On this page, you find the full Title History for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The WCW World Tag Team Championship was contested in World Wrestling Entertainment, World Championship Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance and Jim Crockett Promotions, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on January 29, 1975, and the inaugural champion was Ole Anderson.
The WCW World Tag Team Championship was retired on November 18, 2001, when it was unified into the World Tag Team Championship ('71-'10), with the final champion being Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley.
A similar championship, the NWA World Tag Team Championship, has been later introduced, which does not share the lineage with this title.
WCW World Tag Team Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWFJune 24, 2001 November 18, 2001 Promotion 
WCWSeptember 2, 1993 March 26, 2001 Promotion WCW, 
NWANovember 21, 1988 September 1, 1993 Promotion NWA, 
JCPJanuary 29, 1975 November 20, 1988 -
Defended With
- NWA World Tag Team Championship - WCW-NWA World Tag Team Championship ( July 18, 1992 - September 1, 1993)
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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WCW Tag Team Championship June 24, 2001 November 18, 2001 - WCW World Tag Team Championship October 26, 1998 June 23, 2001
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WCW World Tag Team Championship October 13, 1997 October 25, 1998 -
WCW World Tag Team Championship January 11, 1991 October 12, 1997 -
NWA World Tag Team Championship January 1, 1988 January 10, 1991 -
NWA World Tag Team Championship January 1, 1980 December 31, 1987 -
NWA World Tag Team Championship January 29, 1975 December 31, 1979
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For the Title History of the newer version of this championship, see the page for the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
For the Title History of the championship in which this title was unified into, see the page for the World Tag Team Championship ('71-'10).
WCW World Tag Team Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign World Wrestling Entertainment Unified into the WWF Tag Team Championship
- November 18, 2001
- Greensboro, NC
- | WWF Survivor Series 2001
- 8403+ days
The title was unified into the WWF Tag Team Championship when The Dudley Boyz beat The Hardy Boyz. The WCW Tag Team Title was so retired.141 
The Dudley Boyz Bubba Ray Dudley 1 & D-Von Dudley 1
- October 25, 2001
- Omaha, NE
- | SmackDown!
- 24 days
24- days
140 
The Hardy Boyz Jeff Hardy 1 & Matt Hardy 1
- October 8, 2001
- Indianapolis, IN
- | Raw Is War
- 17 days
17- days
139 
Booker T 11 & Test 1
- September 27, 2001
- Dayton, OH
- | SmackDown!
- 11 days
This title change aired on tape delay.11- days
138 
The Brothers of Destruction Kane 1 & The Undertaker 1
- August 9, 2001
- Indianapolis, IN
- | SmackDown!
- 49 days
This title change aired on tape delay. First championship change in the WWF.49- days
137 
The Natural Born Thrillers Chuck Palumbo 4 & Sean O'Haire 3
- January 14, 2001
- Indianapolis, IN
- | WCW Sin 2001
- 207 days
WCW was purchased by WWF on March 23, 2001. The title was then defended on WWF programming, where it was referred to as WCW Tag Team Championship.207- days
World Championship Wrestling 136 
The Insiders Diamond Dallas Page 4 & Kevin Nash 9
- December 17, 2000
- Washington, DC
- | WCW Starrcade 2000
- 28 days
28- days
135 
Perfect Event Shawn Stasiak 3 & Chuck Palumbo 3
- December 4, 2000
- Lincoln, NE
- | WCW Nitro
- 13 days
WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak & Palumbo the vacant titles.13- days
Vacant
- December 4, 2000
- Lincoln, NE
- | WCW Nitro
- 0 days
WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders forced The Insiders to vacate the titles.0- days
134 The Insiders Diamond Dallas Page 3 & Kevin Nash 8
- November 26, 2000
- Milwaukee, WI
- | WCW Mayhem 2000
- 8 days
8- days
133 Perfect Event Shawn Stasiak 2 & Chuck Palumbo 2
- November 20, 2000
- Augusta, GA
- | WCW Nitro
- 6 days
Defeated Alex Wright & Elix Skipper, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno.6- days
132 
The Boogie Knights Disqo 1 & Alex Wright 1
- November 16, 2000
- Oberhausen, Germany
- | WCW Millennium Final 2000
- 4 days
Wright teamed up with General Rection, who took the place of an injured Disco Inferno / Glenn Gilbertti. However, Inferno is recognized as the champion with Wright.4- days
131 
Sean O'Haire 2 & Mark Jindrak 2
- October 9, 2000
- Sydney, Australia
- | WCW Thunder
- 38 days
38- days
130 
Misfits in Action Lieutenant Loco 1 & Corporal Cajun 1
- October 9, 2000
- Sydney, Australia
- | WCW Thunder
- 0 days
0- days
129 Sean O'Haire 1 & Mark Jindrak 1
- September 25, 2000
- Uniondale, NY
- | WCW Nitro
- 14 days
Won the titles in a battle royal for the vacant titles.14- days
Vacant
- September 18, 2000
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | WCW Nitro
- 7 days
Misterio Jr. & Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.7- days
128 
The Filthy Animals Rey Mysterio Jr. 3 & Juventud Guerrera 1
- August 14, 2000
- Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
- | WCW Nitro
- 35 days
35- days
127 
Dark Carnival Keiji Muto 1 & Vampiro 1
- August 13, 2000
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- | WCW New Blood Rising 2000
- 1 day
1- day
126 
KroniK Brian Adams 2 & Bryan Clark 2
- July 9, 2000
- Daytona Beach, FL
- | WCW Bash at the Beach 2000
- 35 days
35- days
125 Perfect Event Shawn Stasiak 1 & Chuck Palumbo 1
- May 31, 2000
- Nampa, ID
- | WCW Thunder
- 39 days
39- days
124 KroniK Brian Adams 1 & Bryan Clark 1
- May 15, 2000
- Biloxi, MS
- | WCW Nitro
- 16 days
16- days
123 
Shane Douglas 2 & Buff Bagwell 5
- April 16, 2000
- Chicago, IL
- | WCW Spring Stampede 2000
- 29 days
Defeated The Total Package & Ric Flair in a tournament final for the vacant titles.29- days
Vacant
- April 10, 2000
- Denver, CO
- | WCW Nitro
- 6 days
All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.6- days
122 
The Harris Brothers Ron Harris 2 & Don Harris 2
- March 19, 2000
- Miami, FL
- | WCW Uncensored 2000
- 22 days
22- days
121 
The Mamalukes Johnny the Bull 2 & Big Vito 2
- February 13, 2000
- Leipzig, Germany | House show
- 35 days
35- days
120 The Harris Brothers Ron Harris 1 & Don Harris 1
- February 12, 2000
- Oberhausen, Germany | House show
- 1 day
1- day
119 The Mamalukes Johnny the Bull 1 & Big Vito 1
- January 18, 2000
- Evansville, IN
- | WCW Thunder
- 25 days
25- days
118 
Crowbar 1 & David Flair 1
- January 3, 2000
- Greenville, SC
- | WCW Nitro
- 15 days
Defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner in a tournament final for the vacant titles.15- days
Vacant
- December 27, 1999
- Houston, TX
- | WCW Nitro
- 7 days
WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.7- days
117 
The Outsiders Kevin Nash 7 & Scott Hall 7
- December 13, 1999
- New Orleans, LA
- | WCW Nitro
- 14 days
14- days
116 
Bret "The Hitman" Hart 1 & Goldberg 1
- December 7, 1999
- Madison, WI
- | WCW Thunder
- 6 days
6- days
115 Creative Control
- November 22, 1999
- Auburn Hills, MI
- | WCW Nitro
- 15 days
15- days
114 
The Filthy Animals Konnan 2 & Kidman 2
- October 25, 1999
- Phoenix, AZ
- | WCW Nitro
- 28 days
28- days
113 
Harlem Heat Booker T 10 & Stevie Ray 10
- October 24, 1999
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
- 1 day
Defeated Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus in a Triple Threat Street Fight for the vacant titles.1- day
Vacant
- October 24, 1999
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1999
- 0 days
WCW vacated the titles after Misterio Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.0- days
112 
The Filthy Animals Konnan 1 & Rey Mysterio Jr. 2
- October 18, 1999
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WCW Nitro
- 6 days
6- days
111 Harlem Heat Booker T 9 & Stevie Ray 9
- September 12, 1999
- Winston-Salem, NC
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1999
- 36 days
36- days
110 
The West Texas Rednecks Barry Windham 4 & Kendall Windham 1
- August 23, 1999
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW Nitro
- 20 days
20- days
109 Harlem Heat Booker T 8 & Stevie Ray 8
- August 14, 1999
- Sturgis, SD
- | WCW Road Wild 1999
- 9 days
9- days
108 
The Jersey Triad Diamond Dallas Page 2, Bam Bam Bigelow 2 & Chris Kanyon 2
- June 13, 1999
- Baltimore, MD
- | WCW The Great American Bash 1999
- 62 days
Page & Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also recognized as champion and defending under the Freebird Rule.62- days
107 
Chris Benoit 2 & Perry Saturn 2
- June 8, 1999
- Syracuse, NY
- | WCW Thunder
- 5 days
5- days
106 The Jersey Triad Diamond Dallas Page 1, Bam Bam Bigelow 1 & Chris Kanyon 1
- May 31, 1999
- Houston, TX
- | WCW Nitro
- 8 days
Page & Bigelow defeated Saturn & 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 applied.8- days
105 
Raven 1 & Perry Saturn 1
- May 9, 1999
- St. Louis, MO
- | WCW Slamboree 1999
- 22 days
22- days
104 
Rey Mysterio Jr. 1 & Kidman 1
- March 29, 1999
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- | WCW Nitro
- 41 days
41- days
103 
Chris Benoit 1 & Dean Malenko 1
- March 14, 1999
- Louisville, KY
- | WCW/nWo Uncensored 1999
- 15 days
15- days
102 
Barry Windham 3 & Curt Hennig 1
- February 21, 1999
- Oakland, CA
- | WCW/nWo SuperBrawl IX
- 21 days
Defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko in a tournament final for the vacant titles.21- days
Vacant
- January 7, 1999
- Richmond, VA
- | WCW Thunder
- 45 days
WCW vacated the titles after Rick Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.45- days
101 
Rick Steiner 8 & Kenny Kaos 1
- October 25, 1998
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW/nWo Halloween Havoc 1998
- 74 days
Rick Steiner & Buff Bagwell defeated The Giant & Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Scott Hall. Since Bagwell turned on Steiner during the match, Steiner was allowed to pick a new championship partner, and chose Kaos the next night on Nitro.74- days
100 
nWo Hollywood Scott Hall 6 & The Giant 3
- July 20, 1998
- Salt Lake City, UT
- | WCW Nitro
- 97 days
97- days
99 
nWo Wolfpac Sting 3 & Kevin Nash 6
- June 14, 1998
- Baltimore, MD
- | WCW/nWo The Great American Bash 1998
- 36 days
Sting won the titles in a single 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 Sting chose Nash.36- days
Vacant
- June 2, 1998
- Peoria, IL
- | WCW Thunder
- 12 days
WCW vacated the titles after Sting joined nWo Wolfpac.12- days
98 
Sting 2 & The Giant 2
- May 17, 1998
- Worcester, MA
- | WCW/nWo Slamboree 1998
- 16 days
Sting & Giant won the titles after Hall turned on Nash and hit him with one of the title belts.16- days
97 The Outsiders Kevin Nash 5 & Scott Hall 5
- February 22, 1998
- San Francisco, CA
- | WCW/nWo SuperBrawl VIII
- 84 days
The Outsiders won the titles after Scott turned on Rick and joined nWo.84- days
96 
The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 7 & Scott Steiner 7
- February 9, 1998
- El Paso, TX
- | WCW Nitro
- 13 days
13- days
95 The Outsiders Kevin Nash 4 & Scott Hall 4
- January 12, 1998
- Jacksonville, FL
- | WCW Nitro
- 28 days
28- days
94 The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 6 & Scott Steiner 6
- October 13, 1997
- Tampa, FL
- | WCW Nitro
- 91 days
91- days
93 
The Outsiders Kevin Nash 3, Scott Hall 3 & Syxx 1
- February 24, 1997
- Sacramento, CA
- | WCW Nitro
- 231 days
WCW President Eric Bischoff returned the titles to The Outsiders as Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle at SuperBrawl. Syxx also gets credited as champion as nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash on October 13, 1997.231- days
92 
Lex Luger 3 & The Giant 1
- February 23, 1997
- San Francisco, CA
- | WCW SuperBrawl VII
- 1 day
1- day
91 The Outsiders Kevin Nash 2 & Scott Hall 2
- January 27, 1997
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- | WCW Nitro
- 27 days
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.27- days
90 The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 5 & Scott Steiner 5
- January 25, 1997
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- | WCW nWo Souled Out 1997
- 2 days
2- days
89 The Outsiders Kevin Nash 1 & Scott Hall 1
- October 27, 1996
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
- 90 days
90- days
88 Harlem Heat Booker T 7 & Stevie Ray 7
- October 5, 1996
- Canton, OH
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 22 days
22- days
87 
The Public Enemy Rocco Rock 1 & Johnny Grunge 1
- September 23, 1996
- Birmingham, AL
- | WCW Nitro
- 12 days
12- days
86 Harlem Heat Booker T 6 & Stevie Ray 6
- July 27, 1996
- Dayton, OH | House show
- 58 days
58- days
85 
The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 4 & Scott Steiner 4
- July 24, 1996
- Cincinnati, OH | House show
- 3 days
3- days
84 Harlem Heat Booker T 5 & Stevie Ray 5
- June 24, 1996
- Charlotte, NC
- | WCW Nitro
- 30 days
30- days
83 
Sting 1 & Lex Luger 2
- January 22, 1996
- Las Vegas, NV
- | WCW Nitro
- 154 days
154- days
82 Harlem Heat Booker T 4 & Stevie Ray 4
- October 28, 1995
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 86 days
86- days
81 
The American Males Marcus Alexander Bagwell 4 & Scotty Riggs 1
- September 18, 1995
- Johnson City, TN
- | WCW Nitro
- 40 days
40- days
80 Harlem Heat Booker T 3 & Stevie Ray 3
- September 17, 1995
- Asheville, NC
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1995
- 1 day
1- day
79 Dick Slater 2 & Bunkhouse Buck 1
- July 22, 1995
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 57 days
57- days
78 Harlem Heat Booker T 2 & Stevie Ray 2
- June 24, 1995
- Orlando, FL | WorldWide
- 28 days
28- days
77 
The Nasty Boys Jerry Sags 3 & Brian Knobbs 3
- May 21, 1995
- St. Petersburg, FL
- | WCW Slamboree 1995
- 34 days
34- days
76 
Harlem Heat Booker T 1 & Stevie Ray 1
- January 14, 1995
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 127 days
127- days
75 
Stars and Stripes Marcus Alexander Bagwell 3 & The Patriot 2
- November 16, 1994
- Jacksonville, FL
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XXIX
- 59 days
59- days
74 
Pretty Wonderful Paul Roma 3 & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 3
- October 23, 1994
- Detroit, MI
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1994
- 24 days
24- days
73 Stars and Stripes Marcus Alexander Bagwell 2 & The Patriot 1
- September 25, 1994
- Atlanta, GA | Main Event
- 28 days
28- days
72 Pretty Wonderful Paul Roma 2 & "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 2
- July 17, 1994
- Orlando, FL
- | WCW Bash at the Beach 1994
- 70 days
70- days
71 
Cactus Jack 1 & Kevin Sullivan 1
- May 22, 1994
- Philadelphia, PA
- | WCW Slamboree 1994
- 56 days
56- days
70 The Nasty Boys Jerry Sags 2 & Brian Knobbs 2
- October 24, 1993
- New Orleans, LA
- | WCW Halloween Havoc 1993
- 210 days
210- days
69 
Marcus Alexander Bagwell 1 & 2 Cold Scorpio 1
- October 23, 1993
- Columbus, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 1 day
1- day
68 The Nasty Boys Jerry Sags 1 & Brian Knobbs 1
- September 19, 1993
- Houston, TX
- | WCW Fall Brawl 1993
- 34 days
34- days
67 
The Four Horsemen Arn Anderson 5 & Paul Roma 1
- August 18, 1993
- Daytona Beach, FL
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XXIV
- 32 days
During this reign, in September 1, 1993, WCW conclusively left NWA. Consequently, Anderson & Roma were stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, and WCW and NWA Tag Team Championships were hereafter no longer defended together.32- days
World Championship Wrestling & National Wrestling Alliance 66 
The Hollywood Blonds Stunning Steve 1 & Brian Pillman 1
- March 27, 1993
- Macon, GA | Worldwide
- 144 days
144- days
65 
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 8 & Shane Douglas 1
- November 18, 1992
- Macon, GA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XXI
- 129 days
129- days
64 
Barry Windham 2 & Dustin Rhodes 2
- October 3, 1992
- Atlanta, GA
- | WCW Saturday Night
- 46 days
46- days
63 
Terry Gordy 1 & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams 2
- July 5, 1992
- Atlanta, GA | House show
- 90 days
On July 12, 1992, Gordy & Williams also 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 NWA, the two titles are defended together.90- days
62 The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 3 & Scott Steiner 3
- May 3, 1992
- Chicago, IL | House show
- 63 days
63- days
61 
Arn Anderson 4 & Bobby Eaton 3
- January 16, 1992
- Jacksonville, FL | House show
- 108 days
108- days
60 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat 7 & Dustin Rhodes 1
- November 19, 1991
- Savannah, GA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XVII
- 58 days
58- days
59 
The Enforcers Arn Anderson 3 & Larry Zbyszko 1
- September 5, 1991
- Augusta, GA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl
- 75 days
Defeated Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final for the vacant titles.75- days
Vacant
- July 20, 1991
- 47 days
Stripped of titles after Scott sustained a legitimate biceps injury.47- days
58 The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 2 & Scott Steiner 2
- February 18, 1991
- Montgomery, AL | WCW Pro
- 152 days
152- days
57 
The Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes 2 & Jimmy Garvin 2
- February 24, 1991
- Phoenix, AZ
- | WCW WrestleWar 1991
- N/A days
N/A- days
56 
Doom Butch Reed 1 & Ron Simmons 1
- May 19, 1990
- Washington, D.C.
- | WCW Capital Combat 1990
- 281 days
During this reign in 1991 WCW split from the NWA and the titles were renamed as WCW World Tag Team Championship.281- days
55 
The Steiner Brothers Rick Steiner 1 & Scott Steiner 1
- November 18, 1989
- Atlanta, GA | World Championship Wrestling
- 182 days
182- days
54 The Fabulous Freebirds Michael Hayes 1 & Jimmy Garvin 1
- June 14, 1989
- Fort Bragg, NC
- | WCW Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory
- 157 days
Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final to win the vacant titles.157- days
Vacant
- May 7, 1989
- Nashville, Tennessee
- | WCW WrestleWar 1989
- 38 days
NWA forced Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams to relinquish the titles due to The Varsity Club other members Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 title defense against The Road Warriors.38- days
53 
The Varsity Club Mike Rotunda 1 & "Dr. Death" Steve Williams 1
- April 2, 1989
- New Orleans, LA
- | WCW Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
- 35 days
Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat.35- days
52 
The Road Warriors Road Warrior Hawk 1 & Road Warrior Animal 1
- October 29, 1988
- New Orleans, LA | Worldwide
- 155 days
155- days
National Wrestling Alliance & Jim Crockett Promotions 51 
The Midnight Express Bobby Eaton 2 & Stan Lane 1
- September 10, 1988
- Philadelphia, PA | House show
- 49 days
Anr Anderson & Tully Blanchard legitimately left for the WWF after this title defeat.49- days
50 
Arn Anderson 2 & Tully Blanchard 2
- April 20, 1988
- Jacksonville, FL | World Championship Wrestling
- 143 days
143- days
49 
Lex Luger 1 & Barry Windham 1
- March 27, 1988
- Greensboro, NC
- | NWA Clash of the Champions I
- 24 days
24- days
48 Arn Anderson 1 & Tully Blanchard 1
- September 29, 1987
- Misenheimer, NC | NWA Pro Wrestling
- 180 days
180- days
47 
The Rock 'n' Roll Express Ricky Morton 4 & Robert Gibson 4
- May 26, 1987
- Spokane, WA
- 126 days
They were awarded the titles in a phantom match, said to have defeated Manny Fernandez & Ivan Koloff (substituting for Rick Rude after he left for the WWF); there wew also shown an earlier match against Fernandez & Rude.126- days
46 
"Ravishing" Rick Rude 1 & Manny Fernandez 2
- December 6, 1986
- Atlanta, GA | World Championship Wrestling
- 171 days
171- days
45 The Rock 'n' Roll Express Ricky Morton 3 & Robert Gibson 3
- August 16, 1986
- Philadelphia, PA | House show
- 112 days
112- days
44 
The Midnight Express Bobby Eaton 1 & Dennis Condrey 1
- February 2, 1986
- Atlanta, GA | Superstars on the Superstation
- 195 days
195- days
43 The Rock 'n' Roll Express Ricky Morton 2 & Robert Gibson 2
- November 28, 1985
- Greensboro, NC
- | NWA Starrcade 1985: The Gathering
- 66 days
66- days
42 
The Russian Team Ivan Koloff 4 & Nikita Koloff 2
- October 13, 1985
- Charlotte, NC | House show
- 46 days
46- days
41 The Rock 'n' Roll Express Ricky Morton 1 & Robert Gibson 1
- July 9, 1985
- Shelby, NC | House show
- 96 days
96- days
40 The Russian Team Ivan Koloff 3 & Nikita Koloff 1
- March 18, 1985
- Fayetteville, NC | House show
- 113 days
During this reign, Krusher Krushchev joined the Koloffs and NWA applied the Freebird Rule, allowing all three members to defend the title.113- days
39 
Dusty Rhodes 2 & Manny Fernandez 1
- October 20, 1984
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 149 days
149- days
38 Ivan Koloff 2 & Don Kernodle 3
- May 8, 1984
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 165 days
165- days
37 
Wahoo McDaniel 4 & Mark Youngblood 2
- May 5, 1984
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 3 days
3- days
36 
Jack Brisco 3 & Jerry Brisco 3
- April 4, 1984
- Spartanburg, SC | House show
- 31 days
31- days
35 Wahoo McDaniel 3 & Mark Youngblood 1
- March 4, 1984
- Charlotte, NC | House show
- 31 days
31- days
34 
"Cowboy" Bob Orton 1 & Don Kernodle 2
- January 8, 1984
- Charlotte, NC | House show
- 56 days
Defeated Jimmy Valiant & Dory Funk Jr. in a tournament final to win the vacant titles.56- days
Vacant
- December 25, 1983
- 14 days
NWA vacated the titles after Ricky Steamboat announced his retirement from pro wrestling.14- days
33 
Ricky Steamboat 6 & Jay Youngblood 5
- November 24, 1983
- Greensboro, NC
- | NWA Starrcade 1983: A Flare for the Gold
- 31 days
31- days
32 Jack Brisco 2 & Jerry Brisco 2
- October 21, 1983
- Richmond, VA | House show
- 34 days
34- days
31 Ricky Steamboat 5 & Jay Youngblood 4
- October 3, 1983
- Greenville, SC | House show
- 18 days
18- days
30 Jack Brisco 1 & Jerry Brisco 1
- June 18, 1983
- Greenville, SC | House show
- 107 days
107- days
29 Ricky Steamboat 4 & Jay Youngblood 3
- March 12, 1983
- Greensboro, NC | The Final Conflict
- 98 days
98- days
28 
Sgt. Slaughter 1 & Don Kernodle 1
- September 12, 1982
- House show
- 181 days
Slaughter & Kernodle won the vacant titles in a fictional tournament final (JCP claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan). They becomes undisputed championship on December 26, 1982, when the Los Angeles version is abandoned.181- days
Vacant
- August 22, 1982
- 21 days
NWA forced Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen to relinquish the titles. Ole Anderson returns the belts to JCP at a house show in Charlotte, NC on August 22, 1982.21- days
27 
Ole Anderson 8 & Stan Hansen 1
- June 26, 1982
- Atlanta, GA | House show
- 57 days
The vacant titles were awarded to Ole Anderson & Stan Hansen by NWA after other tournament finalists Wahoo McDaniel & Magnificent Don Muraco split (in reality, Ole was fired as JCP booker and he took the title belts to Georgia Championship Wrestling).57- days
Vacant
- January 23, 1982
- 154 days
Gene Anderson was legitimately injured, and NWA forced The Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles.154- days
26 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 7 & Gene Anderson 5
- May 1, 1981
- Richmond, VA | House show
- 267 days
267- days
25 
The Masked Superstar 2 & Paul Jones 6
- March 22, 1981
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 40 days
40- days
24 
"Crippler" Ray Stevens 3 & Ivan Koloff 1
- February 22, 1981
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 28 days
28- days
23 The Masked Superstar 1 & Paul Jones 5
- November 27, 1980
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 87 days
87- days
22 
"Crippler" Ray Stevens 2 & Jimmy Snuka 2
- June 22, 1980
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 158 days
158- days
21 Ricky Steamboat 3 & Jay Youngblood 2
- May 10, 1980
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 43 days
43- days
20 
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 4 & "Crippler" Ray Stevens 1
- March 29, 1980
- Charlotte, NC | House show
- 42 days
42- days
19 Ricky Steamboat 2 & Jay Youngblood 1
- October 24, 1979
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 157 days
157- days
18 
Baron von Raschke 3 & Paul Jones 4
- August 22, 1979
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 63 days
63- days
17 
Ric Flair 3 & Blackjack Mulligan 1
- August 8, 1979
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 14 days
14- days
16 Baron von Raschke 2 & Paul Jones 3
- April 29, 1979
- Wilmington, NC | House show
- 101 days
101- days
15 Paul Orndorff 1 & Jimmy Snuka 1
- December 26, 1978
- Richmond, VA | House show
- 124 days
124- days
14 
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 3 & Baron von Raschke 1
- June 7, 1978
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 202 days
202- days
13 Ricky Steamboat 1 & Paul Jones 2
- April 23, 1978
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 45 days
Defeated The Masked Superstar & Ken Patera in a tournament final to win the vacant titles.45- days
Vacant
- March 10, 1978
- 44 days
Ric Flair & Greg Valentine were forced to vacate their titles by NWA for continually ending their matches via disqualification.44- days
12 Ric Flair 2 & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 2
- October 30, 1977
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 131 days
131- days
11 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 6 & Gene Anderson 6
- October 14, 1977
- Atlanta, GA | House show
- 16 days
16- days
10 Dusty Rhodes 1 & Dick Slater 1
- September 23, 1977
- Atlanta, GA | House show
- 21 days
21- days
9 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 5 & Gene Anderson 5
- May 8, 1977
- Charlotte, NC | House show
- 138 days
138- days
8 Ric Flair 1 & Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 1
- December 26, 1976
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 133 days
133- days
7 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 4 & Gene Anderson 4
- June 28, 1976
- Greenville, SC | House show
- 181 days
181- days
6 
Dino Bravo 1 & Mr. Wrestling 1
- May 5, 1976
- Raleigh, NC | TV Taping at WRAL-TV
- 54 days
54- days
5 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 3 & Gene Anderson 3
- February 3, 1976
- Raleigh, NC | House show
- 92 days
92- days
4 
Wahoo McDaniel 2 & Rufus R. Jones 1
- January 27, 1976
- Columbia, SC | House show
- 7 days
7- days
3 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 2 & Gene Anderson 2
- June 11, 1975
- Raleigh, NC | TV Taping at WRAL-TV
- 230 days
230- days
2 Wahoo McDaniel 1 & Paul Jones 1
- May 15, 1975
- Greensboro, NC | House show
- 27 days
27- days
1 The Minnesota Wrecking Crew Ole Anderson 1 & Gene Anderson 1
- January 29, 1975
- Raleigh, NC | TV Taping
- 106 days
On a TV taping in Raleigh, The Andersons were said to be headed to San Francisco to participate in a tournament (fictitious) to crown new NWA World Tag Team Champions, then they appeared with the belts on television the next week.106- days
WCW World Tag Team Championship: Statistics
- Promotion
World Championship Wrestling - Gender Male
- Title Type Tag Titles
- Date Established January 29, 1975
- Date Retired November 18, 2001
- Unified Into
WWF Tag Team Championship - Followed By
NWA World Tag Team Championship
- First ChampionOle Anderson
- Final ChampionBubba Ray DudleyD-Von Dudley
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| Booker T & Stevie Ray | 10 | |
| Ole Anderson | 7 | |
| Scott Steiner & Rick Steiner | 7 | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 6 | |
| Kevin Nash & Scott Hall | 5 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Ole Anderson | 1030 | |
| Scott Steiner & Rick Steiner | 506 | |
| Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson | 400 | |
| Booker T & Stevie Ray | 399 | |
| Ricky Steamboat | 392 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Reed & Ron Simmons | May 19, 1990 - February 24, 1991 | 281 | |
| Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson | May 1, 1981 - January 23, 1982 | 267 | |
| Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Syxx | February 24, 1997 - October 13, 1997 | 231 | |
| Ole Anderson & Gene Anderson | June 11, 1975 - January 27, 1976 | 230 | |
| Jerry Sags & Brian Knobbs | October 24, 1993 - May 22, 1994 | 210 |