The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. Announced on December 24, 2018, it is the only women's tag team championship in WWE, thus is available to both main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown, and the developmental brand, NXT. The championship was originally created to be available to all three brands but it ceased appearing on NXT after the establishment of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship in 2021. In June 2023, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became available to NXT again after the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was unified into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural championship team was Bayley and Sasha Banks from Raw, who at the time went by the team name of The Boss 'n' Hug Connection and won the title in a tag team Elimination Chamber match at the 2019 Elimination Chamber event. The current champions are Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill from SmackDown, who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) at Backlash France on May 4, 2024.
As of May9, 2024, there have been 25 reigns between 20 teams composed of 32 individual champions and two vacancies. As a team, Bayley and Sasha Banks, Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky), Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan, and The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) are tied for the most reigns at two, while individually, Asuka has the record with four reigns. As a team, The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)'s first reign is the longest reign at 171 or 172 days (180 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay), while the team of Bliss and Asuka have the shortest reign at 5 days (4 days as recognized by WWE). As a team, The Kabuki Warriors have the longest combined reign at 270 days, while individually, Asuka has the longest combined reign at 317 days. Lita is the oldest champion, winning the title at 47 years old, while Rhea Ripley is the youngest, winning it at 24.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
Days | Number of days held |
Days recog. | Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | |||||
WWE: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT | ||||||||||
1 | The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) | February 17, 2019 | Elimination Chamber | Houston, TX | 1 | 49 | 49 | This was a tag team Elimination Chamber match to determine the inaugural champions, also involving the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina, The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan), Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville, The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), and Carmella and Naomi. The Boss 'n' Hug Connection lastly eliminated Rose and Deville to become the inaugural champions. | [1] | |
2 | The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) | April 7, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 120 | 120 | This was a fatal four-way tag team match, also involving the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina and the Divas of Doom (Beth Phoenix and Natalya). | [2] | |
3 | Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross | August 5, 2019 | Raw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 62 | 61 | This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving the teams of Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville and The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane). Bliss lastly pinned Sane to win the title. | [3] | |
4 | The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) | October 6, 2019 | Hell in a Cell | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 171 or 172 | 180 | WWE recognizes this reign as ending on April 4, 2020, when the following match aired on tape delay. | [4] | |
5 | Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross | March 25 or 26, 2020 | WrestleMania 36 Part 1 | Orlando, FL | 2 | 62 or 61 | 62 | WrestleMania was taped on March 25 and 26, but it is unknown which day this match was taped. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on April 4, 2020, and ending on June 5, 2020, when the matches aired on tape delay. | [5] | |
6 | Bayley and Sasha Banks | May 26, 2020 | SmackDown | Orlando, FL | 2 | 96 | 85 | Previously known as The Boss 'n' Hug Connection. WWE recognizes this reign as beginning on June 5, 2020, when the match aired on tape delay. | [6] [7] [8] | |
7 | Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler | August 30, 2020 | Payback | Orlando, FL | 1 | 112 | 112 | [9] | ||
8 | Asuka and Charlotte Flair | December 20, 2020 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | St. Petersburg, FL | 1 (2, 1) | 42 | 41 | [10] | ||
9 | Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler | January 31, 2021 | Royal Rumble Kickoff | St. Petersburg, FL | 2 | 103 | 103 | With the establishment of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship on March 10, 2021, the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became no longer available to NXT. | [11] | |
WWE: Raw and SmackDown | ||||||||||
10 | Natalya and Tamina | May 14, 2021 | SmackDown | Tampa, FL | 1 | 129 | 129 | [12] | ||
11 | Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley | September 20, 2021 | Raw | Raleigh, NC | 1 (3, 1) | 63 | 63 | Nikki A.S.H. was previously known as Nikki Cross. | [13] | |
12 | Carmella and Queen Zelina | November 22, 2021 | Raw | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 132 | 131 | [14] | ||
13 | Naomi and Sasha Banks | April 3, 2022 | WrestleMania 38 Night 2 | Arlington, TX | 1 (1, 3) | 47 | 46 | This was a fatal four-way tag team match, also involving the teams of Liv Morgan and Rhea Ripley and Natalya and Shayna Baszler. | [15] | |
— | Vacated | May 20, 2022 | SmackDown | Grand Rapids, MI | — | — | — | Vacated after Sasha Banks and Naomi legitimately walked out of a scheduled appearance on the May 16, 2022, episode of Raw due to claims of mistreatment of the titles and the division as a whole, which led to the duo being suspended indefinitely (they both later left the company). | [16] | |
14 | Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez | August 29, 2022 | Raw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 14 | 13 | Defeated Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant championship. | [17] | |
15 | Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) | September 12, 2022 | Raw | Portland, OR | 1 | 49 | 48 | [18] | ||
16 | Alexa Bliss and Asuka | October 31, 2022 | Raw | Dallas, TX | 1 (3, 3) | 5 | 4 | [19] | ||
17 | Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) | November 5, 2022 | Crown Jewel | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 2 | 114 | 114 | [20] | ||
18 | Becky Lynch and Lita | February 27, 2023 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | 42 | 41 | For the title defense on the April 10, 2023, episode of Raw, Trish Stratus replaced an injured Lita, but was not recognized as champion. | [21] | |
19 | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan | April 10, 2023 | Raw | Seattle, WA | 1 (2, 1) | 39 | 39 | Trish Stratus filled in for Lita, who suffered a kayfabe injury prior to the match; Stratus also took the pin. | [22] | |
— | Vacated | May 19, 2023 | SmackDown | Columbia, SC | — | — | — | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan were forced to relinquish the title after Morgan suffered a shoulder injury. | [23] | |
20 | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler | May 29, 2023 | Raw | Albany, NY | 1 (1, 3) | 33 | 32 | Defeated the teams of Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi, Damage CTRL (Bayley and Iyo Sky), and Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green in a fatal four-way tag team match for the vacant title. On the June 23, 2023, episode of SmackDown , Rousey and Baszler defeated Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn to unify the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, making the title available to NXT again. | [24] [25] | |
WWE: Raw, SmackDown, and NXT | ||||||||||
21 | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan | July 1, 2023 | Money in the Bank | London, England | 2 (3, 2) | 16 | 16 | [26] | ||
22 | Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville/Piper Niven | July 17, 2023 | Raw | Atlanta, GA (Green and Deville) Winnipeg, MB, Canada (Green and Niven) | 1 | 154 | 154 | Green and Deville originally won the title, however, Deville later suffered a torn ACL and was forced to relinquish her share of the title. On the August 14, 2023, episode of Raw, Niven declared herself as Green's new championship partner. WWE recognizes this as a continuation of Green's reign that began with Deville. Deville is only recognized as champion for 28 days and Niven is recognized as champion for 126 days. | [27] [28] | |
23 | Katana Chance and Kayden Carter | December 18, 2023 | Raw | Des Moines, IA | 1 | 39 | 38 | [29] | ||
24 | The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) | January 26, 2024 | SmackDown | Miami, FL | 2 (4, 2) | 99 | 98 | [30] | ||
25 | Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill | May 4, 2024 | Backlash France | Décines-Charpieu, France | 1 | 5+ | 5+ | [31] |
As of May9, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain; the combined length may not be correct |
Rank | Team | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days rec. by WWE |
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1 | The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) | 2 | ¤270 | 278 |
2 | Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler | 2 | 215 | |
3 | Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky) | 2 | 163 | 162 |
4 | Bayley and Sasha Banks | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 145 | 134 |
5 | Carmella and Queen Zelina | 1 | 132 | 131 |
6 | Natalya and Tamina | 1 | 129 | |
7 | Chelsea Green and Piper Niven | 1 | 126 | |
8 | Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross | 2 | ¤123 | 123 |
9 | The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) | 1 | 120 | |
10 | Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley | 1 | 63 | |
11 | Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan | 2 | 55 | |
12 | Naomi and Sasha Banks | 1 | 47 | 46 |
13 | Asuka and Charlotte Flair | 1 | 42 | 41 |
Becky Lynch and Lita | ||||
15 | Katana Chance and Kayden Carter | 1 | 39 | 38 |
16 | Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler | 1 | 33 | 32 |
17 | Chelsea Green and Sonya Deville | 1 | 28 | |
18 | Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez | 1 | 14 | 13 |
19 | Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill † | 1 | 5+ | |
20 | Alexa Bliss and Asuka | 1 | 5 | 4 |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | Combined days rec. by WWE |
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1 | Asuka | 4 | ¤317 | 323 |
2 | Kairi Sane | 2 | ¤270 | 278 |
3 | Shayna Baszler | 3 | 248 | 247 |
4 | Nia Jax | 2 | 215 | |
5 | Sasha Banks | 3 | 192 | 180 |
6 | Nikki Cross | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | ¤186 | 186 |
7 | Dakota Kai | 2 | 163 | 162 |
Iyo Sky | ||||
9 | Chelsea Green | 1 | 154 | |
10 | Bayley | 2 | 145 | 134 |
11 | Carmella | 1 | 132 | 131 |
Queen Zelina | ||||
13 | Natalya | 1 | 129 | |
Tamina | ||||
15 | Alexa Bliss | 3 | ¤128 | 127 |
16 | Piper Niven | 1 | 126 | |
17 | Billie Kay | 1 | 120 | |
Peyton Royce | ||||
19 | Raquel Rodriguez | 3 | 69 | 68 |
20 | Rhea Ripley | 1 | 63 | |
21 | Liv Morgan | 2 | 55 | |
22 | Naomi | 1 | 47 | 46 |
23 | Becky Lynch | 1 | 42 | 41 |
Charlotte Flair | ||||
Lita | ||||
26 | Katana Chance | 1 | 39 | 38 |
Kayden Carter | ||||
28 | Ronda Rousey | 1 | 33 | 32 |
29 | Sonya Deville | 1 | 28 | |
30 | Aliyah | 1 | 14 | 13 |
31 | Bianca Belair † | 1 | 5+ | |
Jade Cargill † |
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