WWE Women's Tag Team Championship

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This article is about WWE's current women's tag team championship. For the historical championship, see WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
Sasha Banks
)
Most reignsAs tag team (2 reigns):

As individual (4 reigns):

Longest reignThe Kabuki Warriors
(Asuka and Kairi Sane)
(1st reign, 171 or 172 days)[b]
Shortest reignAlexa Bliss and Asuka
(5 days)[c]
Oldest championLita
(47 years, 319 days)
Youngest championRhea Ripley
(24 years, 344 days)
Heaviest championNia Jax and Shayna Baszler
(408 pounds (185 kg) combined)
Lightest championCarmella and Queen Zelina
(210 pounds (95 kg) combined)

The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship is a

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on the January 26, 2024, episode of SmackDown
.

The championship was announced on the December 24, 2018, episode of

controversial finish to a title defense in March 2021, the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was created, thus the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became no longer available to NXT. After the titles were unified in June 2023, however, NXT's title was retired, and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship became eligible to NXT once again. The title has been contested in the headlining match of one WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event: TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2019
.

The title is distinct from the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship that was contested from 1983 to 1989 and does not share its lineage.

History

The Boss 'n' Hug Connection
, while during their second reign, they were known simply as Bayley and Sasha Banks.

In 1989, the then-

Sasha Banks stated that they wanted to become the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.[9]

During the December 24, 2018, special Christmas episode of Raw, WWE Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon officially announced that a new WWE Women's Tag Team Championship would be introduced in 2019.[10] On the January 14, 2019, episode of Raw, the championship belts were unveiled by Alexa Bliss on her segment, "A Moment of Bliss". After the unveiling, Bliss announced that the inaugural champions would be decided at Elimination Chamber on February 17, 2019, in a tag team Elimination Chamber match, featuring three teams from Raw and three teams from SmackDown, making the title available to both brands.[11][12][13] On the February 18 episode of Raw, it was revealed that the titles could also be defended on the NXT brand.[14]

To determine the three teams from Raw, qualification matches were held and began on the January 28 episode of Raw. The teams of

SmackDown Live,[18] The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) confirmed their entry via Twitter,[19] and Carmella & Naomi accepted the final spot on the February 5 episode.[20] The Boss 'n' Hug Connection would go on and win the match, lastly eliminating Rose & Deville by way of Banks submitting Deville, to become the inaugural champions.[14]

The title headlined a

Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, where The Kabuki Warriors retained.[21]

On the March 3, 2021, episode of NXT, WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defended the championship against NXT's Dakota Kai and Raquel González, who had earned the title opportunity for winning the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The match ended in controversy, however, as the referee was taken out and Adam Pearce, the WWE official of Raw and SmackDown, sent a second referee to the ring, who ruled that Kai submitted to Baszler, although Kai was not the legal woman.[22] The following week, in response to the controversy, NXT General Manager William Regal established the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship for the brand as to not deal with Raw and SmackDown's politics any longer, and awarded the championship to Kai and González. The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship effectively became no longer available to NXT.[23][24]

During the May 16, 2022, episode of Raw, reigning champions Sasha Banks and Naomi reportedly

vacated (they both later left the company). A tournament was also announced to determine new champions.[28][29] On the August 5 episode of SmackDown, WWE official Adam Pearce announced that the tournament would begin on the August 8 episode of Raw.[30] Although the championship was no longer defended on NXT, one team from the brand competed in the tournament as part of the SmackDown bracket.[31] The team of Aliyah and Raquel Rodriguez (formerly Raquel González) won the tournament to win the vacant championship.[32]

As a result of the

Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn were drafted to SmackDown and took the titles with them, claiming they would defend the title across all three brands, although they never did and only had non-title matches on SmackDown. On the June 9 episode, as they were about to have an in-ring interview, Fyre and Dawn were interrupted by reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, who challenged Fyre and Dawn to a championship unification match, which was accepted and scheduled for the June 23 episode of SmackDown.[33] Rousey and Baszler won to become the undisputed WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, thus making the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship available to NXT again. The NXT Women's Tag Team Championship was subsequently retired in the process.[34]

According to Fightful, the unification match was planned to happen right after the draft, but due to various injuries within the division, it got delayed. Fightful also noted there had been confusion regarding the original creation of the NXT Women's Tag Team Championship, as the company already had the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship and there were not many women's tag teams in the division. Furthermore, it was noted that the plan after the unification was that the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship would appear on NXT programming "when needed", which was the original plan for the title.[35]

WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Tournament (2022)

After Sasha Banks and Naomi had been suspended indefinitely and the titles had been vacated, SmackDown commentator Michael Cole announced that there would be a tournament to declare new champions.[29] The tournament began on the August 8 episode of Raw and was held across episodes of Raw and SmackDown until its conclusion on the August 29 episode of Raw.[31]

Quarterfinals
Raw
(August 8 and 15)
SmackDown
(August 12 and 19) 		Semifinals
Raw
(August 22)
SmackDown
(August 26) 		Finals
Raw
(August 29)
         
Tamina and Dana Brooke 10:00
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai Pin[36]
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai Pin[41]
Raw
Alexa Bliss and Asuka 18:30
Alexa Bliss and Asuka Sub[37]
Doudrop
9:00
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai 11:30
Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah Pin[32]
Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah
 		Pin[38]
Shotzi and Xia Li 9:35
Raquel Rodriguez and Aliyah Pin[42]
SmackDown
Natalya and Sonya Deville[e] 8:00
Toxic Attraction (NXT)
(Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne)[d] 		Pin[40]
Natalya and Sonya Deville 8:48

Belt design

The championship belts were unveiled by wrestler Alexa Bliss on the January 14, 2019, episode of Raw. The belts feature three plates on a white leather strap, which is smaller than the men's titles. The three plates are outlined in gold while the inner portion is mostly silver. The WWE logo is affixed at the top of the circular center plate, which has four protruding edges. At the center, the word "Tag Team" is prominently written in gold. Above that is a gold banner that reads "Women's" while below is a gold banner that reads "Champions". Similar to how the men's

SmackDown Tag Team Championships are Greek inspired, the center plate is encircled by a meander pattern. There is also margent ornamentation in the inner circle. In what has become a prominent feature with WWE's championship belts, the two side plates feature a removable center section that can be customized with the champion's logos; the default side plates feature the WWE logo on a globe. Generally, the reigning team will have one side plate on each belt dedicated to each champion, unless the team has a name (e.g., The Kabuki Warriors).[12]

Reigns

Main article: List of WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Record-tying two-time (as a team), longest-reigning and current champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka (left - who also holds the record for individual reigns with four) and Kairi Sane (right))

As of April 18, 2024, there have been 24 reigns between 19 teams composed of 30 individual champions and two vacancies. The inaugural championship team was Bayley and Sasha Banks, who at the time went by the team name of The Boss 'n' Hug Connection. As a team, they are tied with the teams of Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky), The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), and Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan for the most reigns at two, while individually, Asuka holds the record with four reigns. As a team, The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) have the longest reign at 171 or 172 days (180 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay), while the team of Bliss and Asuka have the shortest reign at 5 days (4 days as recognized by WWE). As a team, The Kabuki Warriors have the longest combined reign at 254+ days, while individually, Asuka has the longest combined reign at 301+ days. Lita is the oldest champion, winning the title at 47 years old, while Rhea Ripley is the youngest, winning it at 24.

Katana Chance and Kayden Carter on the January 26, 2024, episode of SmackDown in Miami, Florida
.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ During their first reign, they went by the team name of The Boss 'n' Hug Connection.
  2. ^ The exact date they lost the title is unknown, but WWE recognizes 180 days due to tape delay.
  3. ^ 4 days as recognized by WWE.
  4. unvaccinated against COVID-19.[39]
  5. Shotzi and Xia Li
    took place on the August 26 episode of SmackDown to determine their replacements.

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External links

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