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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, MO, 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, DC, USA 101 days
Don Curtis & Mark Lewin Dec 11, 1958 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 167 days
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham & Jerry Graham
May 27, 1959 Live Event Bridgeport, CT, USA 164 days
** Title Vacated ** Nov 7, 1959 -- --
The titles are vacated when Eddie Graham leaves the promotion.
Dr. Jerry Graham & Johnny Valentine Nov 14, 1959 House Show West Hempstead, NY, USA 108 days
Graham & Valentine defeat Don Curtis & Mark Lewin for the vacant titles.
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham & Jerry Graham
Mar 1960 -- --
Eddie Graham returns and takes Valentine's place as champion, exact date unknown.
Bastien Brothers:
Red Bastien & Lou Bastien
Apr 2, 1960 House Show New Haven, CT, USA 14 days
The Golden Grahams:
Eddie Graham & Jerry Graham
Apr 16, 1960 House Show New Haven, CT, USA 7 days
Bastien Brothers:
Lou Bastien & Red Bastien
Apr 23, 1960 House Show Chicago, IL, USA 89 days
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
Jul 21, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 18 days
Bastien Brothers:
Lou Bastien & Red Bastien
Aug 8, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 16 days
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
Aug 24, 1960 House Show Bridgeport, CT, USA 87 days
Buddy Rogers & Johnny Valentine Nov 19, 1960 House Show Teaneck, NJ, USA 7 days
Fabulous Kangaroos:
Al Costello & Roy Heffernan
Dec 8, 1960 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 399 days
Bob Ellis & Johnny Valentine Jan 11, 1962 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 175 days
Buddy Rogers & Johnny Berand Jul 5, 1962 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 245 days
Buddy Austin & The Great Scott Mar 7, 1963 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, 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, DC, USA 182 days
Gorilla Monsoon & Killer Kowalski Nov 14, 1963 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 44 days
Tolos Brothers:
Chris Tolos & John Tolos
Dec 28, 1963 House Show Teaneck, NJ, USA 48 days
Don McClarty & Vittorio Apollo Feb 18, 1964 House Show Bridgeport, CT, USA 31 days
The Golden Grahams:
Jerry Graham & Luke Graham
Mar 20, 1964 House Show New Haven, CT, USA 321 days
Gene Kiniski & Waldo Von Erich Feb 4, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 63 days
Bill Watts & Gorilla Monsoon Apr 8, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 119 days
Miller Brothers:
Dr. Bill Miller & Dan Miller
Aug 5, 1965 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 200 days
Antonio Pugliese & Johnny Valentine Feb 21, 1966 House Show New York, NY, USA 213 days
Baron Mikel Scicluna & Smasher Sloan Sep 22, 1966 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, 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 Dec 8, 1966 Heavyweight Wre… Washington, DC, USA 175 days
Spiros Arion & 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 House Show Atlantic City, NJ, USA 15 days
Chuck Richards was substituting for an injured Spiros Arion.
Bruno Sammartino & Spiros Arion Jul 25, 1967 House Show Atlantic City, NJ, USA 38 days
The title is abandoned in late 1967 and eventually replaced with the W.W.W.F. Tag Team Championship in 1971.