NWA International Tag Team Championship


This was a regional NWA championship based in Japan. For the version of this title that was promoted in NWA All Star Wrestling in Canada, see NWA International Tag Team Championship.
The NWA International Tag Team Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned title contested for in All Japan Pro Wrestling and Western States Sports. Prior to being used in AJPW, the title was defended in the Japan Wrestling Association. The title lasted from 1962 through 1988. It is now part of the World Tag Team Championship, also known as the "Double Cup".

Title history

No.ChampionsReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1
1N/AN/ARecognized as first champions; may have held the title as early as 1959.
2 and Sandy Scott1Live event
31TexasLive event
41Fort Worth, TexasLive event
52Texas, United StatesLive event
6 and Mike Padosis1Texas, United StatesLive event
7 and Michiaki Yoshimura1Tokyo, JapanLive eventEstablished the title in Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.
8 and Bill Watts1Fukushima, JapanLive event
9 and Antonio Inoki1Osaka, JapanLive event
Title held up when Inoki no-shows a scheduled defense against Crusher Lisowski and Bill Miller in Hiroshima, Japan due to heavy snow.
10 and Antonio Inoki2Tokyo, JapanLive eventDefeated Crusher Lisowski and Bill Miller in rematch to win the held up title.
11 and Wilbur Snyder1Hiroshima, JapanLive event
12 and Antonio Inoki3Sapporo, JapanLive event
13Dick the Bruiser and Crusher Lisowski1Sapporo, JapanLive event
14 and Antonio Inoki4Osaka, JapanLive event
15The Funks
and Seiji Sakaguchi		1Tokyo, JapanLive event
Baba left the JWA to found All Japan Pro Wrestling.
17Kintaro Ohki and Seiji Sakaguchi 1Tokyo, JapanLive eventDefeated Bobo Brazil and Gene Kiniski to win the vacant title.
18 and Johnny Valentine1Osaka, JapanLive event
19Kintaro Ohki and Umanosuke Ueda1Nagoya, JapanLive event
20 and Fritz Von Erich1Yaizu, JapanLive event
21 and Karl Von Steiger1N/AN/AKrupp chose Von Steiger as his new partner after Von Erich forfeited his half of the title.
The JWA closed but Krupp and von Steiger kept the belts, returning with them to Amarillo, Texas, to Western States Sports
22The Funks
and Jumbo Tsuruta		1San Antonio, TexasLive eventReturned to All Japan Pro Wrestling with the championship
26 and Kim Duk1Tokyo, JapanLive event
27 and Jumbo Tsuruta2Tokyo, JapanLive event
28 and Kim Duk2Seoul, South KoreaLive event
29 and Jumbo Tsuruta3Tokyo, JapanLive event
30Abdullah the Butcher and Ray Candy1Tokyo, JapanLive event
31 and Jumbo Tsuruta4Tokyo, JapanLive event
32 and Stan Hansen1Matsuyama, JapanLive event
33 and Jumbo Tsuruta5Nagasaki, JapanLive event
34 and Umanosuke Ueda 1Fukuoka, JapanLive event
35 and Jumbo Tsuruta6Tokyo, JapanLive event
Baba was injured
36 and Jumbo Tsuruta 1Hiroshima, JapanLive eventDefeated Jerry Blackwell and Bruiser Brody to win the vacant title.
37 and Yoshiaki Yatsu1Sapporo, JapanLive event
38 and Jumbo Tsuruta 2Tokyo, JapanLive event
39
1Sapporo, JapanLive event
40 and Yoshiaki Yatsu 1Tokyo, JapanLive event
Unified with the PWF Tag Team Championship to form the World Tag Team Championship, also known as the "Double Cup".

List of combined reigns by Team

List of combined reigns by wrestler

Footnotes