The WWE Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in WWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown as the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Tag Team Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE draft and was subsequently renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship. Beginning in May 2022, the Raw and SmackDown titles were held and defended together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship until they were split at WrestleMania XL in April 2024. After their split, the Raw title was renamed as World Tag Team Championship while the SmackDown title became the WWE Tag Team Championship.
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champions were Heath Slater and Rhyno, who won the title in a tournament final at Backlash on September 11, 2016. The MFTs (Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga) are the current champions in their first reign as a team, while individually, it is Tama's third reign and Talla's first. They won the title by defeating previous champions Damian Priest and R-Truth and The War Raiders (Erik and Ivar) in a triple threat tag team match on the August 14, 2026, episode of SmackDown in Boston, Massachusetts.
As of , , overall there have been 40 reigns between 26 teams composed of 49 individual champions, and one vacancy. The New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have the most reigns at seven, both as a team and individually, and their seventh is the shortest reign for the title at 3 days (2 days as recognized by WWE); during their first six reigns, Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) have the longest singular reign at 622 days for their fifth reign, and they have the longest combined reign as a team at 1,002 days, while individually, Jey has the longest combined reign at 1,011 days (1,010 days as recognized by WWE). The oldest champion is R-Truth, winning the title at 54 years old, while the youngest is Dominik Mysterio when he won it at 24.
Title history NameYearsWWE SmackDown Tag Team ChampionshipAugust 23, 2016 – April 19, 2024Undisputed WWE Tag Team ChampionshipMay 20, 2022 – April 6, 2024WWE Tag Team ChampionshipApril 19, 2024 – present Reigns
Combined reigns As of , .
By team †Indicates the current champions RankTeamNo. ofreignsCombineddays Combined days by WWE1 5 1,002 1,0012 7/6 380/377 373/3713The Judgment Day 2 208 2074The Street Profits 2 2075The Wyatt Sicks 1 1966Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 1 154 1537Damian Priest and R-Truth 1 1478 1 1359 1 128 12710#DIY 2 12611 1 103 10212A-Town Down Under 1 9013 1 84 83 1 84 8315Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro 1 8216 and 1 6817 1 63 6218 1 5619 1 5420 † 1 +21The Miz and John Morrison 1 5022Motor City Machine Guns 1 4223 1 2324The Bloodline 1 21/63 84 1 21 20 and 1 2127Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso 1 9
By wrestler
RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddays Combined days by WWE1 6 1,011 1,0102 5 1,002 1,0013 7 380 3735 6 377 3716 3 355 3547 2 208 2078 2 20710 2 20311 1 19613 † 3 +14 2 185 18415 2 15816 1 154 15318 1 14719 1 128 12721 2 12623 1 103 10224 1 9026 1 84 83 1 84 83 1 84 83 1 84 8330 1 8231 2 7132 1 6833 1 63 62 1 6336 1 5637 1 5439 † 1 +40 1 5041 1 4243 1 2345 1 21 1 21 20 12149 1 9
See also Tag team championships in WWE
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External links Official WWE (SmackDown) Tag Team Championship Title History WWE (SmackDown) Tag Team Championship history at Wrestling-Titles.com