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The Torres brothers continue to be billed as champions in Shreveport, LA but lose the "Ark-La-Tex" title to Dan O'Shocker & Don Kent on 62-07-30, "regain" the United States title on 62-08-06, and leave the area later in the month.
Start wrestling as Don Fargo & Jim Fargo in early 65-10; both Southwest and United States titles are declared vacant in late 65-10 when the Fargos leave the area; Daltons continue to be recognized in Louisiana as of 66-02-22.
Assassins
1966-05-09
Tulsa, OK
Defeat Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith in a tournament final; win another tournament on 66-05-10 in Little Rock, AR, defeating Great Matsuda & Stan Kowalski in the final; in Springfield, MO, TX, the Assassins defeat Hiro Matsuda & Stan Kowalski and Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith in a 3-team round-robin match for the title; in Wichita Falls, TX, the Assassins defeat Hiro Matsuda & Stan Kowalski and Danny Hodge & Tiny Smith in another 3-team "rotation match" for what is billed as the World Title (billed as United States Title in the following week); Lou Thesz & Jack Brisco defeat the Assassins on 66-12-12 in Tulsa, OK and on 66-12-13 in Little Rock, AR but the title does not change hands due to illegal karate chops being used.
Vacant sometime after 67-02-03; the Assassins may be billed as champions in Joplin, MO on 67-01-14 and 67-02-25; Jack Dalton & Frank Dalton are billed as champions in Louisiana as of 67-01-10 but lose to Bobby Fields & Danny Little Bear on 67-03-07 in Baton Rouge, LA.
Assassins [3]
1967-03-10
Oklahoma City, OK
Defeat Krusher Karlson & Skandor Akbar in tournament final; held up after the match against Red Raiders: Dick Dunn & Billy Garrett on 67-04-10 in Tulsa, OK and again on 67-04-14 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Assassins [4]
1967-04-21
Oklahoma City, OK
Win rematch; in Joplin, MO, it is announced that the Red Raiders have defeated the Assassins in "the previous week in Tulsa, OK" and Assassins defeat Raiders on 67-04-22 to win the title.
Repeated on 67-05-19 in Oklahoma City, OK; Pepe Lopez & Ramon Lopez are billed as champions in New Orleans, LA as of 67-08-09; Gorgeous George Jr. & Paul Jones defeat Yokouchi & Shikuma on 67-09-04 in Tulsa, OK, most likely by DQ as Yokouchi & Shikuma are still the champions in the following week; in Louisiana and Arkansas, the Assassins are billed as the champions as of 67-06-11 at least untiil 67-09-18.
Repeated on 68-12-03 in Little Rock, AR and on 68-12-11 in Springfield, MO.
Karl Von Stroheim & Treach Phillips
1968-12-23
Tulsa, OK
Chief Big Heart & Kit Fox defeat Von Stroheim & Phillips on 69-01-13 in Tulsa, OK (Tulsa Daily World, 69-01-14) possibly via DQ or COR as Von Stroheim & Phillips continue to hold the title; defeat Big Heart & Fox to retain the title on 69-01-21 in Little Rock, AR; Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres defeat Von Stroheim & Phillips in a title match on 69-03-07 in Oklahoma City, OK; however, the local paper does not specify whether the win is by pinfall/submission or DQ/COR.
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres
1969-04-25
Oklahoma City, OK
Repeated on 69-05-06 in Little Rock, AR, or Von Stroheim & Phillips may have regained the title sometime in-between.
Medics
1969-08-08
Oklahoma City, OK
Alberto Torres & Ramon Torres [2]
1969-08-15
Oklahoma City, OK
Medics [2]
1969-09-15
Shreveport, LA
Danny Hodge & Skandor Akbar defeat the Medics in Oklahoma City, OK on 69-10-24 and 69-11-07; however, the local paper does not specify whether the title changes hand or not.
Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter [2]
1969-11-28
Oklahoma City, OK
Medics continue to be billed as the champions in Springfield, MO.
Jack Donovan & Jerry Brown *
1969-12-08
Tulsa, OK
May not be a title change; Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter defeat the Medics on 69-12-10 in Springfield, MO.
Karl Karlson & Tarzan Baxter *
1969-12-12
Oklahoma City, OK
Defeaat Donovan & Brown, possibly to retain the title.
"Last week in Jackson, Miss" (The Shreveport Times, 71-01-17); held up after the match against Bill Watts & Billy Red Lyons on 71-01-30 in Tulsa, OK; Watts & Lyons are injured by Von Erich & Von Brauner before the rematch scheduled on 71-02-16; declared vacant after Luke Brown & Tiny Smith substitute for Watts & Lyons and win; a 3-team tournament between Von Erich & Von Brauner, Brown & Smith, and The Spoiler & Les Wolf are orderd.
Luke Brown & Tiny Smith
1971-02-22
Tulsa, OK
Defeat The Spoiler & Les Wolf when Von Erich & Von Brauner are "detained in Wichita, Kan., due to a snowstorm" (Tulsa Daily World, 71-02-23).
Spoilers
1971-04-16
Oklahoma City, OK
Tom Jones & Billy Red Lyons
1971-05-31
Shreveport, LA
Continental Warriors: Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente
1972-03-21
Monroe, LA
Tom Jones & Ivan Putski #
1972-06-06
Little Rock, AR
Putski, replaces the injured Pascagoula Plowboy (Stan Frazier) in the 3rd fall; Hart & Parente dispute the title change for not signed to face Putski; the title continues to be disputed after Jones & Putski defeat Parente & Hart via DQ on 72-06-13 in Little Rock, AR.
Continental Warriors #
1972-06-20
Little Rock, AR
Defeat Jones & Putski to end the dispute.
Tom Jones & Ken Mantell #
1972-08-21
Shreveport, LA
Disputed victory over Hart & Parente, with both teams claiming the title after the match; Hart & Parente continue to be billed as champions in other towns.
Terry Garvin & Duke Myers
1972-09-04
Shreveport, LA
Have claimed the title since a disputed victory over Jones & Mantell on 72-08-28 in Shreveport, LA, ending with the Continental Warriors, Jones & Mantell, and Garvin & Myers all claiming the title; win a 3-team round-robin tournemant on 72-09-04 to end the dispute.
"On a recent televised wrestling show" (The Shreveport Times, 76-11-14).
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Skandor Akbar & Choi Sun
1977-01-12<
Bob Sweetan & Tony Rocco
1977-03-16
Shreveport, LA
Medics
1977-03-26
Shreveport, LA
Killer Karl Kox & Jerry Oates defeat the Medics on 77-06-13 in Tulsa, OK most likely in one fall; Medics are still champions in the following week; "Kox and Oates apparently had defeated the Medics last week. They won the first fall and appeared headed for a second pin when time ran out." (Shreveport Journal, 77-06-21)
Porkchop Cash & Mike George
1977-08-16
Shreveport, LA
Medics [2]
1977-08-23
Shreveport, LA
Dr. X & Porkchop Cash
1977-09-27
Shreveport, LA
Dr. X
1977-10-17
Tulsa, OK
Defeat Cash after the team breaks up (repeated on 77-10-19 in Shreveport, LA and 77-10-22 in Oklahoma City, OK); X continues to defend the title with different partners: Ciclon Negro to defeat Porkchop Cash & Ray Candy on 77-10-18 in Shreveport, LA; Swede Hanson to defeat Cash & Bob Sweetan on 77-11-07 (Tulsa World, 77-11-08); Skandor Akbar against Cash & Candy on 77-12-07 in Baton Rouge, LA; X teams with The Brute (Bugsy McGraw) by 78-01-24.
* Thanks to Scott George for the photo of the belt from 1978 and to "The Mask", Charles Hamilton, oklafan.com, Al Getz, and Kriss Knights for the corrections and additions.
