5 past tag teams who could have been WWE Women's Tag Team Champions

WWE Women's Tag Team division is witnessing a lack of contenders. Most tag teams have been split up in the 2021 Draft, leaving the division with one team, the current champions.

At Sportskeeda, we wanted to highlight some of the tag teams that never got the chance to fight for these championships because they came too early or their talent and popularity weren't capitalized on. Some honorable mentions include Emma & Dana Brooke, Foxsana (Aksana & Alicia Fox), Kaitlyn & Natalya, and Absolution (Paige, Sonya Deville, Mandy Rose).

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#5 The Chick Busters was an alternative to WWE Divas

The Chick Busters, Kaitlyn and AJ Lee, first teamed up in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling [FCW], before competing against each other in the third season of NXT. Both went to SmackDown in May 2011, adding Natalya as their manager.

They faced off against Alicia Fox, Tamina, Rosa Mendes, Melina, and the Bella Twins while aligning themselves with other faces in the women's division. By August, Natalya moved on to team with Beth Phoenix as the Divas of Doom. If there had been a women's tag team championship back then, it would have allowed more screen time, stories, and fantastic matches in the division.

The lost opportunity to see Natalya and Beth Phoenix go toe-to-toe with Kaitlyn and AJ Lee for Tag Team glory is upsetting. These four women are some of the best and could have helped others' division.

At the time, WWE was not emphasizing women and their in-ring abilities. If Kaitlyn and AJ Lee were in the division now, they would have captured the Tag Team titles by now.

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#4 There is no one meaner than Tamina and AJ Lee

Tamina and AJ Lee could have been an exciting addition to the Women's Tag-Team division.

AJ Lee's phenomenal Divas Championship run and in-ring chemistry, with whomever she is paired up with, calls for AJ Lee and Tamina to be on this list.

Coming out of her alliance with Kaitlyn, AJ Lee needed someone to protect her. Tamina was the obvious choice, and the two would be aligned from September 2013 until AJ Lee's departure that following April.

During their time together, AJ Lee and Tamina faced off in tag team battles with The Bella Twins and The Funkadactyls. If there were a tag team title in the mix, the contests would be more thrilling to watch.

Tamina recently held the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship alongside Natalya, but it would have been great to see her win the title with AJ Lee.

#3 LayCool was one of the most popular pairings in the WWE Divas division

Laycool, stylized as Lay-Cool, could become one of the greatest WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. The two women even shared the Women's Championship as best friends.

McCool and Layla were presented as villains during their time together. They would appear on both SmackDown and RAW together from 2009 to 2011. These two women found an ally in each other as both were selfish, vain, and bullies.

If there had been a Women's Tag Team Championship back in 2009, we could have had Lay-Cool as the Tag Team champions or even the team of Mickie James and then-champion Melina. There could be a 'Winner Takes All Match' with the WWE Diva's Championship, the WWE Women's Championship, and the tag belts between the four women.

Sadly, we didn't get the chance to see Lay-Cool battle for Tag Team Championships against the likes of Beth and Natalya. But if any of these women want to make a comeback, now would be a good time.

#2 The Riott Squad was a missed opportunity for the WWE Women's Tag Team division

Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, and Liv Morgan could have been an unstoppable force for the WWE women's division. Unfortunately, despite having tremendous fan support, the higher-ups at WWE didn't see their value, and as of the time of writing, only Morgan remains in the promotion.

WWE could have capitalized on this, making the Riott Squad hold the tag team and RAW Women's Championships while allowing them to put on stellar matches.

By WWE Draft 2019, Riott Squad was split up. Ruby was out with an injury, Sarah Logan stayed on RAW while Liv Morgan headed over to SmackDown. Ruby returned in February 2020, feuding with Morgan before reuniting. Sarah Logan was released that same year, but the Riott Squad lived on until 2021 until Ruby Riott's release.

Riott Squad was mismanaged at every opportunity and even after Liv and Ruby reunited. They never captured the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Now all three members of the Riott Squad are on different paths, but maybe one day, in a different promotion, they can reunite and take the tag division by storm.

#1 The Bella Twins could have dominated the WWE Women's Tag Team division

When they entered the WWE, Nikki and Brie Bella were part of a ready-made tag team. The twins pushed women into the spotlight using their personality and knowledge of pop culture.

Their show Total Divas gave voice to the underutilized WWE women's division at the time. Through their hard work, good connections, and natural athleticism, the twins elevated the women's division alongside AJ Lee, Natalya, Naomi, and Paige.

Both women returned to the ring in 2018, competing in the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble and following that up with a feud with Ronda Rousey.

Brie Bella worked on Smackdown alongside her husband Daniel Bryan while supporting her sister Nikki's quest to become RAW Women's champion. The latter was unsuccessful but proved to be among Ronda Rousey's greatest opponents in WWE.

Unfortunately, it seems Nikki Bella will never be cleared to wrestle inside a WWE ring again due to several injuries. This is disappointing for the fans and the tag team division; these two women could have certainly elevated it to a new level.