List of WCW World Tag Team Champions

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 1992. 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.

The Dudley Boyz were the final WCW World Tag Team Champions.

In January 1991, WCW (the former MACW) began the process of withdrawing as a member 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 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 (Mid-Atlantic version) January 29, 1975 – January 1991
WCW World Tag Team Championship January 1991 – March 2001
WCW Tag Team Championship June 2001 – November 2001
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
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   House show Raleigh, NC   1   106
 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   House show 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   House show 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   153
— Vacated   April 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 Jones and Steamboat won the titles in a tournament final involving ten other tag teams.
 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 28, 1979   House show N/A   1   102 The location of this title change is unknown.
 17   Ric Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan   August 8, 1979   House show Greensboro, 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   214 [8]
— Vacated   December 1981 — — — — 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   February 28, 1982   House show Atlanta, Georgia   1   185 Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final. [9]
— Vacated   September 1982 — — — — The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships.
 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.
 29   Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood   March 12, 1983   House show Greensboro, North Carolina   3   98
 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 (1983) 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 [10]
 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 Ivan 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 (1985) 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   House show 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 (1989) Nashville, Tennessee — — 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)		   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 (1991) Phoenix, Arizona   2   −6 Lost the titles at a TV taping 6 days before winning them.
 58   The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)		   February 18, 1991   WCW 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 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 (1993) 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 (1993) New Orleans, Louisiana   2   210
 71  Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan   May 22, 1994   Slamboree (1994) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   1   56
 72   Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2))		   July 17, 1994   Bash at the Beach (1994) 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 (1994) Detroit, Michigan  2   24
 75  Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot)		  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 (1995) St. Petersburg, Florida   3   34 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 (1995) 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 (1996) Las Vegas, Nevada   1   90
 90   The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)		   January 25, 1997   Souled Out (1997) 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.
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.		 [11][12]
 94   The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)		   October 13, 1997   Nitro Tampa, Florida   6   91 Defeated 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 [13]
 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 (1998) 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 (1998) 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   98
 101   Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos   October 25, 1998   Halloween Havoc (1998) Las Vegas, Nevada   1   71 Steiner and Buff Bagwell [14] defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Hall.[15]
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.
— Vacated   January 7, 1999   Thunder Richmond, Virginia — — WCW vacated the championship after 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 a tournament final. [16]
 103  Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko   March 14, 1999   Uncensored (1999) Louisville, Kentucky   1   15
 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 (1999) St. Louis, Missouri   1   22 Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
 106  The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)		   May 31, 1999   Nitro Houston, Texas   1   8 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.
 107   Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2)   June 8, 1999   Thunder Syracuse, New York   1   5 Defeated Page and Kanyon for the title
 108   The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)		   June 13, 1999   The Great American Bash (1999) Baltimore, Maryland   2   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 (1999) 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 (1999) 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 (1999) 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 (1999) Las Vegas, Nevada   10   1 Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobs & Hugh Morrus. [17]
 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 (2000) Miami, Florida   3   22
—   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 (2000) 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 (2000) 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. [18]
 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. [18]
 134  The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8))		   November 26, 2000   Mayhem (2000) 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 (2000) 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. First championship change in the WWF.
 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 [19]
— 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
Rank Team No. of reigns Combined days
1.The Minnesota Wrecking Crew7992¤
2.The Steiner Brothers7520
3.Harlem Heat10470
4.The Rock 'n' Roll Express4400
5.Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood5347
6.Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard2323
7.Ric Flair and Greg Valentine2286¤
8.Doom1282
9.The Nasty Boys3259
10.The Outsiders5244
11.The Outsiders with Syxx1231
12.Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo1205
13.The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)1195
14.Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle1193¤
15.Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen1185¤
16.Baron von Raschke and Greg Valentine1177¤
17.Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco3172
18.Hollywood Blonds1169
19.Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle1165
Baron von Raschke and Paul Jones2165
21.Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens1158
22.The Road Warriors1155
23.Sting and Lex Luger1154
24.Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez1150
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude1150
26.Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff1148¤
27.The Fabulous Freebirds2134
28.Paul Jones and Masked Superstar2127
29.Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev)1113
30.Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton1108
31.Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat1104
32.The Giant and Scott Hall198
33.Pretty Wonderful294
34.Terry Gordy and Steve Williams178
35.Enforcers175
36.The Jersey Triad272
37.Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner170
The Mamalukes270
39.The Perfect Event359
40.Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat158
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham158
42.Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater157
43.Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr.156
Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan156
45.Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo154
46.Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire252
47.KroniK250
Stars and Stripes250
49.The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)149
The Brothers of Destruction149
51.Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff146
52.Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat145
53.Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine142
54.(Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.)141
55.Creative Control/Harris Brothers340
56.The Insiders236
57.The Varsity Club135
Kevin Nash and Sting135
The Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio, Jr.)135
60.Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood233
61.Arn Anderson and Paul Roma132
62.Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas129
63.Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff128
The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan)128
65.Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones127
66.The Dudley Boyz126
67.Lex Luger and Barry Windham124
68.Raven and Perry Saturn122
69.(Curt Hennig and Barry Windham)121
70.Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio120
The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham)120
72.The Giant and Sting118
73.Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko115
Crowbar and David Flair115
The Hardy Boyz115
76.Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan114
77.Booker T and Test113
78.The American Males19
79.The Public Enemy18
80.Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones17
Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater17
82.The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.)16
Goldberg and Bret Hart16
84.The Boogie Knights14
85.Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn13
86.Lex Luger and The Giant11
The Great Muta and Vampiro11
88.Misfits in Action1<1

By wrestler
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined Days
1Ole Anderson81,162
2Gene Anderson7977
3Rick Steiner8592
4Scott Hall7572
5Ricky Steamboat8554
6Kevin Nash9546
7Arn Anderson5538
8Greg Valentine4530
9Scott Steiner7521
10Booker T11452
11Stevie Ray10439
12Don Kernodle3413
13Robert Gibson4400
Ricky Morton4400
15Baron von Raschke3367
16Paul Jones6364
17Ivan Koloff4352
Bobby Eaton3352
19Jay Youngblood5347
20Tully Blanchard2323
21Manny Fernandez2320
22Ric Flair3300
23Jimmy Snuka2281
Butch Reed1281
Ron Simmons1281
26Chuck Palumbo4264
27Sean O'Haire3257
28Syxx1231
29Ray Stevens3228
30Paul Orndorff3217
31Sting3208
32Jerry Sags3207
Brian Knobs3207
34Dennis Condrey1195
35Sgt. Slaughter1192
36Stan Hansen1185
37Lex Luger3179
38Jack Brisco3172
Jerry Brisco3172
40Rick Rude1171
41Dusty Rhodes2170
42Steve Austin1169
Brian Pillman1169
44Nikita Koloff2159
45Animal1155
Hawk1155
47Jimmy Garvin2134
Michael Hayes2134
49Shane Douglas2133
50The Masked Superstar2127
51Paul Roma3126
52Barry Windham4123
53The Giant3117
54Dustin Rhodes2116
55Krusher Khrushchev1113
56Marcus Alexander Bagwell/Marcus Bagwell/Buff Bagwell5109
57Diamond Dallas Page4106
58Steve Williams294
59Rey Mysterio, Jr.382
60Dick Slater278
61Larry Zbyszko175
62Kenny Kaos170
Bam Bam Bigelow270
Chris Kanyon270
65Billy Kidman269
66Wahoo McDaniel468
67Johnny the Bull260
Big Vito260
69Terry Gordy159
Shawn Stasiak259
71Bunkhouse Buck157
72Bob Orton, Jr.156
Cactus Jack156
Kevin Sullivan156
75Dino Bravo154
Mr. Wrestling154
77Mark Jindrak252
78The Patriot250
Brian Adams250
Bryan Clark250
81Stan Lane149
Kane149
The Undertaker149
84Gerald/Ron Harris338
Patrick/Don Harris338
86Mike Rotunda135
Juventud Guerrera135
88Mark Youngblood234
Konnan234
90Perry Saturn227
91Bubba Ray Dudley126
D-Von Dudley126
93Raven122
94Curt Hennig121
952 Cold Scorpio120
Chris Benoit220
Kendall Windham120
98Dean Malenko115
David Flair115
Crowbar115
Jeff Hardy115
Matt Hardy115
103Blackjack Mulligan114
104Test113
105Scotty Rigs19
106Johnny Grunge18
Rocco Rock18
108Rufus R. Jones17
109Bret Hart16
Goldberg16
111Alex Wright14
Disco Inferno14
113The Great Muta11
Vampiro11
115Lieutenant Loco1<1
Corporal Cajun1<1

See also

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

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