NWA Florida Tag Team Championship
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The NWA Florida Tag Team Championship is the primary tag team title in NWA Florida. It started out in 1968 as the main tag team title in Championship Wrestling from Florida and lasted until 1990 when it was abandoned. It was picked back up in 1997 by NWA Florida and it still exists today.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Place: |
| "Medics" Billy Garrett & Jim Starr | 1 | December 10 1968 | Tampa, FL (Won tournament over Jose Lothario & Wahoo McDaniel) |
| Held Up | January 21 1969 | Titles held up after match against Jack Brisco & Nick Kozak | |
| "Medics" Bad Billy Garrett & Jim Starr | 2 | January 28 1969 | Tampa, FL (won tournament) |
| Held Up | February 18 1969 | Titles held up after match against Bobby & Lee Fields | |
| "Medics" Billy Garrett & Jim Starr | 3 | February 15 1969 | Tampa, FL (Won rematch) |
| Lester Welch & The Gladiator | 1 | April 29 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Hiro Matsuda & Missouri Mauler | 1 | May 27 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack Brisco & Ciclon Negro | 1 | July 22 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Hiro Matsuda & Ciclon Negro | 2 | August 5 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Ciclon Negro & Sam Steamboat | 1 | September 3 1969 | Miami, FL |
| Bronco Lubich & Chris Markoff | 1 | October 25 1969 | Tampa, FL |
| Missouri Mauler & Dale Lewis | 1 | March 14 1970 | Tampa, FL |
| Jose Lothario & Argentina Apollo | 1 | April 20 1970 | Orlando, FL |
| "Texas Outlaws" Dick Murdoch & Dusty Rhodes | 1 | September 17 1970 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Stripped | December 1970 | Titles Stripped | |
| Jose Lothario & Danny Miller | 1 | December 25 1970 | Tampa, FL (Defeated the Infernos in tournament final) |
| "Infernos" Frankie Cain & Rocky Smith | 1 | January 4 1971 | Orlando, FL |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 1 | February 16 1971 | Tampa, FL |
| Dory Funk, Jr. & Terry Funk | 1 | March 30 1971 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 2 | April 13 1970 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | 1971 | Jerry injured | |
| Ron Garvin & Ole Anderson | 1 | July 2 1971 | Jacksonville, FL (Won tournament) |
| "Australians" Ron Miller & Larry O'Day | 1 | August 5 1971 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Dick Murdoch & Bobby Duncum | 1 | October 21 1971 | Tampa, FL |
| "Australians" Ron Miller & Larry O'Day | 2 | November 1971 | Miami, FL |
| "Alaskans" Mike York & Franke Monte | 1 | December 8 1971 | Miami, FL |
| "Australians" Ron Miller & Larry O'Day | 3 | December 1971 | Miami, FL |
| "Infernos" Frankie Cain & Rocky Smith | 2 | January 10 1972 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| "Australians" Ron Miller & Larry O'Day | 4 | February 15 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Bobby Shane & Bearcat Wright | 1 | March 9 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Boris Malenko & Bob Roop | 1 | May 9 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Webster & The Professional (Doug Gilbert) | 1 | May 31 1972 | Miami, FL |
| Boris Malenko & Johnny Walker | 1 | June 24 1972 | Jacksonville, FL |
| The Zodiac & Taurus | 1 | June 29 1972 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Hiro Matsuda & Tim Woods | 1 | July 5 1972 | Miami, FL |
| Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens | 1 | July 20 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Hiro Matsuda & Bob Orton | 1 | August 15 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | September 5 1972 | Team splits | |
| Ron Fuller & Jimmy Golden | 1 | September 19 1972 | Tampa, FL (defeated Paul Jones & Dick Murdoch in tournament final) |
| Norvell Austin & Sputnik Monroe | 1 | October 10 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 3 | November 16 1972 | Tampa, FL |
| Bobby Shane & Chris Markoff | 1 | December 27 1972 | Miami, FL |
| Tim Woods & Big Bad John | 1 | January 17 1973 | Miami, FL |
| Bobby Shane & Gorgeous George, Jr. | 1 | February 13 1973 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan | 1 | February 20 1973 | Tampa, FL |
| "Samoans" Tio Tio & Reno Tufuuli | 1 | June 1 1973 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Mike Graham & Kevin Sullivan | 2 | July 31 1973 | Tampa, FL |
| Dick Slater & Dusty Rhodes | 1 | 1973 | Florida |
| Jos & Paul LeDuc | 1 | December 1973 | Florida |
| Dick Slater & Stan Vachon | 1 | March 1974 | Florida |
| "Hollywood Blonds" Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown | 1 | March 1974 | Florida |
| Dick Slater & Toru Tanaka | 1 | October 1974 | Florida |
| Dominic DeNucci & Tony Parisi | 1 | January 1975 | Florida |
| Dick Slater & Johnny Weaver | 1 | February 1975 | Florida |
| Harley Race & Roger Kirby | 1 | April 16 1975 | Miami, FL |
| Vacated | 1975 | Titles vacant | |
| Harley Race & Bob Roop | 1 | June 14 1975 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Harley Race & Roger Kirby | 2 | 1975 | records unclear as to how they got the titles |
| Ciclon Negro & Omar Atlas | 1 | September 1975 | Florida |
| Roger Kirby & Rip Hawk | 1 | December 1975 | Florida |
| James J. Dillon & Roger Kirby | 1 | 1975 | records unclear as to how they got the titles |
| Ciclon Negro & Omar Atlas | 2 | 1975 | Florida |
| Roger Kirby & Rip Hawk | 2 | February 1976 | Florida |
| Eddie & Mike Graham | 1 | 1976 | Florida |
| Bob Orton & Bob Orton, Jr. | 1 | April 1976 | Florida |
| Bob Orton, Jr. & Bob Roop | 1 | April 1976 | Orton gave his half to Roop |
| Bob Backlund & Steve Keirn | 1 | 1976 | Florida |
| "Hollywood Blonds" Buddy Roberts & Jerry Brown | 2 | October 1976 | Florida |
| Mike Graham & Ken Lucas | 1 | 1976 | Florida |
| Bob Orton, Jr. & Bob Roop | 2 | 1976 | Florida |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 4 | January 1977 | Florida |
| Ox Baker & Superstar Billy Graham | 1 | 1977 | Florida |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 5 | June 1977 | Florida |
| Ivan Koloff & Pat Patterson | 1 | July 1977 | Florida |
| Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales | 1 | 1977 | Florida |
| Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito | 1 | 1977 | Florida |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 1 | 1977 | Florida |
| Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito | 2 | 1977 | Florida |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 2 | 1977 | Florida |
| Vacated | 1977 | Titles vacant | |
| Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito | 3 | December 6 1977 | Tampa, FL (defeated Masked Marauders in tournament final) |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 6 | January 25 1978 | Miami, FL |
| Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato | 1 | March 1978 | Florida |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 7 | June 13 1978 | Miami, FL |
| "The Spoilers" Don Jardine & Bobby Duncum | 1 | June 27 1978 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 3 | August 12 1978 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato | 2 | 1978 | Florida |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 4 | September 23 1978 | Lakeland, FL |
| Pak Song & Eric the Red | 1 | October 14 1978 | Florida |
| Pak Song & Mr. Uganda (Ciclon Negro) | 1 | November 10 1978 | Eric the Red is killed |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 5 | February 1979 | Florida |
| Bugsy McGraw & Thor the Viking | 1 | 1979 | Florida |
| Jimmy Garvin & Steve Keirn | 1 | July 1979 | Florida |
| Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada | 1 | August 25 1979 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Ray Stevens & Mike Graham | 1 | October 9 1979 | Tampa, FL |
| Stan Lane & Bryan St. John | 1 | October 30 1979 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | November 6 1979 | Titles vacated after match with Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Hito | |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 6 | November 13 1979 | Tampa, FL (Defeated Mr. Sakurada & Mr. Hito) |
| Stan Lane & Bryan St. John | 2 | November 25 1979 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Jack Brisco & Jimmy Garvin | 1 | March 10 1980 | West Palm Beach, FL |
| Stan Lane & Bryan St. John | 3 | June 1980 | Florida |
| Jack & Jerry Brisco | 8 | 1980 | Florida |
| Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff | 1 | August 7 1980 | Jacksonville, FL |
| Dusty Rhodes & Bobo Brazil | 1 | August 1980 | Florida |
| Vacated | 1980 | Titles vacant | |
| Barry Windham & Scott McGhee | 1 | October 18 1980 | St. Petersburg, FL (defeated Assassins in tournament final) |
| "Cowboy Connection" Bobby Jaggers & R.T. Tyler | 1 | December 2 1980 | Florida |
| Barry Windham & Mike Graham | 1 | January 2 1981 | Orlando, FL |
| "Cowboy Connection" Bobby Jaggers & R.T. Tyler | 1 | January 1981 | Tampa, FL |
| Dusty Rhodes & André the Giant | 1 | February 15 1981 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| Vacated | 1981 | Title inactive | |
| "New Breed" Chris Champion & Sean Royal | 1 | December 25 1986 | Tampa, FL (Defeated Kendall Windham & Vic Steamboat) |
| "Southern Boys" Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers | 1 | February 21 1987 | Sarasota, FL |
| "MOD Squad" Basher & Spike | 1 | March 15 1987 | Daytona Beach, FL |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 7 | April 17 1987 | Daytona, Beach, FL |
| "Sheepherders" Butch Miller & Luke Williams | 1 | June 23 1987 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 8 | August 29 1987 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| "Mighty Yankees" Bob Cook & Jerry Grey | 1 | September 8 1987 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Steve Keirn | 9 | October 17 1987 | Lakeland, FL |
| renamed FCW Tag Team Titles | |||
| Johnny Ace & The Terminator | 1 | September 20 1988 | Tampa, FL |
| "The Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags | 1 | January 5 1989 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Johnny Ace & The Terminator | 2 | January 26 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| "The Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags | 2 | March 24 1989 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| "Southern Force" Black Bart & Bobby Jaggers | 1 | March 28 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Dustin Rhodes | 1 | May 9 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| "Southern Force" Black Bart & Tony Anthony | 1 | May 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| "The Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags | 3 | June 11 1989 | Orlando, FL |
| "Playboys" Brett Sawyer & Jim Backlund | 1 | July 1989 | Awarded |
| "The Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags | 4 | August 22 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Jumbo Barretta & Dennis Knight | 1 | October 17 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Mark Starr & Lou Perez | 1 | November 12 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| Bounty Hunters | 1 | November 16 1989 | Tampa, FL |
| "The Nasty Boys" Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags | 5 | January 6 1990 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Robert Fuller & Kendall Windham | 1 | April 12 1990 | Tampa, FL |
| Mike Graham & Joe Gomez | 1 | May 9 1990 | Tampa, FL |
| Vacated | 1990 | Graham retired | |
| Mark Starr & Sgt. Rock | 1 | September 13 1990 | Tampa, FL (defeated Joe Gomez & Hurricane Walker) |
| Hurricane Walker & Tim Parker | 1 | 1990 | Florida |
| Sgt. Rock & Ron Slinker | 1 | November 12 1990 | Florida |
| Title Retired | 1990 | Title abandoned | |
| Titles revived by NWA Florida | |||
| "Blackhearts" Apocalypse & Destruction | 1 | 1997 | records unclear as to whom they defeated |
| Vacated | 1998 | Titles vacant | |
| Steve Keirn & Brian Blair | 1 | November 13 1998 | Gainesville, FL (defeated Cuban Assassin & Pepe Prado) |
| Held Up | August 15 2000 | Titles held up after match against The Bushwackers (AKA The Sheepherders) | |
| Brian Blair & Cyborg | 1 | November 14 2000 | Tampa, FL (Blair defeats Keirn & chooses partner) |
| Vacated | July 10 2001 | Both injured | |
| "The Shane Twins" Mike & Todd Shane | 1 | July 10 2001 | Tampa, FL (won 3-way match) |
| "Quickiemart" Yaz & Agent Steele | 1 | December 8 2001 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| "Wrongful Death" Naphtali & Dagon Briggs | 1 | February 8 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Nick Berk & Z-Barr | 1 | March 29 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| "Wrongful Death" Naphtali & Dagon Briggs | 2 | March 30 2002 | Crystal River, FL |
| Mike & Todd Shane | 2 | May 25 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Scoot Andrews & Mike Sullivan | 1 | October 11 2002 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Mike & Todd Shane | 3 | February 8 2003 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Tommy & Ricky Vandal | 1 | June 14 2003 | Pinellas Park, FL |
| Mike & Todd Shane | 4 | August 16 2003 | Pinellas Park, FL |
| "Fahrenheit 420" Stash & David Mercury | 1 | February 28 2004 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Mikey Tenderfoot & Justice | 1 | April 17 2004 | Brandon, FL |
| Jerrelle Clark & Mikey Batts | 1 | September 18 2004 | Brandon, FL |
| Frankie Capone & Marcus Dillon | 1 | November 20 2004 | Brandon, FL |
See also
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