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WCW Tag Team

The WCW World Tag Team Championship was a world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).


Reigns:[]

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew(Gene and Ole Anderson) January 29, 1975 House show Raleigh, NC 1 106
2 Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel May 15, 1975 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 27
3 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

June 11, 1975 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 2 230
4 Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel (2) January 27, 1976 House show Columbia, South Carolina 1 7
5 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

February 3, 1976 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 3 92
6 Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling May 5, 1976 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 54
7 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

June 28, 1976 House show Greenville, South Carolina 4 181
8 Ric Flair and Greg Valentine December 26, 1976 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 133
9 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

May 8, 1977 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 5 138
10 Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater September 23, 1977 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 21
11 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

October 14, 1977 House show Atlanta, Georgia 6 16
12 Ric Flair and Greg Valentine October 30, 1977 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 131
Vacated March 10, 1978 Flair and Valentine were forced to vacate their championship for continually ending their matches via disqualification.
13 Paul Jones (2) and Ricky Steamboat April 23, 1978 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 45 Defeated Masked Superstar and Ken Patera in a tournament final.
14 Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine (3) June 7, 1978 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 202
15 Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka December 26, 1978 House show Richmond, Virginia 1 123
16 Paul Jones (3) and Baron Von Raschke (2) April 29, 1979 House show Wilmington, North Carolina 1 101
17 Ric Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan August 8, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 14
18 Paul Jones (4) and Baron Von Raschke (3) August 22, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 2 63
19 Ricky Steamboat (2) and Jay Youngblood October 24, 1979 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 157
20 Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine (4) March 29, 1980 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 42
21 Ricky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood May 10, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 43
22 Ray Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2) June 22, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 158
23 Paul Jones (5) and The Masked Superstar November 27, 1980 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 87
24 Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3) February 22, 1981 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 1 28
25 Paul Jones (6) and The Masked Superstar (2) March 22, 1981 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 40
26 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene and Ole Anderson)

May 1, 1981 House show Richmond, Virginia 7 267
Vacated January 23, 1982 Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, they were forced to relinquish the titles.
27 Ole Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen June 26, 1982 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 57
Vacated August 22, 1982 WCW forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships. Ole Anderson returned the belts at a house show in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22, 1982.
28 Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter September 12, 1982 House show N/A 1 181 Kernodle and Slaughter won the titles in a fictional tournament final.
29 Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood March 12, 1983 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 3 98
30 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco June 18, 1983 House show Greenville, South Carolina 1 107
31 Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood October 3, 1983 House show Greenville, South Carolina 4 18
32 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco October 21, 1983 House show Richmond, Virginia 2 34
33 Ricky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood November 24, 1983 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina 5 31
Vacated December 25, 1983 WCW vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement.
34 Don Kernodle (2) and Bob Orton, Jr. January 8, 1984 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 56 Defeated Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk, Jr. in a tournament final.
35 Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood March 4, 1984 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 1 31
36 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco April 4, 1984 House show Spartanburg, South Carolina 3 31
37 Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood May 5, 1984 House show Greensboro, North Carolina 2 3
38 Don Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff (2) May 8, 1984 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 165
39 Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2) October 20, 1984 House show Raleigh, North Carolina 1 149
40 The Russian Team(Ivan (3) and Nikita Koloff) March 18, 1985 House show Fayetteville, North Carolina 1 113 During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev joined the Koloffs to form a three-man team, in which WCW applied the Freebird Rule, allowing all three members to defend the title.
41 The Rock 'n' Roll Express(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) July 9, 1985 House show Shelby, North Carolina 1 96
42 The Russian Team

(Ivan (4) and Nikita Koloff)

October 13, 1985 House show Charlotte, North Carolina 2 46
43 The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

November 28, 1985 Starrcade Greensboro, North Carolina 2 66
44 The Midnight Express(Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) February 2, 1986 Superstars on the Superstation Atlanta, Georgia 1 195
45 The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

August 16, 1986 House show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 112
46 Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude December 6, 1986 World Championship Wrestling Atlanta, Georgia 1 171
47 The Rock 'n' Roll Express

(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

May 26, 1987 N/A "Spokane, Washington" 4 126 Awarded in a phantom match in Spokane, Washington, said to have defeated Fernandez and Ivan Koloff.
48 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard September 29, 1987 House show Misenheimer, North Carolina 1 180
49 Lex Luger and Barry Windham March 27, 1988 Clash of the Champions I Greensboro, North Carolina 1 24
50 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard April 20, 1988 World Championship Wrestling Jacksonville, Florida 2 143
51 The Midnight Express

(Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane)

September 10, 1988 House show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 49
52 The Road Warriors(Animal and Hawk) October 29, 1988 WorldWide New Orleans, Louisiana 1 155
53 The Varsity Club(Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams) April 2, 1989 Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun New Orleans, Louisiana 1 35
Vacated May 7, 1989 WrestleWar Nashville, Tennessee WCW forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles due to Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar title defense against the Road Warriors.
54 The Fabulous Freebirds(Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) June 14, 1989 Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory Fort Bragg, North Carolina 1 140 Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final.
55 The Steiner Brothers(Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) November 1, 1989 World Championship Wrestling Atlanta, Georgia 1 199
56 Doom(Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) May 19, 1990 Capital Combat Washington, D.C. 1 281
57 The Fabulous Freebirds

(Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin)

February 24, 1991 WrestleWar Phoenix, Arizona 2 −6
58 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

February 18, 1991 WCW Pro Montgomery, Alabama 2 152
Vacated July 20, 1991 World Championship Wrestling Stripped of titles after Scott sustained a legitimate biceps injury.
59 The Enforcers(Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko) September 5, 1991 Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl Augusta, Georgia 1 75 Defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final.
60 Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes November 19, 1991 Clash of the Champions XVII Savannah, Georgia 1 58
61 Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3) January 16, 1992 House show Jacksonville, Florida 1 108
62 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

May 3, 1992 House show Chicago, Illinois 3 63
63 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (2) July 5, 1992 House show Atlanta, Georgia 1 78
64 Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) September 21, 1992 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 58
65 Ricky Steamboat (8) and Shane Douglas November 18, 1992 Clash of the Champions XXI Macon, Georgia 1 104
66 The Hollywood Blonds(Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) March 2, 1993 WCW WorldWide Macon, Georgia 1 169
67 Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma August 18, 1993 Clash of the Champions XXIV Daytona Beach, Florida 1 32
68 The Nasty Boys(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) September 19, 1993 Fall Brawl Houston, Texas 1 15
69 Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio October 4, 1993 Saturday Night Columbus, Georgia 1 20
70 The Nasty Boys

(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)

October 24, 1993 Halloween Havoc New Orleans, Louisiana 2 210
71 Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan May 22, 1994 Slamboree Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 56
72 Pretty Wonderful(Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2)) July 17, 1994 Bash at the Beach Orlando, Florida 1 70
73 Stars and Stripes(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot) September 25, 1994 Main Event Atlanta, Georgia 1 28
74 Pretty Wonderful

(Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3))

October 23, 1994 Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan 2 24
75 Stars and Stripes

(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot)

November 16, 1994 Clash of the Champions XXIX Jacksonville, Florida 2 22
76 Harlem Heat(Booker T and Stevie Ray) December 8, 1994 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 164
77 The Nasty Boys

(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)

May 21, 1995 Slamboree St. Petersburg, Florida 3 34
78 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

May 3, 1995 WCW WorldWide Orlando, Florida 2 28
79 Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck June 21, 1995 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 1 57
80 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 17, 1995 Fall Brawl Asheville, North Carolina 3 1
81 The American Males(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (4) and Scotty Riggs) September 18, 1995 Nitro Johnson City, Tennessee 1 9
82 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 27, 1995 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 4 117
83 Sting and Lex Luger (2) January 22, 1996 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 1 154
84 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

June 24, 1996 Nitro Charlotte, North Carolina 5 30
85 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

July 24, 1996 House show Cincinnati, Ohio 4 3
86 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

July 27, 1996 House show Dayton, Ohio 6 58
87 The Public Enemy(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) September 23, 1996 Nitro Birmingham, Alabama 1 8
88 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

October 1, 1996 Saturday Night Canton, Ohio 7 26
89 The Outsiders(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) October 27, 1996 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 1 90
90 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

January 25, 1997 Souled Out Cedar Rapids, Iowa 5 2
91 The Outsiders

(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

January 27, 1997 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 2 27 WCW President Eric Bischoff stripped the Steiner Brothers of the titles and returned them to The Outsiders.
92 Lex Luger (3) and The Giant February 23, 1997 SuperBrawl VII Daly City, California 1 1
93 The Outsiders

(Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx)

February 24, 1997 Nitro Sacramento, California 3 231 Syxx is credited with a reign as the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash on October 13, 1997.
94 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

October 13, 1997 Nitro Tampa, Florida 6 91
95 The Outsiders

(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

January 12, 1998 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida 4 28
96 The Steiner Brothers

(Rick and Scott Steiner)

February 9, 1998 Nitro El Paso, Texas 7 13
97 The Outsiders

(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

February 22, 1998 SuperBrawl VIII Daly City, California 5 84
98 Sting (2) and The Giant (2) May 17, 1998 Slamboree Worcester, Massachusetts 1 16
Vacated June 2, 1998 Thunder Peoria, Illinois WCW vacated the titles after Sting joined the NWO Wolfpac.
99 Sting (3) and Kevin Nash (6) June 14, 1998 The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland 1 36
100 Scott Hall (6) and The Giant (3) July 20, 1998 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 1 98
101 Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos October 25, 1998 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 1 71
Vacated January 7, 1999 Thunder Richmond, Virginia WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.
102 Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig February 21, 1999 SuperBrawl IX Oakland, California 1 21 Defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a tournament final.
103 Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko March 14, 1999 Uncensored Louisville, Kentucky 1 15
104 Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman March 29, 1999 Nitro Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1 41
105 Raven and Perry Saturn May 9, 1999 Slamboree St. Louis, Missouri 1 22
106 The Jersey Triad(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon) May 31, 1999 Nitro Houston, Texas 1 8 Page and Bigelow defeated Saturn and Chris Kanyon (serving as an injury substitute for Raven) when Kanyon turned on Saturn.

Kanyon was then given a share of the title, and the "Freebird Rule" was placed in effect.

107 Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) June 8, 1999 Thunder Syracuse, New York 1 5
108 The Jersey Triad

(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)

June 13, 1999 The Great American Bash Baltimore, Maryland 2 62 Page and Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also defending via the "Freebird Rule"
109 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

August 14, 1999 Road Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 8 9
110 The West Texas Rednecks

(Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham)

August 23, 1999 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 1 20
111 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 12, 1999 Fall Brawl Winston-Salem, North Carolina 9 36
112 The Filthy Animals

(Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr. (2))

October 18, 1999 Nitro Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 6
Vacated October 24, 1999 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada WCW vacated the titles after Misterio Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.
113 Harlem Heat

(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

October 24, 1999 Halloween Havoc Las Vegas, Nevada 10 1
114 The Filthy Animals

(Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2))

October 25, 1999 Nitro Phoenix, Arizona 1 28
115 Creative Control(Gerald and Patrick) November 22, 1999 Nitro Auburn Hills, Michigan 1 15
116 Bret Hart and Goldberg December 7, 1999 Thunder Madison, Wisconsin 1 6
117 The Outsiders

(Kevin Nash (7) and Scott Hall (7))

December 13, 1999 Nitro New Orleans, Louisiana 6 14
Vacated December 27, 1999 Nitro Houston, Texas WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.
118 David Flair and Crowbar January 3, 2000 Nitro Greenville, South Carolina 1 15
119 The Mamalukes(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) January 18, 2000 Thunder Evansville, Indiana 1 25
120 The Harris Brothers

(Ron and Don Harris)

February 12, 2000 House show Oberhausen, Germany 2 1
121 The Mamalukes

(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)

February 13, 2000 House show Leipzig, Germany 2 35
122 The Harris Brothers

(Ron and Don Harris)

March 19, 2000 Uncensored Miami, Florida 3 22
Vacated April 10, 2000 Nitro Denver, Colorado WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
123 Shane Douglas (2) and Buff Bagwell (5) April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois 1 29
124 KroniK(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) May 15, 2000 Nitro Biloxi, Mississippi 1 15
125 Perfect Event(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) May 30, 2000 Thunder Nampa, Idaho 1 40
126 KroniK

(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)

July 9, 2000 Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, Florida 2 35
127 Dark Carnival(The Great Muta and Vampiro) August 13, 2000 New Blood Rising Vancouver, British Columbia 1 1
128 The Filthy Animals

(Rey Misterio Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera)

August 14, 2000 Nitro Kelowna, British Columbia 1 35
Vacated September 18, 2000 Nitro Ontario, Canada Misterio Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.
129 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak September 25, 2000 Nitro Uniondale, New York 1 14 O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal.
130 Misfits in Action(Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun) October 9, 2000 Thunder Sydney, Australia 1 0
131 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak October 9, 2000 Thunder Sydney, Australia 2 38
132 The Boogie Knights(Alex Wright and Disco Inferno) November 16, 2000 Millennium Final Oberhausen, Germany 1 4
133 Perfect Event

(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)

November 20, 2000 Nitro Augusta, Georgia 2 6
134 The Insiders(Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8)) November 26, 2000 Mayhem Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1 8
135 Perfect Event

(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)

December 4, 2000 Nitro Lincoln, Nebraska 3 13 WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles.
136 The Insiders

(Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9))

December 17, 2000 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 2 28
137 The Natural Born Thrillers

(Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3))

January 14, 2001 Sin Indianapolis, Indiana 1 205 This title reign by Palumbo and O'Haire was the final recognized by WCW before its assets were bought by the WWF; titles renamed to WCW Tag Team Championship.
World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
138 The Brothers of Destruction(Kane and The Undertaker) August 7, 2001 SmackDown! Los Angeles, California 1 49
139 Booker T (11) and Test September 25, 2001 SmackDown! Dayton, Ohio 1 13
140 The Hardy Boyz(Jeff and Matt Hardy) October 8, 2001 Raw Indianapolis, Indiana 1 15
141 The Dudley Boyz(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) October 23, 2001 SmackDown! Omaha, Nebraska 1 26
Unified November 18, 2001 Survivor Series Greensboro, North Carolina Unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship when the Dudley Boyz beat the Hardy Boyz.
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