List of WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions

= List of WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions =
The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in WWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on the August 23, 2016 episode of SmackDown, it was created to be the counterpart title to the then-WWE Tag Team Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE draft and was subsequently renamed to Raw Tag Team Championship.
Current and five-time champions The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso); they are also the longest reigning champions at 170+ days for their ongoing reign and they have the longest combined reign at 380+ days
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champions were Heath Slater and Rhyno, who won the title in a tournament final at Backlash on September 11, 2016. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) are the current champions in their fifth reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated Rey and Dominik Mysterio on July 18, 2021 during the Money in the BankKickoff pre-show. 
As of January 3, 2022, overall there have been 26 reigns between 16 teams composed of 30 individual champions, and one vacancy. The team of Heath Slater and Rhyno were the inaugural champions. The New Day's Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have the most reigns at seven, both as a team and individually, and their seventh is the shortest reign for the title at 3 days (2 days as recognized by WWE); during their first six reigns, Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) have the longest singular reign at 385+ days for their ongoing fifth reign, and they have the longest combined reign at 765+ days. 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	
=== Reigns ===
Key
No. 	Overall reign number
Reign 	Reign number for the specific champion
Days 	Number of days held
Days recog.	Number of days held recognized by the promotion
+ 	Current reign is changing daily
No. 	Champion 	Championship change	Championship change 	Championship change 	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Notes 	Defenses 	Ref.
No. 	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign 	Days 	Days recog. 	Notes 	Defenses 	Ref.
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1 	Heath Slater and Rhyno 	September 11, 2016 	Backlash 	Richmond, VA 	1 	84 	83 	As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, 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.	3 	
2 	The Wyatt Family(Bray Wyatt, 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. 	2 	
3 	American Alpha(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) 	December 27, 2016 	SmackDown 	Rosemont, IL 	1 	84 	83 	This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving Heath Slater & Rhyno and The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).
Luke Harper and Randy Orton represented The Wyatt Family and were last to be pinned. 	2 	
4 	The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 	March 21, 2017 	SmackDown 	Uncasville, CT 	1 	124 	123 	 	3 	
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. 	2 	
6 	The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 	August 20, 2017 	SummerSlamKickoff 	Brooklyn, NY 	2 	23 	23 	Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. 	2 	
7 	The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 	September 12, 2017 	SmackDown 	Las Vegas, NV 	2 	26 	25 	This was a Sin City Street Fight.
Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. 	2 	
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. 	 	3
9 	The Bludgeon Brothers(Harper (2) and Rowan) 	April 8, 2018 	WrestleMania 34 	New Orleans, LA 	1 	135 	135 	This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston.
Harper was previously known as Luke Harper. 	3 	
10 	The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 	August 21, 2018 	SmackDown 	Brooklyn, NY 	3 	56 	55 	This was a No Disqualification match.
Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. 	3 	
11 	The Bar(Cesaro and Sheamus) 	October 16, 2018 	SmackDown 1000 	Washington, D.C. 	1 	103 	102 	Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. 	3 	
12 	The Miz and Shane McMahon 	January 27, 2019 	Royal Rumble 	Phoenix, AZ 	1 	21 	21 	 	2 	
13 	The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 	February 17, 2019 	Elimination Chamber 	Houston, TX 	4 	51 	51 	 	2 	
14 	The Hardy Boyz(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) 	April 9, 2019 	SmackDown 	Brooklyn, NY 	1 	21 	20 	 	0 	
— 	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. 	— 	
15 	Daniel Bryan and Rowan(2) 	May 7, 2019 	SmackDown 	Louisville, KY 	1 	68 	68 	Defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) to win the vacant title. 	2 	
16 	The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 	July 14, 2019 	Extreme Rules 	Philadelphia, PA 	4 	63 	62 	This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker).
Big E and Woods won the match. At the time, Kingston was the reigning WWE Champion and he was not recognized as tag team champion with Big E and Woods, but after The New Day won their sixth title on April 17, 2020, Kingston was retroactively credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.	2 	
17 	The Revival(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) 	September 15, 2019 	Clash of Champions 	Charlotte, NC 	1 	54 	54 	Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day. 	3 	
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. 	3 	
19 	The Miz (2)and John Morrison 	February 27, 2020 	Super ShowDown 	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	1 	50 	50 	Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day. 	2 	
20 	The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) 	April 17, 2020 	SmackDown 	Orlando, FL 	6 	93 	92 	This was a triple threat match between Big E representing The New Day, Jey Uso representing The Usos, and The Miz representing himself and John Morrison. Big E pinned The Miz to win the titles. During this reign, Woods was inactive due to injury, but was credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.	2 	
21 	Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro (2) 	July 19, 2020 	The Horror Show at Extreme Rules	Orlando, FL 	1 	82 	82 	This was a tables match.
Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day. 	3 	
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. 	0 	
23 	The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) 	October 12, 2020 	Raw 	Orlando, FL 	1 	88 	88 	As a result of the 2020 WWE Draft, The New Day were drafted to Raw while then-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. 	3 	
24 	Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode 	January 8, 2021 	SmackDown 	St. Petersburg, FL 	1 	128 	127 	 	3 	
25 	Rey and Dominik Mysterio 	May 16, 2021 	WrestleMania Backlash 	Tampa, FL 	1 	63 	62 	 	3 	
26 	The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) 	July 18, 2021 	Money in the BankKickoff 	Fort Worth, TX 	5 	196+ 	196+ 	 	3 	
== Combined reigns ==
As of January 29, 2022.
Record seven-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day: Xavier Woods (left) and Kofi Kingston (right) are recognized for all seven reigns, while Big E (center) is only recognized for the first six reigns where he reigned alongside Kingston and Woods under the Freebird Rule.
=== By team ===
†	Indicates the current champions
Rank	Team 	No. of
reigns	Combined
days	Combined days
rec. by WWE	Combined Defenses
1 	The Usos(Jey and Jimmy Uso) † 	5	576+	575+	5
2 	The New Day 
(Reigns 1–6: Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
(7th reign: Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)	7	380 	373 	7
3 	The Bludgeon Brothers(Harper and Rowan) 	1	135 	135 	3
4 	Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode 	1	128 	127 	3
5 	The Bar(Cesaro and Sheamus) 	1	103 	102 	3
6 	The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) 	1	88 	88 	3
7 	American Alpha(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) 	1	84 	83 	3
7 	Heath Slater and Rhyno 	1	84 	83 	3
9 	Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro 	1	82 	82 	3
10 	Daniel Bryan and Rowan 	1	68 	68 	3
11 	Rey and Dominik Mysterio 	1	63 	62 	3
12 	The Revival(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) 	1	54 	54 	3
13 	The Miz and John Morrison 	1	50 	50 	3
14 	The Wyatt Family(Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton)	1	23 	23 	3
15 	The Hardy Boyz(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) 	1	21 	20 	3
15 	The Miz and Shane McMahon 	1	21 	21 	3
=== By wrestler ===
Rank	Wrestler 	No. of
reigns	Combined
days	Combined days
rec. by WWE	Defenses	
1 	Jey Uso † 	5	576+	575+	5 	
1 	Jimmy Uso† 	5	576+	575+	5 	
3 	Kofi Kingston 	7	380 	373 	7 	
3 	Xavier Woods 	7	380 	373 	7 	
5 	Big E 	6	377 	371 	7 	
6 	Rowan 	2	203 	203 	3 	
7 	Cesaro 	2	185 	184 	3 	
8 	Harper/Luke Harper	2	158 	158 	3 	
9 	Dolph Ziggler 	1	128 	127 	3 	
9 	Robert Roode 	1	128 	127 	3 	
11 	Sheamus 	1	103 	102 	3 	
12 	Angelo Dawkins 	1	88 	88 	3 	3
12 	Montez Ford 	1	88 	88 	3 	3
14 	Chad Gable 	1	84 	83 	3 	
14 	Heath Slater 	1	84 	83 	3 	
14 	Jason Jordan 	1	84 	83 	3 	
14 	Rhyno 	1	84 	83 	3 	
18 	Shinsuke Nakamura 	1	82 	82 	3 	
19 	The Miz 	2	71 	71 	3 	
20 	Daniel Bryan 	1	68 	68 	3 	
21 	Dominik Mysterio 	1	63 	62 	3 	
21 	Rey Mysterio 	1	63 	62 	3 	
23 	Dash Wilder 	1	54 	54 	3 	3
23 	Scott Dawson 	1	54 	54 	3 	3
25 	John Morrison 	1	50 	50 	3 	
26 	Bray Wyatt 	1	23 	23 	3 	3
26 	Randy Orton 	1	23 	23 	3 	3
28 	Jeff Hardy 	1	21 	20 	3 	
28 	Matt Hardy 	1	21 	20 	3 	
28 	Shane McMahon 	1	21 	21 	3 	
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