WCW World Tag Team Champions

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Wrestlers

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Paul Jones & Wahoo McDaniel
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Rufus R. Jones & Wahoo McDaniel
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Dino Bravo & Mr. Wrestling
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
Vacated
Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat
Baron Von Raschke & Greg Valentine
Paul Orndorff & Jimmy Snuka
Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke
Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan
Paul Jones & Baron Von Raschke
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Ray Stevens & Greg Valentine
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Ray Stevens & Jimmy Snuka
Paul Jones & The Masked Superstar
Ivan Koloff & Ray Stevens
Paul Jones & The Masked Superstar
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
Vacated
Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen
Vacated
Don Kernodle & Sgt. Slaughter
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood
Vacated
Don Kernodle & Bob Orton, Jr.
Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood
Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco
Wahoo McDaniel & Mark Youngblood
Don Kernodle & Ivan Koloff
Manny Fernandez & Dusty Rhodes
Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
The Midnight Express
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Manny Fernandez & Rick Rude
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
Lex Luger & Barry Windham
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard
The Midnight Express
The Road Warriors
Varsity Club
Vacated
The Fabulous Freebirds
The Steiner Brothers
Doom
The Fabulous Freebirds
The Steiner Brothers
Vacated
The Enforcers
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Steiner Brothers
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas
The Hollywood Blonds
Arn Anderson & Paul Roma
The Nasty Boys
Marcus Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio
The Nasty Boys
Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan
Pretty Wonderful
Stars and Stripes
Pretty Wonderful
Stars and Stripes
Harlem Heat
The Nasty Boys
Harlem Heat
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck
Harlem Heat
The American Males
Harlem Heat
Sting & Lex Luger
Harlem Heat
The Steiner Brothers
Harlem Heat
The Public Enemy
Harlem Heat
The Outsiders
The Steiner Brothers
The Outsiders
Lex Luger & The Giant
The Outsiders
The Steiner Brothers
The Outsiders
The Steiner Brothers
The Outsiders
Sting & The Giant
Vacated
Sting & Kevin Nash
Scott Hall & The Giant
Rick Steiner & Kenny Kaos
Vacated
Barry Windham & Curt Hennig
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman
Raven and Perry Saturn
The Jersey Triad
Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn
The Jersey Triad
Harlem Heat
West Texas Rednecks
Harlem Heat
Konnan & Rey Misterio, Jr.
Vacated
Harlem Heat
Konnan & Billy Kidman
Creative Control
Bret Hart & Goldberg
The Outsiders
Vacated
David Flair & Crowbar
The Mamalukes
The Harris Brothers
The Mamalukes
The Harris Brothers
Vacated
Shane Douglas & Buff Bagwell
KroniK
Perfect Event
KroniK
Dark Carnival
The Filthy Animals
Vacated
Sean O'Haire & Mark Jindrak
Misfits in Action
Sean O'Haire & Mark Jindrak
Alex Wright & General Rection
Perfect Event
The Insiders
Perfect Event
The Insiders
Natural Born Thrillers
The Brothers of Destruction
Booker T & Test
The Hardy Boy
The Dudley Boy
Unified

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Date

January 29, 1975
May 15, 1975
June 11, 1975
January 27, 1976
February 3, 1976
May 5, 1976
June 28, 1976
December 26, 1976
May 8, 1977
September 23, 1977
October 14, 1977
October 30, 1977
April 1978
April 23, 1978
June 7, 1978
December 26, 1978
April 28, 1979
August 8, 1979
August 22, 1979
October 24, 1979
March 29, 1980
May 10, 1980
June 22, 1980
November 27, 1980
February 22, 1981
March 22, 1981
May 1, 1981
December 1981
February 28, 1982
September 1982
September 1982
March 12, 1983
June 18, 1983
October 3, 1983
October 21, 1983
November 24, 1983
December 25, 1983
January 8, 1984
March 4, 1984
April 4, 1984
May 5, 1984
May 8, 1984
October 20, 1984
March 18, 1985
July 9, 1985
October 13, 1985
November 28, 1985
February 2, 1986
August 16, 1986
December 6, 1986
May 26, 1987
September 29, 1987
March 27, 1988
April 20, 1988
September 10, 1988
October 29, 1988
April 2, 1989
May 7, 1989
June 14, 1989
November 1, 1989
May 19, 1990
February 24, 1991
February 18, 1991
July 18, 1991
September 5, 1991
November 19, 1991
January 16, 1992
May 3, 1992
July 5, 1992
September 21, 1992
November 18, 1992
March 2, 1993
August 18, 1993
September 19, 1993
October 4, 1993
October 24, 1993
May 22, 1994
July 17, 1994
September 25, 1994
October 23, 1994
November 16, 1994
December 8, 1994
May 21, 1995
May 3, 1995
June 21, 1995
September 17, 1995
September 18, 1995
September 27, 1995
January 22, 1996
June 24, 1996
July 24, 1996
July 27, 1996
September 23, 1996
October 1, 1996
October 27, 1996
January 25, 1997
January 27, 1997
February 23, 1997
February 24, 1997
October 13, 1997
January 12, 1998
February 9, 1998
February 22, 1998
May 17, 1998
June 4, 1998
June 14, 1998
July 20, 1998
October 26, 1998
January 4, 1999
February 21, 1999
March 14, 1999
March 29, 1999
May 9, 1999
May 31, 1999
June 8, 1999
June 13, 1999
August 14, 1999
August 23, 1999
September 12, 1999
October 18, 1999
October 24, 1999
October 24, 1999
October 25, 1999
November 22, 1999
December 7, 1999
December 13, 1999
December 27, 1999
January 3, 2000
January 18, 2000
February 12, 2000
February 13, 2000
March 19, 2000
April 10, 2000
April 16, 2000
May 15, 2000
May 30, 2000
July 9, 2000
August 13, 2000
August 14, 2000
September 18, 2000
September 25, 2000
October 9, 2000
October 9, 2000
November 16, 2000
November 20, 2000
November 26, 2000
December 4, 2000
December 17, 2000
January 14, 2001
August 7, 2001
September 25, 2001
October 8, 2001
October 23, 2001
November 18, 2001

Days
Held
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Location

Raleigh, NC
Greensboro, NC
Raleigh, NC
Columbia, SC
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Greenville, SC
Greensboro, NC
Charlotte, NC
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Greensboro, NC
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Greensboro, NC
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
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Greensboro, NC
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Charlotte, NC
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro, NC
Richmond, VA
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Atlanta, GA
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Greensboro, NC
Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
Richmond, VA
Greensboro, NC
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Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
Spartanburg, SC
Greensboro, NC
Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Shelby, NC
Charlotte, NC
Greensboro, NC
Atlanta, GA
Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA
Spokane, WA
(see note)
Misenheimer, NC
Greensboro, NC
Jacksonville, FL
Philadelphia, PA
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
Nashville, TN
Fort Bragg, NC
Atlanta, GA
Washington, D.C.
Phoenix, AZ
Montgomery, AL
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Augusta, GA
Savannah, GA
Jacksonville, FL
Chicago, IL
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Macon, GA
Macon, GA
Daytona, FL
Houston, TX
Columbus, GA
New Orleans, LA
Philadelphia, PA
Orlando, FL
Atlanta, GA
Detroit, MI
Jacksonville, FL
Atlanta, GA
St.Petersburg, FL
Orlando, FL
Atlanta, GA
Asheville, NC
Johnson City, TN
Atlanta, GA
Las Vegas, NV
Charlotte, NC
Cincinnati, OH
Dayton, OH
Birmingham, AL
Canton, OH
Las Vegas, NV
Cedar Rapids, IA
Las Vegas, NV
Daly City, CA
Sacramento, CA
Tampa, FL
Jacksonville, FL
El Paso, TX
Daly City, CA
Worcester, MA
Peoria, IL
Baltimore, MD
Salt Lake City, UT
Phoenix, AZ
Atlanta, GA
Oakland, CA
Louisville, KY
Toronto, Ontario
St. Louis, MO
Houston, TX
Syracuse, NY
Baltimore, MD
Las Vegas, NV
Winston-Salem, NC
Philadelphia, PA
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Phoenix, AZ
Auburn Hills, MI
Madison, WI
New Orleans, LA
Houston, TX
Greenville, SC
Evansville, IN
Oberhausen, G.
Leipzig, G.
Miami, FL
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Biloxi, MS
Nampa, ID
Daytona Beach, FL
Vancouver, B.C.
Kelowna, B.C.
Ontario, Canada
Uniondale, NY
Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
Oberhausen,  G. 
Augusta, GA
Milwaukee, WI
Lincoln, NE
Washington, D.C.
Indianapolis, IN
Los Angeles, CA
Dayton, OH
Indianapolis, IN
Omaha, NE
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Event

House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
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House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
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House show
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House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
Starrcade
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House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
House show
Starrcade
S on the Superstation
House show
World Championship W
N/A
NWA Pro Wrestling
COTC I
TV Taping
House show
House show
COTC Ragin' Cajun
WrestleWar
COTC Guts and Glory
World Championship W 
Capital Combat
WrestleWar
WCW Pro
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COTC Fall Brawl
COTC XVII
House show
House show
House show
Saturday Night
COTC XXI
WCW Worldwide
COTC XXIV
Fall Brawl
Saturday Night
Halloween Havoc
Slamboree
Bash at the Beach
Main Event
Halloween Havoc
COTC XXIX
Saturday Night
Slamboree
WCW WorldWide
Saturday Night
Fall Brawl
Nitro
Saturday Night
Nitro
Nitro
House show
House show
Nitro
Saturday Night
Halloween Havoc
Souled Out
Nitro
SuperBrawl VII
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
SuperBrawl VIII
Slamboree 
Thunder
Great American Bash
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
SuperBrawl IX
Uncensored
Nitro
Slamboree
Nitro
Thunder
Great American Bash
Road Wild
Nitro
Fall Brawl
Nitro
Halloween Havoc
Halloween Havoc
Nitro
Nitro
Thunder
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Thunder
House show
House show
Uncensored
Nitro
Spring Stampede
Nitro
Thunder
Bash at the Beach
New Blood Rising
Nitro
Nitro
Nitro
Thunder
Thunder
Millennium Final
Nitro
Mayhem
N/A
Starrcade
Sin
SmackDown!
SmackDown!
Raw
SmackDown!
Survivor Series

Show Abbreviations
COTC = Clash of the Champions 
S on the Superstation = Superstars on the Superstation
World Championship W = World Championship W. Wrestling

City and State Abbreviations
B.C. = British Columbia
G. Germany

Notes
—   Flair and Valentine were forced to vacate their championship by the NWA for continually ending their matches via disqualification.
13  Jones and Steamboat won the titles in a tournament final involving ten other tag teams.
16  The location of this title change is unknown.
—   Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, the NWA forced the Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles.
27  Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final.
—   The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships.
28  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.
—   The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling.
34  defeated Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk, Jr. in a tournament final.
39  Ivan and Nikita Koloff turn on Don Kernodle after the match, seriously (kayfabe) injuring him.
40  During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev (1) joined the Koloffs to form a three-man team, in which the NWA applied the Freebird Rule, allowing all three members to defend the title.
41  Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.
46  This title change aired on tape delay that evening.
47  Awarded in a phantom match in Spokane, WA, defeating (kayfabe) defeated Fernandez and Ivan Koloff (subsituting for Rude after he left for the WWF). An earlier match against Fernandez and Rude was also shown.
48  Match was no disqualification. The Midnight Express attacked the Rock 'n' Roll Express en route to the ring, injuring Ricky Morton. Robert Gibson wrestled most of the match solo, but when an injured Morton returned to the ring, he was immediately put into a submission hold by Blanchard. Gibson surrendered rather than risk further injury to Morton. This title change aired on tape delay.
50  Windham turned on Luger and joined the Four Horsemen. This title change aired on tape delay.
51  Anderson and Blanchard left for the WWF after this match.
53  Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat, beginning Long's eventual heel turn that would see him fired as a referee and become a manager.
—   The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles due to Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 title defense against the Road Warriors.
54  Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final.
55  This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989.
56  Title renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this reign following WCW breaking ties with the NWA.
57  Lost the titles at a tv taping 6 days before winning them.
58  This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991.
—   WCW vacated the championship after Scott sustained a legitimate injury.
59  Defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final.
63  On July 12, 1992, Gordy and Williams won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was regarded as unified with the WCW World Tag Team Championship; from here until the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA, the two titles are defended together.
64  This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992.
66  This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.
67  Anderson and Roma are stripped of the NWA Tag Team Championship on September 1, 1993 following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA. WCW and NWA Tag Team Championships are hereafter no longer defended together.
69  This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993.
76  This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995.
77  Lost the titles at a tv taping 18 days before winning them.
78  This title change aired on tape delay on June 24, 1995.
79  This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995. Taped 3 days before Harlem Heat's title win was broadcast.
82  This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995.
88  This title change aired on tape delay on October 5, 1996.
91  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  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.
94  Defeated Hall and Syxx for the titles.
97  The Outsiders win the titles after Scott turned on Rick and joined the nWo.
99  WCW vacated the titles after the tag team of Sting and The Giant was split up.
-   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 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. 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. 
-   WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.
102 Defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a tournament final
105 Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
106 Page and Bigelow defeated Saturn and Chris Kanyon (serving as an injury substitute for Raven) when Kanyon turned on Saturn.
Kanyon was then given a share of the title, and the "Freebird Rule" was placed in effect.
107 Defeated Page and Kanyon for the title. This title change aired on tape delay.
108 Page and Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also defending via the "Freebird Rule"
109 Defeated Bigelow and Kanyon for the title
-   WCW vacated the titles after Misterio, Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.
114 Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobs & Hugh Morrus.
117 Both men achieved the Triple Crown at the same time with this win.
-   WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.
119 Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final.
-   WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.
124 Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final.
126 This title change aired on tape delay.
-   Misterio, Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.
130 O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal.
136 WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles.
138 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 This title change aired on tape delay.
140 This title change aired on tape delay.
- 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.