85-765: (Redirected from NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions ) Professional wrestling trios tag team championship NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Details Promotion National Wrestling Alliance : NWA Chicago (1955–1974) NWA Mid-America (1974–1981) Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling (1984–1989) NWA New Jersey (1998) Date established May 6, 1955 Date retired December 1998 Other name(s) NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship (1955–1974) NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1974–1980) Statistics First champion(s) Roy McClarity, Pat O'Connor and Yukon Eric Most reigns As
170-653: A World Title tournament for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Unbeknownst to any one, the event was staged for ECW's public withdrawal from the NWA, with tournament winner Shane Douglas throwing down the NWA title belt and instead picking up the ECW Heavyweight Championship belt, proclaiming himself to be the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. ECW founder Tod Gordon would subsequently announce ECW's secession from
255-514: A controversial segment from that month's Samhain PPV event, in which Father James Mitchell along with several women and wrestlers were seen consuming cocaine , drew negative reactions online. The following month, The CW signed a deal with WWE for its weekly NXT program. Though it was rumored to be in-response to the Samhain segment, Corgan later revealed in a 2024 interview with Fightful that
340-715: A formal announcement. See also [ edit ] WCWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship , a splinter title, initially billed as the "Texas version of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship", promoted in the World Class Wrestling Association (WCWA),. WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship , a revival of the championship promoted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship ,
425-675: A handicap match with Jim White for the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship on March 28, 1973. Fargo later teamed with George Gulas and Tojo Yamamoto to capture the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship title several times during the early 1970s, becoming the first NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions along with Gulas and Dennis Hall in November 1973. In 1972, Fargo had a notorious feud with Al Greene, who once during
510-427: A holding company run by Houston, Texas-based attorney and wrestling promoter R. Bruce Tharpe, sued Trobich, Baucom, the NWA, and its then-parent company, Trobich's Pro Wrestling Organization LLC, claiming insurance fraud regarding the NWA's liability insurance policy. A settlement was negotiated that transferred the rights to the NWA name and trademarks from Trobich's company to Tharpe's. The new organization moved from
595-507: A larger audience than ever before. Rising demand and national expansion made wrestling a much more lucrative form of entertainment than in decades previous. This era would go on to be known as the "Golden Age" of professional wrestling. From 1948 to 1955, each of the three major television networks broadcast wrestling shows; the largest supporter being the DuMont Television Network . In 1956, allegations were made that
680-459: A membership model to a licensing model and significantly reduced the amount of territory some of the members held, which caused many promotions to immediately cut ties with the NWA. On September 9, 2012, Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (CWFH) announced it had left the NWA. CWFH was the unofficial home promotion of both the then-current NWA champion ( Adam Pearce ) and the most recent previous champion ( Colt Cabana ), both of whom publicly left
765-594: A mentor to Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Fabulous Ones , among other wrestlers in the Memphis area. He was known for his blonde hair and "Fargo Strut" mannerism, having held 45 tag team championships throughout his career, with the likes of Don Fargo , Sonny "Roughhouse" Fargo , amongst others. Fargo's first experience with wrestling was as a teenager at the YMCA in Goldsboro, North Carolina ; after he took part in
850-463: A new distribution agreement with FITE TV . As part of this agreement, the NWA would remove content from their YouTube channel. On January 5, 2022, the NWA announced the launch of the NWA All Access subscription package on FITE TV, including past and upcoming pay-per-view events (PPV), new episodes of Powerrr on Tuesdays, and the newly announced NWA USA weekly series. In addition, it
935-666: A new promotion called NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA). NWA:TNA was given creative control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships through an agreement with the NWA. This would last until March 2007, when the NWA terminated its agreement with TNA. TNA would lose control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team championships by the morning of the 2007 Sacrifice pay-per-view event on May 13. On September 17, 2010, KDOC-TV Los Angeles premiered NWA: Championship Wrestling from Hollywood . In August 2012, International Wrestling Corp.,
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#17327901942291020-646: A number of issues. At the time Quinn walked out, a wrestler of his named Édouard Carpentier was involved in an angle where he and Lou Thesz were both being presented around the NWA as world champion after Carpentier had a disputed win over Thesz on June 14, 1957. As the 1950s came to a close, professional wrestling was losing television ratings, and soon TV stations dropped most wrestling shows from their lineups. The remaining televised wrestling promoters had small, local syndicated shows, which aired as late-night filler programming. Promoters started using localized television by purchasing airtime from rival territories, at
1105-575: A professional wrestling promoter from the U.S. Midwest , founded the National Wrestling Alliance with the backing of six other promoters: Al Haft , Tony Stecher , Harry Light , Orville Brown , Don Owen , and Sam Muchnick . The concept of the NWA was to consolidate the championships of these regional companies into one true world championship of professional wrestling, whose holder would be recognized worldwide. The newly formed NWA Board of Directors decided that Brown would become
1190-514: A result of the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF, now WWE) national expansion . In September 1993, the largest remaining member promotion, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), left the NWA. The NWA would continue as a loose coalition of independent promotions, with NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA:TNA) given exclusivity over its World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships from June 2002 to May 2007. In August 2012,
1275-494: A revival of the championship promoted in Japan by Genichiro Tenryu 's WAR promotion. Footnotes [ edit ] ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 16 days and 43 days ^ The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation. ^ The date
1360-514: A singular world champion who defended his title across all the territories, participated in talent exchanges, and collectively protected the territorial integrity of member promotions. Prior to the 1960s, it acted as the sole governing body for professional wrestling in the United States . It remained the largest and most influential body in wrestling until the mid-1980s by which time most of the original member promotions went out of business as
1445-749: A team: Jackie Fargo , George Gulas and Dennis Hall Tojo Yamamoto , George Gulas and Tommy Rich The Road Warriors and Dusty Rhodes (2 times) As an individual: George Gulas (12 times) The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and originally promoted in Chicago as the NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship . The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced
1530-548: A tournament final to win the vacant championships. During this reign, the championship is renamed to the "NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship". 3 Big Bad John, Lorenzo Parente and John Gray January 16, 1975 Mid-America Live event Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 4 Tojo Yamamoto , George Gulas (2) and Dennis Hall (2) February 1975 Mid-America Live event 1 Championship history
1615-656: A tournament to fill a vacancy. 15 Tojo Yamamoto (4) , Gypsy Joe and The Beast January 1979 Mid-America Live event Tullahoma, Tennessee 1 16 The Mexican Angel and The Jet Set (George Gulas (9) and Bobby Eaton (3) ) 1979 Mid-America Live event 1 17 Tojo Yamamoto (5) , Dennis Condrey (2) and Chris Colt April 17, 1979 Mid-America Live event 1 Championship history
1700-1257: A tournament to fill the vacancy. 8 Al Greene and The Bicentennial Kings ( Phil Hickerson and Dennis Condrey ) October 31, 1975 Mid-America Live event 1 12 9 Tojo Yamamoto (3) , George Gulas (5) and Tommy Rich (2) November 12, 1975 Mid-America Live event 2 50 Mitsu Arakawa and The Bounty Hunters (Bounty Hunter I and Bounty Hunter II) January 1, 1976 Mid-America Live event 1 118 11 George Gulas (6) , Dennis Hall (4) and Charlie Cook April 28, 1976 Mid-America Live event 1 368 12 Gorgeous George Jr., Tommy Gilbert (2) and Paul Orndorff May 1, 1977 Mid-America Live event Memphis, Tennessee 1 526 Billed as champions in Memphis ; may not have been recognized in Nashville . Championship history
1785-1666: Is a Vampire: NWA vs. AAA Historical events Alwayz Ready Back for the Attack Break the Barrier Into the Fire Superbowl of Wrestling When Our Shadows Fall World Wrestling Peace Festival Wrestling Summit Pay-per-view and closed circuit events (1983–1990) Pay-per-view events (2002–2004) Home bases GPB Studios Notable acquisitions Houston Wrestling (video library) Partnerships All Japan Pro Wrestling Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Ohio Valley Wrestling Current territories NWA Chicago NWA Exodus Pro Midwest NWA JCP Southeast NWA Kross Fire NWA Texas NWA World League Wrestling Former partners All Elite Wrestling Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre Global Force Wrestling Pro Wrestling USA American Wrestling Association National Wrestling Federation New Japan Pro-Wrestling Ring of Honor Total Nonstop Action Wrestling United Wrestling Network Championship Wrestling from Hollywood Combat Zone Wrestling World Championship Wrestling World Wrestling Federation Related All In Attendance records Billy Corgan Current champions Former territories Hall of Fame Hall of Heroes NWA All Access NWA (stable) Pinkie George Sam Muchnick Wrestling at
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#17327901942291870-458: Is a documentary series chronicling the journey and career of the current NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion as well as others in the division. Debuting on October 20, 2017, on the NWA's YouTube channel, it was the first series to be produced after the organization's acquisition. NWA Shockwave was a web television program that aired on the NWA's YouTube channel and Facebook page. The series debuted on December 1, 2020. On August 10, 2020, it
1955-403: Is an American professional wrestling promotion and governing body owned by Billy Corgan and operated by its parent company Lightning One, Inc. Founded in 1948, the NWA began as the governing body for a group of regional promotions, the heads of which made up the board of directors. The group operated a territory system which sanctioned their own company championships while recognizing
2040-645: Is the flagship program of the NWA which currently streams on Tuesday nights on The CW 's app. The series debuted on October 8, 2019, originally airing on the NWA's YouTube channel. From 2021 to the end of 2022, the show had a first airing on Tuesday at 6:05 pm ET on FITE TV , with the episode debuting on the NWA's YouTube channel later in the same week in Friday at 6:05 pm ET. A companion series, titled NWA Power Surge (stylized as NWA Powerrr Surge ), premiered on April 13, 2021, and features wrestler interviews, unseen matches, and Powerrr recaps. Ten Pounds of Gold
2125-4465: Is too uncertain to calculate. ^ The length of this title reign is too uncertain to calculate. ^ The length of this title reign is too uncertain to calculate. References [ edit ] General sources Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "Tennessee: National Wrestling Alliance Six-Man Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4 ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1 . Will, Gary; Royal Duncan (1994). "North Carolina: National Wrestling Alliance World Six-Man Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4 ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-1-1 . "National Wrestling Alliance World 6-Man Tag Team Title History (Mid-America)" . Wrestling-Titles.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015 . "National Wrestling Alliance World 6-Man Tag Team Title History (Mid-Atlantic/WCW)" . Wrestling-Titles.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015 . "National Wrestling Alliance World 6-Man Tag Team Title History (New Jersey)" . Wrestling-Titles.com . Retrieved April 19, 2015 . Specific sources ^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works" . How Stuff Works . Retrieved April 5, 2009 . ^ Hoops, Brian (April 17, 2020). "Daily pro wrestling (04/17): WCW Spring Stampede 1994" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved April 17, 2020 . ^ Hoops, Brian (February 12, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 12): Christian Cage wins gold in TNA" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 15, 2017 . ^ "Clash of Champions Results (IV)" . Pro Wrestling History. December 7, 1988 . Retrieved April 19, 2015 . v t e Continental Wrestling Association and United States Wrestling Association Championships Continental Wrestling Association CWA Heavyweight Championship CWA Tag Team Championship CWA Southwestern Heavyweight Championship CWA Super Heavyweight Championship CWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship CWA World Heavyweight Championship CWA World Tag Team Championship NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship NWA United States Tag Team Championship NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship CWA/AWA International Heavyweight Championship CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship AWA Southern Tag Team Championship United States Wrestling Association USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship USWA Southern Heavyweight Championship USWA Tag Team Championship USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship USWA Television Championship USWA Women's Championship USWA Junior Heavyweight Championship USWA Middleweight Championship v t e NWA Mid-America Champions Buddy Rogers Mighty Atlas Tor Yamata Len Rossi Tony Charles Don Kent Jackie Fargo Luke Graham Harley Race Magnificent Zulu Dick Steinborn Bill Dundee Bob Armstrong Big Bad John Tommy Rich Ken Lucas The Executioner Lanny Poffo Randy Savage Dutch Mantel Don Fargo Whipper Watson Jr. Moondog Spot Jeff Jarrett Carl Fergie v t e Jim Crockett Promotions (Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling) Championships World NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA World Television Championship Regional NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) NWA Western States Heritage Championship Personnel Jim Crockett Jim Crockett Jr. David Crockett Alumni Programming Syndicated Learning
2210-537: Is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979 . 18 Tojo Yamamoto (6) , The Great Togo and David Schultz August 1979 Mid-America Live event 1 19 George Gulas (10) , Ken Lucas and Prince Tonga September 1979 Mid-America Live event 1 — Vacated October 1979 — — — — Championship vacated when Prince Tonga left
2295-715: Is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975 . 5 Jackie Fargo (2) , George Gulas (3) and Dennis Hall (3) March 10, 1975 Mid-America Live event 2 6 Eddie Marlin , Tommy Gilbert , and Ricky Gibson 1975 Mid-America Live event 1 — Vacated 1975 — — — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. 7 Tojo Yamamoto (2) , George Gulas (4) and Tommy Rich October 1975 Mid-America Live event 1 Won
2380-634: Is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978 . 13 Jerry Barber and The Jet Set (George Gulas (7) and Bobby Eaton ) October 9, 1978 Mid-America Live event 1 — Vacated November 1978 — — — — Championship was vacated after Jerry Barber lost a "loser-leaves-the-area" match. 14 Arvil Hutto and The Jet Set (George Gulas (8) and Bobby Eaton (2) ) December 1, 1978 Mid-America Live event Huntsville, Alabama 1 Won
2465-614: The Korean War . Fargo was a very successful tag team wrestler, having held tag team championships 45 times throughout his career. He formed a famous tag team with Don Fargo (real name Don Kalt) as the Fabulous Fargos; together they won the NWA World Tag Team titles in 1958 and dominated the National Wrestling Alliance during the late 1950s. Jackie and Don Fargo's match against Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez
2550-804: The NWA Mid-America territory. 20 George Gulas (11) , Ken Lucas (2) and Joey Rossi November 4, 1979 Mid-America Live event Tullahoma, Tennessee 1 18 21 Tojo Yamamoto (7) , Bobby Eaton (4) and The Secret Weapon November 22, 1979 Mid-America Live event Bowling Green, Kentucky 1 196 22 George Gulas (12) , Rocky Brewer and Mystery Man June 5, 1980 Mid-America Live event Bowling Green, Kentucky 1 — Deactivated 1981 — — — — Championship
2635-521: The NWA World Heavyweight Championship . The match took place on November 12 and saw Storm retain the title. This was the first title match under the new NWA regime headed by Corgan. On December 9, Aldis defeated Storm in a rematch at Cage of Death 19 to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion, making him the second British-born champion after Gary Steele . In 2018, the NWA briefly allied with Impact Wrestling ,
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2720-646: The WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship as a successor. 32 The Misfits ( Harley Lewis , Derek Domino and Lupus) February 21, 1998 Championship Wrestling America Live event Overbrook, New Jersey 1 Defeated Slayer and The Lost Boys (Wolf and Yar) to win the revived title. — Deactivated December 1998 — — — — Championship abandoned in December 1998 without
2805-481: The World Wrestling Federation ; team was still recognized as champions until at least June 4, 1988. 30 Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors ( Animal and Hawk ) July 9, 1988 JCP Live event Chicago, Illinois 2 108 Defeated Ric Flair , Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson to fill vacancy. — Vacated October 25, 1988 — — — — The championship
2890-587: The 1970s, the NWA once again took over as the top promotion and gained huge dominance with their program, Georgia Championship Wrestling , which would become the first nationally broadcast wrestling program on cable television through then-superstation TBS in 1979. They brought in Gordon Solie , dubbed "The Walter Cronkite of Professional Wrestling," from former NWA President Eddie Graham's Championship Wrestling from Florida territory to be lead commentator and host. Videotape trading and cable television paved
2975-857: The 1970s. They changed their name from the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979. At some point during the decade, Muchnick reportedly declared Atlanta, Georgia as the "leading wrestling city" for its "drawing capacity and near-capacity crowds at the City Auditorium or the Omni every Friday." While the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Federation (WWWF/WWF) both faltered during
3060-767: The CW executives didn't have a problem with the spot, and that "it was a completely invented story by either a troll inside the company, a leaker or something.” Following Samhain, episodes of Powerrr were later added to The CW's app in November. In January 2024, NWA announced that new episodes of Powerrr would be available on The CW app from February 6. The same year, NWA included new territories: NWA Chicago in Chicago , Illinois , Kross Fire Wrestling (KFW) in Sevierville, Tennessee , World League Wrestling in Missouri as NWA's developmental system, and NWA Texas. Powerrr
3145-2052: The Champions (1988–1997) Main Event (1988–1998) Power Hour (1989–1994) All Nighter (1994–1995) Prime (1995–1996) Monday Nitro (1995–2001) Thunder (1998–2001) Video games UWC (unreleased) WCW Wrestling The Main Event SuperBrawl Wrestling WCW vs. the World WCW vs. nWo: World Tour Nitro WCW/nWo Revenge WCW/nWo Thunder Mayhem Backstage Assault Developmental territories Heartland Wrestling Association NWA Wildside WWF revival The Invasion The Alliance Miscellaneous Attendance records WCW Nitro Grill WCW Power Plant WCW Magazine WCW Mayhem: The Music David Arquette in World Championship Wrestling Disney tapings Ready to Rumble Rising (Stuck Mojo album) Universal Studios Soundstage 21 WCW Monday Nitro debut episode WCW Thunder debut episode World Championship Wrestling (Australia) Who Killed WCW? Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NWA_World_Six-Man_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=1214853260 " Categories : Jim Crockett Promotions championships National Wrestling Alliance championships NWA Mid-America championships World Championship Wrestling championships Trios wrestling tag team championships World professional wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles with hCards National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA )
3230-1723: The Chase v t e World Championship Wrestling History Georgia Championship Wrestling Jim Crockett Promotions 1980s boom Black Saturday Monday Night War New World Order Goldberg win streak Fingerpoke of Doom Talent Former personnel Teams and stables Hall of Fame Championships World World Heavyweight ( reigns ) (1991–2001) International World Heavyweight ( reigns ) (1993–1994) NWA World Heavyweight ( reigns ) (1988–1993) Secondary United States Heavyweight ( reigns ) (1991–2001) World Television ( reigns ) (1991–2000) NWA Western States Heritage ( reigns ) (1988–1989) Tag Team World Tag Team ( reigns ) (1991–2001) World Six-Man Tag Team ( reigns ) (1991) United States Tag Team ( reigns ) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight Tag Team ( reigns ) (2001) NWA World Tag Team ( reigns ) (1992–1993) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team ( reigns ) (1988–1989) Divisional Light Heavyweight ( reigns ) (1991–1992) Cruiserweight ( reigns ) (1996–2001) Hardcore ( reigns ) (1999–2001) Women's ( reigns ) (1996–1998) Women's Cruiserweight ( reigns ) (1997–1998) Other accomplishments Triple Crown WarGames World War 3 Tournaments Programming Pro (1958–1998) Saturday Night (1971–2000) Best of World Championship Wrestling (1973–1987) WorldWide (1975–2001) Closed-circuit and pay-per-view events (1983–2001) Clash of
3315-517: The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was featured at All In , with Cody defeating Aldis for the title, becoming the first second-generation NWA World heavyweight champion. After All In, the NWA would return to hosting its own events. The NWA 70th Anniversary Show , which took place on October 21, 2018, was the first to be produced directly under Lightning One, and was co-produced with Global Force Entertainment ;
3400-552: The NWA World Heavyweight, World Tag Team and World Junior Heavyweight Championships all changed hands at NJPW events. In September 2016, NWA signed a deal with the new Japanese Diamond Stars Wrestling (DSW) promotion to promote shows in not only Japan, but also other parts of Asia. As part of the deal, DSW chairman Hideo Shimada was appointed the NWA Vice President of the Asian Pacific region while Jimmy Suzuki
3485-604: The NWA and ROH. This would be the last event to be co-promoted with ROH; on July 24, 2019, the NWA announced that had ended their partnership. Subsequently, it was announced the following month that the NWA would host tapings in Atlanta on September 30 and October 1 for a new television series, later revealed to be titled NWA Powerrr . In January 2020, Marty Scurll , and other Ring of Honor characters, began to appear at NWA events once again as part of an inter-promotional angle. In addition to re-signing with ROH, Scurll would join
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3570-553: The NWA discontinued its memberships and started licensing its brand to wrestling promotions. In 2017, it was purchased by Billy Corgan through his Lightning One, Inc. company. By late 2019–2023, the NWA had transitioned into a stand-alone, singular promotion. In October 2023, the NWA re-established its territory system, with Michael Hutter's NWA Exodus Pro Midwest being the first promotion sanctioned. Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s In 1948, Paul "Pinkie" George ,
3655-408: The NWA reestablished itself as a governing body, with EC3 's NWA Exodus Pro Midwest being the first territory to be sanctioned. On December 4, NWA welcomed Joe Cazana Promotions (JCP) to their territory system. On October 18, it was reported by news blog Haus of Wrestling that NWA had signed a deal with The CW to air Powerrr and a reality show documenting behind the scenes footage. However,
3740-755: The NWA was an illegal monopoly blocking competition. An investigation led by the US Department of Justice resulted in the NWA Consent Decree of 1956 ( United States v. National Wrestling Alliance ). Several promoters would leave the organization during this time, with some managing to find niches in the United States. In 1957, Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn walked out of the August NWA meeting in St. Louis, having fallen out with Muchnick over
3825-448: The NWA's Bunkhouse Stampede . The NWA responded by creating Clash of the Champions on TBS to counterprogram WrestleMania IV . By 1988, Jim Crockett Promotions was facing bankruptcy. On October 11, under the direction of owner Ted Turner , TBS bought the assets of JCP and renamed it World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after the TV show of the same name. Originally incorporated by TBS as
3910-550: The NWA, Corgan would also purchase Tharpe's stake in the NWA's "On Demand" VOD service and licensing of the Paul Boesch wrestling library. Corgan's ownership of the NWA took effect on October 1, 2017. All licenses granted by Tharpe to use the NWA branding expired the previous day, putting Corgan in complete control of both the brand and its championships. On September 23, 2017, Nick Aldis made his debut for Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and challenged Tim Storm for
3995-480: The NWA, rechristening the promotion as Extreme Championship Wrestling. In 1998, the World Wrestling Federation reached an agreement to use the likeness of the NWA titles, branding, and its history, to create a storyline. It would be later claimed that WWE still owned the rights. Despite the NWA receiving international television publicity during the angle, it was considered a failure due to low viewer interests. In June 2002, Jeff and Jerry Jarrett launched
4080-477: The NWA, with Pearce vacating the NWA World Title while exiting. Other major NWA territories like NWA Pro/NWA Pro West , NWA Georgia , NWA Pro East , NWA Southwest and NWA Midwest folded. In 2013, the NWA re-established a relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where Bruce Tharpe became an on-screen character, portraying a villainous manager of wrestlers representing the NWA. Over the next two years,
4165-570: The NWA. On September 5, 2020, Rosa unsuccessfully challenged AEW Women's World Championship Hikaru Shida at All Out . On October 27, 2020, Serena Deeb defeated Rosa during the United Wrestling Network's Primetime Live event to become the new NWA World Women's Champion. On March 2, 2021, the NWA announced their return to promoting events, with the Back For The Attack and new Powerrr episodes as part of
4250-2430: The Ropes Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling World Wide Wrestling Cable Best of World Championship Wrestling Clash of the Champions NWA Main Event Superstars on the Superstation World Championship Wrestling Other Attendance records Closed-circuit and pay-per-view events Bunkhouse Stampede The Great American Bash Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Starrcade Ric Flair's Last Match Affiliated promotions Partners Maple Leaf Wrestling National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance territories Pro Wrestling USA Acquisitions Championship Wrestling from Florida Georgia Championship Wrestling Heart of America Sports Attractions St. Louis Wrestling Club Universal Wrestling Federation Successor World Championship Wrestling v t e National Wrestling Alliance Championships Primary World's Heavyweight ( reigns ) World Jr. Heavyweight ( reigns ) World Women's ( reigns ) Secondary Television ( reigns ) National ( reigns ) Mid-America ( reigns ) Women's Television ( reigns ) Tag team World Tag Team ( reigns ) United States Tag Team ( reigns ) Women's Tag Team ( reigns ) Programming Current Powerrr Former Primetime Live Shockwave USA Pay-per-view and major events Current pay-per-view events Anniversary Show Crockett Cup 312 EmPowerrr Hard Times Nuff Said Samhain Pop-Up Events New Years Clash By Any Means Necessary PowerrrTrip 1 2 The World
4335-634: The United States. That same year, Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) and the NWA created its primary supercard , Starrcade , the first to be broadcast via closed-circuit networks and was regarded as their flagship event. On Saturday, July 14, 1984, in what would become known as Black Saturday , McMahon bought NWA member Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) and merged it into the WWF. The WWF would take over GCW's TV slot on TBS , which had been home to GCW's World Championship Wrestling program for 12 years. This move proved disastrous as ratings would plummet, and
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#17327901942294420-548: The Universal Wrestling Corporation, Turner promised fans that WCW would retain the athlete-oriented style of the NWA. The sale was completed on November 2, 1988, with a television taping of NWA World Championship Wrestling that very same date in WCW's hometown of Atlanta. By September 1993, WCW would withdraw completely from the NWA. On August 27, 1994, NWA: Eastern Championship Wrestling (ECW) held
4505-404: The WWF would end up losing money on the deal. Then-NWA President Jim Crockett, Jr. , the owner of JCP, would buy the World Championship Wrestling program from McMahon for $ 1 million and returned NWA programming to TBS. By 1985, JCP would become the flagship territory of the NWA by acquiring more time slots on TBS and merging with other NWA territories in an attempt to compete with the WWF. With
4590-1540: The championship is renamed to the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship". 24 The Russians ( Ivan Koloff (2) , Nikita Koloff (2) and Krusher Khruschev ) January 1985 JCP Live event 1 Krusher Khruschev replaced Kernodle. 25 Manny Fernandez , Buzz Tyler and Sam Houston July 1985 JCP Live event 1 26 The Russians ( Ivan Koloff (3) , Nikita Koloff (3) and Krusher Khruschev (2) ) October 6, 1985 JCP Live event 2 27 The Russians ( Ivan Koloff (4) , Nikita Koloff (4) and Baron von Raschke ) January 1986 JCP Live event 1 Baron Von Raschke replaced Khruschev due to an injury. 28 Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors ( Animal (2) and Hawk (2) ) May 17, 1986 JCP Live event Baltimore, Maryland 1 646 29 Ivan Koloff (6) and The Powers of Pain ( Warlord and The Barbarian ) February 12, 1988 JCP Live event Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 — Vacated June 1988 — — — — Vacated when The Powers of Pain left for
4675-422: The championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 70 days and 83 days ^ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 253 days and 282 days ^ The length of this title reign is too uncertain to calculate. ^ The length of this title reign
4760-464: The championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 105 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 105 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 116 days and 146 days ^ The date
4845-484: The championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 90 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 90 days ^ The date the championship was abandoned has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 210 days and 574 days ^ The date Kernodle
4930-462: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 10 days and 37 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 days and 235 days ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 234 days ^ The date
5015-454: The championship was won has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 30 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 23 days and 52 days ^ The date the championship was lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 31 days and 61 days ^ The date
5100-540: The company's booking team, enabling him to appear for both the NWA and ROH. However, in the fallout of the Speaking Out Movement , Scurll was accused of having intercourse with a 16-year-old female who was inebriated. After an investigation, Scurll would be removed from his position as booker, and by the following January in 2021, would be no longer under contract. Nick Aldis was scheduled to face PCO at Supercard of Honor XIV on April 4, 2020, before
5185-547: The consequence of putting some of them out of business. On January 24, 1963, at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Lou Thesz defeated Buddy Rogers in a one-fall match and was declared NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the third and final time. However, after the event, Vincent J. McMahon and Toots Mondt of the Capital Wrestling Corporation (CWC) refused to recognize the title change since Thesz
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#17327901942295270-774: The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 18, 2020, Dave Lagana resigned as Vice President of the NWA after allegations of sexual assault were made public. The promotion would go into hiatus as a result of this and the pandemic. During this time, several wrestlers would also leave the NWA, including former Tag Team Champions James Storm , Eli Drake , Marti Belle , and Royce Isaacs , former Women's Champion Allysin Kay , former Television Champion Ricky Starks , former Television Champion Zicky Dice . NWA World Women's Champion Thunder Rosa would make appearances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) while under contract with
5355-452: The event was streamed live on FITE TV . The main event saw Aldis defeat Cody to recapture the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and Willie Mack winning a tournament for the vacant NWA National Championship , which became the main secondary title. The Fourth Crockett Cup , an eight-team, single-elimination tournament that was revived to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions , took place on April 27, 2019, as another collaboration between
5440-468: The feud shaved off Fargo's blonde hair. Although retiring in 1980, he joined Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association to help The Fabulous Ones ( Stan Lane and Steve Keirn ) in their feud against The Moondogs before their departure in 1984 and retired shortly thereafter. On June 19, 2002, Fargo appeared on the first NWA-TNA Weekly pay per view along with other NWA legends. Fargo's last matches saw him wrestle both in 2004 and later 2006, at
5525-462: The first ever NWA World Heavyweight Champion . In 1950, Sam Muchnick , one of the original promoters of the NWA and Lou Thesz 's booker, was named the governing body's President, a position to which he was unanimously re-elected and held until 1960, making him one of the longest-tenured presidents in the organization's history. Following the advent of television , professional wrestling matches began to be aired nationally during this time, reaching
5610-594: The former NWA:TNA, to hold an Empty Arena match at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Florida. It was contested by Tim Storm and Jocephus and served as a qualifier to challenge then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Nick Aldis. The match was recorded on January 14, 2018, and uploaded to YouTube the next day. Starting in 2018, NWA allied with Ring of Honor (ROH). NWA wrestlers such as Aldis, James Storm , and Eli Drake appeared at several ROH events, with ROH-contracted talent even winning NWA titles. On September 1, 2018,
5695-444: The inaugural NWA World Three-Man Tag Team champions. Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974 . NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship 2 Jackie Fargo , George Gulas and Dennis Hall November 14, 1974 Mid-America Live event Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 53 Defeated Jerry Lawler , Don Kent and Juan Sebastian in
5780-574: The origins of the later 'hardcore' wrestling style. During the 1960s, Fargo won the NWA Georgia Tag Team title with Joe Fargo and Mario Milano as well as enjoying numerous title reigns capturing the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship with Don Fargo, Lester Welch , Tex Riley , Mario Milano , Sonny Fargo, Len Rossi , Dennis Hall , Jerry Jarrett , Mr. Wrestling and the legendary Lou Thesz . Fargo
5865-589: The specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different Days Number of days held No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref. Date Event Location Reign Days NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship 1 Roy McClarity , Pat O'Connor and Yukon Eric May 6, 1955 NWA Chicago Live event Chicago, Illinois 1 Defeated Reggie Lisowski , Art Neilsen and Don Leo Jonathan to be recognized as
5950-602: The state championships, a local promoter suggested that Fargo could earn more money by switching to professional wrestling. Fargo was trained at the Quonset Auditorium in Bowling Green, Kentucky by Joe and Kenny Marshall, and first wrestled under the name "Wild Man Fargo". Fargo started his professional wrestling career around 1950 for Johnny Long in Atlanta. In 1952, Fargo wrestled in Cuba before serving in
6035-532: The success of WrestleMania III in 1987, the WWF would schedule another pay-per-view, Survivor Series , on Thanksgiving night to compete directly with NWA's Starrcade event, and demanded exclusivity from cable providers on carriage of the event. As a result, Starrcade was moved to December the following year, with the show now held around Christmas Day beginning in 1988. The WWF then scheduled their first Royal Rumble event in January 1988 to counterprogram against
6120-642: The title as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship , promoting it from 1974 until 1981. In 1984, another NWA territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) brought the concept back, this time as the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship", which continued to be promoted by JCP's successor World Championship Wrestling until 1989. The championship was briefly revived in February 1998 by Dennis Coralluzzo 's NWA New Jersey territory, also known as Championship Wrestling America. The championship
6205-676: The title to Tenryu. — Vacated February 1989 — — — — Tenryu and The Roads Warriors vacated the championship so Tenryu could focus on winning the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in All Japan Pro Wrestling . World Championship Wrestling (WCW) later promotes the WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship as a successor in 1991. In 1994, Tenryu creates
6290-456: The way for the decline of the NWA's inter-regional business model, as viewers could now see plot holes and inconsistencies between each territories' storylines. The presence of stars like Ric Flair on TV every week made their special appearances in each region less of a draw. The WWF left the NWA for good in 1983, as Vincent K. McMahon , who bought the WWF from his father in 1982, worked to get WWF programming on syndicated television all across
6375-513: Was announced that Powerrr would return to YouTube, airing on Fridays after the FITE premiere, and that NWA USA would air on Saturdays on the platform before moving to Sundays on FITE. Finally, it was announced that the NWA would expand their PPV schedule to six events per year, as part of a new deal with FITE TV. Though the partnership ended in 2023, with NWA's programming returning to YouTube, FITE still carries NWA PPV events. On October 9, 2023,
6460-494: Was announced that the NWA will partner with the United Wrestling Network (UWN) to produce a live, weekly pay-per-view (PPV) series named UWN Primetime Live . Matches from this series would also be featured as part of Shockwave . NWA USA is a weekly program that debuted on January 8, 2022, on YouTube and focuses on the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship division. The last episode
6545-565: Was appointed senior NWA consultant. On May 1, 2017, it was reported that Billy Corgan , lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins , had agreed to purchase the NWA, including its name, rights, trademarks and championship belts. The report was confirmed by Tharpe that same day. Over the following weeks, the NWA trademarks were moved from Tharpe's International Wrestling Corp. over to Corgan's Lightning One, Inc. production company. According to multiple sources, as part of his acquisition of
6630-690: Was not a strong draw in their Northeastern territory. They then withdrew the CWC from the NWA. As a result, McMahon and Mondt formed the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, later to be known as WWE ) with Rogers as its first world champion in April 1963. Although both Gagne and McMahon promoted their own world champions, their promotions continued to have representatives on the NWA Board of Directors and regularly exchanged talent with NWA promotions during this time. Wrestling's popularity continued to decline in
6715-586: Was released May 8, 2023. Singles Tag Team Jackie Fargo Henry Faggart (June 26, 1930 – June 24, 2013) was an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Jackie Fargo . He competed in Southeastern regional promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A mainstay of NWA Mid-America (later the Continental Wrestling Association ), he served as
6800-451: Was replaced has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 167 days and 197 days. ^ The date Kernodle was replaced has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 106 days and 136 days ^ The date the championship was vacated has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 100 days and 147 days ^ The date
6885-413: Was retired in December 1998. As the name indicates the championship was exclusively for three man teams that competed in six-man tag team matches . Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was won or lost by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. Title history [ edit ] Key No. Overall reign number Reign Reign number for
6970-498: Was retired when NWA Mid-America closed. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship 23 Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff and Don Kernodle July 18, 1984 JCP Live event Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1 Defeated Rufus R. Jones , Angelo Mosca Jr. and Tom Shaft to revive the title in Jim Crockett Promotions . During this reign,
7055-521: Was the originator of the "Fargo Strut". This charismatic walk in the ring has been copied by other professional wrestlers including Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett and the Fabulous Ones. Although fellow wrestler Buddy Rogers also had a distinctive strut, Fargo claimed that he had never seen Rogers. A longtime mentor to many younger wrestlers in the Memphis area, he later became involved in a feud with former protégé Jerry Lawler who defeated Fargo in
7140-502: Was vacated after The Road Warriors turned on Dusty Rhodes , breaking up the team. 31 Genichiro Tenryu and The Road Warriors ( Animal (3) and Hawk (3) ) December 7, 1988 Clash of the Champions IV Chattanooga, Tennessee 1 Animal defeated Dusty Rhodes in a singles match to win the championship and awarded Rhodes' share of
7225-495: Was witnessed by a record-breaking 20,125 people at Madison Square Garden on March 30, 1957. Upon ceasing his tag team with Don Fargo, Jackie Fargo formed another tag team with his real-life brother, Sonny , also known in the ring as Roughhouse; this team also enjoyed success. Jim Cornette credits Fargo with popularising wild brawls and the use of tables and chairs in wrestling in the Tennessee area, which he sees as one of
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