List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)
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- This article is about holders of IWE's tag team title established in 2002 and renamed in 2024. For holders of the previous title of the same name, see List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE, 1971–2010). For IWE's list of it's other Tag Team title holders that is currently defended on SmackDown, see List of IWE Tag Team Champions.
The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling World Tag Team Championship contested in IWE. The IWE Tag Team Championship was IWE's third World Tag Team Title, and seventh tag team title overall introduced in 2002. After IWE bought the promotions of Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and unified the WCW Tag Team Championship into its own title at Survivor Series 2001, it split its roster into two brands, Raw and SmackDown, in a brand extension. As a result of this, IWE's original World Tag Team Championship was designated exclusive to the Raw brand, leaving SmackDown without a tag team championship. Soon afterward, the IWE Tag Team Championship was introduced onto the SmackDown brand.
In 2007, after the initiation of the XCW brand, IWE announced that the title would be shared between both brands, thus inter-brand matches could take place for the title.In 2009, the title was unified with the World Tag Team Championship by Carlito and Primo at WrestleMania XXV and became recognized as the "Unified IWE Tag Team Championship" until August 2010 when the World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the IWE Tag Team Championship. In 2016, IWE reintroduced its brand extension and the championship became exclusive to Raw. It was subsequently renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship after SmackDown introduced its SmackDown 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 July 2024, The current champions are.
Overall, there have been 50 different championship teams, and 75 individual champions with the tag teams of Cesaro and Sheamus, Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) holding the most reigns at 3; in addition, Cesaro, Eddie Guerrero, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, and The Miz hold the most reigns individually at four. The New Day have the longest reign at 483 days, while Dustin Simpson 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 title. René Duprée is the youngest champion at age 20, while Billy Gunn is the oldest champion at age 50.
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[edit] Title history
[edit] Names
Name | Years |
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IWE Tag Team Championship | October 20, 2002 – April 5, 2009 |
Unified IWE Tag Team Championship | April 5, 2009 – August 16, 2010 |
IWE Tag Team Championship | August 16, 2010 – September 5, 2016 |
IWE Raw Tag Team Championship | September 5, 2016 – present |
[edit] Reigns
As of July 8, 2024.
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 |
Days recog. | The number of days that the promotion officially recognizes the champion as having held the title for |
<1 | The reign lasted less than a day |
+ | The current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
1 | Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit | October 20, 2002 | No Mercy (2002) | North Little Rock, AR | 1 | 16 | 18 | Defeated Edge and Rey Myerstio in a tournament final to become the first IWE Tag Team Champions. | |
2 | Edge and Rey Mysterio | November 5, 2002 | SmackDown! | Manchester, NH | 1 | 12 | 10 | This was a two out of three falls match which Edge and Wright won 2–1, aired November 7. | |
3 | Los Gurrerros (Eddie and Chavo Gurrerro) | November 17, 2002 | Survivor Series (2002) | New York, NY | 1 | 79 | 81 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit. | |
4 | Team Angle Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas | February 4, 2003 | SmackDown! | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 103 | 101 | IWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 6, 2003, when the episode aired on tape delay. | |
5 | Eddie Guerrerro1 and Parki | May 18, 2003 | Judgment Day (2003) | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 44 | 46 | This was a ladder match. Parki was a replacement for an injured Chavo McAlmond. | |
6 | The World's Greatest Tag Team (formerly "Team Angle") Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas | July 1, 2003 | SmackDown! | Rochester, NY | 2 | 77 | 77 | Aired July 3. | |
7 | Los Gurrerros (Eddie (3) and Chovo (2)) | September 16, 2003 | SmackDown! | Raleigh, NC | 2 | 35 | 35 | Aired September 18. During their reign, Eddie Gurerro was the IWE United States Champion. | |
8 | The Nuss Brothers (Danny and Doug) | October 21, 2003 | SmackDown! | Albany, NY | 1 | 105 | 105 | Aired October 23. | |
9 | Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty | February 3, 2004 | SmackDown! | Cleveland, OH | 1 | 77 | 77 | Aired February 5. | |
10 | Charlie Haas(3) and Rikki | April 20, 2004 | SmackDown! | Kelowna, BC | 1 | 56 | 56 | Aired April 22. | |
11 | The Dudley Boyz (Harlan Ray and Scott) | June 15, 2004 | SmackDown! | Chicago, IL | 1 | 21 | 21 | Aired June 17. | |
12 | Billy Kidman and Paul Burdick | July 6, 2004 | SmackDown! | Winnipeg, MB, Canada | 1 | 63 | 63 | Aired July 8. | |
13 | René Duprée and Kenzo Suzuki | September 7, 2004 | SmackDown! | Tulsa, OK | 1 | 91 | 91 | Aired September 9. | |
14 | Rey Mysterio(2) and Kyle Van Dam | December 7, 2004 | SmackDown! | Greenville, SC | 1 | 35 | 35 | Aired December 9. | |
15 | The Nuss Brothers | January 11, 2005 | Tampa, FL | SmackDown! | 2 | 40 | 38 | This was a Fatal Four-Way Elimination match aired January 13, also involving the teams of Nick Jindrak and Luther Rains and Booker T and Brian McAlmond | |
16 | Eddie Gurrero(4) and Rey Mysterio (3) | February 20, 2005 | No Way Out (2005) | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 57 | 60 | ||
17 | MNM Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro | April 18, 2005 | SmackDown! | New York, NY | 1 | 97 | 95 | Aired April 21. | |
18 | The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Heidenreich) | July 24, 2005 | The Great American Bash (2005) | Buffalo, NY | 1 | 93 | 95 | ||
19 | MNM | October 25, 2005 | SmackDown! | Dale City, CA | 2 | 49 | 49 | This was a Fatal Four-Way match that aired October 28, also involving The Mexicools and Paul DeMers and William Kapphan | |
20 | Batista and Rey Mysterio 4 | December 13, 2005 | SmackDown! | Springfield, MA | 1 | 14 | 14 | Aired December 16. During their reign Batista was the World Heavyweight Champion. | |
21 | MNM | December 27, 2005 | SmackDown! | Uncasville, CT | 3 | 145 | 142 | Aired December 30. | |
22 | Paul Burdick (2) and Brian Woods | May 21, 2006 | Judgment Day (2006) | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | 331 | 334 | ||
23 | Deuce 'n Domino | April 17, 2007 | SmackDown! | Milan, Italy | 1 | 133 | 133 | Aired April 20. | |
24 | Matt Hooper and Montel Vontavious Porter | August 28, 2007 | SmackDown! | Albany, NY | 1 | 77 | 77 | Aired August 31. During their reign M.V.P. was the IWE United States Champion. | |
25 | John Morrison 4 and The Miz | November 13, 2007 | SmackDown! | Wichita, KS | 1 | 250 | 247 | Aired November 16. The titles were shared with XCW. | |
26 | Chad Coulter and Zack Nuss | July 20, 2008 | The Great American Bash (2008) | Uniondale, NY | 1 | 63 | 68 | This was a Fatal Four-Way match, also featuring Jesse and Festus and Finlay and Hornswoggle. | |
27 | The Colóns (Carlito and Primo) | September 21, 2008 | SmackDown! | Columbus, OH | 1 | 280 | 275 | Aired September 26. Unified with World Tag Team Championship on April 5, 2009. | |
28 | Edge (2) and Chris Jericho | June 28, 2009 | The Bash | Sacramento, CA | 1 | 28 | 28 | This was a Triple Threat match also involving The Legacy (Mark Semmler and Kyle Johnson. | |
29 | JeriShow Chris Jericho (2) and The Big Show | July 26, 2009 | Night of Champions (2009) | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 140 | 140 | Shortly after winning the titles Edge suffered a torn Achilles tendon, which required surgery and forced him to vacate his half of the championship. McGowan was allowed to keep his title and choose a new partner; he chose Big Show at Night of Champions. | |
30 | D-Generation X Triple K and Shawn Michaels | December 13, 2009 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 57 | 57 | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match. | |
31 | ShowMiz (The Miz (2) and Big Show (2)) | February 8, 2010 | Raw | Lafayette, LA | 1 | 77 | 77 | This was a Triple Threat Elimination match also involving The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk and Luke Gallows). During their reign The Miz was the IWE United States Champion. | |
32 | The Heart Dynasty David Heart Aldrich and Tyson Kidd) | April 26, 2010 | Raw | Richmond, VA | 1 | 146 | 146 | The World Tag Team Championship was deactivated during their reign on August 16, 2010. | |
33 | Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre | September 19, 2010 | Night of Champions (2010) | Rosmont, IL | 1 | 77 | 77 | Won titles in a Tag Team Turmoil match also involving Brian and Clay Bignell, Justin Black and Jake Wilson, and Justin Hensen and Steven Larson | |
34 | The Nexus (Dustin Simpson and David Mahrt) | October 24, 2010 | Bragging Rights (2010) | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
35 | The Nexus (Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel) | October 25, 2010 | Raw | Green Bay, WI | 1 | 42 | 42 | Match was won once David Mahrt laid down in the center of the ring to be pinned, which he did after Wade Barrett forced him to. | |
37 | Santinio Marella and Vladimir Kozlov | December 6, 2010 | Raw | Louisville, KY | 1 | 76 | 76 | Won a Fatal 4-Way Elimination Tag Team match also featured the teams of Steven Larson & Park McKinnon and The Bignells (Brian and Clay Bignell). | |
37 | The Corre (Heath Slater (2) and Justin Gabriel (2) | February 20, 2011 | Elimination Chamber (2011) | Oakland, CA | 2 | 1 | 1 | Officially Devin and Keller's second reign, the previous reign as part of Nexus. | |
38 | Dustin Simpson (2) and The Miz (3) | February 21, 2011 | Raw | Fresno, CA | 1 | <1 | <1 | ||
39 | The Corre (Devin Keller (3) and Jeremiah Garcia (3) | February 21, 2011 | Raw | Fresno, CA | 3 | 57 | 59 | IWE recognizes their reign as ending on April 22, 2011, when the following episode aired on tape delay. | |
40 | Big Show and Kane | April 19, 2011 | SmackDown | London, England | 1 | 34 | 31 | This matched aired on broadcast delay on April 22, 2011. | |
41 | The New Nexus David Otunga (2) and Michael McGillicutty | May 23, 2011 | Raw | Portland, OR | 1 | 91 | 91 | Won titles during their time as The New Nexus. | |
42 | Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Jose Serrano | August 22, 2011 | Raw | Edmonton, AB, Canada | 1 | 146 | 146 | ||
43 | Primo (2) and Epico | January 15, 2012 | Live event | Oakland, CA | 1 | 106 | 107 | ||
44 | Jose Serrano (2) and B-Truth | April 30, 2012 | Raw | Dayton, Ohio | 1 | 139 | 139 | ||
45 | Team Hell No (Kody Brown and Kane (2)) | September 16, 2012 | Night of Champions | Boston, Massachusetts | 1 | 245 | 246 | ||
46 | The Shield (Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) | May 19, 2013 | Extreme Rules | St. Louis, Missouri | 1 | 148 | 149 | This was a Tornado Tag Team match | |
47 | Mark Semmler (2) and Goldust | October 14, 2013 | Raw | St. Louis, Missouri | 1 | 104 | 104 | This was a No Disqualifaction match | |
48 | The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) | January 26, 2014 | Royal Rumble | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 36 | 37 | Match aired live on IWE.com as part of the Royal Rumble Kick-Off show. | |
49 | The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) | March 3, 2014 | Raw | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 202 | 202 | ||
50 | Gold and Stardust (3) | September 21, 2014 | Night of Champions | Nashville, TN | 2 | 63 | 64 | Gold and Stardust were formerly known as Cody Rhodes and Goldust. | |
51 | Damien Mizdow and The Miz (4) | November 23, 2014 | Survivor Series | St. Louis, MO | 1 | 36 | 37 | This was a Fatal Four Way Tag Match. The first team to score the fall won the titles. Also involved Los Matadores and The Usos. | |
52 | The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso) | December 29, 2014 | Raw | Washington, D.C. | 2 | 55 | 56 | ||
53 | Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (2) | February 22, 2015 | Fastlane | Memphis, TN | 1 | 63 | 63 | ||
54 | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston (3) and Xavier Woods) | April 26, 2015 | Extreme Rules | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 49 | 50 | Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. | |
55 | The Prime Time Players (Titus O'Neil and Darren Young) | June 14, 2015 | Money in the Bank | Columbus, OH | 1 | 70 | 70 | Big E and Woods defended the titles in this match. | |
56 | The New Day (Big E (2), Kofi Kingston (4) and Xavier Woods) (2) | August 23, 2015 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | 483 | 483 | This was a fatal four-way match also involving The Lucha Dragons and Los Matadores. Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. The title became exclusive to the Raw brand following the 2016 IWE draft. It was subsequently renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship after SmackDown introduced the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. | |
57 | Cesaro (2) and Sheamus | December 18, 2016 | Roadblock: End of the Line | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 42 | 42 | Defeated Big E and Kofi Kingston to win the titles. | |
58 | Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson | January 29, 2017 | Royal Rumble Kickoff | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 63 | 64 | Two referees were assigned to the match | |
59 | The Hooper Boyz (Matt Hooper and Josh Hooper) | April 2, 2017 | WrestleMania 33 | Orlando, FL | 1 | 63 | 64 | This was a Fatal 4-Way Ladder match, also involving Cesaro and Sheamus and Cesaro and Sheamus. | |
60 | Cesaro (3) and Sheamus (2) | June 4, 2017 | Extreme Rules | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 77 | 77 | This was a Steel cage tag team match. | |
61 | Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins (2) | August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 78 | 79 | ||
62 | Cesaro (4) and Sheamus (3) | November 6, 2017 | Raw | Manchester, England | 3 | 49 | 49 | ||
63 | Seth Rollins (3) and Jason Jordan | December 25, 2017 | Raw | Rosemont, IL | 1 | 34 | 34 | ||
64 | Cesaro (5) and Sheamus (4) | January 28, 2018 | Royal Rumble | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | 70 | 71 | ||
65 | Braun Strowman and Nicholas | April 8, 2018 | WrestleMania 34 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 1 | 1 | Braun Strowman was obligated to find a partner for the match and chose Nicholas, a 10 year old boy, from the live audience. | |
— | Vacated | Apirl 9, 2018 | Raw | New Orleans, LA | — | — | — | Strowman and Nicholas opted to relinquish the titles due to Nicholas still being enrolled in school and having "scheduling conflicts". | |
66 | Bray Wyatt and Matt Hooper | April 27, 2018 | Greatest Royal Rumble | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1 | 79 | 80 | Defeated Cesaro and Sheamus to win the vacant title. | |
67 | The B-Team (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel) (2) | July 15, 2018 | Extreme Rules | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 50 | 50 | ||
68 | Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre (2) | September 3, 2018 | Raw | Columbus, OH | 1 | 49 | 49 | ||
69 | Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins (4) | October 22, 2018 | Raw | Providence, RI | 2 | 14 | 14 | Rollins was also IWE Intercontinental Champion during their reign. | |
70 | AOP (Akam and Rezar) | November 5, 2018 | Raw | Manchester, England | 1 | 35 | 35 | Defeated Seth Rollins in a 2-on-1 handicap match after he was forced to defend the titles alone by Acting Raw General Manager Baron Corbin. | |
71 | Bobby Roode and Chad Gable | December 10, 2018 | Raw | San Diego, CA | 1 | 63 | 63 | This was a 2-on-3 handicap match also involving AOP's manager, Drake Maverick. Roode pinned Maverick to win the titles. | |
72 | The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) | February 11, 2019 | Raw | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 1 | 54 | 54 | ||
73 | Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder | April 7, 2019 | WrestleMania 35 | East Rutherford, NJ | 1 | 64 | 64 | ||
74 | The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) | June 10, 2019 | Raw | San Jose, CA | 2 | 49 | 49 | This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso). | |
75 | The O.C. (Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) | July 29, 2019 | Raw | Little Rock, AR | 2 | 21 | 21 | This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso). | |
76 | Braun Strowman (2) and Seth Rollins (3) | August 19, 2019 | Raw | St. Paul, MN | 1 | 27 | 27 | ||
77 | Dolph Ziggler (2) and Robert Roode (2) | September 15, 2019 | Clash of Champions | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 29 | 29 | Robert Roode was formerly known as Bobby Roode. | |
78 | The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) | October 14, 2019 | Raw | Denver, CO | 1 | 98 | 98 | ||
79 | Seth Rollins (6) and Buddy Murphy/Murphy | January 20, 2020 | Raw | Wichita, KS | 1 | 42 | 42 | On February 7, 2020, Buddy Murphy's ring name was shortened to Murphy. | |
80 | The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) | March 2, 2020 | Raw | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | 224 | 224 | ||
81 | The New Day Kofi Kingston (5) and Xavier Woods) (3) | October 12, 2020 | Raw | Orlando, FL | 3 | 69 | 69 | As a result of the 2020 IWE Draft, then-SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day were drafted to Raw while The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown To keep the branded championships on their respective brands, IWE official Adam Pearce had the two teams trade championships. Also as a result of the 2020 draft, Big E was split from The New Day; the three previously all reigned as champion under the Freebird Rule. | |
82 | The Hurt Business (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin (2)) | December 20, 2020 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | St. Petersburg, FL | 1 | 85 | 85 | ||
83 | The New Day Kofi Kingston (6) and Xavier Woods) (4) | March 15, 2021 | Raw | St. Petersburg, FL | 4 | 26 | 26 | ||
84 | KJ Styles and Omos | April 10, 2021 | WrestleMania 37 Night 1 | Tampa, FL | 1 | 133 | 133 | ||
85 | RK-Bro (Kevin Orton and Riddle) | August 21, 2021 | SummerSlam | Paradise, NV | 1 | 142 | 142 | ||
86 | Alpha Academy (Chad Gable (2) and Otis) | January 10, 2022 | Raw | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 56 | 56 | ||
87 | RK-Bro (Kevin Orton and Riddle) | March 7, 2022 | Raw | Cleveland, OH | 2 | 74 | 74 | This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving the team of Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Kevin Owens. | |
88 | The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) | May 20, 2022 | SmackDown | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | 316 | 316 | This was a Winners Take All match in which The Usos defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. | |
89 | Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn | April 1, 2023 | WrestleMania 39 Night 1 | Inglewood, CA | 1 | 154 | 154 | The Usos' SmackDown Tag Team Championship was also defended. | |
90 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) | September 2, 2023 | Payback | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | 35 | 35 | This was a Steel City Street Fight that was also for Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn's SmackDown Tag Team Championship. | |
91 | Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso | October 7, 2023 | Fastlane | , Indianapolis IN | 1 (4, 4) | 9 | 9 | This match was also for also for The Judgment Day's SmackDown Tag Team Championship. | |
92 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Damian Priest) | October 16, 2023 | Raw | Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | 173 | 173 | This match was also for also for Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso's SmackDown Tag Team Championship. | |
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93 | The Awesome Truth (The Miz and B-Truth) | April 6, 2024 | WrestleMania XL Night 1 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 (5, 2) | 79 | 79 | This was a Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match for both the Raw Tag Team Championship and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship also featuring A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller), #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate). Both sets of titles were hung separately above the ring and the match continued until both sets of titles were won. Theory and Waller won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship while The Miz and B-Truth won the Raw Tag Team Championship. | |
94 | The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh) | June 24, 2024 | Raw | Indianapolis, IN | 1 (3, 1) | 12+ | 12+ |
[edit] Combined reigns
As of July 8, 2024.
Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Indicates the current champions |
[edit] By team
[edit] By wrestler
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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[edit] See also
- List of World Tag Team Champions (IWE)
- IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- NXT Tag Team Championship
- List of current champions in IWE
[edit] References
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