WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a wrestling title owned by WWE. It was created for the SmackDown Live brand after the return of the brand extension. The WWE Tag Team Championship became exclusive of Raw. The first champions were Heath Slater and Rhyno and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) are the current champions and in their fourth reign which is a record.
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| Current champion(s) |
The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 27, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | SmackDown | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | August 23, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
With the return of the WWE Brand Extension in the middle of 2016,[1][2] a draft took place in July 19. The WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) was drafted to Raw. As a result, SmackDown Live was left without a tag team title.[3] On the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown Live, Shane McMahon introduced the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[4] A tournament was created for determined the first champions.[4] The final match occurred at Backlash on September 11, 2016, and Heath Slater and Rhyno beat The Usos to won the title.[5]
Tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals SmackDown (8/23, 8/30)[4][6] |
Semifinals SmackDown (9/6)[7] |
Final Backlash (9/11) | |||||||||||
| 1 | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) |
Pin | |||||||||||
| 8 | Breezango (Fandango and Tyler Breeze) |
10:13 | |||||||||||
| American Alpha† | Pin | ||||||||||||
| The Usos | 0:28 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) |
Pin | |||||||||||
| 5 | The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) |
3:49 | |||||||||||
| The Usos | 10:02 | ||||||||||||
| Heath Slater and Rhyno | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 3 | The Hype Bros (Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder) |
Pin | |||||||||||
| 6 | The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) |
2:50 | |||||||||||
| The Hype Bros | 7:03 | ||||||||||||
| Heath Slater and Rhyno | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) |
2:54 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Heath Slater and Rhyno | Pin | |||||||||||
† Chad Gable had a injury after beating The Usos and the American Alpha were removed from the final. The Usos then beat The Hype Bros at Backlash to replace American Alpha in the final.
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Days recog. |
Number of days held recognized by the promotion |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| 1 | Heath Slater and Rhyno | September 11, 2016 | Backlash | Richmond, VA | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Tag Team Championship became exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Tag Team Championship; Raw's title was subsequently renamed. Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. |
[5] |
| 2 | The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton) |
December 4, 2016 | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs | Dallas, TX | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Wyatt and Orton won the match, but Harper was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. | [8][9] |
| 3 | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) |
December 27, 2016 | SmackDown | Rosemont, IL | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving Heath Slater and Rhyno, and The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso). Luke Harper and Randy Orton represented The Wyatt Family and were last to be pinned. |
[10] |
| 4 | The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) |
March 21, 2017 | SmackDown | Uncasville, CT | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | [11] | |
| 5 | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) |
July 23, 2017 | Battleground | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. | [12] |
| 6 | The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) |
August 20, 2017 | SummerSlam | Brooklyn, NY | 2 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Match aired live on WWE Network and YouTube as part of the SummerSlam Kickoff show. Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. |
[13] |
| 7 | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) |
September 12, 2017 | SmackDown | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | This was a Sin City Street Fight. Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. |
[14] |
| 8 | The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) |
October 8, 2017 | Hell in a Cell | Detroit, MI | 3 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | This was a Hell in a Cell match. Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. |
[15] |
| 9 | The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper (2) and Rowan) |
April 8, 2018 | WrestleMania 34 | New Orleans, LA | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day (represented by Big E and Kofi Kingston). Harper was previously known as Luke Harper. |
[16] |
| 10 | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) |
August 21, 2018 | SmackDown | Brooklyn, NY | 3 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | This was a No Disqualification match. Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. |
[17] |
| 11 | The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) |
October 16, 2018 | SmackDown 1000 | Washington, D.C. | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. | [18] |
| 12 | The Miz and Shane McMahon | January 27, 2019 | Royal Rumble | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported | [19] | |
| 13 | The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) |
February 17, 2019 | Elimination Chamber | Houston, TX | 4 | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported+ | Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported+ | [20] | |
Combined reigns
As of April 26, 2024.
By team
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined days recognized by WWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Usos † (Jey and Jimmy Uso) |
4 | 2224+ | 2223+ |
| 2 | The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) |
1 | 135 | |
| 3 | The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) |
3 | 110 | 107 |
| 4 | The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) |
1 | 103 | 102 |
| 5 | American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) |
1 | 84 | 83 |
| Heath Slater and Rhyno | 1 | 84 | 83 | |
| 7 | The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton) |
1 | 23 | |
| 8 | Shane McMahon and The Miz | 1 | 21 | |
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days | Combined days recognized by WWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jey Uso † | 4 | 2224+ | 2223+ |
| Jimmy Uso † | 4 | 2224+ | 2223+ | |
| 3 | (Luke) Harper | 2 | 158 | |
| 4 | Rowan | 1 | 135 | |
| 5 | Big E | 3 | 110 | 107 |
| Kofi Kingston | 3 | 110 | 107 | |
| Xavier Woods | 3 | 110 | 107 | |
| 8 | Cesaro | 1 | 103 | 102 |
| Sheamus | 1 | 103 | 102 | |
| 10 | Chad Gable | 1 | 84 | 83 |
| Heath Slater | 1 | 84 | 83 | |
| Jason Jordan | 1 | 84 | 83 | |
| Rhyno | 1 | 84 | 83 | |
| 14 | Bray Wyatt | 1 | 23 | |
| Randy Orton | 1 | 23 | ||
| 16 | Shane McMahon | 1 | 21 | |
| The Miz | 1 | 21 | ||
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Media
The inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions Rhyno (left) and Heath Slater (right)
Current champions The Judgment Day: Finn Bálor (left) and Damian Priest (right) with stablemate "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio (center)
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Notes
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Parks, Greg. "8/23 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Complete, Real-Time Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Caldwell, James. "9/11 WWE Backlash Results – CALDWELL'S Complete PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "8/30 WWE Smackdown Live Results – CALDWELL'S Complete Live TV Report & Talking Smack-cap". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James. "9/6 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Ongoing, Real-Time Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ↑ WWE.com Staff (December 7, 2016). "The Wyatt Family to defend SmackDown Tag Team Titles under the Freebird Rule". WWE. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE TLC 2016 live review: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose in a TLC match for the WWE Championship, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler in a ladder match for the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ↑ Parks, Greg. "12/27 WWE Smackdown LIVE – Parks's Ongoing, Real-Time Report, including three title matches, John Cena's return". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 3/21: Shane reacts to Shane challenging him to a WrestleMania match, more hype for WrestleMania 33". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "7/23 Powell's WWE Battleground Live Review: Jinder Mahal vs. Randy Orton in a Punjabi Prison match for the WWE Championship, AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens for the U.S. Championship, John Cena vs. Rusev in a flag match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "08/20 Powell's WWE SummerSlam Kickoff Show coverage: New Day vs. The Usos for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Akira Tozawa vs. Neville for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, and Jason Jordan vs. Miz, Bo Dallas, and Curtis Axel". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ↑ Keller, Wade. "KELLER'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 9/12: Vince McMahon appears to address Shane being suspended and Owens threatening to sue". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Hell in a Cell 2017 live review: Kevin Owens vs. Shane McMahon in a Falls Count Anywhere HIAC match, New Day vs. The Usos in an HIAC match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Jinder Mahal vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WrestleMania 34 live review: AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon". Pro Wreslting Dot Net. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ↑ Barnett, Jake. "8/21 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Bludgeon Brothers vs. New Day in a No DQ match for the Smackdown Tag Titles, Randy Orton vs. Jeff Hardy, Becky Lynch explains her actions at SummerSlam, AJ Styles interview". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ↑ Barnett, Jake (October 16, 2018). "10/16 Barnett's WWE Smackdown 1000 TV Review: Evolution, Undertaker, and other legends return for the milestone show, Rey Mysterio vs. Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev vs. The Miz in World Cup tournament qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 live review: Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, new WWE Women's Tag Champions, Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 17, 2019.