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AWA World Tag Team Championship, 1950s

Name changes: 

  • NWA World Tag Team Title [Minneapolis version] (57/01 - 60/08)
  • AWA World Tag Team Title (60/08 - 91)

No.

Champion

Date won

Location

Reign

Event

Note

1.

Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff

57/01/08 Minneapolis, MN 49 d   1
2. Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti 57/02/26 Minneapolis, MN 100 d    
3. Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff [2] 57/06/06 Minneapolis, MN 68 d    
4. Mitsu Arakawa & Kinji Shibuya 57/08/13 Minneapolis, MN 105 d    
5. Joe Brunetti & Guy Brunetti [2] 57/11/26 Minneapolis, MN 14 d    
6. Atomic Blonds (Chet Wallich & Johnny Valentine) 57/12/10 Minneapolis, MN 16 d    
7. Verne Gagne & Bronco Nagurski 57/12/26 Minneapolis, MN 86 d    
8. Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher 58/03/22 St. Paul, MN 54 d    
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Hard Boiled Haggerty & Kinji Shibuya 58/04/22 Minneapolis, MN ---   2
Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher 58/04/29   ---  
9. Verne Gagne & Leo Nomellini 58/05/15 Minneapolis, MN      
10. Doc Gallagher & Mike Gallagher [2] 58        
11. Fritz Von Erich & Hans Hermann 58/07/01 Minneapolis, MN     3
  VACANT          
12. Reggie Lisowski (Crusher) & Stan Lisowski 58/11       4
13. Herb Freeman & Seymour Freeman 59/01/15 Minneapolis, MN 7 d    
14. Reggie Lisowski & Stan Lisowski [2] 59/01/22 Minneapolis, MN 42 d    
15. Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff [3] 59/03/05 Minneapolis, MN      
16. Karol Kalmikoff & Baron Gattoni 59/04       5
17. Verne Gagne & Butch Levy 59/04/28 Minneapolis, MN      
18. Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff [4] 59/06       6
19. Butch Levy & Leo Nomellini 59/07/14 Minneapolis, MN     7
  VACANT          

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Notes:

1. Defeat Fritz Von Erich & Karl Von Schober in tournament final.

2. Title returned to the Gallaghers because of questions over guest referee Ilio DiPaolo.

3. Vacant in '58.

4. Win tournament.

5. Ivan suffers a back injury.

6. Awarded when Gagne on tour.

7. Vacant when Nomellini returns to football in '59.


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