The AEW World Tag Team Championship was created by the promotion All Elite Wrestling for its bolstering tag-team division. On the October 30, 2019, episode of AEW Dynamite, SoCal Uncensored defeated The Lucha Brothers to become the inaugural champions. The AEW World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team championship of AEW. Wrestlers on the roster can also contest for ROH Tag Team Championship and AEW World Trios Championship.
The former champions were Sting and Darby Allin in their first reign with the gold. Following Sting's retirement match at AEW Revolution, the titles were relinquished by both the holders, Sting and Darby Allin.
History
On June 18, 2019, a three-way tag team match was announced for AEW’s pay-per-view Fyter Fest on June 29 where the winning team would earn the opportunity to advance to their next event All Out. The match was won by Best Friends when they defeated the teams’ Private Party and Socal Uncensored.
Later, one of AEW’s many Executive Vice President and one-half of the tag-team The Young Bucks, Matt Jackson announced that they would host a second three-way tag team match at the Fight for The Fallen PPV on July 13 which will feature The Dark Order, Jurassic Express and Angelico and Jack Evans with the winner of the match getting to face Best Friends at All Out. The Dark Order won the bout and defeated the Best Friends and received the first-round bye in the tournament.
Most recently, Sting and Darby Allin faced the former champions Ricky Starks and Big Bill on February 7, 2024 episode of Dynamite and walked out of the ring as the new tag team champions.
Current & Former AEW Tag Team Championship Holders
| Champion | Date | Event | Reign |
| SCU(Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky) | October 30, 2019 | Dynamite | 1 |
| The Elite(Kenny Omega and Adam Page) | January 21, 2020 | Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea Part Deux: Second Wave | 1 |
| FTR(Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | September 5, 2020 | All Out | 1 |
| The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | November 7, 2020 | Full Gear | 1 |
| The Lucha Brothers(Penta El Zero Miedo and Rey Fénix) | September 5, 2021 | All Out | 1 |
| Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, Marko Stunt) | January 5th, 2022 | AEW Dynamite | 1 |
| The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | June 15, 2022 | AEW Dynamite | 2 |
| Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland) | July 13, 2022 | AEW Dynamite | 1 |
| The Acclaimed (Anthony Bowens and Max Caster) | September 21st, 2022 | AEW Grand Slam | 1 |
| The Gunns (Austin Gunn and Colten Gunn) | February 8, 2023 | AEW Dynamite | 1 |
| FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) | April 5, 2023 | AEW Dynamite | 2 |
| Ricky Starks and Big Bill | October 7, 2023 | AEW Collision | 1 |
| Sting and Darby Allin | February 7, 2024 | AEW Dynamite | 1 |
| Vacated | March 3, 2024 | Revolution | After Sting's retirement match |
| The Young Bucks | April 21, 2024 | AEW Dynasty | 3 |
FAQs
The Young Bucks are the current AEW World Tag Team Champions in their third reign with the title.
Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky, known as SoCal Uncensored, were the first-ever AEW World Tag Team Champions.
Across the two title reigns, The Young Bucks have held the title for a record 330 days. Their first reign lasted 302 days, a record for the single longest title reign.
The Young Bucks' second reign with the AEW Tag Team Championship lasted only 28 days, the shortest reign in title's history.
