His finishing move was often "the hotseat", later renamed "the Greek backbreaker". In his second match in the U.S., he teamed with Tony Parisi to defeat Baron Mikel Scicluna and Smasher Sloan on Washington, DC television for the WWWF United States Tag Team Championship.[3] Parisi and Arion won the titles, and were never defeated for the belts. In June 1967, Parisi gave his half to Arnold Skaaland marking his second US Tag Team Title Reign.[3][4][5] On 10 July 1967, they lost the titles to the Sicilians (Lou Albano and Tony Altomare).[3][6] He became a protégé of WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino[5][7] and they both beat up the Sicilians, winning in 2 straight falls, on 24 July to become the final U.S. Tag Team Champions.[3]