WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY
June 01, 1971--Present
1.Luke Graham/Tarzan Tyler 06/71 Awarded managed by "Captain" Lou Albano Luke Graham/Tarzan Tyler were WWWF International Tag Team Champions when they were awarded the WWWF World Tag Team Titles. They allegedly defeated Dick The Bruiser/The Sheik in a tournament in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States.
2.Karl Gotch/Rene Goulet 12/06/71-New York, New York, United States
3.Baron Mikel Scicluna/King Curtis Laukea 02/01/72-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (2)
4.Sonny King/Chief Jay Strongbow 05/22/72-New York, New York, United States
5.Toru Tanaka/Mr. Fuji {Harry Fujiwara} 06/27/72-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (3)
6.Tony Garea/Haystacks Calhoun 05/20/73-Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States
7.Toru Tanaka (2)/Mr. Fuji (2) 09/11/73-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (4)
8.Tony Garea (2)/Dean Ho 11/14/73-Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States
9.Jimmy Valiant/Johnny Valiant-The Valiant Brothers 05/08/74-Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (5)
10.Dominic Denucci/Victor Rivera 05/13/75-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
11.Dominic Denucci (2)/Pat Barrett 06/1/75-Awarded Victor Rivera jumped to the IWA and was stripped of his portion of the championships. Dominic Denucci chose Pat Barrett to replace his partner as champions.
12.Blackjack Lanza {Jack Lanza}/Blackjack Mulligan {Robert Windham} 08/26/75-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (6)
13.Tony Parsi/Louis Cerdan{Gino Brito} 11/18/75-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
14.Killer Kowalski {Waldek Kowalski}/"Big" John Studd {John William Minton}- The Executioners 05/11/76-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (7) Killer Kowalski/John Studd-The Executioners-were stripped of the titles for using a third man in the form of Nikolai Volkoff against Chief Jay Strongbow/Billy White Wolf {Adnon Kaissey} in Hamburg, Pennsylvania, The United States on October 26, 1976.
15.Chief Jay Stongbow (2)/Billy White Wolf 12/07/76-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Strongbow/White Wolf defeated Kowalski/Studd/ and Volkoff/Tor Kamata in a three team tournament to crown new champions. Strongbow/White Wolf were forced to vacate the championships during August of 1977 when White Wolf was injured by Ken Patera.
16.Toru Tanaka (3)/Mr. Fuji (3) 09/27/77-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Toru Tanaka/Mr. Fuji defeated Tony Garea/Larry Zybsko {Larry Whistler} to win the vacant titles.
17.Dominic Denucci (3)/Dino Bravo 03/14/78-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
18.Pierre {Zarinoff LeBeouf}/Eric {Scott Irwin}-The Yukon Lumberjacks 06/26/78-New York, New York, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (8)
19.Tony Garea (3)/Larry Zybsko 11/21/78-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
20.Johnny Valiant (2)/Jerry Valiant {Guy Mitchell} 03/06/79-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (9) The World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) Tag Team Championships were renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) Tag Team Championship during the title reign of Johnny Valiant/Jerry Valiant.
21.Ivan Putski/Tito Santana {Merced Solis} 10/22/79- New York, New York, United States
22.Afa {Afa Anoia}/Sika {Sika Anoia}-The Samoans 04/12/80-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (10)
23.Bob Backlund {Robert Backlund}/Pedro Morales -08/09/80-New York, New York, United States Bob Backlund was the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion when he and Pedro Morales won the tag title. He chose to vacate the tag title on 08/10/80 because he could not hold two championships at the same time.
24.The Samoans (2) 09/09/80-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (11) The Samoans defeated Tony Garea/Rene Goulet to win the vacated championships.
25.Tony Garea (4)/Rick Martel {Richard Vignault} 11/08/80-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
26.Rex {Randy Colley}/King {Sailor White}-The Moondogs 03/17/81-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (12)
27.Rex (2)/Spot {Larry Latham} -The Moondogs 05/01/81-Awarded managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (13) King was unable to enter the United States from Canada and was replaced on the team by Spot on May 01, 1981.
28.Tony Garea (5)/Rick Martel (2) 07/21/81-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
29.Mr. Fuji (4)/Mr. Saito 10/13/81-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (14)
30.Chief Jay Strongbow (3)/Jules Strongbow {Frank Hill} 06/28/82-New York, New York, United States
31.Mr. Fuji (5)/Mr. Saito (2) 07/13/82-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (15)
32.Chief Jay Strongbow (4)/Jules Strongbow (2) 10/26/82-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
33.The Samoans (3) 03/08/83-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (16) Sika was injured on March 12, 1983 during a ten man tag match in Baltimore, Maryland, The United States, and is temporarily replaced by Samoan #3 {Sam Anoia}.
34.Rocky Johnson/Tony Atlas {Anthony White} 11/15/83-Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
35.Adrian Adonis {Keith Franke}/Dick Murdoch-The North-South Connection 04/17/84-Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States
36.Mike Rotundo {Lawrence Michael Rotundo}/Barry Windham 01/21/85-Hartford, Connecticut, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (17)
37.The Iron Sheik {Hossein Khasrow Vaziri}/Nikolai Volkoff {Josip Peruzovio} 03/31/85-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden)-Wrestlemania I managed by "Classie" Freddie Blassie
38.Mike Rotundo/Barry Windham-The US Express (2) 06/17/85-Poughkeepsie, New York, United States managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (18)
39.Greg "The Hammer" Valentine {John Wisniski Jr.}/Brutus Beefcake {Ed Leslie}-The Dream Team 08/24/85-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States managed by Johnny Valiant
40.The Dynamite Kid {Tom Billington}/Davey Boy Smith {David Smith}-The British Bulldogs 04/07/86-Chicago, Illinois, United States-Wrestlemania II 00:13:03 managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (19)
41.Bret "The Hitman" Hart/Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart {James Henry Neidhart}-The Hart Foundation 01/26/87-Tampa, Florida, United States managed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart
42.Rick Martel (3)/Tito Santana (2)-Strike Force 10/27/87-Syracuse, New York, United States
43.Ax {Bill Eadie}/Smash {Barry Darsow}-Demolition 03/27/88-Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States (Trump Plaza)-Wrestlemania IV 00:12:33 managed by Mr. Fuji
44.Arn Anderson {Marty Lunde}/Tully Blanchard-The Brain Busters 07/18/89-Worcester, Massachusetts, United States-Saturday Night1s Main Event 00:13:13 managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan {Raymond Louis Heenan} Members of The Heenan Family The Brain Busters defeated Demolition in a two out of three falls match for the title. Joey Morella was the referee
45.Demolition (2) 10/02/89-Wheeling, West Virignia, United States
46.Andre The Giant {Andre Rene Rousimoff}/Haku {Uliuli Fifita}-The Colossal Connection 12/13/89-Huntsville, Alabama, United States managed by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (2) Members of The Heenan Family (2)
47.Demolition (3) 04/01/90-Toronto, Ontario, CANADA (The Skydome)-Wrestlemania VI 00:09:30 Crush {Brian Adams} joined the team when Ax had health problems.
48.The Hart Foundation (2) 08/27/90-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-Summerslam 00:14:24 This title victory came over Smash and Crush in a two out of three falls match.
49.Brian Knobbs {Brian Yandrisovitz}/Jerry Saggs {Jerome Saganovich}-The Nasty Boys 03/24/91-Los Angeles, California, United States-Wrestlemania VII 00:12:10 managed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart (2)
50.Hawk {Michael Hegstrand}/Animal {Joseph Laurinidas}-The Legion of Doom 08/26/91-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden)-Summerslam 00:07:45 The Legion of Doom defeated The Nasty Boys in a Chicago Street Fight for the title.
51.Irwin R. Schyster {Lawrence Michael Rotundo} (3)/ "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase {Theodore Marvin Dibiase}-Money Incorporated 02/07/92-Denver, Colorado, United States 00:11:49 managed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart (3)
52.Earthquake {John Tenta}/Typhoon {Fred Ottman}-The Natural Disasters 07/20/92-Worcester, Massachusetts, United States 00:09:50
53.Money Incorporated (2) 10/13/92-Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA managed by "The Mouth of The South" Jimmy Hart (4)
54.Rick Steiner {Robert Rechsteiner}/Scott Steiner {Scott Rechsteiner}-The Steiner Brothers 06/14/93-Columbus, Ohio, United States
55.Money Incorporated (3)-06/16/93-Roclford, Illinois, United States
56.The Steiner Brothers (2) 06/19/93-St. Louis, Missouri, United States
57.Jacques {Jacques Rougeau Jr.}/Pierre {Karl Pierre Oulette}-The Quebecers 09/13/93-New York, New York, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:21:47 managed by Johnny Polo {Scott Levy} The Quebecers defeated The Steiner Brothers by disqualification to win the titles under special Quebec Province Rules.
58.Marty Jannetty/The 1-2-3 Kid {Sean Waltman} 01/10/94-Richmond, Virignia, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:18:18
59.The Quebecers (2) 01/17/94-New York, New York, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:21:24 managed by Johnny Polo (2)
60.Mo {Bobby Horne}/Mable {Nelson Frazier}-Men On A Mission 03/29/94-London, ENGLAND managed by Oscar
61.The Quebecers (3) 03/31/94-Sheffield, ENGLAND managed by Johnny Polo (3)
62.Fatu {Solafa Fatu}/Samu {Samula Anoia}-The Headshrinkers 04/26/94-Burlington, Vermont, United States-Monday Night Raw managed by "Captain" Lou Albano (20) & Afa
63."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels {Michael S. Hickenbottom}/ "Big Daddy Cool" Diesel {Kevin Nash} 08/28/94-Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
64.The 1-2-3 Kid (2)/Bob Holly {Robert Howard} 01/22/95-Tampa, Florida, United States (The Sun Dome)-The Royal Rumble 00:15:32 The 1-2-3 Kid/Bob Holly defeated Bam Bam Bigelow {Scott Bigelow}/Tatanka {Chris Chavis} in the final of an eight man tournament to crown new champions.
65.Billy Gunn {Monte Sopp}/Bart Gunn {Michael Plotchik}-The Smokin' Gunns 01/23/95-Palmetto, Florida, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:19:32
66.Owen Hart/Yokozuna {Rodney Anoia} 04/02/95-Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Hartford Civic Center)-Wrestlemania XI 00:09:42 managed by Mr. Fuji (2) & Jim Cornette
67."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels/"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel-Dudes With Attitudes (2) 09/24/95-Saginaw, Michigan, United States-In Your House III 00:15:42 Owen Hart was replaced by Davey Boy Smith when Hart no showed the event. During the match, Hart arrived and was pinned by Diesel for the win. The Title was returned to Hart/Yokozuna on 09/25/95 when it was realized that Hart was not part of the tag team champions when he was pinned by Diesel. Michaels and Diesel held the following titles in conjunction with the WWF World Tag Team Title: Michaels had won the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title on 07/23/95 from Jeff Jarrett {Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett} in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Diesel had won the WWF World Heavyweight Title on 11/26/94 from Bob Backlund in New York, New York, United States.
68.Owen Hart (2)/Yokozuna (2) 09/25/95-Awarded 00:00:00 managed by Mr. Fuji (3) & Jim Cornette (2)
69.The Smokin' Gunns (2) 09/25/95- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States-Monday Night Raw The Smokin' Gunns vacated the title on February 15, 1996 when Billy had to have neck surgery.
70.Skip {Chris Candido}/Zip {Tom Prichard}-The Body Donnas -03/31/96-Anaheim, California, United States-Wrestlemania XII 00:05:21 managed by Sunny {Noreen Tamara Fytch} The Body Donnas defeated Henry O. Godwinn {Mark Canterbury} & Phinneus I. Godwinn {Dennis Knight}-The Godwinn Brothers-in the finals of an eight team tournament to crown the new champions.
71.The Godwinn Brothers 05/19/96-New York, New York, United States (Madison Square Garden) managed by Sunny (2)/Hillbilly Jim {Jim Morris}
72.The Smokin' Gunns (3) 05/26/96-Florence, South Carolina, United States-In Your House 8 00:04:57 managed by Sunny (3)
73.Owen Hart (3)/"The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith (2) 09/22/96-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States-In Your House X 00:10:59 managed by Clarence Mason Clarence Mason was fired during February of 1997. Smith and Hart held the following titles in conjunction with the WWF World Tag Team Title: Smith won the WWF European Heavyweight Title on 02/26/97 after defeating Owen Hart in the final of a tournament in Berlin, GERMANY. Owen won the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title on 04/28/97 from Rocky Maivia in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Members of The Hart Foundation
74."The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels (3)/ 2Stonecold2 Steve Austin {Steve Williams} 05/26/97- Evansville, Indiana, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:13:26 Michaels was forced out of action due to an "injury" shortly after he and Steve Austin won the title. Rather than stripping the title, the WWF set up an eight team tournament. The winners of the tournament would face Austin and his choice of a partner due to Michaels' injury. Austin left it up to the WWF to pick his partner. Hart/Smith won the tournament.
75."Stonecold" Steve Austin (2)/Dude Love {Michael Foley} 07/14/97-San Antonio, Texas, United States-Monday Night Raw 00:10:00 Austin/Dude Love defeated Hart/Smith to win the titles. Austin held the following title in conjunction with the WWF World Tag Team Title: Austin won The WWF Intercontinental Heavyeight Title on 08/03/97 from Owen Hart in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Austin/Love were forced to vacate the title after Austin sustained a neck injury on 09/07/97.
76.Mosh/Thrasher-The Headbangers 09/07/97-Louisville, Kentucky, United States-In Your House XVI 00:17:19 To fill the vacant title, a Fatal Four Way Match took place. It was a four corner, single elimination tag match. The Legion of Doom were eliminated by disqualification. The Godwinn Brothers were eliminated by The Headbangers. Smith/Hart were eliminated by The Headbangers for The WWF World Tag Team Title.
77.The Godwinn Brothers (2) 10/05/97-St. Louis, Missouri, United States (Kiel Center)-In Your House XVII 00:12:19 managed by Uncle Cletus
78.The Legion of Doom (2) 10/07/97-Topeka, Kansas, United States (Landon Arena/The Kansas Expocentre)- Monday Night Raw 00:08:48 (+ commercial time)
79."Badass" Billy Gunn (4)/"The Road Dog" Jesse James {Brian James} 11/24/97-Fayetville, North Carolina, United States-Raw is War 00:05:33 (+ commercial time) The original referee was rendered unconcious and Tim White entered the ring for the pinfall.
80.Terry Funk & Cactus Jack 03/29/98-Boston, MA WrestleMania XIV 00:09:59 Dumpster Match
81.Billy Gunn & Jesse James (2) 03/30/98-Albany, NY Monday Night RAW 00:04:37 Cage match was scheduled because of the claim that Funk and Foley had won the Titles using the wrong dumpster the night before. Degeneration-X interefered and caused the Title change.
82.Kane {Glenn Jacobs} & Mankind {Mick Foley} 07/13/98-East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA Monday Night RAW 00:05:35
83.The Undertaker (Mark Calloway) & Stone Cold Steve Austin 07/26/98-Fresno, Califonia, USA (Fresno Arena) In Your House Fully Loaded PPV 00:17:26
84.Kane & Mankind (2) 08/10/98-Omaha, Nebraska USA Monday Night RAW (08/10/98 program) 00:14:28 Kane & Mankind win the titles in a Four Corners match vs. NAO, Owen Hart/Rocky Maivia and the Undertaker/Steve Austin
85.The New Age Outlaws (3) 08/30/98-New York, New York, USA (Madison Square Garden) SummerSlam 00:05:16 Mankind is forced by Kane's defection (and at McMahon's urging) to face the Outlaws in a handicap match
86.Ken Shamrock and The Big Bossman (Ray Traylor) - The Corporate Team 12/14/98-Tacoma, Washington, USA RAW is WAR 00:06:45 Members of the McMahon Corporation Shawn Michaels weilds the Bossman's nightstick on Billy Gunn to give Shamrock the victory.
87.Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart 01/25/99-Phoenix, Arizona, USA (Monday Night RAW) 00:04:38 The Blue Blazer (a black one) hits Ken Shamrock with JJ's guitar to give Hart the pin.
88.X-Pac & Kane 3/30/99-Uniondale, NY
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