The WWE World Tag Team Championship is a world tag team championship created by WWE, defended on the Raw brand division.
The championship was originally established as the WWE Tag Team Championship on October 3, 2002. It was introduced for the SmackDown brand as a second title for tag teams in the promotion to complement WWE's original World Tag Team Championship, which became exclusive to Raw. Both titles were unified in 2009 and were collectively referred to as the "Unified WWE Tag Team Championship" while officially remaining independently active until the World Tag Team Championship was formally decommissioned in 2010.
As a result of the 2016 WWE Draft, the championship became exclusive to Raw and was renamed as the Raw Tag Team Championship, with SmackDown creating their own counterpart title. From May 2022 until April 2024, the title was held and defended together with its SmackDown counterpart as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, with each maintaining their individual lineages.
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No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
1 | Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle | October 20, 2002 | No Mercy | Little Rock, AR | 1 | 18 | Title was established as the WWE Tag Team Championship for the SmackDown brand after the World Tag Team Championship became exclusive to the Raw brand. Angle and Benoit defeated Edge and Rey Mysterio in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. |
2 | Edge and Rey Mysterio | November 7, 2002 | SmackDown! | Manchester, NH | 1 | 10 | |
3 | Los Guerreros(Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero) | November 17, 2002 | Survivor Series | New York, NY | 1 | 81 | |
4 | Team Angle(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) | February 6, 2003 | SmackDown! | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 101 | |
5 | Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri | May 18, 2003 | Judgment Day | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 46 | Los Guerreros (Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero) had invoked their rematch clause, but Chavo got injured prior to the match and was replaced by Tajiri. |
6 | The World's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) |
July 3, 2003 | SmackDown! | Rochester, NY | 2 | 77 | Previously known as Team Angle. |
7 | Los Guerreros
(Chavo Guerrero and Eddie Guerrero) |
September 18, 2003 | SmackDown! | Raleigh, NC | 2 | 35 | |
8 | The Basham Brothers(Danny Basham and Doug Basham) | October 23, 2003 | SmackDown! | Albany, NY | 1 | 105 | |
9 | Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty | February 5, 2004 | SmackDown! | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 77 | |
10 | Charlie Haas and Rico | April 22, 2004 | SmackDown! | Kelowna, BC, Canada | 1 | 56 | |
11 | The Dudley Boyz(Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) | June 17, 2004 | SmackDown! | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 21 | |
12 | Billy Kidman and Paul London | July 8, 2004 | SmackDown! | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 1 | 63 | |
13 | Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée | September 9, 2004 | SmackDown! | Tulsa, OK | 1 | 91 | |
14 | Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam | December 9, 2004 | SmackDown! | Greenville, SC | 1 | 35 | |
15 | The Basham Brothers
(Danny Basham and Doug Basham) |
January 13, 2005 | SmackDown! | Tampa, FL | 2 | 38 | |
16 | Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio | February 20, 2005 | No Way Out | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 60 | |
17 | MNM(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) | April 21, 2005 | SmackDown! | New York, NY | 1 | 95 | |
18 | The Legion of Doom(Animal and Heidenreich) | July 25, 2005 | The Great American Bash | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 95 | |
19 | MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) |
October 28, 2005 | SmackDown! | Daly City, CA | 2 | 49 | |
20 | Batista and Rey Mysterio | December 16, 2005 | SmackDown! | Springfield, MA | 1 | 14 | |
21 | MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) |
December 30, 2005 | SmackDown! | Uncasville, CT | 3 | 142 | |
22 | Brian Kendrick and Paul London | May 21, 2006 | Judgment Day | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 334 | |
23 | Deuce 'n' Domino | April 20, 2007 | SmackDown! | Milan, Italy | 1 | 133 | |
24 | Matt Hardy and Montel Vontavious Porter | August 31, 2007 | SmackDown! | Albany, NY | 1 | 77 | |
25 | John Morrison and The Miz | November 16, 2007 | SmackDown! | Wichita, KS | 1 | 247 | The title was shared with the ECW brand after SmackDown and ECW began a talent exchange agreement.
John Morrison was formerly known as Johnny Nitro. |
26 | Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder | July 20, 2008 | The Great American Bash | Uniondale, NY | 1 | 68 | |
27 | The Colóns(Carlito and Primo) | September 26, 2008 | SmackDown | Columbus, OH | 1 | 275 | On April 5, 2009, at WrestleMania XXV, The Colóns unified the WWE Tag Team Championship with the World Tag Team Championship. The titles remained independently active, but were collectively defended on any brand as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. |
28 | Chris Jericho and Edge | June 28, 2009 | The Bash | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 28 | |
29 | Jeri-Show(Big Show and Chris Jericho) | July 26, 2009 | Night of Champions | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 140 | Shortly after Edge and Chris Jericho won the title, Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. Jericho was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. WWE recognizes this as a second reign for Jericho. |
30 | D-Generation X(Shawn Michaels and Triple H) | December 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 57 | |
31 | ShoMiz(Big Show and The Miz) | February 8, 2010 | Raw | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 77 | |
32 | The Hart Dynasty(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) | April 26, 2010 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 1 | 146 | The World Tag Team Championship was deactivated during their reign on August 16, 2010. "Unified" was dropped from the name, but the WWE Tag Team Championship continued to be defended on any brand. |
33 | Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre | September 19, 2010 | Night of Champions | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 35 | |
34 | The Nexus(David Otunga and John Cena) | October 24, 2010 | Bragging Rights | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 1 | |
35 | The Nexus
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) |
October 25, 2010 | Raw | Green Bay, WI | 1 | 42 | Wade Barrett kept the title within Nexus, but took out John Cena by ordering David Otunga to lie down purposely for a pinfall. |
36 | Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov | December 6, 2010 | Raw | Louisville, KY | 1 | 76 | |
37 | The Corre(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) | February 20, 2011 | Elimination Chamber | Oakland, CA | 2 | 1 | |
38 | John Cena and The Miz | February 21, 2011 | Raw | Fresno, CA | 1 | <1 | |
39 | The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) |
February 21, 2011 | Raw | Fresno, CA | 3 | 59 | |
40 | Big Show and Kane | April 22, 2011 | SmackDown | London, England | 1 | 31 | |
41 | The New Nexus(David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty) | May 23, 2011 | Raw | Portland, OR | 1 | 91 | Otunga and McGillicutty won the title under the name of The New Nexus, but the stable disbanded during their reign. |
42 | Air Boom(Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) | August 22, 2011 | Raw | Edmonton, AB, Canada | 1 | 146 | On August 29, 2011, the brand extension ended.
On November 1, 2011, WWE suspended Bourne for thirty days. |
43 | Primo and Epico | January 15, 2012 | WWE Live | Oakland, CA | 1 | 107 | |
44 | Kofi Kingston and R-Truth | April 30, 2012 | Raw | Dayton, OH | 1 | 139 | |
45 | Team Hell No(Daniel Bryan and Kane) | September 16, 2012 | Night of Champions | Boston, MA | 1 | 246 | |
46 | The Shield(Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins) | May 19, 2013 | Extreme Rules | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 149 | |
47 | Cody Rhodes and Goldust | October 14, 2013 | Raw | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 104 | |
48 | The New Age Outlaws(Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | January 26, 2014 | Royal RumbleKickoff | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 37 | |
49 | The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) | March 3, 2014 | Raw | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 202 | |
50 | Goldust and Stardust | September 21, 2014 | Night of Champions | Nashville, TN | 2 | 64 | Stardust was formerly known as Cody Rhodes. |
51 | Damien Mizdow and The Miz | November 23, 2014 | Survivor Series | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 37 | |
52 | The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) |
December 29, 2014 | Raw | Washington, D.C. | 2 | 56 | |
53 | Cesaro and Tyson Kidd | February 22, 2015 | Fastlane | Memphis, TN | 1 | 63 | |
54 | The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston , and Xavier Woods) | April 26, 2015 | Extreme Rules | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 49 | Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. |
55 | The Prime Time Players(Darren Young and Titus O'Neil) | June 14, 2015 | Money in the Bank | Columbus, OH | 1 | 70 | Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. |
56 | The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods |
August 23, 2015 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 483 | Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
The brand extension returned and the title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 WWE draft. The title was renamed the Raw Tag Team Championship on September 5, 2016, following the creation of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. |
57 | Cesaro and Sheamus | December 18, 2016 | Roadblock: End of the Line | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 42 | Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day. |
58 | Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson | January 29, 2017 | Royal RumbleKickoff | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 64 | |
59 | The Hardy Boyz(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) | April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | Orlando, FL | 1 | 64 | |
60 | Cesaro and Sheamus | June 4, 2017 | Extreme Rules | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 77 | |
61 | Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 79 | |
62 | Cesaro and Sheamus | November 6, 2017 | Raw | Manchester, England | 3 | 49 | |
63 | Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins | December 25, 2017 | Raw | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 34 | |
64 | Cesaro and Sheamus | January 28, 2018 | Royal Rumble | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | 71 | |
65 | Braun Strowman and Nicholas | April 8, 2018 | WrestleMania 34 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 1 | Strowman was obligated to find a partner for the match and chose Nicholas, a ten-year old boy from the live audience. |
— | Vacated | April 9, 2018 | Raw | New Orleans, LA | — | — | Braun Strowman and Nicholas voluntarily relinquished the title due to "scheduling conflicts" with Nicholas being a fourth-grader and needing to attend school. |
66 | Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy | April 27, 2018 | Greatest Royal Rumble | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1 | 80 | Defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the vacant title. |
67 | The B-Team(Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) | July 15, 2018 | Extreme Rules | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 50 | Curtis Axel was formerly known as Michael McGillicutty. |
68 | Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre | September 3, 2018 | Raw | Columbus, OH | 1 | 49 | |
69 | Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins | October 22, 2018 | Raw | Providence, RI | 2 | 14 | Immediately after they won the title, Ambrose turned on Rollins, leaving Rollins to defend the title alone. |
70 | AOP(Akam and Rezar) | November 5, 2018 | Raw | Manchester, England | 1 | 34 | Defeated Seth Rollins in a 2-on-1 handicap match. |
71 | Bobby Roode and Chad Gable | December 10, 2018 | Raw | San Diego, CA | 1 | 63 | |
72 | The Revival(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) | February 11, 2019 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 1 | 54 | |
73 | Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder | April 7, 2019 | WrestleMania 35Kickoff | East Rutherford, NJ | 2 | 64 | |
74 | The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) |
June 10, 2019 | Raw | San Jose, CA | 2 | 49 | |
75 | The O.C.(Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) | July 29, 2019 | Raw | Little Rock, AR | 2 | 21 | |
76 | Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins | August 19, 2019 | Raw | St. Paul, MN | 1 | 26 | |
77 | Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode | September 15, 2019 | Clash of Champions | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 29 | Robert Roode was formerly known as Bobby Roode. |
78 | The Viking Raiders(Erik and Ivar) | October 14, 2019 | Raw | Denver, CO | 1 | 98 | |
79 | Buddy Murphy and Seth Rollins | January 20, 2020 | Raw | Wichita, KS | 1 | 41 | On February 7, 2020, Buddy Murphy's ring name was shortened to Murphy. |
80 | The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) | March 2, 2020 | Raw | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 223 | |
81 | The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) |
October 12, 2020 | Raw | Orlando, FL | 3 | 69 | As a result of the 2020 WWE Draft, then-SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day were drafted to Raw while The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown. To keep the branded championships on their respective brands, WWE official Adam Pearce had the two teams trade championships. Also as a result of the 2020 draft, Big E was split from The New Day; the three previously all reigned as champion under the Freebird Rule. |
82 | The Hurt Business(Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin) | December 20, 2020 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | St. Petersburg, FL | 1 | 85 | |
83 | The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) |
March 15, 2021 | Raw | St. Petersburg, FL | 4 | 26 | |
84 | AJ Styles and Omos | April 10, 2021 | WrestleMania 37Night 1 | Tampa, FL | 1 | 132 | |
85 | RK-Bro(Randy Orton and Riddle) | August 21, 2021 | SummerSlam | Paradise, NV | 1 | 142 | |
86 | Alpha Academy(Chad Gable and Otis) | January 10, 2022 | Raw | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 56 | |
87 | RK-Bro
(Randy Orton and Riddle) |
March 7, 2022 | Raw | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 74 | |
88 | The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) |
May 20, 2022 | SmackDown | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | 316 | This was a Winners Take All match in which The Usos defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. |
89 | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn | April 1, 2023 | WrestleMania 39 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 154 | |
90 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) | September 2, 2023 | Payback | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 35 | |
91 | Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso | October 7, 2023 | Fastlane | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 9 | |
92 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) | October 16, 2023 | Raw | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | 85+ |