List of WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions

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The

The Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth
) grabbed the Raw Tag Team Championships in a mega tag team ladder match.

The championship is generally contested in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.

As of April 16, 2024, overall there have been 31 reigns between 20 teams composed of 37 individual champions, and one vacancy.

Freebird Rule. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) have the longest singular reign at 622 days for their fifth reign, and they have the longest combined reign as a team at 1,002 days, while individually, Jey has the longest combined reign at 1,011 days (1,010 days as recognized by WWE). The oldest champion is Shane McMahon, winning the title at 49 years old, while the youngest is Dominik Mysterio
when he won it at 24.

Title history

Name Years
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship August 23, 2016 – present
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
May 20, 2022 – April 6, 2024

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
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.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
WWE: SmackDown
1 Heath Slater and Rhyno September 11, 2016 Backlash
Richmond, VA
1 84 83 As a result of 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 Uso and Jimmy Uso) in the finals of an eight-team tournament
to become the inaugural champions.
[2]
2
Luke Harper, and Randy Orton
)
December 4, 2016 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Dallas, TX
1 23 23 Wyatt and Orton won the match, but Harper was also recognized as champion under the
Freebird Rule
.
[3][4]
3 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
December 27, 2016
SmackDown
Rosemont, IL
1 84 83 This was a
Luke Harper and Randy Orton represented The Wyatt Family
and were last to be pinned.
[5]
4 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
March 21, 2017
SmackDown
Uncasville, CT
1 124 123 [6]
5 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 23, 2017 Battleground
Philadelphia, PA
1 28 27 Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the
Freebird Rule
.
[7]
6 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
August 20, 2017 SummerSlam
Kickoff
Brooklyn, NY
2 23 23 Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. [8]
7 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
September 12, 2017
SmackDown
Las Vegas, NV
2 26 25 This was a
Freebird Rule
.
[9]
8 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
October 8, 2017 Hell in a Cell
Detroit, MI
3 182 182 This was a
Hell in a Cell match.
Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day
.
[10]
9
Harper and Rowan
)
April 8, 2018 WrestleMania 34
New Orleans, LA
1
(2, 1)
135 135 This was a
triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston
who the Bludgeons pinned.
Harper was previously known as Luke Harper.
[11]
10 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
August 21, 2018
SmackDown
Brooklyn, NY
3 56 55 This was a
Freebird Rule
.
[12]
11
Cesaro and Sheamus
)
October 16, 2018
SmackDown 1000
Washington, D.C. 1 103 102 Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. [13]
12 The Miz and Shane McMahon January 27, 2019 Royal Rumble
Phoenix, AZ
1 21 21 [14]
13 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
February 17, 2019 Elimination Chamber
Houston, TX
4 51 51 [15]
14
The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy
)
April 9, 2019
SmackDown
Brooklyn, NY
1 21 20 [16]
Vacated
April 30, 2019
SmackDown
Columbus, OH
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy
) vacated the title due to Jeff suffering a knee injury that required surgery.
[17]
15 Daniel Bryan and Rowan May 7, 2019
SmackDown
Louisville, KY 1
(1, 2)
68 68 Defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) to win the vacant title. [18]
16 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 14, 2019 Extreme Rules
Philadelphia, PA
4 63 62 This was a
Freebird Rule
.
[19][20][21][22]
17
Scott Dawson
)
September 15, 2019 Clash of Champions
Charlotte, NC
1 54 54 Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. [23]
18 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
November 8, 2019
SmackDown
Manchester, England
5 111 110 Big E and Kingston won the match. At the time, Woods was inactive due to injury and he was not recognized as champion with Big E and Kingston, but after The New Day won their sixth title on April 17, 2020, Woods was retroactively credited for this reign under the
Freebird Rule
.
[24]
19
The Miz and John Morrison
February 27, 2020 Super ShowDown
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1
(2, 1)
50 50 Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day. [25]
20 The New Day
(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
April 17, 2020
SmackDown
Orlando, FL
6 93 92 This was a
Freebird Rule
.
[26]
21 Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro July 19, 2020 The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
Orlando, FL
1
(1, 2)
82 82 This was a tables match.
Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
[27]
22 The New Day
(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
October 9, 2020
SmackDown
Orlando, FL
7 3 2 Kingston and Woods won the titles as part of The New Day with Big E; however, the two were drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2020 WWE Draft immediately after their win, splitting them from Big E and marking their first reign without him. [28]
23
Montez Ford
)
October 12, 2020 Raw
Orlando, FL
1 88 88 As a result of the
Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown. To keep the branded championships on their respective brands, WWE official Adam Pearce
had the two teams exchange championships.
[29]
24
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
January 8, 2021
SmackDown
St. Petersburg, FL
1 128 127 [30]
25
Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio
May 16, 2021 WrestleMania Backlash
Tampa, FL
1 63 62 [31]
26 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
July 18, 2021 Money in the Bank
Kickoff
Fort Worth, TX
5 622 622 On the May 20, 2022, episode of
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions
.
WWE's official title history incorrectly lists their reign as ending on April 2, 2023.
[32][33]
WWE: Raw and SmackDown
27 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn April 1, 2023 WrestleMania 39
Night 1
Inglewood, CA
1 154 153 This match was also for
Raw Tag Team Championship
.
[34]
28 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
September 2, 2023 Payback
Pittsburgh, PA
1 35 35 This was a
Raw Tag Team Championship
.
[35]
29 Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso October 7, 2023 Fastlane
Indianapolis, IN
1
(1, 6)
9 9 This match was also for
Raw Tag Team Championship
.
[36]
30 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
October 16, 2023 Raw
Oklahoma City, OK
2 173 172 This match was also for
Raw Tag Team Championship
.
[37]
WWE: SmackDown
31 A-Town Down Under
(Austin Theory and Grayson Waller)
April 6, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 1
Philadelphia, PA 1 10+ 10+ This was a ). Both sets of titles were hung separately above the ring and the match continued until both sets of titles were won. The Miz and R-Truth won the Raw Tag Team Championship while Theory and Waller won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. [38]

Combined reigns

As of April 16, 2024.

Freebird Rule
.

By team

Indicates the current champions
Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The Usos
(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
5 1,002 1,001
2 The New Day
(Reigns 1–6: Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
(7th reign: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
7 380 373
3 The Judgment Day
(Finn Bálor and Damian Priest)
2 208 207
4 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 1 154 153
5
Harper and Rowan
)
1 135
6
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
1 128 127
7
Cesaro and Sheamus
)
1 103 102
8
Montez Ford
)
1 88
9 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
1 84 83
Heath Slater and Rhyno
11 Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro 1 82
12 Daniel Bryan and Rowan 1 68
13
Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio
1 63 62
14
Scott Dawson
)
1 54
15
The Miz and John Morrison
1 50
16
Luke Harper, and Randy Orton
)
1 23
17
The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy
)
1 21 20
The Miz and Shane McMahon 1 21
19 A-Town Down Under
(Austin Theory and Grayson Waller)
1 10+
20 Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso 1 9

By wrestler

Individually, Jey Uso has the longest combined reign at 1,011 days (1,010 days as recognized by WWE).
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
days
Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Jey Uso 6 1,011 1,010
2 Jimmy Uso 5 1,002 1,001
3 Kofi Kingston 7 380 373
Xavier Woods
5 Big E 6 377 371
6 Finn Bálor 2 208 207
Damian Priest
8 Rowan 2 203
9
Cesaro
2 185 184
10
Luke Harper
2[a] 158
11 Kevin Owens 1 154 153
Sami Zayn
13 Dolph Ziggler 1 128 127
Robert Roode
15 Sheamus 1 103 102
16
Angelo Dawkins
1 88
Montez Ford
18 Chad Gable 1 84 83
Heath Slater
Jason Jordan
Rhyno
22 Shinsuke Nakamura 1 82
23 The Miz 2 71
24 Daniel Bryan 1 68
25 Dominik Mysterio 1 63 62
Rey Mysterio
27
Dash Wilder
1 54
Scott Dawson
29 John Morrison 1 50
30 Bray Wyatt 1 23
Randy Orton
32 Jeff Hardy 1 21 20
Matt Hardy
Shane McMahon 1 21
35 Austin Theory 1 10+
Grayson Waller
37 Cody Rhodes 1 9

Notes

  1. ^ In his second reign Luke Harper's ring name was shortened to Harper.

See also

References

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