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National Wrestling Alliance - Portland
Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
(November 17, 1952—July 1992)
Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship
(November 17, 1952—July 1992)
| Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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| 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 [2] & Toi Yamato [2] | Jan 9, 1953 | Live Event | Portland, USA | |
| Jack O'Reilly & Red Vagnone | 1953 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champions on November 26, 1953 in Albany, OR, details of title win unknown.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champions on March 27 and April 24 of 1954, details of title win unknown.
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| Boris Kameroff & Ivan Kameroff | 1954 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champions on November 20, 1954, details of title win unknown.
Defeated Dusette & Lindsay on April 30, 1954 in Portland, OR. |
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| Kurt Von Poppenheim [2] & Leo Wallick | Dec 20, 1954 | Live Event | Portland, USA | 92 days |
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Last recognized as champions on March 22, 1955, details of loss unknown.
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| Bulldog Curtis & Tommy Martindale | May 10, 1955 | -- | -- | 31 days |
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Defeated George Dusette & Jerry Woods to win the titles, title status at the time unknown.
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| Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff [2] | Jun 11, 1955 | -- | -- | 44 days |
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Some records indicate that Kameroff defeated Tommy Martindale in a singles match on this date in Roseburg, OR.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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O'Reilly began wrestling with Von Poppenheim in February of 1956 after Lenz left the promotion.
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| 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 |
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Some records indicate that this match ended in a time-limit draw.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Heffernan replaces Drapp after he leaves the area in early November.
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| Ed Francis & Henry Lenz [3] | Feb 4, 1957 | Live Event | Portland, USA | |
| Bill Savage [2] & Ed Francis [2] | Apr 1957 | -- | -- | |
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Savage replaces Lenz in April of 1957, reasons unknown.
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| Herb Freeman [3] & Luigi Macera [3] | Apr 11, 1957 | Live Event | Albany, USA | |
| Cowboy Carlson & Herb Freeman [4] | Jun 1957 | -- | -- | |
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Carlson replaced Macera in late June of 1957, reasons unknown.
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| 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 | -- | -- | |
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Kozak replaces Lenz in early February 1968 after Lenz leaves the area.
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| 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 [3] | May 29, 1958 | Live Event | Albany, USA | |
| Eric Pedersen & Henry Lenz [5] | Jul 1958 | -- | -- | |
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Awarded titles after Sasaki leaves the area in early July.
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| Ed Francis [3] & Tony Borne | Oct 1958 | -- | -- | |
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Awarded titles in October of 1958, possibly due to Lenz getting injured or leaving the area.
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| 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 | |
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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
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| Ed Francis [4] & Maurice LaPointe | Feb 1960 | -- | -- | |
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Recognized as champions on February 26 in Portland, details of title win unknown.
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| 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 |
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Lee Replaces Billy White Wolf after he leaves the area in mid-June.
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| Dan Manoukian [2] & 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 | -- | -- | |
| ** Vacated ** | Dec 1962 | -- | -- | |
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Title vacated, possible due to Lindsay leaving the area in mid-December.
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| 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 [2] & The Destroyer [2] | Jan 22, 1964 | -- | -- | 55 days |
| Nick Bockwinkel & Nick Kozak [4] | Mar 17, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, USA | 22 days |
| Art Michalik [3] & 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 | -- | -- | |
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Mareno replaced Kozak in June of 1965 after he left the area.
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| 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 |
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Lindsay replaces White Wolf at the end of August after he left the area.
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| 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 [2] | 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 |
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Wright replaces Hussein, reason unknown.
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| The Mighty Ursus & Stan Stasiak [3] | 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 |