Wrestling ' s Greatest Tag Team Wrestling ' s World ' s Greatest Tag Team is a professional wrestling tag team on the independent circuit , which uses the name The ( Self - Proclaimed ) World ' s Greatest Tag Team . The team consists of Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin . Originally formed in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , they started out captained by Kurt Angle , during which time they were known as Team Angle . They wrestle on for several independent promotions , including Ring of Honor ( ROH ) , where they are the reigning ROH World Tag Team Champions . Haas and Benjamin made their debut on the SmackDown ! brand in December 2002 , and won the WWE Tag Team Championship in February 2003 . After losing the championship in May , Haas and Benjamin were fired from Team Angle , and changed their name to The Best Damn Tag Team Period , before settling on The World ' s Greatest Tag Team . They won the championship back in July , and their second reign lasted for two months . They continued to compete on SmackDown ! , until March 2004 , when Benjamin was moved to the Raw brand as part of the Draft Lottery . The team reformed in December 2006 on the Raw brand , and competed against numerous teams , although they were unsuccessful in winning the World Tag Team Championship . The team was split again in November 2007 , when Benjamin moved to the ECW brand , but later reformed briefly back on SmackDown in May 2009 . History . Initial run ( 2002 - 2004 ) . The tag team made their debut on the December 26 , 2002 edition of WWE ' s " SmackDown ! " . Paul Heyman introduced the team under the name Team Angle as a " gift " to his top client Kurt Angle . The team won the WWE Tag Team Championship on February 6 , 2003 by defeating Los Guerreros . On May 18 , they lost the titles to Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri at Judgment Day in a Ladder Match . On June 12 , Angle confronted Benjamin and Haas about the losing streak they had been in for a couple of weeks , and he fired them both from Team Angle . Soon after the breakup , Benjamin and Haas referred to themselves as The Best Damn Tag Team Period ( a reference to the Fox Sports Net show " The Best Damn Sports Show Period " ) and then The Self - Proclaimed World ' s Greatest Tag Team , or The World ' s Greatest Tag Team for short , and went on to recapture the WWE Tag Team Championship from Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri on July 3 , but lost them just after two months to Los Guerreros on September 18 . The group stayed together until March 22 , 2004 when , during the " Draft Lottery " , Benjamin was drafted to the " RAW " brand , thus breaking up The World ' s Greatest Tag Team . They two briefly reunited in the 2005 Royal Rumble match , performing their various double team moves on other superstars . Haas was kept on " SmackDown ! " until his release in July 2005 . Reformation ( 2006 - 2007 ) . On April 17 , 2006 , Haas returned to WWE as part of the " RAW " brand , defeating his former tag team partner , Benjamin , the very same night . On the December 4 , edition of " Raw " , after Benjamin pinned Super Crazy , Haas entered the ring , berated Crazy , and celebrated with a bewildered Benjamin . The next week , Shelton announced The World ' s Greatest Tag Team was officially back in a segment with Cryme Tyme . They defeated The Highlanders in a match later that same night . They then feuded with Cryme Time , but were largely unsuccessful , including a tag team turmoil match at New Year ' s Revolution . However , they finally pinned Cryme Tyme , ending their undefeated streak , on the January 29 , 2007 edition of " Raw " . On April 2 , The World ' s Greatest Tag Team was unsuccessful in defeating the team of Ric Flair and Carlito , but defeated them in a rematch on April 16 when Haas distracted Carlito , setting him up for a T - Bone suplex by Benjamin . They won again when Carlito turned against Ric Flair , leaving The World ' s Greatest Tag Team to pick up the count out victory . They then challenged The Hardy Boyz for the World Tag Team Championship at One Night Stand in a ladder match , but came up short . The World ' s Greatest Tag Team then went into a feud with Paul London and Brian Kendrick after losing to the duo on their debut match on " Raw " . Two weeks later , London defeated Benjamin , whilst Haas was able get singles wins over Kendrick and London on Heat . On the July 23 edition of " Raw " , The World ' s Greatest Tag Team got a tag team win over London and Kendrick . They were once again also known as The ( Self - Proclaimed ) World ' s Greatest Tag Team . On the Night before Benjamin moved to ECW on Heat The World ' s Greatest Tag Team had their final match for the world tag team championship againest Lance Cade & Trever Murdoch but failed to capture the victory . The team was disbanded when Benjamin joined the ECW roster . Haas was given a new gimmick of wearing a lucha mask during parts of his matches . Sporadic reformations ( 2009 ) . On April 15 , 2009 , Haas was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft . On the May 8 , 2009 episode of SmackDown , Benjamin accompanied Haas to the ring for his match against John Morrison , hinting at a possible reunion . The following week on the May 15 episode of SmackDown , Benjamin and Haas unofficially reunited and competed against John Morrison and CM Punk in a losing effort . At Judgment Day , Haas escorted Benjamin to the ring for his match against Morrison . On June 29 , Benjamin was traded back to the ECW brand . On February 28 , 2010 , WWE announced that Haas had been released from his contract . [ 59 ] On April 22 , WWE announced than Benjamin had been released from his contract as well . Ring of Honor and the independent circuit ( 2010 – 2013 ) . After Benjamin was released by WWE in June 2010 , he reunited with Haas ( whom WWE had released nearly a year ago as well ) as Wrestling ' s Greatest Tag Team at the Ring of Honor pay - per - view Glory by Honor IX , where they took on The Kings of Wrestling ( Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli ) but lost . On December 8 , 2010 , Haas and Benjamin returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling , more than seven years after their previous match for the promotion . In their return match they defeated The Elite ( Adam Revolver and Ted McNaler ) . The following day they took part in their first Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings , defeating the Bravado Brothers ( Harlem and Lance ) . The following day , at the second set of television tapings , Haas and Bejamin defeated the All - Night Xpress of Kenny King and Rhett Titus , before participating in an eight - man tag team match , in which Haas and Benjmain teamed with the Briscoe Brothers against the Kings of Wrestling and the All - Night Xpress . The match ended in a no contest . On December 18 at the Final Battle 2010 pay - per - view , Haas and Benjamin announced that in 2011 they would be wrestling regularly for Ring of Honor . At the following pay - per - view , 9th Anniversary Show , on February 26 , 2011 , Haas and Benjamin defeated the Briscoe Brothers in the main event of the evening to earn another shot at the Kings of Wrestling and the ROH World Tag Team Championship . On April 1 , at ROH Honor Takes Center Stage Night One , Haas and Benjamin defeated the Kings of Wrestling to win the RoH World Tag Team Championship . Wrestling ' s Greatest Tag Team lost the ROH world tag team titles to the Briscoe Brothers at Final Battle 2011 when Benjamin turned against Haas during the match . On May 12 , 2012 at Border Wars , Hass and Benjamin regained the ROH World Tag Team Championship from the Briscoe Brothers . On June 24 at Best in the World 2012 , Haas and Benjamin lost the title to Kenny King and Rhett Titus . Shortly after their loss , Benjamin was suspended in storyline , to explain his absence while wrestling in Japan . Benjamin returned at the Death Before Dishonor X pay - per - view , accompanying Haas and Rhett Titus in a tag team championship match . Following Death Before Dishonor , Haas and Benjamin would continue to feud with Titus and his new tag team partner B . J . Whitmer defeating them at Glory By Honor XI . They defeated them again in a street fight at . Benjamin was released from ROH in December 2012 . He made one more appearance for ROH on February 2 , 2013 , when Haas turned on him during an ROH World Tag Team Championship match against the Briscoe Brothers . The team officially disbanded on March 30 , 2013 , after Benjamin began working full - time in Japan , and Haas left the promotion in March .