AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship
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| AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Date established | October 15, 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | May 9, 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Promotion | American Wrestling Association | ||||||||||||
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The AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship was a title in the American Wrestling Association from 1967 until 1971. It was for mid-level wrestlers and was mostly defended in the Omaha, Nebraska area.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. An (n) beside a date indicates that a title change occurred no later than the date shown.
| Wrestlers: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Dale Lewis & Stan Pulaski | 1 | May 28, 1966 (n) | ||
| Kentuckians (Luke Brown and Jake Smith) |
1 | October 15, 1966 (n) | Still champions as of November 5, 1966. | |
| Tim Woods & Ron Reed | 1 | January 29, 1966 (n) | ||
| Francis St. Claire and Dale Lewis (2) | 1 | March 17, 1967 | Omaha, Nebraska | Defeated Ron Reed and Tim Woods. |
| The title was vacated in 1967. | ||||
| Doug Gilbert and Reggie Parks | 1 | August 12, 1967 | Omaha, Nebraska | Defeated Mitsu Arakawa and Dale Lewis. |
| Mike DiBiase and Bob Orton | 1 | October 7, 1967 | ||
| Doug Gilbert (2) and Reggie Parks (2) | 2 | November 1967 (n) | ||
| Bob Orton (2) and Mad Dog Vachon | 1 | March 15, 1968 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Doug Gilbert (3) and Reggie Parks (3) | 3 | March 22, 1968 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Bob Orton (3) and Mad Dog Vachon (2) | 2 | March 23, 1968 | ||
| Dale Lewis (3) and Stan Pulaski (2) | 2 | April 13, 1968 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| The Avenger and Mike DiBiase (2) | 1 | July 27, 1968 (n) | Or win the titles after April 25, 1968. | |
| Woody Farmer and Reggie Parks (4) | 1 | October 12, 1968 | ||
| Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon (3) | 1 | January 11, 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Stan Pulaski (3) and Chris Tolos | 1 | January 25, 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Bob Geigel and The Viking | 1 | March 8, 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Bob Ellis and Stan Pulaski (4) | 1 | July 12, 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| The title were vacated in 1969. | ||||
| Reggie Parks (5) and Stan Pulaski (5) | 1 | November 15, 1969 | Omaha, Nebraska | Defeated Ali Ben Khan and The Great Kimura in a tournament final. |
| The Claw and Rock Rogowski | 1 | 1971 | Wins the titles after January 30 1971. | |
| Reggie Parks (6) and Stan Pulaski (6) | 2 | February 13, 1971 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Ox Baker and Rock Rogowski (2) | 1 | March 3, 1971 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Bob Ellis (2) and Alberto Torres | 1 | April 24, 1971 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| The titles were vacated after Torres died on June 16, 1971, due to injuries suffered three days earlier in Verdigre, Nebraska during a match against Ox Baker and The Claw. | ||||
| Jerry Miller and Johnny Valentine, Jr. (Greg Valentine) | 1 | August 11, 1971 | Creighton, Nebraska | Defeated Ox Baker and The Claw [although The Claw (Tom Andrews) had been unmasked 4 days earlier in Omaha by Ramon Torres.] |
| Ox Baker (3) and The Great Kusatsu | 1 | October 9, 1971 | ||
| Jerry Miller (2) and Johnny Valentine, Jr. (Greg Valentine) (2) | 2 | October 16, 1971 | ||
| Lars Anderson and Larry Hennig | 1 | December 18, 1971 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Reggie Parks (7) and Stan Pulaski (7) | 3 | January 8, 1972 | Omaha, Nebraska | Still champions as of May 9, 1972. |
| The title was later abandoned. | ||||
