The World Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship (ex - NWA World Tag Team Championship) was a world tag team championship in World Championship Wrestling. It was the original world tag team title of WCW and remained active until it was unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship.
The WCW Tag Team Championship was originally known as the National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship (Mid Atlantic Version) of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling run by Jim Crockett Promotions. Following the title's introduction in 1975, the Minnesota Wrecking Crew became the inaugural champions on January 29. The title was renamed the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Tag Team Championship in 1991 when Ted Turner bought Jim Crockett Promotions and became World Championship Wrestling. Despite the title's name in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance did not recognize its own NWA World Tag Team Championship until 1982 when the NWA held a tournament to crown the first team recognized by all the NWA territories.Terry Gordy and Steve Williams won a tournament for the titles in 1992. As a result of Gordy and Williams being the WCW World Tag Team Champions when they became the official NWA World Tag Team Champions, both titles were defended together until WCW left the NWA in September 1993. On January 17, 2008, the NWA withdrew its recognition of every WCW World Tag Team Champion linked to the NWA World Tag Team Championship, officially stating that their titles were formed in 1995.
In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation purchased WCW. Soon after, "The Invasion" took place in which the WCW/ECW Alliance was ultimately dismantled. During this time, the title was referred to as the WCW Tag Team Championship, with WWF wrestlers winning WCW titles, and WCW wrestlers winning WWF titles. At SummerSlam 2001, the title was unified with WWF World Tag Team Championship in a Steel cage match when the present WCW Tag Team Champions at that time, Kane and The Undertaker, defeated Chris Kanyon and DDP for the WWF Tag Team titles. The titles were only unified temporarily, as Kane and The Undertaker first lost the WWF Tag Team Titles on the September 17, 2001 edition of Monday Night Raw to the Dudley Boyz, followed by the loss of the WCW Tag Team Titles on the September 25th edition of WWE SmackDown to Booker T & Test. At Survivor Series 2001, the then-current WCW Tag Team Champions, the Dudley Boyz, defeated the then-current WWF Tag Team Champions, the Hardy Boyz, to unify the WCW and WWF Tag Team Championships. The former was then retired and WWE (the former WWF) officially recognizes the Dudley Boyz as the final WCW Tag Team Champions.
Championship Lineage[]
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Ole Anderson) - January 29, 1975 - Live Event
- Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel - May 15, 1975 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 2 - June 11, 1975 - Live Event
- Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel - January 27, 1976 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 3 - February 3, 1976 - Live Event
- Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling - May 5, 1976 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 4 - June 28, 1976 - Live Event
- Ric Flair and Greg Valentine - December 26, 1976 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 5 - May 8, 1977 - Live Event
- Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater - September 23, 1977 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 6 - October 14, 1977 - Live Event
- Ric Flair and Greg Valentine 2 - October 30, 1977 - Live Event
Vacated - April 1978
- Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat - April 23, 1978 - Live Event
- Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine - June 7, 1978 - Live Event
- Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka - December 26, 1978 - Live Event
- Paul Jones and Baron Von Raschke - April 28, 1979 - Live Event
- Ric Flair and Blackjack Mulligan - August 8, 1979 = Live Event
- Paul Jones and Baron Von Raschke 2 - August 22, 1979 - Live Event
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood - October 24, 1979 - Live Event
- Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine - March 29, 1980 - Live Event
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 2 - May 10, 1980 - Live Event
- Ray Stevens and Jimmy Snuka - June 22, 1980 - Live Event
- Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar - November 27, 1980 - Live Event
- Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens - February 22, 1981 - Live Event
- Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar - March 22, 1981 - Live Event
- The Minnesota Wrecking Crew 7 - May 1, 1981 - Live Event
Vacated - December 1981
- Ole Anderson and Stan Hansen - February 28, 1982 - Live Event
Vacated - September 1982
- Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter - September 1982 - Live Event
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 3 - March 12, 1983 - Live Event
- Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco - June 18, 1983 - Live Event
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood - October 3, 1983 - Live Event
- Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 2 - October 21, 1983 - Live Event
- Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood 5 - November 24, 1983 - Starrcade 1983
Vacated - December 25, 1983
- Don Kernodle and Bob Orton Jr. - January 8, 1984 - Live Event
- Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood - March 4, 1984 - Live Event
- Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco 3 - April 4, 1984 - Live Events
- Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood 2 - May 5, 1984 - Live Event
- Don Kernodle and Ivan Koloff - May 8, 1984 - Live Event
- Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes - October 20, 1984 - Live Event
- Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff - March 18, 1985 - Live Event
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Robert Gibson] and Ricky Morton) - July 9, 1985 - Live Event
- Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff 2 - October 13, 1985 - Live Event
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express 2 - November 28, 1985 - Starrcade 1985
- The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton) - February 2, 1986 - Superstars on the Superstation
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express 3 - August 16, 1986 - Live Event
- Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude - December 6, 1986 - World Championship Wrestling
- The Rock 'n' Roll Express 4 - May 26, 1987 - Live Event
- Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard - September 29, 1987 - NWA Pro Wrestling
- Lex Luger and Barry Windham - March 27, 1988 - WCW Clash of the Champions
- Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard 2 - April 20, 1988 - TV Taping
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) - September 10, 1988 - Live Event
- The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) - October 29, 1988 - Live Event
- Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Dr. Death Steve Williams) - April 2, 1989 - WCW Clash of the Champions: Ragin' Cajun
Vacated - May 7, 1989
- The Fabulous Freebirds - (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) - June 14, 1989 - WCW Clash of the Champions: Guts and Glory
- The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) - November 18, 1989 - World Championship Wrestling
- Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) - May 19, 1990 - WCW Capital Combat
- The Fabulous Freebirds 2 - February 24, 1991 - WCW WrestleWar 1991
- The Steiner Brothers 2 - March 9, 1991 - WCW Pro
Vacated - July 20, 1991
- The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) - September 5, 1991 - WCW Clash of the Champions: Fall Brawl
- Ricky Steamboat and Dustin Rhodes - November 19, 1991 - WCW Clash of the Champions
- Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton - January 16, 1992 - Live Event
- The Steiner Brothers 3 - May 3, 1992 - Live Event
- Terry Gordy and Steve Williams - July 5, 1992 - Live Event
- Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes - October 3, 1992 - WCW Saturday Night
- Ricky Steamboat and Shane Douglas - November 18, 1992 - WCW Clash of the Champions
- The Hollywood Blonds (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman) - March 27, 1993 - WCW Worldwide
- Arn Anderson and Paul Roma - August 18, 1993 - WCW Clash of the Champions
- The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) - September 19, 1993 - WCW Fall Brawl 1993
- Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio - October 23, 1993 - WCW Saturday Night
- The Nasty Boys 2 - October 24, 1993 - WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
- Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan - May 22, 1994 - WCW Slamboree 1994
- Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) - July 17, 1994 - WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
- Stars and Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) - September 25, 1994 - WCW Main Event
- Pretty Wonderful (Paul Roma and Paul Orndorff) 2 - October 23, 1994 - WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
- Stars and Stripes 2 - November 16, 1994 - WCW Clash of the Champions
- Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) - January 14, 1995 - WCW Saturday Night
- The Nasty Boys 3 - May 21, 1995 - WCW Slamboree 1995
- Harlem Heat 2 - June 24, 1995 - WCW WorldWide
- Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck - July 22, 1995 - WCW Saturday Night
- Harlem Heat 3 - September 17, 1995 - WCW Fall Brawl 1995
- The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) - September 18, 1995 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Harlem Heat 4 - October 28, 1995 - WCW Saturday Night
- Sting and Lex Luger - January 22, 1996 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Harlem Heat 5 - June 24, 1996 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Steiner Brothers 4 - July 24, 1996 - Live Event
- Harlem Heat 6 - July 27, 1996 - House Show
- The Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) - September 23, 1996 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Harlem Heat 7 - October 5, 1996 - WCW Saturday Night
- The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) - October 27, 1996 - WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
- The Steiner Brothers 5 - January 25, 1997 - WCW Souled Out 1997
- The Outsiders 2 - January 27, 1997 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Lex Luger and The Giant - February 23, 1997 - WCW SuperBrawl 7
- The Outsiders 3 - February 24, 1997 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Steiner Brothers 6 - October 13, 1997 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Outsiders 4 - January 12, 1998 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Steiner Brothers 7 - February 9, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Outsiders 5 - February 22, 1998 - WCW SuperBrawl 8
- Sting and The Giant - May 17, 1998 - WCW Slamboree 1998
Vacated - June 4, 1998
- Sting and Kevin Nash - June 14, 1998 - WCW The Great American Bash 1998
- Scott Hall and The Giant - July 20, 1998 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Rick Steiner and Marcus Bagwell)/Kenny Kaos/Judy Bagwell - October 25, 1998 - WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
Vacated - January 4, 1999
- Barry Windham and Curt Hennig - February 21, 1999 - WCW SuperBrawl 9
- Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko - March 14, 1999 - WCW Uncensored 1999
- The Filthy Animals (Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy Kidman) - March 29, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Raven and Perry Saturn - May 9, 1999 - WCW Slamboree 1999
- The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon) - May 31, 1999
- Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn - June 10, 1999 - WCW Thunder
- The Jersey Triad 2 - June 13, 1999 - WCW The Great American Bash 1999
- Harlem Heat 8 - August 14, 1999 - WCW Road Wild 1999
- West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham and Kendall Windham) - August 23, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Harlem Heat 9 - September 12, 1999 - WCW Fall Brawl 1999
- The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.) - October 18, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
Vacated - October 24, 1999
- Harlem Heat 10 - October 24, 1999 - WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
- The Filthy Animals (Konnan and Billy Kidman) - October 25, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Creative Control (Gerald and Patrick) - November 22, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Bret Hart and Goldberg - December 7, 1999 - WCW Thunder
- Kevin Nash and Scott Hall 6 - December 13, 1999 - WCW Monday Nitro
Vacated - December 27, 1999
- David Flair and Crowbar - January 3, 2000 - WCW Monday Nitro
The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) - January 18, 2000 - WCW Thunder
- The Harris Brothers (formerly Creative Control) 2 - February 12, 2000 - Live Event
- The Mamalukes 2 - February 13, 2000 - Live Event
- The Harris Brothers 3- March 19, 2000 - WCW Uncensored 2000
Vacated - April 10, 2000
- Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell - April 16, 2000 - WCW Spring Stampede 2000
- KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) - May 15, 2000 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Perfect Event (Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo) - June 1, 2000 - WCW Thunder
- KroniK 2 - July 9, 2000 - WCW Bash at the Beach 2000
- Dark Carnival (The Great Muta and Vampiro) - August 13, 2000 - WCW New Blood Rising
- The Filthy Animals (Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) - August 14, 2000 - WCW Monday Nitro
Vacated - September 18, 2000
- Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak - September 25, 2000 - WCW Monday Nitro
- Misfits in Action (Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun) - October 9, 2000 - WCW Thunder
- Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak 2 - October 9, 2000 -WCW Thunder
- Alex Wright and General Rection - November 16, 2000 - WCW Millennium Final
- Perfect Event 2 - November 20, 2000 - WCW Monday Nitro
- The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) - November 26, 2000 - WCW Mayhem 2000
- Perfect Event 3 - December 4, 2000 - n/a
- The Insiders 2 - December 17, 2000 - Starrcade 2000
- Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) - January 14, 2001 - WCW Sin
- The Brothers of Destruction (Kane and The Undertaker) - August 9, 2001 - WWE SmackDown
- Booker T and Test - September 27, 2001 - WWE SmackDown
- The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) - October 8, 2001 - WWE Raw
- The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) - October 23, 2001 - WWE SmackDown
Unified - November 18, 2001 - WWE Survivor Series 2001 with the WWF Tag Team Championship when the Dudley Boyz beat the Hardy Boyz .
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