List Of All The Smackdown Tag Team Champions In WWE History

The Smackdown Tag Team Championship was established in 2016 after the WWE brand split. The inaugural Smackdown Tag Team Champions were established with a tournament that ran from late August until early September, finishing at Backlash. *** Note this title did not inherit the lineage of the World Tag Team Championship that was retired in 2010. The RAW (WWE) Tag Team Championship is also separate.

Smackdown Tag Team Champions
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List Of All The Smackdown Tag Team Champions In WWE History


1) Heath Slater and Rhyno

  • Defeated the Usos in the finals of the inaugural tournament to become the first ever Smackdown Tag Team Champions.
  • Backlash (September 11th, 2016).

2) The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton)

  • Defeated Heath Slater and Rhyno.
  • TLC PPV (December 4th, 2016)
  • **** Title defended under the Freebird Rule.

3) American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable). 

  • Defeated the Wyatt Family, the Usos and Heath Slater & Rhyno in a fatal 4-way tag team elimination match.
  • Smackdown Live (December 27th, 2016).

4) The Usos

  • Defeated American Alpha
  • Smackdown Live (March 21, 2017)

5) The New Day

  • Defeated the Usos
  • Battleground 2017

6) The Usos

  • Defeated the New Day
  • Summerslam 2017

7) The New Day

  • Defeated the Usos
  • Smackdown (September 12, 2017)

8) The Usos

  • Defeated the New Day
  • Hell in a Cell 2017.

This list will be updated as more champions are crowned! Thank you for checking out the list of all the Smackdown Tag Team Champions in WWE history! Where does this title rank for you all-time? Which title reign was your favorite? Make sure to let us know what you think in the comment section below.

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