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 |
| - | Deactivated | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | 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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