WWC North American Tag Team Championship

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WWC North American Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion Capitol Sports Promotions
Date establishedJanuary 6, 1974
March 6, 1992
Date retiredJuly 2, 1988
September 2, 1992
Other name
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1974–1988)
Statistics
First championsHuracán Castillo and Don Serrano
Most reignsAs a team: Los Pastores (4 reigns)
As an individual: Carlos Colón (11 reigns)
Longest reignJosé Miguel Pérez and Carlos Colón
(210 days)
Shortest reignThe Castillo Brothers
(1 day)

The WWC North American Tag Team Championship, also known as the Puerto Rican version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship, was a major tag team championship that was used and defended in Capitol Sports Promotions (CSP, later the World Wrestling Council (WWC)). [1] The promotion, still in operation today, is based out of Puerto Rico and was a National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate until 1988. This title was the third NWA sanctioned championship to use the "NWA North American Tag Team Championship" name and, while its name suggests it was a title defended across the continent, it was actually only used within the Puerto Rico territory.

Contents

Title history

Wrestler:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Huracan Castillo and Don Serrano1January 6, 1974 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Billed as champions on WWC first card.
Carlos Colón and Gino Caruso 1April 5, 1974Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Castillo Brothers
(Huracán Castillo (2) and Maravilla)		1April 11, 1974Bayamon, Puerto RicoMaravilla formerly Known as Raúl Castillo.
Jose Miguel Pérez and Carlos Colón (2)1May 12, 1974Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bruce Swayze and Jim Dalton1June 1, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico [2]
Jose Miguel Pérez (2) and Carlos Colón (3)2July 12, 1974 Ponce, Puerto Rico [3]
The Assassins
(Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto)		1July 20, 1974Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera and Jack Veneno 1November 23, 1974Caguas, Puerto Rico
Vikingo and Ciclón Sudamericano1December 21, 1974Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre Martel and Michel Martel)		1March 8, 1975Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera (2) and Ciclón1August 2, 1975Caguas, Puerto Rico [4]
Bull Gregory and Ali Baba 1October 11, 1975 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (4) and “Cowboy” Bob Ellis 1December 25, 1975Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Spoilers
(I and II)		1January 10, 1976Caguas, Puerto Rico
Los Infernos
(I and II)		1January 17, 1976Caguas, Puerto Rico [5]
Held upMarch 6, 1976Bayamón, Puerto RicoAfter a match between José Rivera and José Miguel Pérez and Inferno I and Inferno II.
Los Infernos
(I and II)		2March 13, 1976Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeated Rivera and Pérez in a rematch.
Held upAugust 7, 1976Caguas, Puerto RicoIn a match between Los Dinámicos and Los Infernos.
Los Infernos
(I and II)		3August 28, 1976Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeated Colón and Rivera in a rematch.
Antonino Rocca and José Miguel Pérez (3)1September 11, 1976Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Higo Hamaguchi and Gordon Nelson1October 16, 1976Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Hercules Ayala and Victor Jovica 1December 4, 1976Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Interns
(Jim Starr and Tom Andrews)		1December 25, 1976Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Michel Martel (2) and Daniel Martel)		1February 26, 1977Caguas, Puerto Rico
Held upMay 7, 1977Bayamón, Puerto RicoAfter a match between The Martels and José Rivera and Hercules Ayala.
The Martels
(Michel Martel (3) and Daniel Martel (2))		2May 21, 1977Caguas, Puerto RicoDefeated Rivera and Hercules Ayala in a rematch.
Los Escorpiones
(I and II)		1June 25, 1977Caguas, Puerto RicoKnown as José Ventura and Raúl Reyes.
The Martels
(Michel Martel (4) and Daniel Martel (3))		3July 2, 1977Caguas, Puerto Rico
Los Dinámicos
(Carlos Colón (5) and José Rivera (3))		1August 27, 1977Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Samoans
(Afa and Sika)		1October 29, 1977Caguas, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (6) and Victor Jovica (2)1November 14, 1977 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Hollywood Blonds
(Jack Evans and Larry Sharpe)		1December 17, 1977San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held upApril 22, 1978Caguas, Puerto RicoAfter a match between The Hollywood Blonds and Victor Jovica and Chief Thunder Cloud.
The Hollywood Blonds
(Jack Evans and Larry Sharpe)		2May 6, 1978Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeated Colon and Thunder Cloud in rematch. [6]
Carlos Colón (7) and Chief Thunder Cloud1May 27, 1978Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre (2) and Jean)		1July 22, 1978San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre (3) and Rick)		1January 22, 1979Bayamón, Puerto RicoRick Martel replaces Jean Martel who leaves the promotion.
VacatedFebruary 4, 1979Bayamón, Puerto RicoWhen The Martels lost a loser-leaves-town match to Invader I and II.
Dutch Mantel and Frankie Laine 1February 12, 1979Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeated Jose Rivera and Chief Thunder Cloud.
Carlos Colón (8) and Huracán Castillo (3)1May 5, 1979San Juan, Puerto Rico [7]
Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (2)2May 19, 1979Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invaders
(Invader I and Invader II)		1August 5, 1979San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (3)3August 11, 1979Caguas, Puerto Rico
VacatedSeptember 24, 1979Bayamón, Puerto RicoWhen Dutch Mantel leaves the promotion.
Haru Sonoda and Mitsu Ishikawa 1October 13, 1979Bayamón, Puerto RicoWin tournament.
Huracán Castillo (4) and Ciclón Negro 1November 17, 1979Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Roger Kirby and Dick Steinborn1December 27, 1979Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (9) and Eric Froelich1February 9, 1980Caguas, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham and Gorgeous George Jr.1March 22, 1980Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham (2) and Bulldog Brower 1April 14, 1980San Juan, Puerto RicoAwarded when George leaves the promotion.
Pierre Martel (4) and Mr. Fuji 1May 23, 1980Ponce, Puerto Rico
VacatedJune 14, 1980Caguas, Puerto RicoWhen the team splits up after a match against Carlos Colón and José Rivera.
Los Dinámicos
(Carlos Colón (10) and José Rivera (4))		2September 13, 1980Bayamón, Puerto RicoWin a one night tournament.
Dutch Mantel (4) and Dennis Condrey 1October 11, 1980Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (11) and Invader I (2)1January 19, 1981San Juan, Puerto Rico [8]
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams and Butch Miller)		1February 28, 1981Bayamón, Puerto Rico [9]
The Interns
(Jim Starr (2) and Tom Andrews (2))		2April 4, 1981Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (2) and Butch Miller (2))		2May 22, 1981Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Brisco Brothers
(Jack and Jerry)		1August 8, 1981San Juan, Puerto Rico Johnny Miller substituted for Butch Miller.
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar)		1October 22, 1981San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I (3) and Super Gladiator 1November 23, 1981San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar)		2December 5, 1981Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I (4) and Super Gladiator (2)2January 26, 1982Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot)		1February 13, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held upMay 8, 1982San Juan, Puerto RicoAfter a match between The Gilbert Family and The Moondogs.
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot)		2May 15, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Gilbert Family
(Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert)		1June 5, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent (3) and Johnny Heffernan)		1August 14, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
Assassins
(Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto)		2August 28, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel (5) and Gino de la Serra1September 17, 1982Ponce, Puerto Rico
Held UpSeptember 25, 1982San Juan, Puerto RicoAfter a match between The Mercenaries and Pierre Martel and Gino de la Serra.
Los Mercenarios
(Cuban Assassin and Jerry Morrow)		1October 30, 1982San Juan, Puerto RicoWon the rematch against Pierre Martel and Gino de la Serra.
Scorpio and Mr. Tempest1February 3, 1983San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gran Apollo and Enrique Viera1February 11, 1983 Manatí, Puerto Rico
VacatedMarch 14, 1983 San Germán, Puerto Rico When Viera left the promotion.
Buddy Landell and Terry Gibbs 1March 25, 1983San Juan, Puerto RicoDefeated King Tonga and Gran Apollo.
King Tonga and Gran Apollo (2)1June 11, 1983San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Medics
(Super Médico I (1) and Super Medico II (1))		1July 10, 1983 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
King Tonga (2) and Gran Apollo (3)2October 8, 1983Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
VacatedApril 9, 1984San Juan, Puerto RicoWhen Apollo retires.
The Medics
(Super Médico I (2) and Super Medico II (2))		2June 7, 1984Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeated Invader III and Toru Tanaka.
Invaders
(I (4) and III)		1August 4, 1984San Juan, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (3) and Butch Miller (3))		3January 6, 1985Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader III (2) and Super Médico I (3)1March 2, 1985Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (4) and Butch Miller (4))		4March 23, 1985San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invaders
(Invader I (5) and Invader III (3))		2August 25, 1985Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Starr Cousins
(Ron Starr and Chicky Starr)		1March 5, 1986San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held upApril 19, 1986Caguas, Puerto RicoAfter a match between The Invaders I and III and The Starr Cousins.
The Starr Cousins
(Ron Starr and Chicky Starr)		2June 2, 1986Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Express
(Miguelito Pérez and Huracán Castillo Jr.)		1November 8, 1986San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguelito Pérez (2) and Big Red1December 3, 1986 Maunabo, Puerto Rico Awarded after Castillo has been injured by Chicky Starr.
Gran Mendoza and Bob Heffernan1January 6, 1987San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguelito Pérez (3) and Tony Atlas 1April 25, 1987Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Hunters
(Dale Veasey and Bob Brown)		1June 20, 1987San Juan, Puerto Rico
RetiredJuly 2, 1987Maunabo, Puerto Rico
NWA North American Tag Team Championship
The Headhunters
(Headhunter A and Headhunter B)		1March 6, 1992Dominican RepublicRecognized as NWA North American Tag Team Champions in Dominican Republic.
Abandoned later on September 2, 1992

References

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