TNA Tag Team Title History
7/3/02; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: TNA X Division Champion AJ Styles & Jerry Lynn (sub. for an injured Chris Harris & James Storm) defeated Lenny Lane & Bruce (w/ Joel Gertner) at 12:22 when Styles pinned Lane after hitting Spiral Tap; after the bout, fireworks went off in the arena
– 8/14/02: The titles were declared vacant following a match between Styles & Lynn and Ron Killings & Jeff Jarrett.
8/28/02; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Chris Harris & James Storm defeated Slash & Cobain (Flash Flanagan), Johnny Kashmere & Trent Acid, and Cassidy Riley & Chase Stevens in an elimination match at 12:49; stipulations stated the winners would earn the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
11/13/02; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Brian Lee & Slash (w/ James Mitchell & Bella Donna) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm at 9:07 to win the titles when Lee pinned Storm after hitting him in the head with a spike, moments after Storm threw an interfering Bella Donna off his back as the referee was knocked down (AMW’s first TNA loss)
1/8/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– James Storm & Chris Harris defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Slash (w/ James Mitchell & Bella Donna) to win the titles at 14:15 when Storm pinned Slash after the challengers hit the Death Sentence onto a steel chair; stipulations for the bout stated there would be no rematch and this would be the final match between the two teams; the match was not advertised as No DQ, no count-out but was wrestled as such
1/22/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Low Ki & Elix Skipper defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm at 15:18 to win the titles when Low Ki pinned Harris
3/12/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Christopher Daniels & Low Ki (w/ Elix Skipper) defeated Chris Harris & James Storm at 11:51 when Daniels pinned Harris when, after Harris hit Daniels with one of the title belts behind the referee’s back, Low Ki hit Harris with the other belt; stipulations stated the winners would earn the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
6/25/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Chris Harris & James Storm defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Elix Skipper & Christopher Daniels in a steel cage match at 17:49 to win the titles when Harris pinned Daniels following a Death Sentence off the top of the cage; late in the bout, Skipper hit a crossbody off the top of the cage onto Harris for a 2-count; moments later, Skipper was knocked over the top of the cage to the floor where the challengers were able to keep him until the finish
8/27/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm at 9:08 to win the titles when Diamond pinned Harris
– 11/19/03: The titles were declared vacant following a match between Diamond & Swinger and BG James & Ron Killings.
11/26/03; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Konnan, Ron Killings, & BG James defeated Glenn Gilbertti, Simon Diamond, & Johnny Swinger at 8:58 when Killings pinned Swinger; stipulations stated the winners would earn the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
1/28/04; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Kevin Northcutt & Joe Legend defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ron Killings & BG James at 7:05 to win the titles when Northcutt pinned James
2/4/04; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– AJ Styles defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Kevin Northcutt & Joe Legend in a handicap match at 11:12 to win the titles by pinning Northcutt; Abyss was scheduled to be Styles’ partner for the bout
7/7/04; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm at the 19-second mark to win the titles when Douglas pinned Storm
9/8/04; Nashville, TN; Fairgrounds Coliseum
– Chris Harris & Elix Skipper defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens at 12:24 to win the titles when Harris pinned Douglas
– Konnan & BG James defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Eric Young to win the titles
– Bobby Roode & Eric Young defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ron Killings & BG James to win the titles
Final Resolution 2005; 1/16/05; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– Chris Harris & James Storm defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Eric Young & Bobby Roode at 19:12 to win the titles when Harris pinned Young
4/26/05; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
iMPACT – 5/6/05:
– Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens (w/ Chris Candido) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm to win the titles (Candido’s last appearance)
– 10/5/05: The titles were vacated following a match between Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens and Cassidy Reilly & Eric Young in Springfield, TN.
NWA 57th Anniversary Show – Nashville, TN – Fairgrounds Arena – October 8, 2005
– Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens defeated Cassidy Reilly & Eric Young in a streetfight; stipulations stated the winners would earn the vacant NWA Tag Team Titles
10/11/05; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
iMPACT – 10/22/05:
– Chris Harris & James Storm defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens to win the titles
Slammiversary 2006; 6/18/06; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Chris Harris & James Storm to win the titles at 17:45 when Daniels pinned Harris with the Best Moonsault Ever, moments after Storm accidentally broke a beer bottle across the back of Harris’s head, with Styles following with a frog splash on Harris; stipulations stated it would be Styles & Daniels’ last title opportunity; Gail Kim was in the champions’ corner until the 12-minute mark when an unknown woman came out, dropped Kim with a chokeslam, and carried her backstage; after the bout, Styles & Daniels celebrated in the crowd
8/14/06; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
8/24/06
– Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels in a Border Brawl to win the titles at around the 9-minute mark when Homicide pinned Daniels following an Ace Crusher off the top through a table set up in the ring; Jack Meléndez served as LAX’s ring announcer for the bout; the champions wore street clothes for the contest
No Surrender 2006; 9/24/06; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) in an Ultimate X match to win the titles at 15:29 when Daniels grabbed the belt above the ring, moments after Styles hit the Styles Clash on Homicide from the apron through a table set up on the floor; after the match, Styles & Daniels celebrated into the ring
Bound for Glory 2006; 10/22/06; Plymouth, MI; Compuware Sports Arena
– Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Konnan) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels in a Six Sides of Steel match to win the titles at 14:37 when Homicide pinned Styles with the Gringo Killer, moments after Konnan, through the bars, choked Daniels with a coat hanger; late in the bout, the crowd chanted “This is awesome;” after the contest, Konnan, Homicide, & Hernandez continued to assault Styles & Daniels before referees came out to send them backstage
Lockdown 2007; 4/15/07; St. Joseph, MO; Family Arena
– Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Hernandez & Homicide in an electrified steel cage match at 15:36 to win the titles when Devon pinned Homicide
Victory Road 2007; 7/15/07; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– TNA World Champion Kurt Angle & TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Brother Ray & Brother Devon when Joe pinned Ray at 18:25 after Scott Steiner, behind the referee’s back, slid in the ring and hit Ray with a pipe, with Joe then clipping Angle in the leg and scoring the pin for himself as Angle attempted the Angle Slam; stipulations stated all three titles were at stake in the match and, should the tag team champions be defeated, the winner of the fall could choose his championship partner; Joe’s entrance included a performance by Polynesian fire dancers; following everyone else’s entrance, Angle was shown speaking with Havok & Martyr backstage about being his backup in the match; after they laughed at him, he beat them up with his title belts; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; during the bout, results from a text poll were revealed as to who fans thought would win, with Joe at 38%, Angle at 36%, Ray at 14%, and Devon at 12%; during the final moments, Rick Steiner appeared ringside and pulled the referee out of the ring as Devon had Angle covered with the 3D; after the bout, Joe celebrated with his X title and the tag team belts
Hard Justice 2007; 8/12/07; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– TNA World Champion & IWGP Third Belt Champion Kurt Angle pinned TNA X Division Champion & TNA Tag Team Champion Samoa Joe at 28:33 after Angle hit Joe in the head with a steel chair as the referee was knocked down; all four titles were at stake in the match; Joe’s entrance included Polynesian dancers; Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer for the match; mid-way through the match, Karen Angle and her male friend took ringside seats; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” during the closing moments, as the referee was down, Karen left her seat and went to pass Joe a steel chair to use as a weapon, eventually pulling it away and distracting Joe, allowing Angle to clip Joe from behind; after the contest, the Angles and the unknown man celebrated in the ring with all of Angle’s belts
No Surrender 07; 9/9/07; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– Ron Killings & Adam Jones defeated TNA Tag Team Champions – TNA World Champion Kurt Angle & Sting to win the titles at 5:34 when Jones pinned Sting, moments after Angle dropped his partner with the Angle Slam; late in the match, Karen Angle appeared ringside, with Sting and the referee repeatedly telling her to go backstage until Karen fell to the floor, then telling Angle that Sting hit her
Bound for Glory 07; 10/14/07; Duluth, GA; Gwinnett Center
– AJ Styles & Tomko defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Ron Killings & Rasheed Creed to win the titles at 8:48
– 5/11/08: An 8-team tournament was devised to determine the new champions. Prior to the finals, Brother Ray & Brother Devon defeated Sting & James Storm and Christian Cage & Rhino while Homicide & Hernandez defeated Kip James & Matt Morgan and AJ Styles & Eric Young.
Sacrifice 2008; 5/11/08; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– TNA Tag Team Title Tournament Finals: Homicide & Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero & Salinas) defeated Brother Ray & Brother Devon at 8:49 when Homicide pinned Devon with a frog splash after Hernandez hit the Border Toss; the two teams fought around ringside for several minutes before the match began; at the 5-minute mark, Johnny Devine came ringside with a kendo stick and pulled a table out from under the ring, with Guerrero attacking him and hitting a double stomp off the top and through the table set up on the floor
Hard Justice 2008; 8/10/08; Trenton, NJ; Sovereign Bank Arena
– Robert Roode & James Storm defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Homicide & Hernandez at 14:15 to win the titles when Storm pinned Homicide
12/16/08; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
iMPACT – 1/8/09
– Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode to win the titles
Victory Road 2009; 7/19/09; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– Booker T & Scott Steiner defeated TNA Tag Team Champions James Storm & Robert Roode to win the titles at 12:39 when Steiner pinned Roode after Booker hit an axe kick to Roode, across the top rope, as referee Earl Hebner argued with Storm outside the ring; prior to the bout, a video package recapped the history between the two teams; stipulations stated Booker & Steiner would be fired from the Main Event Mafia if they lost; after the bout, Jeremy Borash conducted a ringside interview with the new champions regarding their title win, during which Steiner said TNA World Champion Kurt Angle would beat Mick Foley later in the night
Bound for Glory V; 10/18/09; Irvine, CA; Bren Events Center
– Brother Ray & Devon defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Brutus Magnus & Douglas Williams, TNA Tag Team Champions Booker T & Scott Steiner, and James Storm & Bobby Roode to win the titles in a Full Methal Mayhem match to win the IWGP titles at 13:05 when Devon grabbed the title belt; during Ray & Devon’s entrance, Ray hugged Zakk Wylde at ringside; at the 5-minute mark, Booker sustained the DWI from Storm & Roode, with Sharmell then appearing ringside and Booker being taken backstage on a stretcher a the 6-minute mark; during the closing moments, Rhino came out and assaulted Ray with a steel chair, then attacking both Ray & Devon with repeated shots with the chair after the fall
– Brutus Magnus & Douglas Williams defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Booker T & Scott Steiner, IWGP Tag Team Champions Brother Ray & Devon, and James Storm & Bobby Roode to win the TNA titles in a Full Metal Mayhem match at 4:09 (total time of the match: 17:14) when Williams grabbed the title belt; late in the fall, Rob Terry came out and press slammed Roode from the ladder through a table set up on the floor; moments later, Terry put Williams on his shoulders and walked him up the ladder to get the belt
Genesis 2010; 1/17/10; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– Matt Morgan & Hernandez defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Douglas Williams & Brutus Magnus to win the titles at 8:51 when Morgan pinned Magnus with the Carbon Footprint
Victory Road 2010; 7/11/10; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios – July 11, 2010
– Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin defeated James Storm & Bobby Roode at 17:04 when Shelley pinned Roode after a neckbreaker / crossbody off the top double team; stipulations stated the winners would earn the vacant TNA Tag Team Titles; the match initially ended at 14:58 with Storm pinning Shelley with a roll up as Sabin pinned Roode after a double superkick, with referees Earl Hebner and Brian Hebner counting the pinfalls; moments later, Earl ruled for the match to continue
Genesis 2011; 1/9/11; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– James Storm & Bobby Roode defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin to win the titles at 17:57 when Roode pinned Sabin with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Sabin accidentally hit a running Yakuza Kick on Shelley in the corner when Roode moved out of the way
8/9/11; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
iMPACT:
Hernandez & Anarquia defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & James Storm to win the titles
11/14/11; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
iMPACT – 11/17/11
– Matt Morgan & Crimson defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Anarquia & Hernandez to win the titles
Sacrifice 2012; 5/13/12; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
– Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Samoa Joe & Magnus to win the titles at 10:53 when Daniels pinned Magnus after a High/Low as Joe was down on the floor
Slammiversary 2012; 6/10/12; Arlington, TX; College Park Center
– Kurt Angle & AJ Styles defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian to win the titles at 14:22 when Kazarian submitted to Angle’s ankle lock and heel hook; late in the bout, there were chants of “This is awesome;” during the final moments of the match, Styles hit a Shooting Star Press off the ropes onto Daniels outside the ring
6/28/12; Orlando, FL; Universal Studios
6/28/12
– Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian defeated TNA Tag Team Champions AJ Styles & Kurt Angle at 11:47 when Daniels pinned Styles, moments after Kazarian hit Styles in the back with a steel chair behind the referee’s back as Styles attempted the Styles Clash; late in the match, Kazarian stole the chair away from Daniels, gave Daniels a middle finger, and told Styles to finish his own partner; Dixie Carter and Claire Lynch sat ringside for the bout; after the match, Daniels took the mic and said Claire was pregnant and Styles was the father
– Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian and AJ Styles & Kurt Angle to win the titles at 15:34 when Hernandez pinned Daniels after the Border Toss / frog splash double team; during Angle’s entrance, he shook hands with Wes Brisco, sitting ringside; Styles incorporated pink and a pink ribbon into his outfit for Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Guerrero’s right shoulder was taped for the match; after the bout, Christy Hemme conducted an interview with Guerrero & Hernandez at the entrance ramp about their title win
1/25/13; Manchester, England; Arena
iMPACT – 2/7/13
– Austin Aries & Bobby Roode defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez to win the titles at 17:50 when Aries pinned Guerrero with the 450 splash after a spinebuster from Roode; during the bout, there were dueling chants for Guerrero and Aries
4/11/13; Corpus Christi, TX; American Bank Center
iMPACT – 4/11/13
– Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Austin Aries & Bobby Roode in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, to win the titles at 15:08; stipulations stated Guerrero & Hernandez would have to split if they lost; following the challengers’ entrance, Aries & Roode attacked them from behind on the floor, with Roode repeatedly throwing Hernandez into the steel ring steps; fall #1: Roode pinned Guerrero with a spinebuster at the 28-second mark; fall #2: Guerrero pinned Aries with a roll up at 1:28 after avoiding a splash off the top; fall #3: Guerrero pinned Roode with the frog splash after a double suplex from Hernandez
Slammiversary 2013; 6/2/13; Boston, MA; Agganis Arena
– James Storm & Gunner defeated TNA Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hernandez, Austin Aries & Bobby Roode, and Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian in an elimination match to win the titles at 16:43; Daniels was disqualified for hitting Guerrero with one of the title belts; Aries pinned Guerrero; Aries submitted to Gunner’s backbreaker