The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested for in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Originally, WCW was a subsidiary for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), a professional wrestling promotion which had numerous subsidiaries. The NWA operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1993. One of those titles was the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was operated by the NWA subsidiary Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW), the predecessor of WCW. The championship was created for MACW by the NWA, which also oversaw the title's operation. In January 1991, WCW, which had succeeded MACW, began the process of withdrawing as a subsidiary of NWA to become an independent promotion. During this time, WCW created their own version of a tag team championship, while the NWA version was returned to the NWA; all title reigns before March 1980 were not officially recognized by WCW for unknown reasons.[1] On July 12, 1992, the WCW World Tag Team Championship was unified with the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was activated earlier that year by the NWA as its prime tag team championship; this title was a reactivated version of MACW's title. In September 1993, WCW's withdrawal from the NWA was made official, and the NWA World Tag Team Championship was returned to the NWA; the title was reactivated by the NWA in 1995.[2] In March 2001, all WCW assets were purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after WCW filed for bankruptcy.[3] After the purchase, the WWF continued the use of the championship as a part of a storyline called The Invasion, which involved a rivalry between former WCW wrestlers and original WWF wrestlers before the purchase of WCW.
Title reigns were determined either by professional wrestling matches with different tag teams, a duo of wrestlers, involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or fan favorites as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship.[4] The inaugural champions, under the NWA, were The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson), who were announced to have won the titles after winning a tournament in January 1975.[5] The first champions recognized by WCW were Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine, who won the MACW's tag team titles in March 1980. The champions during WCW's withdrawal from the NWA were Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed), and were the first wrestlers to hold WCW's tag team championship version. Before the promotion's purchase, the final champions recognized by WCW were Sean O' Haire and Chuck Palumbo; they were also the first champions under the titles operation in the WWF. On November 18, 2001, the championship was deactivated after its use in the Invasion storyline. The title was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship, and the final champions recognized by the WWF, were the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von).[6] The title was won in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United States. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) held the most reigns as a tag team (10), and Booker T held the most individual reigns (11), which is the same amount of times the title was vacated. At 282 days, Doom's reign during WCW's NWA withdrawal was the longest in the championship's history. Overall, there were 143 title reigns.
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Key
| Reigns | The number of times a specific set of wrestlers have won the titles |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the amount of times the wrestler has held the title individually |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
Title history
Recognition by the NWA
These reigns are only recognized by the NWA.
Recognition by WCW/WWF
These reigns are only recognized by WCW and the WWF (now World Wrestling Entertainment).
| # | Wrestlers | Reigns | Date | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine (4) | 1 | March 29, 1980 | Charlotte, NC | Live event | |
| 21 | Ricky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood (2) | 2 | May 10, 1980 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 22 | Ray Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2) | 1 | June 22, 1980 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 23 | Paul Jones (5) and Masked Superstar | 1 | November 27, 1980 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 24 | Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3) | 1 | February 22, 1981 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 25 | Paul Jones (6) and Masked Superstar (2) | 2 | February 22, 1981 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 26 | Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson (The Minnesota Wrecking Crew) |
7 | May 1, 1981 | Richmond, VA | Live event | |
| — | Vacated | 2 | December 1981 | N/A | N/A | Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, the NWA forced the Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles. |
| 27 | Ole Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen | 1 | February 28, 1982 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final. |
| — | Vacated | 3 | September 1982 | N/A | N/A | The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships. |
| 28 | Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | September 1982 | N/A | Live event | Kernodle and Slaughter won the titles in a fictional tournament final. The promotion claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 29 | Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood (3) | 3 | March 12, 1983 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 30 | Jack and Jerry Brisco | 1 | June 18, 1983 | Greenville, SC | Live event | |
| 31 | Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood (4) | 4 | October 3, 1983 | Greenville, SC | Live event | |
| 32 | Jack and Jerry Brisco | 2 | October 21, 1983 | Richmond, VA | Live event | |
| 33 | Ricky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood (5) | 5 | November 24, 1983 | Greensboro, NC | Starrcade (1983) | |
| — | Vacated | 4 | December 25, 1983 | N/A | N/A | The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling. |
| 34 | Don Kernodle (2) and Bob Orton, Jr. | 1 | January 8, 1984 | Charlotte, NC | Live event | Kernodle and Orton, Jr. won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 35 | Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood | 1 | March 4, 1984 | Charlotte, NC | Live event | |
| 36 | Jack and Jerry Brisco | 3 | April 4, 1984 | Spartanburg, SC | Live event | |
| 37 | Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood (2) | 2 | May 5, 1984 | Greensboro, NC | Live event | |
| 38 | Don Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff | 1 | May 8, 1984 | Raleigh, NC | Live event | |
| 39 | Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2) | 1 | October 20, 1984 | Raleigh, NC | Live event | |
| 40 | Ivan (3) and Nikita Koloff | 1 | March 18, 1985 | Fayetteville, NC | Live event | During this title reign, Krusher Khrushchev (1) joined the Koloff's to form a three-man tag team, in which the NWA applied the freebird rule allowing all three members to defend the titles. |
| 41 | Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (The Rock 'n' Roll Express) |
1 | July 9, 1985 | Shelby, NC | Live event | |
| 42 | Ivan (4) and Nikita Koloff (2) | 2 | October 13, 1985 | Charlotte, NC | Live event | |
| 43 | Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (The Rock 'n' Roll Express) |
2 | November 28, 1985 | Greensboro, NC | Starrcade (1985) | |
| 44 | Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton The Midnight Express |
1 | February 2, 1986 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | |
| 45 | Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (The Rock 'n' Roll Express) |
3 | August 16, 1986 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 46 | Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude | 1 | December 6, 1986 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | |
| 47 | Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton (The Rock 'n' Roll Express) |
4 | May 26, 1987 | N/A | N/A | The NWA announced that The Rock 'n' Roll Express won the titles in a match, but in reality, Rude left for the WWF and the NWA awarded The Rock 'n' Roll Express the titles. |
| 48 | Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | 1 | September 29, 1987 | Misenheimer, NC | Live event | |
| 49 | Lex Luger and Barry Windham | 1 | March 27, 1988 | Greensboro, NC | Clash of the Champions I | |
| 50 | Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | 2 | April 20, 1988 | Jacksonville, FL | Live event | |
| 51 | Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane (The Midnight Express) |
1 | September 10, 1988 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 52 | Animal and Hawk (Road Warriors) |
1 | October 29, 1988 | New Orleans, LA | Live event | |
| 53 | Mike Rotunda and (Varsity Club) |
1 | April 2, 1989 | New Orleans, LA | Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun | |
| — | Vacated | 5 | May 7, 1989 | Nashville, TN | WrestleWar (1989) | The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles for misconduct during a title defense. |
| 54 | Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes (The Fabulous Freebirds) |
1 | June 14, 1989 | Fort Bragg, NC | Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory | Garvin and Hayes won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 55 | Rick and Scott Steiner (Steiner Brothers) |
1 | November 1, 1989 | Atlanta, GA | World Championship Wrestling | This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989. |
| 56 | Butch Reed and Ron Simmons (Doom) |
1 | May 19, 1990 | Washington, D.C. | Capital Combat | This reign by Doom is the final recognized reign by the NWA. Reigns from this point forward are recognized by WCW. Doom was awarded the new WCW World Tag Team Championship by WCW because they were the original Tag Team Champions before WCW withdrew from the NWA. |
| 57 | Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy Garvin (The Fabulous Freebirds) |
2 | February 24, 1991 | Phoenix, AZ | WrestleWar (1991) | |
| 58 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
2 | February 18, 1991 | Montgomery, AL | Power Hour | This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991. |
| — | Vacated | 6 | July 18, 1991 | N/A | N/A | WCW vacated the championship after Scott sustained a legitimate injury. |
| 60 | Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko (The Enforcers) |
1 | September 5, 1991 | Augusta, GA | Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl | Anderson and Zbyszko won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 61 | Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes | 1 | November 19, 1991 | Savannah, GA | Clash of the Champions XVII | |
| 62 | Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3) | 1 | January 16, 1992 | Jacksonville, FL | Live event | |
| 63 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
3 | May 3, 1992 | Chicago, IL | Live event | |
| 64 | Terry Gordy and |
1 | July 5, 1992 | Atlanta, GA | Live event | |
| 65 | Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) | 1 | September 2, 1992 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992. |
| 66 | Ricky Steamboat (8) and Shane Douglas | 1 | November 18, 1992 | Macon, GA | Clash of the Champions XXI | |
| 67 | Steve Austin and Brian Pillman (The Hollywood Blonds) |
1 | March 2, 1993 | Macon, GA | Power Hour | This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993. |
| 68 | Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma | 1 | August 18, 1993 | Daytona, FL | Clash of the Champions XXIV | |
| 69 | Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs (The Nasty Boys) |
1 | September 19, 1993 | Houston, TX | Fall Brawl (1993) | |
| 70 | Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio | 1 | October 4, 1993 | Columbus, GA | Saturday Night | This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993. |
| 71 | Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs (The Nasty Boys) |
2 | October 24, 1993 | New Orleans, LA | Halloween Havoc (1993) | |
| 72 | Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan | 1 | May 22, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA | Slamboree (1993) | |
| 73 | Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2) (Pretty Wonderful) |
1 | July 17, 1994 | Orlando, FL | Bash at the Beach (1994) | |
| 74 | Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot (Stars 'n' Stripes) |
2 | September 25, 1994 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | |
| 75 | Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3) (Pretty Wonderful) |
2 | October 23, 1994 | Detroit, MI | Halloween Havoc (1994) | |
| 76 | Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot (2) (Stars 'n' Stripes) |
2 | November 16, 1994 | Jacksonville, FL | Clash of the Champions XXIX | |
| 77 | Booker T and Stevie Ray (Harlem Heat) |
1 | December 8, 1994 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995. |
| 78 | Jerry Sags (2) and Brian Knobbs (2) (The Nasty Boys) |
3 | May 21, 1995 | St. Petersburg, FL | Slamboree | |
| 79 | Booker T (2) and Stevie Ray (2) (Harlem Heat) |
2 | June 24, 1995 | Orlando, FL | WCW WorldWide | This title change was recorded on May 3, 1995, eighteen days before the Nasty Boys officially won the titles.[7] |
| 80 | Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck | 1 | July 22, 1995 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995. |
| 81 | Booker T (3) and Stevie Ray (3) (Harlem Heat) |
3 | September 17, 1995 | Asheville, NC | Fall Brawl (1995) | |
| 82 | Marcus Bagwell (4) and Scott Riggs (The American Males) |
1 | September 18, 1995 | Johnson City, TN | Monday Nitro | |
| 83 | Booker T (4) and Stevie Ray (4) (Harlem Heat) |
4 | September 27, 1995 | Atlanta, GA | Saturday Night | This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995. |
| 84 | Sting and Lex Luger (2) (Sting and Lex Luger) |
1 | January 22, 1996 | Las Vegas, NV | Nitro | |
| 85 | Booker T (5) and Stevie Ray (5) (Harlem Heat) |
5 | June 24, 1996 | Charlotte, NC | Nitro | |
| 86 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
4 | July 24, 1996 | Cincinnati, OH | Live event | |
| 87 | Booker T (6) and Stevie Ray (6) (Harlem Heat) |
6 | July 27, 1996 | Dayton, OH | Live event | |
| 88 | Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock (Public Enemy) |
1 | September 23, 1996 | Birmingham, AL | Nitro | |
| 89 | Booker T (7) and Stevie Ray (7) (Harlem Heat) |
7 | October 7, 1996 | Canton, OH | Nitro | |
| 90 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
1 | October 27, 1996 | Las Vegas, NV | Halloween Havoc (1996) | |
| 91 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
5 | January 25, 1997 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Souled Out (1997) | |
| 92 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
2 | January 27, 1997 | Las Vegas, NV | N/A | WCW President Eric Bischoff awarded Nash and Hall the titles after forcing the Steiner Brothers to relinquish them. |
| 93 | Lex Luger (3) and The Giant | 1 | February 23, 1997 | Daly City, CA | SuperBrawl (1997) | |
| 94 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
3 | February 24, 1997 | Sacramento, CA | N/A | WCW President Eric Bischoff awarded Nash and Hall the titles after forcing the Luger and The Giant to relinquish them. |
| 95 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
6 | October 13, 1997 | Tampa, FL | Nitro | |
| 96 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
4 | January 12, 1998 | Jacksonville, FL | Nitro | |
| 97 | Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner (The Steiner Brothers) |
7 | February 9, 1998 | El Paso, TX | Nitro | |
| 98 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
5 | February 22, 1998 | Daly City, CA | SuperBrawl (1998) | |
| 99 | Sting (2) and The Giant (2) | 1 | May 17, 1998 | Worcester, MA | Slamboree (1998) | |
| — | Vacated | 7 | June 4, 1998 | N/A | N/A | WCW vacated the titles after the tag team of Sting and The Giant was split up. |
| 100 | Sting (3) and Kevin Nash (6) | 1 | June 14, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | The Great American Bash (1998) | Sting won the championships in a singles match against The Giant, in which the winner would take control of the Tag Team Championship and choose a partner to defend with; on the following night's Nitro broadcast in Uniondale, NY, Sting chose Nash. |
| 101 | Scott Hall (6) and The Giant (3) | 1 | July 20, 1998 | Salt Lake City, UT | Nitro | |
| 102 | Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos | 1 | October 26, 1998 | Phoenix, AZ | Nitro | |
| — | Vacated | 8 | January 4, 1999 | N/A | Nitro | WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury. |
| 103 | Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig | 1 | February 21, 1999 | Oakland, CA | SuperBrawl (1999) | Windham and Hennig won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 104 | Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko | 1 | March 14, 1999 | Louisville, KY | Uncensored (1999) | |
| 105 | Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman | 1 | March 29, 1999 | Toronto, Ontario | Nitro | |
| 106 | Raven and Perry Saturn | 1 | May 9, 1999 | St. Louis, MO | Slamboree (1999) | |
| 107 | Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Kanyon (Jersey Triad) |
1 | May 31, 1999 | Houston, TX | Nitro | |
| 108 | Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) | 1 | June 10, 1999 | Syracuse, NY | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay. |
| 109 | Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Kanyon (Jersey Triad) |
2 | June 13, 1999 | Baltimore, MD | The Great American Bash (1999) | WCW placed the freebird rule in effect for this title reign, allowing all three members to defend the titles. |
| 110 | Booker T (8) and Stevie Ray (8) (Harlem Heat) |
8 | August 14, 1999 | Sturgis, SD | Road Wild (1999) | |
| 111 | Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham | 1 | August 23, 1999 | Las Vegas, NV | Nitro | |
| 112 | Booker T (9) and Stevie Ray (9) (Harlem Heat) |
9 | September 12, 1999 | Winston-Salem, NC | Fall Brawl (1999) | |
| 113 | Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. (2) | 1 | October 18, 1999 | Philadelphia, PA | Nitro | |
| 114 | Booker T and Stevie Ray (Harlem Heat) |
10 | October 24, 1999 | Las Vegas, NV | Halloween Havoc (1999) | |
| 115 | Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2) | 1 | October 25, 1999 | Phoenix, AZ | Nitro | |
| 116 | Gerald and Patrick (Creative Control) |
1 | November 22, 1999 | Auburn Hills, MI | Nitro | |
| 117 | Bret Hart and Goldberg | 1 | December 6, 1999 | Madison, WI | Nitro | |
| 118 | Kevin Nash and Scott Hall (The Outsiders) |
6 | December 13, 1999 | New Orleans, LA | Nitro | |
| — | Vacated | 9 | December 27, 1999 | Houston, TX | Nitro | WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury. |
| 119 | David Flair and Crowbar | 1 | January 3, 2000 | Greenville, SC | Nitro | Flair and Crowbar won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 120 | Johnny the Bull and Big Vito (The Mamalukes) |
1 | January 19, 2000 | Evansville, IN | Nitro | |
| 121 | Ron and Don (formerly Creative Control) (The Harris Brothers) |
2 | February 12, 2000 | Oberhausen, Germany | Live event | |
| 122 | Johnny the Bull and Big Vito (The Mamalukes) |
2 | February 13, 2000 | Leipzig, Germany | Live event | |
| 123 | Ron and Don (formerly Creative Control) (The Harris Brothers) |
3 | March 19, 2000 | Miami, FL | Uncensored (2000) | |
| — | Vacated | 10 | April 10, 2000 | Denver, CO | N/A | WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot. |
| 124 | Shane Douglas (2) and Buff Bagwell (5) | 1 | April 16, 2000 | Chicago, IL | Spring Stampede | Douglas and Bagwell won the titles in a tournament final. |
| 125 | Brian Adams and Bryan Clark (KroniK) |
1 | May 15, 2000 | Biloxi, MS | Nitro | |
| 126 | Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (Perfect Event) |
1 | May 31, 2000 | Nampa, ID | Thunder | This title change aired on tape delay. |
| 127 | Brian Adams and Bryan Clark (KroniK) |
2 | July 9, 2000 | Daytona Beach, FL | Bash at the Beach (2000) | |
| 128 | The Great Muta and Vampiro | 1 | August 13, 2000 | Vancouver, British Columbia | New Blood Rising (2000) | |
| 129 | Rey Misterio, Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera | 1 | August 14, 2000 | Kelowna, British Columbia | Nitro | |
| — | Vacated | 11 | September 18, 2000 | Ontario, Canada | N/A | Misterio, Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW. |
| 130 | Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak | 1 | September 25, 2000 | Uniondale, NY | Nitro | O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal |
| 131 | Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun (Misfits in Action) |
1 | October 9, 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Nitro | |
| 132 | Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak | 2 | October 9, 2000 | Sydney, Australia | Nitro | |
| 133 | Alex Wright and Disco Inferno (Boogie Knights) |
1 | November 16, 2000 | Oberhausen, Germany | Millennium Final | |
| 134 | Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (Perfect Event) |
2 | November 20, 2000 | Augusta, GA | Nitro | |
| 135 | Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8) (The Insiders) |
1 | November 26, 2000 | Milwaukee, WI | Mayhem (2000) | |
| 136 | Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (Perfect Event) |
3 | December 4, 2000 | Lincoln, NE | N/A | WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles. |
| 137 | Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9) (The Insiders) |
2 | December 17, 2000 | Washington, D.C. | Starrcade (2000) | |
| 138 | Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3) | 1 | January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis, IN | Sin | This title reign by Palumbo and O'Haire was the final recognized by WCW before its assets were bought by the WWF. |
| 139[1] | Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo | 1 | January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis, IN | Sin | O'Haire and Palumbo continued to work for the WWF as WCW's Tag Team Champions after it acquired WCW. During this time, the WWF renamed the title to the WCW Tag Team Championship. |
| 140 | Kane and The Undertaker (Brothers of Destruction) |
1 | August 7, 2001 | Los Angeles, CA | SmackDown! | This title change aired on tape delay. |
| 141 | Booker T (11) and Test | 1 | September 25, 2001 | Dayton, OH | SmackDown! | This title change aired on tape delay. |
| 142 | Jeff and Matt Hardy (Hardy Boyz) |
1 | October 8, 2001 | Indianapolis, IN | Raw | |
| 143 | Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley (Dudley Boyz) |
1 | October 23, 2001 | Omaha, NE | SmackDown! | The WCW Tag Team Championship and WWF Tag Team Championship, which were both held by The Dudley Boyz at Survivor Series, November 18 2001, beating the Hardy Boyz (WWF Tag Team Champions), were unified. As a result, the WCW Tag Team Title was deactivated while the WWF Tag Team Title remained active. |
List of individual reigns
| Team | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) | 282 | May 19, 1990 | February 24, 1991 |
| The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) | 231 | February 24, 1997 | October 13, 1997 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson) | 230 | June 11, 1975 | January 27, 1976 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 215 | May 1, 1981 | December 1, 19812 |
| The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | 210 | October 24, 1993 | May 22, 1994 |
| Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo | 205 | January 14, 2001 | August 7, 2001 |
| The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | 199 | November 1, 1989 | May 19, 1990 |
| The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) | 195 | February 2, 1986 | August 16, 1986 |
| Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle | 193 | September 1, 19821 | March 12, 1983 |
| Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen | 185 | February 28, 1982 | September 1, 19822 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 181 | June 28, 1976 | December 26, 1976 |
| Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | 180 | September 29, 1987 | March 27, 1988 |
| Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine | 177 | June 7, 1978 | December 1, 19782 |
| The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) | 169 | March 2, 1993 | August 18, 1993 |
| Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle | 165 | May 8, 1984 | October 20, 1984 |
| Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | 164 | December 8, 1994 | May 21, 1995 |
| Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens | 158 | June 22, 1980 | November 27, 1980 |
| Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 157 | October 24, 1979 | March 29, 1980 |
| Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) | 155 | October 29, 1988 | April 2, 1989 |
| Lex Luger and Sting | 154 | January 22, 1996 | June 24, 1996 |
| Ric Flair and Greg Valentine | 153 | October 30, 1977 | April 1, 19782 |
| Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez | 150 | October 20, 1984 | March 18, 1985 |
| Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude | 150 | December 6, 1986 | May 26, 1987 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 150 | February 18, 1991 | July 18, 1991 |
| Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff | 148 | December 1, 19781 | April 28, 1979 |
| Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | 143 | April 20, 1988 | September 10, 1988 |
| The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) | 140 | June 14, 1989 | November 1, 1989 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 138 | May 8, 1977 | September 23, 1977 |
| Ric Flair and Greg Valentine | 133 | December 26, 1976 | May 8, 1977 |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) | 126 | May 26, 1987 | September 29, 1987 |
| Harlem Heat | 117 | September 27, 1995 | January 22, 1996 |
| Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev) | 113 | March 18, 1985 | July 9, 1985 |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express | 112 | August 16, 1986 | December 6, 1986 |
| Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton | 108 | January 16, 1992 | May 3, 1992 |
| Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco | 107 | June 18, 1983 | October 3, 1983 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 106 | January 29, 1975 | May 15, 1975 |
| Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat | 104 | November 18, 1992 | March 2, 1993 |
| Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones | 102 | April 28, 1979 | August 8, 1979 |
| Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 98 | March 12, 1983 | June 18, 1983 |
| The Giant and Scott Hall | 98 | July 20, 1998 | October 26, 1998 |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express | 96 | July 9, 1985 | October 13, 1985 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 92 | February 3, 1976 | May 5, 1976 |
| The Outsiders | 91 | October 27, 1996 | January 26, 1997 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 91 | October 13, 1997 | January 12, 1998 |
| Paul Jones and Masked Superstar | 87 | November 27, 1980 | February 22, 1981 |
| The Outsiders | 84 | February 22, 1998 | May 17, 1998 |
| Terry Gordy and |
78 | July 5, 1992 | September 21, 1992 |
| The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) | 75 | September 5, 1991 | November 19, 1991 |
| Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) | 70 | July 17, 1994 | September 25, 1994 |
| Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner | 70 | October 26, 1998 | January 4, 1999 |
| The Rock 'n' Roll Express | 66 | November 28, 1985 | February 2, 1986 |
| Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones | 63 | August 22, 1979 | October 24, 1979 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 63 | May 3, 1992 | July 5, 1992 |
| The Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon) | 62 | June 13, 1999 | August 14, 1999 |
| Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat | 58 | November 19, 1991 | January 16, 1992 |
| Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham | 58 | September 21, 1992 | November 18, 1992 |
| Harlem Heat | 58 | July 27, 1996 | September 23, 1996 |
| Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater | 57 | July 22, 1995 | September 17, 1995 |
| Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. | 56 | January 8, 1984 | March 4, 1984 |
| Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan | 56 | May 22, 1994 | July 17, 1994 |
| Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo | 54 | May 5, 1976 | June 28, 1976 |
| The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) | 49 | September 10, 1988 | October 29, 1988 |
| Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) | 49 | August 7, 2001 | September 25, 2001 |
| Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff | 46 | October 13, 1985 | November 28, 1985 |
| Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat | 45 | April 23, 1978 | June 7, 1978 |
| Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 43 | May 10, 1980 | June 22, 1980 |
| Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine | 42 | March 29, 1980 | May 10, 1980 |
| Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) | 41 | March 29, 1999 | May 9, 1999 |
| Paul Jones and Masked Superstar | 40 | March 22, 1981 | May 1, 1981 |
| Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak) | 40 | May 30, 2000 | July 9, 2000 |
| Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire | 38 | October 9, 2000 | November 16, 2000 |
| Harlem Heat | 36 | September 12, 1999 | October 18, 1999 |
| The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) | 35 | April 2, 1989 | May 7, 1989 |
| Kevin Nash and Sting | 35 | June 15, 1998 | July 20, 1998 |
| The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) | 35 | February 13, 2000 | March 19, 2000 |
| KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) | 35 | July 9, 2000 | August 13, 2000 |
| Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio, Jr. | 35 | August 14, 2000 | September 18, 2000 |
| Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco | 34 | October 21, 1983 | November 24, 1983 |
| The Nasty Boys | 34 | May 21, 1995 | June 24, 1995 |
| Arn Anderson and Paul Roma | 32 | August 18, 1993 | September 19, 1993 |
| Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 31 | November 24, 1983 | December 25, 1983 |
| Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco | 31 | April 4, 1984 | May 5, 1984 |
| Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood | 30 | March 4, 1984 | April 4, 1984 |
| Harlem Heat | 30 | June 24, 1996 | July 24, 1996 |
| The Minnesota Wrecking Crew | 30 | September 30, 1977 | October 30, 1977 |
| Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas | 29 | April 16, 2000 | May 15, 2000 |
| Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff | 28 | February 22, 1981 | March 22, 1981 |
| Stars 'n' Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot) | 28 | September 25, 1994 | October 23, 1994 |
| Harlem Heat | 28 | June 24, 1995 | July 22, 1995 |
| The Outsiders | 28 | January 12, 1998 | February 9, 1998 |
| Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) | 28 | October 25, 1999 | November 22, 1999 |
| The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) | 28 | December 17, 2000 | January 14, 2001 |
| Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones | 27 | May 25, 1975 | June 11, 1975 |
| The Outsiders | 27 | January 27, 1997 | February 23, 1997 |
| Harlem Heat | 26 | October 1, 1996 | October 27, 1996 |
| Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) | 26 | October 23, 2001 | November 18, 20013 |
| The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) | 25 | January 18, 2000 | February 12, 2000 |
| Lex Luger and Barry Windham | 24 | March 27, 1988 | April 20, 1988 |
| Pretty Wonderful | 24 | October 23, 1994 | November 16, 1994 |
| Stars 'n' Stripes | 22 | November 16, 1994 | December 8, 1994 |
| Raven and Perry Saturn | 22 | May 9, 1999 | May 31, 1999 |
| Creative Control (Gerald and Patrick) | 22 | March 19, 2000 | April 10, 2000 |
| Curt Hennig and Barry Windham | 21 | February 21, 1999 | March 14, 1999 |
| Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio | 20 | October 4, 1993 | October 24, 1993 |
| West Texas Rednecks (Barry and Kendall Windham) | 20 | August 23, 1999 | September 12, 1999 |
| Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 18 | October 3, 1983 | October 21, 1983 |
| The Giant and Sting | 18 | May 17, 1998 | June 4, 1998 |
| The Nasty Boys | 15 | September 19, 1993 | October 4, 1993 |
| Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko | 15 | March 14, 1999 | March 29, 1999 |
| Creative Control | 15 | November 22, 1999 | December 7, 1999 |
| Crowbar and David Flair | 15 | January 3, 2000 | January 18, 2000 |
| Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) | 15 | October 8, 2001 | October 23, 2001 |
| KroniK | 15 | May 15, 2000 | May 30, 2000 |
| Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan | 14 | August 8, 1979 | August 22, 1979 |
| The Outsiders | 14 | December 13, 1999 | December 27, 1999 |
| Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire | 14 | September 25, 2000 | October 9, 2000 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 13 | February 9, 1998 | February 22, 1998 |
| Perfect Event | 13 | December 4, 2000 | December 17, 2000 |
| Booker T and Test | 13 | September 25, 2001 | October 8, 2001 |
| The Jersey Triad | 10 | May 31, 1999 | June 10, 1999 |
| The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scott Riggs) | 9 | September 18, 1995 | September 27, 1995 |
| Harlem Heat | 9 | August 14, 1999 | August 23, 1999 |
| The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) | 8 | September 23, 1996 | October 1, 1996 |
| The Insiders | 8 | November 26, 2000 | December 4, 2000 |
| Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones | 7 | January 27, 1976 | February 3, 1976 |
| Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater | 7 | September 23, 1977 | September 30, 1977 |
| Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.) | 6 | October 18, 1999 | October 24, 1999 |
| Goldberg and Bret Hart | 6 | December 7, 1999 | December 13, 1999 |
| Perfect Event | 6 | November 20, 2000 | November 26, 2000 |
| Disco Inferno and Alex Wright | 4 | November 16, 2000 | November 20, 2000 |
| Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood | 3 | May 5, 1984 | May 8, 1984 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 3 | July 24, 1996 | July 27, 1996 |
| Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn | 3 | June 10, 1999 | June 13, 1999 |
| Harlem Heat | 1 | September 17, 1995 | September 18, 1995 |
| The Steiner Brothers | 1 | January 26, 1997 | January 27, 1997 |
| Lex Luger and The Giant | 1 | February 23, 1997 | February 24, 1997 |
| Harlem Heat | 1 | October 24, 1999 | October 25, 1999 |
| Creative Control | 1 | February 12, 2000 | February 13, 2000 |
| The Great Muta and Vampiro | 1 | August 13, 2000 | August 14, 2000 |
| Misfits In Action (Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco) | <30 min | October 9, 2000 | |
| Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) | -6 | February 24, 1991 | February 18, 1991 |
1There are no records of the day the reign begun, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.
2There are no records of the day the reign ended, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.
3Unified with WWF Tag Team Championship.
List of top combined reigns
By team
| Rank | Team | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson) | 7 | 9921 |
| 2. | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | 7 | 520 |
| 3. | The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) | 6 | 475 |
| 4. | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | 10 | 470 |
| 5. | The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) | 4 | 400 |
| 6. | Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood | 5 | 347 |
| 7. | Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | 2 | 323 |
| 8. | Ric Flair and Greg Valentine | 2 | 2861 |
| 9. | Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) | 1 | 282 |
| 10. | The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) | 3 | 259 |
| 11. | Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo | 1 | 205 |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ole Anderson | 8 | 1,1771 |
| 2. | Gene Anderson | 7 | 9921 |
| 3. | Rick Steiner | 8 | 590 |
| 4. | Scott Hall | 7 | 573 |
| 5. | Ricky Steamboat | 8 | 554 |
| 5. | Kevin Nash | 9 | 546 |
| 7. | Arn Anderson | 5 | 538 |
| 8. | Scott Steiner | 7 | 520 |
| 9. | Greg Valentine | 4 | 5051 |
| 10. | Booker T | 11 | 483 |
| 11. | Stevie Ray | 10 | 470 |
1Combined length may not be correct. See above.
Footnotes
- ^ - This title reign is included twice for the purpose of showing the different recognitions by WCW and the WWF.
References
- General
- "Mid-Atlantic Title History (NWA World Tag Team Championship Title History 1975-1978)". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/Almanac/mid_a_history/title_status_building.htm#NWA%20World%20Tag. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- "NWA World Tag Team Championship Title History (1975-)". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie's Title History. http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttnwa.html. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- "WCW World Tag Team Championship History (1980-2000)". World Championship Wrestling. Wayback Machine. http://web.archive.org/web/20001110053700/http://www.wcw.com/2000/superstars/tagteam/. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- "WCW World Tag Team Championship Title History (1991-2001)". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Solie's Title Histories. http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ "NWA World Tag Team Championship History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan and Gary Will. Solie's Title History. http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttnwa.html. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Solie's Title Histories. http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwcw.html. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- ^ "WWE Entertainment, Inc. acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. March 23, 2001. http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2001/2001_03_23.jsp. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm. Retrieved December 2, 2008.
- ^ "Mid-Atlantic Title History (NWA World Tag Team Championship)". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. http://www.midatlanticgateway.com/Almanac/mid_a_history/title_status_building.htm. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
- ^ "WWE Survivor Series 2001 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2001/results/. Retrieved May 24, 2008. "The Dudleys def. The Hardy Boyz to unify the WCW and World Tag Team Championships"
- ^ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/worldwide95.htm
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