On this page, you find the full Title History for the NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version), 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 (Minneapolis version) was contested in National Wrestling Alliance and American Wrestling Association, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on January 19, 1955.
The NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version) was retired on December 31, 1959.
A similar championship, the AWA World Tag Team Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version): Title History
For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the AWA World Tag Team Championship.
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version): Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign Deactivated
- December 31, 1959
- 24089+ days
Becomes World Title later in the month.8 Murder Inc. Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
- December 12, 1959
- Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show
- 19 days
19- days
7 Frank Townsend & Butch Levy Frank Townsend & Butch Levy
- November 28, 1959
- Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show
- 14 days
14- days
6 Murder Inc. Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
- November 21, 1959
- Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show
- 7 days
7- days
5 Frank Townsend & Butch Levy Frank Townsend & Butch Levy
- November 14, 1959
- Saint Paul, Minnesota | House show
- 7 days
7- days
4 Murder Inc. Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski
- November 1, 1959
- Minnesota | House show
- 13 days
Start claiming the title.13- days
3 Fabulous Kangaroos Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
- March 1, 1959
- Minnesota | House show
- 245 days
Claim the title (The Minneapolis Star, 59-03-25).245- days
2 Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff
- October 1, 1955
- Minnesota | House show
- 1247 days
Claim the title "after winning tournaments in Canada, South America, and various European countries" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN, 55-11-01); start claiming World Title sometime after 56-01-03 and defeat another claimant team Lord Athol Layton & Bobby Managoff on 56-03-06 in Minneapolis, MN.1247- days
1 Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman
- January 19, 1955
- Minnesota | House show
- 255 days
Billed as champions in St. Cloud, Minnesota.255- days
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version): Names & Belt Designs
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- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version)January 19, 1955December 31, 1959
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Minneapolis version): Statistics
NWA- Promotion
Minneapolis Boxing & Wrestling Club - GenderMale
- Title TypeTag Team Titles
- Date EstablishedJanuary 19, 1955
- Date RetiredDecember 31, 1959
- Followed By
AWA World Tag Team Championship
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski | 3 |
| 2 | Frank Townsend & Butch Levy | 2 |
| 3 | Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff | 1 |
| 4 | Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman | 1 |
| 5 | Al Costello & Roy Heffernan | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff | 1247 | |
| Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman | 255 | |
| Al Costello & Roy Heffernan | 245 | |
| Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski | 39 | |
| Frank Townsend & Butch Levy | 21 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Kalmikoff & Karol Kalmikoff | October 1, 1955 - March 1, 1959 | 1247 | |
| Hans Schnabel & Lou Newman | January 19, 1955 - October 1, 1955 | 255 | |
| Al Costello & Roy Heffernan | March 1, 1959 - November 1, 1959 | 245 | |
| Tiny Mills & Stan Kowalski | December 12, 1959 - December 31, 1959 | 19 | |
| Frank Townsend & Butch Levy | November 28, 1959 - December 12, 1959 | 14 |