WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship

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The WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship was a third-string tag team championship that was defended in the World Wrestling Council.

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WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionUniversal Wrestling Promotions (UWP)
Top Heavyweight Wrestling Promotions (THWP)
World Wrestling Promotions (WWP)
Dominican Wrestling Federation (DWF)
World Wrestling Council (WWC)
Date establishedAugust 8, 1978
Date retiredSeptember 2, 1992
Other name(s)
  • UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • THWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • WWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • DWF Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • NWA Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)The Cherokees
Final champion(s)Latin Connection (Ray Gonzalez and Ricky Santana)
Most reignsas a tag team: Caribbean Express
(Huracán Castillo Jr. and Miguel Pérez Jr.) (5 reigns) as individual: Invader I (7 reigns)
Longest reignThe Invaders
(Invader I and Invader II) (245 days)
Shortest reignNinja Express
(Kendo Nagasaki and Mr.Pogo) (1 day)
Oldest championDon Kent (57 years)
Youngest championRay González (19 years)

Title history

Wrestler:Times:Date:Place:Notes:
UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Cherokees1August 8, 1978 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeat The Castillo Brothers
(Raul and Fidel) in a tournament final.
The Invaders
(Invader I & Invader II)
1December 9, 1978 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Hart Family
(Smith Hart and Bret Hart)
1August 10, 1979 Las Marías, Puerto Rico
THWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Bill Martínez and Henry London1August 12, 1979 San Germán, Puerto Rico
Los Hermanos Perón
(Chicky Starr and Ángelo Rivera)
1August 20, 1979 Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
WWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Kengo Arakawa and Kendo Kimura 1September 29, 1979Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
The Sasaki Twins
(Hiro Sasaki and Masa Sasaki)
1November 20, 1979 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar)
1December 8, 1979San Juan, Puerto Rico
DWF Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Original Broncos
(Bronco I and Bronco II)
1January 6, 1980 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Titán and Relámpago Hernández1August 8, 1980 Samaná, Dominican Republic
The Original Broncos
(Bronco I and Bronco II)
2December 2, 1980 Santiago, Dominican Republic
Jack Veneno and Relampago Hernández (2)1September 4, 1981Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Original Broncos
(Bronco I and Bronco II)
3February 8, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot)
1October 10, 1982Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I (2) and Super Gladiator 1December 6, 1982Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot)
2December 20, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buddy Landel and Terry Gibbs 1May 14, 1983San Juan, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
(Super Médico I and Super Médico II)
1June 6, 1983Bayamón, Puerto Rico [1] [ circular reference ]
The Invaders
(II (2) and IV)
1July 2, 1983 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Title held up on January 6, 1984 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico between the match of The Invaders and The Super Medicos.
The Super Médicos
(Super Medico I and Super Medico II)
2January 20, 1984San Germán, Puerto RicoDefeat The Invaders in a rematch.
The High Flyers
(Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell)
1July 8, 1984 Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
(Invader I (3) and Invader III)
1January 8, 1985Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Super Médicos
(I and II)
3January 10, 1985 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Dutch Mantel and Wendell Cooley 1June 5, 1985San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
(Invader I (4) and Invader IV (2))
1January 2, 1986Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Power Twins
(Larry and Dave)
1January 9, 1986 Maricao, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
(Invader I (5) and Invader IV (3))
2August 6, 1986Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Superflys
(Eric and Charlie)
1May 22, 1987 Manatí, Puerto Rico
Vacated on october 8, 1987 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico after Superfly Eric suffer a knee injury.
Samoan Swat Team
(Fatu and Samu)
1November 7, 1987 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Defeated Invader I and Invader III in a tournament final.
The Youngbloods
(Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood)
1December 12, 1987Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Kansas City Jayhawks
(Bobby Jaggers and Dan Kroffat)
1February 6, 1988Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
The Youngbloods
(Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood)
2April 23, 1988Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
The Kansas City Jayhawks
(Bobby Jaggers and Dan Kroffat)
2June 11, 1988 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
(Jesus Castillo, Jr. and Miguel Pérez Jr.)
1December 15, 1988Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ninja Express
(Kensuke Sasaki and Mr.Pogo)
1January 14, 1989 Caguas, Puerto Rico [2]
The Youngbloods
(Mark Youngblood and Chris Youngblood)
3March 6, 1989San Juan, Puerto Rico [3]
The Caribbean Express
(Huracán Castillo Jr. and Miguel Pérez Jr.)
2March 15, 1989Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ninja Express
(Kensuke Sasaki and Mr.Pogo)
2April 1, 1989San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Batten Twins
(Brad Batten and Bart Batten)
1April 2, 1989 Dorado, Puerto Rico
Held up after a match between Batten Twins and The Caribbean Express (Miguel Pérez, Jr. and Huracán Castillo, Jr.) on April 29, 1989 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
The Batten Twins
(Brad Batten and Bart Batten)
2May 14, 1989San Juan, Puerto RicoDefeated Castillo, Jr. and Pérez in a rematch.
The Caribbean Express
(Huracán Castillo Jr. and Miguel Pérez Jr.)
3June 9, 1989 Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Los Mercenarios
(Cuban Assassin and Jerry Morrow)
1October 7, 1989Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Los Nuevos Mercenarios
(Cuban Assassin (2) and Ron Starr)
1January 25, 1990San Juan, Puerto RicoRon Starr replaces Jerry Morrow who quit from the company.
Vacatedwhen Los Nuevos Mercenarios gave up the titles on February 25, 1990.
The Invaders
(Invader I (6) and Invader IV (4))
3March 10, 1990Caguas, Puerto RicoDefeated Cuban Assassin and Ron Starr in a Tournament final.
Leo Burke and Chicky Starr (2)1March 25, 1990San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
(Invader I (7) and Invader IV (5))
4May 5, 1990Caguas, Puerto Rico [4]
Los Mercenarios
(Cuban Assassin (3) and Jerry Morrow (2))
2June 24, 1990 Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
(Huracán Castillo, Jr. and Miguel Pérez, Jr.)
4July 7, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine and Eric Embry 1September 23, 1990Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
(Super Médico I (4) and Super Médico III)
1November 10, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine (2) and Eric Embry (2)2December 15, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
(Super Médico I (5) and Super Médico III)
2January 6, 1991San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine (3) and Gran Mendoza1January 23, 1991San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
(Huracán Castillo, Jr. and Miguel Pérez, Jr.)
5March 9, 1991 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Vacatedwhen The Caribbean Express win the WWC World Tag Team Titles on June 8, 1991 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The State Patrol
(Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and Lt. James Earl Wright)
1July 10, 1991 Ponce, Puerto Rico Defeat Los Originales Nenes de Las Nenas in an 8-tag team tournament final. [5]
Los Originales Nenes de las Nenas
(Ray González and Ricky Santana)
1August 24, 1991Ponce, Puerto Rico [6]
Dusty Wolfe and Gran Mendoza (2)1September 8, 1991Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Los Originales Nenes de las Nenas
(Ray González and Ricky Santana)
2September 28, 1991Carolina, Puerto Rico
Vacated and inactiveon November 8, 1991.
NWA Caribbean Tag Team Champions
Mandella and Sabud1March 6, 1992 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Recognized by NWA for a briefly time.
Abandoned later September 2, 1992

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