WWE SmackDown Ruthless Aggression Tag Team Championship Replica Title Belt

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• •The SmackDown WWE Tag Team Championship was created on October 3, 2002, when SmackDown General Manager Stephanie McMahon commissioned the title as the brand's exclusive tag team championship after the World Tag Team Championship was assigned solely to Raw.
• •Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit became the inaugural champions by winning an eight-team tournament, defeating Edge and Rey Mysterio in the final at No Mercy on October 20, 2002.
• •The Ruthless Aggression-era design featured gold plates on a black leather strap with a center plate incorporating an eagle, crown, and a blue globe — a look that was active from 2002 through 2010.
• •Prominent Ruthless Aggression-era title holders on SmackDown included Kurt Angle, Edge, Rey Mysterio, Batista, Eddie Guerrero, and Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin (as Team Angle and later The World's Greatest Tag Team).