WWC North American Tag Team Championship
The WWC North American Tag Team Championship was a major tag team championship that was used and defended in Capitol Sports Promotions.[1] It is sometimes referred to as the WWC North American Tag Team Championship, though this isn't entirely accurate since the promotion didn't change its name from Capitol Sports Promotions to World Wrestling Council until the mid-1990s. The promotion, still in operation today, is based out of Puerto Rico and was a National Wrestling Alliance affiliate until 1988. This title was the third NWA sanctioned championship to be called NWA North American Tag Team Championship and, while its name suggests it was a nationally defended title, it was actually only used within the Puerto Rico territory.
| WWC North American Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Capitol Sports Promotions | ||||||||||
| Date established | January 6, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | 1988 and 1992 | ||||||||||
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Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Huracán Castillo (Pedro Castillo) and Don Serrano | 1 | January 6, 1974 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Billed as champions on WWC first card. |
| Carlos Colón and Gino Caruso | 1 | August 5, 1974 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Castillo Brothers (Huracán Castillo (2) and Maravilla) |
1 | September 11, 1974 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | Maravilla formerly Known as Raúl Castillo. |
| Jose Miguel Pérez and Carlos Colón (2) | 1 | September 12, 1974 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Bruce Swayze and Jim Dalton | 1 | June 1, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | [2] |
| Jose Miguel Pérez (2) and Carlos Colón (3) | 2 | July 12, 1975 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | [3] |
| The Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
1 | July 20, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| José Rivera and Jack Veneno | 1 | November 23, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Vikingo and Ciclón Sudamericano | 1 | December 21, 1975 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| The Martels (Pierre Martel and Michel Martel) |
1 | March 8, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| José Rivera (2) and Ciclón | 1 | August 2, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | [4] |
| Bull Gregory and Ali Baba | 1 | October 11, 1976 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón (4) and “Cowboy” Bob Ellis | 1 | December 25, 1976 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| The Spoilers (I and II) |
1 | January 10, 1977 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Los Infernos (I and II) |
1 | January 17, 1977 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | [5] |
| Held up | March 6, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | After a match between José Rivera and José Miguel Pérez and Inferno I and Inferno II. | |
| Los Infernos (I and II) |
2 | March 13, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated Rivera and Pérez in a rematch. |
| Held up | August 7, 1977 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | In a match between Los Dinámicos and Los Infernos. | |
| Los Infernos (I and II) |
3 | August 28, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated Colón and Rivera in a rematch. |
| Antonino Rocca and José Miguel Pérez (3) | 1 | September 11, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Higo Hamaguchi and Gordon Nelson | 1 | October 16, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Hercules Ayala and Victor Jovica | 1 | December 4, 1977 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| The Interns (Jim Starr and Tom Andrews) |
1 | December 25, 1977 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Martels (Michel Martel (2) and Daniel Martel) |
1 | February 26, 1978 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up | May 7, 1978 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | After a match between The Martels and José Rivera and Hercules Ayala. | |
| The Martels (Michel Martel (3) and Daniel Martel (2)) |
2 | May 21, 1978 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Defeated Rivera and Hercules Ayala in a rematch. |
| Los Escorpiones (I and II) |
1 | June 25, 1978 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Known as José Ventura and Raúl Reyes. |
| The Martels (Michel Martel (4) and Daniel Martel (3)) |
3 | July 2, 1978 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Los Dinámicos (Carlos Colón (5) and José Rivera (3)) |
1 | August 27, 1978 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Samoans (Afa and Sika) |
1 | October 29, 1978 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón (6) and Victor Jovica (2) | 1 | November 14, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Hollywood Blonds (Jack Evans and Larry Sharpe) |
1 | December 17, 1978 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up | April 22, 1979 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | After a match between The Hollywood Blonds and Victor Jovica and Chief Thunder Cloud. | |
| The Hollywood Blonds (Jack Evans and Larry Sharpe) |
2 | May 6, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated Colon and Thunder Cloud in rematch.[6] |
| Carlos Colón (7) and Chief Thunder Cloud | 1 | May 27, 1979 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Martels (Pierre (2) and Jean) |
1 | July 22, 1979 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Martels (Pierre (3) and Rick) |
1 | January 22, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Rick Martel replaces Jean Martel who leaves the promotion. |
| Vacated | February 4, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | When The Martels lost a loser-leaves-town match to Invader I and II. | |
| Dutch Mantel and Frankie Laine | 1 | February 12, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated Jose Rivera and Chief Thunder Cloud. |
| Carlos Colón (8) and Huracán Castillo (3) | 1 | May 5, 1980 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [7] |
| Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (2) | 2 | May 19, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Invaders (Invader I and Invader II) |
1 | August 5, 1980 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (3) | 3 | August 11, 1980 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | September 24, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | When Dutch Mantel leaves the promotion. | |
| Haru Sonoda and Mitsu Ishikawa | 1 | October 13, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Win tournament. |
| Huracán Castillo (4) and Ciclón Negro | 1 | November 17, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Roger Kirby and Dick Steinborn | 1 | December 27, 1980 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón (9) and Eric Froelich | 1 | February 9, 1981 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| Luke Graham and Gorgeous George Jr. | 1 | March 22, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Luke Graham (2) and Bulldog Brower | 1 | April 14, 1981 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Awarded when George leaves the promotion. |
| Pierre Martel (4) and Mr. Fuji | 1 | May 23, 1981 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | June 14, 1981 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | When the team splits up after a match against Carlos Colón and José Rivera. | |
| Los Dinámicos (Carlos Colón (10) and José Rivera (4)) |
2 | September 13, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Win a one night tournament. |
| Dutch Mantel (4) and Dennis Condrey | 1 | October 11, 1981 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Carlos Colón (11) and Invader I (2) | 1 | January 19, 1982 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | [8] |
| Los Pastores (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) |
1 | February 28, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | [9] |
| The Interns (Jim Starr (2) and Tom Andrews (2)) |
2 | April 4, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Los Pastores (Luke Williams (2) and Butch Miller (2)) |
2 | May 22, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Brisco Brothers (Jack and Jerry) |
1 | August 8, 1982 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar) |
1 | October 22, 1982 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I (3) and Super Gladiator | 1 | November 23, 1982 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar) |
2 | December 5, 1982 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader I (4) and Super Gladiator (2) | 2 | January 26, 1983 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) |
1 | February 13, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up | May 8, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | After a match between The Gilbert Family and The Moondogs. | |
| The Moondogs (Rex and Spot) |
2 | May 15, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Gilbert Family (Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert) |
1 | June 5, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Fabulous Kangaroos (Don Kent (3) and Johnny Heffernan) |
1 | August 14, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Assassins (Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) |
2 | August 28, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Pierre Martel (5) and Gino de la Serra | 1 | September 17, 1983 | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| Held Up | September 25, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | After a match between The Mercenaries and Pierre Martel and Gino de la Serra. | |
| Los Mercenarios (Cuban Assassin and Jerry Morrow) |
1 | October 30, 1983 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Won the rematch against Pierre Martel and Gino de la Serra. |
| Scorpio and Mr. Tempest | 1 | February 3, 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Gran Apollo and Enrique Viera | 1 | February 11, 1984 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | March 14, 1984 | San Germán, Puerto Rico | When Viera left the promotion. | |
| Buddy Landell and Terry Gibbs | 1 | March 25, 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Defeated King Tonga and Gran Apollo. |
| King Tonga and Gran Apollo (2) | 1 | June 11, 1984 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| The Medics (Super Médico I (1) and Super Medico II (1)) |
1 | July 10, 1984 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| King Tonga (2) and Gran Apollo (3) | 2 | October 8, 1984 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| Vacated | April 9, 1985 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | When Apollo retires. | |
| The Medics (Super Médico I (2) and Super Medico II (2)) |
2 | June 7, 1985 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Defeated Invader III and Toru Tanaka. |
| Invaders (I (4) and III) |
1 | August 4, 1985 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Los Pastores (Luke Williams (3) and Butch Miller (3)) |
3 | January 6, 1986 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Invader III (2) and Super Médico I (3) | 1 | March 2, 1986 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | |
| Los Pastores (Luke Williams (4) and Butch Miller (4)) |
4 | March 23, 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Invaders (Invader I (5) and Invader III (3)) |
2 | August 25, 1986 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| The Starr Cousins (Ron Starr and Chicky Starr) |
1 | March 5, 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Held up | April 19, 1987 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | After a match between The Invaders I and III and The Starr Cousins. | |
| The Starr Cousins (Ron Starr and Chicky Starr) |
2 | June 2, 1987 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |
| Puerto Rican Express (Miguelito Pérez and Huracán Castillo Jr.) |
1 | November 8, 1987 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Miguelito Pérez (2) and Big Red | 1 | December 3, 1987 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | Awarded after Castillo has been injured by Chicky Starr. |
| Gran Mendoza and Bob Heffernan | 1 | January 6, 1988 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Miguelito Pérez (3) and Tony Atlas | 1 | April 25, 1988 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |
| The Hunters (Dale Veasey and Bob Brown) |
1 | June 20, 1988 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| Retired | August 10, 1988 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | ||
| NWA North American Tag Team Championship | ||||
| The Headhunters (Headhunter A and Headhunter B) |
1 | March 6, 1992 | Dominican Republic | Recognized as NWA North American Tag Team Champions in Dominican Republic. |
| Abandoned later on September 2, 1992 | ||||
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