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WWC North American Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionCapitol Sports Promotions
Date establishedJanuary 6, 1974
March 6, 1992
Date retiredJuly 2, 1988
September 2, 1992
Other name(s)
  • NWA North American Tag Team Championship (1974–1988)
Statistics
First champion(s)Huracán 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.

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Huracan Castillo and Don Serrano 1 January 6, 1974 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Billed as champions on WWC first card.
Carlos Colón and Gino Caruso 1 April 5, 1974 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Castillo Brothers
(Huracán Castillo (2) and Maravilla) 		1 April 11, 1974 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Maravilla formerly Known as Raúl Castillo.
Jose Miguel Pérez and Carlos Colón (2) 1 May 12, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Bruce Swayze and Jim Dalton 1 June 1, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico [2]
Jose Miguel Pérez (2) and Carlos Colón (3) 2 July 12, 1974 Ponce, Puerto Rico [3]
The Assassins
(Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) 		1 July 20, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera and Jack Veneno 1 November 23, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Vikingo and Ciclón Sudamericano 1 December 21, 1974 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre Martel and Michel Martel) 		1 March 8, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico
José Rivera (2) and Ciclón 1 August 2, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico [4]
Bull Gregory and Ali Baba 1 October 11, 1975 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (4) and “Cowboy” Bob Ellis 1 December 25, 1975 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Spoilers
(I and II) 		1 January 10, 1976 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Los Infernos
(I and II) 		1 January 17, 1976 Caguas, Puerto Rico [5]
Held up March 6, 1976 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, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated Rivera and Pérez in a rematch.
Held up August 7, 1976 Caguas, Puerto Rico In a match between Los Dinámicos and Los Infernos.
Los Infernos
(I and II) 		3 August 28, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated Colón and Rivera in a rematch.
Antonino Rocca and José Miguel Pérez (3) 1 September 11, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Higo Hamaguchi and Gordon Nelson 1 October 16, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Hercules Ayala and Victor Jovica 1 December 4, 1976 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Interns
(Jim Starr and Tom Andrews) 		1 December 25, 1976 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Michel Martel (2) and Daniel Martel) 		1 February 26, 1977 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Held up May 7, 1977 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, 1977 Caguas, Puerto Rico Defeated Rivera and Hercules Ayala in a rematch.
Los Escorpiones
(I and II) 		1 June 25, 1977 Caguas, Puerto Rico Known as José Ventura and Raúl Reyes.
The Martels
(Michel Martel (4) and Daniel Martel (3)) 		3 July 2, 1977 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Los Dinámicos
(Carlos Colón (5) and José Rivera (3)) 		1 August 27, 1977 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Samoans
(Afa and Sika) 		1 October 29, 1977 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (6) and Victor Jovica (2) 1 November 14, 1977 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Hollywood Blonds
(Jack Evans and Larry Sharpe) 		1 December 17, 1977 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held up April 22, 1978 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, 1978 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated Colon and Thunder Cloud in rematch.[6]
Carlos Colón (7) and Chief Thunder Cloud 1 May 27, 1978 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre (2) and Jean) 		1 July 22, 1978 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Martels
(Pierre (3) and Rick) 		1 January 22, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Rick Martel replaces Jean Martel who leaves the promotion.
Vacated February 4, 1979 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, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated Jose Rivera and Chief Thunder Cloud.
Carlos Colón (8) and Huracán Castillo (3) 1 May 5, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico [7]
Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (2) 2 May 19, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invaders
(Invader I and Invader II) 		1 August 5, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dutch Mantel (2) and Frankie Laine (3) 3 August 11, 1979 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Vacated September 24, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico When Dutch Mantel leaves the promotion.
Haru Sonoda and Mitsu Ishikawa 1 October 13, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Win tournament.
Huracán Castillo (4) and Ciclón Negro 1 November 17, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Roger Kirby and Dick Steinborn 1 December 27, 1979 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (9) and Eric Froelich 1 February 9, 1980 Caguas, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham and Gorgeous George Jr. 1 March 22, 1980 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Luke Graham (2) and Bulldog Brower 1 April 14, 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico Awarded when George leaves the promotion.
Pierre Martel (4) and Mr. Fuji 1 May 23, 1980 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Vacated June 14, 1980 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, 1980 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Win a one night tournament.
Dutch Mantel (4) and Dennis Condrey 1 October 11, 1980 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Carlos Colón (11) and Invader I (2) 1 January 19, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico [8]
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams and Butch Miller) 		1 February 28, 1981 Bayamón, Puerto Rico [9]
The Interns
(Jim Starr (2) and Tom Andrews (2)) 		2 April 4, 1981 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (2) and Butch Miller (2)) 		2 May 22, 1981 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Brisco Brothers
(Jack and Jerry) 		1 August 8, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico Johnny Miller substituted for Butch Miller.
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar) 		1 October 22, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invader I (3) and Super Gladiator 1 November 23, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent and Bruno Bekkar) 		2 December 5, 1981 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I (4) and Super Gladiator (2) 2 January 26, 1982 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot) 		1 February 13, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held up May 8, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico After a match between The Gilbert Family and The Moondogs.
The Moondogs
(Rex and Spot) 		2 May 15, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Gilbert Family
(Tommy Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert) 		1 June 5, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
(Don Kent (3) and Johnny Heffernan) 		1 August 14, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Assassins
(Jody Hamilton and Tom Renesto) 		2 August 28, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Pierre Martel (5) and Gino de la Serra 1 September 17, 1982 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Held Up September 25, 1982 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, 1982 San Juan, Puerto Rico Won the rematch against Pierre Martel and Gino de la Serra.
Scorpio and Mr. Tempest 1 February 3, 1983 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Gran Apollo and Enrique Viera 1 February 11, 1983 Manatí, Puerto Rico
Vacated March 14, 1983 San Germán, Puerto Rico When Viera left the promotion.
Buddy Landell and Terry Gibbs 1 March 25, 1983 San Juan, Puerto Rico Defeated King Tonga and Gran Apollo.
King Tonga and Gran Apollo (2) 1 June 11, 1983 San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Medics
(Super Médico I (1) and Super Medico II (1)) 		1 July 10, 1983 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
King Tonga (2) and Gran Apollo (3) 2 October 8, 1983 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Vacated April 9, 1984 San Juan, Puerto Rico When Apollo retires.
The Medics
(Super Médico I (2) and Super Medico II (2)) 		2 June 7, 1984 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Defeated Invader III and Toru Tanaka.
Invaders
(I (4) and III) 		1 August 4, 1984 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (3) and Butch Miller (3)) 		3 January 6, 1985 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader III (2) and Super Médico I (3) 1 March 2, 1985 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Los Pastores
(Luke Williams (4) and Butch Miller (4)) 		4 March 23, 1985 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Invaders
(Invader I (5) and Invader III (3)) 		2 August 25, 1985 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Starr Cousins
(Ron Starr and Chicky Starr) 		1 March 5, 1986 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Held up April 19, 1986 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, 1986 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Express
(Miguelito Pérez and Huracán Castillo Jr.) 		1 November 8, 1986 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguelito Pérez (2) and Big Red 1 December 3, 1986 Maunabo, Puerto Rico Awarded after Castillo has been injured by Chicky Starr.
Gran Mendoza and Bob Heffernan 1 January 6, 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Miguelito Pérez (3) and Tony Atlas 1 April 25, 1987 Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Hunters
(Dale Veasey and Bob Brown) 		1 June 20, 1987 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Retired July 2, 1987 Maunabo, 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

References

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