List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)
Appearance
The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. It is World Wrestling Entertainment's original tag team championship and is currently exclusive on its RAW brand. This is a list, by ring name, of people that have been World Tag Team Champion.
Wrestlers (Times won individually) |
Reigns together: | Date | Place / Type Of Match / Event |
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WWWF World Tag Team Championship | |||
Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler | 1 | June 3 1971 | Belts were awarded (Graham & Tyler won a fictitious tournament) |
Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet | 1 | December 6 1971 | New York NY / One Fall |
Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis Iaukea | 1 | February 1 1972 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Sonny King & Jay Strongbow | 1 | May 22 1972 | New York NY / One Fall |
Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji | 1 | June 27 1972 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Tony Garea & Haystacks Calhoun | 1 | May 20 1973 | Hamburg PA / One Fall |
Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji | 2 | September 11 1973 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Tony Garea (2) & Dean Ho | 1 | November 14 1973 | Hamburg PA / One Fall |
Jimmy Valiant & Johnny Valiant | 1 | May 8 1974 | Hamburg PA / One Fall |
Dominic DeNucci & Victor Rivera | 1 | May 13 1975 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Dominic DeNucci (2) & Pat Barrett | 1 | June 1 1975 | Awarded belts when Victor Rivera jumped to IWA |
The Blackjacks (Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan) |
1 | August 26 1975 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Tony Parisi & Louis Cerdan | 1 | November 18 1975 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Big John Studd & Killer Kowalski | 1 | May 11 1976 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Kowalski & Studd were stripped of the belts on 26 October 1976 for secretly using a third man during a match. | |||
Jay Strongbow (2) & Billy White Wolf | 1 | December 7 1976 | Philadelphia PA / Tournament Final |
Belts were vacated when Billy White Wolf's career was ended by Ken Patera in August 1977. | |||
Toru Tanaka & Mr. Fuji | 3 | September 27 1977 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Dominic DeNucci (3) & Dino Bravo | 1 | March 14 1978 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Yukon Lumberjacks (Pierre & Eric) |
1 | June 26 1978 | New York NY / One Fall |
Tony Garea (3) & Larry Zbyszko | 1 | November 21 1978 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
Johnny Valiant (2) & Jerry Valiant | 1 | March 6 1979 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana | 1 | October 22 1979 | New York NY / One Fall |
Renamed WWF World Tag Team Championship | |||
Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) |
1 | April 12 1980 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales | 1 | August 9 1980 | New York NY / One Fall |
Backlund & Morales vacated the belts when Bob Backlund won the WWF Championship. | |||
Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) |
2 | September 9 1980 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
Tony Garea (4) & Rick Martel | 1 | November 8 1980 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
Moondogs (Rex & King) |
1 | 17 March 1981 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
King replaced by Spot in May when he is unable to re-enter the United States. | |||
Tony Garea (5) & Rick Martel | 2 | July 21 1981 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
Mr. Fuji (4) & Mr. Saito | 1 | October 13 1981 | Allentown PA / One Fall / Championship Wrestling |
Jay Strongbow (4) & Jules Strongbow | 1 | June 28 1982 | New York NY / One Fall |
Mr. Fuji (5) & Mr. Saito | 2 | July 13 1982 | Allentown PA / One Fall |
Jay Strongbow (5) & Jules Strongbow | 2 | October 26 1982 | Allentown PA / One Fall / Championship Wrestling |
Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) |
3 | March 8 1983 | Allentown PA / One Fall / Championship Wrestling |
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas | 1 | November 15 1983 | Allentown PA / No DQ / Championship Wrestling |
Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch | 1 | April 17 1984 | Hamburg PA / One Fall |
U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham) |
1 | January 21 1985 | Hartford CT / One Fall |
The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff | 1 | March 31 1985 | New York NY / One Fall / WrestleMania |
Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham | 2 | June 17 1985 | Poughkeepsie NY / One Fall |
The Dream Team (Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake) |
1 | August 24 1985 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall |
British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith) |
1 | April 7 1986 | Chicago IL / One Fall / WrestleMania 2 |
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) |
1 | January 26 1987 | Tampa FL / One Fall / Superstars |
The Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty ) |
1 | October 1990 | Saturday Night Main Event / One Fall / Superstars |
The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) |
2 | Awarded the titles back a week after The Rockers defended the titles and Jim Niedhart re-hired by Mr. Vince McMahon unofficially | |
Strike Force (Rick Martel (3) & Tito Santana (2)) |
1 | October 27 1987 | Syracuse NY / One Fall |
Demolition (Ax & Smash) |
1 | March 27 1988 | Atlantic City NJ / One Fall / WrestleMania IV |
Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) |
1 | July 18 1989 | Worcester MA / 2-out-of-3 falls match / Saturday Night's Main Event |
Demolition (Ax & Smash) |
2 | October 2 1989 | Wheeling WV / One Fall / Saturday Night Main Event |
Colossal Connection (André the Giant & Haku) |
1 | December 13 1989 | Huntsville AL / One Fall / Superstars |
Demolition (Ax & Smash) |
3 | April 1 1990 | Toronto ON / One Fall / WrestleMania VI |
Crush added to the team. | |||
The Hart Foundation | 3 | August 27 1990 | Philadelphia PA / 2/3 Falls / SummerSlam |
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) |
1 | March 24 1991 | Los Angeles CA / One Fall / WrestleMania VII |
The Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) |
1 | August 26 1991 | New York NY / Street Fight / SummerSlam |
Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & Irwin R. Schyster (3)) |
1 | February 7 1992 | Denver CO / One Fall |
The Natural Disasters Earthquake & Typhoon |
1 | July 20 1992 | Worchester MA / One Fall |
Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & Irwin R. Schyster (4)) |
2 | October 13 1992 | Regina SK / One Fall |
Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott) |
1 | June 14 1993 | Columbus OH / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
Money, Inc. (Ted DiBiase & Irwin R. Schyster (5)) |
3 | June 16 1993 | Rockford IL / One Fall |
Steiner Brothers | 2 | June 19 1993 | St. Louis MO / One Fall |
The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) |
1 | September 13 1993 | New York NY / Quebec Rules / Monday Night RAW |
Marty Jannetty & The 1-2-3 Kid | 1 | January 10 1994 | Richmond VA / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
The Quebecers | 2 | January 17 1994 | New York NY / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
Men on a Mission (Mo & Mabel) |
1 | March 29 1994 | London ENG / One Fall |
The Quebecers | 3 | March 31 1994 | Sheffield ENG / One Fall |
The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) |
1 | April 26 1994 | Burlington VT / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
Two Dudes with Attitude (Shawn Michaels & Diesel) |
1 | August 28 1994 | Indianapolis IN / One Fall |
Shawn Michaels & Diesel split up on November 23 1994 and declared the belts vacant. | |||
The 1-2-3 Kid (2) & Bob Holly | 1 | January 22 1995 | Tampa FL / Tournament Final / Royal Rumble |
The Smokin' Gunns (Billy & Bart) |
1 | January 23 1995 | Palmetto FL / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
Owen Hart & Yokozuna | 1 | April 2 1995 | Hartford CT / One Fall / WrestleMania XI |
Two Dudes with Attitude (Shawn Michaels (2) & Diesel (2)) |
2 | September 24 1995 | Saginaw MI / "Triple Header Match" / In Your House III |
Owen Hart (2) & Yokozuna (2) | 2 | September 25 1995 | Grand Rapids MI / Titles Returned due to Technicallity / Monday Night RAW |
The Smokin' Gunns | 2 | September 25 1995 | Grand Rapids MI / One Fall / Monday Night RAW |
Titles vacated on February 15 1996 when Billy Gunn underwent neck surgery. | |||
The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) |
1 | March 31 1996 | Anaheim CA / Tournament Final / WrestleMania XII |
The Godwinns (Henry & Phineas) |
1 | May 19 1996 | New York NY / One Fall |
The Smokin' Gunns | 3 | May 26 1996 | Florence SC / One Fall / In Your House |
British Bulldog (2) & Owen Hart (3) | 1 | September 22 1996 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall / In Your House |
Shawn Michaels (3) & Steve Austin | 1 | May 26 1997 | Evansville IN / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Titles vacated in June 1997 when Austin and Michaels split. | |||
Steve Austin (2) & Dude Love | 1 | July 14 1997 | Defeated Owen Hart and British Bulldog for vacant titles. |
Titles vacated on September 7 1997 Austin sustained a neck injury. | |||
The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) |
1 | September 7 1997 | Louisville KY / Fatal Four Way / In Your House |
The Godwins | 2 | October 5 1997 | St. Louis MO / One Fall / In Your House |
Legion of Doom | 2 | October 7 1997 | Topeka KS / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (4) & Road Dogg) |
1 | November 24 1997 | Fayetteville NC / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Cactus Jack (2) & Chainsaw Charlie | 1 | March 29 1998 | Boston MA / Dumpster / WrestleMania XIV |
New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (5) & Road Dogg (2)) |
2 | March 30 1998 | Albany NY / Steel Cage / RAW is WAR |
Mankind (3) & Kane | 1 | July 13 1998 | East Rutherford NJ / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
The Undertaker & Steve Austin (3) | 1 | July 26 1998 | Fresno CA / One Fall / Fully Loaded |
Mankind (4) & Kane (2) | 2 | August 10 1998 | Omaha NE / Four Corners / RAW is WAR |
New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (6) & Road Dogg (3)) |
3 | August 30 1998 | New York NY / Handicap / SummerSlam |
The Big Boss Man & Ken Shamrock | 1 | December 14 1998 | Tacoma WA / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Owen Hart (4) & Jeff Jarrett | 1 | January 25 1999 | Phoenix AZ / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Kane (3) & X-Pac (3) | 1 | April 5 1999 | Long Island NY / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Acolytes (Faarooq & Bradshaw) |
1 | May 25 1999 | Moline IL / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff) |
1 | June 29 1999 | Fayetteville NC / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Acolytes | 2 | July 25 1999 | Buffalo NY / One Fall / Fully Loaded |
Kane (4) & X-Pac (4) | 2 | August 9 1999 | Chicago IL / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
The Undertaker (2) & The Big Show | 1 | August 22 1999 | Minneapolis MN / One Fall / SummerSlam |
Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind (5) & The Rock) |
1 | August 30 1999 | Boston MA / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
The Undertaker (3) & The Big Show (2) | 2 | September 7 1999 | Albany NY / Buried Alive / SmackDown! |
Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind (6) & The Rock(2)) |
2 | September 20 1999 | Houston TX / Dark Side Rules / RAW is WAR |
New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (7) & Road Dogg(4)) |
4 | September 21 1999 | Dallas TX / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind (7) & The Rock(3)) |
3 | October 12 1999 | Birmingham AL / One Fall / SmackDown! |
Hardcore Holly (2) & Crash Holly | 1 | October 18 1999 | Columbus OH / One Fall / SmackDown! |
Mankind (8) & Al Snow | 1 | November 2 1999 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (8) & Road Dogg(5)) |
5 | November 8 1999 | Philadelphia PA / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von) |
1 | February 27 2000 | Hartford CT / One Fall / No Way Out |
Edge & Christian | 1 | April 2 2000 | Anaheim CA / Triple Ladder / WrestleMania 2000 |
Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty & Grand Master Sexay) |
1 | May 29 2000 | Vancouver BC / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Edge (2) & Christian (2) | 2 | June 25 2000 | Boston MA / Fatal Four Way / King of the Ring |
Hardy Boyz | 2 | September 24 2000 | Philadelphia PA / Steel Cage / Unforgiven |
Edge (3) & Christian (3) | 3 | October 22 2000 | Albany NY / One Fall / No Mercy |
Hardy Boyz | 3 | October 23 2000 | Hartford CT / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather) |
1 | November 6 2000 | Houston TX / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Edge (4) & Christian (4) | 4 | December 10 2000 | Birmingham AL / 4 Corners / Armageddon |
The Undertaker (4) & The Rock (4) | 1 | December 18 2000 | Greenville SC / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Edge (5) & Christian (5) | 5 | December 19 2000 | Charlotte NC / One Fall(Special Guest Referee: Kurt Angle) / SmackDown! |
Dudley Boyz | 2 | January 21 2001 | New Orleans LA / One Fall / Royal Rumble |
Hardy Boyz | 4 | March 4 2001 | Washington DC / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Edge (6) & Christian (6) | 6 | March 19 2001 | Albany NY / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Dudley Boyz | 3 | March 19 2001 | Albany NY / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Edge (7) & Christian (7) | 7 | April 1 2001 | Houston TX / TLC II / WrestleMania X-Seven |
Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker (5) & Kane (5)) |
1 | April 17 2001 | Nashville TN / One Fall / SmackDown! |
The Two-Man Power Trip (Steve Austin (4) & Triple H) |
1 | April 29 2001 | Chicago IL / One Fall / Backlash |
Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit | 1 | May 21 2001 | San Jose CA / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Dudley Boyz | 4 | June 19 2001 | Orlando FL / One Fall / SmackDown! |
The A.P.A. (Faarooq & Bradshaw) |
2 | July 9 2001 | Atlanta GA / One Fall / RAW is WAR |
Dallas Page & Chris Kanyon | 1 | August 7 2001 | Los Angeles CA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker (6) & Kane (6)) |
2 | August 19 2001 | San Jose CA / Cage/Unific. / SummerSlam |
Dudley Boyz | 5 | September 17 2001 | Nashville TN / One Fall / SmackDown! |
The Rock (5) & Chris Jericho (2) | 1 | October 22 2001 | Kansas Cit MO / One Fall / RAW |
Booker T & Test | 1 | October 30 2001 | Cincinnati OH / One Fall / SmackDown! |
Hardy Boyz | 5 | November 12 2001 | Boston MA / One Fall / RAW |
Dudley Boyz | 6 | November 18 2001 | Greensboro NC / Steel Cage/Unific. / Survivor Series |
Tazz & Spike Dudley | 1 | January 7 2002 | Washington DC / One Fall / RAW |
Billy & Chuck (Billy Gunn (9) & Chuck Palumbo) |
1 | February 19 2002 | Rockford IL / One Fall / SmackDown! |
Renamed WWE World Tag Team Championship | |||
Rikishi (2) & Rico | 1 | May 19 2002 | Nashville TN / One Fall / Judgement Day |
Billy & Chuck (Billy Gunn (10) & Chuck Palumbo (2)) |
2 | June 4 2002 | Oklahoma City OK / Elimin. / SmackDown! |
Edge (8) & Hulk Hogan | 1 | July 2 2002 | Boston MA / One Fall / SmackDown! |
The Un-Americans (Lance Storm & Christian (8)) |
1 | July 21 2002 | Detroit MI / One Fall / Vengeance |
Renamed the World Tag Team Championship | |||
The Hurricane & Kane (7) | 1 | September 23 2002 | Anaheim CA / One Fall / RAW |
Chris Jericho (3) & Christian (9) | 1 | October 14 2002 | Montreal QC / One Fall / RAW |
Booker T (2) & Goldust | 1 | December 15 2002 | Fort Lauderdale FL / Fatal Four Way Elimination / Armageddon |
William Regal & Lance Storm (2) | 1 | January 6 2003 | Phoenix AZ / One Fall / RAW |
Dudley Boyz | 7 | January 19 2003 | Boston MA / One Fall / Royal Rumble |
William Regal (2) & Lance Storm (3) | 2 | January 20 2003 | Providence RI / One Fall / RAW |
Stripped of titles on March 24 2003 because of Regal's health problems. | |||
Chief Morley & Lance Storm (4) | 1 | March 24 2003 | Sacramento CA / Awarded by Morley / RAW |
Rob Van Dam & Kane (8) | 1 | March 31 2003 | Seattle WA / Triple Threat Elimination / RAW |
La Résistance (René Duprée & Sylvain Grenier) |
1 | June 15 2003 | Houston TX / One Fall / Bad Blood |
Dudley Boyz | 8 | September 21 2003 | Hershey PA / Handicap Tables / Unforgiven |
Ric Flair & Batista | 1 | December 14 2003 | Orlando FL / Turmoil / Armageddon |
Booker T (3) & Rob Van Dam (2) | 1 | February 16 2004 | Bakersfield CA / One Fall / RAW |
Ric Flair & Batista | 2 | March 22 2004 | Detroit MI / One Fall / RAW |
Chris Benoit (2) & Edge (9) | 1 | April 19 2004 | Calgary AB / One Fall / RAW |
La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier (2) & Robert Conway) |
1 | May 31 2004 | Montreal QC / One Fall / RAW |
Chris Benoit (3) & Edge (10) | 2 | October 19 2004 | Milwaukee WI / One Fall / Taboo Tuesday |
La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier (3) & Robert Conway (2)) |
2 | November 1 2004 | Peoria IL / One Fall / RAW |
Eugene & William Regal (3) | 1 | November 15 2004 | Indianapolis IN / One Fall / RAW |
La Résistance (Sylvain Grenier (4) & Robert Conway (3)) |
3 | January 16 2005 | Winnipeg MB / One Fall / RAW-brand house show |
William Regal (4) & Tajiri | 1 | February 4 2005 | Tokyo JP / One Fall / RAW |
The Hurricane (2) & Rosey | 1 | May 1 2005 | Manchester NH / Tag Turmoil / Backlash |
Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch | 1 | September 18 2005 | Oklahoma City OK / One Fall / Unforgiven |
Kane (9) & The Big Show (3) | 1 | November 1 2005 | San Diego CA / One Fall / Taboo Tuesday |
Spirit Squad (Kenny, Mikey, Johnny, Nicky & Mitch) |
1 | April 3 2006 | Chicago IL / One Fall / RAW |
Members Kenny and Mikey won the titles, however, the whole group was recognized as champions. | |||
Ric Flair (3) & Roddy Piper | 1 | November 5 2006 | Cincinnati OH / One Fall / Cyber Sunday |
Rated-RKO (Edge (11) & Randy Orton) |
1 | November 13 2006 | Manchester ENG / One Fall / RAW |