AEW World Tag Team Championship
The AEW World Tag Team Championship belts
Details
PromotionAll Elite Wrestling
Date establishedJune 18, 2019
Current champion(s)FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler)
Date wonApril 5, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
Most reignsAs tag team (2 reigns):

As individual (2 reigns):

Longest reignThe Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
(1st reign, 302 days)
Shortest reignThe Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
(2nd reign, 28 days)
Oldest championFrankie Kazarian
(42 years, 87 days)
Youngest championJungle Boy
(24 years, 213 days)
Heaviest championSwerve In Our Glory
(Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland)
(541 lbs combined)
Lightest championThe Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
(350 lbs combined)

The AEW World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is a standard tag team championship, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. Established on June 18, 2019, the inaugural champions were SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). The current champions are FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), who are in their record-tying second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) in a Title vs. Career match on the April 5, 2023, episode of Dynamite.

History

On June 18, 2019, six months after the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) was founded,[1][2][3] a tournament was announced to crown the promotion's inaugural tag team champions. That same day, a three-way tag team match for AEW's event Fyter Fest on June 29 was scheduled,[4] featuring Best Friends (Trent? and Chuck Taylor), SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky), and Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) with the winning team advancing to All Out for an opportunity at a first round bye in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament.[5] Later, AEW's President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Khan announced that the tournament would occur on episodes of their TNT show, later revealed as Dynamite.[6] During the Buy In pre-show of Fyter Fest, Best Friends defeated Private Party and SoCal Uncensored to earn their spot at All Out.[7]

On July 11, AEW's Executive Vice President and wrestler Matt Jackson announced a second three-way tag team match to take place at Fight for the Fallen on July 13 with the winners facing Best Friends at All Out.[8] At Fight for the Fallen, The Dark Order (Evil Uno and Stu Grayson) defeated Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) and Angélico and Jack Evans to advance to All Out.[9] At the event on August 31, The Dark Order defeated Best Friends to receive the first round bye in the tournament.[10]

Inaugural tournament

The first official match of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament was announced on August 9, 2019, with The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) facing Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) on October 9 during the second episode of Dynamite in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] It was later announced that the semifinals for the tournament would take place on the October 23 episode in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[12] with the finals on the October 30 episode in Charleston, West Virginia.[13] On October 30, SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.[14]

Quarterfinals
Dynamite
October 9 and 16, 2019 		Semifinals
Dynamite
October 23, 2019 		Final
Dynamite
October 30, 2019
         
The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 		Pin
Private Party
(Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) 		13:39
Private Party Pin
The Lucha Brothers 12:24
The Lucha Brothers
(Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) 		11:31
Jurassic Express
(Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt)[note 1] 		Pin
The Lucha Brothers Pin
SoCal Uncensored 12:36
Best Friends
(Trent? and Chuck Taylor) 		Pin
SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)[note 2] 		9:57
SoCal Uncensored 13:59
The Dark Order Pin
The Dark Order
(Evil Uno and Stu Grayson)
BYE[note 3]
  1. ^ Stunt replaced Luchasaurus due to a hamstring injury.
  2. ^ Sky replaced Christopher Daniels after he was injured in an attack by The Lucha Brothers prior to the match.
  3. ^ The Dark Order defeated Best Friends (Trent? and Chuck Taylor) at All Out to receive a first round bye.

Reigns

Current champions FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), shown here with the AAA World Tag Team Championship belts (around waists) and ROH World Tag Team Championship belts

As of July 12, 2023, there have been 11 reigns between nine teams composed of 18 individual champions. The inaugural champions were SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) are tied for the most reigns at two, both as a team and individually. The Young Bucks are also the longest reigning and shortest reigning champions, with their first reign lasting 302 days while their second reign was 28 days, and they have the longest combined reign at 330 days. Kazarian is the oldest champion at 42 while Jungle Boy is the youngest at 24.

The current champions are FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler), who are in their record-tying second reign, both as a team and individually. They defeated The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) in a Title vs. Career match on the April 5, 2023, episode of Dynamite in Elmont, New York.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parenthesis, if different
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) 		October 30, 2019 Dynamite Charleston, WV 1 83 Defeated The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. [14]
2 Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page January 21, 2020 Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave Nassau, Bahamas 1 228 Took place aboard Norwegian Pearl.
Taped and aired as part of the January 22 episode of Dynamite. 		[15]
3 FTR
(Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) 		September 5, 2020 All Out Jacksonville, FL 1 63 [16]
4 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 		November 7, 2020 Full Gear Jacksonville, FL 1 302 This was a Last Chance match where if The Young Bucks had lost, they would have never been able to challenge for the championship again. Additionally, FTR's manager Tully Blanchard was barred from ringside. [17]
5 The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) 		September 5, 2021 All Out Hoffman Estates, IL 1 122 This was a Steel Cage match. [18]
6 Jurassic Express
(Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) 		January 5, 2022 Dynamite Newark, NJ 1 161 [19]
7 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) 		June 15, 2022 Dynamite:
Road Rager 		St. Louis, MO 2 28 This was a ladder match. [20]
8 Swerve in Our Glory
(Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) 		July 13, 2022 Dynamite:
Fyter Fest
Night 1 		Savannah, GA 1 70 This was a three-way tag team match, also involving Team Taz (Powerhouse Hobbs and Ricky Starks). [21]
9 The Acclaimed
(Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) 		September 21, 2022 Dynamite:
Grand Slam 		Flushing, NY 1 140 [22]
10 The Gunns
(Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) 		February 8, 2023 Dynamite:
Championship Fight Night 		El Paso, TX 1 56 [23]
11 FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) 		April 5, 2023 Dynamite Elmont, NY 2 98+ This was a Title vs. Career match. [24]

Combined reigns

As of July 12, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Two-time champions The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson); they are also the longest reigning champions at 302 days for their first reign and they have the longest combined reign at 330 days

By team

Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)		 2 330
2 Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page 1 228
3 Jurassic Express
(Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus)		 1 161
4 FTR
(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) †		 2 161+
5 The Acclaimed
(Anthony Bowens and Max Caster)		 1 140
6 The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix)		 1 122
7 SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)		 1 83
8 Swerve in Our Glory
(Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland)		 1 70
9 The Gunns
(Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn)		 1 56

By wrestler

Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Matt Jackson 2 330
Nick Jackson 2 330
3 "Hangman" Adam Page 1 228
Kenny Omega 1 228
5 Jungle Boy 1 161
Luchasaurus 1 161
7 Cash Wheeler † 2 161+
Dax Harwood † 2 161+
9 Anthony Bowens 1 140
Max Caster 1 140
11 Penta El Zero Miedo 1 122
Rey Fénix 1 122
13 Frankie Kazarian 1 83
Scorpio Sky 1 83
15 Keith Lee 1 70
Swerve Strickland 1 70
17 Austin Gunn 1 56
Colten Gunn 1 56

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