The first official match of the AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament was announced on August 9, 2019, with The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) facing Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) on October 9 during the second episode of Dynamite in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] It was later announced that the semifinals for the tournament would take place on the October 23 episode in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,[12] with the finals on the October 30 episode in Charleston, West Virginia.[13] On October 30, SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) defeated the Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Rey Fénix) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.[14]
The AEW World Tag Team Championship belts were designed by Ron Edwardsen of Red Leather Belts. They have five gold plates on a black leather strap. The center plate has a blue globe at its center. At the center of the globe is AEW's logo, below the logo is a black banner that says "TAG TEAM" in gold, and below that is a nameplate for the reigning champions. Above the globe is a black banner that says "WORLD" in gold and below the globe is another black banner that says "CHAMPION" in gold. On either side of the center plate are two side plates each that each prominently display AEW's logo. The inner side plates additionally have a wrestler performing a piledriver while the outer side plates show a wrestler performing a standing choke hold. After FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) first won the title in September 2020, the belts received a minor update with a relief AEW logo on the center plate.[15]
Reigns
Current and record-setting three-time champions The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson); they are also the longest reigning champions at 302 days for their first reign and they have the longest combined reign at 398+ days
As of June 28, 2024, there have been 14 reigns between 11 teams composed of 22 individual champions and one vacancy. The inaugural champions were SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). The Young Bucks (Matt/Matthew Jackson and Nick/Nicholas Jackson) have the most reigns at three, both as a team and individually. The Young Bucks are also the longest reigning champions for their first reign, which lasted 302 days, and they have the longest combined reign at 398+ days. Sting and Darby Allin have the shortest reign at 25 days (26 days as recognized by AEW) as they vacated the title due to Sting's retirement. Sting is also the oldest champion at 64 while Jungle Boy is the youngest at 24.
The Young Bucks (Matthew Jackson and Nicholas Jackson) are the current champions in their record third reign, both as a team and individually (during their first two reigns, they individually went by Matt and Nick, respectively). They defeated FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in a Ladder match at Dynasty on April 21, 2024, which was a tournament final for the vacant title. Previous champions Sting and Darby Allin vacated the title due to Sting's retirement.[16]
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Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
This was a Last Chance match where if The Young Bucks had lost, they would have never been able to challenge for the championship again. Additionally, FTR's manager Tully Blanchard was barred from ringside.
Defeated FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) in a ladder match, which was a tournament final for the vacant title. Individually, Matthew and Nicholas were previously referred to as Matt and Nick, respectively.