World Tag Team Championship (WWE)

{{short description|Men's professional wrestling championship}} {{about|WWE's tag team title established in 2002 and renamed in 2024|the other WWE tag team title that has this title's original name and currently defended on SmackDown|WWE Tag Team Championship|the title of the same name existing from 1971 to 2010|World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|other WWE tag team championships|Tag team championships in WWE}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship |name=World Tag Team Championship |image=WWE World Tag Team Championship 2024.jpeg |alt= |caption=The current World Tag Team Championship belt with default side plates (2024–present) |currentholder=[[The Vision (professional wrestling)|The Vision]] {{small|([[Austin Theory]], and [[Logan Paul]])}} |won = March 30, 2026 |aired =  |vacated =  |created= October 3, 2002 |promotion=[[WWE]] |brand=[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] |firstchamp=[[Kurt Angle]] and [[Chris Benoit]] |mostreigns=As a tag team (5 reigns): *[[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] {{small|([[Kofi Kingston]] and [[Xavier Woods]]){{efn|During their first two reigns, [[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]] was also recognized as champion under the [[Freebird Rule]].}}}} As an individual (7 reigns): *[[Kofi Kingston]] |longestreign=[[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] {{small|([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and [[Xavier Woods]])}}{{efn|During their first two reigns, The New Day, which at the time consisted of Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods, defended the championship under the [[Freebird Rule]]; Big E was split from the team in the [[2020 WWE Draft]].}} (2nd reign, 483 days) |shortestreign=[[John Cena]] and [[The Miz]] (9 minutes) |oldest=[[R-Truth]] ({{age in years and days|1972|01|19|2024|04|06}}) |youngest=[[John Cone#Personal life|Nicholas]] (10 years) |heaviest=[[Big Show and Kane]] (808 lbs combined) |lightest=[[Paul London and Brian Kendrick]] (365 lbs combined) |pastnames=* WWE Tag Team Championship (2002–2016) * [[Tag team championships in WWE#Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (2009–2010)|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]] (2009–2010){{efn|In tandem with the original [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]].}} * WWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2016–2024) * [[Tag team championships in WWE#Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (2022–2024)|Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship]] (2022–2024){{efn|In tandem with the then-[[WWE Tag Team Championship|WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]].}} * '''World Tag Team Championship''' (2024–present) }}

The '''World Tag Team Championship''' is a men's [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#Tag team championships|world tag team championship]] created and promoted by the [[United States|American]] [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] [[WWE]], defended on the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] [[WWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the [[WWE Tag Team Championship]] on [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]. The current champions are [[The Vision (professional wrestling)|The Vision]] ([[Austin Theory]], and [[Logan Paul]]), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. Paul and Theory originally defeated [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) in a [[Street fight (professional wrestling)|Street Fight]] on ''Raw'' on March 30, 2026.

The championship was originally established as the '''WWE Tag Team Championship''' on October 3, 2002, and the team of [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Chris Benoit]] were the inaugural champions. It was introduced for the SmackDown brand as a second title for [[tag team]]s in the promotion to complement WWE's original [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]], which became exclusive to Raw. Both titles were [[Championship unification|unified]] in 2009 and were collectively referred to as the [[Tag team championships in WWE#Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (2009–2010)|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]] while officially remaining independently active until the original World Tag Team Championship was formally decommissioned in 2010.

As a result of the [[2016 WWE Draft]], the championship became exclusive to Raw and was renamed as the '''Raw Tag Team Championship''', with SmackDown creating their own counterpart, the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. From May 2022 until April 2024, both titles were held and defended together as the [[Tag team championships in WWE#Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (2022–2024)|Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship]], with each maintaining their individual lineages. Under the Undisputed banner, both titles simultaneously became the first tag team championships to be defended in the main event of WWE's flagship event, [[WrestleMania]], which occurred as the main event of [[WrestleMania 39|WrestleMania 39 - Night 1]] in April 2023. The titles would again be defended in the main event of a [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] event at [[Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]] the following month. The titles were then split at [[WrestleMania XL]] in April 2024 with the Raw Tag Team Championship subsequently renamed as the World Tag Team Championship with the SmackDown title becoming the WWE Tag Team Championship.

== History == {{multiple image | total_width = 300 | align = right | image1 = Kurt Angle 2005-08-21.jpg | image2 = Chris Benoit in the Ring.jpg | footer = Inaugural champions [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Chris Benoit]], who won the title as the WWE Tag Team Championship }} From 1971 until 2002, American [[professional wrestling]] promotion [[WWE]], then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), held the primary men's [[world tag team championship]], the original [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]] (formerly the WWF Tag Team Championship), as the sole tag team championship. Following [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|The Invasion]] storyline, WWF's roster doubled in size due to the influx of wrestlers from the former promotions, [[World Championship Wrestling]] and [[Extreme Championship Wrestling]]. For a brief period, it co-existed with the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Championship]] until it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship in [[Survivor Series (2001)|November 2001]]. As a result, the WWF introduced the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] in March 2002 to divide its roster between the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]] brands where wrestlers would exclusively perform on their respective weekly television programs. The original World Tag Team Championship initially became exclusive to SmackDown!, but was later reassigned to Raw, leaving the former without a tag team title. As a result, [[Professional wrestling authority figures#General managers 2|SmackDown! General Manager]] [[Stephanie McMahon]] introduced the WWE Tag Team Championship and commissioned it to be the tag team title for the SmackDown! brand on October 3, 2002. She also announced that the inaugural champions would be determined from an eight-team tournament. At [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]] on October 20, 2002, the team of [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Chris Benoit]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio]] and [[Edge (wrestler)|Edge]] in the tournament final to become the inaugural WWE Tag Team Champions.<ref name="RawTag">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/raw-tag-team-championship|title=Raw Tag Team Championship}}</ref>

On October 17, 2007, SmackDown! and [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] (which became a third brand in 2006) announced a talent sharing agreement that enabled talent from either brand's roster to compete on both brands. As a result, the title became eligible to be contended and defended on both brands. In late 2008 through early 2009, reigning WWE Tag Team Champions [[The Colóns (2002–2010)|The Colóns]] ([[Carly Colón|Carlito]] and [[Primo Colón|Primo]]) engaged in rivalry with reigning World Tag Team Champions [[John Morrison and The Miz]], which resulted in the announcement on the March 17 episode of ''[[ECW (WWE)|ECW]]'' that at [[WrestleMania 25]], both teams would defend their titles against each other and the winning team would hold both titles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Medalis|first=Kara|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/03172009/|title=Extremely lucky night|date=2009-03-17|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=2009-11-26}}</ref> The Colóns defeated Morrison and Miz, and thus [[Championship unification|unified]] the titles into what became known as the [[Tag team championships in WWE#Unified WWE Tag Team Championship (2009–2010)|Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]], the [[umbrella term]] for what officially remained two active championships that were now collectively defended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/25/matches/9592012|title=WWE Tag Team Champions def. World Tag Team Champions (New Unified Tag Team Champions)|publisher=WWE|access-date=May 16, 2012}}</ref> The championships would be defended as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship on any brand until August 2010. That month, the [[Anonymous Raw General Manager]] announced that the World Tag Team Championship would be decommissioned in favor of continuing the WWE Tag Team Championship, which received a new, single set of championship belts, which were presented to reigning champions [[The Hart Dynasty]] ([[Tyson Kidd]] and [[Davey Boy Smith Jr.|David Hart Smith]]) by [[Bret Hart]]. The WWE Tag Team Championship, which dropped the "unified" moniker, subsequently became the sole tag team championship in WWE, available to any brand. The first brand extension then ended in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1062778-abandoned-the-history-of-wwes-world-tag-team-championship-pt-2|title=Abandoned: The History of WWE's World Tag Team Championship, Pt. 2|date=February 12, 2012|last=Schadler|first=Kyle|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

Following the reintroduction of the brand extension in July 2016, reigning champions [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and [[Xavier Woods]]) were [[2016 WWE draft|drafted]] to the Raw brand, making the championship exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown created the [[WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|SmackDown Tag Team Championship]] on August 23, 2016. The WWE Tag Team Championship was subsequently renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship and The New Day were the first champions to hold the title under its new name.<ref name="RawTag"/> In 2019, WWE's [[Farm team|developmental territory]] [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] became the promotion's third major brand when it was moved to the [[USA Network]] in September, thus making the [[NXT Tag Team Championship]] the third major tag team title for men in WWE.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/triple-h-discusses-nxt-as-a-third-brand-putting-talent-in-a-position-to-succeed-more/|title=Triple H Discusses NXT as a Third Brand, Putting Talent in a Position to Succeed, More – 411MANIA|website=www.411mania.com}}</ref> However, this recognition was reversed when NXT reverted to its original function as a developmental brand in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joseph |title=Preview and Predictions for 'NXT WarGames' |url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/12/03/wwe-nxt-wargames-full-card-preview-predictions |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>

At [[WrestleMania 34]] on April 8, 2018, reigning Raw Tag Team Champions [[Cesaro and Sheamus]] were scheduled to defend the title against [[Braun Strowman]] and a partner of his choosing. At the event, Strowman revealed that his partner would be a fan from the live audience. He then went out into the crowd and picked 10-year old Nicholas, and the two defeated Cesaro and Sheamus for the title. This made Nicholas the youngest WWE champion in history. Nicholas was also revealed to be the son of WWE referee, [[John Cone]]. The following night on ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'', the two relinquished the titles.<ref name="Nicholas">{{cite news|last1=Fiorvanti|first1=Tim|title=WrestleMania 34 recaps and results: Ronda shines in debut, Taker returns, Charlotte stops Asuka, new champs galore|url=http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/23081234/wrestlemania-34-recaps-results-ratings|access-date=9 April 2018|publisher=ESPN}}</ref>

During the May 20, 2022, episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) defeated reigning Raw Tag Team Champions [[RK-Bro]] ([[Randy Orton]] and [[Matt Riddle|Riddle]]) in a [[Winner Takes All match|Winners Take All match]] to claim both championships and become recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. WWE had billed the match as a championship unification match; however, both titles remained independently active.<ref name="SamckDown05202022">{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/05/20/5-20-wwe-friday-night-smackdown-results-barnetts-review-of-smackdown-tag-team-champions-jimmy-uso-and-jey-uso-vs-raw-tag-team-champions-rk-bro-randy-orton-and-riddle-in-a-unifica/|title=5/20 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Barnett's review of Smackdown Tag Team Champions Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso vs. Raw Tag Team Champions "RK-Bro" Randy Orton and Riddle in a unification match, Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Sami Zayn, Xavier Woods vs. Butch|date=March 20, 2022|last=Barnett|first=Jake|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=May 20, 2022}}</ref> The Usos had defended both titles together across both brands as the [[Tag team championships in WWE#Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship (2022–2024)|Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship]], but on a couple of occasions in early 2023, they also defended the titles separately.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/judgment-day-earn-wwe-raw-tag-team-title-match|title=Judgment Day earn WWE Raw Tag Team title match|date=January 9, 2023|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/wwe-smackdown-live-results-the-usos-vs-braun-strowman-ricochet|title=WWE SmackDown live results: The Usos vs. Braun Strowman & Ricochet|date=February 10, 2023|last=Bath|first=Dave|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref>

In the main event of [[WrestleMania 39]] Night 1, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship against the team of [[Kevin Owens]] and [[Sami Zayn]]. This subsequently made both the Raw and SmackDown titles the first tag team championships to be defended in the main event of WWE's flagship event, [[WrestleMania]]. At the event, [[Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn|Owens and Zayn]] defeated The Usos to become champions.<ref name="WM39N1">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WrestleMania 39 results: Powell's live review of night one with Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Charlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley for the Smackdown Women's Title, Austin Theory vs. John Cena for the U.S. Title, Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio, Seth Rollins vs. Logan Paul|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/01/wrestlemania-39-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-with-jimmy-uso-and-jey-uso-vs-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-charlotte-flair-vs-rhea-ripley-for-the-sma/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 1, 2023|access-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402035102/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/01/wrestlemania-39-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-with-jimmy-uso-and-jey-uso-vs-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-charlotte-flair-vs-rhea-ripley-for-the-sma/|archive-date=April 2, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The titles would again be defended in the main event of a [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] event at [[Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]] the following month on May 27 when Owens and Zayn retained the titles against [[The Bloodline (professional wrestling)|The Bloodline]] ([[Roman Reigns]] and [[Solo Sikoa]]).<ref name="NOC2023">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Night of Champions results: Powell's live review of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins vs. AJ Styles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Bianca Belair vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/05/27/wwe-night-of-champions-results-powells-live-review-of-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-roman-reigns-and-solo-sikoa-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-brock-lesnar-vs-cody-rhodes-seth-rollins-vs/|date=May 27, 2023|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=May 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527173019/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/05/27/wwe-night-of-champions-results-powells-live-review-of-kevin-owens-and-sami-zayn-vs-roman-reigns-and-solo-sikoa-for-the-undisputed-wwe-tag-team-titles-brock-lesnar-vs-cody-rhodes-seth-rollins-vs/|archive-date=May 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[WrestleMania XL]] Night 1 on April 6, 2024, [[The Judgment Day]] ([[Finn Bálor]] and [[Damian Priest]]) defended the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship in a [[Ladder match|Six-Pack Tag Team Ladder match]] in which both sets of championships had to be retrieved for the match to end. As a result, the championships were split with [[Awesome Truth]] ([[The Miz]] and [[R-Truth]]) winning the Raw Tag Team Championship while [[A-Town Down Under]] ([[Austin Theory]] and [[Grayson Waller]]) won the SmackDown titles.<ref name="WM40N1">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night one with The Rock and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's World Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/04/06/wrestlemania-xl-results-powells-live-review-of-night-one-with-the-rock-and-roman-reigns-vs-seth-rollins-and-cody-rhodes-rhea-ripley-vs-becky-lynch-for-the-womens-world-championship/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=April 6, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref> A week later on the April 15 episode of ''Raw'', the Raw Tag Team Championship was renamed as the World Tag Team Championship with a new set of championship belts.<ref name="WorldTag2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/r-truth-and-miz-presented-new-wwe-world-tag-team-championships-415-wwe-raw|title=New WWE World Tag Team Championships Presented To R-Truth And Miz On 4/15 WWE Raw|date=April 15, 2024|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref> The SmackDown Tag Team Championship was then renamed as the WWE Tag Team Championship with its own new set of belts on the April 19 episode of ''SmackDown''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/new-wwe-tag-team-titles-given-austin-theory-and-grayson-waller-419-wwe-smackdown|title=New WWE Tag Team Titles Given To Austin Theory And Grayson Waller On 4/19 WWE SmackDown|date=April 19, 2024|last=Lambert |first=Jeremy|work=Fightful|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>

===Inaugural WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)=== {{#section-h:No Mercy (2002)|Inaugural WWE Tag Team Championship Tournament}}

== Brand designation history == Following the events of the [[WWE brand extension]], an annual [[WWE draft]] was established, in which select members of WWE's roster are reassigned to a different brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/articles/drafthistory|title=Draft History|last=Dee|first=Louie|date=2007-06-07|publisher=[[World Wrestling Entertainment]]|access-date=2008-12-21}}</ref> After the WWE Tag Team Championship was unified with the World Tag Team Championship as the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship, the champions could appear and defend the titles on any WWE brand.<ref>{{cite web|first=Aubrey|last=Sitterson|title=Judgment is coming|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/04272009/|date=2009-04-27|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=2009-12-14}}</ref> The World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned in August 16, 2010, leaving the WWE Tag Team Championship as WWE's sole tag team title, which dropped the "Unified" moniker, received a new single set of belts, and continued to be defended on any brand.<ref name="Unified">{{cite web|title=History of the World Tag Team Championship: Carlito & Primo|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20090405WorldTagChamps1|publisher=WWE|access-date=2009-04-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408133221/http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20090405WorldTagChamps1|archive-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref> The brand extension was discontinued on August 29, 2011, but it was revived on July 19, 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Babos |first=John |title=WWE Raw & Smackdown Live Spoilers: WWE Raw Rebrands 2 Championship Belts Following Smackdown Live’s Lead! |url=https://insidepulse.com/2016/09/06/wwe-raw-smackdown-live-spoilers-wwe-raw-rebrands-2-championship-belts-following-smackdown-lives-lead/ |access-date=February 6, 2023 |website=Www.insidepulse.com}}</ref> The following is a list of dates indicating the transitions of the current World Tag Team Championship between the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:75%;" |- ! Date of transition || Brand || Notes |- |October 3, 2002 |style="background-color:#bbf;"|[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] |Championship established as the WWE Tag Team Championship for [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] after the [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]] became exclusive to [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]. [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Chris Benoit]] became the inaugural champions at [[No Mercy (2002)|No Mercy]]. |- |{{nowrap|November 13, 2007}} |style="background-color:#ddd;"|[[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] |The WWE Tag Team Championship moved to [[ECW (WWE brand)|ECW]] after [[John Morrison and The Miz]], members of the ECW brand, defeated [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Montel Vontavious Porter]] to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. However, as part of a talent exchange agreement between [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] and ECW, teams of either brand could challenge for the title. |- |July 20, 2008 |style="background-color:#bbf;"|[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] |The WWE Tag Team Championship returned to [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] after [[Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder]], members of the SmackDown brand, defeated [[John Morrison and The Miz]] to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. The talent exchange agreement was still in effect during this time. |- |April 5, 2009 |N/A |At [[WrestleMania 25]], [[The Colóns (2002–2010)|The Colóns]] unified the WWE Tag Team Championship and [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010)|World Tag Team Championship]] as the [[Unified WWE Tag Team Championship]]. Both titles remained active and were defended on any brand. The World Tag Team Championship was decommissioned on August 16, 2010, and "Unified" was dropped from the name. |- |July 19, 2016 |style="background-color:#fbb;"|[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] |Reintroduction of brand split. WWE Tag Team Champions [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Big E (wrestler)|Big E]], [[Kofi Kingston]], and [[Xavier Woods]]) were drafted to [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] during the [[2016 WWE Draft]]. The title was renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship after [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] introduced the [[SmackDown Tag Team Championship]].<ref name=":0" /> The title was renamed to World Tag Team Championship on the April 15, 2024, episode of ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]''. |- |}

==Belt designs== {{Multiple image | direction = vertical | image1 = Deuce 'N Domino.jpg | caption1 = One-time champions [[Deuce 'n Domino]] (right and left), shown here with the original design of the championship (2002–2010) when it was still known as the WWE Tag Team Championship of [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown!]]. | image2 = The Hart Dynasty tag champions.jpg | caption2 = One-time champions [[The Hart Dynasty]] ([[Tyson Kidd]] and [[Davey Boy Smith Jr.|David Hart Smith]], with [[Natalya Neidhart|Natalya]]), the first team to hold the 2010–2016 version of the title when it was still called the WWE Tag Team Championship. | image3 = Sami Zayn in May 2023 (cropped).png | caption3 = One-time champion [[Sami Zayn]] with the 2016–2024 version of the title when it was known as the Raw Tag Team Championship. }}

The original design of the title belt when it was introduced as the WWE Tag Team Championship featured a design that was similar to the 1985 to 2002 version of the original World Tag Team Championship, with gold plates on black straps. It featured a similar center plate with an eagle and crown designs alongside a blue globe at the center. On top, it featured the company's scratch logo on a blue background. The gold text in the blue ribbon read "World Wrestling Entertainment" while the bottom read "TAG TEAM" in a blue background and "CHAMPIONS" in blue text. The inner side plates were gold and featured two wrestlers grappling with the WWE logo at the top on a blue background, while the outer side plates were simply the company logo on a blue background.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.wwe.com/en/wwe-smackdown-ruthless-aggression-tag-team-championship-replica-title-belt/|title=WWE SmackDown Ruthless Aggression Tag Team Championship Replica Title Belt|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>

In August 2010, the WWE Tag Team Championship received a redesign, replacing the previous design that had been used in tandem with the original World Tag Team Championship to represent the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship since April 2009. The belts were on black straps with copper plates. Taking inspiration from [[Greece]], the center plate was dominated by two [[Sparta]]n helmets facing outward and it was encircled with a [[Meander (art)|meander]] pattern. At the top of the center plate was the WWE scratch logo and at the bottom was a banner that read "Tag Team" on one line and "Champions" below that; above the Tag Team banner read "World Wrestling Entertainment" in small print. On both sides of the center plate were two side plates. The inner side plates featured the WWE scratch logo and were encircled with the meander pattern, while the outer side plates featured a single Spartan helmet facing inward. A version with two name plates on the center plate, one for each champion, had been created but was not used.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/bret-hit-man-hart-presents-the-hart-dynasty-with-the-new-wwe-tag-team-championships-raw-august-16-2010|title=Bret "Hit Man" Hart presents The Hart Dynasty with the new WWE Tag Team Championships: Raw, August 16, 2010|work=[[WWE]]|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> In August 2014, the belts, along with all other pre-existing championship belts in WWE at the time, received a minor update, replacing the scratch logo with WWE's current logo that was originally used for the [[WWE Network]] that launched earlier that year in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/wwe-rebrands-with-new-logo-tied-to-digital-network-1201282987/|title=WWE Rebrands With New Logo Tied to Digital Network|date=August 15, 2014|last=Graser|first=Marc|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref> According to well-known belt maker Dave Millican, who designed and created the belts, he wanted to go with either nickel, silver, or gold for the plates, but WWE, in particular Stephanie McMahon, wanted copper to do something different that was not done elsewhere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-title-belt-maker-reveals-raw-tag-team-title-design-came/|title=WWE Title Belt Maker Reveals Where Raw Tag Team Title Design Came From|date=August 8, 2018|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|work=[[411Mania]]|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>

In August 2016, after the reintroduction of the brand split and the creation of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, the WWE Tag Team Championship was renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship. The belts then received an update on December 19 that year to reflect the name change. They featured the same physical design, but the plates were silver and the straps changed to red, countering the silver plates on blue straps design of the SmackDown Tag Team Championship belts. While all other WWE championship belts were updated to feature customizable side plates for the champion's logos, the Raw and SmackDown tag titles lacked these features.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/new-raw-tag-team-championships-revealed/|title=New Raw Tag Team Championships Revealed|date=December 19, 2016|last=Thomas|first=Jeremy|work=[[411Mania]]|access-date=April 16, 2024}}</ref>

On the April 15, 2024, episode of ''Raw'', in conjunction with the Raw Tag Team Championship being renamed to World Tag Team Championship, the championship belts 2002 to 2010 and 2010 to 2016 version received a new design. At the center of the plate is WWE's logo placed over a globe, similar to the [[World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]] and [[Women's World Championship (WWE)|Women's World Championship]] belts, with a red background and placed on a shield flanked by two dragons in a similar manner to a [[coat of arms]]. Above the globe is a banner that reads "WORLD TAG TEAM" while below the globe is another banner that reads "CHAMPIONS", both in silver and with a red background. The plates are on black straps with metal endplates, and gold divider bars separate the center plate from the two side plates. The side plates are now customizable with the reigning champions' logo; the default side plates feature the WWE logo on a red globe.<ref name="WorldTag2024"/>

==Reigns== {{Main|List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)}} {{Multiple image | image2 = Austin Theory at Alpha 1.jpg | image3 = Logan Paul RR25 (cropped).jpg | footer = Current champions [[The Vision (professional wrestling)|The Vision]] ([[Austin Theory]], and [[Logan Paul]]) | total_width = 400 }}

As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}, there have been 100 reigns among 75 teams composed of 107 individual champions, and one vacancy. [[The New Day (professional wrestling)|The New Day]] ([[Kofi Kingston]] and [[Xavier Woods]]) have the most reigns as a team at five, while individually, Kingston has the most with seven. The New Day's second reign is also the longest reign at 483 days and they are the only team to hold the championship for over one consecutive year—Big E is also credited for this reign as during New Day's first two reigns, Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods were all recognized as champion under the [[Freebird Rule]] (Big E was split from the team in the [[2020 WWE Draft]]). [[John Cena]] and The Miz's sole reign is the shortest reign at 9 minutes, due to [[The Corre]] invoking their rematch clause immediately after losing the title. As a team, The New Day (across its two different variants of team members) also have the longest combined reign at 699 days, while Kingston individually has the longest combined reign at 984 days (982 days as recognized by WWE). [[John Cone#Personal life|Nicholas]] is the youngest champion at 10 years old (also making him the youngest champion in WWE history), while R-Truth is the oldest champion at age 52.

[[The Vision (professional wrestling)|The Vision]] ([[Austin Theory]], and [[Logan Paul]]) are the current champions in their first reign, both as a team and individually. Paul and Theory originally defeated [[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) in a [[Street fight (professional wrestling)|Street Fight]] on ''Raw'' on March 30, 2026.<ref name="VisionWorldTag">{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Skylar|title=IShowSpeed Inadvertently Helps The Vision Win WWE World Tag Titles On WWE Raw|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-raw-ishowspeed-the-vision-the-usos-296535/|website=Fightful|date=March 30, 2026|access-date=March 30, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331011337/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-raw-ishowspeed-the-vision-the-usos-296535/|archive-date=March 31, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> After Paul suffered an injury on May 23, 2026,<ref name="PaulInjury">{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=Logan Paul Out ‘For Months’ With Torn Tricep|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/logan-paul-out-for-months-with-torn-tricep/|website=Fightful|date=May 25, 2026|access-date=May 25, 2026}}</ref>

==See also== * [[Tag team championships in WWE]]

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == ; General * {{cite web|title=World Tag Team Championship title history|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|publisher=[[WWE]]|access-date=2010-09-19}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/raw-tag-team-championship|title=Raw Tag Team Championship title history|publisher=WWE|access-date=2016-09-05}} ; Specific {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/raw-tag-team-championship Official World Tag Team Title History] *{{commonscatinline}}

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