The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. The championship was created and debuted on September 21, 2002, at ROH's Unscripted event. At said event, the championship was represented by a trophy, which was destroyed by American Dragon and Michael Modest after they were defeated by The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan), who had just become the inaugural champions.[1] Daniels and Morgan were awarded physical belts later in 2002. Originally called the ROH Tag Team Championship, the title was renamed to the ROH World Tag Team Championship in July 2006 after the title was defended in Japan for the first time earlier that month, when then-champions, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong, defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino to retain the championship.[2]
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Reigns that were won on pay-per-view events aired on tape delay up to weeks or months apart. Reigns that were won at live events were released on DVD. Title changes that occurred on ROH's primary television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling, air up to three to five weeks apart.
The inaugural champions were The Prophecy (Daniels and Morgan), whom ROH recognized to have become the champions after defeating American Dragon and Michael Modest on September 21, 2002, at ROH's Unscripted event in the final of a one-night tournament.
FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) are the current champions in their first reign both as a team and individually. They defeated The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) on April 1, 2022 in Garland, TX at Supercard of Honor XV.
ROH publishes a list of defenses for each champion on their official website, unlike most other professional wrestling promotions. As of November 2022, The Briscoe Brothers' fourth reign and Austin Aries' and Roderick Strong's only reign are tied for most defenses, with 18. The Briscoe Brothers' second, third, and sixth reigns, Dan Maff's and B. J. Whitmer's first reign, The Second City Saints' (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) first reign, The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere) only reign and the Forever Hooligans' only reign are all tied for the least defenses, with zero. At 363 days, The Kings of Wrestling's (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) second reign is the longest in the title's history. Overall, there have been 63 reigns among 65 different wrestlers and 38 different teams.
Name | Years |
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ROH Tag Team Championship | September 21, 2002 – July 2006 |
ROH World Tag Team Championship | July 2006 – present |
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
<1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan) |
September 21, 2002 | Unscripted | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 175 | The Prophecy defeated Bryan Danielson and Michael Modest in a tournament final to become the first champions. | [1][3] |
2 | A.J. Styles and Amazing Red | March 15, 2003 | Expect the Unexpected | Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1 | 175 | A.J. Styles and Amazing Red defeated Christopher Daniels and Xavier, who was filling in for Donovan Morgan. | [2][3] |
— | Vacated | September 6, 2003 | — | — | — | — | A.J. Styles and The Amazing Red vacated the championship due to Red suffering an injury. | |
3 | The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid) |
September 20, 2003 | Glory by Honor II | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 26 | The Backseat Boyz won the title in a Gauntlet match that also involved The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe), Special K (Hydro and Deranged), The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos), and Special K (Izzy and Dixie). | [3][3] |
4 | Special K (Dixie and Izzy) |
October 16, 2003 | Tradition Continues | Glen Burnie, Maryland | 1 | 16 | [4][3] | |
5 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
November 1, 2003 | Main Event Spectacles | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 1 | 175 | [5][3] | |
6 | Second City Saints (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) |
April 24, 2004 | Reborn: Stage Two | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 1 | 21 | [6][3] | |
7 | The Prophecy (B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff) |
May 15, 2004 | Round Robin Challenge III | Lexington, Massachusetts | 1 | <1 | [7][8][3] | |
8 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
May 15, 2004 | Round Robin Challenge III | Lexington, Massachusetts | 2 | <1 | [9][3] | |
9 | Second City Saints (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) |
May 15, 2004 | Round Robin Challenge III | Lexington, Massachusetts | 2 | 84 | [10][3] | |
10 | The Rottweilers (Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero) |
August 7, 2004 | Testing the Limit | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 196 | [11][3] | |
11 | B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff | February 19, 2005 | Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 1 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 2 | 42 | [12][13][3] | |
— | Vacated | March 28, 2005 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Maff left ROH. In kayfabe, ROH stated Maff was forced to retire as the result of an automobile accident. | [3][4] |
12 | B. J. Whitmer (3) and Jimmy Jacobs | April 2, 2005 | Best of American Super Juniors Tournament | Asbury Park, New Jersey | 1 | 98 | Whitmer and Jacobs defeated Jay Lethal and Samoa Joe to win the vacant championship. | [14][3] |
13 | Carnage Crew (H. C. Loc and Tony DeVito) |
July 9, 2005 | Escape from New York | New York, New York | 1 | 14 | [15][3] | |
14 | B. J. Whitmer (4) and Jimmy Jacobs (2) | July 23, 2005 | The Homecoming | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | 70 | [16][3] | |
15 | Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke | October 1, 2005 | Joe vs. Kobashi | New York, New York | 1 | 77 | [17][3] | |
16 | Austin Aries and Roderick Strong | December 17, 2005 | Final Battle 2005 | Edison, New Jersey | 1 | 273 | The championship was renamed the ROH World Tag Team Championship on July 9, 2006 after Aries and Strong defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino in Japan. | [18][3] |
17 | Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) |
September 16, 2006 | Glory by Honor V: Night 2 | New York, New York | 1 | 70 | [19][20][3] | |
18 | Christopher Daniels (2) and Matt Sydal | November 25, 2006 | Dethroned | Edison, New Jersey | 1 | 91 | [21][3] | |
19 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
February 24, 2007 | Fifth Year Festival: Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 7 | [22][5] | |
20 | Naruki Doi and Shingo | March 3, 2007 | Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool | Liverpool, England | 1 | 27 | [23][5][6] | |
21 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
March 30, 2007 | All-Star Extravaganza III | Detroit, Michigan | 4 | 275 | [24][5] | |
22 | The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs (3) and Tyler Black) |
December 30, 2007 | Final Battle 2007 | New York, New York | 1 | 27 | [25][5] | |
23 | No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero (2)) |
January 26, 2008 | Without Remorse | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 1 | 77 | [26] | |
24 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
April 12, 2008 | Injustice | Edison, New Jersey | 5 | 28 | Austin Aries was a substitute for Mark Briscoe, who had sustained a legitimate injury, during the first and only championship defense. | [27] |
— | Vacated | May 10, 2008 | A New Level | N/A | — | — | The championship was vacated by Jay and Mark Briscoe due to Mark's injury. | [28] |
25 | The Age of the Fall (Jimmy Jacobs (4) and Tyler Black (2)) |
June 6, 2008 | Up for Grabs | Hartford, Connecticut | 2 | 105 | Jacobs and Black defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico in the final of a one-night tournament for the vacant championship. | [29] |
26 | El Generico and Kevin Steen | September 19, 2008 | Driven 2008 | Boston, Massachusetts | 1 | 203 | [30] | |
27 | The American Wolves (Davey Richards (2) and Eddie Edwards) |
April 10, 2009 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 253 | Won the titles in a "Tables are Legal" match. This episode aired on tape delay on May 30, 2009. | [7] |
28 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
December 19, 2009 | Final Battle 2009 | New York, New York | 6 | 105 | [31][8] | |
29 | Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) |
April 3, 2010 | The Big Bang! | Charlotte, North Carolina | 2 | 363 | [9] | |
30 | Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) |
April 1, 2011 | Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 266 | [10] | |
31 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
December 23, 2011 | Final Battle 2011 | New York, New York | 7 | 141 | [11] | |
32 | Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) |
May 12, 2012 | Border Wars | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 43 | After their first defense ended in disqualification, all matches in this reign allowed the title to change hands via disqualification. | [12][13] |
33 | The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King) |
June 24, 2012 | Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis | New York, New York | 1 | 16 | [14] | |
— | Vacated | July 10, 2012 | — | — | — | — | Title officially declared vacant after ROH severed its ties with Kenny King due to a contract dispute. | [15] |
34 | S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs (5) and Steve Corino) |
September 15, 2012 | Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 1 | 92 | Defeated Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | [16] |
35 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
December 16, 2012 | Final Battle 2012: Doomsday | New York, New York | 8 | 76 | This was a three-way tag team match also involving Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander. | [17] |
36 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) |
March 2, 2013 | 11th Anniversary Show | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 1 | 147 | [18] | |
37 | Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero (3)) |
July 27, 2013 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Providence, Rhode Island | 1 | 7 | Aired August 3, 2013. | [19] |
38 | The American Wolves (Davey Richards (3) and Eddie Edwards (2)) |
August 3, 2013 | All-Star Extravaganza V | Toronto, Ontario | 2 | 14 | [20] | |
39 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) |
August 17, 2013 | Manhattan Mayhem V | New York, New York | 2 | 203 | [21] | |
40 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) |
March 8, 2014 | Raising the Bar: Night 2 | Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 1 | 70 | [22] | |
41 | reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) |
May 17, 2014 | War of the Worlds | New York, New York | 3 | 322 | [23] | |
42 | The Addiction (Christopher Daniels (3) and Frankie Kazarian) |
April 4, 2015 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 167 | Aired April 25, 2015. | [24][unreliable source] |
43 | The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) |
September 18, 2015 | All Star Extravaganza VII | San Antonio, Texas | 1 | 91 | This was a three-way match also involving The Young Bucks. | [25] |
44 | War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) |
December 18, 2015 | Final Battle 2015 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 143 | [26] | |
45 | The Addiction (Christopher Daniels (4) and Frankie Kazarian (2)) |
May 9, 2016 | War of the Worlds | Dearborn, Michigan | 2 | 144 | [27] | |
46 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) |
September 30, 2016 | All Star Extravaganza VIII | Lowell, Massachusetts | 2 | 155 | This was a three-way Ladder War also involving The Motor City Machine Guns. | [28] |
47 | The Hardys (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) |
March 4, 2017 | Manhattan Mayhem VI | New York City, New York | 1 | 28 | [29] | |
48 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) |
April 1, 2017 | Supercard of Honor XI | Lakeland, Florida | 3 | 174 | This was a Ladder match. | [30] |
49 | Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) |
September 22, 2017 | Death Before Dishonor XV | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 | 168 | [31] | |
50 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
March 9, 2018 | ROH 16th Anniversary Show | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | 9 | 219 | [32] | |
51 | SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian (3) and Scorpio Sky) |
October 14, 2018 | Glory By Honor XVI: Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | 61 | This was a three-way match also involving The Young Bucks. Aired on November 16, 2018. |
[33] |
52 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
December 14, 2018 | Final Battle | New York City, New York | 10 | 91 | This was Ladder War IX also involving The Young Bucks. | [34] |
53 | Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) |
March 15, 2019 | ROH 17th Anniversary Show | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | 1 | 22 | This was a Las Vegas street fight | [35] |
54 | Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) |
April 6, 2019 | G1 Supercard | New York City, New York | 1 | 105 | This was a Winner Take All Four-way match that also involved The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada). The Guerrillas' IWGP Tag Team Championship was also at stake. | [36] |
55 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
July 20, 2019 | Manhattan Mayhem | New York City, New York | 11 | 146 | This was a New York City street fight. | [37] |
56 | The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) |
December 13, 2019 | Final Battle 2019 | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | N/A | The date when The Foundation lost the titles is unknown. | [38] |
57 | La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee and Kenny King (2)) |
N/A | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | N/A | This was a Pure Rules match which aired February 27, 2021. The exact date the match took place is unknown, as ROH has held empty arena tapings at the UMBC Event Center since August 2020, after resuming operations following a five month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [39] |
58 | The Foundation (Rhett Titus (2) and Tracy Williams) |
March 26, 2021 | ROH 19th Anniversary Show | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 107 | Defeated King and La Bestia del Ring, who was filling in for the injured Lee. | [40] |
59 | Violence Unlimited (Chris Dickinson and Homicide) |
July 11, 2021 | Best in the World | Baltimore, Maryland | 1 | 2 | Defeated Titus and Jonathan Gresham, who was filling in for the injured Williams, in a Fight Without Honor | [41] |
60 | La Facción Ingobernable (Dragon Lee (2) and Kenny King (3)) |
July 13, 2021 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 124 | Aired on tape delay on September 11, 2021. | [42] |
61 | The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) |
November 14, 2021 | Honor for All | Baltimore, Maryland | 2 | 27 | Previously known as The Kingdom | [43] |
62 | Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) |
December 11, 2021 | Final Battle | Baltimore, Maryland | 12 | 111 | During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor. | [44] |
63 | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) |
April 1, 2022 | Supercard of Honor XV | Garland, Texas | 1 | 235+ | [45] |
As of November 22, 2022.
† | Indicates the current champions |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain. |