The 10 most surprising main roster success stories. Histories of the various versions of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized by the national wrestling alliance. On tuesday kingston entered the record books once again as he became the most decorated tagteam champion in wwe history. Title was established as the wwe tag team championship for the smackdown brand after the world tag team championship became exclusive to the raw brand. The womens tag team championship is the only tag team championship for female wrestlers in wwe, and is shared between the raw, smackdown, and nxt brands. Title was established as the wwe tag team championship for the smackdown brand after. The titles became known as the unified wwe tag team championship, but remained independently active.
John cena and the miz walex riley defeated justin gabriel and heath slater to win the wwe tag team titles. They are the longestreigning tag champs in wwe history. The new day sets alltime tag team title record on raw. Replica championship title belts from, the official source for wwe merchandise the official wwe shop. This wwe tag team championship commemorative title belt is an exactscale replica of the one seen on monday night raw. The wwe raw tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in wwe on the raw brand. Wwe raw tag team championship pro wrestling fandom. Renamed the world tag team championship, exclusive to the raw brand. Wwe tag team titles dave millican championship belts. Dks reading scheme is levelled into stages to help every child progress and become a confident reader. The most successful tag team in wrestling history, bubba ray and dvon dudley have won their seven million tag titles largely by hitting opponents with the famed 3d. Teaser on the plans for braun strowman and the raw. In a historic moment, daniel bryan and shane mcmahon look to backlash to determine the first smackdown tag team and womens champions.
The most unlikely tag teams in history wwe news sky. He is the author of an illustrated history of slavic misery, the best. The wwf, however, had since withdrawn from the national wrestling alliance, who owned the championships, and mcintyre and victoria were instead recognized as the first wwf womens tag team champions. In the 45 years since the introduction of the wwe tag team championship, over 300 wrestlers have tasted tag team gold. On january 5, 2012, ran an article supporting bringing back the womens tag team titles. Slater and gabriel wezekiel beat santino and vladimir kozlov to win the wwe tag team titles. Chris benoit defeated the rock on july 23, 2000 in dallas, tx, due to a stipulation where if the rock was disqualified, the. Some facts about the wwe united kingdom tag team championships.
History of the world tag team prowrestling title, recognized by world wrestling entertainment. Whats next for new day after beating usos to win wwe. On the august 23, 2016 episode of smackdown live, shane mcmahon introduced the smackdown tag team championship. Too cool was a professional wrestling tag team and occasional faction active in world wrestling federationentertainment between 1998 and 2001 and for a short time in 2004 and 2014.
Home titles world wrestling entertainment titles nxt tag team titles. On august 16, 2010, the world tag team championship was decommissioned in favor of continuing the lineage of the wwe tag team championship. Currently, it is exclusive to the raw brand and is unified with the wwe tag team championship to make up the unified wwe tag team championship. This level 2 book features engaging and highly illustrated topics with true kid appeal. Rhea ripley will reportedly be off wwe nxt tv for a while. It was that night where sasha banks and bayley ultimately etched their names into the history books, giving fans hope that the womens division. Title history wwe world tag team titles defeating the hardy boyz october 22, 2000. As a result, smackdown live was left without a tag team title. Not to be confused with the world tag team title which was recognized since 1971 by wwwfwwf wwe. Some have become even bigger stars than they were in impact wrestling, although others have languished since arriving in wwe. While i really love the idea of the womens tag team belts being defended on multiple brands. So i bought this for the sole purpose of rubbing in the fact that my house won a bimonthly smashbros ultimate. The world tag team championship was a professional wrestling world tag team. Today, the wwe tag team championships is defended in wwe.
Not to be confused with the world tag team title which was recognized since 1971 by wwwfwwfwwe. Its not uncommon that titles, tag team wrestling, and. How many wwe superstars have won a title before they were old enough to drive. The world tag team championship became part of the unified tag team championship at the 25th anniversary of wrestlemania. Jun 11, 2019 for example, the wwf womens tag team titles and the tna womens tag titles. The first champions were crowned at wwe backlash on sept. Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such. The titles were established in 2018 after the creation of the nxt uk brand. As a team, they held the wwf tag team championship three times. The current champions are the street profits angelo dawkins and montez ford, who are in their first reign. To be the representative that is to say the best wrestler of their division.
After the wwe tag team championship was unified with the world tag team championship as the unified wwe tag team championship, the champions could appear and defend the titles on any wwe brand. Interestingly, the raw tag team titles were originally the smackdown tag team titles from 20022008 and then the main titles after that. The 10 best teams to hold the raw tag team titles, ranked. This was a lumberjack match to unify the world tag team and wwe tag team. The nwa operated many tag team championships before one prime tag team title was established in 1992.
Since we are based in europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. On august 30, 1999, the rockn sock connection was formed when the the undertaker and big show attacked the rock on raw, leading the rock to. It is held by alexa bliss and nikki cross from smackdown, who are in their record second reign. After all, there are currently nine championship titles on the main roster. The rockers win the tag team titles but dont get to keep them new, 4 comments if you thought the rocker never won the wwf tag team titles, you would be wrong. Bray wyatt targets braun strowman, universal championship wyatt will continue the trend of attacking his past as. World tag team championship wwe simple english wikipedia.
Copeland was inducted into the wwe hall of fame on march 31, 2012 by his best friend and tag team. Wwe championshipchampion history pro wrestling fandom. Teaser on the plans for braun strowman and the raw tag team titles at wrestlemania 34. Predicting how long sasha banks and bayley will be wwe women. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute worked finishes. Wwe smackdown tag team championship simple english. It was unified with the wwe tag team championship, which wwe recognized as the unified wwe tag team championship. Originally established by the thenworld wide wrestling federation on june 3, 1971, it served as the only title for tag teams in the promotion until the thenworld wrestling federation bought world championship wrestling in march 2001, which added their tag team championship. Is billy gunn the best tag team wrester in wwe history. Rockn sock connection is a former professional wrestling tag team of the rock and mankind that wrestled in the world wrestling federation between 1999 and 2000 and briefly in 2004. Get official wwe replica championship title belts from your favorite fights. Title histories wwe wwf womens tag team championship.
There was the wwe world tag team championship, which was used from 1971 to 2010, and, with the brand division, there is now the wwe smackdown tag team championship and wwe raw tag team championship. History of the tag team prowrestling title, recognized by world wrestling entertainment since 2002. Whenever brand division has been implemented, separate primary tag team titles have been created or allocated for each brand. Its time to consider which tag team should to take away the titles from the trio. General manager stephanie mcmahon announced that an 8team tournament would take place to crown the first ever smackdownexclusive tag team champions. The complete title histories for the championships of wwe raw, wwe smackdown live, and wwe nxt, including the wwe championship, universal championship, intercontinental championship, united states championship, raw womens championship, raw tag team championship, nxt championship, nxt womens championship, nxt tag team championship, and many more.
Our first look at how theyll handle it comes in just a matter of days at backlash, which takes place this coming sun. Flash morgan webster and mark andrews current zack gibson and james drake. Thats about the number of matches on a typical wwe ppv. The world tag team championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in world wrestling entertainment. After the brand extension in world wrestling entertainment, the wwe undisputed championship and wwe womens championship became the only titles allowed to be defended on both the raw and smackdown. This was a lumberjack match to unify the world tag team and wwe tag team championships. The wwe tag team champions the new day big e, kofi kingston and xavier woods was drafted to raw. Put them on your wall or better yet, wear them proudly every day. Unified the titles with the world tag team titles at wrestlemania 25. The nxt tag team championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by wwe and is competed for exclusively in nxt wrestling, wwe s developmental territory. The wwe womens tag team champions are booked in a handicap match on this. Nicholas is the youngest champion with this title and in wwe history at 10 years old, while billy gunn. Lax regained their belts in a brutal street fight last week, so to celebrate, these are the top 5 most legendary tag team title wins in impact wrestling history. During a period of open free agency, the tag team champions were signed to appear and defend the title on the raw brand.
The wwe raw tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the american promotion wwe, defended on their raw brand. General manager stephanie mcmahon announced that an 8 team tournament would take place to crown the first ever smackdownexclusive tag team champions. Following the introduction of the wwe brand extension, where wrestlers and championships became exclusive to a wwe brand, the world tag team championship became exclusive to the raw brand, while a second wwe tag team championship was established for the smackdown brand. See the usos, the hardy boyz, the dudley boyz and other brothers who won tag team titles. Smackdown, uk womens tag team titles wrestling figure belts wwe. Introduced as the wwe tag team championship, it was wwe s third world tag team title, and sixth tag team title overall. Throughout wwe history, brothers have joined forces to conquer the tag team division.
Names of the wrestlers from countries where the family names come before the given names will be listed as such japan, korea, etc. A tournament was created for determined the first champions. And they seem to have put away their archrivals for good. The group contained members grandmaster sexay, scotty 2 hotty, and rikishi. The new smackdown tag team and womens titles are unveiled. Learn the rules of the ring and the highflying moves superstars hope will make them tag team champions. On november 12, graham and tyler also won the wwf international tag team championship. Apr 04, 2012 after battling demolition, hawk and animal faced the nasty boys and defeated the disgusting duo for the world tag team championships at summerslam 1991. The championship was first introduced into the then world wide wrestling. Today we take a look at the shortlived run of the wwf womens tag team titles.
Raw celebrates its one year anniversary with a world tag team. Six tag teams battled in a grueling elimination chamber match to become the firstever wwe womens tag team champions. The new day are less than a month away from breaking demolitions record of 487 days as tag team champs. The complete history of the wwe world tag team title. Wwe unified tag team title history the history of wwe. May 10, 2009 the titles history and the number of days each team held the title, 100% accurate. Angle and benoit defeated edge and rey mysterio in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions. Shane mcmahon and daniel bryan created tandem titles for smackdown live following the brand extension draft. The new day retained the tag team titles through a pair of threeway matches that. History of the wcw and wwe tag team title belts duration.
Adam joseph copeland born october 30, 1973 in orangeville, ontario is a canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. The wwe womens tag team champions booked in a handicap match. However, billy gunn was a really solid tag team wrestler, and was one of wwe s best tag team wrestlers in the wwe. Sasha banks and bayley are the inaugural wwe womens tag team champions. The wwe raw tag team championship is a professional wrestling world tag team.
Mar 19, 2020 when it came to the tag team titles, smackdown got brandnew titles, but raw kept the current titles for itself. Asuka had the longest undefeated streak in wwe history. Wwe tag team champions the colon brothers defeated world tag team champions the miz and morrison in a title unification match. There are two championships available for female wrestlers. Alexa bliss and nikki cross crowned new womens tag team. Since it introduced the tag team titles, the wwe has had several different names for the belts. Triple h, vince mcmahon and shane mcmahon in which if triple h or one of the mcmahons were pinned, the winner would win the title. Evaluating the state of the womens tag team championship. The new day sets alltime tag team title record on raw sporting. Wrestlemania 25 houston, tx reliant stadium april 5, 2009 wwe smackdown. Smackdown fatal 4way wwe tag team championship match.
At the top of wwe s championship hierarchy is the wwe universal championship on wwe raw and the wwe championship on wwe smackdown. It is one of three male tag team championships among wwe s three main brands, along with the wwe smackdown tag team championship on smackdown and the nxt tag team championship on nxt. Title belt, you can be sure youve got your hands on a piece of authentic wwe history. The championship was originally established as the wwe tag team championship on october 20, 2002, and the team of kurt angle and chris benoit were the inaugural champions. Currently, it is exclusive to the raw brand and is unified with the wwe tag team championship to make up the unified wwe tag team championship history. One of those titles was the nwa world tag team championship, which was operated by the nwa member midatlantic championship wrestling macw, the predecessor of wcw. Get the best deals on wwe tag team belts in sports action.
The titles were combined as the wwe tag team championship in august 2010 with a single set of belts, and continued to be defended on any brand. A fourway elimination match for the womens tag team titles took place on raw between the iiconics. Wwe has maintained at least one primary tag team championship for its male. Wwe has maintained at least one primary tag team championship for its male performers since 1958. For many years, the womens division lacked a tag team championship, largely in part due to not having enough female perfo. On monday nights edition of raw, the new day kofi kingston, big e and xavier woods became the longestreigning tag team champions in wwe history, retaining the tag team belts through a pair. Wwe simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jan 28, 2019 brian damage it was a title that lasted with the wwf for less than six years and just four teams held the gold but it is a history mired in innuendo and controversy. Defeated triple h in a sixman tag team match with the rock, the undertaker and kane vs.
The title was abandoned in 1989 due to lack of depth in the division. Most people are probably thinking of billy gunn as kip james with his awkward outfits and as chucks partner for life. Introduced on january 23, 20, the inaugural champions were the british ambition adrian neville. Which tag team should new day lose the tag titles to. Tna impact wrestling stars have moved to wwe and become world champions, nxt champions, tag team champions, and held both midcard titles. This wwe tag team championship replica title belt is an exactscale. For their female performers, a tag team championship existed between 1983 and 1989. Wwe crowned new womens tag team champions last night on monday night raw ahead of summerslam. The world tag team championship was the original professional wrestling world tag team championship in the world wrestling entertainment promotion, and the promotions third tag team championship overall. Wwe tag team belts in sports action figures for sale ebay. He is sign to wwe smackdown brand where he wrestled under the ring name edge he was forced into early retirement from professional wrestling due to a injury to his neck. All information about cookies and data security can be. Sep, 2017 whats next for new day after beating usos to win wwe smackdown tag team titles.
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