The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship contested for in the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe) are the reigning champions, however, on January 17, 2023, Jay Briscoe died in a car accident. Mark Briscoe continues to be recognized as co-holder of the championship since Jay's death. History The ROH Tag Team Championship was introduced at Unscripted on September 21, 2002, where ROH held a tournament to crown the first champions. At the time, ROH did not have title belts, and instead presented Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan, the winners of the tournament, with a trophy. The title became the ROH World Tag Team Championship after then champions Austin Aries & Roderick Strong defeated Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino on July 9, 2006, while on a tour in Japan with Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah. Since then, the title has also been defended in the United Kingdom. Since originating in 2002, the title belts were redesigned in 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, and 2018. On April 1, 2022, at Supercard of Honor XV, the 2005 design returned as the official ROH World Tag Team Championship belts. Inaugural championship tournament (2002) Teams: Da Hit Squad (Mafia & Monsta Mack) Divine Storm (Chris Divine & Quiet Storm) The Full Blooded Italians (James Maritato & Tony Mamaluke) The Natural Born Sinners (Boogalou & Homicide) The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan) The S.A.T. (Joel Maximo & Jose Maximo) American Dragon & Michael Modest Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka Source: Belt designs Reigns Overall, there have been 64 reigns among 65 different wrestlers and 38 different teams. The inaugural champions were The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels & Donovan Morgan), who defeated "The American Dragon" & Michael Modest on September 21, 2002, to become the champions. The team of Jay Lethal & Jonathan Gresham have the longest reign as champions with their first reign lasting 441 days. The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe) hold the record for the most reigns with 13 (both as a team and individually). Jay and his brother Mark Briscoe had been the most recent champions, having defeated FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) in a Double Dog Collar Match on December 10, 2022,