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4-Carlos Colón & Jose Miguel Perez - The first team of Puerto Rican wrestlers to be the hit in WWC. In 1974, this team was North American Tag team Champions twice and teamed for a long period during 1974. They defeated the Castillo Brothers twice and lost to them and the team of Bruce Swayze and Jim Dalton. Also feuded with The Infernos in 1976 and The Samoans in 1977 when that team first arrived in WWC.

5-Antonino Rocca & José Miguel Perez - Just months before his death, Rocca travelled Puerto Rico and joined his former tag team partner Jose Miguel Perez, to do their last stint as champions, as they defeated The Infernos (played in WWC by Gilberto Melendez aka Gypsy Joe and Benjamín 'Mummy Ramírez) and lost the titles to Gordon Nelson & Higo Hamaguchi. They were loved by then 'old fans' that remembered their years in the old WWWF because in WWC they played an angle of never losing the title remember, the title of 1957 when they defeated Jackie Fargo and Don Stevens in NY) which is true as the title was abandoned and they introduced a Tag Team Title, The US Tag Team Title.

6-José Rivera and José Miguel Perez - Although they never won a title, this team feuded with the Infernos during 1975, where Inferno threw balls of fire to their opponents. Also feuded with the Hollywood Blondes in 1978.

7-Hercules Ayala & Jose Rivera. Another team consisting of two Puerto Rican wrestlers. Feuded with Infernos during early 1976 and The Martel Brothers in 1977.

8-Jose Rivera & Ciclón. No idea who this Ciclón was. He was not Cyclone Negro. He, at first, was billed as Ciclón Sudamericano, later as Ciclón Venezolano and finally simply as Ciclón. They were North American Tag Team Champions in 1975.

9-Hercules Ayala and Victor Jovica. Another team of the 70's that in 1976 defeated Hamaguchi and Nelson to win the North American Title, only to be defeated less that a month later by The Medics.

10-The Invader and Jose Rivera - This team was formed when the Samoans arrived in Puerto Rico and feuded with them and the Fabulous Kangaroos over the World Title, winning them from the Kangaroos, but losing to Pierre Martel (who feuded with Invader 1 in all the 70's) and Huracan Castillo (who wrestled worldwide as Fidel Castillo). They won it back and lost it to most famous Japanese team in Puerto Rico in the 70's, Hiro Sasaki and Kengo Kimura.

11-Carlos Colón & Chief Thunder Cloud - This team won the North American Title from The Hollywood Blondes and feuded with them for months in 1978, making Mantel and Lane the most hated team in 1978.

12-The team Huracan Castillo & Carlos Colón was a hit because Castillo turned face in 1979 when Dutch Mantel and Frankie Lane attacked him. He formed a team with Carlos Colón, the top babyface of WWC, and battled against Mantel and Lane for awhile, winning the North American Titles, titles they would lose back in a titles vs. hair match against Mantel and Lane.

13-Chief Thundercloud and Chief Warcloud - the only team with two outsider wrestlers. They wrestled and feuded against two cowboys, Lane and Mantel,for a while in 1979.

There were other occasional tag teams but those above were the most regular teams in WWC history as babyfaces. Hope you liked this report and please, feel free to ask anything about Puerto Rican Wrestling Scene.

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