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{{Short description|Former professional wrestling title}} |
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{{Infobox pro wrestling championship |
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship |
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|name = WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
|name = WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
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|image = WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.png |
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|alt = |
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|caption = |
|caption =The championship belt |
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|created = February 17, 1991 |
|created = February 17, 1991 |
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|retired = |
|retired = December 4, 1991 |
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|promotion = [[World Championship Wrestling]] |
|promotion = [[World Championship Wrestling]] |
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|firstchamp = [[Junkyard Dog]], [[Ricky Morton]] and [[Tommy Rich]] |
|firstchamp = [[Junkyard Dog]], [[Ricky Morton]] and [[Tommy Rich]] |
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|mostreigns = (as team) all (1)<br>(as individual) Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (2) |
|mostreigns = (as team) all (1)<br>(as individual) Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (2) |
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|longestreign = Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (106 days) |
|longestreign = Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich (106 days) |
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|shortestreign = The York Foundation (Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich and Terrance Taylor) ( |
|shortestreign = The York Foundation (Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich and Terrance Taylor) (57 days) |
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|pastnames = |
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* NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
* NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
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The '''WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship''' was a |
The '''WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship''' was a [[Championship (professional wrestling)|championship]] contested in [[World Championship Wrestling]] throughout 1991. It was considered a revived version of the [[NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] that was used in [[Jim Crockett Promotions]]; however, unlike the former version, which was often held by main eventers in between singles title feuds, this title was mostly used to [[push (professional wrestling)|push]] midcarders. The only men to win the title twice are Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich. It was abandoned in November 1991.<ref name=title/> |
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Months later, on the May |
Months later, on the May 23 and 30 editions of ''[[WCW Magazine]]'' during ''WCW Worldwide'', announcer Eric Bischoff mentioned that the Six-Man Tag Team Titles would be on the line at [[Beach Blast (1992)|Beach Blast 1992]], when Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson and Steve Austin faced Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes and Nikita Koloff. The idea to bring back the titles was apparently changed, as the match ended up a standard six-man tag match. |
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==Reigns== |
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{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=no|unrecognized=yes=yes|team=yes}} |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |
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{{Professional wrestling title history middle |
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!width=0 |No. |
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|number = 1 |
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!width=22%|Wrestlers |
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|champion = {{sortname|Junkyard|Dog}}, [[Ricky Morton]] and [[Tommy Rich]] |
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!width=0 |Reign |
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|reign = 1 |
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!width=17%|Date |
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|date = {{dts|1991|2|17}} |
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!width=0 |Days held |
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|days = {{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=17|year1=1991|month2=06|day2=03|year2=1991}} |
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!width=19%|Location |
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|location = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] |
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!width=33% class="unsortable"|Notes |
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|event = [[House show]] |
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|notes = Defeated [[Buddy Landel]], [[Dutch Mantel]] and [[Randy Colley|Dr. X]] at a house show. |
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|ref = <ref name=title>{{cite book|author=Duncan, Royal and Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}} Information also available at [http://solie.org/titlehistories/6mwcw.html Solie's Title Histories].</ref> |
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|number = 2 |
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|champion = {{sort|Fabulous|[[The Fabulous Freebirds]]}}<br />{{small|([[Brad Armstrong (wrestler)|Badstreet]], [[Jimmy Garvin]] and [[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]])}} |
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|reign = 1 |
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|date = {{dts|1991|6|3}} |
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|days = {{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=03|year1=1991|month2=08|day2=05|year2=1991}} |
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|location = [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] |
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|event = ''[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]'' |
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|notes = Aired June 30, 1991 on [[Tape delay (broadcasting)|tape delay]]. |
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|ref = <ref name=title/> |
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}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle |
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|number = 3 |
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|champion = {{sortname|Big|Josh|Matt Osborne}}, [[Dustin Rhodes]] and [[Tom Zenk]] |
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|reign = 1 |
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|date = {{dts|1991|8|5}} |
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|days = {{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=05|year1=1991|month2=10|day2=08|year2=1991}} |
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|location = [[St. Joseph, Missouri|St. Joseph, MO]] |
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|event = ''[[WCW Worldwide|Worldwide]]'' |
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|notes = Aired August 24, 1991 on [[Tape delay (broadcasting)|tape delay]]. |
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|ref = <ref name=title/> |
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|number = 4 |
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|champion = {{sort|York|[[The York Foundation]]}}<br />{{small|([[Ricky Morton|Richard Morton]] (2), [[Tommy Rich|Thomas Rich]] (2) and [[Terry Taylor|Terrance Taylor]])}} |
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|reign = 1 |
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|date = {{dts|1991|10|8}} |
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|days = {{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=08|year1=1991|month2=12|day2=04|year2=1991}} |
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|location = [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery, AL]] |
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|event = ''[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]'' |
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|notes = Aired November 10, 1991 on [[Tape delay (broadcasting)|tape delay]]. |
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|sort number = 4.5 |
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|type = deactivated |
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|date = {{dts|December 4, 1991}} |
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}} |
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{{BundleEnd}} |
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==Combined reigns== |
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===By wrestler=== |
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|style="background-color:#bbeeff"|¤ |
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|The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
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!Rank |
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!Wrestler |
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!No. of<br>reigns |
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!data-sort-type="number"|Combined<br />days |
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!rowspan="2"|1 |
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|1 |
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|{{sortname|Richard Morton/Ricky|Morton|Ricky Morton}} || 2 || style="background-color:#bbeeff"|160¤ |
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|[[Junkyard Dog]], [[Ricky Morton]] and [[Tommy Rich]] |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1991|2|17}} |
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|{{age in days nts|month1=02|day1=17|year1=1991|month2=06|day2=03|year2=1991}} |
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|[[Atlanta, Georgia]] |
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|align=left|Defeated [[Buddy Landel]], [[Dutch Mantel]] and [[Randy Colley|Dr. X]] at a [[house show]].<ref name=title>{{cite book|author=Duncan, Royal and Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|year=2006|edition=4th|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}} Information also available at [http://solie.org/titlehistories/6mwcw.html Solie's Title Histories].</ref> |
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|{{sortname|Thomas Rich/Tommy|Rich|Tommy Rich}} || 2 || style="background-color:#bbeeff"|160¤ |
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|[[The Fabulous Freebirds]]<br>{{small|([[Brad Armstrong (wrestler)|Badstreet]], [[Jimmy Garvin]] and [[Michael Hayes (wrestler)|Michael Hayes]])}} |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1991|6|3}} |
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|{{age in days nts|month1=06|day1=03|year1=1991|month2=08|day2=05|year2=1991}} |
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|[[Birmingham, Alabama]] |
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|align=left|<ref name=title/> |
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!3 |
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|{{sortname|Junkyard|Dog}} || 1 || 106 |
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|[[Matt Osborne|Big Josh]], [[Dustin Rhodes]] and [[Tom Zenk]] |
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|{{dts|1991|8|5}} |
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|{{age in days nts|month1=08|day1=05|year1=1991|month2=10|day2=08|year2=1991}} |
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|[[St. Joseph, Missouri]] |
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|align=left|<ref name=title/> |
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!rowspan="3"|4 |
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|4 |
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|{{sortname|Big|Josh|Matt Osborne}} || 1 || 64 |
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|[[York Foundation|The York Foundation]]<br>{{small|(Ricky Morton (2), Tommy Rich (2) and [[Terry Taylor|Terrance Taylor]])}} |
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|1 |
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|{{dts|1991|10|8}} |
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|{{age in days nts|month1=10|day1=08|year1=1991|month2=12|day2=01|year2=1991}} |
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|[[Montgomery, Alabama]] |
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|align=left|Aired November 10, 1991 on ''[[WCW Main Event]]''. |
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|{{sortname|Dustin|Rhodes}} || 1 || 64 |
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|style="background: #dddddd;" colspan=7|The title was retired in December 1991.<ref name=title/> |
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|{{sortname|Tom|Zenk}} || 1 || 64 |
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!rowspan="3"|7 |
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|{{sortname||Badstreet|Brad Armstrong (wrestler)}} || 1 || 63 |
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|{{sortname|Jimmy|Garvin}} || 1 || 63 |
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|{{sortname|Michael|Hayes|dab=wrestler}} || 1 || 63 |
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|{{sortname|Terrance|Taylor|Terry Taylor}} || 1 || style="background-color:#bbeeff"|61¤ |
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==See also== |
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*[[NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship}} |
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{{WCW Championships}} |
{{WCW Championships}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wcw World Six-Man Tag Team |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wcw World Six-Man Tag Team Championship}} |
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[[Category:World Championship Wrestling championships]] |
[[Category:World Championship Wrestling championships]] |
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[[Category:Trios wrestling tag team championships]] |
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The championship belt | |||||||||||||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Date established | February 17, 1991 | ||||||||||||
Date retired | December 4, 1991 | ||||||||||||
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The WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a championship contested in World Championship Wrestling throughout 1991. It was considered a revived version of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship that was used in Jim Crockett Promotions; however, unlike the former version, which was often held by main eventers in between singles title feuds, this title was mostly used to push midcarders. The only men to win the title twice are Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich. It was abandoned in November 1991.[1]
Months later, on the May 23 and 30 editions of WCW Magazine during WCW Worldwide, announcer Eric Bischoff mentioned that the Six-Man Tag Team Titles would be on the line at Beach Blast 1992, when Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson and Steve Austin faced Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes and Nikita Koloff. The idea to bring back the titles was apparently changed, as the match ended up a standard six-man tag match.
Reigns
[edit]No. | Overall reign number |
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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. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Junkyard Dog, Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich | February 17, 1991 | House show | Atlanta, GA | 1 | 106 | Defeated Buddy Landel, Dutch Mantel and Dr. X at a house show. | [1] |
2 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Badstreet, Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) |
June 3, 1991 | Main Event | Birmingham, AL | 1 | 63 | Aired June 30, 1991 on tape delay. | [1] |
3 | Big Josh, Dustin Rhodes and Tom Zenk | August 5, 1991 | Worldwide | St. Joseph, MO | 1 | 64 | Aired August 24, 1991 on tape delay. | [1] |
4 | The York Foundation (Richard Morton (2), Thomas Rich (2) and Terrance Taylor) |
October 8, 1991 | Main Event | Montgomery, AL | 1 | 57 | Aired November 10, 1991 on tape delay. | |
— | Deactivated | December 4, 1991 | — | — | — | — |
Combined reigns
[edit]By wrestler
[edit]¤ | The exact length of a title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct. |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Richard Morton/Ricky Morton | 2 | 160¤ |
Thomas Rich/Tommy Rich | 2 | 160¤ | |
3 | Junkyard Dog | 1 | 106 |
4 | Big Josh | 1 | 64 |
Dustin Rhodes | 1 | 64 | |
Tom Zenk | 1 | 64 | |
7 | Badstreet | 1 | 63 |
Jimmy Garvin | 1 | 63 | |
Michael Hayes | 1 | 63 | |
10 | Terrance Taylor | 1 | 61¤ |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Duncan, Royal and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. Information also available at Solie's Title Histories.