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WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

WCW World Tag Team Title History

NameDateLocationNotes
Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)January 19911
Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin)February 24, 1991Phoenix, Arizona2
Rick and Scott SteinerFebruary 18, 1991Montgomery, Alabama3
The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko)September 5, 1991Augusta, Georgia4
Ricky Steamboat and Dustin RhodesNovember 19, 1991Savannah, Georgia
Arn Anderson and Bobby EatonJanuary 16, 1992Jacksonville, Florida
Rick and Scott Steiner (2)May 3, 1992Chicago, Illinois
Terry Gordy and Steve WilliamsJuly 5, 1992Atlanta, Georgia5
Barry Windham and Dustin RhodesSeptember 21, 1992Atlanta, Georgia
Ricky Steamboat and Shane DouglasNovember 18, 1992Macon, Georgia
Hollywood Blondes (Brian Pillman and Steve Austin)March 2, 1993Macon, Georgia
Arn Anderson and Paul RomaAugust 18, 1993Daytona Beach, Florida6
Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags)September 19, 1993Houston, Texas
Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Too Cold ScorpioOctober 4, 1993Columbus, Georgia
Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) (2)October 24, 1993New Orleans, Louisiana
Cactus Jack and Kevin SullivanMay 22, 1994Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma)July 17, 1994Orlando, Florida
Stars and Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot)September 25, 1994Atlanta, Georgia
Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff and Paul Roma) (2)October 23, 1994Detroit, Michigan
Stars and Stripes (Marcus Bagwell and The Patriot) (2)November 16, 1994Jacksonville, Florida
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray)December 8, 1994Atlanta, Georgia
Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) (3)May 21, 1995Saint Petersburg, Florida
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (2)June 24, 1995Atlanta, Georgia
Bunkhouse Buck and Dick SlaterJuly 22, 1995Atlanta, Georgia
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (3)September 17, 1995Ashville, North Carolina
American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs)September 18, 1995Johnson City, Tennessee
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (4)September 27, 1995Atlanta, Georgia
Sting and Lex LugerJanuary 22, 1996Las Vegas, Nevada
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (5)June 24, 1996Charlotte, North Carolina7
Rick and Scott Steiner (3)July 24, 1996Cincinatti, Ohio
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (6)July 27, 1996Dayton, Ohio
Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge)September 23, 1996Birmingham, Alabama
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (7)October 1, 1996Canton, Ohio
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)October 27, 1996Las Vegas, Nevada8
Rick and Scott Steiner (4)October 13, 1997Tampa, Florida
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (2)January 12, 1998Jacksonville, Florida
Rick and Scott Steiner (5)February 9, 1998El Paso, Texas9
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (3)February 22, 1998San Francisco, California
Sting and The GiantMay 17, 1998Wocester, Massachuttes10
Sting and Kevin NashJune 15, 1998Uniondale, New York11
Scott Hall and The GiantJuly 20, 1998Salt Lake City, Utah
Rick Steiner and Kenny KaosOctober 26, 1998Phoenix, Arizona12
Barry Windham and Curt HennigFebruary 21, 1999Oakland, California13
Chris Benoit and Dean MalenkoMarch 14, 1999Louisville, Kentucky
Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy KidmanMarch 29, 1999Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Raven and Perry SaturnMay 9, 1999Saint Louis, Missouri14
Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam BigelowMay 31, 1999Houston, Texas15
Chris Benoit and Perry SaturnJune 10, 1999Syracuse, New York16
Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Chris KanyonJune 13, 1999Baltimore, Maryland17
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (8)August 14, 1999Sturgis, South Dakota
Barry Windham and Kendall Windham August 23, 1999Las Vegas, Nevada
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (9)September 12, 1999Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr.October 18, 1999Philadelphia, Pennsylvania18
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) (10)October 24, 1999Las Vegas, Nevada19
Konnan and Billy KidmanOctober 25, 1999Phoenix, Arizona
Creative Control (Patrick and Gerald)November 22, 1999Auburn Hills, Michigan
Bill Goldberg and Bret HartDecember 7, 1999Madison, Winsconsin
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) (4)December 13, 1999New Orleans, Louisiana
Crowbar and David FlairJanuary 3, 2000Greenville, South Carolina20
The Mamalukes (Vito LoGrasso and Johnny the Bull)January 18, 2000Evansville, Indiana
Ron and Don Harris (2) February 12, 2000Oberhaussen, Germany
The Mamalukes (Vito LoGrasso and Johnny the Bull) (2)February 13, 2000Lipzieg, Germany
Ron and Don Harris (3)March 19, 2000Miami, Florida
Buff Bagwell and Shane DouglasApril 16, 2000Chicago, Illinois21
Kronik (Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams)May 15, 2000Biloxi, Mississippi22
Shawn Stasiak and Chuck PalumboMay 30, 2000Nampa, Idaho23
Kronik (Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams) (2)July 9, 2000Daytona Beach, Florida
Vampiro and The Great MutaAugust 13, 2000Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rey Misterio Jr. and Juventud GuerreraAugust 14, 2000Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Shawn O'Haire and Mark JindarkSeptember 25, 2000Uniondale, New York24
Lt. Loco and Corporal CajunOctober 9, 2000Sydney, Australia
Shawn O'Haire and Mark Jindark (2)October 9, 2000Sydney, Australia
Alex Wright and General RectionNovember 16, 2000Oberhaussen Germany
Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (2)November 20, 2000Augusta, Georgia25
Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas PageNovember 26, 2000Milwaukee, Winsconsin
Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo (3)December 4, 2000Lincoln, Nebraska26
Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page (2)December 17, 2000Washington, D.C.
Chuck Palumbo and Shawn O'HaireJanuary 14, 2001Indianapolis, Indiana
Kane and The UndertakerAugust 7, 2001Los Angeles, California
Booker T. and TestSeptember 25, 2001Dayton, Ohio
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy)October 8, 2001Indianapolis, Indiana
The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh Ray and D-Von)October 23, 2001Omaha, Nebraska

Notes:

  1. Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) defeated Rick and Scott Steiner to win the NWA World Tag Team titles on May 19, 1990 in Washington, D.C. The title was renamed as the WCW World Tag Team titles in January of 1991. The NWA World Tag Team titles was considered vacant until July of 1992.

2. The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) already lost the titles to the Steiners at a television taping before winning the titles from Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons).

3. The tag team title changed was aired on March 9, 1991. The titles were vacated on July 18, 1991 when Scott Steiner was injured.

4. The Enforcers (Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko) defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmier in a 8-team tournament final to win the titles.

5. Terry Gordy and Steve Williams defeated Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final on July 12, 1992 in Albany, Georgia to win the NWA World Tag Team titles and unified with the WCW World Tag Team titles.

6. Arn Anderson and Paul Roma defeated Steve Austin and Lord Steven Regal, who was subsituting for an injured Brian Pillman. The title recognition was dropped by the NWA in September of 1993 when WCW withdrew from the NWA. The title continues to be recognized by WCW. The NWA fought a court battle with WCW and held a tournament for the NWA World Tag Team titles in 1995.

7. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Sting and Lex Luger and The Steiner Borthers in a Triangle Match to win the titles.

8. Rick and Scott Steiner defeated The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) on January 26, 1997 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa but were forced to return the tag team titles back to the Outsiders on the next night by WCW Vice President, Eric Bischoff. The Giant and Lex Luger defeated The Outsiders on February 23, 1997 in San Francisco, California, but had to give the titles back the next night.

9. Rick and Scott Steiner defeated Scott Hall and Syxx, who was subsituting for Kevin Nash.

10. The titles were vacated on June 4, 1998 after Sting and The Giant broke up. The Giant put the titles on the line with Brian Adams against Diamond Dallas Page and Lex Luger on June 4, 1998. Luger and Page won the match, but WCW Chairman, James J. Dillon, said that the Giant and Sting should face each other and the winner of that match wins both belts and gets to choose a new tag team partner.

11. Sting chose Kevin Nash to be his partnet after defeating the Giant in a singles match on the previous day in Baltimore, Maryland.

12. Rick Steiner and Marcus Bagwell defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner, who was subsituting for Scott Hall, the previous night in Las Vegas, Nevada, but Bagwell turned on Rick Steiner. Rick Steiner chose Kenny Kaos as his new partner on October 26, 1998 in Phoenix, Arizona. The titles were vacated in Janaury of 1999 when Rick Steiner was injured.

13. Barry Windham and Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a tournament final to win the tag team titles.

14. Raven and Perry Saturn defeated Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy Kidman and Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a three-way match to win the titles.

15. Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Perry Saturn and Chris Kanyon, who was subsituting for an injured Raven. They lost the titles to Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn, who was subsituting for Ric Flair who left the ring during the match. Ric Flair declared the titles did not change because of the illegal subsitution, then gave the legal right to Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Kanyon, and Bam Bam Bigelow to use any comobnation to defend the titles.

16. Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon to win the titles.

17. Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon won the tag team titles.

18. Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr. were stripped of the tag team titles in October of 1999 when Misterio was injured.

19. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Konnan and Billy Kidman and Brian Knobs and Hugh Morrus in a triangle match to win the titles.

20. Crowbar and David Flair defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a "Lethal Lottery" tournament final to win the titles.

21. Vince Russo vacated the title on April 10, 2000 in Denver, Colorado. Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas defeated Lex Luger and Ric Flair in the tournament final.

22. Kronik (Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams) defeated Shane Douglas and The Wall (replacing Buff Bagwell, who was suspended for 30 Days) for the titles.

23. Sean Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo defeated Kronik by Disqualification to win the titles.

24. Titles were vacated on September 18, 2000 when Disco Inferno was pinned by the Cat in a stipulation match. Mark Jindark and Shawn O'Haire won the tag team titles in a battle royal by eliminating Rey Misterio Jr.

25. Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo defeated Alex Wright and Elix Skipper for the titles.

26. The titles were given back to Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo after a controversial finish by "Commissioner" Mike Sanders.