▁the ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan - based ▁promotion ▁Big ▁Time ▁Wrestling , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁N WA ▁Detroit , ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Wrestling ▁Alliance ▁( N WA ), ▁All - Star ▁Wrestling ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁promote ▁their ▁own ▁local ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁championship ▁as ▁the ▁N WA ▁byla ws ▁did ▁not ▁restrict ▁its ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁restricted ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁to ▁one ▁nation ally ▁recognized ▁championship . ▁Because ▁individual ▁N WA ▁members , ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁N WA ▁territ ories , ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁create ▁their ▁own ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship , ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 2 ▁different ▁versions ▁existed ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁championship , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁won ▁or ▁lost ▁compet it ively , ▁but ▁instead ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁book ers ▁of ▁a ▁wrest ling ▁promotion . ▁The ▁title ▁is ▁awarded ▁after ▁the ▁chosen ▁team ▁" w ins " ▁a ▁match ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁ill usion ▁that ▁professional ▁wrest ling ▁is ▁a ▁compet itive ▁sport . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁championship ▁team ▁recognized ▁in ▁Detroit ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Tol os ▁brothers ▁( Chr is ▁and ▁John ▁Tol os ), ▁who ▁were ▁introduced ▁as ▁champions ▁around ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁as ▁having ▁" re cent ly ▁won " ▁the ▁championship ,