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NXT Tag Team Championship
View on Wikipedia| NXT Tag Team Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The current NXT Tag Team Championship belt with default side plates (2017–present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | WWE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | NXT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | January 23, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champions | DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | October 25, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The NXT Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE. It is defended on NXT, the promotion's developmental brand. The current champions are DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin), who are in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating previous champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) in a Broken Rules match at Halloween Havoc on October 25, 2025.
Established on January 23, 2013, the inaugural championship team was British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey). In September 2019, the company began promoting NXT as its "third brand" when the NXT television program was moved to the USA Network. Two years later, however, NXT reverted to its original function as WWE's developmental brand. In September 2022, the NXT UK Tag Team Championship was unified into the NXT Tag Team Championship.
History
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In June 2012, WWE established NXT as their developmental territory, replacing Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). The following year on the January 23 episode of NXT, special guest and WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels announced that there would be an eight-team single-elimination tournament to crown the first NXT Tag Team Champions.[1] On the January 31 taping of NXT (aired February 13), British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final to become the inaugural champions.[2] In the first title defense, however, Neville and Bo Dallas defended the title against The Wyatt Family due to Grey being injured, where they lost; Dallas was not recognized as champion.[3][4] On the June 20 taping of NXT (aired July 17), Neville and Corey Graves defeated The Wyatt Family for the title, making Neville the first two-time champion.[5] On June 8, 2016, The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) became the first team to hold the championship on more than one occasion when they defeated American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan) at TakeOver: The End.
Although NXT had been established as WWE's developmental territory, over the years it grew to establish itself as WWE's third major brand. This would become official in September 2019 when NXT was moved to the USA Network, thus making the NXT Tag Team Championship the third men's world tag team championship in WWE along with the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship and the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[6] In September 2021, WWE revamped NXT and returned the brand to its original function as a developmental territory.[7]
In August 2022, WWE announced that the NXT UK brand would go on hiatus and would relaunch as NXT Europe at a later time.[8] As such, NXT UK's championships were unified into their respective NXT championship counterparts. On September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang), reigning NXT Tag Team Champions The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed), and NXT UK Tag Team Champions Brooks Jensen and Josh Briggs in a fatal four-way tag team elimination match to unify the NXT UK Tag Team Championship into the NXT Tag Team Championship. Jensen and Briggs were recognized as the final NXT UK Tag Team Champions, while Pretty Deadly went forward as the unified NXT Tag Team Champions.[9]
The NXT Tag Team Championship became the first WWE championship to be defended in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where Nathan Frazer and Axiom successfully defended the title against The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel) on the January 23, 2025, episode of Impact!.[10] The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) would then become the first TNA contracted wrestlers to win a WWE championship when they won the NXT Tag Team Championship by defeating DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) in a Winners Take All match, in which The Hardy Boyz defended the TNA World Tag Team Championship, at NXT vs. TNA Showdown on October 7, 2025.[11]
Inaugural tournament
[edit]| First Round[12] NXT January 10, 2013 (Aired: January 23–30) | Semifinals[12] NXT January 10, 2023 (Aired: February 6) | Finals NXT January 31, 2013 (Aired: February 13) | ||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu | 4:53 | |||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty | 6:11 | |||||||||||||
| Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| Primo and Epico | 12:24 | |||||||||||||
| The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) | 15:55 | |||||||||||||
| British Ambition | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater) | 8:25 | |||||||||||||
| British Ambition | Pinfall | |||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger | 16:07 | |||||||||||||
| Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger | Submission | |||||||||||||
| Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman | 12:52 | |||||||||||||
Belt designs
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The original NXT Tag Team Championship belts featured a simple design. The center plate was an irregular polygon. Prominently down the center of the plate was a vertical NXT logo in gold; to the left center side of the logo read "Tag" while the right center side read "Team". The two side plates contained the WWE logo. The plates were on a black leather strap. A unique feature of this original design was that the two belts were slightly different. On one belt, the left side of the center plate was black with "Tag" written in gold while the right side of the center plate was gold with "Team" written in black; the other belt was the opposite. The side plates also reflected this coloring; the side plate on the black side was dominated by a black background behind the WWE logo while the side plate on the gold side had a dominant gold background behind the WWE logo. When first introduced, the side plates had the WWE scratch logo but in August 2014, all of WWE's pre-existing championships at the time received a minor update, changing the scratch logo to WWE's current logo that was originally used for the WWE Network that launched earlier that year in February.[13]
On April 1, 2017, at WrestleMania Axxess, NXT General Manager William Regal announced that all of the NXT title belts would be redesigned. The new title belts were unveiled at TakeOver: Orlando that same night and given to the winners of their respective matches. Both the center plate and side plates of the new NXT Tag Team Championship belts are the same shape as the previous design and are again on black leather straps. The differences are the design on the plates themselves. The center plate maintains the vertical NXT logo prominently in the center, but now in silver with the WWE logo affixed at the very center of the "X". At the top of the plate right above the vertical NXT logo is a banner that reads "Tag Team", while at the bottom of the plate below the logo is a banner that reads "Champions". Black, silver, and gold ornamentation fills in the rest of the plate. Unlike the previous design, the design does not differentiate between the two championships. Coming in line with WWE's other championship belts, the updated design features side plates with a removable center section that can be customized with the champion's logo; the default side plates feature the WWE logo. As a result, the championship was the first WWE tag team championship to feature customizable side plates.[14]
Reigns
[edit]As of November 20, 2025, there have been 42 reigns between 33 teams composed of 66 individual champions, and three 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 the 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,[15][16] while the shortest reign belongs to Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven), who held the title for 2 days. However, due to tape delay, which are the air dates that WWE recognizes for the NXT Tag Team Championship's history, The Ascension's reign is regarded as lasting 343 days (still the longest) and that Moustache Mountain's reign was 22 days; as a result, MSK's (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) second reign of 6 days (5 days according to WWE) is recognized as the shortest. Tyler Bate is the youngest champion at 21, while Matt Hardy is the oldest at 51.
DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) are the current champions in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the title by defeating previous champions The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) in a Broken Rules match at Halloween Havoc on October 25, 2025, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.[17]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ During their first reign, Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong were all recognized as champion under the Freebird Rule. During their second reign, only O'Reilly and Strong were recognized as champion, while during their third reign, only Fish and O'Reilly were recognized as champion.
- ^ WWE officially recognizes it as 343 days, but still the longest.
- ^ WWE officially recognizes it as 22 days due to tape delay; the shortest reign recognized by WWE is MSK's second reign at 6 days (5 days according to their title history).
References
[edit]- ^ Bishop, Matt. "WWE NXT: HBK kicks off tag title tournament". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ James, Justin. "James's WWE NXT results 2/13 – Week 33: First NXT tag champions crowned, Paige vows to take over the show". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Santiago, Andres (3 May 2013). "WWE NXT spoilers from Winter Park, FL: John Cena and more". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 5/8 Week 45: Wyatt Family captures Tag Titles, Ohno turning face?, Sandow in action, Paige vs. Summer Rae feud continues, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ Caldwell, James (21 June 2013). "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes – first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Triple H Discusses NXT as a Third Brand, Putting Talent in a Position to Succeed, More – 411MANIA". www.411mania.com.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (December 3, 2021). "Preview and Predictions for 'NXT WarGames'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (August 18, 2022). "WWE Announces The Impending Launch Of 'NXT Europe' Final NXT UK Event To Be 'Worlds Collide' On 9/4". Fightful. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (September 4, 2022). "NXT Worlds Collide results: Moore's live review of NXT Champion Bron Breakker vs. NXT UK Champion Tyler Bate in a unification match, NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose vs. NXT UK Women's Champion Meiko Satomura vs. Blair Davenport in a unification match, Carmelo Hayes vs. Ricochet for the NXT North American Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 23, 2025). "TNA Impact results (1/23): Powell's live review of Axiom and Nathan Frazer vs. Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz for the NXT Tag Titles, Joe Hendry's first appearance since winning the TNA World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (October 7, 2025). "The Hardys Capture NXT Tag Team Titles, Retain TNA World Tag Titles at NXT vs. TNA Showdown". Fightful. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Santiago, Andres (2013-01-11). "DX invades DX taping: Complete WWE NXT spoilers from Florida". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Graser, Marc (August 15, 2014). "WWE Rebrands With New Logo Tied to Digital Network". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ WWE (April 1, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: WWE NXT General William Regal arrives at WrestleMania Axxess with a HUGE announcement regarding NXT TakeOver: Orlando!". Facebook. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 10/2: New NXT Tag champions". PWTorch. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Caldwell, James. "NXT news: NXT Title match result, Kenta gets new ring name, new Tag Champs, main roster champ wrestles, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ Chiari, Mike (October 26, 2026). "Hardy Boys' Historic NXT Tag Title Run Ends After Loss to DarkState in Broken Rules". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
External links
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NXT Tag Team Championship
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Creation and inaugural tournament
The NXT Tag Team Championship was introduced in early 2013 to bolster the NXT brand's competitive structure, following the establishment of the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, and reflecting WWE's push to elevate NXT as a developmental territory with robust divisions. On the January 23, 2013, episode of NXT, special guest Shawn Michaels announced the creation of the title and revealed that a single-elimination tournament would determine the inaugural champions, signaling WWE's intent to highlight tag team talent within the brand.[5][6] The tournament, spanning late January to early February 2013, involved eight teams in a bracket format taped at Full Sail University. First-round matches (aired January 23–30, 2013) included The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) defeating Percy Watson and Yoshi Tatsu, British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) defeating 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater), Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger defeating Alex Riley and Derrick Bateman, and Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty defeating Primo and Epico. In the semifinals (aired February 6, 2013), The Wyatt Family advanced by beating Bo Dallas and Michael McGillicutty, while British Ambition progressed after defeating Kassius Ohno and Leo Kruger. The final took place on January 31, 2013, with British Ambition defeating The Wyatt Family to become the first champions; the match aired on the February 13 episode of NXT.[7][8][9] The titles followed standard WWE tag team match rules, including legal tags, no interference from non-participants, and a requirement for champions to defend the belts at least every 30 days or risk vacancy. On the May 2, 2013, taping of NXT (aired May 8), an injured Oliver Grey was replaced by Bo Dallas partnering with Adrian Neville against The Wyatt Family; the challengers won, capturing the titles and initiating the division's early booking approach of pitting dominant factions against up-and-coming pairs to cultivate rivalries and develop NXT's tag team roster.[7][10]Evolution and key eras
The NXT Tag Team Championship underwent significant evolution following NXT's transition to a weekly television format on the WWE Network beginning February 27, 2014, which expanded the tag team division's visibility and storytelling opportunities. This period marked the rise of dominant teams, exemplified by The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), who captured the titles on October 2, 2013, and held them for a record 343 days until their defeat by The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) at NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way on September 11, 2014.[11][12]) The weekly format allowed for deeper rivalries, elevating the championship as a cornerstone of NXT's programming. The championship became integral to NXT's premium live events starting with the inaugural NXT TakeOver on May 29, 2014, where The Ascension defended against Kalisto and El Local, setting a precedent for high-stakes tag team matches at subsequent TakeOvers. This integration peaked during the late 2010s with the faction-driven era led by Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly initially, later with Roderick Strong), who secured three reigns from November 29, 2017, to August 21, 2019, dominating through intense feuds that highlighted technical prowess and group dynamics.[13][14][6] Key eras define the title's progression: the dominance period from 2013 to 2016 featured powerhouse teams like American Alpha (Chad Gable and Jason Jordan), who won the championships on April 1, 2016, holding them until June 8, 2016, emphasizing athletic supremacy and paving the way for NXT's tag division to rival main roster quality. The faction warfare era from 2017 to 2020 intensified rivalries among stables such as Undisputed Era and teams like Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch, fostering narratives of territorial control and betrayal within NXT. Entering the modern international influences era from 2022 to 2025, teams like Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang), blending UK grit with NXT's style, captured the titles on February 4, 2023, while emerging duos such as Hank & Tank held the titles from April 19 to August 24, 2025, and DarkState (Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin) reflect global talent infusion, with their second reign beginning October 25, 2025.[14][6][8] In September 2021, NXT's rebranding to NXT 2.0 shifted the brand toward a stronger developmental emphasis, prioritizing rapid talent elevation over long-term storylines, which resulted in shorter championship reigns averaging under 100 days compared to prior eras' extended holds. This change influenced the tag division by accelerating team formations and title changes to showcase prospects, though it occasionally disrupted established feuds. Concurrently, on September 4, 2022, at NXT Worlds Collide, the NXT Tag Team Championship unified with the NXT UK Tag Team Championship when Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) defeated The Creed Brothers, Gallus, and Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs in a fatal four-way elimination match, absorbing the 11 prior UK reigns into the overall lineage to streamline WWE's developmental titles.[14][15][16] The championship has experienced three vacancies throughout its history, including one in 2019 following a controversial finish to a title match between The Viking Raiders and The Street Profits on the May 15, 2019, episode of NXT, leading to the belts being vacated on May 16 due to the inconclusive outcome and team promotion concerns; another in 2021 after Danny Burch's shoulder injury forced Oney Lorcan & Burch to relinquish the titles on March 23; and a third in 2022 when Nash Carter's release from WWE on April 8 vacated MSK's reign, prompting reformations in subsequent events. As of November 2025, the NXT Tag Team Championship boasts 42 total reigns shared among 33 teams and 66 individual wrestlers, underscoring its role in nurturing diverse tag team talent.[17][18][6]Design
Original belt
The original NXT Tag Team Championship belt was unveiled on February 13, 2013, during an episode of NXT, coinciding with the crowning of the inaugural champions, British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey), who defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the tournament final.[1] This marked the first presentation of the title's physical design to the audience, establishing it as the premier prize for NXT's tag team competitors.[1] The belt consisted of a black leather strap paired with gold-colored metal plates, embodying the NXT brand's signature black-and-gold aesthetic.[19] It was manufactured in-house by WWE, drawing inspiration from the main roster's tag team championships while being scaled appropriately for the developmental brand's presentation.[20] The central plate is an irregular polygon prominently featuring a vertical gold NXT logo, with "Tag" (gold on black) on the left side and "Team" (black on gold) on the right side; the side plates feature the WWE logo. The belts for each champion had opposite color schemes for the "Tag" and "Team" elements. The overall design measured approximately 9.75 inches x 9.25 inches at the main plate and weighed around 4.16 pounds, making it suitable for the high-energy NXT environment.[21] In August 2014, the WWE logo on the side plates was updated to the WWE Network logo. Symbolizing unity and collective strength, the belt underscored the collaborative nature of tag team wrestling within NXT's developmental roster.[1]Redesigns and variations
The NXT Tag Team Championship belt was redesigned and unveiled on April 1, 2017, at NXT TakeOver: Orlando. The new design retained the same shape for the center and side plates as the original but featured a black leather strap; the center plate has a silver vertical NXT logo with the WWE logo incorporated into the "X," a "Tag Team" banner at the top, and a "Champions" banner at the bottom, with black, silver, and gold ornamentation. The side plates are customizable, allowing champion teams to add engravings reflecting their identity; this was the first WWE tag team title to feature customizable side plates. Unlike the original, there is no differentiation between the two belts. This redesign coincided with NXT's brand evolution and the rise of teams like Undisputed Era.[19] The NXT UK Tag Team Championship was unified into the NXT Tag Team Championship on September 4, 2022, at Worlds Collide, but this did not result in any changes to the belt design. The 2017 design has remained in use as of November 2025, with no further redesigns or variations reported.[19]Reigns
List of champions
The NXT Tag Team Championship, introduced in 2013, has seen 43 distinct reigns by 35 teams involving 70 wrestlers as of November 19, 2025. The following table details each reign chronologically.[8][1]| # | Champion(s) | Reign | Date Won | Event | Location | Length (days) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Ambition Adrian Neville (1) & Oliver Grey (1) | 1 | January 31, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 91 | Inaugural champions; defeated The Wyatt Family in the tournament final. |
| 2 | The Wyatt Family Erick Rowan (1) & Luke Harper (1) | 1 | May 2, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 49 | |
| 3 | Adrian Neville (2) & Corey Graves (1) | 1 | June 20, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 84 | |
| 4 | The Ascension Konnor (1) & Viktor (1) | 1 | September 12, 2013 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 364 | |
| 5 | The Lucha Dragons Kalisto (1) & Sin Cara (1) | 1 | September 11, 2014 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 126 | |
| 6 | Blake and Murphy Buddy Murphy (1) & Wesley Blake (1) | 1 | January 15, 2015 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 219 | |
| 7 | The Vaudevillains Aiden English (1) & Simon Gotch (1) | 1 | August 22, 2015 | NXT | Brooklyn, NY | 61 | |
| 8 | The Revival Dash Wilder (1) & Scott Dawson (1) | 1 | October 22, 2015 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 162 | |
| 9 | American Alpha Chad Gable (1) & Jason Jordan (1) | 1 | April 1, 2016 | NXT TakeOver: Dallas | Dallas, TX | 68 | |
| 10 | The Revival Dash Wilder (2) & Scott Dawson (2) | 2 | June 8, 2016 | NXT TakeOver: The End | Winter Park, FL | 164 | |
| 11 | #DIY Johnny Gargano (1) & Tommaso Ciampa (1) | 1 | November 19, 2016 | NXT TakeOver: Toronto | Toronto, ON | 70 | |
| 12 | The Authors of Pain Akam (1) & Rezar (1) | 1 | January 28, 2017 | NXT TakeOver: San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | 203 | |
| 13 | SAnitY Alexander Wolfe (1) & Eric Young (1) | 1 | August 19, 2017 | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III | New York City, NY | 102 | |
| 14 | The Undisputed Era Bobby Fish (1) & Kyle O'Reilly (1) | 1 | November 29, 2017 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 133 | |
| 15 | The Undisputed Era Bobby Fish (2) & Kyle O'Reilly (2) | 2 | April 11, 2018 | NXT TakeOver: New Orleans | Winter Park, FL | 69 | |
| 16 | Moustache Mountain Trent Seven (1) & Tyler Bate (1) | 1 | June 19, 2018 | NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff | London, England | 2 | |
| 17 | The Undisputed Era Kyle O'Reilly (3) & Roderick Strong (1) | 1 | June 21, 2018 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 219 | |
| 18 | The War Raiders Hanson (1) & Rowe (1) | 1 | January 26, 2019 | NXT TakeOver: Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | 95 | |
| 19 | Street Profits Angelo Dawkins (1) & Montez Ford (1) | 1 | June 1, 2019 | NXT TakeOver: 25 | Bridgeport, CT | 75 | Vacated May 1, 2019 due to injury (31 days vacant). |
| 20 | The Undisputed Era Bobby Fish (3) & Kyle O'Reilly (4) | 3 | August 15, 2019 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 185 | |
| 21 | The BroserWeights Matt Riddle (1) & Pete Dunne (1) | 1 | February 16, 2020 | NXT TakeOver: Portland | Portland, OR | 87 | |
| 22 | Imperium Fabian Aichner (1) & Marcel Barthel (1) | 1 | May 13, 2020 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 105 | |
| 23 | Breezango Fandango (1) & Tyler Breeze (1) | 1 | August 26, 2020 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 56 | |
| 24 | Danny Burch (1) & Oney Lorcan (1) | 1 | October 21, 2020 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 153 | |
| 25 | MSK Nash Carter (1) & Wes Lee (1) | 1 | April 7, 2021 | NXT TakeOver: TakeOver: Stand & Deliver | Winter Park, FL | 202 | Vacated March 23, 2021 due to injury (15 days vacant). |
| 26 | Imperium Fabian Aichner (2) & Marcel Barthel (2) | 2 | October 26, 2021 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 158 | |
| 27 | MSK Nash Carter (2) & Wes Lee (2) | 2 | April 2, 2022 | NXT Stand & Deliver | Dallas, TX | 6 | Vacated April 8, 2022 due to contract issues (4 days vacant). |
| 28 | Pretty Deadly Elton Prince (1) & Kit Wilson (1) | 1 | April 12, 2022 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 53 | |
| 29 | The Creed Brothers Brutus Creed (1) & Julius Creed (1) | 1 | June 4, 2022 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 92 | |
| 30 | Pretty Deadly Elton Prince (2) & Kit Wilson (2) | 2 | September 4, 2022 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 97 | |
| 31 | The New Day Kofi Kingston (1) & Xavier Woods (1) | 1 | December 10, 2022 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 56 | |
| 32 | Gallus Mark Coffey (1) & Wolfgang (1) | 1 | February 4, 2023 | NXT | Charlotte, NC | 176 | |
| 33 | The D'Angelo Family Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo (1) & Tony D'Angelo (1) | 1 | July 30, 2023 | NXT | Cedar Park, TX | 86 | |
| 34 | Chase U Andre Chase (1) & Duke Hudson (1) | 1 | October 24, 2023 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 21 | |
| 35 | The D'Angelo Family Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo (2) & Tony D'Angelo (2) | 2 | November 14, 2023 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 91 | |
| 36 | The Wolfdogs Bron Breakker (1) & Baron Corbin (1) | 1 | February 13, 2024 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 56 | |
| 37 | Nathan Frazer (1) & Axiom (1) | 1 | April 9, 2024 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 126 | Defeated The Wolfdogs. |
| 38 | Chase U Andre Chase (2) & Ridge Holland (1) | 1 | August 13, 2024 | NXT | Winter Park, FL | 19 | |
| 39 | Nathan Frazer (2) & Axiom (2) | 2 | September 1, 2024 | NXT | Denver, CO | 230 | |
| 40 | Hank and Tank Hank Walker (1) & Tank Ledger (1) | 1 | April 19, 2025 | NXT Stand & Deliver | Paradise, NV | 127 | |
| 41 | DarkState Dion Lennox (1) & Osiris Griffin (1) | 1 | August 24, 2025 | NXT | Lowell, MA | 44 | |
| 42 | The Hardy Boyz Jeff Hardy (1) & Matt Hardy (1) | 1 | October 7, 2025 | NXT | Orlando, FL | 18 | Defeated DarkState. |
| 43 | DarkState Dion Lennox (2) & Osiris Griffin (2) | 2 | October 25, 2025 | NXT Halloween Havoc | Prescott Valley, AZ | 25+ | Defeated The Hardy Boyz in a Broken Rules Match; ongoing as of November 19, 2025. Retained against Je'Von Evans & Leon Slater at NXT Gold Rush on November 18, 2025. |
Records and statistics
The NXT Tag Team Championship has seen 43 reigns as of November 2025, with an average reign length of approximately 110 days.[1] This metric reflects the division's balance between dominant runs and frequent title changes, contributing to its competitive landscape.[22] The longest combined reign belongs to The Undisputed Era (various pairings), totaling 606 days across four titleholds.[23] In contrast, the shortest single reign lasted 2 days, achieved by Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven and Tyler Bate) in 2018.[6]| Record | Team/Wrestler | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Most reigns by team | Undisputed Era | 4 reigns (various pairings) |
| Most reigns by individual | Kyle O'Reilly | 4 reigns |
| Most defenses in a single reign | American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable) | 12 defenses (2016) |