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Defeat Tiger Jeet Singh & Cactus Jack
in 7-team round-robin tournament final; vacant in 96-08 when Goto
& Gannosuke leave IWA Japan.
Pat Anderson & C.W. Anderson
1996-09-14
Goldston, NC
Defeat The Fantastics; vacant in 97.
Rock'n'Roll Express [3]
1998-01-12
Awarded.
Headbangers: Mosh & Thrasher
1998-02-17
Waco, TX
New Midnight Express: Bob Holly & Bart Gunn
1998-03-30
Albany, NY
Border Patrol: Agent Gunn & Agent Maxx
1998-08-14
Greenville, NC
Barry Windham & Tully Blanchard
1998-09-12
Lincolnton, NC
Border Patrol [2]
1998-10-10
Cameron, NC
Brotherhood: Erich Sbraccia & Knuckles Nelson
1998-10-24
Cherry Hill, NJ
Defeat Border Patrol, Team Extreme: Kit Carson
& Khris Germany, and Tully Blanchard
& Tom Prichard in 4-way match; title held up on 99-03-03 after Sbraccia
& Nelson fail to appear on scheduled title defense against
Team Extreme on 99-02-26 in N. Richland Hills, TX due to heavy
snow.
Brotherhood: Knuckles Nelson & Rick Fuller
1999-06-10
Dallas, TX
Defeat Team Extreme in rematch by DQ.
Public Enemy: Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge
1999-06-17
Bolton, MA
Brotherhood: Knuckles Nelson & Dukes Dalton
1999-06-19
Dorchester, MA
Team Extreme: Kit Carson & Khris Germany
1999-09-25
Charlotte, NC
Murder Inc.: Kevin Northcutt & Jimmy James
1999-11-26
N. Richland Hills, TX
Team Extreme [2]
1999-12-17
N. Richland Hills, TX
Triple XXX: Drake Dawson & Curtis Thompson
2000-03-04
Cornelia, GA
Main Event: Reno Riggins & Steven Dunn
2000-04-07
Eskan, KSA
Rock'n'Roll Express [4]
2000-04-12
Waegwan, KOR
Defeat Dunn & Jackie Fulton, substituting for
injured Riggins.
L.A. Stephens & Big Bubba Bain
2000-04-17
Osan, KOR
Triple XXX [2]
2000-04-19
Okinawa, JPN
Bad Attitude: Rick Michaels & David Young
2000-08-15
Tampa, FL
Air Paris & Rob Williams #
2000-12-09
Nashville, TN
Recognized only in Nashville; NWA vice
president Bill Behrens claims this is a non-title match.
Substitute for the injured Chris Harris &
James Storm to defeat The Rainbow Express (Lenny & Bruce) in a
one-night 4-team tournament final; Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is given a control of the title by the NWA Board of Directors after this point; the Shane Twins, previous champions
wrestling as the masked Big Johnsons, have lost in the first round
to Harris & Storm; held up after a controversial double pin
in a match against Ron Killings & Jeff Jarrett on 02-08-14
in Nashville, TN..
America's Most Wanted: Chris Harris & James Storm
2002-09-18
Nashville, TN
Defeat Ron Harris & Brian Lee after Chris
and Lee become the finalists in a battle royal to choose the
partners for the championship match.
Brian Lee & Slash
2002-11-13
Nashville, TN
America's Most Wanted [2]
2003-01-08
Nashville, TN
XXX: Christopher Daniels & Low-Ki & Elix Skipper
2003-01-22
Nashville, TN
Low-Ki & Skipper win the title; any
combination of Triple X are allowed to defend the title; held
up after a match between Low-Ki & Skipper and Brian Lee
& Slash on 03-02-05 in Nashville, TN.
XXX [2]
2003-03-12
Nashville, TN
Low-Ki & Daniels defeat America's Most
Wanted.
Jerry Lynn & The Amazing Red
2003-04-16
Nashville, TN
XXX (Christopher Daniels)
2003-05-07
Nashville, TN
Christopher Daniels wins a handicap match
by DQ.
America's Most Wanted [3]
2003-06-25
Nashville, TN
Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger
2003-08-27
Nashville, TN
Title held up after the match against Ron Killings and B.G. James on 03-11-19 in Nashville, TN.
3-Live Kru: Konnan & Ron Killings & B.G. James
2003-11-26
Nashville, TN
Defeat Glenn Gilberti & Simon Diamond &
Johnny Swinger.
Jim Cornette announces that LAX is stripped of the title on 06-11-19 when the team threatens to burn the American flag live on PPV after the match against America's Most Wanted: Chris Harris & James Storm; however, Cornette's decision is overturned by a lawyer who represents LAX in the following week.
Win the first fall of a 2-fall 3-way match with a special rule against Killer Elite Squad and IWGP championsTenzan Hiroyoshi & Kojima Satoshi for the NWA World title; KES wins the second fall for the IWGP title.