World tag team championship

This article is about the general term. For the retired and original World Tag Team Championship of WWE, see World Tag Team Championship (WWE, 1971–2010). For the current World Tag Team Championship of WWE, see World Tag Team Championship (WWE). For the All Japan Pro Wrestling title, see World Tag Team Championship (AJPW).

The World Tag Team Championship is the name usually given to the primary tag team championships in professional wrestling promotions.

Nomenclature

The name of the promotion often precedes the term "world tag team championship" as the complete name of the title. Examples of this included the ECW World Tag Team Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship, and WWF World Tag Team Championship. However, some are also correctly known simply as the "World Tag Team Championship" without bearing the name of an organization. In some cases, this occurs in organizations where other world tag team championships are also competed for, as was the case in WCW in the early 1990s and WWE in the 2000s. The term "world tag team championship" can apply to any world tag team championship in general or to a specific one in particular, though this often creates confusion over which tag team championship is being referenced when the term is used.

Due to the variations of tag team wrestling, other World Tag Team Championships may exclude the "tag team" portion of the name and use a more suitable term such as "trios" or "six-man tag" to indicate a championship for tag teams with three members.

Promotions can also recognize subordinate titles to World Tag Team Championships that are often designated as regional, national, or international championships. Examples of these subordinate titles include the NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship and WWF International Tag Team Championship, which are national and international subordinates respectively.

A professional wrestling championship is not won or lost competitively, but instead the championship is scripted by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The title is awarded after the chosen champion "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.

Examples of active world tag team championships

Championship	Promotion	Date Est.
NWA World Tag Team Championship	NWA	July 12, 1992
ROH World Tag Team Championship	ROH	September 21, 2002
TNA World Tag Team Championship	Impact	May 17, 2007
World Tag Team Championship	WWE	October 3, 2002
WWE Tag Team Championship	WWE	August 23, 2016
AEW World Tag Team Championship	AEW	October 30, 2019
IWGP Tag Team Championship	NJPW	December 12, 1985
World Tag Team Championship	AJPW	June 10, 1988
GHC Tag Team Championship	NOAH	October 19, 2001
AAA World Tag Team Championship	AAA	March 18, 2007
CMLL World Tag Team Championship	CMLL	March 3, 1993

Examples of inactive world tag team championships

Championship	Promotion	Date Est.	Date retired
AWA World Tag Team Championship	AWA	August 1960	January 1991
ECW World Tag Team Championship	ECW	August 27, 1994	April 4, 2001
WCW World Tag Team Championship	NWA WCW WWE	January 29, 1975	November 18, 2001
World Tag Team Championship	WWE	June 3, 1971	August 16, 2010

See also

• Professional wrestling championship
• Tag team
• Women's World Tag Team Championship

External links

• Pro-Wrestling World Tag Team Championship Histories