# NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship

The NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and originally promoted in Chicago as the NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship. The NWA Mid-America territory based out of Tennessee re-introduced the title as the NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship, promoting it from 1974 until 1981. In 1984, another NWA territory Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP) brought the concept back, this time as the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship", which continued to be promoted by JCP's successor World Championship Wrestling until 1989. The championship was briefly revived in February 1998 by Dennis Coralluzzo's NWA New Jersey territory, also known as Championship Wrestling America. The championship was retired in December 1998. As the name indicates the championship was exclusively for three man teams that competed in six-man tag team matches. Because the championship was a professional wrestling championship, it was won or lost by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion.

## Title history

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 | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Three-Man Tag Team Championship |
| 1 | Roy McClarity, Pat O'Connor and Yukon Eric | May 6, 1955 | NWA Chicago Live event | Chicago, Illinois | 1 | | Defeated Reggie Lisowski, Art Neilsen and Don Leo Jonathan to be recognized as the inaugural NWA World Three-Man Tag Team champions. | |
| | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 6, 1955 to November 14, 1974. |
| | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
| 2 | Jackie Fargo, George Gulas and Dennis Hall | November 14, 1974 | Mid-America Live event | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | 53 | Defeated Jerry Lawler, Don Kent and Juan Sebastian in a tournament final to win the vacant championships. During this reign, the championship is renamed to the "NWA Six-Man Tag Team Championship". | |
| 3 | Big Bad John, Lorenzo Parente and John Gray | January 16, 1975 | Mid-America Live event | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Tojo Yamamoto, George Gulas (2) and Dennis Hall (2) | February 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. | Championship history is unrecorded from February 1975 to March 10, 1975. |
| 5 | Jackie Fargo (2), George Gulas (3) and Dennis Hall (3) | March 10, 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Eddie Marlin, Tommy Gilbert, and Ricky Gibson | 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| — | Vacated | 1975 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. | |
| 7 | Tojo Yamamoto (2), George Gulas (4) and Tommy Rich | October 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | Won a tournament to fill the vacancy. | |
| 8 | Al Greene and The Bicentennial Kings (Phil Hickerson and Dennis Condrey) | October 31, 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | 12 | | |
| 9 | Tojo Yamamoto (3), George Gulas (5) and Tommy Rich (2) | November 12, 1975 | Mid-America Live event | | 2 | 50 | | |
| | Mitsu Arakawa and The Bounty Hunters (Bounty Hunter I and Bounty Hunter II) | January 1, 1976 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | 118 | | |
| 11 | George Gulas (6), Dennis Hall (4) and Charlie Cook | April 28, 1976 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | 368 | | |
| 12 | Gorgeous George Jr., Tommy Gilbert (2) and Paul Orndorff | May 1, 1977 | Mid-America Live event | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 526 | Billed as champions in Memphis; may not have been recognized in Nashville. | |
| | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. | Championship history is unrecorded from May 1, 1977 to October 9, 1978. |
| 13 | Jerry Barber and The Jet Set (George Gulas (7) and Bobby Eaton) | October 9, 1978 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| — | Vacated | November 1978 | — | — | — | — | Championship was vacated after Jerry Barber lost a "loser-leaves-the-area" match. | |
| 14 | Arvil Hutto and The Jet Set (George Gulas (8) and Bobby Eaton (2)) | December 1, 1978 | Mid-America Live event | Huntsville, Alabama | 1 | | Won a tournament to fill a vacancy. | |
| 15 | Tojo Yamamoto (4), Gypsy Joe and The Beast | January 1979 | Mid-America Live event | Tullahoma, Tennessee | 1 | | | |
| 16 | The Mexican Angel and The Jet Set (George Gulas (9) and Bobby Eaton (3)) | 1979 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| 17 | Tojo Yamamoto (5), Dennis Condrey (2) and Chris Colt | April 17, 1979 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. | Championship history is unrecorded from April 17, 1979 to August 1979. |
| 18 | Tojo Yamamoto (6), The Great Togo and David Schultz | August 1979 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| 19 | George Gulas (10), Ken Lucas and Prince Tonga | September 1979 | Mid-America Live event | | 1 | | | |
| — | Vacated | October 1979 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Prince Tonga left the NWA Mid-America territory. | |
| 20 | George Gulas (11), Ken Lucas (2) and Joey Rossi | November 4, 1979 | Mid-America Live event | Tullahoma, Tennessee | 1 | 18 | | |
| 21 | Tojo Yamamoto (7), Bobby Eaton (4) and The Secret Weapon | November 22, 1979 | Mid-America Live event | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1 | 196 | | |
| 22 | George Gulas (12), Rocky Brewer and Mystery Man | June 5, 1980 | Mid-America Live event | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 1 | | | |
| — | Deactivated | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Championship was retired when NWA Mid-America closed. | |
| | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship | NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |
| 23 | Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff and Don Kernodle | July 18, 1984 | JCP Live event | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | | Defeated Rufus R. Jones, Angelo Mosca Jr. and Tom Shaft to revive the title in Jim Crockett Promotions. During this reign, the championship is renamed to the "NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship". | |
| 24 | The Russians (Ivan Koloff (2), Nikita Koloff (2) and Krusher Khruschev) | January 1985 | JCP Live event | | 1 | | Krusher Khruschev replaced Kernodle. | |
| 25 | Manny Fernandez, Buzz Tyler and Sam Houston | July 1985 | JCP Live event | | 1 | | | |
| 26 | The Russians (Ivan Koloff (3), Nikita Koloff (3) and Krusher Khruschev (2)) | October 6, 1985 | JCP Live event | | 2 | | | |
| 27 | The Russians (Ivan Koloff (4), Nikita Koloff (4) and Baron von Raschke) | January 1986 | JCP Live event | | 1 | | Baron Von Raschke replaced Khruschev due to an injury. | |
| 28 | Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors (Animal (2) and Hawk (2)) | May 17, 1986 | JCP Live event | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 646 | | |
| 29 | Ivan Koloff (6) and The Powers of Pain (Warlord and The Barbarian) | February 12, 1988 | JCP Live event | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | | | |
| — | Vacated | June 1988 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when The Powers of Pain left for the World Wrestling Federation; team was still recognized as champions until at least June 4, 1988. | |
| 30 | Dusty Rhodes and The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) | July 9, 1988 | JCP Live event | Chicago, Illinois | 2 | 108 | Defeated Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson to fill vacancy. | |
| — | Vacated | October 25, 1988 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after The Road Warriors turned on Dusty Rhodes, breaking up the team. | |
| 31 | Genichiro Tenryu and The Road Warriors (Animal (3) and Hawk (3)) | December 7, 1988 | Clash of the Champions IV | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 1 | | Animal defeated Dusty Rhodes in a singles match to win the championship and awarded Rhodes' share of the title to Tenryu. | |
| — | Vacated | February 1989 | — | — | — | — | Tenryu and The Roads Warriors vacated the championship so Tenryu could focus on winning the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship in All Japan Pro Wrestling. World Championship Wrestling (WCW) later promotes the WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship as a successor in 1991. In 1994, Tenryu creates the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship as a successor. | |
| 32 | The Misfits (Harley Lewis, Derek Domino and Lupus) | February 21, 1998 | Championship Wrestling America Live event | Overbrook, New Jersey | 1 | | Defeated Slayer and The Lost Boys (Wolf and Yar) to win the revived title. | |
| — | Deactivated | December 1998 | — | — | — | — | Championship abandoned in December 1998 without a formal announcement. | |