Belair and Jade Cargill originally won the title by defeating The Unholy Union (Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn) at Bash in Berlin on August 31, 2024, but due to injury, Belair chose Naomi as Cargill's replacement on the December 20, 2024, episode of SmackDown; WWE recognizes this as a single uninterrupted reign.

Bayley and Sasha Banks, then going by the team name of The Boss 'n' Hug Connection, became the first champions in February 2019 and were part of the Raw brand during their inaugural reign.

The title has been contested in the headlining match of one WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event: TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs in 2019.

[2][3][4][5] The idea for a women's tag team championship was seemingly forgotten about until mid-2018; in an interview with Sky Sports, WWE's Chief Brand Officer at the time, Stephanie McMahon, stated that in regards to the title debuting, "Not quite yet, but that's absolutely something we've heard loud and clear from our fan base and it's something we're keen on implementing as soon as we are able to".

Speculation died down after the event, however, on the December 3, 2018, episode of Monday Night Raw, when questioned by a fan about what they wanted to bring to the women's division in 2019, Bayley and Sasha Banks stated that they wanted to become the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.

[15] The following week, The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Sasha Banks) defeated Alicia Fox & Nikki Cross to win Raw's final spot.

[21] On the March 3, 2021, episode of NXT, reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler defended the championship against NXT's Dakota Kai and Raquel González, who had earned the title opportunity for winning the inaugural Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

[23][24] During the May 16, 2022, episode of Raw, reigning champions Sasha Banks and Naomi reportedly walked out after a meeting with Vince McMahon due to a creative dispute.

[30] Although the championship was no longer defended on NXT, one team from the brand competed in the tournament as part of the SmackDown bracket.

On the June 9 episode, as they were about to have an in-ring interview, Fyre and Dawn were interrupted by reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler, who challenged Fyre and Dawn to a championship unification match, which was accepted and scheduled for the June 23 episode of SmackDown.

[35] After Sasha Banks and Naomi had been suspended indefinitely and the titles had been vacated, SmackDown commentator Michael Cole announced that there would be a tournament to declare new champions.

The design uses Greek-based elements, such as the center plate being encircled by a meander pattern with a margent ornamentation in the inner circle (the men's tag titles for Raw and SmackDown were also Greek inspired prior to their respective redesigns in 2024).

As a team, they are tied with the teams of Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, Damage CTRL (Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky), The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane), Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan, and Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill for the most reigns at two, while individually, Asuka holds the record with four reigns.

[43] However, due to injury, Belair chose Naomi as Cargill's replacement, which took effect on December 20, 2024, with WWE considering this a single uninterrupted reign.