WCW United States Tag Team Championship History
Complete list of every WCW United States Tag Team Championship reign — who held it, when they won it, and how long they kept it. Established Sep 28, 1986.
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)
Full Title Lineage
| # | Champion | Won | Reign |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | The Barbarian & Dick Slater | Jul 12, 1992WCW Main EventKansas City, MO | 19 days |
| 18 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)2nd reign | May 17, 1992WCW WrestleWar 1992Jacksonville, FL | 56 days |
| 17 | Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor | Feb 29, 1992World Championship WrestlingRock Hill, SC | 78 days |
| 16 | Ron Simmons & Big Josh | Feb 16, 1992WCW Main EventColumbus, GA | 13 days |
| 15 | The Young Pistols (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) | Dec 15, 1991WCW Main EventGainesville, GA | 63 days |
| 14 | The Patriots (Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip) | Sep 7, 1991World Championship WrestlingGainesville, GA | 99 days |
| 13 | The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes)1st reign Defeated The Young Pistols in a top-contenders match to win the vacant title. | May 19, 1991WCW SuperBrawl ISt. Petersburg, FL | 111 days |
| 12 | The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) During this reign WCW split from the NWA and the title was renamed the WCW United States Tag Team Championship. ↳ The WCW Board of Directors vacated the title after The Steiner Brothers won the WCW World Tag Team Championship. | Aug 24, 1990House showEast Rutherford, NJ | 225 days |
| 11 | The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)3rd reign | May 19, 1990WCW Capital Combat 1990Washington, D.C. | 97 days |
| 10 | Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk Defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) in a tournament final to win the revived titles. | Feb 24, 1990World Wide WrestlingRainsville, AL | 84 days |
| 9 | Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert ↳ The NWA abandoned the titles after Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert split so Rick could team with his brother Scott; the championship was revived in 1990. | Mar 18, 1989World Wide WrestlingColumbia, SC | 44 days |
| 8 | The Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams) | Dec 26, 1988WCW Starrcade 1988: True GrittNorfolk, VA | 82 days |
| 7 | The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)2nd reign Defeated Eddie Gilbert & Ron Simmons in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | Dec 7, 1988WCW Clash of the Champions IV: Season's BeatingsChattanooga, TN | 19 days |
| 6 | The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)2nd reign ↳ The NWA vacated the titles after Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton also won the NWA World Tag Team Championship. | Jul 10, 1988NWA The Great American Bash 1988Baltimore, MD | 62 days |
| 5 | The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)1st reign | May 14, 1988World Championship WrestlingChattanooga, TN | 57 days |
| 4 | The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)1st reign Defeated Barry Windham & Ronnie Garvin in a tournament final to win the vacant titles. | May 16, 1987World Championship WrestlingAtlanta, GA | 364 days |
| 3 | Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch ↳ Ivan Koloff & Dick Murdoch were stripped after Murdoch was suspended by the NWA for giving Nikita Koloff a brainbuster on a concrete floor. | Mar 14, 1987World Championship WrestlingAtlanta, GA | 21 days |
| 2 | Barry Windham & Ronnie Garvin | Dec 13, 1986NWA Pro WrestlingSpartanburg, SC | 91 days |
| 1 | Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev Defeated the Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jaggers & Dutch Mantel) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | Sep 28, 1986House showAtlanta, GA | 76 days |
Introduced by Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986 to consolidate the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team and NWA National Tag Team titles, and contested through the NWA/JCP and WCW years as a secondary tag team championship.
WCW United States Tag Team Championship — FAQ
The WCW United States Tag Team Championship is no longer active. Deactivated on July 31, 1992 when WCW stripped final champions The Barbarian & Dick Slater and consolidated its tag titles around the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Known as the NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) until WCW rebranded it in January 1991. The final champions were The Barbarian & Dick Slater.
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev was the inaugural WCW United States Tag Team Championship, winning it on Sep 28, 1986 at House show.
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton) has the most reigns with 3.
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane & Bobby Eaton)'s reign beginning May 16, 1987 is the longest at 364 days.
There have been 19 reigns across 15 different champions since the title was established.