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Teams from the New Generation Era (1993-1997)
The Godwinns/Southern Justice - 1996-1998
Henry O. Godwinn (Mark Canterbury) 1995-1998
Phineas I. Godwinn/Mideon (Dennis Knight) 1996-2000
- Breakup Breakout: Phineas later became Mideon, of the Undertaker's Ministry of Darkness, while Henry disappeared after the Godwinns.
The Heavenly Bodies - 1993-1995
Tom Prichard (Thomas Prichard) 1993-2004, 2007-2012
Jimmy Del Ray (David Ferrier) 1993-1995
- Breakup Breakout: Prichard has success as "Zip" of the Bodydonnas, while Del Ray vanished afterwards.
The Steiner Brothers - 1992-1994
Rick Steiner (Robert Rechsteiner) 1992-1994
Scott Steiner (Scott Carl Rechsteiner) 1992-1994, 2002-2004
- Breakup Breakout: Scott returned to WWE many years later after his first run with the company. Rick hasn't done anything in WWE outside the context of the tag team, aside from being interviewed for many of WWE's documentaries.
Teams from the Attitude Era (1997-2001)
The Disciples of Apocalypse - 1997-1999
Crush (Brian Keith Adams) 1990-1995, 1996-1997, 2001
Chainz (Brian Lee Harris) 1994, 1997-1998
Skull (Donald "Don" Harris) 1995-1996, 1996-1999
8-Ball (Ronald "Ron" Harris) 1995-1996, 1996-1999
- Breakup Breakout: 8-Ball and Skull by default after Crush quit after the Montreal Screwjob in protest and Chainz was let go months later.
- You Look Familiar: Chainz had previously been Ted DiBiase's Fake Undertaker in 1994, while 8-Ball and Skull had previously been the Blu Brothers in 1995.
Edge and Christian/(E&C) 1998–2001, 2009–2011, 2014-2016
Edge (Adam Copeland) 1998-2011
Christian (William Reso) 1998-2004, 2009-2014
- Breakup Breakout:
- Though Christian is doing pretty well for himself.
- Both he and Christian count as this with regards to The Brood.
- Subverted when it comes to being a Grand Slam Champion, though: Christian is one, while Edge will never be for two reasons: a) He needs the European or Hardcore Title, both of which were retired and b) speaking of being retired, so's he.
- Double subverted now that the WWE counts the United States Championship as part of the grand slam.
The Hardy Boyz - 1998-2002, 2006-2009, 2017-2018, 2019-Present
Matt Hardy (Matthew Moore "Matt" Hardy) 1994-1996, 1998-2010, 2017-present
Jeff Hardy (Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy) 1994-1997, 1998-2003, 2006-2009, 2017-present
- Breakup Breakout: With Jeff being the Michaels and Matt being the Jannety. Early on it seemed Matt would be the Michaels due to his immensely popular Version 1 character while Jeff got fired. Then the whole Matt/Lita/Edge debacle happened which completely derailed his career, while Jeff was rehired and ultimately redeemed himself long enough to win a World Title.
Too Much / Too Cool - 1998-2001, 2014
Brian Christopher/Grand Master Sexay (Brian Lawler) 1997-2001, 2004, 2011, 2014
Scott Taylor / Scotty 2 Hotty (Scott Ronald Garland) 1991-2007, 2014
Rikishi (Solofa F. Fatu Jr.) 1992-2004, 2012, 2014
- Breakup Breakout: Scotty served as a Jobber long before Sexay got there and outlasted him six years after he was let go. Also, the fact that the fans loved the Worm helped.
Teams from the Invasion (2001-2002)
Palumbo and O'Haire - 2001
Chuck Palumbo (Charles Palumbo) 2001-2004, 2007-2008
Sean O'Haire (Sean Christopher O'Haire) 2001-2003
- Breakup Breakout: Neither, Palumbo had the longer career in the company and actually won titles. O'Haire's skills, corrupter gimmick and being managed by Roddy Piper got him over with fans, but nothing came of it (in part due to a motorcycle accident that derailed his push).
Teams from the Ruthless Aggression Era (2002-2008)
The Basham Brothers - 2003-2005, 2006-2007
Doug Basham (Lyle Douglas "Doug" Basham, Jr.) 2002-2007
Danny Basham (Daniel R. "Danny" Holle) 2003-2007
- Separated-at-Birth Casting: Not related, but looked similar enough to be booked as brothers.
Cryme Tyme - 2006-2007, 2008-2010
JTG (Jason Anthony Paul) 2006-2007, 2008-2014
Shad Gaspard (Shad Chad Javier Romane Chittick Gaspard) 2006-2007, 2008-2010
- Breakup Breakout: Exaggeratedly Inverted. Shad was released, while JTG remained employed for four more years as a Jobber Demoted to Extra.
Jesse and Festus - 2007–2009
Jesse/Slam Master J (Ray Gordy) 2005-2010
Festus/Luke Gallows (Drew Hankinson) 2006-2010, 2016-present
- Breakup Breakout: While both Jesse & Festus appeared on TV long after they broke up, Luke Gallows got a lot more TV time than Slam Master J, due to his association with CM Punk's Straight Edge Society.
- After a run in TNA, Gallows then went on to join New Japan Pro Wrestling's Bullet Club Power Stable. For a worker with... humble beginnings, his association with the massively popular group meant that he became a major coup when he returned to WWE in 2016, along with Bullet Club partner Karl Anderson.
Mexicools - 2005-2006
Super Crazy (Francisco Islas Rueda) 2005-2008
Psicosis (Dionicio Castellanos Torres) 2005-2006
Juventud (Eduardo Aníbal González Hernández) 2005-2006
- Breakup Breakout: Super Crazy lasted longer than his teammates.
The Spirit Squad - 2006, 2016
Kenny (Kenneth Lionel Doane) 2006-2008, 2016
Johnny (John "Johnny" Jeter) 2006
Mitch (Nicholas Cole "Nick" Mitchell) 2006
Nicky/Dolph Ziggler (Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Nemeth) 2005, 2006, 2008-present
Mikey (Michael "Mike" S. Brendli) 2006, 2016
- Breakup Breakout: After the disbandment; Nicky is the only one employed in WWE, as Dolph Ziggler. He has had a lot more success as Ziggler than he ever has as Nicky, having won the IC title and US Title one time respectively, and the World Heavyweight title twice, and remains the only member of the Spirit Squad with his own article on TV Tropes. Kenny had a short stint on Smackdown as Kenny Dykstra, but was released after a year. All the others was sent back to developmental, and then released.
Teams from the Reality Era (2014-2016)
The Ascension - 2014-present
Konnor (Ryan Parmeter) 2014-present
Viktor (Eric Thompson) 2014-present
- You Look Familiar: Conor O'Brian was previously seen on NXT seasons 4 and 5 as the weird rat-faced guy who acted like a mouse, while Rick Victor had a small degree of prominence in FCW.
Teams from the New Era (2016-present)
Heath Slater & Rhyno - 2016-Present
Heath Slater (Heath Miller) 2010-present
Rhyno (Terrance "Terry" Gerin) 2001-2005,2015-present
- Breakup Breakout: Slater. Arguable, and possibly subverted. While both Jinder and Drew were released, Heath has pretty much mostly become a jobber these days (even with him and Rhyno being the inaugural Smackdown Tag Team Champions).
