National Wrestling Alliance

NWA World Tag Team Championship

WON BY

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

DATE

January 29, 1975

LOCATION

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

*Held several regional versions of the tag team championships and were recognized as the first NWA - National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Champions

Paul Jones

& Wahoo McDaniel

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (2)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

Rufus R. Jones

& Wahoo McDaniel

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (3)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

Dino Bravo

& Mr. Wrestling

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (4)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

Greg Valentine

& Ric Flair

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (5)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

Dick Slater

& Dusty Rhodes

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (6)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

Greg Valentine

& Ric Flair (2)

May 15, 1975

June 11, 1975

January 27, 1976

February 3, 1976

May 5, 1976

June 28, 1976

December 26, 1976

May 8, 1977

September 23, 1977

October 14, 1977

October 30, 1977

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Columbia, South Carolina, USA

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

*Stripped of the titles on March 10, 1978, due to continually ending their matches by disqualification

Paul Jones

& Ricky Steamboat

April 23, 1978

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

*Defeated Ken Patera & The Masked Superstar in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

Baron Von Raschke

& Greg Valentine

Jimmy Snuka

& Paul Orndorff

Baron Von Raschke

& Paul Jones

Blackjack Mulligan

& Ric Flair

Baron Von Raschke

& Paul Jones (2)

Jay Youngblood

& Ricky Steamboat

Greg Valentine

& Ray Stevens

Jay Youngblood

& Ricky Steamboat (2)

Jimmy Snuka

& Ray Stevens

The Masked Superstar

& Paul Jones

Ivan Koloff

& Ray Stevens

The Masked Superstar

& Paul Jones (2)

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (7)

(Gene Anderson & Ole Anderson)

June 7, 1978

December 26, 1978

April 16, 1979

August 8, 1979

August 22, 1979

October 24, 1979

March 29, 1980

May 10, 1980

June 22, 1980

November 27, 1980

February 22, 1981

March 22, 1981

May 1, 1981

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Richmond, Virginia, USA

*Stripped of the titles on January 23, 1982, due to Gene Anderson being injured

Ole Anderson

& Stan Hansen

June 26, 1982

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

*Anderson & Hansen were scheduled to face Don Muraco & Wahoo McDaniel in a tournament final for the vacant titles. Muraco & McDaniel split up their team prior to the match, and Anderson & Hansen were awarded the titles by default

**Stripped of the titles on August 22, 1982, when Ole Anderson left the NWA

Don Kernodle

& Sergeant Slaughter

September 12, 1982

Tokyo, Japan

*Defeated Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

Jay Youngblood

& Ricky Steamboat (3)

The Brisco Brothers

(Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco)

Jay Youngblood

& Ricky Steamboat (4)

The Brisco Brothers (2)

(Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco)

Jay Youngblood

& Ricky Steamboat (5)

March 12, 1983

June 18, 1983

October 3, 1983

October 21, 1983

November 24, 1983

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Richmond, Virginia, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

*Vacated the titles on December 25, 1983, upon Steamboat's retirement

Bob Orton Jr.

& Don Kernodle

January 8, 1984

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

*Defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Jimmy Valiant in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

Mark Youngblood

& Wahoo McDaniel

The Brisco Brothers (3)

(Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco)

Mark Youngblood

& Wahoo McDaniel (2)

Don Kernodle

& Ivan Koloff

Dusty Rhodes

& Manny Fernandez

The Russian Team

(Ivan Koloff, Krusher Kruschev,

& Nikita Koloff)

The Rock n' Roll Express

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

The Russian Team (2)

(Ivan Koloff, Krusher Kruschev,

& Nikita Koloff)

The Rock n' Roll Express (2)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

The Midnight Express

(Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey)

The Rock n' Roll Express (3)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

Manny Fernandez

& Rick Rude

The Rock n' Roll Express (4)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

The Four Horsemen

(Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard)

Barry Windham

& Lex Luger

The Four Horsemen (2)

(Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard)

The Midnight Express

(Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)

March 4, 1984

April 4, 1984

May 5, 1984

May 8, 1984

October 20, 1984

March 18, 1985

July 9, 1985

October 13, 1985

November 28, 1985

February 2, 1986

August 16, 1986

December 6, 1986

May 26, 1987

September 29, 1987

March 27, 1988

April 20, 1988

September 10, 1988

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

Shelby, North Carolina, USA

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Spokane, Washington, USA

Misenheimer, North Carolina, USA

Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

*WCW - World Championship Wrestling was founded in October 1988. At that point, WCW became the flagship promotion of the NWA and was given control of this championship

The Road Warriors

(Animal & Hawk)

The Varsity Club

(Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams)

October 29, 1988

April 2, 1989

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

*Stripped of the titles on May 7, 1989, for attacking guest referee Nikita Koloff

The Fabulous Freebirds

(Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)

June 14, 1989

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA

*Defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

The Steiner Brothers

(Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)

Doom

(Butch Reed & Ron Simmons)

The Fabulous Freebirds (2)

(Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)

The Steiner Brothers (2)

(Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner)

November 1, 1989

May 19, 1990

February 24, 1991

March 9, 1991

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Washington, D.C., USA

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

*Vacated the titles on July 20, 1991, due to Scott Steiner being injured

Steve Williams

& Terry Gordy

July 12, 1992

Albany, Georgia, USA

*Defeated Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. Williams & Gordy had won the WCW World Tag Team Championship on July 5, 1992, and after this win, they began defending both sets of belts together as the NWA / WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship

Barry Windham

& Dustin Rhodes

Ricky Steamboat

& Shane Douglas

The Hollywood Blondes

(Brian Pillman & Steve Austin)

The Four Horsemen

(Arn Anderson & Paul Roma)

September 21, 1992

November 18, 1992

March 2, 1993

August 18, 1993

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Macon, Georgia, USA

Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

*Stripped of the titles on September 1, 1993, when WCW withdrew from the NWA. Anderson & Roma remained the WCW World Tag Team Champions

The Rock n' Roll Express (5)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

April 11, 1995

Dallas, Texas, USA

*Defeated Dick Murdoch & Randy Rhodes in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

**The titles were held up on June 26, 1995, after a controversial match between The Rock n' Roll Express and PG-13 (JC Ice & Wolfie D)

The Rock n' Roll Express (6)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

July 3, 1995

Memphis, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated PG-13 in a rematch to win the vacant titles

**Vacated the titles on August 4, 1995, when they split up their team due to Ricky Morton being suspended from SMW - Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Mr. Gannosuke

& Tarzan Goto

December 9, 1995

Saitama, Japan

*Defeated Cactus Jack & Tiger Jeet Singh in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

**Vacated the titles on June 10, 1996, when they left NWA affiliate IWA Japan

The Andersons

(CW Anderson & Pat Anderson)

September 14, 1996

Goldston, North Carolina, USA

*Defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers) to win the vacant titles

**Stripped of the titles on October 8, 1997, due to the NWA having an agreement with the WWF - World Wrestling Federation, to have the belts defended in the WWF at that time

The Rock n' Roll Express (7)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

January 12, 1998

State College, Pennsylvania, USA

*Awarded the vacant titles

The Headbangers

(Mosh & Thrasher)

The Midnight Express

(Bart Gunn & Bob Holly)

The Border Patrol

(Agent Gunn & Agent Maxx)

Barry Windham

& Tully Blanchard

The Border Patrol (2)

(Agent Gunn & Agent Maxx)

Eric Sbraccia

& Knuckles Nelson

February 17, 1998

March 30, 1998

August 14, 1998

September 12, 1998

October 10, 1998

October 24, 1998

Waco, Texas, USA

Albany, New York, USA

Greenville, North Carolina, USA

Lincolnton, North Carolina, USA

Cameron, North Carolina, USA

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA

*Stripped of the titles on February 26, 1999, due to missing a scheduled title defense

Knuckles Nelson

& Rick Fuller

June 10, 1999

Dallas, Texas, USA

*Defeated Khris Germany & Kit Carson to win the vacant titles

Public Enemy

(Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock)

Dukes Dalton

& Knuckles Nelson

Khris Germany

& Kit Carson

Jimmy James

& Kevin Northcutt

Khris Germany

& Kit Carson (2)

Curtis Thompson

& Drake Dawson

The Main Event

(Reno Riggins & Steven Dunn)

The Rock n' Roll Express (8)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

Bubba Pain

& LA Stephens

Curtis Thompson

& Drake Dawson (2)

Bad Attitude

(David Young & Rick Michaels)

The Bad Street Boys

(Christian York & Joey Matthews)

Bad Attitude (2)

(David Young & Rick Michaels)

Dan Factor

& David Flair

Bad Attitude (3)

(David Young & Rick Michaels)

The Heavenly Bodies

(Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci)

Glacier

& Jason Sugarman

The Heavenly Bodies (2)

(Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci)

Disturbing Behavior

(Jeff Daniels & Tim Renesto)

The Heavenly Bodies (3)

(Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci)

The Shane Twins

(Mike Shane & Todd Shane)

June 17, 1999

June 19, 1999

September 25, 1999

November 26, 1999

December 17, 1999

March 4, 2000

April 7, 2000

April 12, 2000

April 17, 2000

April 19, 2000

August 15, 2000

February 3, 2001

February 17, 2001

March 22, 2001

March 23, 2001

April 24, 2001

December 28, 2001

December 29, 2001

January 26, 2002

April 17, 2002

June 8, 2002

Bolton, Massachusetts, USA

Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

North Richland Hills, Texas, USA

Cornelia, Georgia, USA

Eskan, Saudi Arabia

Waegwan, South Korea

Osan, South Korea

Okinawa, Japan

Tampa, Florida, USA

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Cornelia, Georgia, USA

Athens, Georgia, USA

Toccoa, Georgia, USA

Tampa, Florida, USA

DeLand, Florida, USA

Live Oak, Florida, USA

Columbia, Tennessee, USA

Winter Haven, Florida, USA

Lima, Peru

*Vacated the titles at the request of the newly formed TNA - Total Nonstop Action, which had been given control of the championships

AJ Styles

& Jerry Lynn

July 3, 2002

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated The Rainbow Express (Bruce & Lenny) in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

**Stripped of the titles after a controversial title defense against Jeff Jarrett & Ron Killings on August 14, 2002

America's Most Wanted

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

September 18, 2002

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Won a Gauntlet for the Gold match to win the vacant titles

The Disciples of the New Church

(Brian Lee & Slash)

America's Most Wanted (2)

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

Triple X

(Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki)

November 13, 2002

January 8, 2003

January 22, 2003

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Stripped of the titles on February 5, 2003, after a controversial title defense against The Disciples of the New Church (Brian Lee & Slash)

Triple X (2)

(Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki)

March 12, 2003

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) to win the vacant titles

The Amazing Red

& Jerry Lynn

Triple X (3)

(Christopher Daniels, Elix Skipper, & Low Ki)

America's Most Wanted (3)

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

Johnny Swinger

& Simon Diamond

April 16, 2003

May 7, 2003

June 25, 2003

August 27, 2003

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*The titles were held up on November 19, 2003, after a controversial title defense against 3 Live Kru (BG James & Ron Killings)

3 Live Kru

(BG James, Konnan, & Ron Killings)

November 26, 2003

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated Glenn Gilberti, Johnny Swinger, & Simon Diamond to win the vacant titles

The Red Shirt Security

(Joe Legend & Kevin Northcutt)

Abyss

& AJ Styles

January 28, 2004

February 4, 2004

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Stripped of the titles on March 3, 2004, for failing to defend them within 30 days

Dallas

& Kid Kash

March 31, 2004

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated Triple X (Christopher Daniels & Low Ki) in a tournament final to win the vacant titles

Apolo

& D'Lo Brown

Dallas

& Kid Kash (2)

America's Most Wanted (4)

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

The Naturals

(Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens)

Chris Harris

& Elix Skipper

Christopher Daniels

& James Storm

Team Canada

(Bobby Roode & Eric Young)

3 Live Kru (2)

(BG James, Konnan, & Ron Killings)

Team Canada (2)

(Bobby Roode & Eric Young)

America's Most Wanted (5)

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

The Naturals (2)

(Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens)

April 14, 2004

April 21, 2004

June 3, 2004

July 7, 2004

September 8, 2004

September 21, 2004

October 12, 2004

November 7, 2004

December 5, 2004

January 16, 2005

April 26, 2005

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Orlando, Florida, USA

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Orlando, Florida, USA

*The titles were held up on October 5, 2005, after a controversial title defense against Team Canada (Cassidy Riley & Eric Young)

The Naturals (3)

(Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens)

October 8, 2005

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

*Defeated Team Canada (Cassidy Riley & Eric Young) in a rematch to win the vacant titles

America's Most Wanted (6)

(Chris Harris & James Storm)

AJ Styles

& Christopher Daniels

The Latin American Xchange

(Hernandez & Homicide)

AJ Styles

& Christopher Daniels (2)

The Latin American Xchange (2)

(Hernandez & Homicide)

Team 3D

(Brother Devon & Brother Ray)

October 11, 2005

June 18, 2006

August 14, 2006

September 24, 2006

October 22, 2006

April 15, 2007

Orlando, Florida, USA

Plymouth Township, Michigan, USA

St. Charles, Missouri, USA

*Stripped of the titles on May 13, 2007, when TNA withdrew from the NWA

The Real American Heroes

(Joey Ryan & Karl Anderson)

July 8, 2007

McAllen, Texas, USA

*Defeated Billy Kidman & Sean Waltman and Incognito & Sicodelico Jr. in a triple threat match to win the vacant titles

Los Luchas

(Phoenix Star & Zokre)

The Skullkrushers

(Keith Walker & Rasche Brown)

The Dark City Fight Club

(Jon Davis & Kory Chavis)

The Usual Suspects

(AJ Steele & Murder One)

The Dark City Fight Club (2)

(Jon Davis & Kory Chavis)

The Kingz of the Underground

(Ryan Genesis & Scot Summers)

The Killer Elite Squad

(Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

The Iron Godz

(Jax Dane & Rob Conway)

Tencozy

(Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)

The Killer Elite Squad (2)

(Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer)

The Heatseekers

(Elliott Russell & Sigmon)

The Iron Empire

(Matt Riviera & Rob Conway)

The Heatseekers (2)

(Elliott Russell & Sigmon)

The Iron Empire (2)

(Matt Riviera & Rob Conway)

The Heatseekers (3)

(Elliott Russell & Sigmon)

The Iron Empire (3)

(Matt Riviera & Rob Conway)

Kazushi Miyamoto

& Rob Terry

The Heatseekers (4)

(Elliott Russell & Sigmon)

February 10, 2008

October 4, 2008

November 20, 2010

May 1, 2011

May 15, 2011

December 15, 2012

April 20. 2013

November 9, 2013

April 6, 2014

October 13, 2014

October 10, 2015

December 4, 2015

September 9, 2016

September 10, 2016

December 9, 2016

January 6, 2017

February 23, 2017

June 17, 2017

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Robstown, Texas, USA

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Warner Robins, Georgia, USA

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Houston, Texas, USA

Osaka, Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA

Robinsonville, Mississippi, USA

Ripley, Tennessee, USA

Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA

Ripley, Tennessee, USA

Tokyo, Japan

Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA

*Stripped of the titles on September 30, 2017, when the NWA terminated the contracts with its licenses

Villain Enterprises

(Brody King & PCO)

April 27, 2019

Concord, North Carolina, USA

*Defeated The Wild Cards (Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer) in the final round of the Crockett Cup tournament to win the vacant titles

The Wild Cards

(Royce Isaacs & Thom Latimer)

The Rock n' Roll Express (9)

(Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)

Eli Drake

& James Storm

Aron Stevens

& JR Kratos

La Rebelion

(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf 450)

The Commonwealth Connection

(Doug Williams & Harry Smith)

September 7, 2019

October 1, 2019

January 24, 2020

November 10, 2020

August 29, 2021

June 11, 2022

Villa Park, Illinois, USA

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Long Beach, California, USA

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

*Vacated the titles on August 27, 2022, due to Harry Smith being ill

La Rebelion (2)

(Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf 450)

August 27, 2022

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

*Defeated Hawx Aerie (Luke Hawx & PJ Hawx) to win the vacant titles

Blunt Force Trauma

(Carnage & Damage)

Mike Knox

& Trevor Murdoch

The Immortals

(JR Kratos & Odinson)

The Country Gentlemen

(AJ Kazana & KC Kazana)

Augut 26, 2023

June 1, 2024

August 16, 2025

April 25, 2026

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Huntington, New York, USA

Tampa, Florida, USA