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Here is the list of WWE SmackDown tag team champions.##
The WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested in WWE on the SmackDown brand. Unveiled on August 23, 2016, episode of SmackDown, it was created as a title equivalent to the then-current WWE Tag Team Championship, which became exclusive to Raw as a result of the 2016 WWE Draft and was later renamed Raw Tag Team Championship. Team Championship was awarded.##
Check out the full list below.##
List of WWE SmackDown tag team champions
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Days recog.
WWE: SmackDown
1
Heath Slater and Rhyno
September 11, 2016
Backlash
Richmond, VA
1
84
83
As a result of the 2016 WWE draft, the WWE Tag Team Championship became exclusive to Raw. In response, SmackDown established the SmackDown Tag Team Championship; Raw's title was subsequently renamed.Slater and Rhyno defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) in the finals of an eight-team tournament to become the inaugural champions.
2
The Wyatt Family(Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, and Randy Orton)
December 4, 2016
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs
Dallas, TX
1
23
23
Wyatt and Orton won the match, but Harper was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
3
American Alpha(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)
December 27, 2016
SmackDown
Rosemont, IL
1
84
83
This was a fatal four-way tag team elimination match, also involving Heath Slater & Rhyno and The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso).Luke Harper and Randy Orton represented The Wyatt Family and were last to be pinned.
4
The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
March 21, 2017
SmackDown
Uncasville, CT
1
124
123
5
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 23, 2017
Battleground
Philadelphia, PA
1
28
27
Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
6
The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
August 20, 2017
SummerSlamKickoff
Brooklyn, NY
2
23
23
Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
7
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
September 12, 2017
SmackDown
Las Vegas, NV
2
26
25
This was a Sin City Street Fight.Big E and Kingston won the match, but Woods was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
8
The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
October 8, 2017
Hell in a Cell
Detroit, MI
3
182
182
This was a Hell in a Cell match.Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
9
The Bludgeon Brothers(Harper (2) and Rowan)
April 8, 2018
WrestleMania 34
New Orleans, LA
1
135
135
This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston.Harper was previously known as Luke Harper.
10
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
August 21, 2018
SmackDown
Brooklyn, NY
3
56
55
This was a No Disqualification match.Kingston and Woods won the match, but Big E was also recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule.
11
The Bar(Cesaro and Sheamus)
October 16, 2018
SmackDown 1000
Washington, D.C.
1
103
102
Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
12
The Miz and Shane McMahon
January 27, 2019
Royal Rumble
Phoenix, AZ
1
21
21
13
The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
February 17, 2019
Elimination Chamber
Houston, TX
4
51
51
14
The Hardy Boyz(Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy)
April 9, 2019
SmackDown
Brooklyn, NY
1
21
20
—
Vacated
April 30, 2019
SmackDown
Columbus, OH
—
—
—
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) vacated the title due to Jeff suffering a knee injury that required surgery.
15
Daniel Bryan and Rowan (2)
May 7, 2019
SmackDown
Louisville, KY
1
68
68
Defeated The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) to win the vacant title.
16
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
July 14, 2019
Extreme Rules
Philadelphia, PA
4
63
62
This was a triple threat tag team match, also involving Heavy Machinery (Otis and Tucker).Big E and Woods won the match. At the time, Kingston was the reigning WWE Champion and he was not recognized as tag team champion with Big E and Woods, but after The New Day won their sixth title on April 17, 2020, Kingston was retroactively credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.
17
The Revival(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)
September 15, 2019
Clash of Champions
Charlotte, NC
1
54
54
Big E and Xavier Woods represented The New Day.
18
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
November 8, 2019
SmackDown
Manchester, England
5
111
110
Big E and Kingston won the match. At the time, Woods was inactive due to injury and he was not recognized as champion with Big E and Kingston, but after The New Day won their sixth title on April 17, 2020, Woods was retroactively credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.
19
The Miz (2) and John Morrison
February 27, 2020
Super ShowDown
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
1
50
50
Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
20
The New Day(Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods)
April 17, 2020
SmackDown
Orlando, FL
6
93
92
This was a triple threat match between Big E representing The New Day, Jey Uso representing The Usos, and The Miz representing himself and John Morrison. Big E pinned The Miz to win the titles. During this reign, Woods was inactive due to injury, but was credited for this reign under the Freebird Rule.
21
Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro (2)
July 19, 2020
The Horror Show at Extreme Rules
Orlando, FL
1
82
82
This was a tables match.Big E and Kofi Kingston represented The New Day.
22
The New Day(Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
October 9, 2020
SmackDown
Orlando, FL
7
3
2
Kingston and Woods won the titles as part of The New Day with Big E; however, the two were drafted to the Raw brand as part of the 2020 WWE Draft immediately after their win, splitting them from Big E and marking their first reign without him.
WWE: Raw
23
The Street Profits(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford)
October 12, 2020
Raw
Orlando, FL
1
88
88
As a result of the 2020 WWE Draft, The New Day were drafted to Raw while then-Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits were drafted to SmackDown. To keep the branded championships on their respective brands, WWE official Adam Pearce had the two teams exchange championships.
WWE: SmackDown
24
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode
January 8, 2021
SmackDown
St. Petersburg, FL
1
128
127
25
Rey and Dominik Mysterio
May 16, 2021
WrestleMania Backlash
Tampa, FL
1
63
62
26
The Usos(Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)
July 18, 2021
Money in the BankKickoff
Fort Worth, TX
5
485+
485+
On the May 20, 2022, episode of SmackDown, The Usos defeated Raw Tag Team Champions RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Riddle) in a Winner Takes All match. With that, they then became recognized as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
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