Tag Team Title History

Updated: 1/27/98


Numbers in (parenthesis) are the number of times an individual wrestler has held a tag title. Numbers appearing [brackets] are the number of times a collective team has held the titles.

#
Team
Date
Location
1
Luke Graham & Tarzan Tyler 1
06/71
New Orleans, Louisiana
2
Karl Gotch & Rene Goulet
12/6/71
New York, New York
3
Baron Mikel Scicluna & King Curtis Iaukea
2/1/72
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4
Chief Jay Strongbow & Sonny King
5/22/72
New York, New York
5
Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka
6/27/72
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6
Haystacks Calhoun & Tony Garea
5/30/73
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
7
Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka [2]
9/11/73
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
8
Tony Garea (2) & Dean Ho
11/14/73
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
9
Jimmy & Johnny Valiant
5/8/74
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
10
Dominic Denucci & Victor Rivera
5/13/75
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11
Dominic Denucci (2) & Pat Barrett 2
6/75
Unknown
12
Blackjack Lanza & Blackjack Mulligan
8/26/75
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13
Louis Cerdan & Tony Parisi
11/18/75
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
14
Executioners (John Studd & Killer Kowalski) 3
5/11/76
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
15
Chief Jay Strongbow (2) & Billy White Wolf 4
12/7/76
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
16
Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka [3] 5
9/27/77
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17
Dominic Denucci (3) & Dino Bravo
4/14/78
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18
Yukon Lumberjacks (Eric & Pierre)
6/26/78
New York, New York
19
Tony Garea (3) & Larry Zbyszko
11/21/78
Allentown, Pennsylvania
20
Johnny (2) & Jerry Valiant
3/6/79
Allentown, Pennsylvania
21
Ivan Putski & Tito Santana
10/22/79
New York, New York
22
Samoans (Afa & Sika)
4/2/80
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
23
Bob Backlund & Pedro Morales 6
8/9/80
New York, New York
24
Samoans (Afa & Sika) [2] 7
9/9/80
Allentown, Pennsylvania
25
Tony Garea (4) & Rick Martel
11/8/80
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
26
Moondogs (Rex & King)
3/17/81
Allentown, Pennsylvania
27
Moondogs (Rex (2) & Spot) 8
5/81
Unknown
28
Tony Garea (5) & Rick Martel (2) [2]
7/21/81
Allentown, Pennsylvania
29
Mr. Fuji (4) & Mr. Saito
10/13/81
Allentown, Pennsylvania
30
Chief Jay (3) & Jules Strongbow
6/28/82
New York, New York
31
Mr. Fuji (5) & Mr. Saito (2) [2]
7/13/82
Allentown, Pennsylvania
32
Chief Jay (4) & Jules Strongbow (2) [2]
10/26/82
Allentown, Pennsylvania
33
Samoans (Afa & Sika) [3] 9
3/8/83
Allentown, Pennsylvania
34
Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas 10
11/15/83
Allentown, Pennsylvania
35
North-South Connection
(Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch)
4/17/84
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
36
US Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo)
1/21/85
Hartford, Connecticut
37
Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
3/31/85
New York, New York
38
US Express (Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo) [2]
6/17/85
Poughkeepsie, New York
39
Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine)
8/24/85
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
40
The British Bulldogs
(Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid)
4/7/86
Chicago, Illinois
41
Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
1/26/87
Tampa, Florida
42
Strike Force (Rick Martel (3) & Tito Santana (2))
10/27/87
Syracuse, New York
43
Demolition (Ax & Smash)
3/27/88
Atlantic City, New Jersey
44
Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard)
7/18/89
Worcester, Massachusetts
45
Demolition (Ax & Smash) [2]
10/2/89
Wheeling, West Virginia
46
Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku)
12/13/89
Huntsville, Alabama
47
Demolition (Ax & Smash) [3] 11
4/1/90
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
48
Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) [2] 12
8/27/90
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
49
Nasty Boys (Brian Nobbs & Jerry Sags)
3/24/91
Los Angeles, California
50
Legion of Doom (Animal & Hawk)
8/26/91
New York, New York
51
Money Inc. (Irwin R. Schyster & Ted DiBiase)
2/7/92
Denver, Colorado
52
Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon)
7/20/92
Worcester, Massachusetts
53
Money Inc. (I.R.S. & Ted DiBiase) [2]
10/13/92
Regina,Canada
54
The Steiner Borthers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
6/14/92
Columbus, Ohio
55
Money Inc. (I.R.S. & Ted DiBiase) [3]
6/16/93
Rockford, Illinois
56
The Steiner Borthers (Rick & Scott Steiner) [2]
6/19/93
St. Louis, Missouri
57
Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre)
9/13/93
New York, New York
58
1-2-3 Kid & Marty Janetty
1/10/94
Richmond, Virginia
59
Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [2]
1/17/94
New York, New York
60
Men On a Mission (Mabel & Mo)
3/29/94
London, England
61
Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) [3]
3/31/94
Sheffield, England
62
Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu)
4/26/94
Burlington, Vermont
63
Two Dudes With Attitudes
(Diesel & Shawn Michaels) 13
8/28/94
Indianapolis, Indiana
64
1-2-3 Kid (2) & Bob Holly 14
1/22/95
Tampa, Florida
65
Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn)
1/23/95
Palmetto, Florida
66
Owen Hart & Yokozuna 15
4/2/95
Hartford, Connecticut
67
Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) [2] 16
9/25/95
Grand Rapids
68
Bodydonnas (Skip & Zip) 17
3/31/96
Anaheim, California
69
The Godwinns
(Henry O. Godwinn & Phinneus I. Godwinn)
5/19/96
New York, New York
70
Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) [3]
5/26/96
Florence, South Carolina
71
British Bulldog (2) & Owen Hart (2)
9/22/96
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
72
Shawn Michaels (2) & Steve Austin 18
5/26/97
Evansville, Indiana
73
Steve Austin (2) & Dude Love 19
7/14/97
San Antonio, Texas
74
The Headbangers (Mosh & Thrasher) 20
9/7/97
Louisville, Kentucky
75
The Godwinns
(Henry O. Godwinn & Phinneas I. Godwinn) [2]
10/5/97
St. Louis, Missouri
76
The Legion of Doom (Animal & Hawk) [2]
10/7/97
Topeka, Kansas
77
New Age Outlaws
(Billy Gunn (4) & Road Dog)
11/24/97
Fayetteville, North Carolina
78
Terry Funk & Cactus Jack
3/29/98
Boston, Massachusetts
79
New Age Outlaws [2]
(Billy Gunn (5) & Road Dog (2))
3/30/98
Albany, New York
79
Kane & Mankind
7/13/98
East Rutherford, New Jersey
80
Steve Austin (3) & The Undertaker
7/26/98
Fresno, California
81
Kane & Mankind [2]
8/10/98
Omaha, Nebraska
82
New Age Outlaws [3]
(Billy Gunn (6) & Road Dog (3)) 21
8/30/98
New York, New York
83
Ken Shamrock & The Big Bossman
12/14/98
Tacoma, Washington
84
Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart
1/25/99
Phoenix, Arizona
Notes
1. Graham/Tyler defeat Dick the Bruiser & The Sheik in the finals of a tournament.

2. Rivera jumps to IWA, forfeits his half of the tag titles.

3. Executioners stripped of the titles on 10/26/76.

4. Strongbow & White Wolf defeat the Executioners and Nikoli Volkoff/Tor Kamata in a 3-team tournament. Belts are vacated in 8/77 when White Wolf is injured by Ken Patera.

5. Fuji & Tanaka defeat Tony Garea & Larry Zbyszko for the titles.

6. Backlund forced to forfeit titles after winning the World Heavyweight Title.

7. The Samoans defeat Tony Garea & Rene Goulet.

8. King was unable to enter the US from Canada; Spot replaced him.

9. Sika injured temporarily after a 10-man tag match on 3/12/83; replaced by Samoan #3 (Sam Anoia).

10. Samoans continue to defend the belts after losing the, until the title change is aired on television.

11. Crush joins Demolition when Ax has some health problems.

12. Hart Foundation defeats Smash & Crush for the belts; lost to the Rockers on 10/30/90 in Ft. Wayne, IN. Match is never acknowledged on television; WWF President, Jack Tunney, announces that the decision was reversed due to one of the ropes giving away and falling off the turnbuckle during the match.

13. Belts vacated in 11/94 when Michaels and Diesel split up.

14. The Kid and Holly defeat Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka in the finals of a tournament to win the tag titles.

15. The British Bulldog substitutes for an absent Owen Hart. They are defeated by Shawn Michaels & Diesel, but the belts are later returned to Owen & Yokozuna.

16. Titles vacated on 2/15/96 when Billy Gunn undergoes neck surgery.

17. Bodydonnas defeat the Godwinns in the finals of a tournament for the vacant titles.

18. Michaels and Austin vacate the belts in 6/97.

19. Austin & Love defeat Owen Hart & the British Bulldog. Belts vacated on 9/7/97 due to a neck injury which prevented him from competing.

20. Headbangers defeat the Legion of Doom, Owen Hart & the British Bulldog, and the Godwinns in a Four-Corners match for the titles. 21. Kane doesn't show; Mankind unsuccessfully attempts to defend tag titles alone.

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