The Country Gentlemen... Gunning for The Steiners?!

Can The Country Gentlemen Brand Their Name in NWA History?

It’s been 200 days and counting!

Anthony Andrews and AJ Cazana are already the third-longest reigning United States tag team champions in National Wrestling Alliance history. As the upcoming NWA 75 pay-per-view approaches, The Country Gentlemen have runner-up honors firmly in their crosshairs!

“We’re walking out of St. Lous ‘and still,’” says Andrews, “Then our next stop is passing The Steiners in the record books!”

Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express — “Sweet” Stan & “Beautiful” Bobby — hold the record for longest U.S. tag title reign.

No team has come close to catching U.S. Tag team leaders The Midnight Express (Top Right). Starting in 1987, “Sweet” Stan and “Beautiful” Bobby — led by Jim Cornette — became the most dominant duo in the titles’ storied existence, relinquishing the straps only after winning the World tag titles from Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard. 

For now, The Midnights’ mind-blowing 346 days as champions remain out of reach. Still, The Country Gentlemen are jockeying to pass second-placeholders Rick and Scott Steiner. In 1990, the brothers from Michigan ended The Midnight’s historic third tenure to begin a legendary 225 days as champs in their own right. 

Finally, an astonishing three-plus decades later and with AJ’s dad Joe Cazana guiding the way, the Gentlemen are nipping at the Steiners’ heels. To reach that goal, the cousin combo has a few mighty hurdles in their path.  

First Andrews and Cazana must survive NWA’s annual Aug. 26-27 anniversary extravaganza and the subsequent television tapings in Nashville. If they can walk out of those with the straps, The Country Gentlemen will claim the second-longest U.S. tag title reign.

Ready to play spoiler are two teams who face off on night one of NWA 75 for a title opportunity the following day. The Country Gentlemen will defend against either Daisy Kill and Talos or The Fixers, the very duo they defeated for the belts.

“It doesn’t matter who we face in St. Louis,” insists third-generation star AJ Cazana. According to “The Brute from Bullhead Ranch,” “There’s no way in hell anyone is going to stop us from making our mark in history.”