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This article is about the list of WWE's tag team champions with the current belt. For a list WWE's tag team champions with the original belt, see List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE).
The Hart Dynasty were the WWE Tag Team Champions following the deactivation of the World Tag Team Championship.

The WWE Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested for in WWE. The WWE Tag Team Championship was WWE's third World Tag Team Title, and seventh tag team title overall introduced in 2002. After WWE bought the bankrupt promotions of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and dissolved the WCW Tag Team Championship, it split its roster into two brands, Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension. As a result of this, WWE's original World Tag Team Championship was designated exclusive to the Raw brand, leaving SmackDown without a Tag Team Championship. Soon afterward, a WWE Tag Team Championship was introduced onto the SmackDown brand.[1][2] In 2007, after the initiation of the ECW brand, WWE announced that the title would be shared between both brands, thus inter-brand matches could take place for the title.[3] In 2009, the title was unified with the World Tag Team Championship and became recognized as the "Unified WWE Tag Team Championship" until August 2010 when the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the WWE Tag Team Championship.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champions were Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle, who won the titles in a tournament final in October 2002, while as of June 2024, the champions are Kane and Daniel Bryan. Individually, this is Kane's second reign and Bryan's first.

Overall, there have been 38 different championship teams, and 56 individual champions with the tag teams of Slater and Gabriel and MNM (Johnny Nitro and Joey Mercury) holding the most reigns at 3, in addition, Johnny Nitro/John Morrison, Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero hold the most reigns individually at four. Paul London and Brian Kendrick hold the longest reign at 331 days, in addition, John Morrison holds the longest combined reign individually at 541 days. John Cena and The Miz have the shortest reign as a team at roughly 15 minutes, due to The Corre invoking their rematch clause immediately after losing the titles. Rene Dupree is the youngest champion at age 20, while Road Warrior Animal is the oldest champion at age 45.

Title history

Names

Name Years
WWE Tag Team Championship October 20, 2002 – April 5, 2009; August 16, 2010–present
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship April 5, 2009 – August 16, 2010

Reigns

As of June 9, 2024.

# Team Reigns Date Days held: Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit 1 October 20, 2002 16 North Little Rock, AR No Mercy Defeated Edge and Rey Mysterio in a tournament final to become the first inaugural champions.
2 Edge and Rey Mysterio 1 November 5, 2002 12 Manchester, NH SmackDown! This was a two out of three falls match. Aired on November 7, 2002. [4]
3 Los Guerreros
(Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) 		1 November 17, 2002 79 New York, NY Survivor Series This was a triple threat elimination match also involving Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. [5]
4 Team Angle
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) 		1 February 4, 2003[6] 103 Philadeplhia, PA SmackDown! Aired on February 6, 2003. [7]
5 Eddie Guerrero (2) and Tajiri 1 May 18, 2003 44 Charlotte, NC Judgment Day This was a ladder match. Tajiri was a replacement for an injured Chavo Guerrero. [8]
6 The World's Greatest Tag Team
formerly Team Angle
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) 		2 July 1, 2003[6] 77 Rochester, NY SmackDown! Aired on July 3, 2003. [9]
7 Los Guerreros
(Eddie and Chavo Guerrero) 		2 September 16, 2003[6] 35 Raleigh, NC SmackDown! Aired September 18. [10]
8 The Basham Brothers
(Doug and Danny Basham) 		1 October 21, 2003[6] 105 Albany, NY SmackDown! Aired on October 23, 2003. [11]
9 Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi 1 February 3, 2004[12] 77 Cleveland, OH SmackDown! Aired on February 5, 2004. [13]
10 Charlie Haas (3) and Rico 1 April 20, 2004[12] 56 Kelowna, BC SmackDown! Aired on April 22, 2004. [14]
11 The Dudleys
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) 		1 June 15, 2004[12] 21 Chicago, IL SmackDown! Aired on June 17, 2004. [15]
12 Billy Kidman and Paul London 1 July 6, 2004[12] 63 Winnipeg, MB SmackDown! Aired on July 8, 2004. [16]
13 Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée 1 September 7, 2004[12] 91 Tulsa, OK SmackDown! Aired on September 9, 2004. [17]
14 Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio (2) 1 December 7, 2004[12] 35 Greenville, SC SmackDown! Aired on December 9, 2004. [18]
15 The Basham Brothers
(Doug and Danny Basham) 		2 January 11, 2005[19] 40 Tampa, FL SmackDown! This was a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match aired January 13, also involving the teams of Mark Jindrak and Luther Reigns and Booker T and Eddie Guerrero. [20]
16 Rey Mysterio (3) and Eddie Guerrero (4) 1 February 20, 2005 57 Pittsburgh, PA No Way Out [21]
17 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) 		1 April 18, 2005[19] 97 New York, NY SmackDown! Aired on April 21, 2005. [22]
18 The Legion of Doom
(Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich) 		1 July 24, 2005 93 Buffalo, NY The Great American Bash [23]
19 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) 		2 October 25, 2005[19] 49 Daly City, CA SmackDown! This was a fatal four-way match that aired October 28, also involving The Mexicools and Paul Burchill and William Regal. [24]
20 Batista and Rey Mysterio (4) 1 December 13, 2005[19] 14 Springfield, MA SmackDown! Aired on December 16, 2005. [25]
21 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) 		3 December 27, 2005[19] 145 Uncasville, CT SmackDown! Aired on December 30, 2005. [26]
22 Paul London (2) and Brian Kendrick 1 May 21, 2006 331 Phoenix, AZ Judgment Day London & Kendrick held the titles for 11 months, making this the longest reign to date. [27]
23 Deuce 'n Domino 1 April 17, 2007[28] 133 Milan, Italy SmackDown! Aired on April 20, 2007. [29]
24 Montel Vontavious Porter and Matt Hardy 1 August 28, 2007[28] 77 Albany, NY SmackDown! Aired on August 31, 2007. [30]
25 John Morrison (4) and The Miz
(John Morrison formerly Johnny Nitro) 		1 November 13, 2007[28] 250 Wichita, KS SmackDown! Aired on November 16, 2007. The titles were shared with ECW. [31]
26 Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder 1 July 20, 2008 63 Uniondale, NY The Great American Bash This was a fatal four-way match, also featuring Jesse and Festus and Finlay and Hornswoggle. [32]
27 The Colóns
(Carlito and Primo) 		1 September 21, 2008 280 Columbus, OH SmackDown! Aired September 26. Unified with World Tag Team Championship on April 5, 2009. [33]
28 Edge (2) and Chris Jericho 1 June 28, 2009 28 Sacramento, CA The Bash This was a triple threat match also involving The Legacy (Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase). [34]
29 Jeri-Show
(Chris Jericho (2) and Big Show) 		1 July 26, 2009 140 Philadelphia, PA Night of Champions Shortly after winning the titles 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 views this as a second reign for Jericho. [35]
30 D-Generation X
(Triple H and Shawn Michaels) 		1 December 13, 2009 57 San Antonio, TX TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. [36]
31 ShoMiz
(Big Show (2) and The Miz (2) 		1 February 8, 2010 77 Lafayette, LA Raw This was a Triple Threat Elimination match also involving The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows). [37]
32 The Hart Dynasty
(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd) 		1 April 26, 2010 146 Richmond, VA Raw The World Tag Team Championship was deactivated during their reign on August 16, 2010. [38]
33 Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes 1 September 19, 2010 35 Rosemont, IL Night of Champions Won titles in a Tag Team Turmoil match also involving Jimmy and Jey Uso, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, and Evan Bourne and Mark Henry. [39]
34 Nexus
(John Cena and David Otunga) 		1 October 24, 2010 1 Minneapolis, MN Bragging Rights [40]
35 Nexus
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) 		1 October 25, 2010 42 Green Bay, WI Raw Match was won once David Otunga laid down in the center of the ring to be pinned, which he did after Wade Barrett forced him to. [41]
36 Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 1 December 6, 2010 76 Louisville, KY Raw Won a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Tag Team match also featured the teams of Mark Henry & Yoshi Tatsu and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). [42]
37 The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) 		2 February 20, 2011 1 Oakland, CA Elimination Chamber [43]
38 John Cena (2) and The Miz (3) 1 February 21, 2011 0 Fresno, CA Raw [44]
39 The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) 		3 57 [45]
40 Big Show (3) and Kane 1 April 19, 2011 34 London, England SmackDown! This matched aired on broadcast delay on April 22, 2011. [46]
41 David Otunga (2) and Michael McGillicutty 1 May 23, 2011 91 Portland, OR Raw Otunga and McGillicutty won the titles under the name of The New Nexus, but the alliance disbanded during their reign. [47]
42 Air Boom
(Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) 		1 August 22, 2011 146 Edmonton, AB Raw On November 1, 2011, WWE suspended Bourne for 30 days. [48]
43 Primo (2) and Epico 1 January 15, 2012 106 Oakland, CA House show [49]
44 R-Truth and Kofi Kingston (2) 1 April 30, 2012 139 Dayton, OH Raw [50]
45 Team Hell No
(Kane (2) and Daniel Bryan) 		1 September 16, 2012 4284+ Boston, MA Night of Champions [51]

List of combined reigns

Rey Mysterio, who shares the record with two other wrestlers with four WWE Tag Team Championship reigns. Each reign came with a different partner.

As of June 9, 2024.

Symbol Meaning
† Indicates the current champion
<1 The reign is shorter than one day.

By team

Rank Team # of
Reigns 		Combined
Days
1 Paul London and Brian Kendrick 1 331
2 MNM
(Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro)		 3 291
3 The Colóns
(Carlito and Primo)		 1 280
4 John Morrison and The Miz 1 250
5 Team Angle / The World's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)		 2 180
6 Team Hell No†
(Kane and Daniel Bryan)		 1 4284+
7 The Hart Dynasty
(David Hart Smith and Tyson Kidd)		 1 146
Air Boom
(Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston)		 1 146
9 The Basham Brothers
(Doug and Danny Basham)		 2 145
10 Jeri-Show
(Chris Jericho and Big Show)		 1 140
11 R-Truth and Kofi Kingston 1 139
12 Deuce 'n Domino 1 133
13 Los Guerreros
(Eddie and Chavo Guerrero)		 2 114
14 Primo and Epico 1 106
15 Nexus / The Corre
(Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel)		 3 100
16 Legion of Doom
(Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich)		 1 93
17 Kenzo Suzuki and René Duprée 1 91
David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty 1 91
19 Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi 1 77
Montel Vontavious Porter and Matt Hardy 1 77
ShoMiz
(Big Show and The Miz)		 1 77
22 Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 1 76
23 Billy Kidman and Paul London 1 63
Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder 1 63
25 Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero 1 57
D-Generation X
(Triple H and Shawn Michaels)		 1 57
27 Charlie Haas and Rico 1 56
28 Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri 1 44
29 Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio 1 35
Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes 1 35
31 Big Show and Kane 1 34
32 Chris Jericho and Edge 1 28
33 The Dudleys
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)		 1 21
34 Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit 1 16
35 Batista and Rey Mysterio 1 14
36 Edge and Rey Mysterio 1 12
37 Nexus
(John Cena and David Otunga)		 1 1
38 John Cena and The Miz 1 <1

By wrestler

Rank Wrestler # of
Reigns 		Combined
Days
1 Johnny Nitro/John Morrison 4 541
2 Paul London 2 394
3 Primo 2 386
4 Brian Kendrick 1 331
5 The Miz 3 327
6 Joey Mercury 3 291
7 Kofi Kingston 2 285
8 Carlito 1 280
9 The Big Show 3 251
10 Charlie Haas 3 236
11 Eddie Guerrero 4 215
12 Kane† 2 4318+
13 Shelton Benjamin 2 180
14 Chris Jericho 2 168
15 Daniel Bryan† 1 4284+
16 David Hart Smith 1 146
Tyson Kidd 1 146
Evan Bourne 1 146
19 Doug Basham 2 145
Danny Basham 2 145
21 R-Truth 1 139
22 Deuce 1 133
Domino 1 133
24 Rey Mysterio 4 118
25 Chavo Guerrero 2 114
26 Epico 1 106
27 Justin Gabriel 3 100
Heath Slater 3 100
29 Road Warrior Animal 1 93
Heidenreich 1 93
31 David Otunga 2 92
32 René Duprée 1 91
Kenzo Suzuki 1 91
Michael McGillicutty 1 91
35 Rikishi 1 77
Scotty 2 Hotty 1 77
Matt Hardy 1 77
Montel Vontavious Porter 1 77
39 Santino Marella 1 76
Vladimir Kozlov 1 76
41 Billy Kidman 1 63
Curt Hawkins 1 63
Zack Ryder 1 63
44 Triple H 1 57
Shawn Michaels 1 57
46 Rico 1 56
47 Tajiri 1 44
48 Edge 2 40
49 Rob Van Dam 1 35
Cody Rhodes 1 35
Drew McIntyre 1 35
52 Bubba Ray Dudley 1 21
D-Von Dudley 1 21
54 Kurt Angle 1 16
Chris Benoit 1 16
56 Batista 1 14
57 John Cena 2 1

References

General
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  39. ^ "Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
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  48. ^ "Air Boom's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2011-12-1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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  50. ^ "Kingston and Truth's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  51. ^ "Bryan and Kane's first reign". WWE. Retrieved 2012-09-16.

External links

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