Click Here For Some Stats National Wrestling Alliance - Portland
Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
(November 17, 1952—July 1992)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Harold Sakata & Toi Yamato Nov 17, 1952 Live Event Portland, USA 38 days
John Cretoria & Kurt Von Poppenheim Dec 25, 1952 -- -- 15 days
Mr. Sakata & Toi Yamato [2] Jan 9, 1953 Live Event Portland, USA
Jack O'Reilly & Red Vagnone 1953 -- --
Recognized as champions on November 26, 1953 in Albany, OR, details of title win unknown.
David Jons & Carl Engstrom Dec 21, 1953 -- -- 21 days
Ivan Gorky & Soldat Gorky Jan 11, 1954 Live Event Portland, USA
George Dusette & Luther Lindsay 1954 -- --
Recognized as champions on March 27 and April 24 of 1954, details of title win unknown.
Boris Kameroff & Ivan Kameroff 1954 -- --
Recognized as champions on November 20, 1954, details of title win unknown.
Defeated Dusette & Lindsay on April 30, 1954 in Portland, OR.
Kurt Von Poppenheim [2] & Leo Wallick Dec 20, 1954 Live Event Portland, USA 92 days
Last recognized as champions on March 22, 1955, details of loss unknown.
Bulldog Curtis & Tommy Martindale May 10, 1955 -- -- 31 days
Defeated George Dusette & Jerry Woods to win the titles, title status at the time unknown.
Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff [2] Jun 11, 1955 -- -- 44 days
Some records indicate that Kameroff defeated Tommy Martindale in a singles match on this date in Roseburg, OR.
Gori Guerrero & Luigi Macera Jul 25, 1955 Live Event Portland, USA 32 days
Doug Donovan [2] & Ivan Kameroff [3] Aug 26, 1955 Live Event Portland, USA 24 days
Dick Torio & Luigi Macera [2] Sep 19, 1955 Live Event Portland, USA 22 days
Bill Savage & Buck Weaver Oct 11, 1955 Live Event Salem, USA 80 days
Henry Lenz & Kurt Von Poppenheim [3] Dec 30, 1955 Live Event Portland, USA
Jack O'Reilly [2] & Kurt Von Poppenheim [4] Feb 1956 -- --
O'Reilly began wrestling with Von Poppenheim in February of 1956 after Lenz left the promotion.
Herb Freeman & Larry Chene May 7, 1956 Live Event Portland, USA 21 days
Doug Donovan [3] & Red Donovan May 28, 1956 Live Event Portland, USA 32 days
Herb Freeman [2] & Pepper Gómez Jun 29, 1956 Live Event Portland, USA 30 days
Some records indicate that this match ended in a time-limit draw.
Bulldog Curtis [2] & Henry Lenz [2] Jul 29, 1956 -- -- 58 days
Andre Drapp & Red Bastien Sep 25, 1956 Live Event Salem, USA
Red Bastien [2] & Roy Heffernan Nov 1956 -- --
Heffernan replaces Drapp after he leaves the area in early November.
Ed Francis & Henry Lenz [3] Feb 4, 1957 Live Event Portland, USA
Bill Savage [2] & Ed Francis [2] Apr 1957 -- --
Savage replaces Lenz in April of 1957, reasons unknown.
Herb Freeman [3] & Luigi Macera [3] Apr 11, 1957 Live Event Albany, USA
Cowboy Carlson & Herb Freeman [4] Jun 1957 -- --
Carlson replaced Macera in late June of 1957, reasons unknown.
Doug Donovan [4] & Red Donovan [2] Aug 6, 1957 Live Event Albany, USA 77 days
Juan Oinada & Karl Von Himmler Oct 22, 1957 -- -- 73 days
Henry Lenz [4] & Herb Freeman [5] Jan 3, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA
Herb Freeman [6] & Nick Kozak Feb 1958 -- --
Kozak replaces Lenz in early February 1968 after Lenz leaves the area.
Bill Savage [3] & Doug Donovan [5] Mar 17, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 49 days
Black Hawk & Nelson Royal May 5, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 24 days
Haru Sasaki & Mr. Sakata [2] May 29, 1958 Live Event Albany, USA
Eric Pedersen & Henry Lenz [5] Jul 1958 -- --
Awarded titles after Sasaki leaves the area in early July.
Ed Francis [3] & Tony Borne Oct 1958 -- --
Awarded titles in October of 1958, possibly due to Lenz getting injured or leaving the area.
Herb Freeman [7] & Seymour Freeman Nov 7, 1958 Live Event Portland, USA 48 days
Karl Von Himmler [2] & Kurt Von Poppenheim [5] Dec 25, 1958 Live Event Salem, USA 93 days
Al Kashley & Nick Kozak [2] Mar 28, 1959 Live Event Roseburg, USA 58 days
Don Manoukian & Kurt Von Poppenheim [6] May 25, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 31 days
Bill Savage [4] & Tony Borne [2] Jun 25, 1959 Live Event Albany, USA 57 days
Fritz Von Brauner & Kurt Von Poppenheim [7] Aug 21, 1959 Live Event Portland, USA 154 days
Shag Thomas & Tony Borne [3] Jan 22, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA
Defeated Ed Francis & Eddie Sullivan for the titles. Title status is unclear as Francis & Herb Freeman are credited with winning the titles in November before Vons Brawner & Poppenheim last title defense in December
Ed Francis [4] & Maurice LaPointe Feb 1960 -- --
Recognized as champions on February 26 in Portland, details of title win unknown.
Shag Thomas [2] & Tony Borne [4] Mar 28, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 39 days
Bill Savage [5] & Ed Francis [5] May 6, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 77 days
Kurt Von Poppenheim [8] & Soldat Gorky [2] Jul 22, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 112 days
Shag Thomas [3] & Tony Borne [5] Nov 11, 1960 Live Event Portland, USA 27 days
Herb Freeman [8] & Nick Kozak [3] Dec 8, 1960 Live Event Albany, USA 64 days
Bill Savage [6] & Tito Kopa Feb 10, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 76 days
Billy White Wolf & Luther Lindsay [2] Apr 27, 1961 Live Event Albany, USA 43 days
Bing Ki Lee & Luther Lindsay [3] Jun 9, 1961 -- -- 24 days
Lee Replaces Billy White Wolf after he leaves the area in mid-June.
Dan Manoukian & Shag Thomas [4] Jul 3, 1961 Live Event Portland, USA 40 days
Herb Freeman [9] & Luther Lindsay [4] Aug 12, 1961 Live Event Eugene, USA 40 days
Baby Face Nelson & Shag Thomas [5] Sep 21, 1961 Live Event Albany, USA 17 days
Herb Freeman [10] & Seymour Freeman [2] Oct 8, 1961 -- -- 103 days
Haru Sasaki [2] & Prince Kuhio Jan 19, 1962 Live Event Portland, USA 62 days
Fritz Von Goehring & Kurt Von Poppenheim [9] Mar 22, 1962 -- -- 118 days
Luther Lindsay [5] & Shag Thomas [6] Jul 18, 1962 Live Event Portland, USA 65 days
Fritz Von Goehring [2] & Mad Dog Vachon Sep 21, 1962 Live Event Portland, USA 79 days
Luther Lindsay [6] & Shag Thomas [7] Dec 9, 1962 -- --
** Title Vacated ** Dec 1962 -- --
Title vacated, possible due to Lindsay leaving the area in mid-December.
Jack Dalton & Jim Dalton Feb 25, 1963 Live Event Portland, USA 100 days
Billy White Wolf [2] & Shag Thomas [8] Jun 5, 1963 Live Event Salem, USA 27 days
Ivan Kameroff [4] & Soldat Gorky [3] Jul 2, 1963 -- -- 22 days
Luther Lindsay [7] & Shag Thomas [9] Jul 24, 1963 Live Event Salem, USA 47 days
Art Mahalik & The Destroyer Sep 9, 1963 -- -- 128 days
Luther Lindsay [8] & Shag Thomas [10] Jan 15, 1964 -- -- 7 days
Art Michalik & The Destroyer [2] Jan 22, 1964 -- -- 55 days
Nick Bockwinkel & Nick Kozak [4] Mar 17, 1964 Live Event Salem, USA 22 days
Art Michalik [2] & The Destroyer [3] Apr 8, 1964 Live Event Salem, USA 14 days
Nick Bockwinkel [2] & Nick Kozak [5] Apr 22, 1964 Live Event Salem, USA
Buddy Moreno & Nick Bockwinkel [3] Jun 1964 -- --
Mareno replaced Kozak in June of 1965 after he left the area.
Pat Patterson & Tony Borne [6] Jun 17, 1964 Live Event Salem, USA 50 days
Billy White Wolf [3] & Pepper Martin Aug 6, 1964 Live Event Salem, USA 25 days
Luther Lindsay [9] & Pepper Martin [2] Aug 31, 1964 -- -- 18 days
Lindsay replaces White Wolf at the end of August after he left the area.
The Hangman & Pat Patterson [2] Sep 18, 1964 -- -- 38 days
Luther Lindsay [10] & Pepper Martin [3] Oct 26, 1964 Live Event Portland, USA 89 days
El Shereef & The Mad Russian Jan 23, 1965 -- -- 58 days
Pepper Martin [4] & Shag Thomas [11] Mar 22, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 91 days
The Crusher & Haru Sasaki [3] Jun 21, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 7 days
Pepper Martin [5] & Shag Thomas [12] Jun 28, 1965 Live Event Portland, USA 16 days
The Mad Russian [2] & Stan Stasiak Jul 14, 1965 -- -- 44 days
Armand Hussian & Shag Thomas [13] Aug 27, 1965 Live Event Salem, USA 62 days
Bearcat Wright & Shag Thomas [14] Oct 28, 1965 -- -- 70 days
Wright replaces Hussein, reason unknown.
The Mighty Ursus & Stan Stasiak [2] Jan 6, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 7 days
Bearcat Wright [2] & Shag Thomas [15] Jan 13, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 10 days
The Alaskan & Tony Borne [7] Jan 23, 1966 Live Event Eugene, USA 56 days
Bearcat Wright [3] & Billy White Wolf [4] Mar 20, 1966 Live Event Eugene, USA 59 days
Professor Hiro & Tony Borne [8] May 18, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 14 days
Pepper Martin [6] & Rene Goulet Jun 1, 1966 -- -- 54 days
Haru Sasaki [4] & Mr. Fuji Jul 25, 1966 Live Event Medford, USA 73 days
Rene Goulet [2] & Shag Thomas [16] Oct 6, 1966 Live Event Salem, USA 20 days
Mr. Fuji [2] & Tony Borne [9] Oct 26, 1966 Live Event Eugene, USA 45 days
Pepper Martin [7] & Shag Thomas [17] Dec 10, 1966 -- -- 4 days
Lonnie Mayne & Tony Borne [10] Dec 14, 1966 -- -- 44 days
Paul Jones & Pepper Martin [8] Jan 27, 1967 Live Event Portland, USA 41 days