GWF Tag Team Championship

Professional wrestling tag team championship

GWF Tag Team Championship

Details
Promotion| Global Wrestling Federation
Date established| July 27, 1991
Date retired| September 21, 1994
| Statistics

First champion(s)| Steve Simpson and Chris Walker
Most reigns| (as a tag team) The Ebony Experience (3 reigns) (as individual) Black Bart (3 reigns)
Longest reign| Black Bart and Johnny Hawk) (160 days)
Shortest reign| Wild Bunch (Bill Irwin and Black Bart) (14 days)

The GWF Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was featured on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN. It is known as the first tag team title that Harlem Heat won.[1] In its early days, the GWF pretended on television that it was part of a larger worldwide promotion. In 1991, it was announced that a tag team known as the "English lords" had been injured in a car wreck and that the GWF was organizing a tournament to award the vacated title in Dallas. No other team as the English Lords ever existed.

## Title history

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Key  No.  | Overall reign number

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Days  | Number of days held
N/A  | Unknown information
†  | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
No. | Champion  | Championship change  | Reign statistics  | Notes  | Ref.

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Date  | Event  | Location  | Reign  | Days
1  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker | July 27, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 118  | Defeat Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers in tournament final.  | [2]
2  | The Coast-to-Coast Connection
(John Tatum and Rod Price)  | November 22, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 35  | Defeated Simpson in a handicap match because Walker left for the World Wrestling Federation.  |
3  | The Wild Bunch
(Bill Irwin and Black Bart)  | December 27, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 14  |  |
4  | The Coast-to-Coast Connection
(John Tatum and Rod Price)  | January 10, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 2  | 70  |  |
5  | Terry Simms and Scott Putski | March 20, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 28  |  |
—  | Vacated | April 17, 1992 | —  | —  | —  | —  | Titles held up after match against Gary Young and Steve Dane  |
6  | The Goodfellows
(Gary Young and Steve Dane)  | May 1, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 91  | Won the rematch.  |
7  | The Ebony Experience
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)  | July 31, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 7  |  | [3]
8  | The Black Birds
(Iceman King Parsons and Action Jackson)  | August 7, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | [Note 1] |  | [4]
9  | The Ebony Experience
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)  | September 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 2  | [Note 2] |  | [5]
8  | The Rough Riders
(Black Bart (2) and Johnny Mantell)  | October 23, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 35  |  |
9  | Texas Mustangs
(Bobby Duncum Jr. and Johnny Hawk)  | November 27, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 63  |  |
10  | The Bad Breed
(Axl and Ian Rotten)  | January 29, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 28  |  |
11  | The Ebony Experience
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)  | February 26, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 3*  | 70  | Booker T defeated Ian Rotten in a singles match on this day. Not known if titles were on the line.  | [6]
12  | Sicilian Stallions
(Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini)  | May 7, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 119  | May have been match for vacant titles. Ebony Experience were not announced as champions nor did they appear with Tag Team title belts at the April 23, 1993 show  |
13  | Skyliners
(Steve Dane and Chaz Taylor)  | September 3, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 113  | Defeated Falcone and Alex Porteau, who substituted for Mussolini.  | [7]
14  | Black Bart (3) and Johnny Hawk (2) | December 25, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 160  |  |
15  | The Fabulous Freebirds
(Jimmy Garvin and Terry Gordy)  | June 3, 1994 | House show | Dallas, Texas  | 1  | 110  |  |
—  | Deactivated  | September 21, 1994 | —  | —  | —  | —  | The GWF closes.  |

## Tournaments

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### 1991

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The GWF Tag Team Championship Tournament was a twenty-four man tournament for the inaugural GWF Tag Team Championship held on July 26 and July 27, 1991. Steve Simpson and Chris Walker defeated Rip Rogers and Scotty Anthony in the final to win the tournament.[8]

| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarter Finals | | | Semi Finals | | | Final |

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|  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker |  | | | | |
|  | John Tatum and Rod Price |  |
| |  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker |  |
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| | |  | Stan Lane and Steve Cox |  |
|  | Kendo Nagasaki and The Ninja |  |

|  | Stan Lane and Steve Cox |  |
| |  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker |  |
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| | |  | Jack Victory and Rip Morgan |  |
|  | Sonny Beach and Stevie Ray |  | |

|  | Chico Torres and El Azteca |  |
| |  | Sonny Beach and Stevie Ray |  |
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| | |  | Jack Victory and Rip Morgan |  |
|  | Terry Garvin and Chaz |  |

|  | Jack Victory and Rip Morgan |  |
| |  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker |  |
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| | |  | Cactus Jack and Makhan Singh |  |
|  | Mike Davis and Tom Davis |  | | |

|  | Firecat and El Grande Colosso |  |
| |  | Mike Davis and Tom Davis |  |
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| | |  | Bill Irwin and Johnny Ace |  |
|  | Bill Irwin and Johnny Ace |  |

|  | Jeff Gaylord and Blue Avenger |  |
| |  | Mike Davis and Tom Davis |  |
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| | |  | Cactus Jack and Makhan Singh |  |
|  | Randy Rhodes and Rick Garren |  | |

|  | Eric Fontaine and Brian Adias |  |
| |  | Randy Rhodes and Rick Garren |  |
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| | |  | Cactus Jack and Makhan Singh |  |
|  | American Breed
(Rick Gonzales and Dapper Dan) |  |

|  | Cactus Jack and Makhan Singh |  |
| |  | Steve Simpson and Chris Walker |  |
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| | |  | Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers |  |
|  | Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood |  | | | |

|  | Cuban Assassin and El Cruzado |  |
| |  | Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood |  |
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| | |  | Bad News Brown and Nick Busick |  |
|  | Bad News Brown and Nick Busick |  |

|  | The Patriot and Terry Daniels |  |
| |  | Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood |  |
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| | |  | Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers |  |
|  | Joel Deaton and Billy Black |  | |

|  | The Nightmares
(Nightmare # and Nightmare #2) |  |
| |  | Joel Deaton and Billy Black |  |
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| | |  | Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers |  |
|  | Steve Dane and Handsome Stranger |  |

|  | Scotty Anthony and Rip Rogers |  |
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## See also

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* Global Wrestling Federation

## Notes

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1. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 24 days and 54 days.
2. ^ The date the championship was won and lost has not been documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 23 days and 52 days.

## References

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1. ^ Royal Duncan and Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. ^ "GWF Tag Team Championship Tournament". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
3. ^ Hoops, Brian (July 31, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 31): Stan Hansen wins NWA International title, Giant Baba, Hulk Hogan in AWA". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
4. ^ GWF Tag Team Title from wrestling-titles.com retrieved August 2, 2020
5. ^ GWF Tag Team Title from wrestling-titles.com retrieved August 2, 2020
6. ^ Hoops, Brian (February 26, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA title on his birthday". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
7. ^ Hoops, Brian (September 3, 2015). "ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING HISTORY (SEPT. 3): RIC FLAIR VS. TERRY FUNK TEXAS DEATH MATCH, GREAT MUTA VS. STING, TED DIBIASE AND STAN HANSEN WINS AJPW TAG TITLES". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
8. ^ "GWF Tag Team Championship Tournament". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2017-02-08.

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GWF Tag Team Champions

* Steve Simpson and Chris Walker
* California Connection (John Tatum and Rod Price)
* The Wild Bunch (Bill Irwin and Black Bart)
* Terry Simms and Scott Putski
* The Goodfellows (Gary Young and Steve Dane)
* The Ebony Experience (Booker T and Stevie Ray)
* The Rough Riders (Black Bart and Johnny Mantell)
* Texas Mustangs (Bobby Duncum Jr. and Johnny Hawk)
* Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten)
* Sicilian Stallions (Guido Falcone and Vito Mussolini)
* Skyliners (Steve Dane and Chaz Taylor)
* Black Bart and Johnny Hawk
* The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Terry Gordy)

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Global Wrestling Federation championships

* GWF North American Heavyweight Championship
* GWF Television Championship
* GWF Texas Heavyweight Championship
* GWF Brass Knuckles Championship
* GWF Light Heavyweight Championship
* GWF Tag Team Championship

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