Origin of every present tag-team championship in WWE

The tag titles provide for interesting storylines
The tag titles provide for interesting storylines

#4. NXT Tag Team Championship - 2013

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NXT was introduced as WWE's developmental territory in 2010. The Black and Gold brand was started as a reality show. However, it soon took a gigantic turn and was revamped into one of the best professional wrestling shows on the globe.

As a brand distinct from RAW and SmackDown, NXT introduced championships exclusively for their brand.

Included in these titles were the NXT Tag Team Championships.

Shawn Michaels introduced the tag titles gold on 23rd January 2013. An eight-team tournament was organized to crown the inaugural champion.

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British Ambition (Adrian Neville and Oliver Grey) emerged the victor by defeating The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) in the finals on 31st January.

The Undisputed Era, which is arguably one of the best factions to participate in NXT, has won the gold for a record three times.

#3. WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship - 2016

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Vince McMahon's company reintroduced the brand extension in 2016.

RAW again won the rights to the tag-team championship, and then SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon had to create a new title.

Like its counterparts, the SmackDown Tag Team Championship was awarded to its inaugural champion in an eight-team tournament.

Heath Slater and Rhyno won the tournament by defeating The Usos at Backlash.

A cool fact is that the SmackDown and RAW tag titles alongside the 24/7 belt are the only current championships in the promotion which do not have a customizable side plate for the champion's logo.

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Edited by Debottam Saha
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