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The WWWF World Tag Team Championship was the top tag team title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), used from 1971 to 1979. It gave the promotion a clear championship for its tag team division at a time when it wanted a set of titles it could promote as its own.
The title was established on June 3, 1971, when the WWWF recognized Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler as the first champions after they won a tournament at a house show in New Orleans, Louisiana. The new championship quickly became an important part of the promotion’s card structure, especially on major arena shows where tag team wrestling was a strong attraction.
During the 1970s, the WWWF tag titles helped shape the company’s early tag team identity. The style was usually physical and straightforward, built around tough teams, heavy brawling, and simple stories that crowds could follow. Teams like The Blackjacks, The Valiant Brothers, and Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka became closely tied to the belts and used title reigns to strengthen their reputation as top names in the territory.
The championship also reflected how the WWWF booked its titles in that era. Title changes weren’t constant, and stronger teams could hold the belts for long stretches, which made the championship feel earned. Even when tag team matches weren’t always the main event, the belts still signaled that a team had reached the top level of the division.
This period set the base for everything that came later. The tag division would change over time, with different styles and different eras, but the early years established the idea of a top-level tag championship that carried real weight.
In March 1979, the promotion changed its name to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and the championship name changed with it, becoming the WWF World Tag Team Championship.
