best tag team in this time preiod

[Flair81]

I saw Brute Bernard wrestle in Bluefield WV in 1980.
He moved slow but could work the crowd. Pre 1974
was before my time. Bet Brute was one tough guy
in his prime. He wore the same boots as Ole and
Gene. They had to have worked atleast one 6 man tag
with Brute over all those years.

[cwh47]

Brute Bernard worked a few tag matches with Gene
Anderson in the 70's for sure.

[Baltimore Jack]

HardcoreHeroes said:

Baltimore Jack:

I guess Flair held the Eastern States belt, too? I remember seeing pics of he and Wahoo wearing this belt.

The Eastern belt was retired and the title name was changed to the Mid-Atlantic title on Sept. 6, 1973 and reigning Eastern champ Jerry Brisco was awarded a new Mid-Atlantic belt and was announced as the first Mid-Atlantic champion.

During Johnny Valentine's reign as Mid-Atlantic champion, the belt disappeared and they began using the old Eastern belt again for the Mid-Atlantic title. This was worn by John Valentine, Wahoo, and Flair recognized as the Mid-Atlantic Championship. In early 1977, the new Mid-Atlantic belt was introduced. This is the belt most associated with the title, used from 1977 through 1985.



Photos of all of the Mid-Atlantic champs wearing the various versions of the belt can be found on the Mid-Atlantic Gateway here:
www.midatlanticwrestling.net/Almanac/mid_a_history/mid-a_photos_1.htm

A complete history of the origin of Mid-Atlantic championship, and more detailed info on the belts can be found on the Gateway at:
www.midatlanticwrestling.net/Almanac/mid_a_history/mid-a_title_origin.htm

[greatbologuy]

Great tag teams pre-1974:

The Bolos (I am biased)
The Infernos
Becker / Weaver
Hawk / Hansen
Bernard / Murphy
Bogni / Lubich
Gene & Ole
Missouri Mauler / Great Malenko
Scott Brothers

My list is "heel" heavy, but they filled the chairs.

[lobo]

either Gene & Ole Anderson or Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson - both teams were awesome

[davemoore]

my favorites from this time period

Art Nelson & Johnny Weaver
Art Nelson & Brute Bernard
Rip Hawk & Swede Hanson
Missiouri Mauler & Brute Bernard
Lars & Gene Anderson
Ole & Gene anderson
Johnny Weaver & George Becker
The Masked Infernos
The Royal Kangaroos
Aldo Bogni & Bronco Lubich


EDIT: For some reason, I forgot one of my very favorite pairings of all.... Art Nelson and Gene Anderson. This team certainly belongs right at the head of my list.

[gwlee7]

DaveMoore said:

my favorites from this time period

Art Nelson & Johnny Weaver
Art Nelson & Brute Bernard

Hey Dave. Good to see another Art Nelson fan especially if you like him with Brute Bernard:

[davemoore]

gwlee7 said:

Hey Dave. Good to see another Art Nelson fan especially if you like him with Brute Bernard:

Thanks

In the early 70s I was a huge Art Nelson fan. For some reason I forgot to mention the team of Nelson and Gene Anderson in my list. I saw all of these guys just week after week live at our local auditorium, some of the most brutal two out of three falls matches imaginable, many that went the 60 minute time limit. Fans of today's wrestling ("Sports Entertainment") really cant get an idea of what wrestling was like back then. Like so many people now, I consider Ric Flair to be my all time favorite wrestler, but long before Flair ever set foot in the Carolinas, Art Nelson was my genuine hero.

[weaverlock]

I always thought that the combo of Weaver/Nelson Royal or Weaver/Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods would have been nice to see on TV.

I just don't remember seeing much of these combos on TV.

Any thoughts on why?

[cwh47]

Between 1962 and 1965 George Becker and Johnny
Weaver teamed up some but for the most part they
tagged up with other partners.That changed in 1965
when they formed a regular team that lasted until
George Becker left in 1971.Once in while they would
team with other wrestlers during this period especially
when Johnny was wrestling in a singles title match.I
saw Mr. Wrestling team with both Becker and Weaver
during this era but it was rare and I am pretty sure it
never happened on tv.

[weaverlock]

Thanks cwh47! This board is THE BEST!

[flairfanatic]

1 George Becker and Johnny Weaver
2 Rip Hawk and Swede Hanson
3 The Bolos
4 Paul Jones and Nelson Royal
5 Missouri Mauler and Brute Bernard
6 George and Sandy Scott
7 The Bolos
8 Bronco Lubich and Aldo Bogni
9 Skull Murphy and Brute Bernard
10 The Masked Infernos

I would have listed Ole and Gene Anderson but to me their best years were after 1974...

Just my thoughts...

FlairFanatic

[The Hammer]

flair81a said:

I saw Brute Bernard wrestle in Bluefield WV in 1980.
He moved slow but could work the crowd. Pre 1974
was before my time. Bet Brute was one tough guy
in his prime. He wore the same boots as Ole and
Gene. They had to have worked atleast one 6 man tag
with Brute over all those years.

Speaking of those boots, On one of the copies of The Mid Atlantic Films I have, Ric Flair was wearing those famous Anderson boots in a match with #1 Paul Jones.

[weaverlock]

I would have to say Hawk & Hanson. To me they were the best heels team in the area.