NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version)

On this page, you find the full Title History for the NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan 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 North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) was contested in NWA Hollywood Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and National Wrestling Alliance, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on August 1, 1973, and the inaugural champion was Johnny Powers & Pat Patterson.

It functioned as NJPW's main tag team championship while also being recognized and sporadically defended in the NWA Los Angeles territory. This title was the third NWA-sanctioned championship named the "NWA North American Tag Team Championship" and was deactivated on 1982, following the establishment of the IWGP, which introduced its own branded championships within NJPW.

The NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) was retired on April 23, 1981, with the final champion being Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi.

A similar championship, the IWGP Tag Team Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.

NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version): Title History

Promotions History

Promotion from to
Promotion NWA, NWA HOLLYWOOD, NJPW August 1, 1973 April 23, 1981

Promotion	from	to
Promotion NWA, NWA HOLLYWOOD, NJPW	August 1, 1973	April 23, 1981

Championship Names & Belt Designs

- NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version) August 1, 1973 April 23, 1981

For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.

NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version): Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
	Deactivated April 23, 1981 Los Angeles, CA \| Hollywood Wrestling house show 16149+ days The championship was retired after the announcement of the IWGP, a new governing body that would promote their own-branded championships within NJPW. NJPW later introduces the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
10		Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi Riki Choshu 1 & Seiji Sakaguchi 5 June 15, 1979 Tokyo, Japan \| Big Fight Series 678 days	678 days
9		Hiro Matsuda & Masa Saito Hiro Matsuda 1 & Masa Saito 1 April 5, 1979 Fukuoka, Japan \| Asia Champion Series 71 days	71 days
8		Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi Seiji Sakaguchi 4 & Strong Kobayashi 2 July 28, 1977 Osaka, Japan \| New Year Golden Series 1977 616 days	616 days
7		Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda Tiger Jeet Singh 1 & Umanosuke Ueda 1 February 2, 1977 Sapporo, Japan \| New Year Golden Series 1976 176 days	176 days
6		Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi Seiji Sakaguchi 3 & Strong Kobayashi 1 February 5, 1976 363 days Defeated Tiger Jeet Singh and Voodoo Mulumba in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.	363 days
		Vacant January 1, 1976 Osaka, Japan \| Toukon Series 1975 35 days The championship was vacated after Antonio Inoki chose to focus on martial arts competition.	35 days
5		Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi Antonio Inoki 2 & Seiji Sakaguchi 2 October 2, 1975 91 days	91 days
4		HB Hollywood Blonds Dale Roberts & Jerry Brown September 22, 1975 Nagoya, Japan \| Toukon Series 1975 10 days Defeat Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi to win the vacant championship.	10 days
		Vacant August 1, 1975 52 days The championship was vacated after the Inoki & Sakaguchi wrestled Hollywood Blonds (Dale Roberts and Jerry Brown) to a no contest.	52 days
3		Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi Antonio Inoki 1 & Seiji Sakaguchi 1 August 16, 1974 Los Angeles, CA \| Hollywood Wrestling Event 350 days	350 days
2		Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess Karl Von Schotz & Kurt Von Hess May 1, 1974 Los Angeles, CA \| Hollywood Wrestling Event 107 days	107 days
1		Johnny Powers & Pat Patterson Johnny Powers 1 & Pat Patterson 1 August 1, 1973 Los Angeles, CA \| Hollywood Wrestling Event 273 days Powers & Patterson were recognized in Los Angeles & Japan as champions.	273 days

NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles/Japan version): Statistics

Promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance Hollywood Wrestling
Gender Male
Title Type Tag Titles
Date Established August 1, 1973
Date Retired April 23, 1981
Followed By IWGP Tag Team Championship

First ChampionJohnny Powers Pat Patterson
Final ChampionRiki Choshu Seiji Sakaguchi

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi	2
	Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi	2
	Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi	1
	Pat Patterson & Johnny Powers	1
	Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda	1

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi	979
	Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi	678
	Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi	441
	Pat Patterson & Johnny Powers	273
	Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda	176

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi	June 15, 1979 - April 23, 1981	678
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi	July 28, 1977 - April 5, 1979	616
Seiji Sakaguchi & Strong Kobayashi	February 5, 1976 - February 2, 1977	363
Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi	August 16, 1974 - August 1, 1975	350
Johnny Powers & Pat Patterson	August 1, 1973 - May 1, 1974	273