WWF International Tag Team Championship
The WWF International Tag Team Championship was a tag team championship in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1969 to 1972 and in the renamed World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling for a short time in 1985.
| WWF International Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWWF/WWF NJPW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 1, 1969 (original) May 24, 1985 (second) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 1972 (original) October 31, 1985 (second) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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WWWF International Tag Team Championship (1969-1972) WWF International Tag Team Championship (1985) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Title history
Names
| Name | Years |
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| WWWF International Tag Team Championship | June 1, 1969 – 1972 |
| WWF International Tag Team Championship | May 24, 1985 – October 31, 1985 |
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| † | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Rising Suns (Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa) |
June 1, 1969 | House Show | Japan | 1 | 190 | Won a fictitious tournament to become the first champions. | |
| 2 | Victor Rivera and Tony Marino | December 9, 1969 | House Show | New York, New York | 1 | 188 | This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. | |
| † | Bruno Sammartino and The Battman | December 13, 1969 | House Show | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 0 | Defeat the Rising Suns. The title change 4 days prior in New York City was not recognized in Pittsburgh. Following this match Rivera and Marino continued to be recognized as champions. | |
| 3 | The Mongols (Bepo and Geto) |
June 15, 1970 | House Show | New York, New York | 1 | 368 | This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. Mongols left the New York promotion in February 1971 and defended the title in the Pittsburgh promotion only. | |
| 4 | Bruno Sammartino (2) and Dominic DeNucci | June 18, 1971 | House Show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1 | 14 | This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. | |
| 5 | The Mongols (Bepo and Geto) |
July 2, 1971 | House Show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2 | 133 | ||
| 6 | Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | November 12, 1971 | House Show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1 | 36 | Had won WWWF World Tag Team Championship on June 3, 1971 | |
| 7 | Geto Mongol (3) and Johnny DeFazio | December 18, 1971 | House show | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1 | [Note 1] | ||
| — | Deactivated | 1972 | — | — | — | — | Abandoned when the Pittsburgh promotion is sold to the National Wrestling Federation | |
| 8 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | May 24, 1985 | House Show | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 159 | Defeated Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis in a tournament final. | [1] |
| — | Deactivated | October 31, 1985 | — | — | — | — | Titles were abandoned when New Japan ended its partnership with the WWF. | |
List of combined reigns
By team
| Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mongols (Bepo and Geto) | 2 | 501 |
| 2 | Rising Suns (Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa) | 1 | 190 |
| 3 | Victor Rivera and Tony Marino | 1 | 188 |
| 4 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 1 | 159 |
| 5 | Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | Bruno Sammartino and Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 14 |
| Bepo Mongol and Johnny De Fazio | 1 | 14 | |
| 8 | Bruno Sammartino and The Battman | 1 | 0 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bepo Mongol | 3 | 515 |
| 2 | Geto Mongol | 2 | 501 |
| 3 | Toru Tanaka | 1 | 190 |
| Mitsu Arakawa | 1 | 190 | |
| 5 | Tony Marino | 2 | 188 |
| 6 | Victor Rivera | 1 | 185 |
| 7 | Tatsumi Fujinami | 1 | 159 |
| Kengo Kimura | 1 | 159 | |
| 9 | Luke Graham | 1 | 36 |
| Tarzan Tyler | 1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Bruno Sammartino | 2 | 14 |
| Dominic DeNucci | 1 | 14 | |
| Johnny De Fazio | 1 | 14 | |
Footnotes
- The length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
References
- Hoops, Brian (May 24, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 24): Harley Race wins NWA title due to interesting circumstances, Ric Flair beats Kerry Von Erich in Japan". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by WWWF United States Tag Team Championship |
World (Wide) Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by WWWF World Tag Team Championship |
| Preceded by NWA North American Tag Team Championship |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling Tag Team Championship 1985 |
Succeeded by IWGP Tag Team Championship |
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