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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, OR, USA | 38 days |
| John Cretoria & Kurt Von Poppenheim | Dec 25, 1952 | -- | -- | 15 days |
| Mr. Sakata & Toi Yamato | Jan 9, 1953 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 346 days |
| 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, OR, USA | 75 days |
| 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 & Leo Wallick | Dec 20, 1954 | Live Event | Portland, OR, 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 | 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, OR, USA | 32 days |
| Doug Donovan & Ivan Kameroff | Aug 26, 1955 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 24 days |
| Dick Torio & Luigi Macera | Sep 19, 1955 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 22 days |
| Bill Savage & Buck Weaver | Oct 11, 1955 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 80 days |
| Henry Lenz & Kurt Von Poppenheim | Dec 30, 1955 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 33 days |
| Jack O'Reilly & Kurt Von Poppenheim | 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, OR, USA | 21 days |
| Doug Donovan & Red Donovan | May 28, 1956 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 32 days |
| Herb Freeman & Pepper Gómez | Jun 29, 1956 | Live Event | Portland, OR, 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 & Henry Lenz | Jul 29, 1956 | -- | -- | 58 days |
| Andre Drapp & Red Bastien | Sep 25, 1956 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 42 days |
| Red Bastien & 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 | Feb 4, 1957 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 56 days |
| Bill Savage & Ed Francis | Apr 1957 | -- | -- | |
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Savage replaces Lenz in April of 1957, reasons unknown.
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| Herb Freeman & Luigi Macera | Apr 11, 1957 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 75 days |
| Cowboy Carlson & Herb Freeman | Jun 1957 | -- | -- | |
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Carlson replaced Macera in late June of 1957, reasons unknown.
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| Doug Donovan & Red Donovan | Aug 6, 1957 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 77 days |
| Juan Oinada & Karl Von Himmler | Oct 22, 1957 | -- | -- | 73 days |
| Henry Lenz & Herb Freeman | Jan 3, 1958 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 34 days |
| Herb Freeman & 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 & Doug Donovan | Mar 17, 1958 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 49 days |
| Black Hawk & Nelson Royal | May 5, 1958 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 24 days |
| Haru Sasaki & Mr. Sakata | May 29, 1958 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 37 days |
| Eric Pedersen & Henry Lenz | Jul 1958 | -- | -- | |
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Awarded titles after Sasaki leaves the area in early July.
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| Ed Francis & 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 & Seymour Freeman | Nov 7, 1958 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 48 days |
| Karl Von Himmler & Kurt Von Poppenheim | Dec 25, 1958 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 93 days |
| Al Kashley & Nick Kozak | Mar 28, 1959 | Live Event | Roseburg, OR, USA | 58 days |
| Don Manoukian & Kurt Von Poppenheim | May 25, 1959 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 31 days |
| Bill Savage & Tony Borne | Jun 25, 1959 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 57 days |
| Fritz Von Brauner & Kurt Von Poppenheim | Aug 21, 1959 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 154 days |
| Shag Thomas & Tony Borne | Jan 22, 1960 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 35 days |
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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 & 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 & Tony Borne | Mar 28, 1960 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 39 days |
| Bill Savage & Ed Francis | May 6, 1960 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 77 days |
| Kurt Von Poppenheim & Soldat Gorky | Jul 22, 1960 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 112 days |
| Shag Thomas & Tony Borne | Nov 11, 1960 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 27 days |
| Herb Freeman & Nick Kozak | Dec 8, 1960 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 64 days |
| Bill Savage & Tito Kopa | Feb 10, 1961 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 76 days |
| Billy White Wolf & Luther Lindsay | Apr 27, 1961 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 43 days |
| Bing Ki Lee & Luther Lindsay | 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 & Shag Thomas | Jul 3, 1961 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 40 days |
| Herb Freeman & Luther Lindsay | Aug 12, 1961 | Live Event | Eugene, OR, USA | 40 days |
| Baby Face Nelson & Shag Thomas | Sep 21, 1961 | Live Event | Albany, OR, USA | 17 days |
| Herb Freeman & Seymour Freeman | Oct 8, 1961 | -- | -- | 103 days |
| Haru Sasaki & Prince Kuhio | Jan 19, 1962 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 62 days |
| Fritz Von Goehring & Kurt Von Poppenheim | Mar 22, 1962 | -- | -- | 118 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Shag Thomas | Jul 18, 1962 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 65 days |
| Fritz Von Goehring & Mad Dog Vachon | Sep 21, 1962 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 79 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Shag Thomas | Dec 9, 1962 | -- | -- | 6 days |
| ** Title 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, OR, USA | 100 days |
| Billy White Wolf & Shag Thomas | Jun 5, 1963 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 27 days |
| Ivan Kameroff & Soldat Gorky | Jul 2, 1963 | -- | -- | 22 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Shag Thomas | Jul 24, 1963 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 47 days |
| Art Mahalik & The Destroyer | Sep 9, 1963 | -- | -- | 128 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Shag Thomas | Jan 15, 1964 | -- | -- | 7 days |
| Art Michalik & The Destroyer | Jan 22, 1964 | -- | -- | 55 days |
| Nick Bockwinkel & Nick Kozak | Mar 17, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 22 days |
| Art Michalik & The Destroyer | Apr 8, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 14 days |
| Nick Bockwinkel & Nick Kozak | Apr 22, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 40 days |
| Buddy Moreno & Nick Bockwinkel | 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 | Jun 17, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 50 days |
| Billy White Wolf & Pepper Martin | Aug 6, 1964 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 25 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Pepper Martin | 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 | Sep 18, 1964 | -- | -- | 38 days |
| Luther Lindsay & Pepper Martin | Oct 26, 1964 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 89 days |
| El Shereef & The Mad Russian | Jan 23, 1965 | -- | -- | 58 days |
| Pepper Martin & Shag Thomas | Mar 22, 1965 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 91 days |
| The Crusher & Haru Sasaki | Jun 21, 1965 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 7 days |
| Pepper Martin & Shag Thomas | Jun 28, 1965 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 16 days |
| The Mad Russian & Stan Stasiak | Jul 14, 1965 | -- | -- | 44 days |
| Armand Hussian & Shag Thomas | Aug 27, 1965 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 62 days |
| Bearcat Wright & Shag Thomas | Oct 28, 1965 | -- | -- | 70 days |
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Wright replaces Hussein, reason unknown.
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| The Mighty Ursus & Stan Stasiak | Jan 6, 1966 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 7 days |
| Bearcat Wright & Shag Thomas | Jan 13, 1966 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 10 days |
| The Alaskan & Tony Borne | Jan 23, 1966 | Live Event | Eugene, OR, USA | 56 days |
| Bearcat Wright & Billy White Wolf | Mar 20, 1966 | Live Event | Eugene, OR, USA | 59 days |
| Professor Hiro & Tony Borne | May 18, 1966 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 14 days |
| Pepper Martin & Rene Goulet | Jun 1, 1966 | -- | -- | 54 days |
| Haru Sasaki & Mr. Fuji | Jul 25, 1966 | Live Event | Medford, OR, USA | 73 days |
| Rene Goulet & Shag Thomas | Oct 6, 1966 | Live Event | Salem, OR, USA | 20 days |
| Mr. Fuji & Tony Borne | Oct 26, 1966 | Live Event | Eugene, OR, USA | 45 days |
| Pepper Martin & Shag Thomas | Dec 10, 1966 | -- | -- | 4 days |
| Lonnie Mayne & Tony Borne | Dec 14, 1966 | -- | -- | 44 days |
| Paul Jones & Pepper Martin | Jan 27, 1967 | Live Event | Portland, OR, USA | 41 days |