WWWF United States Tag Team Championship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation
Date established 1958
Date retired 1967
Other name(s)
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Northeast)

The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1963 until 1967. Originally, the WWF was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance operating out of the Northeast and was called the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The championship began as Capitol Wrestling's territorial version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship from 1958 until 1963.[1]

Contents

[edit] Title history

Wrestlers: Reigns together: Date: Location: Notes:
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Northeast version)
Mark Lewin & Don Curtis 1 1958 Defeated Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser
Jerry & Eddie Graham 1 September 1, 1958 Washington, D.C.
Mark Lewin & Don Curtis 2 December 1958 Washington, D.C.
Jerry & Eddie Graham 2 May 27, 1959 Bridgeport, Connecticut
Vacated November 1959 Eddie Graham left promotion
Jerry Graham (3) & Johnny Valentine 1 November 14, 1959 West Hempstead, New York Defeated Mark Lewin & Don Curtis
Jerry (4) & Eddie Graham 3 March 1960 Eddie Graham returned & took Valentine's half of title
Red & Lou Bastien 1 April 2, 1960 New Haven, Connecticut
Jerry (5) & Eddie Graham 4 April 16, 1960 New Haven, CT
Red & Lou Bastien 2 April 23, 1960 Chicago, Illinois
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)		 1 July 21, 1960 Washington, D.C.
Red & Lou Bastien 3 August 8, 1960 Washington, D.C.
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)		 2 August 24, 1960 Bridgeport, CT
Johnny Valentine (2) & "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers 1 November 19, 1960 Teaneck, New Jersey
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Roy Heffernan)		 3 November 26, 1960 Washington, D.C.
Johnny Valentine (3) & Bob Ellis 1 January 11, 1962 Washington, D.C.
Buddy Rogers (2) & Johnny Barend 1 July 5, 1962 Washington, D.C.
WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
Buddy Austin & Great Scott 1 March 7, 1963 Washington, D.C.
Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard 1 May 16, 1963 Washington, D.C.
Killer Kowalski & Gorilla Monsoon 1 November 14, 1963 Washington, D.C.
John & Chris Tolos 1 December 28, 1963 Teaneck, NJ
Don McClairty & Argentina Apollo 1 February 16, 1964 New Haven, Connecticut
Dr. Jerry & Luke Graham 1 June 6, 1964 Washington, D.C.
Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich 1 February 4, 1965 Washington, D.C.
Gorilla Monsoon (2) & Bill Watts 1 April 8, 1965 Washington, D.C.
Dan Miller & Dr. Bill Miller 1 August 7, 1965 Washington, D.C.
Tony Parisi & Johnny Valentine (3) 1 February 21, 1966 New York, New York
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan 1 September 22, 1966 Washington, D.C.
Spiros Arion & Tony Parisi 1 December 8, 1966 Washington, D.C.
Spiros Arion (2) & Arnold Skaaland 1 June 30, 1967 Parisi gives his half to Skaaland
Sicilians (Lou Albano & Tony Altimore) 1 July 10, 1967 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion (3) 1 July 24, 1967 Atlantic City, NJ
Title Retired July 29, 1967 Title abandoned. Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion NOT recognized as WWWF US Tag Team Champs on July 30, 1967.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 

[edit] External links
World
World Martial Arts Heavyweight (reigns) (1978–1985) · WCW (reigns) (2001) · ECW (reigns) (2006–2010)
Secondary
United States (reigns) (1970–1975) · North American Heavyweight (reigns) (1979–1981) · International Heavyweight (reigns) (1959–1963,1982–1985) · Canadian (reigns) (1985–1986) · European (reigns) (1997–2002)
Tag Team
United States Tag Team (reigns) (1963–1967) · International Tag Team (reigns) (1969–1985) · Women's Tag Team (reigns) (1983–1989) · Intercontinental Tag Team (reigns) (1991) · WCW Tag Team (reigns) (2001) · World Tag Team (reigns) (1971–2010)
Weight Div.
Junior Heavyweight (reigns) (1967–1985) · Light Heavyweight (reigns) (1981–2001) · Cruiserweight (reigns) (2001–2008)
Other

Million Dollar (reigns) (1989–1992, 1995–1996, 2010) · Hardcore (reigns) (1998–2002) · Women's (reigns) (1956–2010)
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWWF_United_States_Tag_Team_Championship&oldid=477832145"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages