The NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship was the top tag team professional wrestling championship in the Canadian promotion Maple Leaf Wrestling from 1952 through 1961. The title was then replaced with the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship.[1]
| NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship | |||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||
| Promotion | Maple Leaf Wrestling | ||||||||
| Date established | August 28, 1952 | ||||||||
| Date retired | January 26, 1961 | ||||||||
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Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for 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 | ||||
| 1 | Pat Flanagan and Whipper Billy Watson | August 28, 1952 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 105 | Defeated Hans Hermann and Lord Athol Layton in a tournament final to become the first champions. | |
| 2 | Lou Plummer and Dick Raines | December 11, 1952 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| 3 | Al and Tiny Mills | January 1953 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| 4 | Yvon Robert and Whipper Billy Watson (2) | January 12, 1953 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 319 | [2] | |
| 5 | Al and Tiny Mills | November 27, 1953 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 41 | ||
| 6 | Hombre Montana and Whipper Billy Watson (3) | January 7, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 35 | ||
| 7 | Al and Tiny Mills | February 11, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 3 | 21 | ||
| 8 | Emil and Ernie Dusek | March 4, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | [3] | |
| 9 | Al and Tiny Mills | 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 4 | N/A | ||
| 10 | Tex McKenzie and Whipper Billy Watson (4) | June 16, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 22 | ||
| 11 | Great Togo and Tosh Togo | July 8, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 82 | ||
| 12 | Jack Claybourne and Luther Lindsay | September 28, 1954 | Stampede show | Hamilton, Ontario | 1 | 72 | Defeated Pat Fraley and Tosh Togo. | |
| 13 | The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) |
December 9, 1954 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| 14 | Paul Baillargeon and Whipper Billy Watson (5) | December 1954 | Stampede show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
| 15 | Al and Tiny Mills | January 20, 1955 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 5 | 56 | [4] | |
| 16 | The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) |
March 17, 1955 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 119 | ||
| 17 | Lord Athol Layton and Whipper Billy Watson (6) | July 14, 1955 | Stampede show | N/A | 1 | 103 | ||
| 18 | Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober | October 25, 1955 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 44 | ||
| 19 | Ilio DiPaolo and Whipper Billy Watson (7) | December 8, 1955 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 21 | ||
| 20 | Fritz Von Erich and Karl Von Schober | December 29, 1955 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 231 | ||
| 21 | Guy and Joe Brunetti | August 16, 1956 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 35 | ||
| 22 | Hard Boiled Haggerty and Dick Hutton | September 20, 1956 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Guy and Joe Brunetti | September 27, 1956 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 28 | ||
| 24 | Mr. Hito and Mr. Moto | October 25, 1956 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| — | N/A | — | — | |||||
| 25 | Guy and Joe Brunetti | February 5, 1957 | Stampede show | Hamilton, Ontario | 3 | 7 | ||
| 26 | Bill and Ed Miller | February 12, 1957 | Stampede show | Hamilton, Ontario | 1 | 86 | [5] | |
| 27 | Pat O'Connor and Whipper Billy Watson (8) | May 9, 1957 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 175 | ||
| 28 | Gene Kiniski and Fritz Von Erich (3) | October 31, 1957 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 105 | ||
| 29 | Yukon Eric and Whipper Billy Watson (9) | February 13, 1958 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 35 | ||
| 30 | Reggie and Stan Lisowski | March 20, 1958 | Stampede show | N/A | 1 | 63 | ||
| 31 | Bobo Brazil and Whipper Billy Watson (10) | May 22, 1958 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 21 | ||
| 32 | The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff) |
June 12, 1958 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 28 | ||
| 33 | Dara Singh and Yukon Eric (2) | July 10, 1958 | Stampede show | N/A | 1 | 28 | ||
| 34 | Reggie and Stan Lisowski | August 7, 1958 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 21 | ||
| 35 | Bernard Vignal and Whipper Billy Watson (11) | August 28, 1958 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 27 | ||
| 36 | The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff) |
September 24, 1958 | Stampede show | London, Ontario | 2 | 50 | ||
| 37 | Yukon Eric (3) and Whipper Billy Watson (12) | November 13, 1958 | Stampede show | N/A | 2 | 350 | ||
| 38 | Don Leo Jonathan and Gene Kiniski (2) | October 29, 1959 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 63 | ||
| 39 | Ilio DiPaolo (2) and Whipper Billy Watson (13) | December 31, 1959 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 74 | ||
| 40 | The Kalmikoffs (Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff) |
March 14, 1960 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 3 | 38 | ||
| 41 | Ilio DiPaolo (3) and Whipper Billy Watson (14) | April 21, 1960 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 3 | N/A | ||
| 42 | Doc and Mike Gallagher | 1960 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| 43 | Ilio DiPaolo (4) and Whipper Billy Watson (15) | August 18, 1960 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 4 | 133 | [6] | |
| 44 | Murder Incorporated (Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills) |
December 29, 1960 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | 28 | ||
| 45 | Ilio DiPaolo (5) and Billy Red Lyons | January 26, 1961 | Stampede show | Toronto, Ontario | 1 | N/A | ||
| — | Deactivated | June 1961 | — | — | — | — | Title abandoned and replaced with the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) | |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 12, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/12): The Outsiders win WCW Tag team titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (March 4, 2017). "Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 20, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/20): HHH returns, wins 2002 Royal Rumble". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (August 18, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (August 18): Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena at WWE SummerSlam 2014". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 19, 2017.