Women's World Tag Team Championship

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A Women's World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship for tag teams consisting of two female wrestlers. Several wrestling companies have promoted a world women's tag team championship including:

List of Women's World Tag Team Championships

Active
ChampionshipPromotionYearsNotes
NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg NWA c.1951–1983, 2021–presentThe title is considered the first women's world tag team championship. The title's lineage ended when the rights of the title was acquired by WWF in 1983. The title was later revived in 2021.
Mexican National Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 1990–present
AAAW Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Gaea Japan 1996–present
International Ribbon Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Ice Ribbon 2007–present
Oz Academy Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Oz Academy 2008–present
Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Pure-J 2008–present
WSU Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg Women Superstars United 2008–present
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg TNA Wrestling 2013–present
Goddesses of Stardom Championship Flag of Japan.svg World Wonder Ring Stardom 2011–present
Wave Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Pro Wrestling Wave 2011–present
Shine Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg Shine Wrestling 2014–present
Asia Dream Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling 2016–present
Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Seadlinnng 2018–present
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg WWE 2019–present
Pro-Wrestling: EVE Tag Team Championship Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pro-Wrestling: EVE 2019–present
CMLL World Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre 2023–present
Marigold Twin Star Championship Flag of Japan.svg Dream Star Fighting Marigold 2024–present
Retired
ChampionshipPromotionYearsNotes
WWWA World Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling 1971–2005
WWF Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg WWF 1983–1989WWF bought the rights to the NWA World Women's Tag Team Championship and established it as the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship. The title was abandoned due to a lack of women's tag team and was succeeded by the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship in 2019.
AJW Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling 1986–2005
UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of Mexico.svg Universal Wrestling Association 1992–2003Established and defended in Japan.
JWP Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg JWP Joshi Puroresu 1992–2017Unified with the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship in 2017.
Twin Star of Arsion Championship Flag of Japan.svg Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion 1998–2003
Shimmer Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg Shimmer Women Athletes 2008–2021
Reina World Tag Team Championship Flag of Japan.svg Reina Joshi Puroresu 2011–2018
NXT Women's Tag Team Championship Flag of the United States.svg WWE 2021–2023When the title was created in March 2021, it was given a world championship status due to WWE promoting NXT as its third brand at the time. The title lost its world championship status in September of the same year after WWE reverted NXT as a developmental brand. The title was unified into the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship in June 2023.

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