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THe following champion history features the AWA World Tag Team Championship.

Title history[]

# Wrestlers Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1


Murder, Inc.
(Stan Kowalski and Tiny Mills)
1


August 1960 64 N/A N/A Kowalski and Mills were awarded the NWA World Tag Team Championship on August 1960. They were recognized as the first AWA champions when the AWA withdrew from the NWA and recognized its own champions.
2


Hard Boiled Haggerty and Len Montana / Gene Kiniski
1


01960-10-04October 4, 1960 231 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event Montana suffered a broken leg in a match against Verne Gagne. On March 18, 1961, Haggerty chose Kiniski as his new partner.
3


Leo Nomellini and Wilbur Snyder
1


01961-05-23May 23, 1961 57 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
4


Hard Boiled Haggerty and Gene Kiniski
2


01961-07-19July 19, 1961 20 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
-


Vacated
-


01961-08-08August 8, 1961 0 N/A Live event Title vacated after Haggerty and Kiniski split up when Haggerty's interference in a cage match between Kiniski and Verne Gagne backfires.
5


Hard Boiled Haggerty (3) and Bob Geigel
1


01961-09-26September 26, 1961 51 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event Haggerty defeated Kiniski for control of the titles and chose Geigel as his new partner.
6


Pat Kennedy and Dale Lewis
1


01961-11-16November 16, 1961 7 Rochester, Minnesota Live event
7


Bob Geigel (2) and Otto Von Krupp
1


01961-11-23November 23, 1961 39†† Rochester, Minnesota Live event
-


Vacated
-


January 1962 0 N/A N/A Title vacated when Von Krupp was injured.
8


Larry Hennig and Duke Hoffman
1


01962-01-15January 15, 1962 29 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event Defeated Ivan and Nikita Kalmikoff in a tournament final.
9


Bob Geigel (3) and Stan Kowalski (2)
1


01962-02-13February 13, 1962 47†† Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
10


The Neilsons
(Art Neilson and Stan Neilson)
1


April 1962 259 Cincinnati, Ohio N/A This was a "phantom" title change, as no match actually took place.
11


Mr. High and Mr. Low
1


01962-12-16December 16, 1962 16 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
12


The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)
1


01963-01-01January 1, 1963 231 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
13


The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser
1


01963-08-20August 20, 1963 173 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
14


Moose Evans and Verne Gagne
1


01964-02-09February 9, 1964 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
15


The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser
2


01964-02-23February 23, 1964 342 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
16


Larry Hennig (2) and Harley Race
1


01965-01-30January 30, 1965 175 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
17


The Crusher (3) and Verne Gagne (2)
1


01965-07-24July 24, 1965 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
18


Larry Hennig (3) and Harley Race
2


01965-08-07August 7, 1965 294 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
19


The Crusher (4) and Dick the Bruiser
3


01966-05-28May 28, 1966 223 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
20


Larry Hennig (4) / Chris Markoff and Harley Race
3


01967-01-06January 6, 1967 308 Chicago, Illinois Live event On November 1, 1967, Markoff replaced Hennig, who had his leg broken by Verne Gagne in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
21


Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder (2)
1


01967-11-10November 10, 1967 22 Chicago, Illinois Live event
22


Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto
1


01967-12-02December 2, 1967 392 Chicago, Illinois Live event
23


The Crusher (5) and Dick the Bruiser
4


01968-12-28December 28, 1968 245 Chicago, Illinois Live event
24


The Vachons
(Butcher Vachon and Mad Dog Vachon)
1


01969-08-30August 30, 1969 623 Chicago, Illinois Live event
25


Red Bastien and Hercules Cortez / The Crusher (6)
1


01971-05-15May 15, 1971 250 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Live event In August 1971, Bastien chose The Crusher as his new partner after Cortez was killed in a car accident on July 23 near St. Cloud, Minnesota.
26


Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens
1


01972-01-20January 20, 1972 345 Denver, Colorado Live event
27


Verne Gagne (3) and Billy Robinson
1


01972-12-30December 30, 1972 7 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
28


Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens
2


01973-01-06January 6, 1973 561 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
29


The Crusher (7) and Billy Robinson (2)
1


01974-07-21July 21, 1974 95 Green Bay, Wisconsin Live event
30


Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens
3


01974-10-24October 24, 1974 296 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
31


The Crusher (8) and Dick the Bruiser
5


01975-08-16August 16, 1975 342 Chicago, Illinois Live event
32


Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza
1


01976-07-23July 23, 1976 349 Chicago, Illinois Live event
33


The High Flyers
(Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne)
1


01977-07-07July 7, 1977 443 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
34


Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens (4)
1


01978-09-23September 23, 1978 256 N/A N/A Awarded the titles when Brunzell was injured in a charity softball game.
35


Verne Gagne (4) and Mad Dog Vachon (2)
1


01979-06-06June 6, 1979 410 Winnipeg, Manitoba Live event
36


East-West Connection
(Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura)
1


01980-07-20July 20, 1980 329 Denver, Colorado Live event Won by forfeit when Gagne no-showed scheduled defence.
37


The High Flyers
2


01981-06-14June 14, 1981 742 Green Bay, Wisconsin Live event
38


The Sheiks
(Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera)
1


01983-06-26June 26, 1983 315 Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
39


The Crusher (9) and Baron Von Raschke
1


01984-05-06May 6, 1984 111 Green Bay, Wisconsin Live event
40


The Road Warriors
(Animal and Hawk)
1


01984-08-25August 25, 1984 400 Las Vegas, Nevada Live event
41


Jimmy Garvin and Steve Regal
1


01985-09-29September 29, 1985 111 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
42


Scott Hall and Curt Hennig
1


01986-01-18January 18, 1986 119 Albuquerque, New Mexico Live event
43


Buddy Rose and Doug Somers
1


01986-05-17May 17, 1986 255 Hammond, Indiana AWA All-Star Wrestling
44


The Midnight Rockers
(Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels)
1


01987-01-27January 27, 1987 118 St. Paul, Minnesota Live event
45


Soldat Ustinov and Boris Zhukov / Doug Somers (2)
1


01987-05-25May 25, 1987 139 Lake Tahoe, Nevada Live event Somers replaced Zhukov on October 1987 after he jumped to the WWF.
46


Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler
1


01987-10-11October 11, 1987 8 Memphis, Tennessee Live event (Continental Wrestling Association)
47


Dr. D and Hector Guerrero
1


01987-10-19October 19, 1987 7 Memphis, Tennessee Live event (Continental Wrestling Association)
48


Bill Dundee and Jerry Lawler
2


01987-10-26October 26, 1987 4 Memphis, Tennessee Live event (Continental Wrestling Association)
49


The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose)
1


01987-10-30October 30, 1987 58 Whitewater, Wisconsin AWA Championship Wrestling
50


The Midnight Rockers
2


01987-12-27December 27, 1987 83 Las Vegas, Nevada AWA Championship Wrestling Titles were held up on February 15, 1988, after a controversial match with The Rock 'n' Roll Express in Memphis. The Rockers won a rematch on February 22, 1988, also in Memphis, but this was never recognized and they remain two-time champions.
51


Badd Company
(Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka)
1


01988-03-19March 19, 1988 371 Las Vegas, Nevada AWA Championship Wrestling
52


The Olympians
(Ken Patera (2) and Brad Rheingans)
1


01989-03-25March 25, 1989 177 Rochester, Minnesota AWA Championship Wrestling
-


Vacated
-


01989-09-18September 18, 1989 0 N/A N/A Title vacated when Patera was injured.
53


The Destruction Crew
(Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos)
1


01989-10-01October 1, 1989 314 Rochester, Minnesota AWA Championship Wrestling Defeated Paul Diamond and Greg Gagne in a tournament final.
54


DJ Peterson and The Trooper
1


01990-08-11August 11, 1990 143†† Rochester, Minnesota AWA Championship Wrestling
-


Title retired.
-


January 1991 0 N/A N/A AWA closes.

There are no records of the day the reign began, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.

††There are no records of the day the reign ended, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.

List of top combined reigns[]

By team[]

Rank Team # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser 5 1,325
2. Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens 3 1,202
3. The High Flyers (Jim Brunzell and Greg Gagne) 2 1,185
4. Harley Race and Larry Hennig / Chris Markoff* 3 777
5. Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon 1 623
6. Verne Gagne and Mad Dog Vachon 1 410
7. Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) 1 400
8. Mitsu Arakawa and Dr. Moto 1 392
9. Badd Company (Paul Diamond and Pat Tanaka) 1 371
10. Bobby Duncum and Blackjack Lanza 1 349
11. The East-West Connection (Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura) 1 329
12. The Sheiks (Jerry Blackwell and Ken Patera) 1 315
13. The Destruction Crew (Wayne Bloom and Mike Enos) 1 314
14. Art and Stan Nielson 1 259
15. Pat Patterson and Ray Stevens 1 256
16. Buddy Rose and Doug Somers 1 255
17. Red Bastien and Hercules Cortez/The Crusher* 1 250

*Chris Markoff replaced Larry Hennig in their third reign. *The Crusher replaced Hercules Cortez after Cortez died.

By wrestler[]

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. The Crusher 9 1,717
2. Ray Stevens 4 1,458
3. Dick the Bruiser 5 1,325
4. Nick Bockwinkel 3 1,202
5. Jim Brunzell 2 1,185
5. Greg Gagne 2 1,185
7. Mad Dog Vachon 2 1,033
8. Larry Hennig 4 797
9. Harley Race 3 777
10. Butcher Vachon 1 623

Combined length may not be correct.

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