PWA Tag Team Championship (Minnesota)

{{short description|Professional wrestling tag team championship}}

{{Infobox pro wrestling championship

| championshipname = PWA Tag Team Championship

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| promotion = Pro Wrestling America

| brand =

| created = January 15, 1985

| mostreigns = The Terminators {{small|(Riggs and Wolf)}} (3)

| firstchamp = The Terminators

| finalchamp = Thunderblood {{small|(Charlie Norris and Derrick Dukes)}}
(won 1996)

| longestreign = The Terminators (609 days)

| shortestreign = The Terminators (2 days)

| oldest =

| youngest =

| heaviest =

| lightest =

| pastnames =

| titleretired = 1996

| pastlookimages =

}}

The PWA Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It remained active until 1996 when PWA began running occasional events.

The inaugural champions were The Terminators (Riggs and Wolf), who defeated The Warlord and Teijo Khan in Anoka, Minnesota on January 15, 1985 to become the first PWA Tag Team Champions. At 609 days, The Terminators' second reign was the longest while the team's third and final reign was the shortest lasting only 2 days. With three reigns, The Terminators also held the most reigns as a tag team and individually. Overall, there were 19 reigns.

Title history

;Key

class="wikitable"

|Order in reign history

Reign

|The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed

Event

|The event in which the title was won

—

|Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign

N/A

|The information is not available or is unknown

|Indicates the current reign is changing daily

=Reigns=

class="wikitable sortable" width=98% style="text-align:center;"

!width=0%| #

!width=20%|Wrestlers

!width=0%|Reign

!width=10%|Date

!width=0%|Days
held

!width=16%|Location

!width=18%|Event

!width=60% class="unsortable"|Notes

!width=0% class="unsortable"|Ref.

|{{sort|The Terminators|The Terminators
{{small|(Riggs and Wolf)}}}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1985|01|15}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=15|year1=1985|month2=04|day2=17|year2=1985}}

|{{sort|Anoka|Anoka, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|Riggs and Wolf defeated The Warlord and Teijo Khan to become the first PWA Tag Team Champions; may have defeated Mad Dog Vachon and Jim Gagnon in River Falls, Wisconsin.

|align="left"|{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0115-big-john-studd-wins-1989-royal-rumble-301781 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble | date=January 15, 2019 | accessdate=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}

|{{sort|Miami Vice Defenders|Miami Vice Defenders
{{small|(Savannah Jack and Ed Roberts)}}}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1985|04|17}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=17|year1=1985|month2=10|day2=10|year2=1985}}

|{{sort|Barron|Barron, Wisconsin}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Terminators|The Terminators}}

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{dts|1985|10|10}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=10|year1=1985|month2=06|day2=11|year2=1987}}

|{{sort|Somerset|Somerset, Wisconsin}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Top Guns|Top Guns (Ricky Rice and Derrick Dukes)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1987|06|11}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=11|year1=1987|month2=08|day2=14|year2=1987}}

|{{sort|Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|align="left"|{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/d/derek-dukes/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title= Wrestler Profiles}}

|{{sort|The Terminators|The Terminators}}

|{{sort|03|3}}

|{{dts|1987|08|14}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=14|year1=1987|month2=08|day2=16|year2=1987}}

|{{sort|Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Manitoba}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Fantastics|The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers and Bobby Fulton)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1987|08|16}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|Fridley|Fridley, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Vacated|Vacated}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{dts|1987}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|The championship is vacated when The Fantastics leave the territory.

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Johnny Love and Tommy Ferrera|Johnny Love and Tommy Ferrera}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1987|11|16}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=11|day1=16|year1=1987|month2=03|day2=15|year2=1989}}

|{{sort|Fridley|Fridley, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|Love and Ferrera defeated The Masked Maniacs to win the vacant title.

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Matt and Bret Derringer|Matt and Bret Derringer}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1989|03|15}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=03|day1=15|year1=1989|month2=06|day2=24|year2=1989}}

|{{sort|Fridley|Fridley, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Maximum Overdrive|Maximum Overdrive (Hunter and Silencer)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1989|06|24}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=24|year1=1989|month2=09|day2=17|year2=1990}}

|{{sort|Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Steiner Brothers|The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1990|09|17}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=09|day1=17|year1=1990|month2=10|day2=01|year2=1990}}

|{{sort|Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|This match occurred at World Championship Wrestling on September 5 during Clash of The Champions 12, aired September 17 in PWA television; it was not billed as a title bout in WCW, but billed as such in PWA.

|align="left"|{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/r/rick-steiner/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title= Wrestler Profiles}}

|{{sort|Vacated|Vacated}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{dts|1990|10|01}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|The championship is vacated due to absence, even though the Steiners were not aware that they were champions.

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Punishers|The Punishers (Sledge and Hammer)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1991|04|11}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=04|day1=11|year1=1991|month2=12|day2=29|year2=1991}}

|{{sort|Stillwater|Stillwater, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|Sledge and Hammer defeated The Wild Boys (Tim Hunt and Steve Berg) to win the vacant title.

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Baron von Raschke and Ken Patera|Baron von Raschke and Ken Patera}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1991|12|29}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=12|day1=29|year1=1991|month2=01|day2=04|year2=1992}}

|{{sort|St. Paul|St. Paul, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Punishers|The Punishers}}

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{dts|1992|01|04}}

|{{age in days nts|month1=01|day1=04|year1=1992|month2=01|day2=25|year2=1992}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|Awarded title.

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Baron von Raschke and Brad Rheingans|Baron von Raschke and Brad Rheingans}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1992|01|25}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|Annandale|Annandale, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|The Lightning Kid and Jerry Lynn|The Lightning Kid and Jerry Lynn}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1993|03|02}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|Fridley|Fridley, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|Defeated Tony Denucci and Tommy Ferrera.

|align="left"|{{cite web |url=http://www.gerweck.net/2009/11/15/sean-waltman/ |title=Sean Waltman |author=Gerweck, Steve |date=November 15, 2009 |work= |publisher=Gerweck.net |accessdate=December 10, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.gerweck.net/2009/10/14/jerry-lynn/ |title=Jerry Lynn |author=Gerweck, Steve |date=October 14, 2009 |work= |publisher=Gerweck.net |accessdate=December 10, 2012}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Storm Troopers|The Storm Troopers (Storm Trooper I and Storm Trooper II)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}} {{small|(prior to June 1994)}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|

|align="left"|{{cite web |url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=2665&page=2 |title=German Storm Troopers |author=Kreikenbohm, Philip |date= |work=Tag Teams Database |publisher=Cagematch.de |accessdate=April 13, 2012}}

|{{sort|Charlie Norris and Sam Houston|Charlie Norris and Sam Houston}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{dts|1994|08|15}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|{{sort|Red Lake|Red Lake, Minnesota}}

|{{sort|Live event|Live event}}

|align="left"|

|align="left"|{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/c/charlie-norris/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title= Wrestler Profiles}}{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/bios/s/sam-houston/|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|title= Wrestler Profiles}}

|{{sort|Storm Troopers|The Storm Troopers}}

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}} {{small|(prior to August 1995)}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Thunderblood|Thunderblood (Charlie Norris and Derrick Dukes)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}} {{small|(prior to June 1996)}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|

|{{sort|Deactivated|Deactivated}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{dts|1996}}

|{{sort|zz|—}}

|{{sort|zz|N/A}}

|align="left"|PWA began running occasional events after 1996 and the title was eventually abandoned.

|align="left"|

List of combined reigns

class="wikitable"

|<1

|Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!RankEach reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

!Wrestler

!# of reigns

!Combined days

|align="left"|{{sort|Dan Rignati|Riggs}} and Wolf
{{small|(The Terminator)}}

|{{sort|03|3}}

|{{sort|995|995}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Johnny Love|Johnny Love}} and Tommy Ferrera

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|485|485}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Tim Hunt|Hunter}} and Silencer
{{small|(Maximum Overdrive)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|450|450}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Sledge|Sledge}} and Hammer
{{small|(The Punishers)}}

|{{sort|02|2}}

|{{sort|273|273}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Savannah Jack|Savannah Jack}} and Ed Roberts
{{small|(Miami Vice Defenders)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|176|176}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Matt Derringer|Matt}} and Bret Derringer

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|101|101}}

|align="left"|{{sortname|Ricky|Rice}} and Derrick Dukes
{{small|(Top Guns)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|064|64}}

|align="left"|{{sort|Rick Steiner|Rick}} and Scott Steiner
{{small|(The Steiner Brothers)}}

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|014|14}}

|align="left"|{{sortname|Baron|von Raschke}} and Ken Patera

|{{sort|01|1}}

|{{sort|006|6}}

Footnotes

References

;General

{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mn/pwa/pwa-t.html|title=P.W.A. Tag Team Title|year=2003|publisher=Puroresu Dojo|work=Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=10 December 2012}}
{{Cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/pwatt.html|title=PWA Tag Team Title History|author=Palma, Richard|work=Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan|publisher=Solie.org|accessdate=10 December 2012}}
{{Cite book|author=Gary Will and Royal Duncan|title=Wrestling Title Histories|chapter=(Minnesota) PWA Tag Team Title|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2000|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

;Specific

External links

[http://www.cagewrestling.de/?id=5&nr=161 PWA Tag Team Title at Cagewrestling.de]

Category:Tag team wrestling championships