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The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. The championship was created and debuted on September 21, 2002, at ROH's Unscripted event. At said event, the championship was represented by a trophy, which was destroyed by American Dragon and Michael Modest after they were defeated by The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan), who had just become the inaugural champions.[1] Daniels and Morgan were awarded physical belts later in 2002. Originally called the ROH Tag Team Championship, the title was renamed to the ROH World Tag Team Championship in July 2006 after the title was defended in Japan for the first time earlier that month, when then-champions, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong, defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino to retain the championship.[2]

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Current champions The Sons of Texas
(Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara)

Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Reigns that were won on pay-per-view events aired on tape delay up to weeks or months apart. Reigns that were won at live events were released on DVD. Title changes that occurred on ROH's primary television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling, air up to three to five weeks apart.

The current champions are The Sons of Texas (Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara), who are in their first reign both as a team and individually. They defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) on August 17, 2024, at Collision in Arlington, Texas to win the titles.

ROH publishes a list of defenses for each champion on their official website, unlike most other professional wrestling promotions. As of December 2024, The Briscoe Brothers' fourth reign and Austin Aries' and Roderick Strong's only reign are tied for most defenses, with 18. The Briscoe Brothers' second, third, and sixth reigns, Dan Maff's and B. J. Whitmer's first reign, The Second City Saints' (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) first reign, The Backseat Boyz (Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid) only reign and the Forever Hooligans' only reign are all tied for the least defenses, with zero. At 441 days, The Foundation's (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) first reign is the longest in the title's history. Overall, there have been 69 reigns among 73 different wrestlers and 42 different teams.

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Title history

Names

More information Name, Years ...
Name Years
ROH Tag Team Championship September 21, 2002 – July 9, 2006
ROH World Tag Team Championship July 9, 2006 – present
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Reigns

More information No., Reign ...
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
Days Number of days held
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
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More information No., Champion ...
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Prophecy
(Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan)
September 21, 2002 Unscripted Philadelphia, PA 1 175 Defeated Bryan Danielson and Michael Modest in the inaugural ROH tag team championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champions. [3]
2 A.J. Styles and Amazing Red March 15, 2003 Expect the Unexpected Cambridge, MA 1 158 Defeated Christopher Daniels and Xavier, who was filling in for Donovan Morgan. [3]
Vacated August 20, 2003 A.J. Styles and the Amazing Red vacated the championship due to Red suffering an injury.
3 The Backseat Boyz
(Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid)
September 20, 2003 Glory by Honor II Philadelphia, PA 1 26 Won the vacant championship in a Gauntlet Match that also involved The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe), Special K (Hydro and Deranged), The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos), and Special K (Izzy and Dixie). [3]
4 Special K
(Dixie and Izzy)
October 16, 2003 Tradition Continues Glen Burnie, MD 1 16 [3]
5 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
November 1, 2003 Main Event Spectacles Elizabeth, NJ 1 175 [3]
6 Second City Saints
(CM Punk and Colt Cabana)
April 24, 2004 Reborn: Stage Two Chicago Ridge, IL 1 21 [3]
7 The Prophecy
(B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff)
May 15, 2004 Round Robin Challenge III Lexington, MA 1 <1 [3]
8 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
May 15, 2004 Round Robin Challenge III Lexington, MA 2 <1 [3]
9 Second City Saints
(CM Punk and Colt Cabana)
May 15, 2004 Round Robin Challenge III Lexington, MA 2 84 [3]
10 The Rottweilers
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
August 7, 2004 Testing the Limit Philadelphia, PA 1 196 [3]
11 B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff February 19, 2005 Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 1 Elizabeth, NJ 2 37 [3]
Vacated March 28, 2005 The championship was vacated when Dan Maff left ROH. In kayfabe, ROH stated Maff was forced to retire as the result of an automobile accident. [3][4]
12 B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs April 2, 2005 Best of American Super Juniors Tournament Asbury Park, NJ 1
(3, 1)
98 Defeated Jay Lethal and Samoa Joe to win the vacant championship. [3]
13 Carnage Crew
(H. C. Loc and Tony DeVito)
July 9, 2005 Escape from New York New York City, NY 1 14 [3]
14 B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs July 23, 2005 The Homecoming Philadelphia, PA 2
(4, 2)
70 [3]
15 Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke October 1, 2005 Joe vs. Kobashi New York City, NY 1 77 [3]
16 Austin Aries and Roderick Strong December 17, 2005 Final Battle Edison, NJ 1 273 The championship was renamed the ROH World Tag Team Championship on July 9, 2006, after Aries and Strong defeated Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi in Japan. [3]
17 Kings of Wrestling
(Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)
September 16, 2006 Glory by Honor V: Night 2 New York City, NY 1 70 [3]
18 Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal November 25, 2006 Dethroned Edison, NJ 1
(2, 1)
91 [3]
19 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
February 24, 2007 Fifth Year Festival: Chicago Chicago, IL 3 7 [5]
20 Naruki Doi and Shingo March 3, 2007 Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool Liverpool, England 1 27 [5][6]
21 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
March 30, 2007 All-Star Extravaganza III Detroit, MI 4 275 [5]
22 The Age of the Fall
(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)
December 30, 2007 Final Battle New York City, NY 1
(3, 1)
27 [5]
23 No Remorse Corps
(Davey Richards and Rocky Romero)
January 26, 2008 Without Remorse Chicago Ridge, IL 1
(1, 2)
77
24 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
April 12, 2008 Injustice Edison, NJ 5 29 Austin Aries was a substitute for Mark Briscoe, who had sustained a legitimate injury, during the first and only championship defense.
Vacated May 11, 2008 A New Level N/A The championship was vacated by The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) due to Mark's injury.
25 The Age of the Fall
(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)
June 6, 2008 Up for Grabs Hartford, CT 2
(4, 2)
105 Defeated El Generico and Kevin Steen in the final of a one-night tournament for the vacant championship.
26 El Generico and Kevin Steen September 19, 2008 Driven Boston, MA 1 203
27 The American Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
April 10, 2009 Ring of Honor Wrestling Philadelphia, PA 1
(2, 1)
253 This was a "Tables are Legal" match. This episode aired on tape delay on May 30, 2009. [7]
28 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 19, 2009 Final Battle Manhattan, New York City, NY 6 105 [8]
29 Kings of Wrestling
(Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)
April 3, 2010 The Big Bang! Charlotte, NC 2 363 [9]
30 Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
April 1, 2011 Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter 1 Atlanta, GA 1 266 [10]
31 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 23, 2011 Final Battle Manhattan, New York City, NY 7 141 [11]
32 Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
May 12, 2012 Border Wars Toronto, ON 2 43 [12][13]
33 The All Night Express
(Kenny King and Rhett Titus)
June 24, 2012 Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis New York City, NY 1 16 [14]
Vacated July 10, 2012 The championship was officially declared vacant after ROH severed its ties with Kenny King due to a contract dispute. [15]
34 S.C.U.M.
(Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Corino)
September 15, 2012 Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency Chicago Ridge, IL 1
(5, 1)
92 Defeated Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [16]
35 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 16, 2012 Final Battle 2012: Doomsday New York City, NY 8 76 This was a three-way tag team match, also involving Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander. [17]
36 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
March 2, 2013 ROH 11th Anniversary Show Chicago Ridge, IL 1 147 [18]
37 Forever Hooligans
(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero)
July 27, 2013 Ring of Honor Wrestling Providence, RI 1
(1, 3)
7 Aired on tape delay on August 3, 2013. [19]
38 The American Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
August 3, 2013 All-Star Extravaganza V Toronto, ON 2
(3, 2)
14 [20]
39 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
August 17, 2013 Manhattan Mayhem V New York City, NY 2 203 [21]
40 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
March 8, 2014 Raising the Bar: Night 2 Chicago Ridge, IL 1 70 [22]
41 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
May 17, 2014 War of the Worlds New York City, NY 3 322 [23]
42 The Addiction
(Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)
April 4, 2015 Ring of Honor Wrestling San Antonio, TX 1
(3, 1)
167 Aired on tape delay on April 25, 2015. [24][unreliable source]
43 The Kingdom
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
September 18, 2015 All Star Extravaganza VII San Antonio, TX 1 91 This was a three-way tag team match, also involving The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). [25]
44 War Machine
(Hanson and Raymond Rowe)
December 18, 2015 Final Battle Philadelphia, PA 1 143 [26]
45 The Addiction
(Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)
May 9, 2016 War of the Worlds Dearborn, MI 2
(4, 2)
144 [27]
46 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
September 30, 2016 All Star Extravaganza VIII Lowell, MA 2 155 This was a three-way Ladder War, also involving The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin). [28]
47 The Broken Hardys
(Brother Nero and Matt Hardy)
March 4, 2017 Manhattan Mayhem VI New York City, NY 1 28 [29]
48 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
April 1, 2017 Supercard of Honor XI Lakeland, FL 3 174 This was a ladder match. [30]
49 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
September 22, 2017 Death Before Dishonor XV Sunrise Manor, NV 1 168 [31]
50 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
March 9, 2018 ROH 16th Anniversary Show Sunrise Manor, NV 9 219 [32]
51 SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
October 14, 2018 Glory By Honor XVI: Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 1
(3, 1)
61 This was a three-way tag team match, also involving The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).
Aired on tape delay on November 16, 2018.
[33]
52 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 14, 2018 Final Battle New York City, NY 10 91 This was Ladder War IX, also involving The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson). [34]
53 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and PCO)
March 15, 2019 ROH 17th Anniversary Show Sunrise Manor, NV 1 22 This was a Las Vegas Street Fight. [35]
54 Guerrillas of Destiny
(Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
April 6, 2019 G1 Supercard New York City, NY 1 105 This was a Winner Takes All four-way match, that also involved The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) and Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada). The Guerrillas' IWGP Tag Team Championship was also at stake. [36]
55 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
July 20, 2019 Manhattan Mayhem New York City, NY 11 146 This was a New York City Street Fight. [37]
56 The Foundation
(Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham)
December 13, 2019 Final Battle Baltimore, MD 1 N/A The exact date that The Foundation lost the championship is uncertain. [38]
57 La Facción Ingobernable
(Dragon Lee and Kenny King)
N/A Ring of Honor Wrestling Baltimore, MD 1
(1, 2)
N/A This was a Pure Rules match, which aired on February 27, 2021. The date when the match happened it's unknown, as ROH has held empty arena tapings at the UMBC Event Center since August 2020, after resuming operations following a five-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [39]
58 The Foundation
(Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams)
March 26, 2021 ROH 19th Anniversary Show Baltimore, MD 1
(2, 1)
107 Defeated La Bestia del Ring and Kenny King, as Bestia was filling in for the injured Dragon Lee. [40]
59 Violence Unlimited
(Chris Dickinson and Homicide)
July 11, 2021 Best in the World Baltimore, MD 1 N/A Defeated Jonathan Gresham and Rhett Titus, as Gresham was filling in for the injured Tracy Williams, in a Fight Without Honor match.
The exact date that Dickinson and Homicide lost the championship is uncertain.
[41]
60 La Facción Ingobernable
(Dragon Lee and Kenny King)
N/A Ring of Honor Wrestling Baltimore, MD 2
(2, 3)
N/A The exact date when the match happened is unknown, therefore.
Aired on tape delay on September 11, 2021.
[42]
61 The OGK
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
November 14, 2021 Honor for All Baltimore, MD 2 27 The OGK were previously known as The Kingdom. [43]
62 The Briscoe Brothers
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 11, 2021 Final Battle Baltimore, MD 12 111 During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor. [44]
63 FTR
(Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
April 1, 2022 Supercard of Honor XV Garland, TX 1 253 [45]
64 The Briscoes
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
December 10, 2022 Final Battle Arlington, TX 13 111 This was a Double Dog Collar match.
In previous reigns, they were known as The Briscoe Brothers
On January 17, 2023, Jay Briscoe died from injuries sustained in a car crash.
[46]
Vacated March 31, 2023 Supercard of Honor Los Angeles, CA On the March 10, 2023, edition of AEW Rampage, Mark Briscoe announced he would be vacating the championship due to the death of his brother.
The championship was officially vacated at the Supercard of Honor event.
[47]
65 The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix)
March 31, 2023 Supercard of Honor Los Angeles, CA 1 112 Defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis), La Facción Ingobernable (Dralístico and Rush), The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) and Top Flight (Dante Martin and Darius Martin) in a "Reach for the Sky" ladder match, to win the vacant championship. [48]
66 Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
July 21, 2023 Death Before Dishonor Trenton, NJ 1 37 This was a four-way tag team match also involving The Kingdom and Best Friends. [49]
67 Better Than You Bay Bay
(Adam Cole and MJF)
August 27, 2023 All In London, England 1 123 This was an All Elite Wrestling event. During this reign, Samoa Joe temporarily defended the titles with MJF due to Cole suffering a broken ankle. [50]
68 The Undisputed Kingdom
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
December 27, 2023 Dynamite:
New Year's Smash
Orlando, FL 3 234 This was an All Elite Wrestling event. They originally won the titles as The Devil's Masked Men against MJF in a 2-on-1 handicap match, and would later reveal their identities at Worlds End. Previously known as simply The Kingdom, Adam Cole renamed the group the Undisputed Kingdom on the January 3, 2024 episode of Dynamite. [51]
69 The Sons of Texas
(Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara)
August 17, 2024 Collision Arlington, TX 1 124+ This was an All Elite Wrestling event. [52]
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Combined reigns

As of December 19, 2024.

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Record-setting 13-time, and having most combined days at 1486 days as champions, The Briscoes.
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Indicates the current champions
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain
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More information Rank, Team ...
Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 The Briscoe Brothers/The Briscoes
(Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe)
131,486
2 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)
3672
3 The Foundation
(Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham)
1¤
4 Kings of Wrestling
(Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli)
2433
5 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
3399
6 The Kingdom/The OGK
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
3352
7 The Addiction
(Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian)
2311
8 Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team
(Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin)
2309
9 Austin Aries and Roderick Strong1273
10 The American Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
2267
11 FTR
(Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood)
1253
12 El Generico and Kevin Steen1203
13 The Rottweilers
(Ricky Reyes and Rocky Romero)
1196
14 The Prophecy
(Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan)
1175
15 B. J. Whitmer and Jimmy Jacobs2168
Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
1168
17 A.J. Styles and The Amazing Red1158
18 War Machine
(Hanson and Raymond Rowe)
1143
19 The Age of the Fall
(Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black)
2132
20 The Sons of Texas
(Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara)
1124+
21 Better Than You Bay Bay
(Adam Cole and MJF)
1123
22 The Lucha Brothers
(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix)
1112
23 The Foundation
(Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams)
1107
24 Second City Saints
(CM Punk and Colt Cabana)
2105
Guerrillas of Destiny
(Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)
1105
26 La Facción Ingobernable
(Dragon Lee and Kenny King)
2¤
27 S.C.U.M.
(Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Corino)
192
28 Christopher Daniels and Matt Sydal191
29 No Remorse Corps
(Davey Richards and Rocky Romero)
177
Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke177
31 SoCal Uncensored
(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky)
161
Violence Unlimited
(Chris Dickinson and Homicide)
1¤
33 B. J. Whitmer and Dan Maff237
Aussie Open
(Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis)
1
35 The Broken Hardys
(Brother Nero and Matt Hardy)
128
36 Naruki Doi and Shingo127
37 The Backseat Boyz
(Johnny Kashmere and Trent Acid)
126
38 Villain Enterprises
(Brody King and PCO)
122
39 The All Night Express
(Kenny King and Rhett Titus)
116
Special K
(Dixie and Izzy)
116
41 Carnage Crew
(H. C. Loc and Tony DeVito)
114
42 Forever Hooligans
(Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero)
17
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Notes

    1.^ This event was a live event that was later released on DVD.
    2.^ Dan Maff's and B. J. Whitmer's first reign was won while they were in the alliance The Prophecy, while their second was won while they were no longer involved.
    3.^ The Kings of Wrestling's (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) fourth defense is not recognized by ROH because it was defended at a Combat Zone Wrestling event, which was not sanctioned by ROH.[53]
    4.^ This event was a pay-per-view that later aired on tape delay.
    5.^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean they are tied for that certain rank
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