List of WCW World Tag Team Champions
Names
Table:
No.

Champion

Championship change

Reign statistics

Notes

Ref.

Date

Event

Location

Reign

Days

1

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

January 29, 1975

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

106

2

Paul Jones and Wahoo McDaniel

May 15, 1975

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

27

3

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

June 11, 1975

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

2

230

4

Rufus R. Jones and Wahoo McDaniel (2)

January 27, 1976

House show

Columbia, South Carolina

1

7

5

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

February 3, 1976

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

3

92

6

Dino Bravo and Mr. Wrestling

May 5, 1976

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

54

7

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

June 28, 1976

House show

Greenville, South Carolina

4

181

8

Ric Flair and Greg Valentine

December 26, 1976

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

133

9

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

May 8, 1977

House show

Charlotte, North Carolina

5

138

10

Dusty Rhodes and Dick Slater

September 23, 1977

House show

Atlanta, Georgia

1

21

11

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

October 14, 1977

House show

Atlanta, Georgia

6

16

12

Ric Flair and Greg Valentine

October 30, 1977

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

2

153

—

Vacated

April 1978

—

—

—

—

Flair and Valentine were forced to vacate their championship by the NWA for continually ending their matches via disqualification.

13

Paul Jones (2) and Ricky Steamboat

April 23, 1978

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

45

Jones and Steamboat won the titles in a tournament final involving ten other tag teams.

14

Baron Von Raschke and Greg Valentine (3)

June 7, 1978

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

202

15

Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka

December 26, 1978

House show

Richmond, Virginia

1

123

16

Paul Jones (3) and Baron Von Raschke (2)

April 28, 1979

House show

N/A

1

102

The location of this title change is unknown.

17

Ric Flair (3) and Blackjack Mulligan

August 8, 1979

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

14

18

Paul Jones (4) and Baron Von Raschke (3)

August 22, 1979

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

2

63

19

Ricky Steamboat (2) and Jay Youngblood

October 24, 1979

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

157

20

Ray Stevens and Greg Valentine (4)

March 29, 1980

House show

Charlotte, North Carolina

1

42

21

Ricky Steamboat (3) and Jay Youngblood

May 10, 1980

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

2

43

22

Ray Stevens (2) and Jimmy Snuka (2)

June 22, 1980

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

158

23

Paul Jones (5) and The Masked Superstar

November 27, 1980

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

87

24

Ivan Koloff and Ray Stevens (3)

February 22, 1981

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

28

[6]

25

Paul Jones (6) and The Masked Superstar

March 22, 1981

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

2

40

26

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew
(Gene and Ole Anderson)

May 1, 1981

House show

Richmond, Virginia

7

214

[7]

—

Vacated

December 1981

—

—

—

—

Gene was legitimately injured, and as a result, the NWA forced the Minnesota Wrecking Crew to relinquish the titles.

27

Ole Anderson (8) and Stan Hansen

February 28, 1982

House show

Atlanta, Georgia

1

185

Anderson and Hansen won the titles in a tournament final.

[8]

—

Vacated

September 1982

—

—

—

—

The NWA forced Anderson and Hansen to relinquish the championships.

28

Don Kernodle and Sgt. Slaughter

September 12, 1982

House show

N/A

1

181

Kernodle and Slaughter won the titles in a fictional tournament final. The promotion claimed that they had beaten Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba in Tokyo, Japan.

29

Ricky Steamboat (4) and Jay Youngblood

March 12, 1983

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

3

98

30

Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco

June 18, 1983

House show

Greenville, South Carolina

1

107

31

Ricky Steamboat (5) and Jay Youngblood

October 3, 1983

House show

Greenville, South Carolina

4

18

32

Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco

October 21, 1983

House show

Richmond, Virginia

2

34

33

Ricky Steamboat (6) and Jay Youngblood

November 24, 1983

Starrcade (1983)

Greensboro, North Carolina

5

31

—

Vacated

December 25, 1983

—

—

—

—

The NWA vacated the title after Steamboat announced his retirement from professional wrestling.

34

Don Kernodle (2) and Bob Orton Jr.

January 8, 1984

House show

Charlotte, North Carolina

1

56

Defeated Jimmy Valiant and Dory Funk Jr. in a tournament final.

35

Wahoo McDaniel (3) and Mark Youngblood

March 4, 1984

House show

Charlotte, North Carolina

1

31

[9]

36

Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco

April 4, 1984

House show

Spartanburg, South Carolina

3

31

37

Wahoo McDaniel (4) and Mark Youngblood

May 5, 1984

House show

Greensboro, North Carolina

2

3

38

Don Kernodle (3) and Ivan Koloff (2)

May 8, 1984

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

165

39

Manny Fernandez and Dusty Rhodes (2)

October 20, 1984

House show

Raleigh, North Carolina

1

149

Ivan and Nikita Koloff turned on Don Kernodle after the match, seriously (kayfabe) injuring him.

40

The Russian Team
(Ivan (3) and Nikita Koloff)

March 18, 1985

House show

Fayetteville, North Carolina

1

113

During this title reign, Krusher Krushchev joined the Koloffs to form a three-man team, in which the NWA applied the Freebird Rule, allowing all three members to defend the title.

41

The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

July 9, 1985

House show

Shelby, North Carolina

1

96

Defeated Ivan Koloff and Krusher Khrushchev.

42

The Russian Team
(Ivan (4) and Nikita Koloff)

October 13, 1985

House show

Charlotte, North Carolina

2

46

43

The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

November 28, 1985

Starrcade (1985)

Greensboro, North Carolina

2

66

44

The Midnight Express
(Dennis Condrey and Bobby Eaton)

February 2, 1986

Superstars on the Superstation

Atlanta, Georgia

1

195

45

The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

August 16, 1986

House show

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

3

112

46

Manny Fernandez (2) and Rick Rude

December 6, 1986

World Championship Wrestling

Atlanta, Georgia

1

171

This title change aired on tape delay that evening.

47

The Rock 'n' Roll Express
(Robert Gibson and Ricky Morton)

May 26, 1987

N/A

"Spokane, Washington"

4

126

Awarded in a phantom match in Spokane, Washington, said to have defeated Fernandez and Ivan Koloff (substituting for Rude after he left for the WWF). An earlier match against Fernandez and Rude was also shown.

48

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard

September 29, 1987

NWA Pro Wrestling

Misenheimer, North Carolina

1

180

Match was no disqualification. The Midnight Express attacked the Rock 'n' Roll Express en route to the ring, injuring Ricky Morton. Robert Gibson wrestled most of the match solo, but when an injured Morton returned to the ring, he was immediately put into a submission hold by Blanchard. Gibson surrendered rather than risk further injury to Morton. This title change aired on tape delay.

49

Lex Luger and Barry Windham

March 27, 1988

Clash of the Champions I

Greensboro, North Carolina

1

24

50

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard

April 20, 1988

World Championship Wrestling

Jacksonville, Florida

2

143

Windham turned on Luger and joined the Four Horsemen. This title change aired on tape delay. Renamed from NWA to WCW

51

The Midnight Express
(Bobby Eaton (2) and Stan Lane)

September 10, 1988

House show

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1

49

Anderson and Blanchard left for the WWF after this match.

52

The Road Warriors
(Animal and Hawk)

October 29, 1988

House show

New Orleans, Louisiana

1

155

53

The Varsity Club
(Mike Rotunda and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams)

April 2, 1989

Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

New Orleans, Louisiana

1

35

Referee Teddy Long fast-counted Road Warrior Hawk's shoulders on the mat, beginning Long's eventual heel turn that would see him fired as a referee and become a manager.

—

Vacated

May 7, 1989

WrestleWar (1989)

Nashville, Tennessee

—

—

The NWA forced Rotunda and Williams to relinquish the titles due to Varsity Club members Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey attacking special referee Nikita Koloff during the WrestleWar '89 title defense against the Road Warriors.

54

The Fabulous Freebirds
(Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes)

June 14, 1989

Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

1

140

Defeated The Midnight Express in a tournament final.

55

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)

November 1, 1989

World Championship Wrestling

Atlanta, Georgia

1

199

This title change aired on tape delay on November 18, 1989.

56

Doom
(Butch Reed and Ron Simmons)

May 19, 1990

Capital Combat

Washington, D.C.

1

281

Title renamed the WCW World Tag Team Championship during this reign following WCW breaking ties with the NWA.

57

The Fabulous Freebirds
(Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin)

February 24, 1991

WrestleWar (1991)

Phoenix, Arizona

2

−6

Lost the titles at a TV taping 6 days before winning them.

58

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

February 18, 1991

WCW Pro

Montgomery, Alabama

2

152

This title change aired on tape delay on March 9, 1991.

—

Vacated

July 20, 1991

World Championship Wrestling

—

—

—

Stripped of titles after Scott sustained a legitimate biceps injury.

59

The Enforcers
(Arn Anderson (3) and Larry Zbyszko)

September 5, 1991

Clash of the Champions XVI: Fall Brawl

Augusta, Georgia

1

75

Defeated Rick Steiner and Bill Kazmaier in a tournament final.

60

Ricky Steamboat (7) and Dustin Rhodes

November 19, 1991

Clash of the Champions XVII

Savannah, Georgia

1

58

61

Arn Anderson (4) and Bobby Eaton (3)

January 16, 1992

House show

Jacksonville, Florida

1

108

62

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

May 3, 1992

House show

Chicago, Illinois

3

63

63

Terry Gordy and Steve Williams (2)

July 5, 1992

House show

Atlanta, Georgia

1

78

On July 12, 1992, Gordy and Williams won the NWA World Tag Team Championship, which was regarded as unified with the WCW World Tag Team Championship; from here until the withdrawal of WCW from the NWA, the two titles are defended together.

64

Barry Windham (2) and Dustin Rhodes (2)

September 21, 1992

Saturday Night

Atlanta, Georgia

1

58

This title change aired on tape delay on October 3, 1992.

65

Ricky Steamboat (8) and Shane Douglas

November 18, 1992

Clash of the Champions XXI

Macon, Georgia

1

104

66

The Hollywood Blonds
(Steve Austin and Brian Pillman)

March 2, 1993

WCW Worldwide

Macon, Georgia

1

169

This title change aired on tape delay on March 27, 1993.

67

Arn Anderson (5) and Paul Roma

August 18, 1993

Clash of the Champions XXIV

Daytona Beach, Florida

1

32

Anderson and Roma are stripped of the NWA Tag Team Championship on September 1, 1993 following WCW's withdrawal from the NWA. WCW and NWA Tag Team Championships are hereafter no longer defended together.

68

The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)

September 19, 1993

Fall Brawl (1993)

Houston, Texas

1

15

69

Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio

October 4, 1993

Saturday Night

Columbus, Georgia

1

20

This title change aired on tape delay on October 23, 1993.

70

The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)

October 24, 1993

Halloween Havoc (1993)

New Orleans, Louisiana

2

210

71

Cactus Jack and Kevin Sullivan

May 22, 1994

Slamboree (1994)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1

56

72

Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (2) and Paul Orndorff (2))

July 17, 1994

Bash at the Beach (1994)

Orlando, Florida

1

70

73

Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (2) and The Patriot)

September 25, 1994

Main Event

Atlanta, Georgia

1

28

74

Pretty Wonderful
(Paul Roma (3) and Paul Orndorff (3))

October 23, 1994

Halloween Havoc (1994)

Detroit, Michigan

2

24

75

Stars and Stripes
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (3) and The Patriot)

November 16, 1994

Clash of the Champions XXIX

Jacksonville, Florida

2

22

76

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

December 8, 1994

Saturday Night

Atlanta, Georgia

1

164

This title change aired on tape delay on January 14, 1995.

77

The Nasty Boys
(Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)

May 21, 1995

Slamboree (1995)

St. Petersburg, Florida

3

34

See next reign for explanation.

78

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

May 3, 1995

WCW WorldWide

Orlando, Florida

2

28

This title change aired on tape delay on June 24, 1995. When the episode of WorldWide featuring this match was shot on May 3, Harlem Heat were still the champions as Slamboree did not occur until eighteen days later. While the reign of the Nasty Boys technically ended before it began due to the taping schedule, the team's official reign length is 33 days.

79

Dick Slater (2) and Bunkhouse Buck

June 21, 1995

Saturday Night

Atlanta, Georgia

1

57

This title change aired on tape delay on July 22, 1995. Like the two previous reigns, the tapings were done far enough in advance for the champions not to have won the titles; when the match was taped, the Nasty Boys were still the champions and Harlem Heat's regaining of the titles on WorldWide had not yet aired.

80

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 17, 1995

Fall Brawl (1995)

Asheville, North Carolina

3

1

81

The American Males
(Marcus Alexander Bagwell (4) and Scotty Riggs)

September 18, 1995

Nitro

Johnson City, Tennessee

1

9

82

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 27, 1995

Saturday Night

Atlanta, Georgia

4

117

This title change aired on tape delay on October 28, 1995.

83

Sting and Lex Luger (2)

January 22, 1996

Nitro

Las Vegas, Nevada

1

154

84

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

June 24, 1996

Nitro

Charlotte, North Carolina

5

30

85

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

July 24, 1996

House show

Cincinnati, Ohio

4

3

86

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

July 27, 1996

House show

Dayton, Ohio

6

58

87

The Public Enemy
(Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock)

September 23, 1996

Nitro

Birmingham, Alabama

1

8

88

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

October 1, 1996

Saturday Night

Canton, Ohio

7

26

This title change aired on tape delay on October 5, 1996.

89

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

October 27, 1996

Halloween Havoc (1996)

Las Vegas, Nevada

1

90

90

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

January 25, 1997

Souled Out (1997)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

5

2

91

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

January 27, 1997

Nitro

Las Vegas, Nevada

2

27

WCW President Eric Bischoff stripped the Steiner Brothers of the titles and returned them to The Outsiders due to WCW referee Randy Anderson, who was not an official referee for Souled Out, counting the fall.

92

Lex Luger (3) and The Giant

February 23, 1997

SuperBrawl VII

Daly City, California

1

1

93

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

February 24, 1997

Nitro

Sacramento, California

3

231

WCW President Eric Bischoff returned the titles to The Outsiders as Luger was not medically cleared to wrestle at SuperBrawl.
Syxx (1) also gets credited with a reign as the nWo invoked "Wolfpac Rules" and named Syxx as champion after an injury to Nash.

[10][11]

94

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

October 13, 1997

Nitro

Tampa, Florida

6

91

Defeated Hall and Syxx for the titles.

95

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

January 12, 1998

Nitro

Jacksonville, Florida

4

28

96

The Steiner Brothers
(Rick and Scott Steiner)

February 9, 1998

Nitro

El Paso, Texas

7

13

[12]

97

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)

February 22, 1998

SuperBrawl VIII

Daly City, California

5

84

The Outsiders win the titles after Scott turned on Rick and joined the nWo.

98

Sting (2) and The Giant (2)

May 17, 1998

Slamboree (1998)

Worcester, Massachusetts

1

16

Sting and Giant won the titles after Hall turned on Nash and hit him with one of the title belts.

—

Vacated

June 2, 1998

Thunder

Peoria, Illinois

—

—

WCW vacated the titles after Sting joined the NWO Wolfpac.

99

Sting (3) and Kevin Nash (6)

June 14, 1998

The Great American Bash (1998)

Baltimore, Maryland

1

36

Sting won the championships in a singles match against The Giant, in which the winner would take control of the Tag Team Championship and choose a partner to defend with; on the following night's Nitro broadcast in Uniondale, NY, Sting chose Nash.

100

Scott Hall (6) and The Giant (3)

July 20, 1998

Nitro

Salt Lake City, Utah

1

98

101

Rick Steiner (8) and Kenny Kaos

October 25, 1998

Halloween Havoc (1998)

Las Vegas, Nevada

1

71

Steiner and Buff Bagwell [13] defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner, who subbed for an injured Hall.[14]
Since Bagwell turned on Steiner during the match, Steiner was allowed to pick a new championship partner, and chose Kaos the next night on Nitro.

—

Vacated

January 7, 1999

Thunder

Richmond, Virginia

—

—

WCW vacated the championship after Steiner sustained a legitimate injury.

102

Barry Windham (3) and Curt Hennig

February 21, 1999

SuperBrawl IX

Oakland, California

1

21

Defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko in a tournament final.

[15]

103

Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko

March 14, 1999

Uncensored (1999)

Louisville, Kentucky

1

15

104

Rey Misterio Jr. and Billy Kidman

March 29, 1999

Nitro

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1

41

105

Raven and Perry Saturn

May 9, 1999

Slamboree (1999)

St. Louis, Missouri

1

22

Title won in a tag-team triangle match also involving the team of Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.

106

The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)

May 31, 1999

Nitro

Houston, Texas

1

8

Page and Bigelow defeated Saturn and Chris Kanyon (serving as an injury substitute for Raven) when Kanyon turned on Saturn.
Kanyon was then given a share of the title, and the "Freebird Rule" was placed in effect.

107

Chris Benoit (2) and Perry Saturn (2)

June 8, 1999

Thunder

Syracuse, New York

1

5

Defeated Page and Kanyon for the title

108

The Jersey Triad
(Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Chris Kanyon)

June 13, 1999

The Great American Bash (1999)

Baltimore, Maryland

2

62

Page and Kanyon won the title, with Bigelow also defending via the "Freebird Rule"

109

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

August 14, 1999

Road Wild (1999)

Sturgis, South Dakota

8

9

Defeated Bigelow and Kanyon for the title

110

The West Texas Rednecks
(Barry Windham (4) and Kendall Windham)

August 23, 1999

Nitro

Las Vegas, Nevada

1

20

111

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

September 12, 1999

Fall Brawl (1999)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

9

36

112

The Filthy Animals
(Konnan and Rey Misterio Jr. (2))

October 18, 1999

Nitro

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1

6

—

Vacated

October 24, 1999

Halloween Havoc (1999)

Las Vegas, Nevada

—

—

WCW vacated the titles after Misterio Jr. sustained a legitimate leg injury.

113

Harlem Heat
(Booker T and Stevie Ray)

October 24, 1999

Halloween Havoc (1999)

Las Vegas, Nevada

10

1

Titles won in a Triple Threat Street Fight against Konnan & Billy Kidman and Brian Knobs & Hugh Morrus.

[16]

114

The Filthy Animals
(Konnan (2) and Billy Kidman (2))

October 25, 1999

Nitro

Phoenix, Arizona

1

28

115

Creative Control
(Gerald and Patrick)

November 22, 1999

Nitro

Auburn Hills, Michigan

1

15

116

Bret Hart and Goldberg

December 7, 1999

Thunder

Madison, Wisconsin

1

6

Both men achieved the Triple Crown at the same time with this win.

117

The Outsiders
(Kevin Nash (7) and Scott Hall (7))

December 13, 1999

Nitro

New Orleans, Louisiana

6

14

—

Vacated

December 27, 1999

Nitro

Houston, Texas

—

—

WCW vacated the titles after Hall sustained a legitimate injury.

118

David Flair and Crowbar

January 3, 2000

Nitro

Greenville, South Carolina

1

15

Defeated Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner in a tournament final.

119

The Mamalukes
(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)

January 18, 2000

Thunder

Evansville, Indiana

1

25

120

The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris)

February 12, 2000

House show

Oberhausen, Germany

2

1

Previous held the championship under the name "Creative Control"

121

The Mamalukes
(Johnny the Bull and Big Vito)

February 13, 2000

House show

Leipzig, Germany

2

35

122

The Harris Brothers
(Ron and Don Harris)

March 19, 2000

Uncensored (2000)

Miami, Florida

3

22

—

April 10, 2000

Nitro

Denver, Colorado

WCW Presidents Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff vacated every WCW championship during WCW's reboot.

123

Shane Douglas (2) and Buff Bagwell (5)

April 16, 2000

Spring Stampede (2000)

Chicago, Illinois

1

29

Defeated The Total Package and Ric Flair in a tournament final.

124

KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)

May 15, 2000

Nitro

Biloxi, Mississippi

1

15

125

Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)

May 30, 2000

Thunder

Nampa, Idaho

1

40

This title change aired on tape delay.

126

KroniK
(Brian Adams and Bryan Clark)

July 9, 2000

Bash at the Beach (2000)

Daytona Beach, Florida

2

35

127

Dark Carnival
(The Great Muta and Vampiro)

August 13, 2000

New Blood Rising

Vancouver, British Columbia

1

1

128

The Filthy Animals
(Rey Misterio Jr. (3) and Juventud Guerrera)

August 14, 2000

Nitro

Kelowna, British Columbia

1

35

—

Vacated

September 18, 2000

Nitro

Ontario, Canada

—

—

Misterio Jr. and Guerrera were forced to relinquish the titles by WCW.

129

Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak

September 25, 2000

Nitro

Uniondale, New York

1

14

O'Haire and Jindrak won the titles in a battle royal.

130

Misfits in Action
(Lieutenant Loco and Corporal Cajun)

October 9, 2000

Thunder

Sydney, Australia

1

0

131

Sean O'Haire and Mark Jindrak

October 9, 2000

Thunder

Sydney, Australia

2

38

132

Alex Wright and General Rection

November 16, 2000

Millennium Final

Oberhausen, Germany

1

4

General Rection took the place of the injured Disco Inferno. Disco is recognized by WWE as the rightful champion with Alex Wright.

133

Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)

November 20, 2000

Nitro

Augusta, Georgia

2

6

134

The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (3) and Kevin Nash (8))

November 26, 2000

Mayhem (2000)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1

8

135

Perfect Event
(Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo)

December 4, 2000

Nitro

Lincoln, Nebraska

3

13

WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders awarded Stasiak and Palumbo the titles after The Insiders were forced to vacate the titles.

136

The Insiders
(Diamond Dallas Page (4) and Kevin Nash (9))

December 17, 2000

Starrcade (2000)

Washington, D.C.

2

28

137

The Natural Born Thrillers
(Chuck Palumbo (4) and Sean O'Haire (3))

January 14, 2001

Sin

Indianapolis, Indiana

1

205

This title reign by Palumbo and O'Haire was the final recognized by WCW before its assets were bought by the WWF; titles renamed to WCW Tag Team Championship.

138

The Brothers of Destruction
(Kane and The Undertaker)

August 7, 2001

SmackDown!

Los Angeles, California

1

49

This title change aired on tape delay. First championship change in the WWF.

139

Booker T (11) and Test

September 25, 2001

SmackDown!

Dayton, Ohio

1

13

This title change aired on tape delay.

140

The Hardy Boyz
(Jeff and Matt Hardy)

October 8, 2001

Raw

Indianapolis, Indiana

1

15

141

The Dudley Boyz
(Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley)

October 23, 2001

SmackDown!

Omaha, Nebraska

1

26

[17]

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Unified

November 18, 2001

Survivor Series

Greensboro, North Carolina

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Unified with the WWF Tag Team Championship when the Dudley Boyz beat the Hardy Boyz.

Given the tabular data covering the 'Names' part of 'List of WCW World Tag Team Champions', produce a single-sentence summary focused on the highlighted cells and provide it inside the JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.