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List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE, 1971–2010)

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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
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

See also