NWA International Tag Team Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the NWA International Tag Team Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The NWA International Tag Team Championship was contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling and Japanese Wrestling Association, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on January 1, 1962.

The NWA International Tag Team Championship was retired on June 10, 1988, when it was unified into the AJPW World Tag Team Championship, with the final champions being Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu.

NWA International Tag Team Championship: Title History

For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship.

NWA International Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
All Japan Pro Wrestling
	Unified into the AJPW World Tag Team Championship June 10, 1988 Unified with the PWF Tag Team Championship to form the World Tag Team Championship, also known as the "Double Cup".
40		Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu Jumbo Tsuruta 9 & Yoshiaki Yatsu 2 June 10, 1988 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	0 days
39		The Road Warriors Road Warrior Animal 1 & Road Warrior Hawk 1 March 12, 1987 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	456 days
38		Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta Genichiro Tenryu 2 & Jumbo Tsuruta 8 February 5, 1987 Sapporo, Japan \| Live event	35 days
37		Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu Riki Choshu 1 & Yoshiaki Yatsu 1 February 5, 1986 Sapporo, Japan \| Live event	365 days
36		Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta Genichiro Tenryu 1 & Jumbo Tsuruta 7 September 3, 1984 Hiroshima, Japan \| Live event Defeated Jerry Blackwell and Bruiser Brody to win the vacant title.	520 days
		Vacant May 1, 1984 Baba was injured	125 days
35		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 12 & Jumbo Tsuruta 6 August 1, 1983 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	274 days
34		Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda Tiger Jeet Singh 1 & Umanosuke Ueda 2 July 26, 1983 Fukuoka, Japan \| Live event	6 days
33		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 11 & Jumbo Tsuruta 5 April 17, 1983 Nagasaki, Japan \| Live event	100 days
32		Ron Bass & Stan Hansen Stan Hansen 1 Ron Bass April 12, 1983 Matsuyama, Japan \| Live event	5 days
31		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 10 & Jumbo Tsuruta 4 October 19, 1979 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	1271 days
30		Abdullah the Butcher & Ray Candy Abdullah the Butcher 1 & Ray Candy October 12, 1979 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	7 days
29		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 9 & Jumbo Tsuruta 3 May 11, 1978 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	519 days
28		Kintarō Ōki & Kim Duk Kintaro Oki 4 & Kim Duk 2 November 7, 1977 Seoul, South Korea \| Live event	185 days
27		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 8 & Jumbo Tsuruta 2 December 9, 1976 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	333 days
26		Kintarō Ōki & Kim Duk Kintaro Oki 3 & Kim Duk 1 October 28, 1976 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	42 days
25		Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta Giant Baba 7 & Jumbo Tsuruta 1 February 5, 1975 San Antonio, Texas \| Live event Returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling with the championship	631 days
24		The Funks Dory Funk Jr. 3 & Terry Funk 3 October 1, 1973 Texas \| Live event	492 days
23		Killer Karl Kox & Ciclon Negro Killer Karl Kox & Ciclon Negro August 26, 1973 Lubbock, Texas \| Live event	36 days
22		The Funks Dory Funk Jr. 2 & Terry Funk 2 May 26, 1973 Amarillo, Texas \| Live event	92 days
21		Killer Karl Krupp & Karl Von Steiger Killer Karl Krupp & Karl Von Steiger April 1, 1973 The JWA closed on April 20, 1973. Von Erich forfeited his half of the title and Krupp chose Karl von Steiger as his new partner to defend the title in Western States Sports.	55 days
Japanese Wrestling Association
20		Killer Karl Krupp & Fritz Von Erich Fritz von Erich 1 Killer Karl Krupp April 18, 1973 Yaizu, Japan \| Live event	N/A days
19		Kintarō Ōki & Umanosuke Ueda Kintaro Oki 2 & Umanosuke Ueda 1 March 6, 1973 Nagoya, Japan \| Live event	43 days
18		Killer Karl Krupp & Johnny Valentine Johnny Valentine 1 Killer Karl Krupp February 22, 1973 Osaka, Japan \| Live event	12 days
17		Kintarō Ōki & Seiji Sakaguchi Kintaro Oki 1 & Seiji Sakaguchi 2 December 2, 1972 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event Defeated Bobo Brazil and Gene Kiniski to win the vacant title.	82 days
		Vacant September 7, 1972 Baba left the JWA to found All Japan Pro Wrestling.	86 days
16		Giant Baba & Seiji Sakaguchi Giant Baba 6 & Seiji Sakaguchi 1 May 19, 1972 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event	111 days
15		The Funks Dory Funk Jr. 1 & Terry Funk 1 December 7, 1971 Los Angeles, California \| Live event	164 days
14		Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki Giant Baba 5 & Antonio Inoki 4 August 13, 1969 Osaka, Japan \| Live event	846 days
13		Dick the Bruiser & Crusher Lisowski Dick The Bruiser 1 & Crusher Lisowski August 11, 1969 Sapporo, Japan \| Live event	2 days
12		Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki Giant Baba 4 & Antonio Inoki 3 February 4, 1969 Sapporo, Japan \| Live event	188 days
11		Danny Hodge & Wilbur Snyder Danny Hodge & Wilbur Snyder January 9, 1969 Hiroshima, Japan \| Live event	26 days
10		Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki Giant Baba 3 & Antonio Inoki 2 February 3, 1968 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event Defeated Crusher Lisowski and Bill Miller in rematch to win the held up title.	341 days
		Vacant January 8, 1968 Title held up when Inoki no-shows a scheduled defense against Crusher Lisowski and Dr. Bill Miller in Hiroshima, Japan due to heavy snow.	26 days
9		Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki Giant Baba 2 & Antonio Inoki 1 October 31, 1967 Osaka, Japan \| Live event	69 days
8		Tarzan Tyler & Bill Watts "Cowboy" Bill Watts 1 Tarzan Tyler October 6, 1967 Fukushima, Japan \| Live event	25 days
7		Giant Baba & Michiaki Yoshimura Giant Baba 1 & Michiaki Yoshimura 1 November 5, 1966 Tokyo, Japan \| Live event Established the title in Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance.	335 days
6		Fritz Von Goehring & Mike Padosis Fritz Von Goehring & Mike Padosis September 1, 1966 Texas, United States \| Live event	65 days
5		Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim Karl Von Stroheim & Kurt Von Stroheim February 1, 1966 Texas, United States \| Live event	212 days
4		Bull & Fred Curry Bull Curry & Fred Curry July 20, 1964 Fort Worth, Texas \| Live event	561 days
3		Karl and Kurt Von Stroheim Karl Von Stroheim & Kurt Von Stroheim July 1, 1964 Texas \| Live event	19 days
2		The Flying Scotts George Scott & Sandy Scott January 1, 1963 Live event	547 days
1		The Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan January 1, 1962 Recognized as first champions; may have held the title as early as 1959.	365 days

NWA International Tag Team Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- NWA International Tag Team ChampionshipJanuary 1, 1962June 10, 1988

NWA International Tag Team Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionAJPW May 26, 1973 June 10, 1988
PromotionJWA January 1, 1962 April 20, 1973

Promotion	from	to
PromotionAJPW	May 26, 1973	June 10, 1988
PromotionJWA	January 1, 1962	April 20, 1973

Promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling Japanese Wrestling Association National Wrestling Alliance
TerritoryWorld Tier 2
DivisionTag Team
GenderMale
Date EstablishedJanuary 1, 1962
Date RetiredJune 10, 1988
Unified Into AJPW World Tag Team Championship

Final ChampionJumbo Tsuruta Yoshiaki Yatsu

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	6
	Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba	4
	Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr.	3
	Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta	2
	Karl Von Stroheim & Kurt Von Stroheim	2
6	Kintaro Oki & Kim Duk	2

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	3128
	Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba	1444
	Terry Funk & Dory Funk Jr.	748
	Bull Curry & Fred Curry	561
	Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta	555

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	October 19, 1979 - April 12, 1983	1271
Giant Baba & Antonio Inoki	August 13, 1969 - December 7, 1971	846
Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta	February 5, 1975 - October 28, 1976	631
Bull Curry & Fred Curry	July 20, 1964 - February 1, 1966	561
George Scott & Sandy Scott	January 1, 1963 - July 1, 1964	547