World Tag Team Championship
The Hurricane with the World Tag Team Championship belt
Details
Current champion(s)	Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch
Date won	September 8, 2007
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand	RAW
Date created	1971
Formerly known as	WWWF World Tag Team Championship WWF World Tag Team Championship WWF Tag Team Championship WWE Tag Team Championship
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History

The World Tag Team Championship was originally known as the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) World Tag Team Championship. Following the title's introduction in 1971, Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler became the inaugural champions on June 3. Then, in 1979, the name of the promotion was changed to World Wrestling Federation, thus the title was renamed the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) World Tag Team Championship. The title began to be referred to as simply the WWF Tag Team Championship for short in the mid 90s.^[1] Grady Johnson, better known as professional wrestler Crazy Luke Graham, is a member of the legendary Graham family, a storyline family of wrestlers. ... Camille Tourville is a former professional wrestler better known as Tarzan Tyler. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In March 2001, the World Wrestling Federation purchased World Championship Wrestling. Following this, the "Invasion" storyline was orchestrated, in which WCW was ultimately dismantled. On the conclusion of the "Invasion" at Survivor Series 2001, the WCW Tag Team Championship and the WWF Tag Team Championship were unified in a Steel cage match when the WCW Tag Team Champions, The Dudley Boyz, defeated the WWF Tag Team Champions, The Hardy Boyz. As a result, The Dudley Boyz were named the last WCW Tag Team Champions and became the new WWF Tag Team Champions. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... The InVasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the World Wrestling Federation that began shortly after the WWFs purchase of World Championship Wrestling. ... In professional wrestling, an angle is a fictional storyline. ... Survivor Series 2001 was the fifteenth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event for the World Wrestling Federation. ... The WCW World Tag Team Championship was the major tag team title in World Championship Wrestling from 1991 to 2001, when the promotion closed. ... Chris Jericho as WWF Undisputed Champion, holding the WWF Championship and World Championship belts Championship unification or championship consolidation are terms which mean the act of combining two or more separate championships into a single title. ... Kane bloodied in a cage match with Edge on Raw, showing the current WWE Steel Cage. ... Team 3D is a professional wrestling tag team of Brother Ray (Mark Lamonica), Brother Devon (Devon Hughes), and on occasion the team becomes a stable with Brother Runt (Matt Hyson). ... The Hardy Boyz (also known as the The Hardys and Team Xtreme) is a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) that consists of real life brothers Matt and Jeff Hardy. ...

After the WWF/WWE name change in 2002, the championship was subsequently referred to as the World Wrestling Enterainment (WWE) Tag Team Championship. Then, during a period of open free agency after the Brand Extension, RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff was able to sign the Tag Team Champions to the RAW brand after they had originally been drafted to the SmackDown! brand. As a result the Tag Team Championship became exclusive to the RAW brand, thus leaving the SmackDown! brand without a tag team title. Following Bischoff's actions, SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon introduced a new WWE Tag Team Championship and commissioned it to be the exclusive tag team title for the SmackDown! brand. With the introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship on the RAW brand after the WWE Championship was moved to the SmackDown! brand, the Tag Team Championship on RAW was now being referred to as the World Tag Team Championship. This was done so that the names of both tag team titles would mirror the names of the top championships on their respective brands. However, when the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship switched brands during the 2005 Draft Lottery, neither of the tag team titles were renamed. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... The logo for the 2007 WWE Draft The World Wrestling Entertainment Brand Extension was a device first used in 2002 by said professional wrestling organization as a means of providing separate brands of wrestling through its two top shows, RAW and SmackDown!, with the addition of ECW in 2006. ... Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955[1]), is a former professional wrestling booker and on-screen personality, most known for serving as President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later on-air General Manager of World Wrestling Entertainments RAW brand. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For the video game series based on the show, see WWE SmackDown! (video game series). ... Stephanie Marie McMahon-Levesque[1] (born September 24, 1976) better known by her maiden name Stephanie McMahon, is World Wrestling Entertainments Executive Vice President of Talent and Creative Writing. ... This article is about the tag team championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown! brand of WWE. For the original WWE Tag Team Championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand, see World Tag Team Championship (WWE). ... The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with WWE Brand Extension. ...

Current champions

Current Champions, Cade and Murdoch

The current champions are Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, who are in their third reign as a team. They defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick for the titles at a September 8, 2007 house show in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[2] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch are a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch are a professional wrestling tag team in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Paul London and Brian Kendrick are a professional wrestling tag team on the RAW brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... WWE RAW Brand house show from the Continental Airlines Arena on December 28, 2006 A house show is a professional wrestling show run by a major promotion (such as WWE or TNA), that is not televised or taped. ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ...

See also

• WWE Tag Team Championship
• List of World Tag Team Champions (WWE)
• List of World Tag Team Championship reigns by length

This article is about the tag team championship that is currently defended on the SmackDown! brand of WWE. For the original WWE Tag Team Championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand, see World Tag Team Championship (WWE). ... The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title. ... The World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling championship. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• World Tag Team Title History