Ranking Every First Current WWE Champion From Worst To Best

2. Raw Tag Team Champions - The New Day

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The New Day's record breaking 2015-2016 reign as tag team champions saw them become "Raw" holders due to a brand split that occurred midway through the lengthy spell.

Over with every corner of the audience, flogging merchandise out the a*se and having great matches with virtually every team matched against them, it's little wonder the company bestowed the longevity honour upon them.

They only only introduces the belts when they were finally defeated by Sheamus and Cesaro in December 2016.

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