24. The Brothers Of Destruction Win The WWE World Tag Team Championship - Smackdown, April 19, 2001
Kane debuted in 1997 with an attack on The Undertaker, and from then on, the two had a contentious relationship - they feuded throughout 1998, and while they briefly aligned, it was The Undertaker who turned on his brother in late 1998. For the next couple of years, they regularly found themselves on opposite sides of the ring from one another. Finally, in early 2001, both men were babyfaces and began to form an official tag team - The Brothers of Destruction. They unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE World Tag Team Titles at No Way Out, and after both scoring singles wins at WrestleMania X-Seven, they emerged as opponents for the Two-Man Power Trip of Steve Austin and Triple H. With Austin and Triple H as the WWE and Intercontinental Champions, respectively, it was decided that the four men would clash with all major titles on the line - so The Undertaker and Kane defeated Edge and Christian for the World Tag Team Titles on Raw. While the title change came in an era when the belts completely lacked stability, the win was an important moment in the story of WWE's most chaotic familial relationship.
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