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WWWF United States Tag Team Championship
Details
Promotion	Capitol Wrestling Corporation World Wide Wrestling Federation
Date established	July 1958
Date retired	July 29, 1967
Other name(s)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Northeast)
Statistics First champion(s) Mark Lewin and Don Curtis Final champion(s) Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion Most reigns As tag team (4 reigns): The Golden Grahams (Eddie Graham and Dr. Jerry Graham) As individual (6 reigns): Dr. Jerry Graham Longest reign The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) (3rd reign, 399 days) Shortest reign Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion (5 days)

The WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was the first version of the main tag team title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1963 until 1967. Originally, the WWWF was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance operating out of the Northeast and was called the Capitol Wrestling Corporation. The championship began as Capitol Wrestling's territorial version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship from 1958 until 1963.

Reigns

Over the championship's nine-year history, there were 31 reigns between 23 teams composed of 36 individual champions and one vacancy. Don Curtis and Mark Lewin were the inaugural champions, while Bruno Sammartino and Spiros Arion were the final. As a team, The Golden Grahams (Eddie Graham and Dr. Jerry Graham) have the most reigns at four, while individually, Jerry has the most reigns at six. The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Roy Heffernan) had the longest reign at 399 days for their third reign, while Sammartino and Arion have the shortest determinable reign at 5 days; The Golden Grahams possibly have the shortest reign at 2 days for their third reign, but the reign length is undeterminable, lasting anywhere from 2 days to 32 days.

Names

Combined reigns

By team

By wrestler

See also

• List of former championships in WWE
• Tag team championships in WWE
• Professional wrestling in the United States

Notes

1. The Golden Grahams (Eddie Graham and Dr. Jerry Graham) possibly have the shortest reign at 2 days for their third reign, but the reign length is undeterminable, lasting anywhere from 2 days to 32 days.
2. The exact date that Don Curtis and Mark Lewin won the championship is uncertain, which means the reign lasted between 35 and 65 days.
3. The exact date the championship was vacated is uncertain, which means The Golder Grahams' second reign lasted between 66 and 96 days.
4. The exact date that Dr. Jerry Graham and Johnny Valentine's championship reign ended is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 108 and 138 days.
5. The exact date where The Golden Grahams won the championship is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 2 and 32 days.
6. The exact date that the Tolos Brothers lost the championship is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 35 and 62 days.
7. The exact date that Don McLarity and Vittorio Apollo won the championship is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 21 and 48 days.
8. The exact date that Antonio Pugliese and Spiros Arion's reign ended is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 175 and 204 days.
9. The exact date that Arnold Skaaland and Arion became champions is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between 375 and 404 days.

References

1. ^ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "United States: 19th century & widely defended titles - NWA, WWF, AWA, IWA, ECW, NWA: WWWF U.S Tag Team Title ". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 28. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. ^ "= WWWF United States Tag Team Title [Capitol / WWWF]". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
3. Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 4, 1958). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ Capitol Arena in Washington, District Of Columbia, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
4. Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 27, 1959). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
5. Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 14, 1959). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ Island Garden in West Hempstead, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
6. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 10, 1960). "NWA Capitol Wrestling TV - TV-Show @ Capitol Arena in Washington, District Of Columbia, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
7. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 2, 1960). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ New Haven, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
8. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 16, 1960). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ New Haven, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 23, 1960). "NWA Capitol Wrestling - Event @ Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 21, 1960). "NWA Capitol Wrestling TV - TV-Show @ Capitol Arena in Washington, District Of Columbia, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

External links

• WWWF United States Tag Team Championship

• National Wrestling Alliance championships
• United States professional wrestling championships
• WWE tag team championships