1981

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Records indicate that Terry Taylor was listed as TV Champion in early 1981. The Central States TV Title was born in 1977, but records indicate that there was no champion between Bob Sweetans last reign in December 1977 and Taylors 1981 reign. The most likely scenario is that the title was inactivated in early 1978. I do not know if Taylor defeated a previous champion, won a tourney, or was given the belt.

Central States Tag Team Title records show the title vacant in May, when Terry Taylor (who was co-holder w/ Bob Brown) leaving the area. Bob Sweetan & Terry Gibbs defeated The Freebirds in the finals of an 8 team one night tourney in KC on June 18 to become champions. After Buzz Tyler & JJ Dillon won the belts in August, the title was seemingly declared vacant again, as Rufus R Jones & Dewey Robertson defeated Bob Sweetan & Jerry Brown in an October tournament.

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, and MARCH
• Pat & Mike Kelly win tag belts from Roberts & Reed (Jan)
• Terry Taylor wins (is given?) the Central States TV Title

APRIL, MAY, and JUNE
• Buzz Tyler wins CS belt from Brown in Des Moines (4-1)
• Bob Brown & Terry Taylor win tag belts from Kelly Twins in KC (4-9)...belts declared vacant shortly after when Taylor leaves the area
• Bob Sweetan defeats Tyler for CS title (6-7)
• Sweetan & Terry Gibbs defeat Freebirds in the finals of a one night, 8 team tournament to become new tag champs in KC (6-18). Sweetan & Gibbs defeated Baron Von Raschke & Bobby Jaggers in Round 1, and Ted DiBiase & Tommy Rich in Round 2. Other teams entered were Rufus R Jones & Terry Funk, Buzz Tyler & JJ Dillon, Bob Brown & Buck Robley, and Gene Lewis & Steve Lawler
• Bobby Jaggers win TV belt from Taylor. Rufus R Jones wins belt from Jaggers in KC (5-7)
• Gene Lewis wins TV title from Rufus in KC (6-25)

JULY, AUGUST, and SEPTEMBER
• Buzz Tyler & JJ Dillon win tag belts from Sweetan & Gibbs in KC (8-27)
• Ric Flair wins NWA World Title from Dusty Rhodes in KC (9-17) On the same card...Chang Chung beat Omar Atlas, Sweetan beat Randy Morse by DQ to retain CS title, J.J. Dillon & Buzz Tyler beat Terry Gibbs & Ron Sexton to retain tag titles, Brown, Michael Hayes, & Rufus beat Gene Lewis, The Monk, & Sir Oliver Humperdink, and Harley Race beat Sgt. Slaughter
• JJ Dillon and manager Oliver Humperdink turn on Buzz Tyler...Tag Titles vacated
• NWA Champ Dusty Rhodes makes a tour of title defenses before losing the title to Ric Flair on September 17 in Kansas City...7/20 in Wichita & 7/23 in KC, beating Bobby Jaggers, 7/25 in Des Moines, beating Buzz Tyler, 7/26 and 8/20 in KC, beating Harley Race.

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, and DECEMBER
• Rufus Jones & Dewey Robertson win tag tournament to become new CS tag champs (October)
• Dewey Robertson wins TV belt from Lewis in KC (10-22)...Oliver Humperdink (!?) wins title, but Robertson regains title shortly
• Tommy Martin wins CS title from Sweetan in KC (11-19)
• Bob Sweetan regains CS title in KC (12-10)
• Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane win tag belts from Rufus & Dewey (Nov or Dec)