NWA United States Tag Team Championship

1986 - 1991

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

August 24, 1990 - April 6, 1991

225 days

*Shortly after this match, the championship was renamed the WCW United States Tag Team Championship

The Midnight Express

Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane

May 19, 1990 - August 24, 1990

97 days

Brian Pillman

& Tom Zenk

February 12, 1990 - May 19, 1990

96 days

*Defeated The Fabulous Freebirds to win the reactivated championship

DEACTIVATED

May 16, 1989 - February 12, 1990

272 days

VACANT

May 16, 1989 - May 16, 1989

less than 1 day

*Eddie Gilbert & Rick Steiner vacated the championship when they split up their team

Eddie Gilbert

& Rick Steiner

February 28, 1989 - May 16, 1989

78 days

Kevin Sullivan

& Steve Williams

December 26, 1988 - February 28, 1989

64 days

The Fantastics (2)

Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers

December 7, 1988 - December 26, 1988

19 days

*Defeated Eddie Gilbert & Ron Simmons in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

VACANT

September 10, 1988 - December 7, 1988

88 days

*The Midnight Express vacated the championship after they won the NWA World Tag Team Championship

**In November 1988, Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions, the top NWA territory at the time, and renamed it World Championship Wrestling  

- WCW.  Control of the championship was given to WCW at that time

The Midnight Express (2)

Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane

July 10, 1988 - September 10, 1988

62 days

The Fantastics

Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers

April 26, 1988 - July 10, 1988

75 days

The Midnight Express

Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane

May 16, 1987 - April 26, 1988

346 days

VACANT

April 4, 1987 - May 16, 1987

42 days

*Dick Murdoch & Ivan Koloff were stripped of the championship after Murdoch was suspended from the NWA

Dick Murdoch

& Ivan Koloff

March 14, 1987 - April 4, 1987

21 days

Barry Windham

& Ron Garvin

December 9, 1986 - March 14, 1987

95 days