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.

Title history

# Team Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 Rising Suns
(Toru Tanaka and Mitsu Arakawa)
1 June 1, 1969 190 Japan House Show Won a fictitious tournament to become the first champions.
2 Victor Rivera and Tony Marino 1 December 9, 1969 188 New York, NY House Show This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match.
/ Bruno Sammartino and The Battman 1 December 13, 1969 0 Pittsburgh, PA House Show Defeat the Rising Suns. The title change 4 days prior in New York City was not recognized in Pittsburgh. Following this match Rivera & Marino continue to be recognized as champions.
3 The Mongols
(Bepo and Geto Mongol)
1 June 15, 1970 368 New York, NY House Show 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 1 June 18, 1971 14 Pittsburgh, PA House Show This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match.
5 The Mongols
(Bepo and Geto Mongol)
2 July 2, 1971 133 Pittsburgh, PA House Show
6 Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler 1 November 12, 1971 36 Pittsburgh, PA House Show Had won WWWF World Tag Team Championship on June 3, 1971.
7 Geto Mongol (3) and Johnny De Fazio 1 December 18, 1971 14 Pittsburgh, PA House Show
- Vacated - January 1, 1972 - - - Titles were vacated and became inactive when the Pittsburgh promotion was sold to the National Wrestling Federation.
8 Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura 1 May 24, 1985 159 Kobe, Japan House Show Defeated Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis in a tournament final.
- Deactivated - October 31, 1985 - - - Titles were abandoned when New Japan ended its partnership with the WWF.
Fujinami and Kimura beat Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi in the annual tag team tournament final on December 12, 1985, to become the first IWGP Tag Team Champions.

List of combined reigns

By team

Rank Team # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 The Mongols
(Bepo and Geto Mongol)
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 # Of Reigns Combined Days
1 Geto Mongol 2 515
2 Bepo Mongol 3 501
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

See also

External links

Sporting positions
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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