Southwest Championship Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was owned by Joe Blanchard and based in San Antonio, Texas , from 1978 to 1985, when it was purchased by Texas All-Star Wrestling and absorbed into that company.
25-747: Professional wrestling tag team championship Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship Details Promotion Southwest Championship Wrestling Texas All-Star Wrestling Date established September 6, 1978 Date retired November 1986 Other name(s) SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (1978–1985) Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship (1985–1986) Statistics First champion(s) Coloso Colosetti and Killer Tim Brooks Final champion(s) Mike Golden and Dizzy Golden Most reigns The Dynamic Duo ( Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez ) (4 reigns) The Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship
50-701: A few months and was abandoned in September 1983, and in April 1985, the promotion was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling. Southwest Championship Wrestling had many working alliances with other wrestling promotions such as the American Wrestling Association when its world champion Nick Bockwinkel defended his title at SWC cards. Southwest Championship Wrestling also had talent exchange deals with World Class Championship Wrestling in Dallas and
75-591: A manager. The Grappler is one of the last remaining wrestlers from the NWA Pacific Northwest (Portland Wrestling) days. In February 1988, he challenged Curt Hennig for the AWA World Heavyweight Championship , which was marred by controversy, as the title was held up due to the match ending in a no-contest. A rematch was held on March 5, but he was defeated by Hennig's replacement, The Assassin , who helped Hennig regain
100-556: A match against The Rock 'n' Roll Express . The Fabulous Blonds (Eric Embry and Ken Timbs) 2 December 3, 1983 San Antonio, TX Defeat The Rock 'n' Roll Express in rematch. Al Perez and Manny Fernandez 1 April 9, 1984 San Antonio, TX The Fabulous Blonds (Eric Embry and Ken Timbs) 3 June 13, 1984 Awarded when Perez and Fernandez do not defend title The Fabulous Blonds (Eric Embry (4) and Dan Greer ) 1 July 21, 1984 Timbs leaves SWCW and
125-599: A non-title match to Bob Sweetan and Sweet Brown Sugar in San Antonio, TX. Bobby Jaggers (2) and Buddy Moreno 1 August 29, 1983 San Antonio, TX Defeat Bob Sweetan and Ken Timbs in 4-team tournament final. The Fabulous Blonds ( Eric Embry and Ken Timbs) 1 September 26, 1983 San Antonio, TX Defeat Moreno and Scott Casey after Luke Williams reportedly breaks Jaggers' arm on September 19, 1983 Held up November 24, 1983 San Antonio, TX Title held up after
150-892: A scheduled defence against American Force with Gory Guerrero as a selected guest referee; Madril and substitute Black Gordman lose the match and attack Gory. Chavo Guerrero 1 September 1, 1985 San Antonio, TX Chavo defeats Madril to take possession of both belts but chooses to give them away instead of picking a new partner American Force (Paul Diamond (3) and Shawn Michaels ) 1 September 1, 1985 San Antonio, TX Given belts by Chavo Guerrero. The Masked Hoods ( Ricky Santana and Tony Torres) 1 September 29, 1985 San Antonio, TX American Force (Paul Diamond (4) and Shawn Michaels (2)) 2 November 17, 1985 San Antonio, TX Al Madril (2) and Magnificent Zulu 1 January 27, 1986 ? Al Madril (3) and Mike Golden 1 April 1986 Zulu
175-604: A small boxing venue in San Antonio, although occasional matches from cards at San Antonio's HemisFair Arena were also seen. Starting on December 5, 1982, Southwest Championship Wrestling became the first weekly wrestling program on the USA Cable Network , airing Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time . As a result of the new national exposure, SWCW staged a one-night tournament in Houston, Texas , to determine an "Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion." Adrian Adonis
200-511: A substitute when Hernandez no-shows but are stripped for pinning the substitute to win the belts. Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas 3 December 1982 Corpus Christi, TX Defeat The Grapplers in tournament final. The Grapplers ( Len Denton and Tony Anthony ) 1 January 16, 1983 San Antonio, TX The Dynamic Duo (Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez) 5 March 21, 1983 San Antonio, TX Vacant March 21, 1983 Vacant on
225-561: Is fired. Renamed Texas All-Star U.S.A. Tag Team Championship The Dream Team ( King Parsons and Tiger Conway Jr. ) 1 May 23, 1986 Pasadena, TX Mike Golden (2) and Dizzy Golden 1 August 10, 1986 Pasadena, TX The Dream Team (King Parsons and Tiger Conway Jr.) 2 September 30, 1986 Houston, TX Mike Golden and Dizzy Golden 2 October 1986 Awarded after Parsons leaves promotion. Title retired November 1986 Texas All-Star
250-532: Is his title match against the undefeated WCW United States Champion Bill Goldberg on the May 11, 1998 edition of Monday Nitro . Play-by-play announcer Mike Tenay described Denton as "a very accomplished veteran grappler ." The Grappler was active as a wrestler for and operated as the president of the booking committee for the new Portland Wrestling from 2001 to 2006. The Grappler announced his "return from retirement" on January 10, 2010. He would be working as
275-448: Is replaced by Greer sometime before July 21, 1984. Brett Sawyer and Chicky Starr 1 September 9, 1984 San Antonio, TX The Fabulous Blonds (Eric Embry (5) and Dan Greer (2)) 2 October 18, 1984 San Antonio, TX Jerry Oske and Rick Casey 1 December 17, 1984 San Antonio, TX The Maoris (Tudui and Wakahi) 1 January 20, 1985 San Antonio, TX SWCW
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#1732801437782300-1154: Is sold to World Class Wrestling Association References [ edit ] ^ Hoops, Brian (August 15, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history: IWGP Champ wins 1-G, Orton beats Benoit" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved February 11, 2017 . ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles" . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online . Retrieved January 18, 2019 . External links [ edit ] SWCW Southwest Tag Team title history Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Texas_All-Star_USA_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=1240787824 " Categories : Southwest Championship Wrestling championships Tag team wrestling championships State professional wrestling championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Southwest Championship Wrestling Its television matches were usually taped at The Junction,
325-580: Is sold to Texas All-Star during The Maoris' reign in May 1985. Renamed Texas All-Star Texas Tag Team Championship American Force ( Paul Diamond and Frank Lang ) 1 May 1985 New Zealand Maoris 2 May 12, 1985 San Antonio, TX American Breed (Paul Diamond (2) and Nick Kiniski ) 1 May 25, 1985 San Antonio, TX Al Madril and Chavo Guerrero 1 July 5, 1985 San Antonio, TX Vacant August 1985 Madril and Guerrero split after Guerrero pulls out of
350-576: The World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico . In 2010, JADAT Sports Inc. bought all the footage of SCW and Texas All Star from Ronnie Martinez. They have released a DVD "Best of the 80s Volume I", which contains mostly SCW footage. The Southwest Championship Wrestling tape library is one of the few classic wrestling tape libraries not owned by World Wrestling Entertainment . in 2021 JADAT Sports Inc. appointed Stream Go Media LLC as
375-628: The Grappler gimmick to Texas before eventually moving on to the Pacific Northwest. While Denton was wrestling there in the early 1990s, a local jobber named Bobby Blair assumed the "Dirty White Boy" moniker, though he had no connection to Anthony. The Grappler has an extensive history in Mid-South Wrestling as a wrestler and in the Pacific Northwest as wrestler, booker, promoter, trainer and most recently (after neck surgery)
400-914: The Mid-South promotion. In Memphis with a young Jim Cornette as his manager he was teamed with Tony Anthony to become The Grapplers, Denton was the main star. The Grapplers would eventually leave Memphis and travel to the Central States area winning tag team gold there as well. Winning the AWA Southern Tag Titles and feuding with the Fabulous Ones . They then teamed with manager Jimmy Hart to become The Dirty White Boys. They achieved some success with this new gimmick, but then went back to The Grapplers gimmick. At this point in their careers Anthony and Denton split up, with Anthony wrestling as The Dirty White Boy, and Denton taking
425-563: The exclusive distribution agents for both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling. Footage from both SCW and Texas All-Star Wrestling both appear on the streaming service "Wrestling Legends Network" built and operated by Stream Go Media, LLC launched on May 25, 2021, on the Roku platform and on www.WrestlingLegendsNetwork.tv. For most of the promotion's existence, the World Heavyweight Champion of the American Wrestling Association
450-797: The head booker for a small Portland Oregon pro wrestling company known as the North West Wrestling Alliance (NWWA). As of August 2010 Denton was working as the booker for DOA, NWWA, and Portland Wrestling in Portland, Oregon. As of November 2012, he was also a booker for Portland Wrestling Uncut , a revival of the original Portland Wrestling promotion (then owned by Don and Barry Owen, now owned by Don Coss and co-booked by Rowdy Roddy Piper ). That promotion closed in early 2013. On August 11, 2013, The Grappler appeared on Championship Wrestling from Hollywood and stated his intention to manage an up-and-coming wrestler and create
475-481: The inability of the promotion to keep paying USA the $ 7,000 per week to keep the time slot, and a monetary offer made to the cable channel by WWF owner Vince McMahon to replace Southwest Championship Wrestling with his own programming, USA canceled the program (in spite of the high ratings the show was garnering for the network) and turned the time slot over to WWF All American Wrestling . Adonis' "undisputed championship" simply faded from SCW storylines within
500-502: The same day when Blanchard attacks Hernandez with title belt immediately after victory. The Grapplers (Len Denton and Tony Anthony) 2 April 2, 1983 San Antonio, TX The Sheepherders ( Luke Williams and Jonathan Boyd ) 1 May 7, 1983 San Antonio, TX Luke Williams and Bobby Jaggers 1 June 1983 Boyd breaks his leg in an auto accident. Vacant July 4, 1983 Williams attacks Jaggers after losing
525-1444: The title was abandoned in November that year when Texas All-Star was purchased by the World Class Wrestling Association . Title history [ edit ] Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship Coloso Colosetti and Killer Tim Brooks 1 September 6, 1978 San Antonio, TX Defeat Kevin Von Erich and David Von Erich. [...] The Dynamic Duo ( Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez ) 1 1981 Title awarded Wahoo McDaniel and Terry Funk 1 August 15, 1981 San Antonio, TX The Dynamic Duo (Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez) 2 1981 ? Bruiser Brody and Dick Slater 1 February 26, 1982 Houston, TX Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas 1 ? ? The Dynamic Duo (Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez) 3 April 1982 ? Ricky Morton and Ken Lucas 2 June 11, 1982 ? The Dynamic Duo (Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez) 4 August 24, 1982 ? Dick Slater (2) and Bob Sweetan 1 October 1982 Odessa, TX Defeat Blanchard and
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#1732801437782550-453: The title. Jake "The Snake" Roberts claims that in a Mid-South Wrestling bout, he put Denton in a front facelock. During the move Jake tripped on Denton's foot and fell backwards, causing Denton to fall on his head. As a result, Roberts claims to have invented the professional wrestling move known as the DDT . In 1998, Denton worked for World Championship Wrestling under his real name. Of note
575-875: Was a major tag team title in Texas All-Star Wrestling . The title was first established in Southwest Championship Wrestling in 1978 when it was the SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship . The title's name was changed to the Texas All-Star Texas Tag Team Championship in May 1985 after SCW was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling in April, and changed again to the Texas All-Star USA Tag Team Championship in 1986 before
600-484: Was recognized as SCW's top champion as well. Len Denton Edward Lynn "Len" Denton (born August 25, 1958) is an American retired professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , The Grappler . Len Denton worked early in his career under a few different monikers and wrestled all over the territories across North America. His first real push came in the Southern territories first capturing titles in
625-581: Was the winner of this tournament, and as a result he was presented with the oldest existing championship belt by Lou Thesz as well as a brand new belt. The 75-year old belt is now on display at the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Waterloo, Iowa However, because of a particularly bloody match between Tully Blanchard and "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan (which USA refused to air),
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