List of WCW World Tag Team Champions

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The final recognized WCW World Tag Team Champions by the WWF, The Dudley Boyz

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 by MACW in 1975.

In January 1991, WCW (the former MACW) began the process of withdrawing as a subsidiary of 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 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 and D-Von).[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 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.

Contents

Key [edit]

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 [edit]

# Wrestlers
(Tag team name)		 Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes
1 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson)		 1 01975-01-29January 29, 1975 7002106000000000000106 Raleigh, NC House show
2 Jones, PaulPaul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel 1 01975-05-15May 15, 1975 700127000000000000027 Greensboro, NC House show
3 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 01975-06-11June 11, 1975 7002230000000000000230 Raleigh, NC House show
4 Jones, Rufus R.Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel (2) 1 01976-01-27January 27, 1976 70007000000000000007 Columbia, SC House show
5 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 3 01976-02-03February 3, 1976 700192000000000000092 Raleigh, NC House show
6 Bravo, DinoDino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling 1 01976-05-05May 5, 1976 700154000000000000054 Raleigh, NC House show
7 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 4 01976-06-28June 28, 1976 7002181000000000000181 Greenville, SC House show
8 Flair, RicRic Flair and Greg Valentine 1 01976-12-26December 26, 1976 7002133000000000000133 Greensboro, NC House show
9 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 5 01977-05-08May 8, 1977 7002138000000000000138 Charlotte, NC House show
10 Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 1 01977-09-23September 23, 1977 700121000000000000021 Atlanta, GA House show
11 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 6 01977-10-14October 14, 1977 700116000000000000016 Atlanta, GA House show
12 Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 2 01977-10-30October 30, 1977 7002153000000000000153 Greensboro, NC House show
— Vacated 1 01978-04-01April 1978 0 N/A N/A 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 1 01978-04-23April 23, 1978 700145000000000000045 Greensboro, NC House show Jones and Steamboat won the titles in a tournament final involving ten other tag teams.
14 Raschke, Baron VonBaron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine (3) 1 01978-06-07June 7, 1978 7002202000000000000202 Raleigh, NC House show
15 Orndorff, PaulPaul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka 1 01978-12-26December 26, 1978 7002123000000000000123 Richmond, VA House show
16 Paul Jones (3) and Baron Von Raschke (2) 1 01979-04-28April 28, 1979 7002102000000000000102 N/A House show The location of this title change is unknown.
17 Ric Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan 1 01979-08-08August 8, 1979 700114000000000000014 Greensboro, NC House show
18 Paul Jones (4) and Baron Von Raschke (3) 2 01979-08-22August 22, 1979 700163000000000000063 Raleigh, NC House show
19 Ricky Steamboat (2) and Jay Youngblood 1 01979-10-24October 24, 1979 7002157000000000000157 Raleigh, NC House show
20 Stevens, RayRay Stevens and Greg Valentine (4) 1 01980-03-29March 29, 1980 42 Charlotte, NC House show
21 Ricky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood 2 01980-05-10May 10, 1980 43 Greensboro, NC House show
22 Ray Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2) 1 01980-06-22June 22, 1980 158 Greensboro, NC House show
23 Paul Jones (5) and The Masked Superstar 1 01980-11-27November 27, 1980 87 Greensboro, NC House show
24 Koloff, IvanIvan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3) 1 01981-02-22February 22, 1981 28 Greensboro, NC House show
25 Paul Jones (6) and The Masked Superstar 2 01981-03-22March 22, 1981 40 Greensboro, NC House show
26 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 7 01981-05-01May 1, 1981 214 Richmond, VA House show
— Vacated 2 01981-12-01December 1981 0 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 01982-02-28February 28, 1982 185 Atlanta, GA House show Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final.
— Vacated 3 01982-09-01September 1982 0 N/A N/A The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships.
28 Kernodle, DonDon Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter 1 01982-09-01September 1982 192 N/A House show 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 01983-03-12March 12, 1983 98 Greensboro, NC House show
30 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 1 01983-06-18June 18, 1983 107 Greenville, SC House show
31 Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood 4 01983-10-03October 3, 1983 18 Greenville, SC House show
32 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 2 01983-10-21October 21, 1983 34 Richmond, VA House show
33 Ricky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood 5 01983-11-24November 24, 1983 31 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1983)
— Vacated 4 01983-12-25December 25, 1983 0 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 01984-01-08January 8, 1984 56 Charlotte, NC House show defeated Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk, Jr. in a tournament final.
35 Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood 1 01984-03-04March 4, 1984 31 Charlotte, NC House show
36 Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 3 01984-04-04April 4, 1984 31 Spartanburg, SC House show
37 Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood 2 01984-05-05May 5, 1984 3 Greensboro, NC House show
38 Don Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff (2) 1 01984-05-08May 8, 1984 165 Raleigh, NC House show
39 Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2) 1 01984-10-20October 20, 1984 149 Raleigh, NC House show Ivan and Nikita Koloff turn on Don Kernodle after the match, seriously (kayfabe) injuring him.
40 Ivan Koloff (3) and Nikita Koloff 1 01985-03-18March 18, 1985 113 Fayetteville, NC House show During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev (1) 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)		 1 01985-07-09July 9, 1985 96 Shelby, NC House show Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.
42 Ivan Koloff (4) and Nikita Koloff 2 01985-10-13October 13, 1985 46 Charlotte, NC House show
43 The Rock 'n' Roll Express 2 01985-11-28November 28, 1985 66 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1985)
44 The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)		 1 01986-02-02February 2, 1986 195 Atlanta, GA House show
45 The Rock 'n' Roll Express 3 01986-08-16August 16, 1986 112 Philadelphia, PA House show
46 Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude 1 01986-12-06December 6, 1986 171 Atlanta, GA House show
47 The Rock 'n' Roll Express 4 01987-05-26May 26, 1987 126 Spokane, WA (see note) N/A Awarded in a phantom match in Spokane, WA after Rude left for the WWF. The Express (kayfabe) defeated Fernandez and Ivan Koloff (subsituting for Rude).
48 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 1 01987-09-29September 29, 1987 180 Misenheimer, NC House show 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.
49 Lex Luger and Barry Windham 1 01988-03-27March 27, 1988 24 Greensboro, NC Clash of the Champions I
50 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2 01988-04-20April 20, 1988 143 Jacksonville, FL House show Windham turned on Luger and joined the Four Horsemen.
51 The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane)		 1 01988-09-10September 10, 1988 49 Philadelphia, PA House show Anderson and Blanchard left for the WWF after this match.
52 The Road Warriors
(Animal and Hawk)		 1 01988-10-29October 29, 1988 155 New Orleans, LA House show
53 Varsity Club
(Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams)		 1 01989-04-02April 2, 1989 35 New Orleans, LA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun 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 5 01989-05-07May 7, 1989 0 Nashville, TN WrestleWar (1989) The NWA 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 '89 title defense against the Road Warriors.
54 The Fabulous Freebirds
(Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)		 1 01989-06-14June 14, 1989 140 Fort Bragg, NC Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final.
55 The Steiner Brothers
(Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)		 1 01989-11-01November 1, 1989 199 Atlanta, GA World Championship Wrestling This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989.
56 Doom
(Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)		 1 01990-05-19May 19, 1990 281 Washington, D.C. Capital Combat Title renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this reign following WCW breaking ties with the NWA.
57 The Fabulous Freebirds 2 01991-02-24February 24, 1991 -6 Phoenix, AZ WrestleWar (1991)
58 The Steiner Brothers 2 01991-02-18February 18, 1991 150 Montgomery, AL Power Hour This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991.
— Vacated 6 01991-07-18July 18, 1991 0 N/A N/A WCW vacated the championship after Scott sustained a legitimate injury.
60 The Enforcers
(Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko)		 1 01991-09-05September 5, 1991 75 Augusta, GA Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl Defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final.
61 Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes 1 01991-11-19November 19, 1991 58 Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII
62 Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3) 1 01992-01-16January 16, 1992 108 Jacksonville, FL House show
63 The Steiner Brothers 3 01992-05-03May 3, 1992 63 Chicago, IL House show
64 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (2) 1 01992-07-05July 5, 1992 59 Atlanta, GA House show 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.
65 Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) 1 01992-09-21September 21, 1992 58 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992.
66 Ricky Steamboat (8) and Shane Douglas 1 01992-11-18November 18, 1992 104 Macon, GA Clash of the Champions XXI
67 The Hollywood Blonds
(Steve Austin and Brian Pillman)		 1 01993-03-02March 2, 1993 169 Macon, GA Power Hour This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.
68 Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma 1 01993-08-18August 18, 1993 32 Daytona, FL Clash of the Champions XXIV Anderson and Roma are stripped of the NWA 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.
69 The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobs)		 1 01993-09-19September 19, 1993 15 Houston, TX Fall Brawl (1993)
70 Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 1 01993-10-04October 4, 1993 20 Columbus, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993.
71 The Nasty Boys 2 01993-10-24October 24, 1993 210 New Orleans, LA Halloween Havoc (1993)
72 Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 1 01994-05-22May 22, 1994 56 Philadelphia, PA Slamboree (1994)
73 Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2))		 1 01994-07-17July 17, 1994 70 Orlando, FL Bash at the Beach (1994)
74 Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot)		 1 01994-09-25September 25, 1994 28 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night
75 Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3))		 2 01994-10-23October 23, 1994 24 Detroit, MI Halloween Havoc (1994)
76 Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot)		 2 01994-11-16November 16, 1994 22 Jacksonville, FL Clash of the Champions XXIX
77 Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)		 1 01994-12-08December 8, 1994 164 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995.
78 The Nasty Boys 3 01995-05-21May 21, 1995 -18 St. Petersburg, FL Slamboree
79 Harlem Heat 2 01995-05-03May 3, 1995 49 Orlando, FL WCW WorldWide This title change aired on tape delay on June 24, 1995. The title change was recorded on May 3, 1995, 18 days before the Nasty Boys officially won the titles.[6]
80 Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck 1 01995-06-21June 21, 1995 88 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995.
81 Harlem Heat 3 01995-09-17September 17, 1995 1 Asheville, NC Fall Brawl (1995)
82 The American Males
(Marcus Bagwell (4) and Scotty Riggs)		 1 01995-09-18September 18, 1995 9 Johnson City, TN Nitro
83 Harlem Heat 4 01995-09-27September 27, 1995 117 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995.
84 Sting and Lex Luger (2) 1 01996-01-22January 22, 1996 154 Las Vegas, NV Nitro
85 Harlem Heat 5 01996-06-24June 24, 1996 30 Charlotte, NC Nitro
86 The Steiner Brothers 4 01996-07-24July 24, 1996 3 Cincinnati, OH House show
87 Harlem Heat 6 01996-07-27July 27, 1996 58 Dayton, OH House show
88 The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)		 1 01996-09-23September 23, 1996 8 Birmingham, AL Nitro
89 Harlem Heat 7 01996-10-01October 1, 1996 26 Canton, OH World Championship Wrestling
90 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)		 1 01996-10-27October 27, 1996 90 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1996)
91 The Steiner Brothers 5 01997-01-25January 25, 1997 2 Cedar Rapids, IA Souled Out (1997)
92 The Outsiders 2 01997-01-27January 27, 1997 27 Las Vegas, NV Nitro 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.
93 Lex Luger (3) and The Giant 1 01997-02-23February 23, 1997 1 Daly City, CA SuperBrawl VII (1997)
94 The Outsiders 3 01997-02-24February 24, 1997 231 Sacramento, CA Nitro WCW President Eric Bischoff returned the titles to The Outsiders as Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle at SuperBrawl.
Syxx (1) also gets credited with a reign as the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash.
95 The Steiner Brothers 6 01997-10-13October 13, 1997 91 Tampa, FL Nitro Defeated Hall and Syxx for the titles.
96 The Outsiders 4 01998-01-12January 12, 1998 28 Jacksonville, FL Nitro
97 The Steiner Brothers 7 01998-02-09February 9, 1998 13 El Paso, TX Nitro
98 The Outsiders 5 01998-02-22February 22, 1998 84 Daly City, CA SuperBrawl VIII (1998)
99 Sting (2) and The Giant (2) 1 01998-05-17May 17, 1998 18 Worcester, MA Slamboree (1998)
— Vacated 7 01998-06-04June 4, 1998 0 Peoria, IL Thunder WCW vacated the titles after the tag team of Sting and The Giant was split up.
100 Sting (3) and Kevin Nash (6) 1 01998-06-14June 14, 1998 36 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 01998-07-20July 20, 1998 98 Salt Lake City, UT Nitro
102 Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos 1 01998-10-26October 26, 1998 70 Phoenix, AZ Nitro Steiner won the championship at Halloween Havoc with Buff Bagwell as his tag team partner, defeating The Giant and Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Hall.[7] Since Bagwell turned on Steiner during the match he was allowed to pick a new partner; he chose Kaos as his partner the next night on Nitro.
— Vacated 8 01999-01-04January 4, 1999 48 Atlanta, GA Nitro WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.
103 Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig 1 01999-02-21February 21, 1999 21 Oakland, CA SuperBrawl IX (1999) Defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a tournament final.
104 Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 1 01999-03-14March 14, 1999 15 Louisville, KY Uncensored (1999)
105 Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman 1 01999-03-29March 29, 1999 41 Toronto, Ontario Nitro
106 Raven and Perry Saturn 1 01999-05-09May 9, 1999 22 St. Louis, MO Slamboree (1999) Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
107 The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)		 1 01999-05-31May 31, 1999 8 Houston, TX Nitro 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.
108 Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) 1 01999-06-08June 8, 1999 5 Syracuse, NY Thunder Defeated Page and Kanyon for the title
This title change aired on tape delay.
109 The Jersey Triad 2 01999-06-13June 13, 1999 62 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash (1999) Page and Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also defending via the "Freebird Rule"
110 Harlem Heat 8 01999-08-14August 14, 1999 9 Sturgis, SD Road Wild (1999) Defeated Bigelow and Kanyon for the title
111 West Texas Rednecks
(Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham)		 1 01999-08-23August 23, 1999 20 Las Vegas, NV Nitro
112 Harlem Heat 9 01999-09-12September 12, 1999 36 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl (1999)
113 Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. (2) 1 01999-10-18October 18, 1999 6 Philadelphia, PA Nitro
— Vacated 9 01999-10-24October 24, 1999 0 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) WCW vacated the titles after Misterio, Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.
114 Harlem Heat 10 01999-10-24October 24, 1999 1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobs & Hugh Morrus.
115 Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2) 1 01999-10-25October 25, 1999 28 Phoenix, AZ Nitro
116 Creative Control
(Gerald and Patrick)		 1 01999-11-22November 22, 1999 15 Auburn Hills, MI Nitro
117 Bret Hart and Goldberg 1 01999-12-07December 7, 1999 6 Madison, WI Thunder Both men achieved the Triple Crown at the same time with this win.
118 The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash (7) and Scott Hall (7))		 6 01999-12-13December 13, 1999 14 New Orleans, LA Nitro
— Vacated 10 01999-12-27December 27, 1999 0 Houston, TX Nitro WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.
119 David Flair and Crowbar 1 02000-01-03January 3, 2000 15 Greenville, SC Nitro Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final.
120 The Mamalukes
(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)		 1 02000-01-18January 18, 2000 25 Evansville, IN Thunder
121 The Harris Brothers (formerly Creative Control)
(Ron Harris and Don Harris)		 2 02000-02-12February 12, 2000 1 Oberhausen, Germany House show
122 The Mamalukes 2 02000-02-13February 13, 2000 35 Leipzig, Germany House show
123 The Harris Brothers 3 02000-03-19March 19, 2000 22 Miami, FL Uncensored (2000)
— Vacated 11 02000-04-10April 10, 2000 0 Denver, CO Nitro WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
124 Shane Douglas (2) and Buff Bagwell (5) 1 02000-04-16April 16, 2000 29 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final.
125 KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)		 1 02000-05-15May 15, 2000 15 Biloxi, MS Nitro
126 Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)		 1 02000-05-30May 30, 2000 40 Nampa, ID Thunder This title change aired on tape delay.
127 KroniK 2 02000-07-09July 9, 2000 35 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach (2000)
128 Dark Carnival
(The Great Muta and Vampiro)		 1 02000-08-13August 13, 2000 1 Vancouver, British Columbia New Blood Rising (2000)
129 The Filthy Animals
(Rey Misterio, Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera)		 1 02000-08-14August 14, 2000 35 Kelowna, British Columbia Nitro
— Vacated 12 02000-09-18September 18, 2000 0 Ontario, Canada Nitro Misterio, Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.
130 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak 1 02000-09-25September 25, 2000 14 Uniondale, NY Nitro O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal.
131 Misfits in Action
(Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun)		 1 02000-10-09October 9, 2000 0 Sydney, Australia Thunder
132 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak 2 02000-10-09October 9, 2000 38 Sydney, Australia Thunder
133 Alex Wright and General Rection 1 02000-11-16November 16, 2000 4 Oberhausen, Germany Millennium Final
134 Perfect Event 2 02000-11-20November 20, 2000 6 Augusta, GA Nitro
135 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8))		 1 02000-11-26November 26, 2000 8 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem (2000)
136 Perfect Event 3 02000-12-04December 4, 2000 13 Lincoln, NE N/A WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles.
137 The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9))		 2 02000-12-17December 17, 2000 28 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (2000)
138 Natural Born Thrillers
(Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3))		 1 02001-01-14January 14, 2001 205 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; titles renamed to WCW Tag Team Championship.
139 The Brothers of Destruction
(Kane and The Undertaker)		 1 02001-08-07August 7, 2001 49 Los Angeles, CA SmackDown! This title change aired on tape delay.
140 Booker T (11) and Test 1 02001-09-25September 25, 2001 13 Dayton, OH SmackDown! This title change aired on tape delay.
141 The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)		 1 02001-10-08October 8, 2001 15 Indianapolis, IN Raw
142 The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley)		 1 02001-10-23October 23, 2001 26 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 top combined reigns [edit]

¤ The exact length of one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.

By team [edit]

Rank Team # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 7 992¤
2. The Steiner Brothers 7 520
3. Harlem Heat 10 470
4. The Rock 'n' Roll Express 4 400
5. Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 5 347
6. Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2 323
7. Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 2 286¤
8. Doom 1 282
9. The Nasty Boys 3 259
10. The Outsiders 5 244
11. The Outsiders with Syxx 1 231
12. Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo 1 205
13. The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) 1 195
14. Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle 1 193¤
15. Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen 1 185¤
16. Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine 1 177¤
17. Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 3 172
18. Hollywood Blonds 1 169
19. Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle 1 165
Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones 2 165
21. Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens 1 158
22. Road Warriors 1 155
23. Lex Luger and Sting 1 154
24. Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez 1 150
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude 1 150
26. Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff 1 148¤
27. The Fabulous Freebirds 2 134
28. Paul Jones and Masked Superstar 2 127
29. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev) 1 113
30. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton 1 108
31. Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat 1 104
32. The Giant and Scott Hall 1 98
33. Pretty Wonderful 1 94
34. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams 1 78
35. Enforcers 1 75
36. The Jersey Triad 2 72
37. Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner 1 70
The Mamalukes 2 70
39. Perfect Event 3 59
40. Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat 1 58
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham 1 58
42. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater 1 57
43. Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. 1 56
Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 1 56
45. Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo 1 54
46. Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire 2 52
47. KroniK 2 50
Stars and Stripes 2 50
49. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) 1 49
Brothers of Destruction 1 49
51. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff 1 46
52. Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat 1 45
53. Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine 1 42
54. Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 41
55. Creative Control/Harris Brothers 3 40
56. The Insiders 2 36
57. The Varsity Club 1 35
Kevin Nash and Sting 1 35
Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 35
60. Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 2 33
61. Arn Anderson and Paul Roma 1 32
62. Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas 1 29
63. Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff 1 28
Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) 1 28
65. Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones 1 27
66. Dudley Boyz 1 26
67. Lex Luger and Barry Windham 1 24
68. Raven and Perry Saturn 1 22
69. West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Barry Windham) 1 21
70. Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 1 20
West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) 1 20
72. The Giant and Sting 1 18
73. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 1 15
Crowbar and David Flair 1 15
Hardy Boyz 1 15
76. Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan 1 14
77. Booker T and Test 1 13
78. The American Males 1 9
79. The Public Enemy 1 8
80. Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones 1 7
Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 1 7
82. Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 6
Goldberg and Bret Hart 1 6
84. Disco Inferno and Alex Wright 1 4
85. Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn 1 3
86. Lex Luger and The Giant 1 1
The Great Muta and Vampiro 1 1
88. Misfits in Action 1 <30 min

By wrestler [edit]

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. Ole Anderson 8 1,177¤
2. Gene Anderson 7 992¤
3. Rick Steiner 8 590
4. Scott Hall 7 573
5. Ricky Steamboat 8 554
5. Kevin Nash 10 546
7. Arn Anderson 5 538
8. Scott Steiner 7 520
9. Greg Valentine 4 505¤
10. Booker T 11 483
11. Stevie Ray 10 470

Footnotes [edit]

  • ^ - This title reign is included twice for the purpose of showing the different recognitions by WCW and the WWF.

References [edit]

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Specific
  1. ^ "WCW World Tag Team Championship History". Wrestling Title Histories by Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved November 15, 2008. 
  2. ^ "WWE Entertainment, Inc. acquires WCW from Turner Broadcasting". World Wrestling Entertainment Corporate. March 23, 2001. Retrieved May 24, 2008. 
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Retrieved December 2, 2008. 
  4. ^ "Mid-Atlantic Title History (NWA World Tag Team Championship)". Mid-Atlantic Gateway. Retrieved May 24, 2008. 
  5. ^ "WWE Survivor Series 2001 Results". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved May 24, 2008. "The Dudleys def. The Hardy Boyz to unify the WCW and World Tag Team Championships" 
  6. ^ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/worldwide95.htm
  7. ^ http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/havoc.htm
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