WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship explained

The WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship was a third-string tag team championship that was defended in the World Wrestling Council.

Championshipname:WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Finalchamp:Latin Connection (Ray Gonzalez and Ricky Santana)
Promotion:Universal Wrestling Promotions (UWP)
Top Heavyweight Wrestling Promotions (THWP)
World Wrestling Promotions (WWP)
Dominican Wrestling Federation (DWF)
World Wrestling Council (WWC)
Created:August 8, 1978
Mostreigns:as a tag team: Caribbean Express
(5 reigns) as individual: Invader I (7 reigns)
Firstchamp:The Cherokees
Longestreign:The Invaders
(days)
Shortestreign:Ninja Express
(1 day)
Youngest:Ray González (19 years)
Oldest:Don Kent (57 years)
Pastnames:
  • UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • THWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • WWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • DWF Caribbean Tag Team Championship
  • NWA Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Titleretired:September 2, 1992

Title history

Wrestler:Times:Date:Place:Notes:
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"UWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Cherokees1August 8, 1978Bayamón, Puerto RicoDefeat The Castillo Brothers
in a tournament final.
The Invaders
1December 9, 1978San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Hart Family
1August 10, 1979Las Marías, Puerto Rico
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"THWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Bill Martínez and Henry London1August 12, 1979San Germán, Puerto Rico
Los Hermanos Perón
1August 20, 1979Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"WWP Caribbean Tag Team Championship
Kengo Arakawa and Kendo Kimura1September 29, 1979Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
The Sasaki Twins
1November 20, 1979Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Fabulous Kangaroos
1December 8, 1979San Juan, Puerto Rico
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"DWF Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Original Broncos
1January 6, 1980Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Titán and Relámpago Hernández1August 8, 1980Samaná, Dominican Republic
The Original Broncos
2December 2, 1980Santiago, Dominican Republic
Jack Veneno and Relampago Hernández (2)1September 4, 1981Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship
The Original Broncos
3February 8, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
1October 10, 1982Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Invader I (2) and Super Gladiator1December 6, 1982Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Moondogs
2December 20, 1982San Juan, Puerto Rico
Buddy Landel and Terry Gibbs1May 14, 1983San Juan, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
1June 6, 1983Bayamón, Puerto Rico[1]
The Invaders
1July 2, 1983San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Title held up on January 6, 1984 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico between the match of The Invaders and The Super Medicos.
The Super Médicos
2January 20, 1984San Germán, Puerto Rico
The High Flyers
1July 8, 1984Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
1January 8, 1985Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Super Médicos
3January 10, 1985San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Dutch Mantel and Wendell Cooley1June 5, 1985San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
1January 2, 1986Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The Power Twins
1January 9, 1986Maricao, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
2August 6, 1986Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Superflys
1May 22, 1987Manatí, Puerto Rico
Vacated on october 8, 1987 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico after Superfly Eric suffer a knee injury.
Samoan Swat Team
1November 7, 1987Guaynabo, Puerto RicoDefeated Invader I and Invader III in a tournament final.
The Youngbloods
1December 12, 1987Bayamón, Puerto Rico
The Kansas City Jayhawks
1February 6, 1988Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
The Youngbloods
2April 23, 1988Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
The Kansas City Jayhawks
2June 11, 1988Caguas, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
1December 15, 1988Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ninja Express
1January 14, 1989Caguas, Puerto Rico[2]
The Youngbloods
3March 6, 1989San Juan, Puerto Rico[3]
The Caribbean Express
2March 15, 1989Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ninja Express
2April 1, 1989San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Batten Twins
1April 2, 1989Dorado, Puerto Rico
Held up after a match between Batten Twins and The Caribbean Express (Miguel Pérez, Jr. and Huracán Castillo, Jr.) on April 29, 1989 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
The Batten Twins
2May 14, 1989San Juan, Puerto RicoDefeated Castillo, Jr. and Pérez in a rematch.
The Caribbean Express
3June 9, 1989Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Los Mercenarios
1October 7, 1989Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Los Nuevos Mercenarios
1January 25, 1990San Juan, Puerto RicoRon Starr replaces Jerry Morrow who quit from the company.
Vacated when Los Nuevos Mercenarios gave up the titles on February 25, 1990.
The Invaders
3March 10, 1990Caguas, Puerto RicoDefeated Cuban Assassin and Ron Starr in a Tournament final.
Leo Burke and Chicky Starr (2)1March 25, 1990San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Invaders
4May 5, 1990Caguas, Puerto Rico[4]
Los Mercenarios
2June 24, 1990Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
4July 7, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine and Eric Embry1September 23, 1990Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
1November 10, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine (2) and Eric Embry (2)2December 15, 1990Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Super Médicos
2January 6, 1991San Juan, Puerto Rico
Rick Valentine (3) and Gran Mendoza1January 23, 1991San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Express
5March 9, 1991Carolina, Puerto Rico
Vacated when The Caribbean Express win the WWC World Tag Team Titles on June 8, 1991 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The State Patrol
1July 10, 1991Ponce, Puerto RicoDefeat Los Originales Nenes de Las Nenas in an 8-tag team tournament final.
Los Originales Nenes de las Nenas
1August 24, 1991Ponce, Puerto Rico
Dusty Wolfe and Gran Mendoza (2)1September 8, 1991Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Los Originales Nenes de las Nenas
2September 28, 1991Carolina, Puerto Rico
Vacated and inactive on November 8, 1991.
align=center colspan=5 style="background: #ccffcc;"NWA Caribbean Tag Team Champions
Mandella and Sabud1March 6, 1992Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicRecognized by NWA for a briefly time.
Abandoned later September 2, 1992

External links

Notes and References

  1. [WWC Aniversario]
  2. Web site: Pro wrestling history (01/14): Christian wins NWA World Title . January 14, 2019 . January 18, 2019 . . Brian . Hoops.
  3. Web site: Daily Pro Wrestling History (03/04): ROH 10th Anniversary Show . March 4, 2017 . March 5, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  4. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (May 5): Bruno Vs. Gorilla in Puerto Rico, 2nd annual Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions. May 5, 2015 . February 10, 2017 . F4W Staff . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.

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