NWA North American Tag Team Championship
Teaming with J.J. Dillon several weeks later, he and Dillon would defeat Bob Sweetan &amp; Terry Gibbs for the NWA Central States Tag Team Titles on August 27, although they were forced to vacate within two months. The following month, he faced Terry Gibbs and Bob Sweetan in singles matches and later lost to Sweetan and Bob Brown in a tag team match with Gene Lewis on September 20, 1981. He also teamed with Steve Sybert in the NWA North American Tag Team Championship Tournament and was eliminated in the opening rounds by Dusty Rhodes &amp; Bugsy McGraw in late 1981.