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Garea formed a tag team with new partner Rick Martel, which was Garea's most successful and most popular tag team. They defeated Wild Samoans on 8 November for Garea's fourth and Martel's first WWF Tag Team Championship.
Martel credits WWE Legend Tony Garea with helping him during the transition into WWE. "When I met Tony, he became like a big brother. WWE teamed us up and it was just a natural connection, and that was just perfect." That synergy led Martel & Garea to the World Tag Team Championship on two occasions, before Martel parted for AWA.
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- Not In The Hall of Fame. Despite Tony Garea enjoying a 42-year tenure with the company — both in the ring and backstage — fans may be surprised to find out that Garea has yet to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
- Challenged For The WWE Championship. As the above should make very clear, Tony Garea spent most of his career as a tag team specialist, capturing WWE’s tag title five times during his career.
- Held the NWA World Tag Team Title. While most of Tony Garea’s career was spent in WWE, he did score a single title win outside of the company. It was during his mid-1970s venture outside of WWE that Garea was working for the San Francisco-based Big Time Wrestling — part of the National Wrestling Alliance — and captured their version of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship alongside future Intercontinental Champion and WWE booker Pat Patterson when they defeated Don Muraco and Invader 1, holding the belt for 126 days.
- Became A WWE Road Agent. While Tony Garea’s in-ring career came to an end in the late 1980s, he continued to work for WWE, taking a backstage position as a road agent.
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Martel debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in July 1980. That fall, he formed a tag team with Tony Garea. On November 8, they defeated The Wild Samoans to capture the WWF Tag Team Championship. They successfully defended the title until dropping the belts to The Moondogs on March 17, 1981.
May 18, 2023 · Martel got his start as a professional wrestler in 1973, competing in Stampede Wrestling, the NWA, and other promotions around the world. During the early 1980s, he was also competing in WWE, where he did attain success as a WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tony Garea. In addition, he also competed in the AWA from 1982-1986.
Nov 8, 1980 · The Wild Samoans vs. Rick Martel & Tony Garea - World Tag Team Championship Match: November 8, 1980 | WWE. Rick Martel & Tony Garea try to make history be defeating The Wild Samoans for the World Tag Team Championships.
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