ESA International Tag Team Championship

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Eastern Sports Association's International Tag Team Title was represented by a Trophy, and was defended in the Maritimes from 1969 to 1975. [1]

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International Tag Team Champions

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Al Costello and Don Kent)
 1969 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 2 The Beast and Rudy Kay  August 5, 1969 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
N/A
 4 Eric Pomeroy and Phil Robley June 2, 1970 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 5 Leo Burke and The Beast  N/A ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 6 Eric Pomeroy and Fred Sweetan August 3, 1971 ESN showN/A1 28   
 7 Archie Gouldie and The Beast  August 31, 1971 ESN showN/A1 35   
 8 Eric Pomeroy and Fred Sweetan October 5, 1971 ESN showN/A2 7   
 9 The Beast and Rudy Kay  October 12, 1971 ESN showHalifax, Nova Scotia2 217   
 10 Mike Dubois and Fred Sweetan May 16, 1972 ESN showN/A1 84   
 11 Leo Burke and Bobby Kay  August 8, 1972 ESN showHalifax, Nova Scotia 1 308   
 12 Fred Sweetan and Kurt von Steiger June 12, 1973 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 13 The Beast and Bobby Kay  July 1973 ESN showN/A2 N/A   
 14 Fred Sweetan and Mr. X August 3, 1973 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 15 The Beast and Bobby Kay  August 1973 ESN showN/A3 N/A   
 16 James J. Dillon and Fred Sweetan September 1973 ESN showN/A  N/A   
Vacated  N/A Dillon did not return for the start of the season. 
 17 Fred Sweetan and Mike Dubois May 7, 1974 ESN showHalifax, Nova Scotia1 N/A Defeated Beast and Bobby Kay for the vacant title. 
 18 Leo Burke and The Beast  July 1974 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 19  August 1974 ESN showN/A1 N/A   
 20 The Beast and The Stomper  October 1974 ESN showN/A  N/A   
Vacated  N/A The Stomper did not return for the start of the season. 
 21 Mike Dubois and Alfred Hayes  May 13, 1975 ESN showHalifax, Nova Scotia1 N/A Defeated Beast and Johnny Weaver for the vacant title. [2]
Vacated  September 1975 Dubois and Hayes stripped for failure to defend. 
 22 Bob Brown and the Patriot September 1975 ESN showN/A1 N/A Won a three team tournament. 
 23 The Beast and Rudy Kay  October 28, 1975 ESN showHalifax, Nova Scotia3 N/A   
Deactivated N/A

On ESA's 1976 programs, the promotion listed Jack and Jerry Brisco as International Tag Champions, even though they never appeared in the Maritimes as a team. The title had been replaced with the Maritime Tag Team Championship Belts. [1]

International Heavyweight Champion

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 JJ Dillon  May 1984N/AN/A 1 N/AArrived as Champion - only Champion - left promotion circa August, 1984 

Global Tag Team Champions

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 The Samoans
(Great Tio and Chief Tapu)
 May 1984 N/A N/A 1 N/A Arrived as Champions. 
  Rudy Kay and Hubert Gallant  N/A N/A  1 N/A N/A 
 3 '\'The Samoans
(Great Tio and Chief Tapu)
 N/A N/A N/A 2 N/A   

World Tag Team Champions

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
 1 Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson  July 1977 N/AN/A 1 N/A Arrived as Champions. Stripped of the title for failure to defend 

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