10 Forgotten WWE tag-teams who were also Champions

Tag-team wrestling is something WWE just doesn't do well enough and enough of on the main roster right now. After a SummerSlam card without either men's titles defended, we decided to take a look back at the history of the tag titles in WWE and some unlikely pairs who were once Tag-Team Champions.

#10 John Cena and David Otunga

John Cena and David Otunga won the tag team titles

We start off our list with ‘The Face That Runs The Place’ John Cena and former Nexus member David Otunga. This isn’t the only time Cena appears on this list but let’s take a look at his partnership with David Otunga first.

Cena and Otunga became tag-team partners after Cena was briefly forced to join The Nexus in 2010. Despite being a tag-team for a relatively short period of time, Cena and Otunga won the WWE Tag-Team Championships at Bragging Rights 2010 from Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes.

Cena and Otunga dropped the titles to Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel, fellow Nexus members, the following night on RAW.

#9 CM Punk and Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston and CM Punk

Kofi Kingston is currently the WWE Champion while CM Punk, at the time of writing, has vowed to never return to pro wrestling despite repeated rumors linking him with a return. Punk and Kingston are actually good friends behind the scenes and something some fans may have forgotten is that Kofi and Punk were a successful tag-team back in the day.

During their run as a tag-team, Punk and Kofi won the titles from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. on an episode of RAW in 2008.

Check out a video of the match below (it also includes a rare appearance from Samu):

#8 Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri

Eddie Guerrero and Tajiri face off with Roddy Piper and Sean O'Haire

Eddie Guerrero’s most famous tag-team partner in WWE was his nephew Chavo. Los Guerreros won the tag-team titles during their run. However, he also formed a brief but successful partnership with Tajiri.

After Chavo was injured ahead of Judgement Day 2003, Eddie chose Tajiri as his partner and they won the tag-team titles from Team Angle at the PPV. After they lost the titles back to Team Angle, Eddie turned on Tajiri bringing an end to their partnership.

Check out a video of Eddie Guerrero turning heel and attacking Tajiri below:

#7 Corey Graves and Neville

Neville and Corey Graves

Before his career was tragically cut short by injury and he reinvented himself behind a commentary desk, Corey Graves’ star was on the rise in NXT. Graves and former WWE Superstar Neville were a tag-team down in Full Sail and won the tag team titles from Erick Rowan and Luke Harper. Neville was also one half of the first ever NXT Tag-Team Champions.

Neville walked out of WWE in 2017 after being unhappy with creative and has since wrestled for Dragon Gate USA.

Check out a video of Corey Graves and Neville winning the NXT Tag-Team titles below:

#6 Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes

Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes are former tag-team champions

The next tag-team on our list is the brief 2010 partnership between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre on the blue brand. The duo were dubbed The Dashing Ones and quickly won the tag-team titles at WWE Night of Champions 2010.

However, despite being a good tag-team, their run was quite uneventful. They lost the titles to a team previously mentioned on our list, John Cena and David Otunga at the Bragging Rights PPV. Rhodes and McIntyre never got a rematch for the titles and eventually split up, going their separate ways.

#5 Undertaker and Big Show

Together, The Undertaker and Big Show formed the Unholy Alliance

One of the first big storylines The Big Show had after signing for the WWE was his partnership with The Undertaker. The partnership between ‘The Deadman’ and the 7-foot tall monster was dubbed the Unholy Alliance and of course, they were managed by none other than the legendary Paul Bearer.

During their brief but dominant run together, they found a lot of success in the tag-team division, winning the WWE Tag-Team Championships. However, their run together was cut short after The Undertaker was injured.

#4 Roman Reigns and Tyler Breeze

Roman Reigns and Tyler Breeze

We move on to another tag-team that has been forgotten, this time from FCW (before it was rebranded as WWE NXT) - Roman Reigns and Tyler Breeze. Reigns was wrestling under the name Leakee at the time while Breeze was wrestling under his real name Mike Dalton. Reigns and Breeze won the FCW Tag-Team Championships once before going their separate ways.

Roman Reigns went on to become one of WWE’s most pushed Superstars while Breeze is now back in NXT after a lackluster run on the main roster.

#3 The Miz and John Cena

John Cena and the Miz

We move on to John Cena’s second tag-team on this list. This time we take a look at his brief partnership with The Miz. The duo had a short reign as tag-team champions and we emphasize on the word short because they were champions for around 15 minutes.

Cena and The Miz faced Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater for the titles first and won. Wade Barrett invoked the rematch clause on the spot. During the rematch, The Miz turned on Cena and hit him with the Skull Crushing Finale leading to Slater pinning Cena to win back the titles.

#2 Stone Cold and Dude Love

Stone Cold and Dude Love

We saw a lot of unlikely tag-teams in the late 90s and one of the best was the partnership between Stone Cold and Dude Love. Stone Cold was facing the tag-team champions Owen Hart and The British Bulldog without a partner.

Midway through the match Dude Love appeared on the Titantron and cut a promo before coming down to join Stone Cold as his partner. The duo won the match and the tag-team titles after Foley pinned the British Bulldog following a Stunner from Austin.

Check out a video of the match below:

#1 The Rock and The Undertaker

The Rock and The Undertaker

We finish off our list with the brief tag-team formed by The Rock and The Undertaker – two of the most popular WWE Superstars of all time. The Rock and the Deadman were in the midst of a heated feud after The Undertaker cost the Brahma Bull his WWE Championship at Judgement Day 2000.

This somehow led to the two briefly joining forces to challenge and beat Edge and Christian for the Tag-Team Championships on an episode of RAW in December, 2000. Their reign lasted for only one night though. They dropped the titles back to Edge and Christian at the following night’s SmackDown taping.