List of NXT Tag Team Champions

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Two-time and current champions Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel)

The NXT Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE for their NXT brand. The inaugural championship team was British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey), who won a tournament final on the January 31, 2013 taping of NXT (aired February 13).

The current champions are Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel), who are in their second reign both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) in a Lumber Jack-o'-Lantern Tag Team Match at Halloween Havoc on October 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida.

As of December 28, 2021, there have been 25 reigns between 21 teams composed of 43 individual champions, and two vacancies. The Undisputed Era as a stable have the most reigns at three, while individually, stable member Kyle O'Reilly has the most reigns, also at three. The inaugural champions were British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey). The team with the longest reign is The Ascension (Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor), who held the title for 364 days,[1][2] while the shortest reign belongs to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven), who held the title for 2 days. However, due to tape delays, which are the dates that WWE recognizes for the NXT Tag Team Championship's history, they recognize that The Ascension's reign was 343 days and that Moustache Mountain's reign was 22 days, which remain the longest and shortest reigns, respectively. Tyler Bate was the youngest champion at 21, while Bobby Fish was the oldest at 42.

Title history[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Days recog. Number of days held recognized by the promotion
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
1 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) 		January 31, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 91 83 The championship was established on January 23, 2013. The British Ambition defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
Bo Dallas replaced Grey when he was injured, but was not recognized as champion.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 13, 2013, and ending on May 8, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay. 		[3]
2 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) 		May 2, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 49 69 Bo Dallas filled in for an injured Oliver Grey.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on May 8, 2013, and ending on July 17, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay. 		[4]
3 Adrian Neville (2) and Corey Graves June 20, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 84 76 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 17, 2013, and ending on October 2, 2013, both episodes of which aired on tape delay. [5]
4 The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian/Konnor and Rick Victor/Viktor) 		September 12, 2013 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 364 343 During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Konnor and Viktor, respectively.[6][7]
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on October 2, 2013, when the episode aired on tape delay. 		[8]
5 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara) 		September 11, 2014 TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way Winter Park, FL 1 126 139 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on January 28, 2015, when the following episode aired on tape delay. [9]
6 Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy January 15, 2015 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 219 205 During their reign, their ring names were shortened to Blake and Murphy, respectively.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on January 28, 2015, when the episode aired on tape delay. 		[10]
7 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch) 		August 22, 2015 TakeOver: Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY 1 61 81 WWE recognizes their reign as ending on November 11, 2015, when the following episode aired on tape delay. [11]
8 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) 		October 22, 2015 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 162 142 During their reign, Dash and Dawson were renamed to The Revival.
WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on November 11, 2015, when the episode aired on tape delay. 		[12]
9 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) 		April 1, 2016 TakeOver: Dallas Dallas, TX 1 68 67 [13]
10 The Revival
(Dash Wilder (2) and Scott Dawson (2)) 		June 8, 2016 TakeOver: The End Winter Park, FL 2 164 164 [14]
11 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) 		November 19, 2016 TakeOver: Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada 1 70 69 This was a Two out of Three Falls Match. [15]
12 The Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar) 		January 28, 2017 TakeOver: San Antonio San Antonio, TX 1 203 202 [16]
13 SAnitY
(Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe) 		August 19, 2017 TakeOver: Brooklyn III Brooklyn, NY 1 102 123 The match started with Killian Dain as Wolfe's partner; however, Young was tagged in instead, effectively replacing Dain. Dain also defended the title, but was not recognized as champion.
WWE recognizes their reign as ending on December 20, 2017, when the following episode aired on tape delay. 		[17]
14 The Undisputed Era
(Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) 		November 29, 2017 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 180 180 Eric Young and Killian Dain represented SAnitY.
Fish and O'Reilly won the match and were originally champions as a duo. However, after Fish suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL in his left knee, he was replaced by Adam Cole, who at TakeOver: New Orleans on April 7, 2018 was considered champion with Fish and O'Reilly under the Freebird Rule, with WWE crediting him as "the first-ever double champion in NXT history" after he won the NXT North American Championship that same night. On the April 11 tapings of NXT, Strong replaced Fish and Cole, with him and O'Reilly subsequently holding and defending the titles as a duo. WWE recognizes this as a single uninterrupted reign for all four men beginning on December 20, 2017, when the episode aired on tape delay.[18] 		[19][20]
15 Moustache Mountain
(Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) 		June 19, 2018 United Kingdom Championship Tournament London, England 1 2 22 Roderick Strong and Kyle O'Reilly represented The Undisputed Era.
Aired on tape delay on June 26, 2018.
WWE recognizes their reign as ending on July 11, 2018, when the following episode aired on tape delay. 		[21]
16 The Undisputed Era
(Kyle O'Reilly (2) and Roderick Strong (2)) 		June 21, 2018 NXT Winter Park, FL 2 219 198 Won by submission when Tyler Bate threw in the towel. WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on July 11, 2018, when the episode aired on tape delay.
17 War Raiders
(Hanson and Rowe) 		January 26, 2019 TakeOver: Phoenix Phoenix, AZ 1 95 109 During their reign, their team was renamed to The Viking Experience (and individual ring names to Ivar and Erik, respectively) when they were drafted to the Raw brand during the 2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up. The following week, their team name was again changed to The Viking Raiders. The title did not move to Raw, but the team remained champions until they voluntarily relinquished the title on the May 1, 2019 taping of NXT (aired on tape delay on May 15, the date WWE recognizes as the end date of their reign). [22]
— Vacated May 1, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL — — — The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) voluntarily relinquished the title as they were no longer part of NXT. Aired on tape delay on May 15, 2019. [23]
18 Street Profits
(Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) 		June 1, 2019 TakeOver: XXV Bridgeport, CT 1 75 88 This was a Four-Way Tag Team Ladder Match for the vacant championship also involving Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly), and The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler). [24]
19 The Undisputed Era
(Bobby Fish (2) and Kyle O'Reilly (3)) 		August 15, 2019 NXT Winter Park, FL 3 185 172 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on August 28, 2019, when the episode aired on tape delay. [25]
20 The BroserWeights
(Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne) 		February 16, 2020 TakeOver: Portland Portland, OR 1 87 86 [26]
21 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) 		May 13, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 105 105 Defeated Riddle and Timothy Thatcher, who substituted for Dunne, as Dunne (who lives in the UK) was not able to travel to the U.S. due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. [27]
22 Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango) 		August 26, 2020 NXT Winter Park, FL 1 56 56 [28]
23 Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch October 21, 2020 NXT Orlando, FL 1 153 152 [29]
— Vacated March 23, 2021 — — — — — NXT General Manager William Regal vacated the championship after Danny Burch suffered a shoulder injury the week prior. [30][31]
24 MSK
(Wes Lee and Nash Carter) 		April 7, 2021 TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
Night 1 		Orlando, FL 1 202 202 This was a three-way tag team match also involving Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake) and Legado Del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde) for the vacant titles. [32]
25 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) 		October 26, 2021 Halloween Havoc Orlando, FL 2 63+ 63+ This was a Lumber Jack-O'-Lantern Match. [33]

Combined reigns[]

Under various formations, The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly, Roderick Strong, Adam Cole, and Bobby Fish) holds the record for most reigns as a team at 3 and most combined days as champions at 606 days (550 as recognized by WWE due to tape delay).
The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) have the longest single reign, lasting for 364 days (343 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay)

As of December 28, 2021.

† Indicates the current champion

By team[]

Rank Team No. of
reigns 		Combined
days 		Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 The Undisputed Era1
(1st reign: Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong)
(2nd reign: O'Reilly and Strong)
(3rd reign: Fish and O'Reilly)		 3 606 550
2 The Ascension
(Conor O'Brian and Rick Victor)		 1 364 343
3 The Revival
(Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)		 2 326 306
4 Blake and Murphy
(Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy)		 1 219 205
5 The Authors of Pain
(Akam and Rezar)		 1 203 202
6 MSK
(Nash Carter and Wes Lee)		 1 202
7 Imperium
(Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) †		 2 168+
8 Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch 1 153 152
9 The Lucha Dragons
(Kalisto and Sin Cara)		 1 126 139
10 SAnitY
(Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe)		 1 102 123
11 War Raiders/The Viking Experience/The Viking Raiders
(Hanson/Ivar and Rowe/Erik)		 1 95 109
12 British Ambition
(Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey)		 1 91 83
13 The BroserWeights
(Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne)		 1 87 86
14 Adrian Neville and Corey Graves 1 84 76
15 Street Profits
(Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins)		 1 75 88
16 #DIY
(Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa)		 1 70 69
17 American Alpha
(Chad Gable and Jason Jordan)		 1 68 67
18 The Vaudevillains
(Aiden English and Simon Gotch)		 1 61 81
19 Breezango
(Tyler Breeze and Fandango)		 1 56
20 The Wyatt Family
(Luke Harper and Erick Rowan)		 1 49 69
21 Moustache Mountain
(Tyler Bate and Trent Seven)		 1 2 22

1Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly of The Undisputed Era won the titles on November 29, 2017. Adam Cole became co-champion under the Freebird Rule on April 7, 2018. However, four days later on NXT, Roderick Strong took his place; WWE recognizes this as a single 180-day long uninterrupted reign for all four men. The Freebird Rule was not applied to the group's subsequent reigns.

By wrestler[]

Individually, Kyle O'Reilly of The Undisputed Era holds the record for most reigns at 3 and is the longest combined reigning champion at 606 days (550 days as recognized by WWE due to tape delay).
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days 		Combined days
rec. by WWE
1 Kyle O'Reilly1 3 606 550
2 Bobby Fish1 2 387 352
3 Conor O'Brian 1 364 343
Rick Victor 1 364 343
5 Dash Wilder 2 326 306
Scott Dawson 2 326 306
7 Roderick Strong1 2 288 378
8 Buddy Murphy 1 219 205
Wesley Blake 1 219 205
10 Akam 1 203 202
Rezar 1 203 202
12 Nash Carter 1 202
Wes Lee 1 202
14 Adrian Neville 2 175 159
15 Fabian Aichner † 2 168+
Marcel Barthel † 2 168+
17 Oney Lorcan 1 153 152
Danny Burch 1 153 152
19 Kalisto 1 126 139
Sin Cara 1 126 139
21 Eric Young 1 102 123
Alexander Wolfe 1 102 123
23 Hanson/Ivar 1 95 109
Erik/Rowe 1 95 109
25 Oliver Grey 1 91 83
26 Matt Riddle 1 87 86
Pete Dunne 1 87 86
28 Corey Graves 1 84 76
29 Montez Ford 1 75 88
Angelo Dawkins 1 75 88
31 Johnny Gargano 1 70 69
Tommaso Ciampa 1 70 69
33 Chad Gable 1 68 67
Jason Jordan 1 68 67
35 Aiden English 1 61 81
Simon Gotch 1 61 81
37 Tyler Breeze 1 56
Fandango 1 56
39 Luke Harper 1 49 69
Erick Rowan 1 49 69
41 Adam Cole1 1 4 180
42 Tyler Bate 1 2 22
Trent Seven 1 2 22

1Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly of The Undisputed Era won the titles on November 29, 2017. Adam Cole became co-champion under the Freebird Rule on April 7, 2018 in place of Fish. However, four days later on NXT, Roderick Strong took his place; WWE recognizes this as a single 180-day long uninterrupted reign for all four men.

See also[]

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