The Usos are the most dominant tag team in WWE right now. They became the SmackDown Tag Team Champions by defeating Rey and Dominik Mysterio at Money in the Bank PLE in 2021. The Usos then defeated RK-Bro in a Winner Take All Tag Team Titles Unification Match on the May 20th episode of Friday Night SmackDown.
Last month, Usos achieved a huge milestone in WWE. They surpassed The New Day’s 483-day record for the longest Tag Team Championship reign in WWE history on November 14th.
Now, The Usos have received an honor for their work in WWE. Pro Wrestling Illustrated acknowledged The Usos as the No. 1 Tag Team on PWI 100 list in 2022. This is the first time that Usos being No. 1 on the PWI 100 list.
The evaluation period for this year’s PWI 100 is from October 1st, 2021 to September 30th, 2022. The criteria for ranking include in-ring achievement, technical ability, influence on the sport/promotion, quality of competition, and activity.
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Here are the top 100 rankings from this year’s PWI Tag Team 100 (courtesy of Wrestling Headlines)
- Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso)
- AAA, IWGP, ROH World Tag Team Champions FTR (Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood)
- The Briscoe Brothers (Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe)
- AEW World Trios Champions Death Triangle (Rey Fenix, Penta El Zero M)
- Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki, Koguma)
- RK-Bro (Matt Riddle, Randy Orton)
- The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson)
- The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson)
- The Hex (Allysin Kay, Marti Belle)
- Violence Is Forever (Kevin Ku, Dominic Garrini)
- Aussie Open (Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher)
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great-O-Khan)
- The Street Profits (Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins)
- Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne)
- Los Nuevos Ingobernables (Angel De Ord, Niebla Roja)
- Black Desire (Starlight Kid, Mono Watanabe)
- NWA World Tag Team Champions La Rebelión (Bestia 666, Mecha Wolf 450)
- Swerve In Our Glory (Keith Lee, Swerve Strickland)
- Sasha Banks and Naomi
- AEW World Tag Team Champions The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens)
- The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Catch 22 (TJP, Francesco Akira)
- Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki, Yuka Sakazaki)
- Sunshine Machine (Chuck Mambo, TK Cooper)
- WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Damage CTRL (IYO SKY, Dakota Kai)
- Hermanos Lee (Dragon Lee, Dualistico)
- D’Courage (Dragon Dia, Yuki Yoshioka)
- Imperium (Giovanni Vinci, Ludwig Kaiser, WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER)
- Six Or Nine (Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi)
- Neuva Generaction Dina-Mita (Sanson, El Cuartrero, Forastero)
- Calamari Drunken Kings (Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takahashi)
- Alpha Academy (Chad Gable, Otis)
- The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Big E)
- Los Infernales (Hechicero, Mephisto, Euforia)
- Arrows Of Hungary (Dover, Icarus)
- Meltear (Inatsupoi, Tam Nakano)
- Las Chicas Indomables (Jarocha, Lluvia)
- Los Malditos (El Sagrado, Gemelo Diablo I & II)
- Bussy (Allie Katch, Effy)
- Stronghearts (T-Hawk, Shigihiro Iris)
- Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Maikai)
- Z-Brats (Diamante, Shun Skywalker)
- WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince, Kit Wilson)
- The Velocities (Jude London, Paris De Silva)
- The 0121 (Man Like Dereiss, Dan Moloney)
- Twin Towers (Kohei Sato, Shiji Ishikawa)
- The Brawling Brutes (Ridge Holland, Butch, Sheamus)
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions House Of Torture (Evil, Sho, Yujiro Takahasi)
- Rott Und Flott (Michael Schenkenberg, Nikita Charisma)
- Perros Del Mal De Japan (Kotaro Suzuki, Nosawa Rongai, Eita)
- NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin)
- Kung Fu Masters (Jason Lee, Jacky Funky, Kamei)
- 2Point0 (Matt Menard, Angelo Parker)
- Los Macizos (Ciclope, Meido Extremo)
- 5150 (Rivera, Slice Boogie)
- Stinger (Chris Ridgeway, Yoshinari Ogawa)
- The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake, Anthony Henry)
- Brady LTD (Dean Brady, Delta)
- Fresa De Egotistas (Asuka, Makoto)
- The Gunns (Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn)
- Violent By Design (Deaner, Eric Young, Joe Doering)
- Kings Of The North (Bonesaw, Damien Corvin)
- Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tanga Loa, Rama Tonga)
- The Viking Raiders (Erik, Ivar)
- Waves & Curls (Jaclyn Brandyn, Traven Jordan)
- Strong DJ (Daisule Sekimoto, Yuki Okabayashi)
- Fly Def (Warren J, Zack Zilla)
- Natural Classics (Stevie, Tome Filip)
- TDT (Matthieu St-Jacques, Thomas Dubois)
- The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds, John Silver, 10, Evil Uno)
- NWA World Women’s Tag Team Champions Pretty Empowered (Ella Envy, Kenzie Paige)
- GalaxyPunch! (Hikari Shimizu, Saki)
- Renegade Twins (Charlette Renegade, Robyn Renegade)
- Commonwealth Connection (Doug Williams, Harry Smith)
- Frenchadors (Agile Blanc, Senza Volto)
- Iron Savages (Boulder, Bronson)
- The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed, Julius Creed)
- The Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Baretta, AEW All-Atlantic Champion Orange Cassidy)
- State Of Emergency (Miles DeVille, Sebastian Wolfe)
- Big Dekai (Yuna Manase, Satsuma Totoro)
- MSP (Aiden Aggro, Dangerkid)
- Private Party (Isiah Kassidy, Marq Quen)
- Disaster Box (Hiroshima, Naomi Yoshimura)
- Midnight Heat (Eddie Pearl, Ricky Gibson)
- Mane Event (Duke Davis, Canon Jones Jr.)
- The Fixers (Jay Bradley, Wrecking Ball Legursky)
- BestBros (Balinan Akki, Mei Suruga)
- Atrapasuenos (Dulce Gadenia, Espíritu Negro, Rey Cometa)
- The Butcher and The Blade
- Kings Of the District (Jordan Blue, Eel O’Neal)
- Milk Chocolate (Brandon Watts, Randy Summers)
- The S.A.T. (Joel, Jose Maximo)
- Mane Event (Jay Lyons, Midas Black)
- The Outfielders (Shea McCoy, Weber Hatfield)
- The Bollywood Boyz (Gurv Sihra, Harv Sihra)
- Los Lotharios (Humberto, Angel)
- The Blonds (Brian Pillman Jr., Griff Garrison)
- Money Power Respect (Fabulous Fabricio, Marco Mania)
- The Philly Marino Experience (Marino Tenaglia, Philly Collins)
- Bougie Reality (Madi Wrenkowski, Rachel Chanel)
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