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Tennessee Title renamed Southeastern Title sometime between 76-01-11 and 76-01-21 (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 76-01-22; possibly a mistake in the newspaper article); vacant in 76-02 (sometime between 76-02-13 and 76-02-28).
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden
1976-02-29
Knoxville, TN
Defeat the Masked Superstars in tournament final.
Masked Superstars
1976-03-07
Knoxville, TN
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden [2]
1976-04-09
Knoxville, TN
Norvell Austin & Karl Von Steiger
1976-06-25
Knoxville, TN
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden [3]
1976-07-02
Knoxville, TN
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger
1976-07-09
Knoxville, TN
Jimmy Golden & Mike Stallings
1976-10-10
Knoxville, TN
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger [2]
1976-11-04<
Sometime after 76-10-22 when Golden & Stallings retain the title against the Von Steigers.
Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller
1977-04-01
Knoxville, TN
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger [3]
1977-04-16
Knoxville, TN
Bill Dundee & Tommy Rich
1977-04-18
Memphis, TN
Kurt Von Steiger & Karl Von Steiger [4]
1977-04-28
Knoxville, TN
Tony Charles & Mr. Knoxville (Ron Garvin)
1977-05-07
Knoxville, TN
Vacant in 77-06.
Bob Orton Jr. & Mr. Knoxville
1977-06-10
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Bob Armstrong & Robert Fuller in a one-night 6-team tournament final; held up after the match against Bob Armstrong & Jos LeDuc on 77-08-19 in Knoxville, TN.
Bob Armstrong & Jos LeDuc
1977-08-26
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Orton & Knoxville in rematch.
Bob Orton Jr. & Mr. Knoxville [2]
1977-09-02
Knoxville, TN
Jos Leduc & Roy Lee Welch
1977-10-14
Knoxville, TN
Don Carson & The Assassin
1977-11-11
Knoxville, TN
By forfeit when Leduc cannot wrestle due to injury caused by Mongolian Stomper during a TV program in previous week.
Win the title possibly by DQ; held up after the match against Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson on 78-02-28 in Johnson City, TN; declared vacant after the rematch on 78-03-12 Knoxville, TN.
Ricky Gibson & Jimmy Golden [2]
1978-03-19
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson in tournament final.
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson
1978-04-16
Knoxville, TN
Held up after the match against Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden on 78-05-05 in Knoxville, TN.
Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden [4]
1978-05-12
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Condrey & Bob Roop (substituting for Hickerson) in rematch.
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson [2]
1978-05-26
Knoxville, TN
Jimmy Golden & Bob Roop
1978-08-04
Knoxville, TN
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson [3]
1978-08-11
Knoxville, TN
Jimmy Golden & Kevin Sullivan
1978-09-15
Dothan, AL
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson [4]
1978-09-22
Knoxville, TN
Jimmy Golden & Rip Smith
1978-10-06
Knoxville, TN
Dennis Condrey & Phil Hickerson [5]
1978-10-20
Knoxville, TN
Ken Lucas & Kevin Sullivan
1978-12-01
Knoxville, TN
Jerry Blackwell & The Invader
1979-01-21
Knoxville, TN
Ken Lucas & Bob Armstrong
1979-02-04
Knoxville, TN
Declared vacant since due to Bob Orton Jr. "masquerading" as The Invader in the title change.
Bob Roop & Bob Orton Jr.
1979-02-11
Knoxville, TN
Defeat Ken Lucas & Kevin Sullivan in the 6-team tournament final; lose to Kevin Sullivan & Dean Ho on 79-04-13 in Knoxville, TN via DQ but are reported as losing the title (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 79-04-14) which is most likely a mistake.
Most likely vacant when the Manchurians leave the territory in 80-06; the Assassins, Georgia champions, are billed as the holders of the "Tag Team Title" (without any promotion or territory name) for the 80-06-07 card in Knoxville, TN; East Tennessee territory is sold to Mid-Atlantic in 80-09; Southeastern territory moves it base to Northern Alabama.
Wrestle Rose & Condrey (winners unknown); billed as champions as of 80-12-27.
Randy Rose & Dennis Condrey [2]
1981-01
Sometime between 81-01-10 and 81-01-16.
Norvell Austin & Paul Orndorff [2]
1981-02-21
Dothan, AL
Vacant due to Austin's injury from attack by Rose & Condrey right after the match.
Randy Rose & Dennis Condrey [3]
1981-03-01
Pensacola, FL
Defeat Paul Orndorff & Jerry Stubbs in tournament final.
Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong [2]
1981-04-07
Mobile, AL
Vacant in 81-04 when Bob is injured; tournament is held on 81-05-04 in Birmingham, AL with Dennis Condrey & Randy Rose advancing to the final, but the title remains to be held up; another tournament is held on 81-05-05 in Mobile, AL with Condrey & Rose facing Brad Armstrong & The Shadow (Norvell Austin) in the final, but the title again continues to be held up.
Bob Armstrong & Brad Armstrong [3]
1981-05-18
Birmingham, AL
Defeat Randy Rose & Dennis Condrey; possibly on 81-05-11.
Defeat Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden and the Sheepherders: Luke Williams & Jonathan Boyd in a 3-team tournament; possibly repeated next day in Mobile, AL.
