Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
Defeat Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner to win NWA
World Title on 90-05-19 in Washington, DC; title exclusively
referred to as WCW World Tag Team Title from 1991-01; NWA world title
considered vacant until the tournament in 92-07.
Fabulous Freebirds: Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
1991-02-24
Phoenix, AZ
Had already lost the belts to the Steiners at a TV taping before winning them from Doom.
Defeat Austin & Lord Steven Regal, substituting for injured Pillman;
recognition dropped by NWA in 1993-09 when WCW withdraws from
NWA; title continues to be recognized by WCW; the NWA continues as a
legal entity following the withdrawal of WCW and holds a tournament
for the NWA World Title in 1995.
Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner defeat Nash & Hall, members of New World Order, on 1997-01-26 in Cedar Rapids, IA but are forced to return the titles the next night by WCW Vice President Eric Bischoff, who is also a member of nWo; The Giant & Lex Luger defeat Nash & Hall on 1997-02-23 in San Francisco, CA but return the titles the next night.
Vacant on 1998-06-04 after Sting and Giant break up; Giant puts the belts on the line, along with Brian Adams as his chosen partner to face Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page on 1998-06-04; Page pins Adams and wins the match; however, WCW Chairman of the Board J.J. Dillon comes out and says that Sting and Giant will face each other in a singles match and the winner will pick a new partner.
Rick Steiner & Marcus Bagwell defeat The Giant & Scott Steiner, substituting for Scott Hall, in previous night in Las Vegas, NV, but Bagwell turns on Rick; Rick choses Kaos as a new partner on 1998-10-26; vacant in 1999-01 due to Steiner's injury.
Defeat Perry Saturn & Kanyon, substituting for injured Raven; lose to Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn, substituting for Ric Flair, who leaves the ring during the match; Flair declares the title does not change because of illegal/unofficial substitution; Flair later gives the right to the title to any combination of the New Jersey Triad (Page & Bigelow and Kanyon).
