Ranking EVERY WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions From Worst To Best
The New Day and The Usos have dominated this division since its inception.
Back in 2016, the then SmackDown Live! Commissioner Shane McMahon and the show's General Manager Daniel Bryan introduced the SmackDown Tag Team Championships for all the talented units competing on the blue brand. The world tag team titles went to RAW after the brand split, and to raise the stakes of two-on-two wrestling on the 'B' show, WWE had to launch another pair of belts.
Unlike the Universal Championship, these pieces of gold looked great as the officials unveiled them on the road to Backlash 2016. The tag team division of the show was very thin then which is why WWE had to use randomly formed teams and call back some old wrestlers (like The Headbangers and The Spirit Squad).
Although the creative team struggled to book some credible rivalries during the first few months, this division picked up pace when Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston, and Big E joined the roster. They had an iconic series of matches with The Usos. However, whenever these two teams took a break from the title scene, none of the other alliances managed to deliver quality sports entertainment.
In the last four years, 11 teams won the blue brand's tag titles, and here's a look at the ranking of all the champs from worst to best.
12. The Hardy Boyz
One of the most prominent tag teams in professional wrestling history, The Hardy Boyz won the gold on SmackDown only once. Their solitary reign with the championships occurred last year after they defeated The Usos to win the titles. Thanks to their hardcore wrestling talent, the expectations were high from their championship reign.
Unfortunately, Jeff Hardy's untimely injury compelled them to relinquish their number one position. They never picked up momentum as champions. To add salt to the wound, Lars Sullivan destroyed them and wrote them off the TV. After just 21 days, the Hardy Boyz vacated the championships and left a massive hole in the division.
WWE moved The Usos to RAW in the Superstar Shakeup while The New Day's Kofi Kingston ascended in the singles division. There was no tag team on SmackDown that could carry the department on its shoulders. Heavy Machinery joined the blue brand in the Shakeup after some insignificant appearances on the main roster. Sanity lost its leader to RAW while Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson possessed no momentum.
A Jinder Mahal-Esque push was on the cards for one of the lower mid-card teams. However, there was no Randy Orton who could put the upcoming stars over. The department was in shambles when Matt and Jeff exited; therefore, they deserved the tag for being the worst champions in the show's history.