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 member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), which had numerous member promotions. The NWA operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1982. One of those titles was the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was operated by the NWA member Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW), the predecessor of WCW. The championship was created by MACW in 1975.
In January 1991, WCW (the former MACW) began the process of withdrawing as a member of the NWA to become an independent promotion, thus the name of the title was changed to the WCW World Tag Team Championship. On July 12, 1992, the WCW World Tag Team Championship was unified with the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was created earlier that year by the NWA as its prime tag team championship. 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.[1]
In March 2001, all WCW assets were purchased by the then World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after AOL/Time Warner discontinued their involvement in wrestling programming.[2] 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.[3] The inaugural champions, under the NWA, were The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson), who were announced to have won the titles after winning a tournament in January 1975.[4]
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 Dudley and D-Von Dudley).[5] 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 number 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.
Title history
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| NWA World Tag Team Championship | January 29, 1975 – January 1991 |
| WCW World Tag Team Championship | January 1991 – March 26, 2001 |
| WCW Tag Team Championship | June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001 |
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
| National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) | ||||||||||
| 1 | The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) | January 29, 1975 | Fictitious tournament said to be held in San Francisco, CA | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 106 | On a TV taping in Raleigh, the Andersons were said to be headed to San Francisco to participate in a tournament to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions. The Andersons appeared with the belts on television the next week. | |||
| 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 | TV Taping at WRAL-TV | 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 | TV Taping At WRAL-TV | 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 by the NWA 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 | [6] | |||
| 25 | Paul Jones (6) and The Masked Superstar (2) | March 22, 1981 | House show | Greensboro, North Carolina | 2 | 40 | [7] | |||
| 26 | The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene and Ole Anderson) | May 1, 1981 | House show | Richmond, Virginia | 7 | 267 | [8] | |||
| — | Vacated | January 23, 1982 | — | — | — | — | Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, the NWA forced The Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles. Jim Crockett Promotions announced that a tournament to crown new champions would take place. | |||
| 27 | Ole Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen | June 26, 1982 | House show | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 57 | (Kayfabe) Awarded to Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen by the NWA after finalists Wahoo McDaniel & Magnificent Don Muraco split. In reality, Ole was fired as Jim Crockett Promotions booker and he took the championship belts to Georgia Championship Wrestling. | [9] | ||
| — | Vacated | August 22, 1982 | — | — | — | — | The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships. Ole Anderson returns the belts to Jim Crockett Promotions at a house show in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22, 1982. | [10] | ||
| 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. The promotion claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan. Becomes undisputed championship on December 26, 1982, when Los Angeles version is abandoned. | |||
| 29 | Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood | March 12, 1983 | House show | Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 98 | Event was known as "The Final Conflict". The match had a stipulation that if Steamboat and Youngblood were to lose, they would never be a tag team again. | |||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling. | |||
| 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 | [11] | |||
| 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 | This was a steel cage match. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff turned on Don Kernodle after the match, seriously (kayfabe) injuring him. | |||
| 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 the NWA 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 | Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev. | |||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay that evening. | |||
| 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 (substituting for Rude after he left for the WWF). An earlier match against Fernandez and Rude was also shown. | |||
| 48 | Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard | September 29, 1987 | NWA Pro Wrestling | Misenheimer, North Carolina | 1 | 180 | Match was no disqualification. The Midnight Express attacked The Rock 'n' Roll Express en route to the ring, injuring Ricky Morton. Robert Gibson wrestled most of the match solo, but when an injured Morton returned to the ring, he was immediately put into a submission hold by Blanchard. Gibson surrendered rather than risk further injury to Morton. This title change aired on tape delay. | |||
| 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 | Windham turned on Luger and joined the Four Horsemen. This title change aired on tape delay. | |||
| 51 | The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane) | September 10, 1988 | House show | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 49 | Anderson and Blanchard left for the WWF after this match. | |||
| 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 | Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat, beginning Long's eventual heel turn that would see him fired as a referee and become a manager. | |||
| — | Vacated | May 7, 1989 | WrestleWar | Nashville, Tennessee | — | — | The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles due to The Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989. | |||
| National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)/World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | ||||||||||
| 56 | Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) | May 19, 1990 | Capital Combat | Washington, D.C. | 1 | 281 | Title renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this reign following WCW breaking ties with the NWA. | |||
| 57 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) | February 24, 1991 | WrestleWar | Phoenix, Arizona | 2 | −6 | Lost the titles at a television taping 7 days before winning them. | |||
| 58 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | February 18, 1991 | Pro | Montgomery, Alabama | 2 | 152 | This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991. | |||
| — | 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 | On July 12, 1992, Gordy and Williams won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was regarded as unified with the WCW World Tag Team Championship; from here until the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA, the two titles are defended together. | |||
| 64 | Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) | September 21, 1992 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 58 | This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992. | |||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993. | |||
| 67 | Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma | August 18, 1993 | Clash of the Champions XXIV | Daytona Beach, Florida | 1 | 32 | Anderson and Roma are stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship on September 1, 1993 following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA. WCW and NWA Tag Team Championships are hereafter no longer defended together. | |||
| World Championship Wrestling (WCW) | ||||||||||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993. | |||
| 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 | This was a Broad Street Bully match. Dave Schultz was the special guest referee. | |||
| 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 (2)) | 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995. | |||
| 77 | The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) | May 21, 1995 | Slamboree | St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | −18 | See next reign for explanation. | |||
| 78 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) | May 3, 1995 | WCW WorldWide | Orlando, Florida | 2 | 28 | This title change aired on tape delay on June 24, 1995. When the episode of WorldWide featuring this match was shot on May 3, Harlem Heat were still the champions as Slamboree did not occur until eighteen days later. While the reign of The Nasty Boys technically ended before it began due to the taping schedule, the team's official reign length is 33 days. | |||
| 79 | Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck | June 21, 1995 | Saturday Night | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 57 | This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995. Like the two previous reigns, the tapings were done far enough in advance for the champions not to have won the titles; when the match was taped, The Nasty Boys were still the champions and Harlem Heat's regaining of the titles on WorldWide had not yet aired. | |||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995. | |||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay on October 5, 1996. | |||
| 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 due to WCW referee Randy Anderson, who was not an official referee for Souled Out, counting the fall. | |||
| 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 | WCW President Eric Bischoff returned the titles to The Outsiders as Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle at SuperBrawl, though Luger and The Giant only agreed to give back the belts if the nWo put all their titles on the line at Uncensored Syxx (1) also gets credited with a reign as the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash on October 13, 1997. | [12][13] | ||
| 94 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) | October 13, 1997 | Nitro | Tampa, Florida | 6 | 91 | Defeated Scott Hall and Syxx for the titles. | |||
| 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 | [14] | |||
| 97 | The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) | February 22, 1998 | SuperBrawl VIII | Daly City, California | 5 | 84 | The Outsiders win the titles after Scott turned on Rick and joined the nWo. | |||
| 98 | Sting (2) and The Giant (2) | May 17, 1998 | Slamboree | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1 | 16 | Sting and Giant won the titles after Hall turned on Nash and hit him with one of the title belts. | |||
| — | 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 | 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. | |||
| 100 | Scott Hall (6) and The Giant (3) | July 20, 1998 | Nitro | Salt Lake City, Utah | 1 | 97 | ||||
| 101 | Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos/Judy Bagwell | October 25, 1998 | Halloween Havoc | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 15/59 | Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell[15] defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Scott Hall.[16] Since Bagwell turned on Steiner during the match, Steiner was allowed to pick a new championship partner, and chose Kaos the next night on Nitro. After Kaos was injured, Steiner then chose Bagwell's mother, Judy, as his new championship partner on November 9, 1998 as a psychological ploy against Buff Bagwell. | |||
| — | Vacated | January 7, 1999 | Thunder | Richmond, Virginia | — | — | WCW vacated the championship after Rick 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 the finals of a double-elimination tournament. | [17] | ||
| 103 | Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko | March 14, 1999 | Uncensored | Louisville, Kentucky | 1 | 15 | This was a Lumberjack match. | |||
| 104 | Rey Misterio 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 | Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko. | |||
| 106 | Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow | May 31, 1999 | Nitro | Houston, Texas | 1 | 7 | Defeated Saturn and Chris Kanyon (serving as an injury substitute for Raven). | |||
| 107 | Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) | June 7, 1999 | Nitro | Cleveland, Ohio | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 108 | The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page (2), Bam Bam Bigelow (2), and Chris Kanyon) | June 13, 1999 | The Great American Bash | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 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 | Defeated Bigelow and Kanyon for the title. | |||
| 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 | Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus. | [18] | ||
| 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 | Both men achieved the Triple Crown at the same time with this win. | |||
| 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 | Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final. | |||
| 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 | Previous held the championship under the name "Creative Control". | |||
| 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 | Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final. | |||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay. | |||
| 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 | Wright teamed up with General Rection, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno. However, Inferno is recognized by WWE as the champion with Wright. | [19] | ||
| 133 | Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) | November 20, 2000 | Nitro | Augusta, Georgia | 2 | 6 | Defeated Alex Wright and Elix Skipper, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno. | [19] | ||
| 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 | This title change aired on tape delay. Kane and The Undertaker later won the WWF Tag Team Championship from Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon on August 19, 2001 at SummerSlam. Both titles were independently active during this reign. | |||
| 139 | Booker T (11) and Test | September 25, 2001 | SmackDown! | Dayton, Ohio | 1 | 13 | This title change aired on tape delay. | |||
| 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 | [20] | |||
| — | Unified | November 18, 2001 | Survivor Series | Greensboro, North Carolina | — | — | Unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship when The Dudley Boyz beat The Hardy Boyz. | |||
Combined reigns
| ¤ | The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
By team
By wrestler
See also
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. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. 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. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- "WCW World Tag Team Championship History (1980-2000)". World Championship Wrestling. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on November 10, 2000. 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. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
- Specific
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