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WWE World Tag team Championship

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
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+
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