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 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 WCW filed for bankruptcy.[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

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

# Wrestlers
(Tag team name)
Reigns Date Days
held
Location Event Notes
1 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
1 01975-01-29 January 29, 1975 &10000000000000106000000106 Raleigh, NC Live event
2 Jones, PaulPaul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel 1 01975-05-15 May 15, 1975 &1000000000000002700000027 Greensboro, NC Live event
3 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
2 01975-06-11 June 11, 1975 &10000000000000230000000230 Raleigh, NC Live event
4 Jones, Rufus R.Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel (2) 1 01976-01-27 January 27, 1976 &100000000000000070000007 Columbia, SC Live event
5 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
3 01976-02-03 February 3, 1976 &1000000000000009200000092 Raleigh, NC Live event
6 Bravo, DinoDino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling 1 01976-05-05 May 5, 1976 &1000000000000005400000054 Raleigh, NC Live event
7 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
4 01976-06-28 June 28, 1976 &10000000000000181000000181 Greenville, SC Live event
8 Flair, RicRic Flair and Greg Valentine 1 01976-12-26 December 26, 1976 &10000000000000133000000133 Greensboro, NC Live event
9 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
5 01977-05-08 May 8, 1977 &10000000000000138000000138 Charlotte, NC Live event
10 Rhodes, DustyDusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 1 01977-09-23 September 23, 1977 &1000000000000002100000021 Atlanta, GA Live event
11 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
6 01977-10-14 October 14, 1977 &1000000000000001600000016 Atlanta, GA Live event
12 Flair, RicRic Flair and Greg Valentine 2 01977-10-30 October 30, 1977 &10000000000000153000000153 Greensboro, NC Live event
Vacated 1 01978-04 April 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 Jones, PaulPaul Jones (2) and Ricky Steamboat 1 01978-04-23 April 23, 1978 &1000000000000004500000045 Greensboro, NC Live event 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 01978-06-07 June 7, 1978 &10000000000000202000000202 Raleigh, NC Live event
15 Orndorff, PaulPaul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka 1 01978-12-26 December 26, 1978 &10000000000000123000000123 Richmond, VA Live event
16 Jones, PaulPaul Jones (3) and Baron Von Raschke (2) 1 01979-04-28 April 28, 1979 &10000000000000102000000102 N/A Live event The location of this title change is unknown.
17 Flair, RicRic Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan 1 01979-08-08 August 8, 1979 &1000000000000001400000014 Greensboro, NC Live event
18 Jones, PaulPaul Jones (4) and Baron Von Raschke (3) 2 01979-08-22 August 22, 1979 &1000000000000006300000063 Raleigh, NC Live event
19 Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat (2) and Jay Youngblood 1 01979-10-24 October 24, 1979 &10000000000000157000000157 Raleigh, NC Live event
20 Stevens, RayRay Stevens and Greg Valentine (4) 1 01980-03-29 March 29, 1980 42 Charlotte, NC Live event
21 Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood 2 01980-05-10 May 10, 1980 43 Greensboro, NC Live event
22 Stevens, RayRay Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2) 1 01980-06-22 June 22, 1980 158 Greensboro, NC Live event
23 Jones, PaulPaul Jones (5) and Masked Superstar 1 01980-11-27 November 27, 1980 87 Greensboro, NC Live event
24 Koloff, IvanIvan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3) 1 01981-02-22 February 22, 1981 28 Greensboro, NC Live event
25 Jones, PaulPaul Jones (6) and Masked Superstar 2 01981-03-22 March 22, 1981 40 Greensboro, NC Live event
26 Anderson, GeneGene Anderson and Ole Anderson
(The Minnesota Wrecking Crew)
7 01981-05-01 May 1, 1981 214 Richmond, VA Live event
Vacated 2 01981-12 December 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 Anderson, OleOle Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen 1 01982-02-28 February 28, 1982 185 Atlanta, GA Live event Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final.
Vacated 3 01982-09 September 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 September 1982 192 N/A Live event 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 Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood 3 01983-03-12 March 12, 1983 98 Greensboro, NC Live event
30 Jack and Jerry Brisco 1 01983-06-18 June 18, 1983 107 Greenville, SC Live event
31 Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood 4 01983-10-03 October 3, 1983 18 Greenville, SC Live event
32 Jack and Jerry Brisco 2 01983-10-21 October 21, 1983 34 Richmond, VA Live event
33 Steamboat, RickyRicky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood 5 01983-11-24 November 24, 1983 31 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1983)
Vacated 4 01983-12-25 December 25, 1983 0 N/A N/A The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
34 Kernodle, DonDon Kernodle (2) and Bob Orton, Jr. 1 01984-01-08 January 8, 1984 56 Charlotte, NC Live event Kernodle and Orton, Jr. won the titles in a tournament final.
35 McDaniel, WahooWahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood 1 01984-03-04 March 4, 1984 31 Charlotte, NC Live event
36 Jack and Jerry Brisco 3 01984-04-04 April 4, 1984 31 Spartanburg, SC Live event
37 McDaniel, WahooWahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood 2 01984-05-05 May 5, 1984 3 Greensboro, NC Live event
38 Kernodle, DonDon Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff (2) 1 01984-05-08 May 8, 1984 165 Raleigh, NC Live event
39 Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2) 1 01984-10-20 October 20, 1984 149 Raleigh, NC Live event
40 Ivan (3) and Nikita Koloff 1 01985-03-18 March 18, 1985 113 Fayetteville, NC Live event During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev (1) joined the Koloff's to form a three-man tag team, in which the NWA applied the freebird rule allowing all three members to defend the titles.
41 Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton
(The Rock 'n' Roll Express)
1 01985-07-09 July 9, 1985 96 Shelby, NC Live event Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.
42 Ivan (4) and Nikita Koloff 2 01985-10-13 October 13, 1985 46 Charlotte, NC Live event
43 Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton
(The Rock 'n' Roll Express)
2 01985-11-28 November 28, 1985 66 Greensboro, NC Starrcade (1985)
44 Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton
(The Midnight Express)
1 01986-02-02 February 2, 1986 195 Atlanta, GA Live event
45 Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton
(The Rock 'n' Roll Express)
3 01986-08-16 August 16, 1986 112 Philadelphia, PA Live event
46 Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude 1 01986-12-06 December 6, 1986 171 Atlanta, GA Live event
47 Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton
(The Rock 'n' Roll Express)
4 01987-05-26 May 26, 1987 126 N/A N/A The NWA announced that The Rock 'n' Roll Express won the titles in a match, but in reality, Rude left for the WWF and the NWA awarded The Rock 'n' Roll Express the titles.
48 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 1 01987-09-29 September 29, 1987 180 Misenheimer, NC Live event
49 Lex Luger and Barry Windham 1 01988-03-27 March 27, 1988 24 Greensboro, NC Clash of the Champions I
50 Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2 01988-04-20 April 20, 1988 143 Jacksonville, FL Live event
51 Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane
(The Midnight Express)
1 01988-09-10 September 10, 1988 49 Philadelphia, PA Live event
52 Animal and Hawk
(The Road Warriors)
1 01988-10-29 October 29, 1988 155 New Orleans, LA Live event
53 Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams
(Varsity Club)
1 01989-04-02 April 2, 1989 35 New Orleans, LA Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Vacated 5 01989-05-07 May 7, 1989 0 Nashville, TN WrestleWar (1989) The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles for misconduct during a title defense.
54 Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes
(The Fabulous Freebirds)
1 01989-06-14 June 14, 1989 140 Fort Bragg, NC Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory Garvin and Hayes won the titles in a tournament final.
55 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
1 01989-11-01 November 1, 1989 199 Atlanta, GA World Championship Wrestling This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989.
56 Butch Reed and Ron Simmons
(Doom)
1 01990-05-19 May 19, 1990 281 Washington, D.C. Capital Combat This reign by Doom is the final recognized reign by the NWA. Reigns from this point forward are recognized by WCW. Doom was awarded the new WCW World Tag Team Championship by WCW because they were the original Tag Team Champions before WCW withdrew from the NWA.
57 Michael P.S. Hayes and Jimmy Garvin
(The Fabulous Freebirds)
2 01991-02-24 February 24, 1991 -6 Phoenix, AZ WrestleWar (1991)
58 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
2 01991-02-18 February 18, 1991 150 Montgomery, AL Power Hour This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991.
Vacated 6 01991-07-18 July 18, 1991 0 N/A N/A WCW vacated the championship after Scott sustained a legitimate injury.
60 Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko
(The Enforcers)
1 01991-09-05 September 5, 1991 75 Augusta, GA Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl Anderson and Zbyszko won the titles in a tournament final.
61 Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes 1 01991-11-19 November 19, 1991 58 Savannah, GA Clash of the Champions XVII
62 Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3) 1 01992-01-16 January 16, 1992 108 Jacksonville, FL Live event
63 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
3 01992-05-03 May 3, 1992 63 Chicago, IL Live event
64 Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (2) 1 01992-07-05 July 5, 1992 59 Atlanta, GA Live event
65 Windham, BarryBarry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2) 1 01992-09-21 September 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 01992-11-18 November 18, 1992 104 Macon, GA Clash of the Champions XXI
67 Steve Austin and Brian Pillman
(The Hollywood Blonds)
1 01993-03-02 March 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 01993-08-18 August 18, 1993 32 Daytona, FL Clash of the Champions XXIV
69 Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs
(The Nasty Boys)
1 01993-09-19 September 19, 1993 15 Houston, TX Fall Brawl (1993)
70 Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 1 01993-10-04 October 4, 1993 20 Columbus, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993.
71 Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs
(The Nasty Boys)
2 01993-10-24 October 24, 1993 210 New Orleans, LA Halloween Havoc (1993)
72 Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 1 01994-05-22 May 22, 1994 56 Philadelphia, PA Slamboree (1994)
73 Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2)
(Pretty Wonderful)
1 01994-07-17 July 17, 1994 70 Orlando, FL Bash at the Beach (1994)
74 Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot
(Stars 'n' Stripes)
1 01994-09-25 September 25, 1994 28 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night
75 Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3)
(Pretty Wonderful)
2 01994-10-23 October 23, 1994 24 Detroit, MI Halloween Havoc (1994)
76 Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot
(Stars 'n' Stripes)
2 01994-11-16 November 16, 1994 22 Jacksonville, FL Clash of the Champions XXIX
77 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
1 01994-12-08 December 8, 1994 164 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995.
78 Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs
(The Nasty Boys)
3 01995-05-21 May 21, 1995 -18 St. Petersburg, FL Slamboree
79 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
2 01995-05-03 May 3, 1995 80 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 01995-07-22 July 22, 1995 57 Atlanta, GA Saturday Night This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995.
81 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
3 01995-09-17 September 17, 1995 1 Asheville, NC Fall Brawl (1995)
82 Marcus Bagwell (4) and Scotty Riggs
(The American Males)
1 01995-09-18 September 18, 1995 9 Johnson City, TN Nitro
83 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
4 01995-09-27 September 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 01996-01-22 January 22, 1996 154 Las Vegas, NV Nitro
85 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
5 01996-06-24 June 24, 1996 30 Charlotte, NC Nitro
86 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
4 01996-07-24 July 24, 1996 3 Cincinnati, OH Live event
87 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
6 01996-07-27 July 27, 1996 58 Dayton, OH Live event
88 Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock
(The Public Enemy)
1 01996-09-23 September 23, 1996 14 Birmingham, AL Nitro
89 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
7 01996-10-07 October 7, 1996 20 Canton, OH Nitro
90 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
(The Outsiders)
1 01996-10-27 October 27, 1996 90 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1996)
91 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
5 01997-01-25 January 25, 1997 2 Cedar Rapids, IA Souled Out (1997)
92 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
(The Outsiders)
2 01997-01-27 January 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 01997-02-23 February 23, 1997 1 Daly City, CA SuperBrawl VII (1997)
94 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
(The Outsiders)
3 01997-02-24 February 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 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
6 01997-10-13 October 13, 1997 91 Tampa, FL Nitro Defeated Hall and Syxx for the titles
96 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
(The Outsiders)
4 01998-01-12 January 12, 1998 28 Jacksonville, FL Nitro
97 Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner
(The Steiner Brothers)
7 01998-02-09 February 9, 1998 13 El Paso, TX Nitro
98 Kevin Nash and Scott Hall
(The Outsiders)
5 01998-02-22 February 22, 1998 84 Daly City, CA SuperBrawl VIII (1998)
99 Sting (2) and The Giant (2)
(nWo)
1 01998-05-17 May 17, 1998 18 Worcester, MA Slamboree (1998)
Vacated 7 01998-06-04 June 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)
(nWo)
1 01998-06-14 June 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)
(nWo)
1 01998-07-20 July 20, 1998 98 Salt Lake City, UT Nitro
102 Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos 1 01998-10-26 October 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 01999-01-04 January 4, 1999 48 Atlanta, GA Nitro WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.
103 Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig 1 01999-02-21 February 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 01999-03-14 March 14, 1999 15 Louisville, KY Uncensored (1999)
105 Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman 1 01999-03-29 March 29, 1999 41 Toronto, Ontario Nitro
106 Raven and Perry Saturn 1 01999-05-09 May 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 Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon
(The Jersey Triad)
1 01999-05-31 May 31, 1999 8 Houston, TX Nitro
108 Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2) 1 01999-06-08 June 8, 1999 5 Syracuse, NY Thunder This title change aired on tape delay.
109 Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon
(The Jersey Triad)
2 01999-06-13 June 13, 1999 62 Baltimore, MD The Great American Bash (1999) WCW placed the freebird rule in effect for this title reign, allowing all three members to defend the titles.
110 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
8 01999-08-14 August 14, 1999 9 Sturgis, SD Road Wild (1999)
111 Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham
(West Texas Rednecks)
1 01999-08-23 August 23, 1999 20 Las Vegas, NV Nitro
112 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
9 01999-09-12 September 12, 1999 36 Winston-Salem, NC Fall Brawl (1999)
113 Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. (2) 1 01999-10-18 October 18, 1999 6 Philadelphia, PA Nitro
Vacated 9 01999-10-24 October 24, 1999 0 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) WCW vacated the titles after Misterio, Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.
114 Booker T and Stevie Ray
(Harlem Heat)
10 01999-10-24 October 24, 1999 1 Las Vegas, NV Halloween Havoc (1999) Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus.
115 Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2) 1 01999-10-25 October 25, 1999 28 Phoenix, AZ Nitro
116 Gerald and Patrick
(Creative Control)
1 01999-11-22 November 22, 1999 15 Auburn Hills, MI Nitro
117 Bret Hart and Goldberg 1 01999-12-07 December 7, 1999 6 Madison, WI Thunder
118 Kevin Nash (7) and Scott Hall (7)
(The Outsiders)
6 01999-12-13 December 13, 1999 14 New Orleans, LA Nitro
Vacated 10 01999-12-27 December 27, 1999 0 Houston, TX Nitro WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.
119 David Flair and Crowbar 1 02000-01-03 January 3, 2000 15 Greenville, SC Nitro Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final.
120 Johnny the Bull and Big Vito
(The Mamalukes)
1 02000-01-18 January 18, 2000 25 Evansville, IN Thunder
121 Ron Harris and Don Harris (formerly Creative Control)
(The Harris Brothers)
2 02000-02-12 February 12, 2000 1 Oberhausen, Germany Live event
122 Johnny the Bull and Big Vito
(The Mamalukes)
2 02000-02-13 February 13, 2000 35 Leipzig, Germany Live event
123 Ron Harris and Don Harris (formerly Creative Control)
(The Harris Brothers)
3 02000-03-19 March 19, 2000 22 Miami, FL Uncensored (2000)
Vacated 11 02000-04-10 April 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 02000-04-16 April 16, 2000 29 Chicago, IL Spring Stampede Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final.
125 Brian Adams and Bryan Clark
(KroniK)
1 02000-05-15 May 15, 2000 15 Biloxi, MS Nitro
126 Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo
(Perfect Event)
1 02000-05-30 May 30, 2000 40 Nampa, ID Thunder This title change aired on tape delay.
127 Brian Adams and Bryan Clark
(KroniK)
2 02000-07-09 July 9, 2000 35 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach (2000)
128 The Great Muta and Vampiro
(Dark Carnival)
1 02000-08-13 August 13, 2000 1 Vancouver, British Columbia New Blood Rising (2000)
129 Rey Misterio, Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera
(The Filthy Animals)
1 02000-08-14 August 14, 2000 35 Kelowna, British Columbia Nitro
Vacated 12 02000-09-18 September 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 02000-09-25 September 25, 2000 14 Uniondale, NY Nitro O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal
131 Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun
(Misfits in Action)
1 02000-10-09 October 9, 2000 0 Sydney, Australia Nitro
132 Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak 2 02000-10-09 October 9, 2000 38 Sydney, Australia Nitro
133 Alex Wright and General Rection 1 02000-11-16 November 16, 2000 4 Oberhausen, Germany Millennium Final
134 Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo
(Perfect Event)
2 02000-11-20 November 20, 2000 6 Augusta, GA Nitro
135 Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8)
(The Insiders)
1 02000-11-26 November 26, 2000 8 Milwaukee, WI Mayhem (2000)
136 Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo
(Perfect Event)
3 02000-12-04 December 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 Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9)
(The Insiders)
2 02000-12-17 December 17, 2000 28 Washington, D.C. Starrcade (2000)
138 Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3)
(Natural Born Thrillers)
1 02001-01-14 January 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 Kane and The Undertaker
(The Brothers of Destruction)
1 02001-08-07 August 7, 2001 49 Los Angeles, CA SmackDown! This title change aired on tape delay.
140 Booker T (11) and Test 1 02001-09-25 September 25, 2001 13 Dayton, OH SmackDown! This title change aired on tape delay.
141 Jeff and Matt Hardy
(The Hardy Boyz)
1 02001-10-08 October 8, 2001 15 Indianapolis, IN Raw
142 Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley
(The Dudley Boyz)
1 02001-10-23 October 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 individual reigns

Team Days Held Date Won Date Lost
Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) 282 May 19, 1990 February 24, 1991
The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) (with Syxx) 231 February 24, 1997 October 13, 1997
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Gene Anderson) 230 June 11, 1975 January 27, 1976
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 215 May 1, 1981 December 1, 19812
The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) 210 October 24, 1993 May 22, 1994
Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo 205 January 14, 2001 August 7, 2001
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) 199 November 1, 1989 May 19, 1990
The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) 195 February 2, 1986 August 16, 1986
Sgt. Slaughter and Don Kernodle 193 September 1, 19821 March 12, 1983
Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen 185 February 28, 1982 September 1, 19822
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 181 June 28, 1976 December 26, 1976
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 180 September 29, 1987 March 27, 1988
Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine 177 June 7, 1978 December 1, 19782
The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) 169 March 2, 1993 August 18, 1993
Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle 165 May 8, 1984 October 20, 1984
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) 164 December 8, 1994 May 21, 1995
Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens 158 June 22, 1980 November 27, 1980
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 157 October 24, 1979 March 29, 1980
Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) 155 October 29, 1988 April 2, 1989
Lex Luger and Sting 154 January 22, 1996 June 24, 1996
Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 153 October 30, 1977 April 1, 19782
Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez 150 October 20, 1984 March 18, 1985
Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude 150 December 6, 1986 May 26, 1987
The Steiner Brothers 150 February 18, 1991 July 18, 1991
Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff 148 December 1, 19781 April 28, 1979
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 143 April 20, 1988 September 10, 1988
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) 140 June 14, 1989 November 1, 1989
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 138 May 8, 1977 September 23, 1977
Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 133 December 26, 1976 May 8, 1977
The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton) 126 May 26, 1987 September 29, 1987
Harlem Heat 117 September 27, 1995 January 22, 1996
Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev) 113 March 18, 1985 July 9, 1985
The Rock 'n' Roll Express 112 August 16, 1986 December 6, 1986
Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton 108 January 16, 1992 May 3, 1992
Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 107 June 18, 1983 October 3, 1983
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 106 January 29, 1975 May 15, 1975
Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat 104 November 18, 1992 March 2, 1993
Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones 102 April 28, 1979 August 8, 1979
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 98 March 12, 1983 June 18, 1983
The Giant and Scott Hall 98 July 20, 1998 October 26, 1998
The Rock 'n' Roll Express 96 July 9, 1985 October 13, 1985
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 92 February 3, 1976 May 5, 1976
The Outsiders 91 October 27, 1996 January 26, 1997
The Steiner Brothers 91 October 13, 1997 January 12, 1998
Paul Jones and Masked Superstar 87 November 27, 1980 February 22, 1981
The Outsiders 84 February 22, 1998 May 17, 1998
Terry Gordy and Steve Williams 78 July 5, 1992 September 21, 1992
The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) 75 September 5, 1991 November 19, 1991
Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) 70 July 17, 1994 September 25, 1994
Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner 70 October 26, 1998 January 4, 1999
The Rock 'n' Roll Express 66 November 28, 1985 February 2, 1986
Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones 63 August 22, 1979 October 24, 1979
The Steiner Brothers 63 May 3, 1992 July 5, 1992
The Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon) 62 June 13, 1999 August 14, 1999
Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat 58 November 19, 1991 January 16, 1992
Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham 58 September 21, 1992 November 18, 1992
Harlem Heat 58 July 27, 1996 September 23, 1996
Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater 57 July 22, 1995 September 17, 1995
Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. 56 January 8, 1984 March 4, 1984
Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 56 May 22, 1994 July 17, 1994
Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo 54 May 5, 1976 June 28, 1976
The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) 49 September 10, 1988 October 29, 1988
Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) 49 August 7, 2001 September 25, 2001
Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff 46 October 13, 1985 November 28, 1985
Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat 45 April 23, 1978 June 7, 1978
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 43 May 10, 1980 June 22, 1980
Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine 42 March 29, 1980 May 10, 1980
Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 41 March 29, 1999 May 9, 1999
Paul Jones and Masked Superstar 40 March 22, 1981 May 1, 1981
Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak) 40 May 30, 2000 July 9, 2000
Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire 38 October 9, 2000 November 16, 2000
Harlem Heat 36 September 12, 1999 October 18, 1999
The Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) 35 April 2, 1989 May 7, 1989
Kevin Nash and Sting 35 June 15, 1998 July 20, 1998
The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) 35 February 13, 2000 March 19, 2000
KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) 35 July 9, 2000 August 13, 2000
Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio, Jr. 35 August 14, 2000 September 18, 2000
Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 34 October 21, 1983 November 24, 1983
The Nasty Boys 34 May 21, 1995 June 24, 1995
Arn Anderson and Paul Roma 32 August 18, 1993 September 19, 1993
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 31 November 24, 1983 December 25, 1983
Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 31 April 4, 1984 May 5, 1984
Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 30 March 4, 1984 April 4, 1984
Harlem Heat 30 June 24, 1996 July 24, 1996
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 30 September 30, 1977 October 30, 1977
Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas 29 April 16, 2000 May 15, 2000
Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff 28 February 22, 1981 March 22, 1981
Stars 'n' Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot) 28 September 25, 1994 October 23, 1994
Harlem Heat 28 June 24, 1995 July 22, 1995
The Outsiders 28 January 12, 1998 February 9, 1998
Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) 28 October 25, 1999 November 22, 1999
The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) 28 December 17, 2000 January 14, 2001
Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones 27 May 25, 1975 June 11, 1975
The Outsiders 27 January 27, 1997 February 23, 1997
Harlem Heat 26 October 1, 1996 October 27, 1996
Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) 26 October 23, 2001 November 18, 20013
The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) 25 January 18, 2000 February 12, 2000
Lex Luger and Barry Windham 24 March 27, 1988 April 20, 1988
Pretty Wonderful 24 October 23, 1994 November 16, 1994
Stars 'n' Stripes 22 November 16, 1994 December 8, 1994
Raven and Perry Saturn 22 May 9, 1999 May 31, 1999
Harris Brothers (Don and Ron) 22 March 19, 2000 April 10, 2000
Curt Hennig and Barry Windham 21 February 21, 1999 March 14, 1999
Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 20 October 4, 1993 October 24, 1993
West Texas Rednecks (Barry and Kendall Windham) 20 August 23, 1999 September 12, 1999
Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 18 October 3, 1983 October 21, 1983
The Giant and Sting 18 May 17, 1998 June 4, 1998
Creative Control 17 November 22, 1999 December 7, 1999
The Nasty Boys 15 September 19, 1993 October 4, 1993
Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 15 March 14, 1999 March 29, 1999
Crowbar and David Flair 15 January 3, 2000 January 18, 2000
Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) 15 October 8, 2001 October 23, 2001
KroniK 15 May 15, 2000 May 30, 2000
Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan 14 August 8, 1979 August 22, 1979
The Outsiders 14 December 13, 1999 December 27, 1999
Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire 14 September 25, 2000 October 9, 2000
The Steiner Brothers 13 February 9, 1998 February 22, 1998
Perfect Event 13 December 4, 2000 December 17, 2000
Booker T and Test 13 September 25, 2001 October 8, 2001
The Jersey Triad 10 May 31, 1999 June 10, 1999
The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scott Riggs) 9 September 18, 1995 September 27, 1995
Harlem Heat 9 August 14, 1999 August 23, 1999
The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) 8 September 23, 1996 October 1, 1996
The Insiders 8 November 26, 2000 December 4, 2000
Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones 7 January 27, 1976 February 3, 1976
Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 7 September 23, 1977 September 30, 1977
Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 6 October 18, 1999 October 24, 1999
Goldberg and Bret Hart 6 December 7, 1999 December 13, 1999
Perfect Event 6 November 20, 2000 November 26, 2000
Disco Inferno and Alex Wright 4 November 16, 2000 November 20, 2000
Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 3 May 5, 1984 May 8, 1984
The Steiner Brothers 3 July 24, 1996 July 27, 1996
Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn 3 June 10, 1999 June 13, 1999
Harlem Heat 1 September 17, 1995 September 18, 1995
The Steiner Brothers 1 January 26, 1997 January 27, 1997
Lex Luger and The Giant 1 February 23, 1997 February 24, 1997
Harlem Heat 1 October 24, 1999 October 25, 1999
Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) 1 February 12, 2000 February 13, 2000
The Great Muta and Vampiro 1 August 13, 2000 August 14, 2000
Misfits In Action (Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco) <30 min October 9, 2000
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) -6 February 24, 1991 February 18, 1991

1There are no records of the day the reign begun, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.

2There are no records of the day the reign ended, only the month so the first day of the month is counted.

3Unified with WWF Tag Team Championship.

List of top combined reigns

By team

Rank Team # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 7 9921
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 2861
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 1931
15. Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen 1 1851
16. Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine 1 1771
17. Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 3 172
18. Hollywood Blonds 1 169
19. Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle 1 165
19. Baron Von Raschke and Paul Jones 2 165
20. Jimmy Snuka and Ray Stevens 1 158
21. Road Warriors 1 155
22. Lex Luger and Sting 1 154
23. Dusty Rhodes and Manny Fernandez 1 150
23. Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude 1 150
24. Jimmy Snuka and Paul Orndorff 1 1481
25. The Fabulous Freebirds 2 134
26. Paul Jones and Masked Superstar 2 127
27. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff (with Krusher Khrushchev) 1 113
28. Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton 1 108
29. Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat 1 104
30. The Giant and Scott Hall 1 98
31. Pretty Wonderful 1 94
32. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams 1 78
33. Enforcers 1 75
34. The Jersey Triad 2 72
35. Kenny Kaos and Rick Steiner 1 70
35. The Mamalukes 2 70
36. Perfect Event 3 59
37. Dustin Rhodes and Ricky Steamboat 1 58
37. Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham 1 58
38. Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater 1 57
39. Don Kernodle and Bob Orton, Jr. 1 56
39. Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan 1 56
40. Mr. Wrestling and Dino Bravo 1 54
41. Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire 2 52
42. KroniK 2 50
42. Stars 'n' Stripes 2 50
43. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) 1 49
43. Brothers of Destruction 1 49
44. Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff 1 46
45. Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat 1 45
46. Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine 1 42
47. Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 41
48. Creative Control/Harris Brothers 3 40
49. The Insiders 2 36
50. The Varsity Club 1 35
50. Kevin Nash and Sting 1 35
50. Filthy Animals (Juventud Guerrera and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 35
51. Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 2 33
52. Arn Anderson and Paul Roma 1 32
53. Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas 1 29
54. Ray Stevens and Ivan Koloff 1 28
54. Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) 1 28
55. Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones 1 27
56. Dudley Boyz 1 26
57. Lex Luger and Barry Windham 1 24
58. Raven and Perry Saturn 1 22
59. West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig and Barry Windham) 1 21
60. Marcus Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio 1 20
60. West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) 1 20
61. The Giant and Sting 1 18
62. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko 1 15
62. Crowbar and David Flair 1 15
62. Hardy Boyz 1 15
63. Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan 1 14
64. Booker T and Test 1 13
65. The American Males 1 9
66. The Public Enemy 1 8
67. Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones 1 7
67. Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater 1 7
68. Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr.) 1 6
68. Goldberg and Bret Hart 1 6
69. Disco Inferno and Alex Wright 1 4
70. Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn 1 3
71. Lex Luger and The Giant 1 1
71. The Great Muta and Vampiro 1 1
72. Misfits in Action 1 <30 min

By wrestler

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. Ole Anderson 8 1,1771
2. Gene Anderson 7 9921
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 5051
10. Booker T 11 483
11. Stevie Ray 10 470

1Combined length may not be correct. See above.

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