NWA World Tag Team Championship (Northeast version)

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NWA World Tag Team Championship
ROCCA PEREZ2 BobLeonard.jpg
Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez with the championship belt
Details
PromotionManhattan Wrestling Enterprises
Capitol Wrestling Corporation
Statistics
First champion(s) Wildman Stevens and Wildman Fargo
Final champion(s) Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez
Longest reign Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez
(1,524–1,553 days) [lower-alpha 1]
Shortest reign Wildman Stevens and Wildman Fargo
(32 days) [lower-alpha 2]

The Northeast version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by Toots Mondt's Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises and the Capitol Wrestling Corporation.

Contents

Reigns

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parenthesis, if different
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
(NLT)Championship change took place "no later than" the date listed
(NET)Championship change took place "no earlier than" the date listed
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Wildman Stevens/Don Stevens and Wildman Fargo/Jackie Fargo February 26, 1957(NLT)Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises New York City, NY 132 [lower-alpha 2] February 26, 1957 is the date of earliest known title defense. [1]
2 Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez March 30, 1957Manhattan Wrestling Enterprises New York City, NY 11,524–1,553 [lower-alpha 1] This was two-out-of-three falls match, in which Rocca and Pérez won 2–1. [2]
DeactivatedJune 1961(NET)The championship was abandoned due to undocumented reasons. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The date the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez's reign lasted between 1,524 and 1,553 days.
  2. 1 2 The exact date that Don Fargo and Jackie Fargo won the championship is uncertain, therefore the length of their title reign may be incorrect.

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