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Capitol Wrestling
United States Tag Team Championship
(1958 - April 1963)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Don Curtis & Mark Lewin Jul 1958 Live Event Kansas City, USA
Curtis & Lewin defeated Dick The Bruiser & Hans Schmidt in the tournament finals for the title, exact date unknown.
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham & Jerry Graham 		Sep 1, 1958 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 101 days
Don Curtis [2] & Mark Lewin [2] Dec 11, 1958 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 167 days
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham [2] & Jerry Graham [2] 		May 27, 1959 Live Event Bridgeport, USA 164 days
** Vacated ** Nov 7, 1959 -- --
The titles are vacated when Eddie Graham leaves the promotion.
Dr. Jerry Graham [3] & Johnny Valentine Nov 14, 1959 Live Event West Hempstead, USA
Graham & Valentine defeat Don Curtis & Mark Lewin for the vacant titles.
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham [3] & Jerry Graham [4] 		Mar 1960 -- --
Eddie Graham returns and takes Valentine's place as champion, exact date unknown.
Bastien Brothers:
Red Bastien & Lou Bastien 		Apr 2, 1960 Live Event New Haven, USA 14 days
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham [4] & Jerry Graham [5] 		Apr 16, 1960 Live Event New Haven, USA 7 days
Bastien Brothers:
Lou Bastien [2] & Red Bastien [2] 		Apr 23, 1960 Live Event Chicago, USA 89 days
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello & Roy Heffernan 		Jul 21, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 18 days
Bastien Brothers:
Lou Bastien [3] & Red Bastien [3] 		Aug 8, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 16 days
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello [2] & Roy Heffernan [2] 		Aug 24, 1960 Live Event Bridgeport, USA 87 days
Buddy Rogers & Johnny Valentine [2] Nov 19, 1960 Live Event Teaneck, USA 7 days
-- Nov 26, 1960 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Dec 8, 1960 --
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello [3] & Roy Heffernan [3] 		Dec 8, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 399 days
Bob Ellis & Johnny Valentine [3] Jan 11, 1962 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 175 days
Buddy Rogers [2] & Johnny Berand Jul 5, 1962 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 245 days
Buddy Austin & The Great Scott Mar 7, 1963 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 70 days
In April of 1963, Capitol Wrestling separates from N.W.A. and renames the promotion World Wide Wrestling Federation (W.W.W.F.). They also retain control of the U.S. Tag Team titles.
World Wide Wrestling Federation
United States Tag Team Championship
(April 1963 - Late 1967)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Skull Murphy & Brute Bernard May 16, 1963 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 182 days
Gorilla Monsoon & Killer Kowalski Nov 14, 1963 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 44 days
Tolos Brothers:
Chris Tolos & John Tolos 		Dec 28, 1963 Live Event Teaneck, USA 48 days
-- Feb 14, 1964 -- CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS UNCLEAR -- Feb 18, 1964 --
Don McClarty & Vittorio Apollo Feb 18, 1964 Live Event Bridgeport, USA 31 days
The Golden Grahams:
Jerry Graham [6] & Luke Graham 		Mar 20, 1964 Live Event New Haven, USA 321 days
Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich Feb 4, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 63 days
Bill Watts & Gorilla Monsoon [2] Apr 8, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 119 days
Miller Brothers:
Dr. Bill Miller & Dan Miller 		Aug 5, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 200 days
Antonio Pugliese & Johnny Valentine [4] Feb 21, 1966 Live Event New York, USA 213 days
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan Sep 22, 1966 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA 77 days
This was a two-out-of-three falls match. Scicluna & Sloan were given the belts by heel-turned Antonio Pugliese when Johnny Valentine was injured in the second fall after winning the first fall.
Spiros Arion & Antonio Pugliese [2] Dec 8, 1966 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, USA
Spiros Arion [2] & Arnold Skaaland Jun 1967 -- --
Arion picks a new partner, Arnold Skaaland, after Pugliese leaves the W.W.W.F.
The Sicilians:
Lou Albano & Tony Altimore 		Jul 10, 1967 Live Event Atlantic City, USA 15 days
Chuck Richards was substituting for an injured Spiros Arion.
Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion [3] Jul 25, 1967 Live Event Atlantic City, USA 38 days
The title is abandoned in late 1967 and eventually replaced with the W.W.W.F. Tag Team Championship in 1971.