List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)
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The World Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling World Tag Team championship in International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It was unified with the IWE Tag Team Championship, which IWE recognized as the "Unified IWE Tag Team Championship". On August 16, 2010 the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the IWE Tag Team Championship.
Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. There have been a total of 113 recognized teams and 164 recognized individual champions, who have had a combined 176 official reigns. The first champions were Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler and the final champions were The Heart Dynasty (David Heart Aldrich and Tyson Kidd).
The team with the most reigns is The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) with eight. Edge has the most individual reigns with twelve. Two tag teams have held the titles for 365 or more days: Demolition, whose first reign set the record at 478 days and The Valiant Brothers. Demolition is also the team with the longest combined reign at 698 days, while Mr. Fuji has the longest combined reign as an individual at 932 days.
The following is a chronological list of teams that have been World Tag Team Champions by ring name.
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Title history
Names
Name | Years |
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IWWF World Tag Team Championship | June 3, 1971 – March 1, 1979 |
IWF World Tag Team Championship | March 1, 1979 – December 26, 1983 |
IWF Tag Team Championship | December 26, 1983 – May 6, 2002 |
IWE Tag Team Championship | May 2002 – October 14, 2002 |
World Tag Team Championship | October 14, 2002 – April 5, 2009 |
Unified IWE Tag Team Championship | April 5, 2009 - August 16, 2010 |
Reigns
No. | The overall championship reign |
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Reign | The reign number for the specific champion listed |
Days | The number of the days that the champion held the title for |
† | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
<1 | The reign lasted less than a day |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
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33 | The North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch) | April 17, 1984 | Championship Wrestling | Hamburg, PA | 1 | 279 | ||
34 | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) | January 21, 1985 | House show | Hartford, CT | 1 | 69 | ||
35 | The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff | March 31, 1985 | WrestleMania I | New York, NY | 1 | 78 | ||
36 | The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo and Barry Windham) | June 17, 1985 | Championship Wrestling | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2 | 68 | ||
37 | The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine) | August 24, 1985 | House show | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 226 | ||
38 | The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Aldrich and Dynamite Kid) | April 7, 1986 | WrestleMania 2 | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 294 | ||
39 | The Heart Foundation (Bret Heart and Jim Neidhart) | January 26, 1987 | Superstars | Tampa, FL | 1 | 274 | Referee Danny Davis favoured The Heart Foundation throughout the match and was later banned as a referee by IWF president Jack Tunney. | |
51 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster (4) and Kyle Dibiase) | October 13, 1992 | Wrestling Challenge | Regina, SK, Canada | 2 (4, 2) | 244 | ||
52 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | June 14, 1993 | House show | Columbus, OH | 1 | 2 | ||
53 | Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster (5) and Kyle Dibiase (3)) | June 16, 1993 | House show | Rockford, IL | 3 {{(5, 3) | 3 | ||
54 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) | June 19, 1993 | House show | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 86 | ||
55 | The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) | September 13, 1993 | Raw | New York, NY | 1 | 119 | This match was held under Province-of-Quebec rules, under which titles could change hands via disqualification. The Quebecers won when the referee saw Scott Steiner hit Jacques with a hockey stick and disqualified them. | |
56 | The 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty | January 10, 1994 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 1 | 7 | ||
57 | The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) | January 17, 1994 | House show | New York, NY | 2 | 71 | ||
58 | Men on a Mission (Mabel and Mo) | March 29, 1994 | House show | London, England | 1 | 2 | ||
59 | The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) | March 31, 1994 | House show | Sheffield, England | 3 | 26 | ||
60 | The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) | April 26, 1994 | Raw | Burlington, VT | 1 | 124 | ||
61 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | August 28, 1994 | House show | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | 87 | ||
— | Vacated | November 23, 1994 | Survivor Series | San Antonio, TX | — | — | The championship was vacated when Diesel and Shawn Michaels could not function as a tag team. | |
62 | The 1–2–3 Kid and Bob Holly | January 22, 1995 | Royal Rumble | Tampa, FL | 1 (2, 1) | 1 | Holly and Kid defeated Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
63 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) | January 23, 1994 | Raw | Palmetto, FL | 1 | 69 | ||
64 | Owen Heart and Yokozuna | April 2, 1995 | WrestleMania XI | Hartford, CT | 1 | 175 | ||
65 | Two Dudes with Attitudes (Diesel and Shawn Michaels) | September 24, 1995 | In Your House: Triple Header | Saginaw, MI | 2 | 1 | This match was also for Diesel's IWF Championship and Michaels' Intercontinental Championship. However, as Owen Heart failed to show up for the match, the British Bulldog substituted as Yokozuna's partner. During the match, Hart ran down to the ring, only to be pinned, despite not officially being in the match. | |
66 | Owen Heart and Yokozuna | September 25, 1995 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | <1 | Due to the ensuing controversy around the previous title change, the championships were restored to Heart and Yokozuna the following night on Raw. | |
67 | The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn)) | September 25, 1995 | Raw | Grand Rapids, MI | 2 | 143 | The Smoking Gunns defeated the restored champions, Owen Heart and Yokozuna. | |
— | Vacated | February 15, 1996 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Billy Gunn suffers a neck injury. | |
68 | The Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) | March 31, 1996 | WrestleMania XII | Anaheim, CA | 1 | 49 | Defeated The Godwinns in a tournament final. | |
69 | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | May 19, 1996 | House show | New York, NY | 1 | 7 | ||
70 | The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn and Billy Gunn) | May 26, 1996 | In Your House 8: Beware of Dog | Florence, SC | 3 | 119 | ||
71 | Owen Heart and the British Bulldog (The British Bulldog (2) and Owen Heart (3)) | September 22, 1996 | In Your House: Mind Games | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 246 | During this reign Bulldog became the inaugural IWF European Champion while Owen became the Intercontinental Champion | |
72 | Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels (3) | May 26, 1997 | Raw is War | Evansville, IN | 1 | 49 | ||
— | Vacated | July 14, 1997 | Raw is War | San Antonio, TX | — | — | The championship was vacated when Shawn Michaels was suspended after a backstage fight with Bret Heart on June 9, 1997. | |
73 | Dude Love and Stone Cold Steve Austin (2) | July 14, 1997 | Raw is War | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 55 | Austin and Love defeated The British Bulldog and Owen Heart, who had won a tournament to face Austin and a partner of his choosing. Austin also won the Intercontinental Championship during this reign | |
— | Vacated | September 7, 1997 | Ground Zero: In Your House | Louisville, KY | — | — | The championship was vacated when Stone Cold Steve Austin suffered a neck injury. | |
74 | The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) | September 7, 1997 | Ground Zero: In Your House | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | This was a four-way elimination match also involving The Godwinns, The Legion of Doom and the British Bulldog and Owen Heart. | |
75 | The Godwinns (Henry O. Godwinn and Phineas I. Godwinn) | October 5, 1997 | Badd Blood: In Your House | St. Louis, MO | 2 | 2 | ||
76 | The Legion of Doom (Animal and Hawk) | October 7, 1997 | Raw Is War | Topeka, KS | 2 | 48 | Aired on tape delay October 13, 1997. | |
77 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (4) and Road Dogg) | November 24, 1997 | Raw Is War | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 125 | ||
78 | Cactus Jack (2) and Chainsaw Charlie | March 29, 1998 | WrestleMania XIV | Boston, MA | 1 | 1 | This was a dumpster match. | |
— | Vacated | March 30, 1998 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | — | — | Held up on account of the wrong dumpster being used. | |
79 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (5) and Road Dogg) | March 30, 1998 | Raw Is War | Albany, NY | 2 | 105 | This was a steel cage match. | |
80 | Kane and Mankind (3) | July 13, 1998 | Raw Is War | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 13 | ||
81 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (3) and The Undertaker | July 26, 1998 | Fully Loaded: In Your House | Fresno, CA | 1 | 15 | ||
82 | Kane (2) and Mankind (3) | August 10, 1998 | Raw Is War | Omaha, NE | 2 | 20 | This was a four-way tag team match also involving The New Age Outlaws and D'Lo Brown and The Rock. | |
83 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn (6) and Road Dogg) | August 30, 1998 | SummerSlam | New York, NY | 3 | 106 | This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. Mankind wrestled this match alone, being abandoned by Kane. | |
84 | The Corporation (Big Boss Man and Ken Shamrock) | December 14, 1998 | Raw Is War | Tacoma, WA | 1 | 42 | ||
85 | Jeff Jarrett and Owen Heart (4) | January 25, 1999 | Raw Is War | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 64 | ||
86 | Kane (3) and X-Pac (3) | March 30, 1999 | Raw Is War | Uniondale, NY | 1 | 56 | Aired on tape delay April 5, 1999. X-Pac was previously known as 1-2-3 Kid. | |
87 | The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) | May 25, 1999 | Raw Is War | Moline, IL | 1 | 35 | Aired on tape delay May 31, 1999. On June 21, 1999, "Mr. Ass" Billy Gunn stole Bradshaw's title belt and claimed that it was his after scoring the pin during a 6-man tag title match, in which he fought alongside the Acolytes. A week later, Bradshaw reclaimed the belt in a one-on-one match where he defeated Gunn and took his belt back. | |
88 | The Hooper Boyz (Josh Hooper and Matt Hooper) | June 29, 1999 | Raw Is War | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | 26 | Aired on tape delay July 5, 1999. | |
89 | The Acolytes (Bradshaw and Faarooq) | July 25, 1999 | Fully Loaded | Buffalo, NY | 2 | 15 | This was a handicap match in which Michael Hayes teamed with The Hooper Boyz. | |
90 | Kane (4) and X-Pac (4) | August 9, 1999 | Raw Is War | Rosemont, IL | 2 | 13 | ||
91 | The Unholy Alliance (Big Show and The Undertaker (2)) | August 22, 1999 | SummerSlam | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 8 | ||
92 | The Rock 'n' Sock Connection (Mankind (5) and The Rock) | August 30, 1999 | Raw Is War | Boston, MA | 1 | 8 | ||
List of combined reigns
By team
1 During Demolition's third reign, Crush was added to the team, and the three of them defended the titles under the Freebird Rule for approximately 90 days.