NWA United States Tag Team Championship
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The NWA United States Tag Team Championship is a name used by several championships that were or currently are under the National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA)'s supervision:
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
(NWA)'s supervision:
- WWWF United States Tag Team ChampionshipWWWF United States Tag Team ChampionshipThe WWWF United States Tag Team Championship was a major tag team title in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1963 until 1967. Originally, the WWF was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance operating out of the Northeast and was called the Capitol Wrestling Corporation...
, was known as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship under the NWA-affiliated Capitol Wrestling CorporationWorld Wrestling EntertainmentWorld Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(CWC) from 1958 until 1963 - NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version), established in 1961 by the NWA-affiliated Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF) and retired in 1986
- NWA Tri-State Tag Team Championship, was known as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship under the NWA-affiliated Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) from 1962 until 1980
- WCW United States Tag Team ChampionshipWCW United States Tag Team ChampionshipThe WCW United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the United States-based National Wrestling Alliance , Jim Crockett Promotions , and World Championship Wrestling promotions. The title was only contestable by male tag teams and in tag...
, was known as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship under the NWA-affiliated Jim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett PromotionsJim Crockett Promotions was a professional wrestling promotion owned by Jim Crockett, Jr. until the late 1980s. It was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance and was the forerunner to World Championship Wrestling .-Early history:...
(JCP) from 1986 until 1990 - NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version)NWA United States Tag Team Championship (New Jersey version)The New Jersey version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship contested for in the American-based promotion National Wrestling Alliance 's Jersey subsidiary. The title was only contestable by tag teams in tag team matches...
, established in 1996 by the NWA-affiliated NWA Jersey and retired in 2000