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NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version)

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NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Calgary version)
Details
PromotionStampede Wrestling
Date established1954
Date retired1959
Statistics
First champion(s)The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott)
Final champion(s)Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon
Most reignsThe Flying Scotts

The Calgary version of the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship was established in 1954 as the original top tag team championship in Stampede Wrestling; it held that status until 1959, when the title was abandoned in favor of Stampede's then-newly created International Tag Team Championship.

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott) 		 1954  Stampede show N/A  1  [Note 1]   [1]
 2  Chico Garcia and Roberto Pico  July 16, 1954  Stampede show N/A  1  7   [1]
 3  The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott) 		 July 23, 1954  Stampede show N/A  2  39   [1]
 4  Al and Tiny Mills  August 31, 1954  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  63   [1]
 5  Tex McKenzie and Ilio DiPaolo  November 2, 1954  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  14   [1]
 6  Al and Tiny Mills  November 16, 1954  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  2  [Note 2]   [1]
— Vacated  November 25, 1954 (NET)  N/A N/A — — Championship vacated for undocumented reasons
—  N/A   —    
 7  Jim Wright and Roberto Pico (2)  February 8, 1956  Stampede show Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  1  21 Defeated Ray Villmer and Herb Freeman in tournament final. [1]
 8  Luther Lindsay and Ray Villmer  February 29, 1956  Stampede show Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  1  [Note 3] Still champions as of May 9, 1956. [1]
 9  Fritz Von Erich and Lou Sjoberg  June 16, 1956 (NLT)  Stampede show N/A  1  [Note 4] Defended against Alberta Tag Team Champions George and Sandy Scott on this day. [1]
 10  Gene Kiniski and Dick Hutton  July 9, 1956  Stampede show N/A  1  [Note 5]   [1]
—  N/A   —    
 11  The Kalmikoffs
(Ivan and Karol Kalmikoff) 		 March 24, 1958  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  [Note 6] Defeated Guy and Joe Brunetti to win the vacant titles. [1]
 12  The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott) 		 1958  Stampede show N/A  3  [Note 7]   [1]
 13  Chico Garcia
(2) and Chet Wallick 		 January 13, 1959  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  35   [1][2]
 14  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  February 17, 1959  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  9   [1]
 15  The Flying Scotts
(George and Sandy Scott) 		 February 26, 1959  Stampede show N/A  4  [Note 8]   [1]
 16  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  March 1959  Stampede show N/A  2  [Note 9]   [1]
 17  Shag Thomas and Mighty Ursus  March 10, 1959  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  1  [Note 10]   [1]
 18  Charro Azteca and Chet Wallick (2)  May 1959  Stampede show N/A  1  [Note 11]   [1]
 19  Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon  May 12, 1959  Stampede show Edmonton, Alberta  3  [Note 12]   [1]
— Vacated  1959  N/A N/A — — Title abandoned and replaced with the Stampede International Tag Team Championship. [1]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The exact date the championship was created is uncertain, which means that the first title reign lasted between 1 and 196 days.
  2. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted at least 9 days.
  3. ^ The exact date that Lindsay and Villmer lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 111 days
  4. ^ The exact date Von Erich and Sjoberg won the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 23 and 130 days.
  5. ^ The length of their title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
  6. ^ The exact date the Kalmikoffs lost the championship is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 1 day and 281 days.
  7. ^ The exact date the Flying Scotts won the championship is uncertain, which means that their reign lasted between 1 day and 281 days.
  8. ^ The exact date the Flying Scotts lost the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 3 and 11 days.
  9. ^ The exact date that the Vachons won the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 1 and 9 days.
  10. ^ The exact date that Thomas and Ursus lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the title reign lasted between 52 and 62 days.
  11. ^ The exact date Charro Azteca and Wallick won the championship is uncertain, which means that their title reign lasted between 1 day and 11 days.
  12. ^ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means that the title reign lasted between 1 day and 233 days.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title [Alberta & Saskatchewan]". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. ^ Hoops, Brian (January 13, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/13): TNA Genesis 2013". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
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