s ▁Ra ul ▁M ata ▁had ▁begun ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁California ▁based ▁N WA ▁Hollywood ▁based ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁CA . ▁In ▁N WA ▁Hollywood ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁N WA ▁Amer icas ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁with ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁partners . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁M ata ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁with ▁both ▁D ory ▁D ixon ▁and ▁Ray ▁M endo za , ▁both ▁regular ▁E ML L ▁wrest lers ▁as ▁well . ▁between ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁M ata ▁held ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁tag ▁title ▁a ▁further ▁five ▁times , ▁team ing ▁with ▁David ▁Morgan , ▁Victor ▁River a , ▁Ch avo ▁Gu err ero ▁twice ▁and ▁finally ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Carlos ▁M ata . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁M ata ▁won ▁the ▁Mexican ▁National ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁El ▁Hal c ón ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title . ▁ ▁M ata ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁until ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁the ▁title ▁to ▁El ▁Naz i . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁M ata ▁won ▁his ▁N WA ▁Amer icas ▁Tag ▁Team ▁Championship ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁team ing ▁with ▁M ando ▁Gu err ero ▁to ▁defeat ▁L ero y ▁Brown ▁and ▁Allen ▁Co age ▁for ▁the ▁titles , ▁holding ▁them ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁before ▁losing ▁the