler [9] | Nov 6, 1978 | -- | -- | 42 days |
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson [2] | Dec 18, 1978 | -- | -- | 168 days |
Bill Dundee [5] & Jerry Lawler [10] | Jun 4, 1979 | -- | -- | 11 days |
Blond Bombers: Larry Latham & Wayne Ferris |
Jun 15, 1979 | -- | -- | 759 days |
Bill Dundee [6] & Jerry Lawler [11] | Jul 13, 1981 | -- | -- | 7 days |
Masa Fuchi & Mr. Onita | Jul 20, 1981 | -- | -- | 966 days |
Jerry Lawler [12] & Jos LeDuc [3] | Mar 12, 1984 | -- | -- | 7 days |
** Vacated ** | Mar 19, 1984 | -- | -- | |
The titles are vacated after Lawler is abandoned in a 6-man tag match by his partners Jos LeDuc & Jimmy Hart
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Austin Idol & Jerry Lawler [13] | Dec 9, 1985 | -- | -- | 21 days |
** Vacated ** | Dec 30, 1985 | -- | -- | |
The titles are vacated after Lawler loses a loser-leaves-town match to Bill Dundee.
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Jerry Lawler [14] & Terminator Mastino | Jun 23, 1986 | -- | -- | 25 days |
Fire & Flame | Jul 18, 1986 | -- | -- | 108 days |
Mr. Ass & Jerry Lawler [15] | Nov 3, 1986 | -- | -- | 0 days |
** Vacated ** | Nov 3, 1986 | -- | -- | |
The titles are vacated immediately after the match when Bubba attacks Lawler.
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Midnight Rockers: Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels |
Oct 26, 1987 | -- | -- | 21 days |
Rock 'n' Roll RPMs: Mike Davis & Tommy Lane |
Nov 16, 1987 | -- | -- | 6 days |
Midnight Rockers: Marty Jannetty [2] & Shawn Michaels [2] |
Nov 22, 1987 | -- | -- | 35 days |
The Rockers vacate the title after winning the A.W.A. World Tag Team Championship. The title is eventually retired and replaced with the C.W.A. Tag Team Championship.
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