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Between Raw, SmackDown and NXT, WWE has tremendous roster depth. In other words, there are lots of WWE Superstars under contract at any given time, and more of the current roster than not has been signed to the WWE for more than five years.
When a talent has been around the company for five years, odds are that they have held some sort of championship within their WWE run, no matter how prone they are to be working in enhancement or lower-card matches.
As both Raw and SmackDown have tag team championship title-holders, and that particular title is more likely to change hands than that of singles titles, there are a lot of former championship-holding tag teams that you may not recall. But more importantly, a lot of these former tag champs are still on the active WWE roster and can technically be reunited should there be a need for some nostalgia.
In turn, below are five former WWE tag teams comprised of tag champs that are capable of some sort of reunion should WWE's creative team ever call for such to happen.
#1 Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins
Formerly known as "The Edgeheads", Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins were introduced to the main roster of the WWE in a big way as Edge's henchmen. The two quickly won tag team titles as heels, holding onto such for a few months in 2007. Interesting, Ryder and Hawkins had won the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship titles as babyfaces while working within WWE developmental.
As of June 2018, Ryder and Hawkins are both on the main roster on very different paths. Ryder is a fan favorite, having had short runs as a US Champion and an Intercontinental Champion in recent years. However, he is currently without a storyline.
Hawkins is presently known for his record-breaking losing streak, also not involved in a particular angle. The two were recently reunited on-camera when Edge returned for a Raw appearance for some WWE content produced for YouTube, so this is one reunion that should not seem too far-fetched for the future.
#2 The Shield
The Shield comprised of three competitors, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. After a hot main roster debut, in which the trio attacked Ryback during the main event of a pay-per-view, The Shield was known for its pre-taped backstage promos and interfering in other competitors' matches.
Soon after the debut of The Shield, all three of its members were holders of WWE championships, with Reigns and Rollins being tag team champions and Ambrose having a record-setting reign as the company's US Champion.
Ultimately The Shield disbanded as Rollins became part of The Authority and the whole "what's best for business" angle. Ambrose and Reigns briefly continued to acknowledge their Shield pasts, but it was not long before Ambrose changed his ring attire and entrance music, leaving Reigns to be the sole former Shield member utilizing Shield-related characteristics.
A full-scale reunion of The Shield was attempted last year but fell apart due to an unexpected injury of Reigns. This led to several fill-ins for Reigns, including Kurt Angle and Triple H. Ambrose and Rollins would win the tag team championships, only for Ambrose to also suffer an unexpected injury.
Presently, all three members of The Shield are babyface characters. Ambrose is expected to be back in action in the very near-future. While a full-scale Shield reunion is not likely, the possibility of two Shield members having any reign as tag team champions is not out of the question.
#3 David Otunga and Curtis Axel
One of the hottest angles of the last decade for WWE was the invasion of The Nexus. Although short-lived as a stable, The Nexus ultimately led to the introduction of Bray Wyatt, Wade Barrett, Heath Slater and Ryback onto the WWE's main roster. John Cena, CM Punk and Daniel Bryan were also both involved with the stable.
One thing that many people may not remember about The Nexus is not only that it also included Curtis Axel -- then known as Michael McGillicutty -- and David Otunga. The duo won the WWE Tag Team Championship on May 23, 2011 from Kane and The Big Show. The duo did not have a proper tag team name, and prior to their disbanding, they were not even part of The New Nexus since the stable faded away before the ended of the summer of 2011.
Curtis Axel is still on the active WWE roster, arguably achieving the biggest success of his career at the moment as one-half of The B-Team alongside Bo Dallas. David Otunga, believe it or not, is still employed by the WWE as a pre-show panelist on live shows. He is still under 40 years old and in great shape, so an in-ring return is not out of the question for Otunga.
#4 ShoMiz
The Miz is in rare company as a former WWE Champion, 8-time Intercontinental Champion, 2-time United States Champion and 6-time Tag Team Champion. Of those 6 tag team championship reigns were with 4 different partners.
Like The Miz, Big Show has held a lot of championships. Besides his reigns as a WCW World Heavyweight Champion and a World Tag Team Champion, he is a 2-time WWE Champion, a 2-time World Heavyweight Champion, 3-time Hardcore Champion, 8-time Tag Team Champion, and former ECW World and United States Champion. And that's without factoring in honors like the Andre The Giant Memorial Trophy.
Together, Big Show and The Miz were a WWE tag team known as ShoMiz. They held the Unified Tag Team titles in 2010, eventually losing them to The Hart Dynasty. Both The Miz and Big Show are still active within the WWE, so ShoMiz could be paired back together under the right circumstances.
#5 R-Truth and Kofi Kingston
R-Truth debuted as a wrestler in 1997 and made his way to WWE's developmental territorial in 1999. He left the company in 2002, only to return in 2008. As a WWE Superstar, R-Truth is a 2-time Hardcore champion, a former United States Champion and a former Tag Team Champion.
Kofi Kingston started training as a wrestler in 2005 and was signed by WWE in 2006. He made his main roster debut in 2007. Beyond his trademark Royal Rumble spots, Kingston is best known as a member of The New Day, which whom he is a 4-time Tag Team Champion. Kingston is also a 4-time Intercontinental Champion and a 3-time United States Champion.
Kingston has other Tag Team championship reigns to his credit, including 1 alongside R-Truth. The two started teaming together in 2012 and won the titles as part of a Triple Threat Tag Team Match against Primo and Epico and Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger. They held onto the belts for a few months until losing them to Team Hell No, as comprised of Daniel Bryan and Kane.
R-Truth and Kofi Kingston both continue to be part of the active WWE roster, and there are hints of The New Day being at the tail end of its run. In turn, it is impossible for R-Truth and Kingston to reunite for another run as a tag team.
Which of these teams do you think will possibly reunite in the future? Tell us in the comments below!
