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WCW World Tag Team Championship

The Enforcers

Arn Anderson & Larry Zybszko

09.05.1991 - 11.19.1991

75 days

Defeated Bill Kazmaier & Rick Steiner in a tournament final to become the first World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Tag Team Champions

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Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat

11.19.1991 - 01.16.1992

58 days

The Dangerous Alliance

Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton

01.16.1992 - 05.03.1992

108 days

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

05.03.1992 - 07.05.1992

63 days

Steve Williams & Terry Gordy

07.05.1992 - 09.21.1992

78 days

On 07.12.1992, Williams & Gordy won a tournament to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship and began defending both sets of

championships together as the WCW / NWA Unified World Tag Team Championship

Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes

09.21.1992 - 11.18.1992

58 days

Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas

11.18.1992 - 03.02.1993

104 days

The Hollywood Blondes

Brian Pillman & Steve Austin

03.02.1993 - 08.18.1993

169 days

The Four Horsemen

Arn Anderson & Paul Roma

08.18.1993 - 09.19.1993

32 days

On 09.01.1993, WCW withdrew from the NWA, and The Four Horsemen were stripped of the NWA World Tag Team Championship, making this

again the WCW World Tag Team Championship

The Nasty Boys

Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags

09.19.1993 - 10.04.1993

15 days

2 Cold Scorpio & Marcus Alexander Bagwell

10.04.1993 - 10.24.1993

20 days

The Nasty Boys

Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags

10.24.1993 - 05.22.1994

210 days

Cactus Jack & Kevin Sullivan

05.22.1994 - 07.17.1994

56 days

Pretty Wonderful

Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma

07.17.1994 - 09.25.1994

70 days

Stars n' Stripes

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot

09.25.1994 - 10.23.1994

28 days

Pretty Wonderful

Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma

10.23.1994 - 11.16.1994

24 days

Stars n' Stripes

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot

11.16.1994 - 12.08.1994

22 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

12.08.1994 - 05.21.1995

164 days

The Nasty Boys

Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags

05.21.1995 - 06.24.1995

31 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

06.24.1995 - 07.22.1995

28 days

The Stud Stable

Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater

07.22.1995 - 09.17.1995

57 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

09.17.1995 - 09.18.1995

1 day

The American Males

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs

09.18.1995 - 09.27.1995

9 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

09.27.1995 - 01.22.1996

117 days

Lex Luger & Sting

01.22.1996 - 06.24.1996

154 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

06.24.1996 - 07.24.1996

30 days

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

07.24.1996 - 07.27.1996

3 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

07.27.1996 - 09.23.1996

58 days

Public Enemy

Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock

09.23.1996 - 10.01.1996

8 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

10.01.1996 - 10.27.1996

26 days

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

10.27.1996 - 01.25.1997

90 days

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

01.25.1997 - 01.27.1997

2 days

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

01.27.1997 - 02.23.1997

27 days

WCW President Eric Bischoff forced The Steiner Brothers to relinquish the championship back to The Outsiders due to referee Randy Anderson,

who was not a sanctioned referee at the previous event, being the one to count the pinfall

The Giant & Lex Luger

02.23.1997 - 02.24.1997

1 day

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

02.24.1997 - 10.13.1997

231 days

WCW President Eric Bischoff forced The Giant & Lex Luger to relinquish the championship back to The Outsiders due to Luger not being medically

cleared to compete in the previous match

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

10.13.1997 - 01.12.1998

91 days

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

01.12.1998 - 02.09.1998

28 days

The Steiner Brothers

Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner

02.09.1998 - 02.22.1998

13 days

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

02.22.1998 - 05.17.1998

84 days

The Giant & Sting

05.17.1998 - 06.02.1998

16 days

Vacated the championship after The Giant joined nWo Hollywood and Sting joined nWo Wolfpac, splitting up their team

Kevin Nash & Sting

06.14.1998 - 07.20.1998

36 days

Sting defeated The Giant in a singles match to gain control of the championship and chose Nash as his partner

The Giant & Scott Hall

07.20.1998 - 10.25.1998

97 days

Kenny Kaos & Rick Steiner

10.25.1998 - 01.07.1999

74 days

Rick Steiner was teaming with Buff Bagwell against The Giant & Scott Steiner (who was substituting for Scott Hall). Bagwell abandoned Rick

during the match, but Rick went on to win the match anyway. He was then allowed to choose a championship partner, and he chose Kenny Kaos

Vacated the championship due to Steiner being injured

Barry Windham & Curt Hennig

02.21.1999 - 03.14.1999

21 days

Defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

The Four Horsemen

Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko

03.14.1999 - 03.29.1999

15 days

Billy Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr.

03.29.1999 - 05.09.1999

41 days

Perry Saturn & Raven

05.09.1999 - 05.31.1999

22 days

The Jersey Triad

Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Kanyon, & Dallas Page

05.31.1999 - 06.07.1999

8 days

Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn

06.07.1999 - 06.13.1999

5 days

The Jersey Triad

Bam Bam Bigelow, Chris Kanyon, & Dallas Page

06.13.1999 - 08.14.1999

62 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

08.14.1999 - 08.23.1999

9 days

The Windham Brothers

Barry Windham & Kendall Windham

08.23.1999 - 09.12.1999

20 days

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

09.12.1999 - 10.18.1999

36 days

The Filthy Animals

Konnan & Rey Mysterio Jr.

10.18.1999 - 10.24.1999

6 days

Vacated the championship due to Mysterio being injured

Harlem Heat

Booker T & Stevie Ray

10.24.1999 - 10.25.1999

1 day

Defeated Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morrus and The Filthy Animals - Billy Kidman & Konnan in a Triple Threat match to win the vacant championship

The Filthy Animals

Billy Kidman & Konnan

10.25.1999 - 11.22.1999

28 days

Creative Control

Gerald & Patrick

11.22.1999 - 12.07.1999

15 days

Bill Goldberg & Bret Hart

12.07.1999 - 12.13.1999

6 days

The Outsiders

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

12.13.1999 - 12.27.1999

14 days

Vacated the championship due to Scott Hall being injured

Crowbar & David Flair

01.03.2000 - 01.18.2000

15 days

Defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

The Mamalukes

Big Vito & Johnny the Bull

01.18.2000 - 02.12.2000

25 days

The Harris Brothers

Don Harris & Ron Harris

02.12.2000 - 02.13.2000

1 day

The Mamalukes

Big Vito & Johnny the Bull

02.13.2000 - 03.19.2000

35 days

The Harris Brothers

Don Harris & Ron Harris

03.19.2000 - 04.10.2000

22 days

Stripped of the championship when WCW Head Executives Eric Bischoff & Vince Russo relaunched WCW, stripping all champions of their

championships

Buff Bagwell & Shane Douglas

04.16.2000 - 05.15.2000

29 days

Defeated Lex Luger & Ric Flair in a tournament final to win the vacant championship

Kronik

Brian Adams & Bryan Clark

05.15.2000 - 05.30.2000

15 days

The Perfect Event

Chuck Palumbo & Shawn Stasiak

05.30.2000 - 07.09.2000

40 days

Kronik

Brian Adams & Bryan Clark

07.09.2000 - 08.13.2000

35 days

The Dark Carnival

The Great Muta & Vampiro

08.13.2000 - 08.14.2000

1 day

The Filthy Animals

Juventud Guerrera & Rey Mysterio Jr.

08.14.2000 - 09.18.2000

35 days

Stripped of the championship by WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders, who was also an in-ring rival of their

The Natural Born Thrillers

Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire

09.25.2000 - 10.09.2000

14 days

Won a 10-tag team battle royal to win the vacant championship

The Misfits in Action

Corporal Cajun & Lieutenant Loco

10.09.2000 - 10.09.2000

less than 1 day

The Natural Born Thrillers

Mark Jindrak & Sean O'Haire

10.09.2000 - 11.16.2000

38 days

The Boogie Knights

Alex Wright & The Disco Inferno

11.16.2000 - 11.20.2000

4 days

The Perfect Event

Chuck Palumbo & Shawn Stasiak

11.20.2000 - 11.26.2000

6 days

The Insiders

Dallas Page & Kevin Nash

11.26.2000 - 12.04.2000

8 days

The Perfect Event

Chuck Palumbo & Shawn Stasiak

12.04.2000 - 12.17.2000

13 days

The Insiders

Dallas Page & Kevin Nash

12.17.2000 - 01.14.2001

28 days

The Natural Born Thrillers

Chuck Palumbo & Sean O'Haire

01.14.2001 - 08.07.2001

205 days

In late-March 2001, WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). At that time, control of the championship was given to

the WWF

The Brothers of Destruction

Kane & The Undertaker

08.07.2001 - 09.25.2001

49 days

Booker T & Test

09.25.2001 - 10.08.2001

13 days

The Hardy Boyz

Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy

10.08.2001 - 10.23.2001

15 days

The Dudley Boyz

Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley

10.23.2001 - 11.18.2001

26 days

On 11.18.2001, WCW World Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz in a Steel Cage

unification match. This championship was then deactivated