The World Tag Team Championship, originally known as the WWWF World Tag Team Championship, was a professional wrestling world tag team championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The title had various names over the years due to company name changes, from its establishment in 1971 in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1979, and then WWE in 2002; the championship took on its final unbranded name later that same year. In April 2009, it was unified with the WWE Tag Team Championship, with the two titles together then recognized as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship while remaining independently active. On August 16, 2010, however, the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the WWE Tag Team Championship (which became the Raw Tag Team Championship in 2016 before assuming the name of World Tag Team Championship in 2024).
There were a total of 176 reigns between 113 teams composed of 164 individual champions, and nine vacancies. The first champions were Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler and the final champions were The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd). The team with the most reigns was The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) with eight, while individually, Edge had the most at 12. Only two tag teams held the title for 365 or more days: Demolition (Ax and Smash), whose first reign was the longest reign for the title at 478 days, and The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant). As a team, Demolition also had the longest combined reign at 698 days across three reigns, while individually, Mr. Fuji had the longest combined reign at 932 days across five reigns.
The following is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by ring name. [1]
Name [2] | Years [2] |
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WWWF World Tag Team Championship | June 3, 1971 – March 1, 1979 |
WWF World Tag Team Championship | March 1, 1979 – December 26, 1983 |
WWF Tag Team Championship | December 26, 1983 – May 6, 2002 |
WWE Tag Team Championship | May 6, 2002 – October 7, 2002 |
World Tag Team Championship | October 7, 2002 – August 16, 2010 |
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship [lower-alpha 1] | April 5, 2009 - August 16, 2010 |
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 |
† | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
<1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
National Wrestling Alliance: World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) | ||||||||||
1 | Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler | June 3, 1971 | House show | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 186 | Graham and Tyler defeated Dick the Bruiser and The Sheik in a tournament final. [2] On November 12, Graham and Tyler also won the WWF International Tag Team Championship. | [1] | ||
2 | Karl Gotch and Rene Goulet | December 6, 1971 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 57 | [1] | |||
3 | King Curtis Iaukea and Mikel Scicluna | February 1, 1972 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 111 | [1] | |||
4 | Chief Jay Strongbow and Sonny King | May 22, 1972 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 36 | [1] | |||
5 | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | June 27, 1972 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 337 | Television taping. | [1] | ||
6 | Haystacks Calhoun and Tony Garea | May 30, 1973 | House show | Hamburg, PA | 1 | 104 | Television taping. | [1] | ||
7 | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | September 11, 1973 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 64 | Television taping. | [1] | ||
8 | Dean Ho and Tony Garea | November 14, 1973 | House show | Hamburg, PA | 1 (1, 2) | 175 | Television taping. | [1] | ||
9 | The Valiant Brothers (Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant) | May 8, 1974 | House show | Hamburg, PA | 1 | 370 | Television taping. | [1] | ||
10 | Dominic DeNucci and Victor Rivera/Pat Barrett | May 13, 1975 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 67/38 | Rivera left the WWWF on July 19, 1975. DeNucci chose Barrett as his replacement partner. [2] | [1] [3] | ||
11 | The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza and Blackjack Mulligan) | August 26, 1975 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 84 | [1] | |||
12 | Louis Cerdan and Tony Parisi | November 18, 1975 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 175 | [1] | |||
13 | The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2) | May 11, 1976 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 168 | [1] | |||
— | Vacated | October 26, 1976 | House show | Hamburg, PA | — | — | The Executioners were stripped of the championship when a third Executioner was used. | [2] | ||
14 | Billy White Wolf and Chief Jay Strongbow | December 7, 1976 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (1, 2) | 237 | This was a three-team tournament, also involving Nikolai Volkoff and Tor Kamata, and The Executioners. [2] | [1] | ||
— | Vacated | August 1, 1977 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Billy White Wolf injured his neck in a match against Ken Patera. | [2] | ||
15 | Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka | September 27, 1977 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | 168 | Fuji and Tanaka defeated Tony Garea and Larry Zbyszko in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [2] | [1] | ||
16 | Dino Bravo and Dominic DeNucci | March 14, 1978 | Championship Wrestling | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (1, 2) | 104 | [1] | |||
17 | The Yukon Lumberjacks (Yukon Eric and Yukon Pierre) | June 26, 1978 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 148 | [1] | |||
18 | Larry Zbyszko and Tony Garea | November 21, 1978 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 1 (1, 3) | 105 | [1] | |||
19 | The Valiant Brothers (Jerry Valiant and Johnny Valiant) | March 6, 1979 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 1 (1, 2) | 230 | [1] | |||
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20 | Ivan Putski and Tito Santana | October 22, 1979 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 173 | [1] | |||
21 | The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | April 12, 1980 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 119 | [1] | |||
22 | Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales | August 9, 1980 | Showdown at Shea | New York, NY | 1 | 1 | This was a two out of three falls match, which Backlund and Morales won 2–0. [1] | [1] | ||
— | Vacated | August 10, 1980 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Backlund's status as WWF Heavyweight Champion. | [1] | ||
23 | The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | September 9, 1980 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 2 | 60 | The Wild Samoans defeated Rene Goulet and Tony Garea in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [2] | [1] | ||
24 | Rick Martel and Tony Garea | November 8, 1980 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (1, 4) | 129 | [1] | |||
25 | The Moondogs (Rex and King/Spot) | March 17, 1981 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 1 | 45/81 | King was replaced with Spot on May 1 when he's unable to enter the United States from Canada. [2] | [1] | ||
26 | Rick Martel and Tony Garea | July 21, 1981 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 2 (2, 4) | 84 | [1] | |||
27 | Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito | October 13, 1981 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 1 (4, 1) | 258 | [1] | |||
28 | Chief Jay Strongbow and Jules | June 28, 1982 | House show | New York, NY | 1 (3, 1) | 15 | [1] | |||
29 | Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito | July 13, 1982 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 2 (5, 2) | 105 | [1] | |||
30 | Chief Jay Strongbow and Jules | October 26, 1982 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 2 (4, 2) | 133 | [1] | |||
31 | The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) | March 8, 1983 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 3 | 252 | Aired on Tape Delay on March 19, 1983. | [4] | ||
32 | Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas) | November 15, 1983 | Championship Wrestling | Allentown, PA | 1 | 154 | This was a no disqualification match. Aired on tape delay on December 10, 1983. | [5] | ||
World Wrestling Federation (WWF) | ||||||||||
33 | The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | April 17, 1984 | Championship Wrestling | Hamburg, PA | 1 | 279 | [6] | |||
34 | The U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) | January 21, 1985 | House show | Hartford, CT | 1 | 69 | [7] | |||
35 | The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff | March 31, 1985 | WrestleMania I | New York, NY | 1 | 78 | [8] | |||
36 | The U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) | June 17, 1985 | Championship Wrestling | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2 | 68 | [9] | |||
37 | The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | August 24, 1985 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 226 | [10] | |||
38 | The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid) | April 7, 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 294 | [11] | |||
39 | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | January 26, 1987 | Superstars | Tampa, FL | 1 | 274 | Referee Danny Davis favoured The Hart Foundation throughout the match and was later banned as a referee by WWF president Jack Tunney. | [12] | ||
40 | Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) | October 27, 1987 | Superstars | Syracuse, NY | 1 (3, 2) | 152 | [13] | |||
41 | Demolition (Ax and Smash) | March 27, 1988 | WrestleMania IV | Atlantic City, NJ | 1 | 478 | [14] | |||
42 | The Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) | July 18, 1989 | Saturday Night's Main Event XXII | Worcester, MA | 1 | 76 | This was a two-out-of-three falls match which the Brain Busters won 2–1. Aired on tape delay on July 29, 1989. | [15] | ||
43 | Demolition (Ax and Smash) | October 2, 1989 | Superstars | Wheeling, WV | 2 | 72 | Aired on tape delay on November 4, 1989. | [16] | ||
44 | The Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku) | December 13, 1989 | Superstars | Huntsville, AL | 1 | 109 | Aired on tape delay on December 30, 1989 | [17] | ||
45 | Demolition (Ax, Smash, and Crush) | April 1, 1990 | WrestleMania VI | Toronto, ON, Canada | 3 (3, 3, 1) | 148 | Crush joined Demolition during this reign, debuting on the June 6 taping of Superstars; the Freebird Rule is invoked, allowing any two members of Demolition to defend the championship. [2] | [18] [19] | ||
46 | The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) | August 27, 1990 | SummerSlam | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 209 | This was a two-out-of-three falls match, which the Hart Foundation won 2–1. Crush and Smash defended the championship in this match. | [20] | ||
† | The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) | October 30, 1990 | The Main Event IV | Fort Wayne, IN | — | — | The Rockers won the titles in a two-out-of-three falls match and held them for several days, during which they made several defenses. However, WWE decided not to air the title change, returning the titles to The Hart Foundation. The win was never acknowledged. [2] | [20] | ||
47 | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | March 24, 1991 | WrestleMania VII | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 155 | [21] | |||
48 | The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) | August 26, 1991 | SummerSlam | New York, NY | 1 | 165 | This was a Street Fight | [22] | ||
49 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase) | February 7, 1992 | House show | Denver, CO | 1 (3, 1) | 164 | Schyster was previously known as Mike Rotundo. | [23] | ||
50 | The Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon) | July 20, 1992 | House show | Worcester, MA | 1 | 85 | [24] [25] | |||
51 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase) | October 13, 1992 | Wrestling Challenge | Regina, SK, Canada | 2 (4, 2) | 244 | [26] | |||
52 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | June 14, 1993 | House show | Columbus, OH | 1 | 2 | [27] | |||
53 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster and Ted DiBiase) | June 16, 1993 | House show | Rockford, IL | 3 (5, 3) | 3 | [28] | |||
54 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | June 19, 1993 | House show | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 86 | [29] | |||
55 | The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) | September 13, 1993 | Raw | New York, NY | 1 | 119 | This match was held under Province-of-Quebec rules, under which titles could change hands via disqualification. The Quebecers won when the referee saw Scott Steiner hit Jacques with a hockey stick and disqualified them. | [30] | ||
56 | The 1–2–3 Kid and Marty Jannetty | January 10, 1994 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 1 | 7 | [31] | |||
57 | The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) | January 17, 1994 | House show | New York, NY | 2 | 71 | [32] | |||
58 | Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) | March 29, 1994 | House show | London, England | 1 | 2 | [33] | |||
59 | The Quebecers (Jacques and Pierre) | March 31, 1994 | House show | Sheffield, England | 3 | 26 | [34] | |||
60 | The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) | April 26, 1994 | Raw | Burlington, VT | 1 | 124 | [35] | |||
61 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | August 28, 1994 | House show | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 87 | [36] | |||
— | Vacated | November 23, 1994 | Survivor Series | San Antonio, TX | — | — | The championship was vacated when Diesel and Michaels could not function as a tag team. | [37] | ||
62 | The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly | January 22, 1995 | Royal Rumble | Tampa, FL | 1 (2, 1) | 1 | Holly and Kid defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [37] | ||
63 | The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn) | January 23, 1995 | Raw | Palmetto, FL | 1 | 69 | [38] | |||
64 | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | April 2, 1995 | WrestleMania XI | Hartford, CT | 1 | 175 | [39] | |||
65 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | September 24, 1995 | In Your House: Triple Header | Saginaw, MI | 2 | 1 | This match was also for Diesel's WWF Championship and Michaels' Intercontinental Championship. However, as Owen Hart failed to show up for the match, the British Bulldog substituted as Yokozuna's partner. During the match, Hart ran down to the ring, only to be pinned, despite not officially being in the match. | [40] | ||
66 | Owen Hart and Yokozuna | September 25, 1995 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | <1 | Due to the ensuing controversy around the previous title change, the championships were restored to Hart and Yokozuna the following night on Raw. | [41] | ||
67 | The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn) | September 25, 1995 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | 143 | The Smoking Gunns defeated the restored champions, Owen Hart and Yokozuna. | [42] | ||
— | Vacated | February 15, 1996 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Billy Gunn suffered a neck injury. | [43] | ||
68 | The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) | March 31, 1996 | WrestleMania XII | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 49 | The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwinns in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | [43] | ||
69 | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | May 19, 1996 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 7 | [44] | |||
70 | The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn) | May 26, 1996 | In Your House: Beware of Dog | Florence, SC | 3 | 119 | [45] | |||
71 | Owen Hart and the British Bulldog (The British Bulldog and Owen Hart) | September 22, 1996 | In Your House: Mind Games | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (2, 3) | 246 | During this reign, Bulldog became the inaugural WWF European Champion while Owen became the Intercontinental Champion. | [46] | ||
72 | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels | May 26, 1997 | Raw is War | Evansville, IN | 1 (1, 3) | 49 | [47] | |||
— | Vacated | July 14, 1997 | Raw is War | San Antonio, TX | — | — | The championship was vacated when Michaels was suspended after a backstage fight with Bret Hart on June 9, 1997. | [48] | ||
73 | Dude Love and Stone Cold Steve Austin | July 14, 1997 | Raw Is War | San Antonio, TX | 1 (1, 2) | 55 | Austin and Love defeated The British Bulldog and Owen Hart, who had won a tournament to face Austin and a partner of his choosing. Austin also won the Intercontinental Championship during this reign. | [48] | ||
— | Vacated | September 7, 1997 | Ground Zero: In Your House | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated when Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. | [49] | ||
74 | The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) | September 7, 1997 | Ground Zero: In Your House | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | This was a four-way elimination match also involving The Godwinns, The Legion of Doom and the British Bulldog and Owen Hart. | [49] | ||
75 | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | October 5, 1997 | Badd Blood: In Your House | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 2 | [50] | |||
76 | The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) | October 7, 1997 | Raw Is War | Topeka, KS | 2 | 48 | Aired on tape delay October 13, 1997. | [51] | ||
77 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | November 24, 1997 | Raw Is War | Fayetteville, NC | 1 (4, 1) | 125 | [52] | |||
78 | Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie | March 29, 1998 | WrestleMania XIV | Boston, MA | 1 (2, 1) | 1 | This was a dumpster match. | [53] | ||
— | Vacated | March 30, 1998 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | — | — | Held up on account of the wrong dumpster being used. | |||
79 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | March 30, 1998 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | 2 (5, 2) | 105 | This was a steel cage match. | [54] | ||
80 | Kane and Mankind | July 13, 1998 | Raw Is War | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 (1, 3) | 13 | [55] | |||
81 | Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Undertaker | July 26, 1998 | Fully Loaded: In Your House | Fresno, CA | 1 (3, 1) | 15 | [56] | |||
82 | Kane and Mankind | August 10, 1998 | Raw Is War | Omaha, NE | 2 (2, 4) | 20 | This was a four-way tag team match also involving The New Age Outlaws and D'Lo Brown and The Rock. | [57] | ||
83 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | August 30, 1998 | SummerSlam | New York, NY | 3 (6, 3) | 106 | This was a falls count anywhere match. Mankind wrestled this match alone, being abandoned by Kane. | [58] | ||
84 | The Corporation (The Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock) | December 14, 1998 | Raw Is War | Tacoma, WA | 1 | 42 | This was a rematch from the previous nights Rock Bottom pay-per-view event. | [59] | ||
85 | Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart | January 25, 1999 | Raw Is War | Phoenix, AZ | 1 (1, 4) | 64 | [60] | |||
86 | Kane and X-Pac | March 30, 1999 | Raw Is War | Uniondale, NY | 1 (3, 3) | 56 | Aired on tape delay April 5, 1999. X-Pac was previously known as 1-2-3 Kid. | [61] | ||
87 | The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) | May 25, 1999 | Raw Is War | Moline, IL | 1 | 35 | Aired on tape delay May 31, 1999. On June 21, 1999, "Mr. Ass" Billy Gunn stole Bradshaw's title belt and claimed that it was his after scoring the pin during a 6-man tag title match, in which he fought alongside the Acolytes. A week later, Bradshaw reclaimed the belt in a one-on-one match where he defeated Gunn and took his belt back. | [62] | ||
88 | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | June 29, 1999 | Raw Is War | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 26 | Aired on tape delay July 5, 1999. | [63] | ||
89 | The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) | July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Buffalo, NY | 2 | 15 | This was a handicap match in which Michael Hayes teamed with The Hardy Boyz. | [64] | ||
90 | Kane and X-Pac | August 9, 1999 | Raw Is War | Rosemont, IL | 2 (4, 4) | 13 | [65] | |||
91 | The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker) | August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Minneapolis, MN | 1 (1, 2) | 8 | [66] | |||
92 | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind and The Rock) | August 30, 1999 | Raw Is War | Boston, MA | 1 (5, 1) | 8 | [67] | |||
93 | The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker) | September 7, 1999 | SmackDown! | Albany, NY | 2 (2, 3) | 13 | This was a Buried Alive match, aired on tape delay on September 9, 1999. | [68] | ||
94 | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind and The Rock) | September 20, 1999 | Raw Is War | Houston, TX | 2 (6, 2) | 1 | This match was contested under "Dark Side Rules", meaning all members of the Ministry of Darkness (Big Show, Mideon, Undertaker and Viscera) were legal in the match. However, Undertaker was on commentary the entire match. Rock pinned Mideon to win the championship. | [69] | ||
95 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (7) and Road Dogg) | September 21, 1999 | SmackDown! | Dallas, TX | 4 (7, 4) | 21 | Aired on tape delay on September 23, 1999. | [70] | ||
96 | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind and The Rock) | October 12, 1999 | SmackDown! | Birmingham, AL | 3 (7, 3) | 6 | Aired on tape delay on October 14, 1999. | [71] | ||
97 | The Holly Cousins (Crash Holly and Hardcore Holly) | October 18, 1999 | Raw Is War | Columbus, OH | 1 (1, 2) | 15 | [72] | |||
98 | Al Snow and Mankind | November 2, 1999 | SmackDown! | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (1, 8) | 6 | Aired on tape delay on November 4, 1999. | [73] | ||
99 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | November 8, 1999 | Raw Is War | State College, PA | 5 (8, 5) | 111 | [74] | |||
100 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | February 27, 2000 | No Way Out | Hartford, CT | 1 | 35 | [75] | |||
101 | Edge and Christian | April 2, 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 57 | This was a Triangle ladder match also involving The Hardy Boyz. | [76] | ||
102 | Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) | May 29, 2000 | Raw Is War | Vancouver, BC, Canada | 1 | 27 | [77] | |||
103 | Edge and Christian | June 25, 2000 | King of the Ring | Boston, MA | 2 | 91 | This was a four-way tag team elimination match, also involving The Hardy Boyz and T & A (Test and Albert). | [78] | ||
104 | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | September 24, 2000 | Unforgiven | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 28 | This was a steel cage match. | [79] | ||
105 | Edge and Christian | October 22, 2000 | No Mercy | Albany, NY | 3 | 1 | Christian and Edge wrestled this match as Los Conquistadores, due to the fact that they were banned from challenging The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) for the championship. | [80] | ||
106 | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | October 23, 2000 | Raw Is War | Hartford, CT | 3 | 14 | The Hardy Boyz wrestled as Los Conquistadores. Edge defended the titles alone due to Christian being attacked prior to the match. | [81] | ||
107 | Right to Censor (Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather) | November 6, 2000 | Raw Is War | Houston, TX | 1 | 34 | [82] | |||
108 | Edge and Christian | December 10, 2000 | Armageddon | Birmingham, AL | 4 | 8 | This was a four-way tag team match, also involving Road Dogg and K-Kwik, and The Dudley Boyz, who Edge and Christian pinned. | [83] | ||
109 | The Rock and The Undertaker | December 18, 2000 | Raw Is War | Greenville, SC | 1 (4, 4) | 1 | [84] | |||
110 | Edge and Christian | December 19, 2000 | SmackDown! | Charlotte, NC | 5 | 33 | Kurt Angle was the special guest referee. Aired on tape delay on December 21, 2000. | [85] | ||
111 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | January 21, 2001 | Royal Rumble | New Orleans, LA | 2 | 43 | [86] | |||
112 | The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | March 5, 2001 | Raw Is War | Washington, D.C. | 4 | 14 | [87] | |||
113 | Edge and Christian | March 19, 2001 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | 6 | <1 | This title shot was originally reserved for The Dudley Boyz, but Edge and Christian claimed that they had not arrived at the arena, and so took the shot themselves. | [88] | ||
114 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | March 19, 2001 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | 3 | 13 | After Edge and Christian won the titles, the Dudley Boyz demanded their title shot, which they received. | [89] | ||
115 | Edge and Christian | April 1, 2001 | WrestleMania X-Seven | Houston, TX | 7 | 16 | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match also involving The Hardy Boyz. | [90] | ||
116 | The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) | April 17, 2001 | SmackDown! | Nashville, TN | 1 (5, 5) | 12 | Aired on tape delay on April 19, 2001. | [91] | ||
117 | The Two-Man Power Trip (Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H) | April 29, 2001 | Backlash | Rosemont, IL | 1 (4, 1) | 22 | This match was also for Austin's WWF Championship and Triple H's Intercontinental Championship. | [92] | ||
118 | Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit | May 21, 2001 | Raw Is War | San Jose, CA | 1 | 29 | During their reign, Jericho was briefly the Hardcore Champion. | |||
119 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | June 19, 2001 | SmackDown! | Orlando, FL | 4 | 20 | Aired on tape delay on June 21, 2001. | [93] | ||
120 | The Acolytes Protection Agency (Bradshaw and Faarooq) | July 9, 2001 | Raw Is War | Atlanta, GA | 3 | 29 | Previously known as "The Acolytes". | [94] | ||
121 | Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon | August 7, 2001 | SmackDown! | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 12 | Aired August 9, 2001. | [95] | ||
122 | The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane) | August 19, 2001 | SummerSlam | San Jose, CA | 2 (6, 6) | 29 | This was a steel cage match. Kane and Undertaker also successfully defended their WCW Tag Team Championship. Both titles were independently active during this reign. | [96] | ||
123 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | September 17, 2001 | Raw is War | Nashville, TN | 5 | 35 | [97] | |||
124 | Chris Jericho and The Rock | October 22, 2001 | Raw | Kansas City, MO | 1 (2, 5) | 8 | During their reign, Jericho was the WCW Champion. | [98] | ||
125 | Booker T and Test | October 30, 2001 | SmackDown! | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 13 | Aired November 1, 2001. | [99] | ||
126 | The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) | November 12, 2001 | Raw | Boston, MA | 5 | 6 | [100] | |||
127 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | November 18, 2001 | Survivor Series | Greensboro, NC | 6 | 50 | This was a steel cage match to unify the WWF and WCW Tag Team Championships. The WCW Tag Team Championship was subsequently retired. | [101] | ||
128 | Spike Dudley and Tazz | January 7, 2002 | Raw | New York, NY | 1 | 43 | This was a hardcore match. | [102] | ||
129 | Billy and Chuck (Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo) | February 19, 2002 | SmackDown! | Rockford, IL | 1 (9, 1) | 89 | Aired February 21, 2002. Titles become SmackDown! exclusive when Billy and Chuck were drafted to SmackDown! on March 25, 2002. During their reign, the titles were renamed the WWE Tag Team Championship | [103] | ||
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130 | Rico and Rikishi | May 19, 2002 | Judgment Day | Nashville, TN | 1 (1, 2) | 16 | Rikishi was previously known as Fatu. | [104] | ||
131 | Billy and Chuck (Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo) | June 4, 2002 | SmackDown! | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 (10, 2) | 28 | This was an elimination match, aired June 6, 2002. | [105] | ||
132 | Edge and Hollywood Hulk Hogan | July 2, 2002 | SmackDown! | Boston, MA | 1 (8, 1) | 19 | Aired July 4, 2002. | [106] | ||
133 | The Un-Americans (Christian and Lance Storm) | July 21, 2002 | Vengeance | Detroit, MI | 1 (8, 1) | 64 | Titles become exclusive to Raw due to the Un-Americans choosing to go to Raw. | [107] | ||
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134 | Hurri-Kane (The Hurricane and Kane) | September 23, 2002 | Raw | Anaheim, CA | 1 (1, 7) | 21 | Titles were renamed to World Tag Team Championship. | [108] | ||
135 | Christian and Chris Jericho | October 14, 2002 | Raw | Montreal, QC, Canada | 1 (9, 3) | 62 | [109] | |||
136 | Booker T and Goldust | December 15, 2002 | Armageddon | Sunrise, FL | 1 (2, 1) | 22 | This was a four-way elimination match also involving The Dudley Boyz, and William Regal and Lance Storm. | [110] | ||
137 | William Regal and Lance Storm | January 6, 2003 | Raw | Phoenix, AZ | 1 (1, 2) | 13 | [111] | |||
138 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | January 19, 2003 | Royal Rumble | Boston, MA | 7 | 1 | [112] | |||
139 | William Regal and Lance Storm | January 20, 2003 | Raw | Providence, RI | 2 (2, 3) | 63 | [113] | |||
— | Vacated | March 24, 2003 | Raw | Sacramento, CA | — | — | Vacated due to Regal suffering from a heart parasite and concussion. | [114] | ||
140 | Chief Morley and Lance Storm | March 24, 2003 | Raw | Sacramento, CA | 1 (1, 4) | 7 | Morley awarded himself and Storm the titles. | [114] | ||
141 | Kane and Rob Van Dam | March 31, 2003 | Raw | Seattle, WA | 1 (8, 1) | 76 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving The Dudley Boyz. | [115] | ||
142 | La Résistance (René Duprée and Sylvain Grenier) | June 15, 2003 | Bad Blood | Houston, TX | 1 | 98 | [116] | |||
143 | The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | September 21, 2003 | Unforgiven | Hershey, PA | 8 | 84 | This was a handicap tables match in which Robért Conway teamed with La Résistance. | [117] | ||
144 | Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) | December 14, 2003 | Armageddon | Orlando, FL | 1 | 64 | This was a tag team turmoil match also involving Robért Conway and René Duprée, Hurricane and Rosey, Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade, Val Venis and Lance Storm and Test and Scott Steiner. Batista and Flair defeated The Dudley Boyz to win. | [118] | ||
145 | Booker T and Rob Van Dam | February 16, 2004 | Raw | Bakersfield, CA | 1 (3, 2) | 35 | [119] | |||
146 | Evolution (Batista and Ric Flair) | March 22, 2004 | Raw | Detroit, MI | 2 | 28 | [120] | |||
147 | Chris Benoit and Edge | April 19, 2004 | Raw | Calgary, AB, Canada | 1 (2, 9) | 42 | During this reign, Benoit was also the World Heavyweight Champion | [121] | ||
148 | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) | May 31, 2004 | Raw | Montreal, QC, Canada | 1 (1, 2) | 141 | [122] | |||
149 | Chris Benoit and Edge | October 19, 2004 | Taboo Tuesday | Milwaukee, WI | 2 (3, 10) | 13 | Benoit and Edge were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the World Heavyweight Championship voting. Benoit won the title himself after Edge abandoned him midway through the match. | [123] | ||
150 | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) | November 1, 2004 | Raw | Peoria, IL | 2 (2, 3) | 14 | [124] | |||
151 | Eugene and William Regal | November 15, 2004 | Raw | Indianapolis, IN | 1 (1, 3) | 62 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving Rhyno and Tajiri. | [125] | ||
152 | La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) | January 16, 2005 | House show | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 3 (3, 4) | 19 | Jonathan Coachman replaced Eugene in this match due to injury. | [126] | ||
153 | William Regal and Tajiri | February 4, 2005 | Raw | Saitama, Japan | 1 (4, 1) | 86 | Aired February 7, 2005. | [127] | ||
154 | The Hurricane and Rosey | May 1, 2005 | Backlash | Manchester, NH | 1 (2, 1) | 140 | This was a tag team turmoil match also involving The Heart Throbs, Simon Dean and Maven and Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier. Hurricane and Rosey defeated Conway and Grenier to win the match. | [128] | ||
155 | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | September 18, 2005 | Unforgiven | Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | 44 | [129] | |||
156 | Kane and Big Show | November 1, 2005 | Taboo Tuesday | San Diego, CA | 1 (9, 3) | 153 | Big Show and Kane were voted into this match as a result of neither winning the WWE Championship voting. | [130] | ||
157 | The Spirit Squad (Johnny, Kenny, Mikey, Mitch, and Nicky) | April 3, 2006 | Raw | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 216 | Kenny and Mikey won the match, but all five members were recognized as champions under the Freebird Rule. | [19] [131] | ||
158 | Ric Flair and Roddy Piper | November 5, 2006 | Cyber Sunday | Cincinnati, OH | 1 (3, 1) | 8 | Piper was voted into this match via web poll. Kenny and Mikey defended the titles in this match. | [132] | ||
159 | Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton) | November 13, 2006 | Raw | Manchester, England | 1 (11, 1) | 77 | [133] | |||
160 | John Cena and Shawn Michaels | January 29, 2007 | Raw | Dallas, TX | 1 (1, 4) | 63 | [134] | |||
161 | The Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) | April 2, 2007 | Raw | Dayton, OH | 6 | 63 | The Hardys won a tag team battle royal, last eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch; the other participants were Michaels and Cena, Val Venis and Viscera, Johnny Nitro and The Miz, Paul London and Brian Kendrick, Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman, Marcus Cor Von and Kevin Thorn, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Gregory Helms, and William Regal and Dave Taylor. During their reign, Matt Hardy was a member of the SmackDown roster. | [135] | ||
162 | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | June 4, 2007 | Raw | Tampa, FL | 2 | 93 | [136] | |||
163 | Paul London and Brian Kendrick | September 5, 2007 | House show | Cape Town, South Africa | 1 | 3 | [137] | |||
164 | Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch | September 8, 2007 | House show | Johannesburg, South Africa | 3 | 93 | [138] | |||
165 | Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes | December 10, 2007 | Raw 15th Anniversary | Bridgeport, CT | 1 (3, 1) | 202 | [139] | |||
166 | Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes | June 29, 2008 | Night of Champions | Dallas, TX | 1 (1, 2) | 36 | Rhodes was revealed to be DiBiase's mystery partner and turned on Holly, resulting in a handicap match. | [140] | ||
167 | Batista and John Cena | August 4, 2008 | Raw | Knoxville, TN | 1 (3, 2) | 7 | [141] | |||
168 | Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes | August 11, 2008 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 2 (2, 3) | 77 | [142] | |||
169 | CM Punk and Kofi Kingston | October 27, 2008 | Raw | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 47 | [143] | |||
170 | John Morrison and The Miz | December 13, 2008 | House show | Hamilton, ON, Canada | 1 | 113 | [144] | |||
171 | The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) | April 5, 2009 | WrestleMania 25 | Houston, TX | 1 | 84 | This was a Lumberjack match to unify the World Tag Team and WWE Tag Team Championships. The titles became known as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, but remained independently active. [145] | [146] | ||
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172 | Edge and Chris Jericho | June 28, 2009 | The Bash | Sacramento, CA | 1 (12, 4) | 28 | This was a triple threat match also involving The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.). | [147] | ||
173 | Jeri-Show (Chris Jericho and Big Show) | July 26, 2009 | Night of Champions | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (5, 4) | 140 | Shortly after winning the titles, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. Jericho was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. WWE recognizes this as a second reign for Jericho. | [148] [149] | ||
174 | D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels) | December 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Antonio, TX | 1 (2, 5) | 57 | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. | [150] | ||
175 | ShoMiz (Big Show and The Miz) | February 8, 2010 | Raw | Lafayette, LA | 1 (5, 2) | 77 | This was a Triple Threat Elimination match also involving The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows). | [151] | ||
176 | The Hart Dynasty (David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) | April 26, 2010 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 1 | 112 | The World Tag Team Championship was deactivated during their reign on August 16, 2010. | [152] | ||
— | Deactivated | August 16, 2010 | Raw | Los Angeles, CA | — | — | Decommissioned in favor of continuing the WWE Tag Team Championship lineage. | [153] |
1During Demolition's third reign, Crush was added to the team, and the three of them defended the titles under the Freebird Rule for approximately 90 days. [154]
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