NWA North American Tag Team Championship
In late 1982 Acevedo returned to his native Puerto Rico, working for World Wrestling Council (WWC), teaming up with Jerry Morrow as "Los Mercenarios" ("The Mercenaries"). On October 3, 1983 the due won the Puerto Rican version of the NWA North American Tag Team Championship in a tournament. Less than a month later the due defeated Gino de la Serra and Pierre Martel to win the WWC World Tag Team Championship as well, making the double champions for two months before Gran Apolo and Pierre Martel won the world tag team championship. The following month "Los Mercenarios" lost the North American Tag Team Championship to Mr. Tempest and El Scorpio. After their tour of Puerto Rico they returned to Canada where the Cuban Assassin teamed up with Francisco Flores to defeat Mr. Hito and Jim Neidhart to win the Stampede International Tag Team Championship yet again. The following month the titles were shifted onto Bruce Hart and Davey Boy Smith. In 1985 Acevedo and Sweet Daddy Siki defeated "Bulldog" Bob Brown and the Great Pogo to win the AGPW North American Tag Team Championship, but lost them to Hans Herman and Killer Karl Krupp before Acevedo's summer tour with AGPW ended.