Mid-Atlantic Gateway
We continue our countdown of the 5 teams that competed in the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling area that never held the Mid-Atlantic tag team championships - - but should have. For our explanation of the process and our thinking behind this countdown, visit the original page here.
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We are going to spotlight those five teams over the next few weeks, counting down to the number one team we thought should have been given that championship - - but wasn't.
The past three weeks, we selected teams for #5, #4, and #3 in the countdown that were brother combinations. This week we break from that streak - -
NUMBER THREE:
Steve Keirn and Tiger Conway, Jr. (1975)
DB: This team came close to winning the NWA world tag team titles from the Anderson Brothers in 1975, and actually held a non-title victory over them on TV. As a young fan, I was convinced they would get those belts, but in hindsight they may were just a transitional challenger for the Andersons who shut down Keirn and Conway pretty quickly as we moved into 1976. A tremendous babyface combination, youthful with lots of fire and charisma. They would have made excellent Mid-Atlantic tag team champions had the titles been active at the time. This team may be the best reason those titles should not have been temporarily discontinued.
Next time: Before revealing our #1, we'll take a look at several "honorable mentions" that didn't quite make our Top 5 list.
The countdown so far:
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2. Steve Keirn and Tiger Conway, Jr.