WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
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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.
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
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.
Title history
| Wrestlers: | Reigns together: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Northeast version) | ||||
| Mark Lewin Mark Lewin -Career:Mark Lewin broke into wrestling in the early '50s and had great early success in a matinee-idol babyface tag team with Don Curtis, headlining in major territories like New York and Chicago. The team's brief heel turn was a shock to its many fans... & Don Curtis Don Curtis Don Curtis, legally changed from Don Beitelman, , was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tag team with Mark Lewin in the 1950s and 1960s. During his teaming with Lewin they won the NWA World Tag Team Championship... |
1 | 1958 | Defeated Hans Schmidt & Dick the Bruiser | |
| Jerry Dr. Jerry Graham Jerry Martin Matthews , better known by his ring name Dr. Jerry Graham, was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time spent in the World Wide Wrestling Federation and as the founder of the Graham wrestling family.Jerry Martin Matthews was adopted by his stepfather Harold... & Eddie Graham Eddie Graham Edward Gossett was a professional wrestler. He was also the promoter and booker for Championship Wrestling from Florida and President of the NWA in the 1970s. His son, Mike Graham, was also a professional wrestler.-Career:Edward F... |
1 | September 1, 1958 | Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... |
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| Mark Lewin & Don Curtis | 2 | December 1958 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Jerry & Eddie Graham | 2 | May 27, 1959 | Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area... |
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| Vacated | November 1959 | Eddie Graham left promotion | ||
| Jerry Graham & Johnny Valentine Johnny Valentine Johnny Valentine was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. He has been inducted into four halls of fame for his achievements in wrestling... |
1 | November 14, 1959 | West Hempstead, New York West Hempstead, New York Not to be confused with West Hampstead, London.West Hempstead is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 18,862 at the 2010 census... |
Defeated Mark Lewin & Don Curtis |
| Jerry & Eddie Graham | 3 | March 1960 | Eddie Graham returned & took Valentine's half of title | |
| Red Red Bastien Rolland Bastein is a former professional wrestler, better known as Red Bastien.-Professional wrestling career:He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in... & Lou Bastien |
1 | April 2, 1960 | New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and... |
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| Jerry & Eddie Graham | 4 | April 16, 1960 | New Haven, CT | |
| Red Red Bastien Rolland Bastein is a former professional wrestler, better known as Red Bastien.-Professional wrestling career:He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in... & Lou Bastien |
2 | April 23, 1960 | Chicago, Illinois | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos The Fabulous Kangaroos is a former professional wrestling tag team that existed in various forms from 1957 until 1983. The first incarnation of The Fabulous Kangaroos was formed when Italian Australian Al Costello teamed with Australia native Roy Heffernan and adopted an "Ultra Australian" gimmick... (Al Costello Al Costello Giacomo Costa was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of his innovative and very technical style.Costello was the creator and original member of the... and Roy Heffernan Roy Heffernan Laurence Roy Heffernan was an Australian professional wrestler. Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos... ) |
1 | July 21, 1960 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Red Red Bastien Rolland Bastein is a former professional wrestler, better known as Red Bastien.-Professional wrestling career:He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in... & 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 & "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers | 1 | November 19, 1960 | Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County.... |
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| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) |
3 | November 26, 1960 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Johnny Valentine & Bob Ellis | 1 | January 11, 1962 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Buddy Rogers & 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 Killer Kowalski Władek "Killer" Kowalski was a Canadian professional wrestler. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the NWA and WWF, and was a known heel wrestler... & Gorilla Monsoon Gorilla Monsoon Robert James "Gino" Marella , better known by his ring name of Gorilla Monsoon, was an American professional wrestler, play-by-play announcer, and booker... |
1 | November 14, 1963 | Washington, D.C. | |
| John John Tolos John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.-Canadian Wrecking Crew:... & 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 Gene Kiniski Eugene Nicholas "Gene" Kiniski was a Canadian professional wrestler and the father of wrestlers Nick Kiniski and Kelly Kiniski. "Canada's Greatest Athlete" as he billed himself for promotional purposes was born outside of Edmonton, Alberta... & Waldo Von Erich |
1 | February 4, 1965 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Gorilla Monsoon & Bill Watts Bill Watts William F. "Bill" Watts is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. Watts was famous under his "Cowboy" gimmick in his wrestling career, and then as a tough, no-nonsense promoter in the Mid-South area of the United States, which grew to become the UWF.In 1992, he was the Executive... |
1 | April 8, 1965 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Dan Miller & Dr. Bill Miller Bill Miller (wrestler) William M. Miller , better known as Dr. Bill Miller or Mr. M, was a former professional wrestler. He is a one time American Wrestling Association World champion and also wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance, the World Wrestling Association in Indianapolis and the World Wide Wrestling... |
1 | August 7, 1965 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Tony Parisi Antonio Pugliese Antonio Pugliese , born in Cosenza, Italy, was a professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Tony Parisi. Pugliese was primarily a tag team wrestler, and he won tag team titles in several organizations, including the National Wrestling Alliance , World Wide Wrestling Federation , and... & Johnny Valentine |
1 | February 21, 1966 | New York, New York | |
| Baron Mikel Scicluna Mikel Scicluna "Baron" Mikel Scicluna was a Maltese-born professional wrestler who gained his fame during the 1960s and 1970s.-Professional wrestling career:... & Smasher Sloan |
1 | September 22, 1966 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Spiros Arion Andres Labrakis Andres Labrakis is a Greek retired professional wrestler who had extensive and successful careers in both Australia and the United States. Known as Spiros Arion and The Golden Greek, he debuted in 1961 and retired in 1978.- Europe :... & Tony Parisi |
1 | December 8, 1966 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Spiros Arion & Arnold Skaaland Arnold Skaaland Arnold Skaaland was an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.-Career:Skaaland served in the U.S. Marines during World War II. After a short-lived attempt to make a living through boxing, he became a professional wrestler and debuted in 1946 as "Arnold Skaaland"... |
1 | June 30, 1967 | Parisi gives his half to Skaaland | |
| Sicilians (Lou Albano Lou Albano Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969, then he became a manager, until 1995.... & Tony Altimore) |
1 | July 10, 1967 | Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast... |
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| Bruno Sammartino Bruno Sammartino Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino is an Italian-American former professional wrestler, best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation , holding the title across two reigns for over 11 years in total, as well as the longest single WWE Championship reign... & Spiros Arion |
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. | ||