USWA World Tag Team Championship


The USWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Memphis, Tennessee based United States Wrestling Association. The Continental Wrestling Association and World Class Wrestling Association merged in 1989 to form the USWA. In the merger the USWA replaced both the WCWA World Tag Team Championship and the CWA Tag Team Championship with the USWA version. The promotion awarded Cactus Jack and Scott Braddock the championship after they won the WCWA championship on August 4, 1989. The USWA closed in 1997, with PG-13 as the final champions. There were a total of 116 reigns in the eight year lifetime of the championship.
The final champions, PG-13, holds the record for most championship reigns as they held the belts on 15 different occasions across the years, in addition each member also held the championship with a different partner, making them tied for most overall reigns for an individual. The Moondogs reign as champions lasted between 123 and 152 days, the longest of any championship team. In April 1992 Moondog Cujo replaced SPike, but records are unclear as to what date the change was made. The teams of Jim and Ron Harris, Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert, and Flash Flanagan and Nick Dinsmore, all lost the championship on the same show that they won the championship, tying them for the shortest reign.
As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline, or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, or leaving the company.

Title history

Team reigns by combined length

RankTeamNo. of reignsCombined days
1PG-13 / Cyberpunks
15
2The Moondogs
3
3Jeff Jarrett and Robert Fuller3159
4The Moondogs
3131
5Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Lawler4125
6Tommy Rich and Doug Gilbert494
7The Southern Rockers
390
9Tony Anthony and Doug Gilbert279
9The Moondogs
3
10Bill Dundee and Jamie Dundee170
10Robert Fuller and Brian Lee270
10Simply Devine
170
10Tracy Smothers and Jesse James Armstrong270
14Flash Flanagan and Steven Dunn368
14Jeff Jarrett and Matt Borne2
16Texas Outlaws / Barrom Brawlers / Dog Catchers
258
17The Harris Brothers
556
18Rex King and Joey Maggs149
18The Moondogs
449
18The Truth Commission
349
21The Texas Hangmen
148
22The Eliminators
142
23Brickhouse Brown and Reggie B. Fine131
24The Moondogs
129
25C.W. Bergstrom and Melvin Penrod, Jr.128
26Jeff Jarrett and Brian Christopher226
26Jeff Jarrett and Jeff Gaylord226
28Billy Travis and Flash Flanagan225
29Brian Lee and Don Harris223
29The Uptown Posse
123
31Doug Masters and Bart Sawyer121
31Far 2 Wild
221
31Flex Kavana and Bart Sawyer221
31Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee221
31The Dirty White Boys
121
31The Fabulous Ones
121
31The Moondogs
221
38Brian Christopher and Wolfie D
119
39Brickhouse Brown and The Gambler116
40Dante and The Great Mephisto114
40New Jack and Homeboy114
40Rock 'N Roll Express
214
40Steven Dunn and Paul Diamond114
40The Heavenly Bodies
114
45Moondog Spike and Mike Anthony112
46Brian Christopher and Eddie Gilbert19
46The War Machines19
48Brian Christopher and Big Black Dog17
48Brian Christopher and Scotty Flamingo17
48Cactus Jack and Scott Braddock17
48Jeff Gaylord and Mike Anthony17
48Koko B. Ware and Rex Hargrove17
48Sheik Braddock and Mark Starr17
48The Phantoms
17
48The Shooting Stars
17
56Robert Fuller and Mike Mitchell15
57Beauty and the Beast
10
57Flash Flanagan and Nick Dinsmore10

Individual reigns by combined length

RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1J.C. Ice16
2Wolfie D16
4Moondog Spot14
5Jeff Jarrett13
6Spike6249
7Steven Dunn / Steve Doll8242
8Robert Fuller6234
9Rex King5209
10Doug Gilbert6173
11Jerry Lawler6146
12Rex3131
13Tony Anthony3100
14Tommy Rich494
15Brian Lee493
15Flash Flanagan693
17Moondog Cujo5
18Bill Dundee391
19Don Harris779
20Brickhouse Brown370
20Jesse James Armstrong270
20Tracy Smothers270
23Brian Christopher668
23Matt Borne2
25Bonecrusher258
25Crowbar258
27Ron Harris656
28Interrogator349
28Joey Maggs149
28Recon349
28Moondog Splat449
32Killer148
32Psycho148
34Kronus142
34Saturn142
36Bart Sawyer341
37Jeff Gaylord333
38Reggie B. Fine131
39Moondog Rover129
40C.W. Bergstrom128
40Melvin Penrod Jr.128
42Billy Travis225
43Sweet Daddy Falcone123
44Chris Michaels221
44Doug Masters121
44Flex Kavana221
44Stan Lane121
44Steve Keirn121
44Todd Morton221
44Tom Burton121
51The Gambler116
52Dante114
52The Great Mephisto114
52Homeboy114
52Jimmy Del Ray114
52New Jack114
52Paul Diamond114
52Ricky Morton214
52Robert Gibson214
52Scott Braddock / Sheik Braddock214
52Tom Prichard114
61Eddie Gilbert19
61War Machine I19
61War Machine II19
64Big Black Dog17
64Cactus Jack17
64Jerry Faith17
64Koko B. Ware17
64Mark Starr17
64Mike Anthony17
64Rex Hargrove17
64Scotty Flamingo17
64Sorrow17
64Tragedy17
64Troy Haste17
74Mike Mitchell15
75Jim Harris10
75Nick Dinsmore10

USWA Tag Team Championship Tournament (1989)

The USWA Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tag team tournament held in Dallas, Texas on December 1, 1989, for the vacant USWA World Tag Team Championship.

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